Movies 1940 Page 49

The journey along the Elbe River begins with a train ride through the countryside, exploring the river’s course and the life of river boatmen. Key...

The Dead End Kids are out of the slums of New York's East Side and running around the sunny valleys of California looking for a way to make a quick...

An actor, hit on the head, dreams that he has become legendary one-eyed gangster Mori no Ishimatsu.

Columbia's 11th serial and the first western serial that James W. Horne solo-directed.

Calvin Drake employs a group of low-lifes to drive away land owners along the path of a new railroad; Red Ryder opposes this strategy.

Working stiff Tom Tupper is stopped by a 'man on the spot' reporter during his daily commute. Asked for his opinion on male/female relations, Tom...

Sakuntalai is the story of the mythological queen Shakuntala, whose tale is told in the Mahabharata and dramatised by Kalidasa in the play...

On his way to a post as special adviser of the new parachute troops of the French Foreign Legion in Morocco, Paul Dumont meets the beautiful Helene...

A comic look at prehistoric life.

A dog thinks he is being chased by small pink elephants, and goes to the hospital. While Porky is working on medication, the pink elephants find him...

Scrappy visits an aquarium, where a uniformed docent tells him about the cartoon fish.

Olive Oyl brings her new pet goldfish onto Popeye's ship, but the fish jumps out of its bowl and into the sea. Olive pressures Popeye to go after it.

Sniffles the mouse and his friend the Bookworm decide to take up egg collecting, setting their eyes upon a big barn owl egg. But the big barn owl...

Kildare tries brain surgery, advised by Dr. Gillespie, and faces a rival for nurse Lamont.

Easterner Madeline Hammond buys a ranch not knowing Hayworth is using it to smuggle ammunition across the border. When trouble starts, she brings...

While a reception is being prepared for the Queen, a baby feeds from a bottle of milk, restores vigor to the schoolboy doing his calculations, to the...

Andy Panda, a pipe smoking turtle and a friendly electric eel are spending a fun afternoon together fishing. Their fun time is soon spoiled however...

This issue of RKO's Information Please series, based on the radio program featuring most of the same people, has Howard Lindsay, co-author and...

In this film collaboration between the famous Ealing Film Studios and the Ministry of Food, we have a ‘ringside seat’ at a meeting of the...

Traditional games, dancing and music among the people of Sikkim - in vivid colour.

Russell Hayden, taking a break from playing Hopalong Cassidy pictures, stars as Renn Frayne, a college-educated youth heading westward who finds more...

Military cadets at training camp in Dunbar; on parade, at bayonet practice, and taking part in various sports, including many scenes shot at Dunbar...

A wealthy French widow is poisoned in her home, Inspector Hanaud investigates..

Scans of Chauvet and Lascaux, ancient cave drawings discovered in France in the 1940's. Meant to be viewed under firelight, the flicker giving the...

Short film by Rudy Burckhardt.

Edgar is a census taker, but is primarily interested in finding a rich widow for his father-in-law (Billy Franey), so he won't have to continue to...

A film showing how apples may be made an attractive part of the menu for many different occasions. Four recipes--apple salad, apple upside-down cake,...

Oversize garden pests overcome the springtime urge to garden. The story opens in the spring. A caveman starts working in his garden, where a...

Photographer Rudy Burckhardt shows us the ebb and flow of people rushing about Manhattan. Equally exhilarating in his novel approach to snap images...

Scrappy is deep-sea fishing when a bottle floats by his boat. In this corked bottle is a secret treasure map. There's a chest of gold on the ocean...

A comic look at prehistoric life.

Three bunny rabbits have fun playing with a jovial snowman who has come to life. But along comes a villainous bear who wants to put the snowman on a...

River flowing through Prague, Czechoslovakia. Shots of the city. Bridges, buildings, street scenes, religious buildings, cars driving the streets. ...

The organisation of medical services in Britain during the Second World War.

A concert film

This short film focuses on the mysterious and legendary Seri Indians who live in a utopian colony off the west coast of Mexico.