Escape to Glory (1940)
Film review by Dan Willard. Effective thriller set on a British freighter bound for New York on the eve of Britain’s declaration of war on Germany in 1939.
Category: Films from the 1940’s
Comrade X (1940)
MGM tried to duplicate its success with Ninotchka (1939) by casting Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr in similar roles in this satire of Stalinist Russia.
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Film review by Dan Willard. Though visually impressive with good performances by Conrad Veidt and Sabu, coming to this as an adult I can only regard the film as juvenile popcorn fare.
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
Film review by Dan Willard. One of John Ford’s most Expressionistic films, The Long Voyage Home is based on four one-act plays by Eugene O’Neill who considered it his favorite cinematic adaptation of his work.
Seven Sinners (1940)
Film review by Dan Willard. Lightweight fare intended as a Marlene Dietrich vehicle. Good cinematography by Rudolph Maté who also shot THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (1928).
Arise, My Love (1940)
This romantic comedy inspired by a real story is one of a handful of Hollywood films released in 1940 to make a stand against Nazism and urge America to intervene in Europe.
The Great Dictator (1940)
Film review by Dan Willard. Charles Chaplin courageously lampoons Hitler in this controversial film which culminates in a speech that is even more relevant today than it was in 1940.
Knute Rockne All American (1940)
Review of ‘Knute Rockne All American’ (1940), a biopic on the Norwegian-American regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history starring Pat O’Brien with Ronald Reagan in a small role as George “The Gipper” Gipp.
