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List Of Columbia Pictures Films (1940–1949)
The following is a list of feature films produced and distributed by the American studio Columbia Pictures from 1940 until 1949.Christensen p.259 During these years Columbia was one of the eight major studios of Hollywood. Production was overseen during the decade by studio head Harry Cohn. 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 See also * List of Columbia Pictures films References Bibliography * Blottner, Gene. ''Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years''. McFarland, 2011. * Christensen, Jens. ''Global Experience Industries''. ISD LLC, 2009. * Dick, Bernard F. ''The Merchant Prince of Poverty Row: Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures''. University Press of Kentucky, 2014. {{DEFAULTSORT:Columbia Pictures films (1940-1949) 1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, the events of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feature Films
A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originally referred to the main, full-length film in a cinema program that included a short film and often a newsreel. Matinee programs, especially in the US and Canada, in general, also included cartoons, at least one weekly serial and, typically, a second feature-length film on weekends. The first narrative feature film was the 60-minute ''The Story of the Kelly Gang'' (1906, Australia). Other early feature films include ''Les Misérables'' (1909, U.S.), ''L'Inferno'', ''Defence of Sevastopol'' (1911), '' Oliver Twist'' (American version), '' Oliver Twist'' (British version), ''Richard III'', ''From the Manger to the Cross'', ''Cleopatra'' (1912), '' Quo Vadis?'' (1913), ''Cabiria'' (1914) and ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915). Description The n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outside The Three-Mile Limit
''Outside the Three-Mile Limit'' is a 1940 American crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Albert DeMond. The film stars Jack Holt, Harry Carey, Sig Ruman, Eduardo Ciannelli, Donald Briggs and Irene Ware. The film was released on March 7, 1940, by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast * Jack Holt as Conway *Harry Carey as Captain Bailey *Sig Ruman as Van Cleve *Eduardo Ciannelli as Dave Reeves *Donald Briggs as Jimmy Rothaker *Irene Ware as Dorothy Kenney *Dick Purcell as Melvin Pierce *Ben Welden as Lefty Shores *Paul Fix Peter Paul Fix (March 13, 1901 – October 14, 1983) was an American film and television character actor who was best known for his work in Westerns. Fix appeared in more than 100 movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career be ... as Bill Swanson * George J. Lewis as Ed Morrow References External links * {{Lewis D. Collins 1940 films 1940s English-language films American crime films 1940 crime films Columbia Pictures fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passport To Alcatraz
''Passport to Alcatraz'' is a 1940 American thriller film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Holt, Noah Beery and Cecilia Callejo. Cast * Jack Holt as George Hollister *Noah Beery as Ray Nolan *Cecilia Callejo as Karol Roy *Maxie Rosenbloom as Hank Kircher * C. Henry Gordon as Leon Fenten *Guy Usher as Thomas L. Lindsey - District Attorney *Clay Clement as Drexel Stuyvesunt *Ivan Lebedeff as Bogen *Ben Welden as Bender * Robert Fiske as Reed *Harry Cording Hector William "Harry" Cording (26 April 1891 – 1 September 1954) was an English-American actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his roles in the films '' The Black Cat'' (1934) and ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1938). Life and career ... as Jeffers References External links * 1940s thriller films American thriller films Films directed by Lewis D. Collins Columbia Pictures films 1940s American films {{1940s-thriller-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lone Wolf Meets A Lady
