Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
1940 |
Marianela | Benito Perojo | Mary Carrillo, Julio Peña, Rafael Calvo | Drama | |
Stowaway on Board | Florián Rey | Ismael Merlo, Antonio Casal | Comedy | |
1941 |
La famosa Luz María | | Manolo Moran, Lupe Sino | | |
1942 |
El hombre que se quiso matar | Rafael Gil | Antonio Casal, Rosita Yarza | | |
El abanderado | Eusebio Fernánzdez Ardavín | Alfredo Mayo, Mercedes Vecino | | |
Los ladrones somos gente honrada | Ignacio F. Iquino | Amparo Rivelles, Antonio Riquelme, Fernando Freyre de Andrade | Comedy | Adaptation of Enrique Jardiel Poncelas play |
Los misterios de Tanger | Carlos Fernández Cuenca | Estrellita Castro, Manuel Luna, Raúl Cancio, Erasmo Pascual | Drama | Germán López Prieto |
Malvaloca | Luis Marquina | Amparo Rivelles | Drama | Based on a Joaquín Álvarez Quintero play |
Raza | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | Alfredo Mayo, Ana Mariscal | War drama | Fascist film; script written by Franco. There are two different versions because it was recut in the '50s. |
1943 |
El 13 – 13 | Luis Lucia | Rafael Durán, Marta Santaolalla | Comedy | |
Eloísa está debajo de un almendro | Rafael Gil | Amparo Rivelles, Rafael Durán | Comedy | Based on the same title Enrique Jardiel Poncela's play. |
El escándalo | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | Armando Calvo | Drama | |
Huella de luz | Rafael Gil | Isabel de Pomés, Antonio Casal | Comedy | Based on a Wenceslao Fernández Flórez novel adapted by himself |
La casa de la lluvia | Antonio Román | Luis Hurtado, Blanca de Silos, Carmen Viance | Drama | |
Viaje sin destino | Rafael Gil | | Comedy | |
1944 |
Life Begins at Midnight | Juan de Orduña | José Isbert | Screwball comedy | |
The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks | Edgar Neville | Antonio Casal, Isabel de Pomés, Guillermo Marín | Mystery | |
Santander la ciudad en llamas | Luis Marquina | Rosita Yarza, Guillermina Grin, Julia Pachelo, Félix de Pomés | Drama | Written by Germán López Prieto |
Ella, él y sus millones | Juan de Orduña | Rafael Durán, José Isbert | Screwball comedy | |
Tuvo la culpa Adán | Juan de Orduña | Rafael Durán | Screwball comedy | |
El clavo (The Nail) | Rafel Gil | Amparo Rivelles, Rafael Durán | Crime / Love | Based on a short story by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón. Great success |
1945 |
La vida en un hilo | Edgar Neville | Conchita Montes, Rafael Durán, Guillermo Marín | Comedy | |
Domingo de carnaval | Edgar Neville | Fernando Fernán Gómez, Conchita Montes, Guillermo Marín | Crime | |
Los últimos de Filipinas | Antonio Román | Armando Calvo, Manolo Morán, Guillermo Marín, Fernando Rey | Historical | About the 1898 Spanish–American War in the Philippines seen with Franco's propagandist speech. |
El destino se disculpa | José Luis Sáenz de Heredia | Rafael Durán, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Manolo Morán | Comedy | Based on a Wenceslao Fernández Flórez novel adapted by himself |
1946 |
El crimen de la calle Bordadores | Edgar Neville | Conchita Montes | Crime | |
La Pródiga (The Prodigal Woman) | Rafael Gil | Rafael Durán, Paola Barbara, Fernando Rey | Drama | Pedro Antonio de Alarcón novel |
1947 |
La copla de la Dolores | Benito Perojo | Imperio Argentina | | Entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival |
La Lola se va a los puertos | Juan de Orduña | Juanita Reina, Ricardo Acero | Musical | |
Nada | Edgar Neville | Conchita Montes | Drama | Based on the famous Nada by Carmen Laforet |
1948 |
Botón de ancla | Ramón Torrado | Fernando Fernán Gómez, Jorge Mistral | Comedy | There are several sequels and remakes. |
La calle sin sol | Rafael Gil | Antonio Vilar, Amparo Rivelles, Manolo Morán | Drama | Written by Miguel Mihura |
A Toast for Manolete | Florián Rey | Paquita Rico, Pedro Ortega | Biopic | |
Vida en sombras | Lorenzo Llobet Gracia | Fernando Fernán Gómez | War drama | Filmgoer; not released until 1952 |
Locura de amor | Juan de Orduña | Aurora Bautista, Fernando Rey, Sara Montiel, Jorge Mistral | Historical drama | The loves and madness of Joanna of Castile, Queen of Spain |
Mare Nostrum | Rafael Gil | María Félix, Fernando Rey | | |
1949 |
The Duchess of Benameji | Luis Lucia | Amparo Rivelles, Irene Caba Alba | Historical | |
Mi adorado Juan | Jerónimo Mihura | Conchita Montes, Juan de Landa, Conrado San Martín | Comedy | Based on Miguel Mihura's famous play and written by himself |
Un Hombre va por el camino | Manuel Mur Oti | Ana Mariscal | | |
Rumbo | Ramón Torrado | | | Entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival |