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1940 Comedy Movies

Public list by WPS with 225 movies or TV shows/series

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Remember the Night(1940)

NR
| 1h 34min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 38 votes)

When Jack, an assistant District Attorney, takes Lee, a shoplifter caught in the act, home with him for Christmas, the unexpected happens and love blossoms.

The Ghost Breakers(1940)

NR
| 1h 25min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 24 votes)

After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located on Black Island near the Cuban coast, a stranger phones warning her to stay away from the castle. Undaunted, Mary sets sail for Cuba with a stowaway in her trunk—wise-cracking Larry Lawrence, a radio announcer who helps Mary get to the bottom of the voodoo magic, zombies and ghosts that supposedly curse the spooky estate.

The Invisible Woman(1940)

2.9/5 (with 25 votes)

Kitty Carroll, an attractive store model, volunteers to become a test subject for a machine that will make her invisible so that she can use her invisibility to exact revenge on her ex-boss.

Mr. Duck Steps Out(1940)

NR
| 8min | Animation
3.2/5 (with 28 votes)

Donald visits the house of his new love interest for their first known date. At first Daisy acts shy and has her back turned to her visitor. But Donald soon notices her tailfeathers taking the form of a hand and signaling for him to come closer. But their time alone is soon interrupted by Huey, Dewey and Louie who have followed their uncle and clearly compete with him for the attention of Daisy. Uncle and nephews take turns dancing the jitterbug with her while trying to get rid of each other. In their final effort the three younger Ducks feed their uncle maize in the process of becoming popcorn. The process is completed within Donald himself who continues to move wildly around the house while maintaining the appearance of dancing. The short ends with an impressed Daisy showering her new lover with kisses.

Directed by Jack King

Go West(1940)

NR
| 1h 20min | Comedy, Western
3.3/5 (with 33 votes)

Embezzler, shill, all around confidence man S. Quentin Quale is heading west to find his fortune; he meets the crafty but simple brothers Joseph and Rusty Panello in a train station, where they steal all his money. They're heading west, too, because they've heard you can just pick the gold off the ground. Once there, they befriend an old miner named Dan Wilson whose property, Dead Man's Gulch, has no gold. They loan him their last ten dollars so he can go start life anew, and for collateral, he gives them the deed to the Gulch. Unbeknownst to Wilson, the son of his longtime rival, Terry Turner (who's also in love with his daughter, Eva), has contacted the railroad to arrange for them to build through the land, making the old man rich and hopefully resolving the feud. But the evil Red Baxter, owner of a saloon, tricks the boys out of the deed, and it's up to them - as well as Quale, who naturally finds his way out west anyway - to save the day.

The Bank Dick(1940)

1h 12min | Comedy
3.2/5 (with 48 votes)

Egbert Sousé becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber falls over a bench he's occupying. Now considered brave, Egbert is given a job as a bank guard. Soon, he is approached by charlatan J. Frothingham Waterbury about buying shares in a mining company. Egbert persuades teller Og Oggilby to lend him bank money, to be returned when the scheme pays off. Unfortunately, bank inspector Snoopington then makes a surprise appearance.

Puss Gets the Boot(1940)

NR
| 9min | Animation, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 31 votes)

Jasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".

You’re Missing the Point(1940)

1h 52min | Comedy
4.1/5 (with 40 votes)

Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his wife's brother (Leonardo), who had been lost for years. The rich man then remembers that his father in law's testament could only be paid when all brothers get together, so treats Cantinflas, a real bum, as a king.

A Wild Hare(1940)

NR
| 8min | Animation, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 21 votes)

While hunting rabbits, Elmer Fudd comes across Bugs Bunny who tricks and harasses the hunter.

Directed by Tex Avery

The Great McGinty(1940)

1h 22min | Comedy
3.6/5 (with 25 votes)

Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this brings rapid promotion from "the boss," who finally decides he'd be ideal as a new, nominally "reform" mayor; but this candidacy requires marriage. His in-name-only marriage to honest Catherine proves the beginning of the end for dishonest Dan...

My Little Chickadee(1940)

NR
| 1h 23min | Comedy, Western
3.3/5 (with 12 votes)

While on her way by stagecoach to visit relatives out west, Flower Belle Lee is held up by a masked bandit who also takes the coach's shipment of gold. When he abducts Flower Belle and they arrive in town, Flower Belle is suspected of being in collusion with the bandit.

Saps at Sea(1940)

57min | Comedy
3.4/5 (with 33 votes)

Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn. His doctor prescribes a restful sea voyage. Mayhem ensues.

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Down Argentine Way(1940)

NR
| 1h 29min | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 10 votes)

The story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an Argentine horse breeder against the wishes of their families—takes a backseat to the spectacular location shooting and parade of extravagant musical numbers, which include the larger-than-life Carmen Miranda singing the hit “South American Way” and a showstopping dance routine by the always amazing Nicholas Brothers.

Christmas in July(1940)

NR
| 1h 7min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 30 votes)

An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest. As a joke, some of his co-workers put together a fake telegram which says that he won the $25,000 grand prize.

