The following is a list of adventure films released in the 1940s.
1940 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesAn Adventure of Salvator RosaAlessandro BlasettiGino Cervi, Luisa Ferida, Rina Morelli, Paolo Stoppa ItalyBrazza ou l'épopée du CongoLéon PoirierRobert DarèneFranceCaptain CautionRichard WallaceVictor Mature, Bruce Cabot, Alan Ladd, Louise PlattUnited StatesSea adventureCaptain FracasseDuilio ColettiGiorgio Costantini, Elsa De Giorgi ItalyDark Streets of CairoLászló KardosRalph Byrd, George ZuccoUnited StatesThe Daughter of the Green PirateEnrico GuazzoniDoris Duranti, Fosco Giachetti ItalyPirate filmThe Devil's PipelineChristy CabanneRichard Arlen, Andy DevineUnited StatesDrums of Fu ManchuWilliam WitneyHenry Brandon, William Royle, Olaf Hytten, Luana Walters United StatesSerialDrums of the DesertGeorge WaggnerRalph Byrd, Lorna Gray, George Lynn United StatesRomantic adventureFanfulla da LodiCarlo Duse, Giulio AntamoroEnnio Cerlesi, Germana Paolieri ItalyThe Fire DevilLuis TrenkerLuis Trenker, Judith Holzmeister, Hilde von StolzNazi Germany Flash Gordon Conquers the UniverseFord Beebe, Ray TaylorBuster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Roland Drew United StatesSerial, space adventureForty Thousand HorsemenCharles ChauvelGrant Taylor, Betty Bryant, Pat Twohill, Chips RaffertyAustralia War adventureGreen HellJames WhaleDouglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Bennett, George Sanders United StatesAdventure dramaI Was an AdventuressGregory RatoffVera Zorina, Richard Greene, Erich von Stroheim, Peter LorreUnited StatesIsland of Doomed MenCharles BartonPeter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson, Robert WilcoxUnited StatesThe Long Voyage HomeJohn FordJohn Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian HunterUnited StatesThe Man from NigerJacques de BaroncelliVictor Francen, Harry Baur, Jacques Dumesnil, Annie DucauxFranceThe Mark of ZorroRouben MamoulianTyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil RathboneUnited States WesternMoon Over BurmaLouis KingDorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Preston Foster, Albert BassermannUnited StatesRomantic adventureThe Mummy's HandChristy CabanneDick Foran, Peggy Moran, George ZuccoUnited StatesHorror adventureNorthwest PassageKing VidorSpencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter BrennanUnited States WesternOne Million B.C.Hal RoachVictor Mature, Carole Landis, Lon Chaney Jr.United States Fantasy adventureOutside the Three-Mile LimitLewis D. CollinsJack Holt, Harry Carey, Sig RumanUnited StatesSea adventureIl ponte dei sospiriMario BonnardOtello Toso, Mariella Lotti, Paola Barbara ItalyRoad to SingaporeVictor SchertzingerBing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Anthony QuinnUnited StatesAdventure comedySafariEdward H. GriffithDouglas Fairbanks Jr., Madeleine CarrollUnited StatesSanta Fe TrailMichael CurtizErrol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ronald ReaganUnited StatesThe Sea HawkMichael CurtizErrol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude RainsUnited StatesPirate filmThe Son of Monte CristoRowland V. LeeLouis Hayward, Joan Bennett, George SandersUnited StatesSouth of Pago PagoAlfred E. GreenJon Hall, Frances Farmer, Victor McLaglenUnited StatesSouth to KarangaHarold SchusterCharles Bickford, James CraigUnited StatesStrange CargoFrank BorzageClark Gable, Joan Crawford, Ian Hunter, Peter Lorre, Paul LukasUnited StatesAdventure dramaSwiss Family RobinsonEdward LudwigThomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew, Tim HoltUnited StatesTerry and the PiratesJames W. HorneWilliam Tracy, Granville Owen, Joyce Bryant, Sheila Darcy United StatesSerialThe Thief of BagdadLudwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim WhelanConrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin, Rex IngramUnited States Fantasy adventureTorrid ZoneWilliam KeighleyJames Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'BrienUnited StatesTrenck the PandurHerbert SelpinHans Albers, Sybille Schmitz, Käthe DorschNazi Germany TyphoonLouis KingDorothy Lamour, Robert PrestonUnited StatesVictoryJohn CromwellFredric March, Betty Field, Cedric HardwickeUnited StatesZanzibarHarold SchusterLola Lane, James CraigUnited States
