Best Movies of 1940 – Watch Free Online in Full HD Streaming - Page 5
Shooting High
Drama, Music, Western
Shooting High
Release date: 1940
Cast: Gene Autry, Frank M. Thomas, Marjorie Weaver, Jane Withers
A movie company making a film about a famous sheriff hires his grandson as a stand-in for the lead. The grandson's friend scares the actor out of town so he can get the role....
Brother Orchid
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Brother Orchid
Release date: 1940
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern, Humphrey Bogart, Donald Crisp
After retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and his former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk....
The Shop Around the Corner
Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Shop Around the Corner
Release date: 1940
Cast: James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal....
Rhythm on the River
Comedy, Musical
Rhythm on the River
Release date: 1940
Cast: Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Basil Rathbone, Oscar Levant
Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics. After both writers meet at an inn, they fall in love and then try to...
Northwest Passage
Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Northwest Passage
Release date: 1940
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Ruth Hussey, Robert Young, Walter Brennan
Langdon Towne and Hunk Marriner join Major Rogers' Rangers as they wipe out an Indian village. They set out for Fort Wentworth, but when they arrive they find no soldiers and none of the supplies...
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
Release date: 1940
Cast: Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Walter Abel, Joan Valerie
After gumshoe Mike Shayne is hired by a millionaire to keep his daughter away from gambling and gamblers, he becomes involved in the murder of a racetrack tout....
The Mortal Storm
Drama
The Mortal Storm
Genre: Drama
Release date: 1940
Cast: James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young, Frank Morgan
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small Alpine village until they are divided by the Nazi regime and a friend is caught up in the turmoil....
Black Friday
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Black Friday
Release date: 1940
Cast: Boris Karloff, Anne Nagel, Bela Lugosi, Stanley Ridges
Dr. Sovac transplants the brain of a gangster into his professor friend's body to save his life, but there is a side effect that causes a dangerous split personality....
Gallant Sons
Mystery
Gallant Sons
Genre: Mystery
Release date: 1940
Cast: Jackie Cooper, Bonita Granville, Gail Patrick, Gene Reynolds
Two childhood friends have a falling out because of their fathers' occupations, which lands one father in jail....
Baptism of Fire
Documentary
Baptism of Fire
Genre: Documentary
Release date: 1940
Cast: Herbert Gernot
Poland was the first victim of Hitler's infamous blitzkrieg. Combat cameramen filmed the aerial campaign, showing preparations for flight, massive air strikes, and the appalling devastation wreaked...
Flowing Gold
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Flowing Gold
Release date: 1940
Cast: Frances Farmer, John Garfield, Pat O'Brien, Raymond Walburn
In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and the misfortunes of a small oil company that hires him as a roughneck....
Strike Up the Band
Comedy, Musical, Romance
Strike Up the Band
Release date: 1940
Cast: Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, June Preisser, Paul Whiteman
A high school boy wants to become a professional musician, and his gal pal wants to become his best girl. They work together staging big band shows with fellow classmates in the hopes of hitting it...