Phantom of Chinatown(1940)

NR
| 1h 2min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 6 votes)

In the middle of a pictorial lecture on his recent expedition to the Mongolian Desert, Dr. John Benton,the famous explorer, drinks from the water bottle on his lecture table, collapses and dies. His last words "Eternal Fire" are the only clue Chinese detective Jimmy Wong and Captain Street of the police department have to work on.

Directed by Phil Rosen - With Keye Luke

You Ought to Be in Pictures(1940)

3.8/5 (with 24 votes)

Daffy Duck convinces Porky Pig to quit the cartoon biz and try his luck in the features. Porky's adventures begin when he tries to enter the studio.

Directed by Friz Freleng - With Mel Blanc

Dopo divorzieremo(1940)

1h 25min | Comedy
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Grace Peterson works in department stores "Tutto per Tutti", along with many other young people. His employment contract entitling them to live in a boarding house built specifically for them by the company but on the other hand, forbid them not fall in love or marry under threat of dismissal. Still, Grace falls for Phil Golder, a violinist penniless. The director of the residence will notice and the best friend of the girl impersonate violinist girlfriend to try to save Grace dismissal.

Sailors Three(1940)

1h 26min | Comedy, War
3.6/5 (with 2 votes)

Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their warship, HMS Ferocious. However, they soon realise that the vessel they have boarded is not the Ferocious but a German battleship.

Directed by Walter Forde - With Tommy Trinder

The Well-Digger's Daughter(1940)

3.4/5 (with 13 votes)

A rural maiden's two suitors go off to war, leaving her pregnant.

Directed by Marcel Pagnol - With Raimu, Fernandel, Liliana, Charles Blavette, Clairette Oddera, Félicien Tramel, ...

East Side Kids(1940)

NR
| 1h 2min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 2 votes)

After living all his chilhood in the street, a young boy notices rapidly that crime doesn't pay and that´s why he decides to become a policeman. One day, one of his best friends go in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Immediately the policeman tries his best to release him and prove his innocence.

Directed by Robert F. Hill - With Leon Ames

The Golden Fleecing(1940)

NR
| 1h 4min | Crime, Comedy
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.

Directed by Leslie Fenton - With Lew Ayres

You Nazty Spy!(1940)

NR
| 18min | Comedy
3.7/5 (with 8 votes)

In this satire of the Nazis the stooges are paperhangers in the country of Moronica. When evil cabinet ministers overthrow the king, they decide to make Moe the new ruler as he'll be stupid enough to follow their orders. Moe becomes Dictator, Curly is a Field Marshal and Larry becomes Minister of propaganda. After successfully preventing a female spy from committing mayhem, the boys are run out of office by a mob and eaten by lions.

Lucky Partners(1940)

NR
| 1h 39min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

Two strangers split a sweepstake prize to go on a fake honeymoon with predictable results.

Elmer's Candid Camera(1940)

3.3/5 (with 12 votes)

Elmer takes up wildlife photography but finds his subject, a rabbit, much too rascally.

Directed by Chuck Jones

Mexican Spitfire(1940)

NR
| 1h 7min | Comedy
2.1/5 (with 2 votes)

Newlyweds Dennis and Carmelita have several obstacles to deal with in their new marriage: Carmelita's fiery Latin temper, a meddling aunt and a conniving ex-fiancee who's determined to break up their marriage.

Donald's Vacation(1940)

NR
| 8min | Animation
3.2/5 (with 16 votes)

Donald takes a kayak trip. When he gets to his campsite, he unloads the kayak, fights with his folding chair, and goes to sleep. Meanwhile, the chipmunks of the forest (precursors of Chip 'n Dale), attracted by his squawking, make off with the huge pile of food he carelessly unloaded. They get the attention of a bear, who Donald is soon battling.

Directed by Jack King

Luna de miel en Río(1940)

1h 26min | Comedy
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Catita goes with her husband to spend the honeymoon in Rio de Janeiro and on the trip they fall into the hands of a player who will try to use them to achieve their ends.

Directed by Manuel Romero - With Niní Marshall, Tito Lusiardo, Enrique Serrano, Juan Carlos Thorry, Alicia Barrié, Carmen del Moral, ...

My Love Came Back(1940)

NR
| 1h 25min | Comedy, Drama, Music
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through his employee Tony so that Julius can escort Amelia to every musical event in the city. The trouble begins when he cannot meet her one night and Tony goes in his place. Tony believes that Julius and Amelia are a couple and then son Paul thinks that Tony and Amelia are a couple as he is sending her the money. The worst part is that Amelia might leave classical music for swing music with classmates Dusty, Joy and the band.

Blondie on a Budget(1940)

NR
| 1h 12min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

Dagwood wants to join the trout club and Blondie wants a fur coat. Jealousy reigns when Dag's old girlfriend Joan shows up, but nothing else matters when a drawing at the movie theatre provides money for the coat.

Li'l Abner(1940)

NR
| 1h 18min | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 4 votes)

Li'l Abner becomes convinced that he is going to die within twenty-four hours, so agrees to marry two different girls: Daisy Mae (who has chased him for years) and Wendy Wilecat (who rescued him from an angry mob). It is all settled at the Sadie Hawkins Day race.

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