1941 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes49th ParallelPowell and Pressburger Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Eric Portman, Anton Walbrook, Raymond Massey War adventureThe Blonde from SingaporeEdward Dmytryk Florence Rice, Leif Erickson United StatesBombay ClipperJohn Rawlins William Gargan, Irene Hervey, Maria Montez, Turhan Bey United StatesBurma ConvoyNoel M. Smith Charles Bickford, Evelyn Ankers, Turhan Bey United StatesCaravaggioGoffredo Alessandrini Amedeo Nazzari ItalyCarl PetersHerbert SelpinHans AlbersNazi Germany Il cavaliere senza nomeFerruccio CerioAmedeo NazzariItalyThe Corsican BrothersGregory RatoffDouglas Fairbanks Jr., Ruth Warrick, Akim Tamiroff United StatesForced LandingGordon Wiles Richard Arlen, Eva Gabor, J. Carrol Naish, Nils Asther United StatesThe Hero of VeniceCarlo CampogallianiRossano Brazzi, Gustav Diessl, Paola Barbara, Valentina CorteseItalyHudson's BayIrving Pichel Paul Muni, Gene Tierney, Vincent Price United StatesI Was a Prisoner on Devil's IslandLew Landers Sally Eilers, Donald Woods United StatesThe Iron CrownAlessandro BlasettiMassimo Girotti, Gino Cervi, Elisa CeganiItalyFantasy adventureJungle GirlJohn English, William WitneyFrances Gifford, Tom Neal, Trevor Bardette, Gerald MohrUnited StatesSerialJungle ManHarry L. Fraser Buster Crabbe, Charles B. Middleton, Sheila Darcy United StatesLaw of the TropicsRay Enright Constance Bennett, Jeffrey Lynn United StatesMarco ViscontiMario BonnardCarlo Ninchi, Mariella LottiItalyThe Mask of Cesare BorgiaDuilio Coletti Osvaldo Valenti, Carlo Tamberlani ItalyMutiny in the ArcticJohn RawlinsRichard Arlen, Andy DevineUnited StatesArctic adventurePirates of MalayaEnrico GuazzoniLuigi Pavese, Massimo GirottiItalyRaiders of the DesertJohn RawlinsRichard Arlen, Andy Devine, Maria Montez, Turhan BeyUnited StatesAdventure comedyRoad to ZanzibarVictor SchertzingerBing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy LamourUnited StatesAdventure comedyThe Sea WolfMichael Curtiz Edward G. Robinson, Ida Lupino, John Garfield United StatesSea adventureSouth of TahitiGeorge Waggner Maria Montez, Brian Donlevy, Broderick Crawford, Andy Devine United StatesSea adventureSundownHenry Hathaway Gene Tierney, Bruce Cabot, George Sanders United StatesSwamp WaterJean Renoir Walter Brennan, Walter Huston, Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews United StatesTarzan's Secret TreasureRichard Thorpe Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan United StatesThey Met in BombayClarence Brown Clark Gable, Rosalind Russell, Peter Lorre United States
1942 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesAdventurerGunnar OlssonSture LagerwallSwedenThe Adventures of Fra DiavoloLuigi ZampaEnzo Fiermonte, Elsa De GiorgiItalyArabian NightsJohn RawlinsSabu, Jon Hall, María Montez, Leif EricksonUnited StatesRomantic adventureAttack on BakuFritz KirchhoffWilly Fritsch, René DeltgenNazi Germany The Black SwanHenry KingTyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, George SandersUnited StatesPirate filmCairoW. S. Van DykeJeanette MacDonald, Robert Young, Ethel Waters, Lionel AtwillUnited StatesMusicalCaptain TempestCorrado D'Errico Doris Duranti, Carla Candiani, Carlo Ninchi, Adriano Rimoldi ItalySpainCasablancaMichael CurtizHumphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Dooley Wilson, S. K. Sakall, Leonid Kinskey, Curt Bois, Marcel DalioUnited StatesDon Cesare di BazanRiccardo FredaGino Cervi, Anneliese Uhlig, Paolo StoppaItalyDrums of the CongoChristy CabanneOna Munson, Stuart Erwin, Peggy MoranUnited StatesAdventure dramaThe Gaucho WarLucas DemareEnrique Muiño, Francisco Petrone, Ángel Magaña, Sebastián Chiola, Amelia BenceArgentinaHitler – Dead or AliveNick GrindeWard Bond, Dorothy Tree, Warren HymerUnited StatesWar adventureThe Jester's SupperAlessandro BlasettiAmedeo Nazzari, Clara Calamai, Osvaldo ValentiItalyJungle BookZoltan KordaSabuUnited StatesFamily-oriented adventureJungle SirenSam NewfieldAnn Corio, Buster CrabbeUnited StatesLaw of the JungleJean YarbroughArline Judge, John "Dusty" King, Mantan MorelandUnited StatesThe Lion of DamascusCorrado D'Errico Doris Duranti, Carla Candiani, Carlo Ninchi, Adriano Rimoldi ItalySpainPardon My SarongErle C. KentonBud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lionel AtwillUnited StatesAdventure comedyPerils of NyokaWilliam WitneyKay Aldridge, Clayton Moore, Lorna Gray, Charles Middleton United StatesSerialReap the Wild WindCecil B. DeMilleRay Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Robert Preston, Susan HaywardUnited StatesSea adventureRide Tonight!Gustaf MolanderLars Hanson, Oscar Ljung, Gerd HagmanSwedenRoad to MoroccoDavid ButlerBing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy LamourUnited States Adventure comedy, romantic adventureSimón BolívarMiguel Contreras Torres Julián Soler MexicoSon of Fury: The Story of Benjamin BlakeJohn Cromwell Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, George Sanders United StatesThe SpoilersRay EnrightMarlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Randolph ScottUnited States Western, romantic adventureTarzan's New York AdventureRichard Thorpe Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan United StatesThe Tuttles of TahitiCharles Vidor Charles Laughton, Jon Hall, Peggy Drake, Victor Francen, Curt Bois United StatesA Yank on the Burma RoadGeorge B. Seitz Barry Nelson, Laraine Day, Keye Luke United StatesWar adventure
1943 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesAction in the North AtlanticLloyd Bacon, Byron Haskin, Raoul WalshHumphrey Bogart, Raymond MasseyUnited StatesSea adventure, war adventureAdventure in IraqD. Ross LedermanJohn Loder, Ruth Ford, Warren DouglasUnited StatesAdventure dramaAlaska HighwayFrank McDonaldRichard Arlen, Jean ParkerUnited StatesLe Brigand gentilhommeÉmile CouzinetJean Weber, Robert FavartFranceCaptain FracasseAbel GanceFernand GraveyFranceItalyThe Desert Song Robert Florey Dennis Morgan, Irene Manning, Bruce Cabot United States MusicalFive Graves to CairoBilly WilderFranchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Erich von Stroheim, Akim Tamiroff, Peter van EyckUnited StatesWar adventureFlight for FreedomLothar MendesRosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray, Herbert MarshallUnited StatesFor Whom the Bell TollsSam WoodGary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff, Katina PaxinouUnited StatesGermaninMax W. KimmichLuis Trenker I Walked with a ZombieJacques TourneurFrances Dee, Tom Conway, James EllisonUnited StatesHorror adventureImmortal SergeantJohn M. StahlHenry Fonda, Thomas Mitchell, Maureen O'HaraUnited StatesWar adventureJack LondonAlfred SantellMichael O'Shea, Susan HaywardUnited StatesMünchhausenJosef von BákyHans Albers, Brigitte Horney, Ilse Werner, Ferdinand MarianNazi Germany Fantasy adventureNight Plane from ChungkingRalph MurphyRobert Preston, Ellen DrewUnited StatesWar adventureThe PhantomB. Reeves EasonTom Tyler, Jeanne Bates, Kenneth MacDonald, Joe Devlin, Frank Shannon United StatesSerialSaharaZoltan KordaHumphrey Bogart, Dan Duryea, Bruce Bennett, Lloyd Bridges, Rex IngramUnited StatesWar adventure The Son of the Red CorsairMarco Elter Vittorio Sanipoli ItalyPirate filmTarzan's Desert MysteryWilhelm Thiele Johnny Weissmuller United StatesTarzan TriumphsWilhelm Thiele Johnny Weissmuller United StatesTiger FangsSam Newfield Frank Buck, June Duprez United StatesTwo Hearts Among the BeastsGiorgio Simonelli Totò ItalyAdventure comedyMarco Elter Vittorio Sanipoli ItalyPirate filmWhite SavageArthur LubinMaria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu, Turhan Bey, Sidney TolerUnited States
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