''The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady'' is a 1940 American drama directed by Sidney Salkow, starring Warren William, Eric Blore and Jean Muir. The Lone Wolf character dates back to 1914, when author Louis Joseph Vance invented him for a series of books, later adapted to twenty-four Lone Wolf films (1917–1949). Warren Williams starred in nine of these films (1939–1943), with ''The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady'' being the third starring William as Michael Lanyard. The film also introduces a sidekick for Lanyard, his bumbling valet Jamison, played by Eric Blore Eric Blore Sr. (23 December 1887 – 2 March 1959) was an English actor and writer. His early stage career, mostly in the West End of London, centred on revue and musical comedy, but also included straight plays. He wrote sketches for and appe .... Blore would play Jamison in seven more films. Plot A reformed jewel thief tries to clear a society beauty of murder charges. Cast Notes In February 1940 the MPAA/PCA informed C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Stagecoach
''Texas Stagecoach'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Bob Nolan, Dick Curtis, Kenneth MacDonald and Pat Brady. The film was released on May 23, 1940, by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast *Charles Starrett as Larry Kinkaid *Iris Meredith as Jean Harper *Bob Nolan as Bob Harper *Dick Curtis as Shoshone Larsen * Kenneth MacDonald as John Appleby * Pat Brady as Pat *Edward LeSaint as Jim Kinkaid *George Becinita as Opache *Don Beddoe as Tug Wilson *Harry Cording Hector William "Harry" Cording (26 April 1891 – 1 September 1954) was an English-American actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his roles in the films '' The Black Cat'' (1934) and ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1938). Life and career ... as Clancy References External links * {{Joseph H. Lewis 1940 films 1940s English-language films American Western (genre) films 1940 Western (genre) films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape To Glory
''Escape to Glory'' is a 1940 American war film directed by John Brahm. It stars Pat O'Brien and Constance Bennett. During World War II, a British freighter carrying a diverse group of passengers is attacked by a German U-boat. Cast *Pat O'Brien as Mike Farrough *Constance Bennett as Christine Blaine * John Halliday as John Morgan * Alan Baxter as Larry Perrin, alias Larry Ross * Erwin Kalser as Dr. Adolph Behrens *Edgar Buchanan as Charles Atterbee * Frank Sully as Tommy Malone *Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Winslow *Francis Pierlot as Professor Mudge *Jessie Busley as Mrs. Mudge *Melville Cooper George Melville Cooper (15 October 1896 – 13 March 1973) was an English actor. His many notable screen roles include the High Sheriff of Nottingham in ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1938), Mr. Collins in ''Pride and Prejudice'' (1940) and ... as Ship's Mate Penney * Stanley Logan as Captain James P. Hollister References External links * * 1940 films American war films 1940 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Of Doomed Men
''Island of Doomed Men'' is a 1940 American film noir crime film directed by Charles Barton and starring Peter Lorre. Plot Stephen Danel lures paroled convicts to his isolated island where they are forced to work as slaves for life. Government agent Mark Sheldon aka "64" allows himself to be convicted of a murder he did not commit so that he can spend time in prison and then be paroled to work on Danel's island. It turns out that Danel's beautiful wife, Lorraine Danel, is a prisoner too. Cast * Peter Lorre as Stephen Danel * Rochelle Hudson as Lorraine Danel * Robert Wilcox as Mark Sheldon * Don Beddoe Donald Theophilus Beddoe (July 1, 1903 – January 19, 1991) was an American character actor. Early years Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Beddoe was the son of Dan Beddoe, a Welsh classical singer, and his wife Mary. He graduated from the ... as Brand * George E. Stone as Siggy * Kenneth MacDonald as Doctor * Charles Middleton as Cort * Stanley Brown as Eddie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men Without Souls
''Men Without Souls'' is a 1940 black and white crime movie, starring Barton MacLane and Glenn Ford and directed by Nick Grinde Nick Grinde (January 12, 1893 – June 19, 1979) was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed 57 films between 1928 and 1945. Biography Born Harry A. Grinde in Madison, Wisconsin but nicknamed "Nick," Grinde graduated from th .... Plot Johnny Adams (Glenn Ford) goes to prison, under a false name, with the intention of killing the captain White (Cy Kendall), a bastard guard, who had beaten Johnny's father to death. Rev. Thomas Stoner (John Litel) newcomer, is the chaplain of the jail, the father is the mayor's opposition Schafer (Don Beddoe), Stoner finds out the intentions of Johnny and persuades him to follow his plan, but when "Blackie" Drew (Barton MacLane) kills White, Johnny is blamed Cast References *Gunmen and gangsters: profiles of nine actors who portrayed memorable screen, by Michael Schlossheimer *The American m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man From Tumbleweeds
