List of British films of 1940

A list of British films released in 1940.

1940

Keep the films in alphabetical order, ignoring leading articles (The, A or An).

Please keep number of cast members down to 3 or 4.

Entries in the 'Notes' column should be outstanding details about this film in relation to other films in the same period. Anything about the film itself can be discovered by following the link to the film. Title Director Cast Genre Notes 194021 DaysBasil DeanVivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Leslie BanksDramaFilmed in 1937All at SeaHerbert SmithSandy Powell, Kay Walsh, John WarwickComedyAt the Villa RoseWalter Summers Judy Kelly, Keneth Kent, Clifford EvansMysteryBand WaggonMarcel VarnelArthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Patricia KirkwoodComedyThe Briggs FamilyHerbert MasonEdward Chapman, Jane Baxter, Austin Trevor DramaBulldog Sees It ThroughHarold Huth Jack Buchanan, Greta Gynt, Googie WithersMysteryBusman's HoneymoonArthur B. WoodsRobert Montgomery, Constance Cummings, Leslie BanksMystery The Case of the Frightened LadyGeorge King Marius Goring, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Helen Haye MysteryChannel IncidentAnthony Asquith Peggy Ashcroft, Gordon Harker, Robert Newton Short dramaCharley's (Big-Hearted) AuntWalter Forde Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Moore Marriott ComedyBased on the farce Charley's AuntThe Chinese BungalowGeorge King Paul Lukas, Kay Walsh, Jane BaxterDramaContrabandMichael Powell Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Hay Petrie Spy thriller ConvoyPen TennysonClive Brook, John Clements, Judy CampbellWarCrimes at the Dark HouseGeorge King Tod Slaughter, Hay Petrie, Margaret Yarde ThrillerCrook's TourJohn BaxterBasil Radford, Naunton Wayne, Greta GyntComedyDead Man's ShoesThomas Bentley Leslie Banks, Judy Kelly, Wilfrid LawsonCrime dramaDr. O'Dowd Herbert Mason Shaun Glenville, Peggy Cummins, Patricia Roc DramaThe Door with Seven Locks Norman Lee Leslie Banks, Lilli Palmer, Gina MaloMystery horrorAn Englishman's Home Albert de Courville Edmund Gwenn, Mary Maguire, Paul Henreid DramaThe Flying SquadHerbert Brenon Sebastian Shaw, Phyllis Brooks, Basil RadfordCrimeFor FreedomMaurice ElveyWill Fyffe, Anthony Hulme, Guy Middleton War dramaFull Speed AheadJohn Hunt Frederick Peisley, Dinah Sheridan, Morland GrahamThrillerGarrison FolliesMaclean RogersBarry Lupino, Nancy O'Neil, H.F. MaltbyComedy GaslightThorold Dickinson Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Cathleen Cordell Mystery George and Margaret George King Marie Lohr, Judy Kelly, Oliver Wakefield Comedy The Girl in the NewsCarol ReedMargaret Lockwood, Barry K. Barnes, Emlyn Williams ThrillerThe Girl Who ForgotAdrian BrunelElizabeth Allan, Ralph Michael, Enid Stamp-TaylorComedyHenry Steps OutWidgey R. NewmanGeorge Turner, Wally Patch, Margaret YardeComedyHis Brother's KeeperRoy William NeillClifford Evans, Tamara Desni, Reginald PurdellDramaHoots Mon!Roy William NeillMax Miller, Florence Desmond, Hal WaltersComedyThe House of the Arrow Harold French Kenneth Kent, Diana Churchill, Belle Chrystall Mystery It Happened to One ManPaul L. SteinWilfrid Lawson, Nora Swinburne, Marta LabarrDramaJailbirdsOswald Mitchell Albert Burdon, Harry Terry, Charles Farrell Comedy crimeJust WilliamGraham Cutts Richard Lupino, Fred Emney, Basil Radford ComedyLaugh It OffJohn BaxterTommy Trinder, Jean Colin, Marjorie Brown Musical comedy Law and DisorderDavid MacDonald