This is a list of Australian films of the 1940s. For a complete alphabetical list, see :Category:Australian films.
1940s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1940 Ants in His Pants William Freshman Will Mahoney, Ann Richards Comedy/Musical Dad Rudd, M.P. Ken G. Hall Bert Bailey, Connie Martyn Comedy Forty Thousand Horsemen Charles Chauvel Harvey Adams, Betty Bryant War Water Ballet: Sydney ? Annette Kellerman Short Wings of Destiny Rupert Kathner Marshall Crosby, John Fernside Action drama 1941 Advance to Libya Frank Hurley Documentary The Power and the Glory Noel Monkman Katrin Rosselle, Peter Finch Drama / Thriller Based on book of same title Racing Luck Rupert Kathner Joe Valli, George Lloyd Adventure comedy That Certain Something Clarence G. Badger Megan Edwards, Thelma Grigg Drama Water Ballet ? Annette Kellerman Short 1942 100,000 Cobbers Ken G. Hall Ron Randell, Ann Richards Drama / Short Jewel of the Pacific Frank Hurley ? Short documentary Kokoda Front Line! Damien Parer (camera) Peter Bathurst, Damien Parer War documentary 18 September First Australian film to win an Oscar (for Best Documentary Feature) Men of Timor ? Short documentary Moresby Under the Blitz Ken G. Hall ? War documentary Soldiers Without Uniforms Charles Chauvel ? Short documentary A Yank in Australia Alfred J. Goulding Al Thomas, Kitty Bluett Comedy 1943 Assault on Salamaua ? Documentary The Bismarck Convoy Smashed Peter Bathurst (voice) War documentary 1944The Rats of Tobruk Charles Chauvel Grant Taylor, Peter Finch, Chips Rafferty War / Drama Red Sky at Morning Hartney J. Arthur John Alden, Dorothea Dunstan, Peter Finch Drama 1945 Harvest Gold Mervyn Murphy Joe Valli, Harry Abdy Drama Mid East Frank Hurley Documentary 1946 A Son Is Born Eric Porter Muriel Steinbeck, Ron Randell, Peter Finch Drama Indonesia Calling Joris Ivens Peter Finch Short documentary The Overlanders Harry Watt Chips Rafferty, Daphne Campbell Adventure Smithy Ken G. Hall Ron Randell Biopic Walkabout Charles Mountford Short/Documentary 1947 Bush Christmas Ralph Smart Chips Rafferty, Thelma Grigg Adventure School in the Mailbox Stanley Hawes Short documentary Nominated for Oscar 1948 Always Another Dawn T. O. McCreadie Guy Doleman, Queenie Ashton War drama 1949 The Inlanders John Kingsford-Smith David Low Documentary Into the Straight T. O. McCreadie Margo Lee Drama Sons of Matthew Charles Chauvel Michael Pate, John Ewart Adventure / Drama Eureka Stockade Harry Watt Chips Rafferty, Peter Illing Historical Drama Strong Is the Seed Arthur Greville Collins Queenie Ashton, Guy Doleman Drama
See also 1940 in Australia 1941 in Australia 1942 in Australia 1943 in Australia 1944 in Australia 1945 in Australia 1946 in Australia 1947 in Australia 1948 in Australia 1949 in Australia
External links Australian film at the Internet Movie Database