List of British films of 1940

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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 WalshComedy
At the Villa RoseWalter Summers Judy Kelly, Keneth Kent, Clifford EvansMystery
Band WaggonMarcel VarnelArthur Askey, Richard MurdochComedy
Blind FollyReginald DenhamClifford Mollison, Lilli PalmerComedy
Brief EncounterDavid LeanCelia Johnson, Trevor HowardDrama
The Briggs FamilyHerbert MasonEdward Chapman, Jane Baxter Drama
Bulldog Sees It ThroughHarold Huth Jack Buchanan, Greta GyntMystery18th (out of 26) film with Bulldog Drummond character.
Busman's HoneymoonArthur B. WoodsRobert Montgomery, Constance Cummings, Leslie BanksMystery
The Case of the Frightened LadyGeorge King Marius Goring, Helen Haye Mystery
Channel IncidentAnthony Asquith Peggy Ashcroft, Gordon Harker Short/Drama
Charley's (Big-Hearted) AuntWalter Forde Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch ComedyBased on the farce Charley's Aunt.
The Chinese BungalowGeorge King Paul Lukas, Kay Walsh, Jane BaxterDrama
ContrabandMichael Powell Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson War, Spy film
ConvoyPen TennysonClive Brook, John Clements, Judy CampbellWar
Crimes at the Dark HouseGeorge King Tod Slaughter, Sylvia Marriott, Hilary Eaves Drama
Dead Man's ShoesThomas Bentley Leslie Banks, Judy Kelly, Wilfrid LawsonCrime Drama
Dr. O'Dowd Herbert Mason Shaun Glenville, Peggy Cummins Drama
The Door with Seven Locks Norman Lee Leslie Banks, Lilli PalmerHorror, Mystery
An Englishman's Home Albert de Courville Edmund Gwenn, Mary Maguire Drama
The Flying SquadHerbert Brenon Sebastian Shaw, Phyllis BrooksCrime
For FreedomMaurice ElveyWill Fyffe, Anthony HulmeDrama
Full Speed AheadJohn Hunt Michael Osler, Frederick Peisley, Dinah SheridanThriller
Garrison FolliesMaclean RogersBarry Lupino, Nancy O'NeilComedy
GaslightThorold Dickinson Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard Mystery
Girl in the NewsCarol ReedMargaret Lockwood, Barry K. Barnes Thriller
The Girl Who ForgotAdrian BrunelElizabeth Allan, Ralph Michael, Enid Stamp-TaylorComedy
Henry Steps OutWidgey R. NewmanGeorge Turner, Wally PatchComedy
His Brother's KeeperRoy William NeillClifford Evans, Tamara DesniDrama
Hoots Mon!Roy William NeillMax Miller, Florence Desmond, Hal WaltersComedy
It Happened to One ManPaul L. SteinWilfrid Lawson, Nora SwinburneDrama
JailbirdsOswald Mitchell Albert Burdon, Harry Terry Comedy/Crime
Just WilliamGraham Cutts Richard Lupino, Fred Emney Comedy
Laugh It OffJohn BaxterTommy Trinder, Jean Colin Musical Comedy
Law and DisorderDavid MacDonald Barry K. Barnes, Diana Churchill Comedy/Crime
Let George Do It!Marcel VarnelGeorge Formby, Phyllis Calvert Comedy
MacushlaAlex Bryce Liam Gaffney, Pamela Wood Drama
The Midas TouchDavid MacDonald Barry K. Barnes, Judy Kelly, Frank Cellier Thriller
The Middle WatchThomas BentleyJack Buchanan, Greta Gynt Comedy
The Missing PeopleJack RaymondWill Fyffe, Kay WalshMystery
Mrs. Pym of Scotland YardFred EllisMary Clare, Edward LexyCrime
Neutral PortMarcel Varnel Will Fyffe, Leslie BanksWar
Night Train to MunichCarol Reed Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison Thriller
Old Mother Riley in SocietyJohn BaxterArthur Lucan, Kitty McShaneComedy
Old Mother Riley Joins UpMaclean RogersArthur Lucan, Kitty McShaneComedy
Olympic HoneymoonAlfred J. GouldingClaude Hulbert, Monty BanksComedy
Pack Up Your TroublesOswald MitchellReginald Purdell, Wylie WatsonComedy
Pastor HallRoy Boulting Wilfrid Lawson, Nova PilbeamDrama
The Proud ValleyPen Tennyson Paul Robeson, Edward Chapman Drama
Return to YesterdayRobert StevensonClive Brook, Anna LeeDrama
Room for TwoMaurice ElveyFrances Day, Vic Oliver, Basil Radford Comedy
Sailors Don't CareOswald Mitchell Tom Gamble, Edward Rigby Comedy
Sailors ThreeWalter FordeTommy Trinder, Claude HulbertComedy
Saloon BarWalter Forde Gordon Harker, Elizabeth AllanThriller
Somewhere in EnglandJohn E. BlakeleyFrank Randle, Dan YoungComedy
The SpiderMaurice ElveyDerrick De Marney, Diana ChurchillCrime
Spies of the AirDavid MacDonaldEdward Ashley, Felix AylmerAdventure
The Stars Look DownCarol Reed Michael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood, Emlyn WilliamsDrama
That's the TicketRedd DavisSid Field, Hal WaltersComedy
They Came by NightHarry LachmanWill Fyffe, Phyllis CalvertCrime
The Thief of BagdadMichael Powell, Ludwig Berger, Tim WhelanConrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez Fantasy/Adventure Outbreak of World War II caused this to be finished in the US
Three Silent MenDaniel Birt Sebastian Shaw, Derrick De Marney Crime
Tilly of BloomsburyLeslie S. HiscotSydney Howard, Jean GillieComedy
Two for DangerGeorge King Barry K. Barnes, Greta Gynt Crime
Two Smart MenWidgey R. NewmanLeslie Fuller, Wally PatchComedy
Under Your HatMaurice Elvey Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge Comedy
Where's That Fire?Marcel Varnel Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore MarriottComedy
A Window in LondonHerbert MasonMichael Redgrave, Patricia RocThriller

External links

British films of 1940 at the Internet Movie Database

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