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List Of Paramount Pictures Films (1940–1949)
The following is a list of films originally produced and/or distributed theatrically by Paramount Pictures and released in the 1940s. All films (with a few exceptions) are currently owned by Universal Television through EMKA, Ltd. 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Notes References External links Paramount Pictures Complete Library Lists of Paramount Pictures films, 1940–1949 American films by studio 1940s in American cinema Lists of 1940s films {{Paramount Pictures films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount Global. It is the sixth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldest film studio in the United States (behind Universal Pictures), and the sole member of the Major film studio, "Big Five" film studios located within the city limits of Los Angeles. In 1916, film producer Adolph Zukor put 24 actors and actresses under contract and honored each with a star on the logo. In 1967, the number of stars was reduced to 22 and their hidden meaning was dropped. In 2014, Paramount Pictures became the first major Hollywood studio to distribute all of its films in digital form only. The company's headquarters and studios are located at 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California. The most commercially successful film franchises from Paramount Pictu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. Crosby was a leader in record sales, network radio ratings, and motion picture grosses from 1926 to 1977. He was one of the first global cultural icons. Crosby made over 70 feature films and recorded more than 1,600 songs. Crosby's early career coincided with recording innovations that allowed him to develop an intimate singing style that influenced many male singers who followed, such as Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Dean Martin, Dick Haymes, Elvis Presley, and John Lennon. Yank, the Army Weekly, ''Yank'' magazine said that Crosby was "the person who had done the most for the morale of overseas servicemen" during World War II. In 1948, American polls declared him the "most admired man alive", ahead of Jackie Robinson and Pope Pius XII. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of The Mob
''Queen of the Mob'' is a 1940 American film (also known as ''The Woman from Hell''), directed by James P. Hogan. The source material here was a book attributed to Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J. Edgar Hoover entitled ''Persons in Hiding''. The events are loosely based on the kidnapping of Edward Bremer by the Barker-Karpis gang, which Hoover believed to have been led by Ma Barker. The names of the persons involved and other details of events were changed at the request of the FBI.Hardy, Philip (ed), ''The BFI Companion to Crime'', British Film Institute, 1997, p.42. Plot Infamous Ma Webster rules her clan of mobsters – mainly consisting of her three more or less criminally inclined sons – with an iron hand and without mercy. She is the terror of Centre City. She refuses to let anyone else handle the planning of all the clan's robberies, much to George Frost's dismay. George is the only clan member who isn't related to Ma Webster. George protests and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghost Breakers
''The Ghost Breakers'' is a 1940 American mystery/ horror comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. It was adapted by screenwriter Walter DeLeon as the third film version of the 1909 play '' The Ghost Breaker'' by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard. Along with the Abbott and Costello films ''Hold That Ghost'' and ''Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'' and Hope and Goddard's own '' The Cat and the Canary'', it is cited as a prime example of the classic Hollywood horror-comedy. The film is primarily set in an abandoned house in Cuba. A woman has just inherited the house and the associated plantation, and she arrives to inspect her property. Accompanying her is her new love interest, a radio broadcaster from Manhattan. The duo encounters a supposed zombie, and take part in treasure hunting in the abandoned house. Plot The film opens in 1940 Manhattan during a violent evening thunderstorm. From a radio studio, broadcaster Larry Law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safari (1940 Film)
''Safari'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Madeleine Carroll and Tullio Carminati. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Dreier and Ernst Fegté. Plot Millionaire Baron de Courland arrives in West Africa in order to hunt for big game. He is accompanied by his girlfriend, Linda Stewart. De Courland hires Jim Logan to be his guide. During the safari, Linda falls for Jim, causing De Courland to be jealous. Cast * Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Jim Logan * Madeleine Carroll as Linda Stewart * Tullio Carminati as Baron de Courtland * Muriel Angelus as Fay Thorne * Lynne Overman as Jock McPhail * Frederick Vogeding as Captain on Yacht * Clinton Rosemondas as Mike * Thomas Louden as Doctor Phillips * Fred Godoy as Steward * Jack Carr as Wemba * Billy Gilbert as Mondehare * Hans von Morhart as Head Quartermaster * Darby Jones as Admiral * Henry Rowland as Steersman Production Paramount bought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidden Gold (1940 Film)
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Buck Benny Rides Again