Barry K. Barnes, Diana Churchill, Alastair Sim Comedy thrillerLet George Do It!Marcel VarnelGeorge Formby, Phyllis Calvert, Garry Marsh Comedy Meet Maxwell Archer John Paddy Carstairs John Loder, Marta Labarr, Leueen MacGrath Mystery The Midas TouchDavid MacDonald Barry K. Barnes, Judy Kelly, Frank Cellier Thriller The Middle WatchThomas BentleyJack Buchanan, Greta Gynt, Kay Walsh Comedy The Missing PeopleJack RaymondWill Fyffe, Kay Walsh, Lyn HardingMysteryMrs. Pym of Scotland YardFred EllisMary Clare, Edward Lexy, Nigel PatrickCrimeNeutral PortMarcel Varnel Will Fyffe, Leslie Banks, Phyllis CalvertWarNight Train to MunichCarol Reed Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison, Paul Henreid Thriller Old Mother Riley in SocietyJohn BaxterArthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, John StuartComedyOld Mother Riley Joins UpMaclean RogersArthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Glen AlynComedyOlympic HoneymoonAlfred J. GouldingClaude Hulbert, Monty Banks, Sally GrayComedyPack Up Your TroublesOswald MitchellReginald Purdell, Wylie Watson, Patricia RocComedyPastor HallRoy Boulting Wilfrid Lawson, Nova Pilbeam, Marius GoringDramaThe Proud ValleyPen Tennyson Paul Robeson, Edward Chapman, Edward Rigby DramaReturn to YesterdayRobert StevensonClive Brook, Anna Lee, May WhittyDramaRoom for TwoMaurice ElveyFrances Day, Vic Oliver, Basil Radford ComedySailors Don't CareOswald Mitchell Edward Rigby, Jean Gillie, Michael Wilding ComedySailors ThreeWalter FordeTommy Trinder, Claude Hulbert, Michael WildingComedySaloon BarWalter Forde Gordon Harker, Elizabeth Allan, Mervyn JohnsThrillerThe Second Mr. Bush John Paddy Carstairs Kay Walsh, Derrick De Marney, Evelyn Roberts Comedy Shadowed Eyes Maclean Rogers Basil Sydney, Patricia Hilliard, Stewart Rome Crime Somewhere in EnglandJohn E. BlakeleyFrank Randle, Dan Young, Harry KorrisComedySpare a Copper John Paddy Carstairs George Formby, Dorothy Hyson, John Warwick Comedy The SpiderMaurice ElveyDerrick De Marney, Diana Churchill, Jean GillieCrimeSpies of the AirDavid MacDonaldBarry K. Barnes, Basil Radford, Joan MarionAdventureSpy for a Day Mario Zampi Douglas Wakefield, Albert Lieven, Nicholas Hannen Comedy thriller The Stars Look DownCarol Reed Michael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood, Emlyn WilliamsDrama Ten Days in Paris Tim Whelan Rex Harrison, Kaaren Verne, Leo Genn Thriller That's the TicketRedd DavisSid Field, Hal Walters, Betty LynneComedy They Came by NightHarry LachmanWill Fyffe, Phyllis Calvert, Anthony HulmeCrimeThe Thief of BagdadMichael Powell, Ludwig Berger, Tim WhelanConrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez Fantasy adventure Outbreak of World War II caused this to be finished in the US.Three Silent MenDaniel Birt Sebastian Shaw, Derrick De Marney, Patricia Roc CrimeTilly of BloomsburyLeslie S. HiscotSydney Howard, Jean Gillie, Michael WildingComedyTwo for DangerGeorge King Barry K. Barnes, Greta Gynt, Ian McLean CrimeTwo Smart MenWidgey R. NewmanLeslie Fuller, Wally Patch, Margaret YardeComedyUnder Your HatMaurice Elvey Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Leonora Corbett ComedyWhere's That Fire?Marcel Varnel Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore MarriottComedy A Window in LondonHerbert MasonMichael Redgrave, Patricia Roc, Paul LukasThriller

See also 1940 in British music 1940 in British television 1940 in the United Kingdom

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