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In the history of motion pictures in the United States, many films have been set in New York City, or a fictionalized version thereof. The following is a list of films and documentaries set in New York, however the list includes a number of films which only have a tenuous connection to the city. The list is sorted by the year the film was released.
A list of American films released in 1940. American film production was concentrated in Hollywood and was dominated by the eight Major film studios MGM, Paramount, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, RKO, Columbia, Universal and United Artists. Other significant production and distribution companies included Republic, Monogram and PRC.
May – A reproduction of "America's First Movie Studio", Thomas Edison's Black Maria, is constructed. July 27 – Bugs Bunny makes his official debut in the animated cartoon A Wild Hare. October 15 – Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator, a satirical comedy starring him, premieres in New York City. It is a critical and commercial success and ...
May 17, 1940 Waterloo Bridge: June 5, 1940 Florian: June 7, 1940 Susan and God: June 7, 1940 Phantom Raiders: A Nick Carter adventure June 14, 1940 The Mortal Storm: June 21, 1940 The Captain Is a Lady: July 5, 1940 Andy Hardy Meets Debutante: 9th entry in the Andy Hardy film series July 12, 1940 Sporting Blood: July 19, 1940 New Moon: July 19 ...
Release date Title Notes January 4, 1940: Music in My Heart: January 5, 1940: The Shadow: Serial film: January 11, 1940: Cafe Hostess: January 18, 1940: His Girl Friday
Release date Title Notes January 19, 1940: The Lion Has Wings: produced by London Films Productions: February 16, 1940: A Chump at Oxford [N 13] produced by Hal Roach: March 1, 1940: The House Across the Bay [N 9] March 22, 1940: My Son, My Son! [N 8] [N 9] distribution only; produced by Edward Small: March 29, 1940: Over the Moon: produced by ...
The Fighting 69th (1940) – action-adventure war film based upon the actual exploits of New York City's 69th Infantry Regiment during World War I [14] Forty Thousand Horsemen (1940) – Australian war film telling the story of the Australian Light Horse which operated in the desert at the Sinai and Palestine campaign during World War I [15]
Alfred Hitchcock made his American debut with the film Rebecca, and made many classics throughout the 1940s. The most successful film of the decade was Samuel Goldwyn 's The Best Years of Our Lives; the film was directed by William Wyler, and starred Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, and Harold Russell.