''Buck Benny Rides Again'' is a 1940 American Western comedy film from Paramount Pictures starring Jack Benny and Ellen Drew. The film featured regulars from Benny's radio show including Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Andy Devine, Phil Harris, and Dennis Day. It also included a debut film appearance for radio star Lillian Cornell. The film was directed and produced by Mark Sandrich and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Plot Jack Benny resists the entreaties of bandleader Phil Harris to journey to Nevada, where Phil's sweetheart, Brenda Tracy, is waiting for her divorce, until Jack meets Joan Cameron, one of a trio of singing sisters. Believing that the only real men hail from the West, Joan spurns Jack's advances even though her sisters encourage the courtship. Realizing that Jack's infatuation presents the bait to lure him West, Phil tells Joan that Jack owns a ranch in Nevada, and when Fred Allen's press agent broadcasts the story, all of New York starts talking about Jack's ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Biscuit Eater (1940 Film)
''The Biscuit Eater'' is a 1940 children's film directed by Stuart Heisler and starring Billy Lee and Cordell Hickman as two kids who raise a runt of a dog. It was named one of the Top Ten Films of 1940 by the National Board of Review. Walt Disney Productions made a 1972 remake under the same title. Plot Harvey McNeil breeds and trains quail bird dogs for his new boss Mr. Ames, who has recently inherited the breeding. Harvey's young son Lonnie wants a dog of his own. Dixie has a litter of pups and Lonnie wants to raise the runt. Dad explains you have to keep the blood lines strong and the runts need to be killed. Also any dog that likes to eat chicken eggs is known as a biscuit eater and a poor bird dog because of its attraction to the wrong kind of bird. Lonnie eventually gets a dog named Promise who he raises with his best friend Text. Unfortunately Promise likes chicken eggs and Dad orders the dog removed from the farm. The boys rescue the dog from the man who lives in a swa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhoon (1940 Film)
''Typhoon'' is a 1940 American Technicolor south seas adventure film directed by Louis King and starring Dorothy Lamour and Robert Preston. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Visual Effects (Farciot Edouart, Gordon Jennings, Loren L. Ryder). Plot A young girl abandoned on a South Seas island falls in love with a worthless seafarer. Cast * Dorothy Lamour as Dea * Robert Preston as Johnny Potter * Lynne Overman as Skipper Joe * J. Carrol Naish as Mekaike * Chief Thundercloud as Kehi * Frank Reicher as Doctor * John Rogers as Bar keep * Paul Harvey as Dea's father * Norma Gene Nelson as Dea, as a child * Angelo Cruz as Kehi's bodyguard * Jack Carson as Mate * Al Kikume Al Kikume (born Elmer Kikumi Gozier;"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4D7-DXF : Sat Feb 24 02:27:30 UTC 2024), Entry for Elmer Kikumi Gozier, 1942. October 9, 1 ... as Cook References External links * 1940 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opened By Mistake
''Opened by Mistake'' is a 1940 film starring Charlie Ruggles and Janice Logan. Plot Journalist buddies Jimmie Daniels and Buzz Nelson have decided to spend their vacation together at the Latonia horse race track on Yucatán, Mexico. Their plans are seemingly spoiled when their publisher Kingsley orders Jimmie, who is the newspaper's most prominent reporter, to do a story on missing banker Martin James, who stole one million dollars from his bank before disappearing. Buzz comes up with an idea that Jimmie tells the publisher that intelligence places the banker in Yucatán. The publisher buys this argument and the two buddies leave for Mexico, with a thousand dollars in cash to cover the expenses. They quickly lose most of the money on the track, without even so much as lift their eyes to find the missing banker. Somehow Kingley sniffs the scam the two men are pulling and orders Jimmie back to the office immediately. Kingsley plans to meet Jimmie at the boat and disclose the plo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Cities Films
Two Cities Films is a British film production company. Formed in 1937, it was originally envisaged as operating both in London and in Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ..., and this fact gave the company its name. The driving forces behind the company were the flamboyant, Italian-born Filippo Del Giudice, and his partner the multitalented Mario Zampi, born in Sora (FR), Sora, Italy, who often worked in the dual role of director and producer. Two Cities produced a number of quintessentially EnglishTom Ryall, Encyclopedia of British Film film classics including the most popular British film from the wartime period, ''In Which We Serve'' (1942). The Two Cities films ''This Happy Breed (film), This Happy Breed'', ''The Way Ahead'', Laurence Olivier's patriotic epic ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Without Tears (film)
''French Without Tears'' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Ray Milland. It was based on the 1936 play of the same name by Terence Rattigan, who also co-wrote the script. An on-off working relationship between Asquith and Rattigan began with this film and continued over the next 15 years. Plot The love affairs are depicted of three young Englishmen at a language "cramming" school in the south of France. Diana, the sister of one of the boys, arrives in town to flirt with all of her brothers' schoolmates. Cast * Ray Milland as Alan Howard * Ellen Drew as Diana Lake * Janine Darcey as Jacqueline Maingot * David Tree as Chris Neilan * Roland Culver as Cmdr. Bill Rogers * Guy Middleton as Brian Curtis * Kenneth Morgan as Kenneth Lake * Margaret Yarde as Marianne * Toni Gable as Chi-Chi * Jim Gérald as Professor Maingot * Mantovani as Himself, Orchestra Leader * Michael Duffield as Lieutenant Commander Rogers Critical reception Sky Movies descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
