List of British films of 1940 explained

A list of British films released in 1940.

1940

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1940
21 DaysBasil DeanVivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Leslie BanksDramaFilmed in 1937
All at SeaHerbert SmithSandy Powell, Kay Walsh, John WarwickComedy
At the Villa RoseJudy Kelly, Keneth Kent, Clifford EvansMystery
Band WaggonMarcel VarnelArthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Patricia KirkwoodComedy
The Briggs FamilyHerbert MasonDrama
Bulldog Sees It ThroughHarold HuthJack Buchanan, Greta Gynt, Googie WithersMystery
Busman's HoneymoonArthur B. WoodsRobert Montgomery, Constance Cummings, Leslie BanksMystery
The Case of the Frightened LadyMystery
Channel IncidentShort drama
Charley's (Big-Hearted) AuntComedyBased on the farce Charley's Aunt
The Chinese BungalowPaul Lukas, Kay Walsh, Jane BaxterDrama
ContrabandSpy thriller
ConvoyPen TennysonClive Brook, John Clements, Judy CampbellWar
Crimes at the Dark HouseThriller
Crook's TourJohn BaxterBasil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Greta GyntComedy
Dead Man's ShoesLeslie Banks, Judy Kelly, Wilfrid LawsonCrime drama
Dr. O'DowdHerbert MasonShaun Glenville, Peggy Cummins, Patricia RocDrama
The Door with Seven LocksNorman LeeLeslie Banks, Lilli Palmer, Gina MaloMystery horror
An Englishman's Home Edmund Gwenn, Mary Maguire, Paul HenreidDrama
The Flying SquadSebastian Shaw, Phyllis Brooks, Basil RadfordCrime
For FreedomMaurice ElveyWill Fyffe, Anthony Hulme, Guy MiddletonWar drama
Full Speed AheadJohn Hunt Frederick Peisley, Dinah Sheridan, Morland GrahamThriller
Garrison FolliesMaclean RogersBarry Lupino, Nancy O'Neil, H.F. MaltbyComedy[1]
GaslightMystery
George and Margaret Comedy
The Girl in the NewsCarol ReedThriller
The Girl Who ForgotAdrian BrunelElizabeth Allan, Ralph Michael, Enid Stamp-TaylorComedy
Henry Steps OutWidgey R. NewmanGeorge Turner, Wally Patch, Margaret YardeComedy
His Brother's KeeperRoy William NeillClifford Evans, Tamara Desni, Reginald PurdellDrama
Hoots Mon!Roy William NeillMax Miller, Florence Desmond, Hal WaltersComedy
The House of the Arrow Mystery
It Happened to One ManPaul L. SteinWilfrid Lawson, Nora Swinburne, Marta LabarrDrama
JailbirdsAlbert Burdon, Harry Terry, Charles FarrellComedy crime
Just WilliamComedy
Laugh It OffJohn BaxterMusical comedy
Law and DisorderComedy thriller
Let George Do It!Marcel VarnelComedy
Meet Maxwell Archer Mystery
The Midas TouchThriller
The Middle WatchThomas BentleyComedy
The Missing PeopleJack RaymondWill Fyffe, Kay Walsh, Lyn HardingMystery
Mrs. Pym of Scotland YardFred EllisMary Clare, Edward Lexy, Nigel PatrickCrime
Neutral PortWill Fyffe, Leslie Banks, Phyllis CalvertWar
Night Train to MunichThriller
Old Mother Riley in SocietyJohn BaxterArthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, John StuartComedy
Old Mother Riley Joins UpMaclean RogersArthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Glen AlynComedy
Olympic HoneymoonAlfred J. GouldingClaude Hulbert, Monty Banks, Sally GrayComedy
Pack Up Your TroublesOswald MitchellReginald Purdell, Wylie Watson, Patricia RocComedy
Pastor HallWilfrid Lawson, Nova Pilbeam, Marius GoringDrama
The Proud ValleyDrama
Return to YesterdayRobert StevensonClive Brook, Anna Lee, May WhittyDrama
Room for TwoMaurice ElveyComedy
Sailors Don't CareComedy
Sailors ThreeWalter FordeTommy Trinder, Claude Hulbert, Michael WildingComedy
Saloon BarGordon Harker, Elizabeth Allan, Mervyn JohnsThriller
The Second Mr. Bush Comedy
Shadowed Eyes Crime
Somewhere in EnglandJohn E. BlakeleyFrank Randle, Dan Young, Harry KorrisComedy
Spare a Copper Comedy
The SpiderMaurice ElveyDerrick De Marney, Diana Churchill, Jean GillieCrime
Spies of the AirDavid MacDonaldBarry K. Barnes, Basil Radford, Joan MarionAdventure
Spy for a Day Comedy thriller
The Stars Look DownMichael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood, Emlyn WilliamsDrama
Ten Days in Paris Rex Harrison, Kaaren Verne, Leo GennThriller
That's the TicketRedd DavisSid Field, Hal Walters, Betty LynneComedy[2]
They Came by NightHarry LachmanWill Fyffe, Phyllis Calvert, Anthony HulmeCrime
The Thief of BagdadMichael Powell, Ludwig Berger, Tim WhelanFantasy adventure Outbreak of World War II caused this to be finished in the US.
Three Silent MenCrime
Tilly of BloomsburyLeslie S. HiscotSydney Howard, Jean Gillie, Michael WildingComedy
Two for DangerCrime
Two Smart MenWidgey R. NewmanLeslie Fuller, Wally Patch, Margaret YardeComedy
Under Your HatComedy
Where's That Fire?Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore MarriottComedy
A Window in LondonHerbert MasonMichael Redgrave, Patricia Roc, Paul LukasThriller

See also

References

  1. Web site: Garrison Follies (1940). https://web.archive.org/web/20170531030240/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6aad6c2d. dead. May 31, 2017.
  2. Web site: That's the Ticket (1940). https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031030/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b807049. dead. December 16, 2018.

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