''The Man from Tumbleweeds'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Charles F. Royal. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor, Ray Bennett, Francis Walker and Ernie Adams. The film was released on May 2, 1940, by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast *Wild Bill Elliott as Wild Bill Saunders *Iris Meredith as 'Spunky' Cameron *Dub Taylor as Cannonball *Ray Bennett as Powder Kilgore *Francis Walker as Lightning Barlow * Ernie Adams as Shifty Sheldon * Al Hill as Honest John Webster *Stanley Brown as Ranger Dixon *Richard Fiske as Henchman Slash *Edward LeSaint as Jeff Cameron *Don Beddoe Donald Theophilus Beddoe (July 1, 1903 – January 19, 1991) was an American character actor. Early years Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Beddoe was the son of Dan Beddoe, a Welsh classical singer, and his wife Mary. He graduated from the ... as Governor Dawson References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Man from Tumblewe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21 Days
''21 Days'' (also known as ''21 Days Together'', ''The First and the Last'' and ''Three Weeks Together'') is a 1940 British drama film based on the short 1919 play '' The First and the Last'' by John Galsworthy. It was directed by Basil Dean and stars Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier and Leslie Banks. The film was renamed ''21 Days Together'' for the American market. Plot Larry Darrant, the black sheep of his family, returns home to London from an unsuccessful business venture in Kenya and embarks on an affair with a married woman, Wanda. When Wanda's long-absent husband, Henry, who is Russian, shows up, he tries to extort money from the lovers, and pulls a knife on Larry when he refuses to pay. In the ensuing fight Henry is accidentally killed when he strikes his head on the fire fender. Larry places Henry's body in a quiet brick archway at Glove Lane. He then visits his brother Keith, a successful barrister hoping to soon become a judge, for advice. Keith tells Larry to leave t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doctor Takes A Wife
''The Doctor Takes a Wife'' is a 1940 screwball comedy film starring Loretta Young and Ray Milland as a best-selling author and medical school instructor, respectively, who find it convenient to pretend to be married, even though they initially loathe each other. Cast * Loretta Young as June Cameron * Ray Milland as Dr. Timothy Sterling * Reginald Gardiner as John R. Pierce * Gail Patrick as Marilyn Thomas * Edmund Gwenn as Dr. Lionel Sterling * Frank Sully as Louie Slapcovitch * Gordon Jones as O'Brien * Georges Metaxa as Jean Rovere * Charles Halton as Dr. Streeter * Joseph Eggenton as Dr. Nielson * Paul McAllister as Dean Lawton * Chester Clute as Johnson * Hal K. Dawson as Charlie * Edward Van Sloan as Burkhardt * Virginia Sale Virginia Sale (May 20, 1899 – August 23, 1992) was an American character actress whose career spanned six decades, during most of which she played older women, even when she was in her twenties. Over the 46 years she was active as an actr .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man With Nine Lives (film)
''The Man with Nine Lives'' is a 1940 American horror science fiction film directed by Nick Grinde and starring Boris Karloff.Stephen Jacobs, ''Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster'', Tomahawk Press 2011 p 258-259 Both ''The Man with Nine Lives'' and ''The Man They Could Not Hang'' were based in part on the real-life saga of Dr. Robert Cornish, a University of California professor who, in 1934, announced that he had restored life to a dog named Lazarus, which he had put to death by clinical means. The resulting publicity (including a Time magazine article and motion picture footage of the allegedly re-animated canine) led to Cornish being booted off campus. Plot Dr. Tim Mason (Roger Pryor), a medical researcher experimenting in "frozen therapy" visits the deserted home of Dr. Leon Kravaal (Boris Karloff), the originator of the therapy, who has been missing for ten years. After discovering a secret passage in the basement, Dr. Mason and his nurse (Jo Ann Sayers) discover Kravaal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
