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    List of adventure films of the 1940s

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    The following is a list of adventure films released in the 1940s.

    1940

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    Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
    An Adventure of Salvator Rosa Alessandro Blasetti Gino Cervi, Luisa Ferida, Rina Morelli, Paolo Stoppa Italy
    Brazza ou l'épopée du Congo Léon Poirier Robert Darène France
    Captain Caution Richard Wallace Victor Mature, Bruce Cabot, Alan Ladd, Louise Platt United States Sea adventure
    Captain Fracasse Duilio Coletti Giorgio Costantini, Elsa De Giorgi Italy
    Dark Streets of Cairo László Kardos Ralph Byrd, George Zucco United States
    The Daughter of the Green Pirate Enrico Guazzoni Doris Duranti, Fosco Giachetti Italy Pirate film
    The Devil's Pipeline Christy Cabanne Richard Arlen, Andy Devine United States
    Drums of Fu Manchu William Witney Henry Brandon, William Royle, Olaf Hytten, Luana Walters United States Serial[1]
    Drums of the Desert George Waggner Ralph Byrd, Lorna Gray, George Lynn United States Romantic adventure[2]
    Fanfulla da Lodi Carlo Duse, Giulio Antamoro Ennio Cerlesi, Germana Paolieri Italy
    The Fire Devil Luis Trenker Luis Trenker, Judith Holzmeister, Hilde von Stolz Nazi Germany
    Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Roland Drew United States Serial, space adventure[3]
    Forty Thousand Horsemen Charles Chauvel Grant Taylor, Betty Bryant, Pat Twohill, Chips Rafferty Australia War adventure
    Green Hell James Whale Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Bennett, George Sanders United States Adventure drama[4]
    I Was an Adventuress Gregory Ratoff Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, Erich von Stroheim, Peter Lorre United States
    Island of Doomed Men Charles Barton Peter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson, Robert Wilcox United States
    The Long Voyage Home John Ford John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter United States
    The Man from Niger Jacques de Baroncelli Victor Francen, Harry Baur, Jacques Dumesnil, Annie Ducaux France
    The Mark of Zorro Rouben Mamoulian Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone United States Western
    Moon Over Burma Louis King Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Preston Foster, Albert Bassermann United States Romantic adventure
    The Mummy's Hand Christy Cabanne Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, George Zucco United States Horror adventure
    Northwest Passage King Vidor Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter Brennan United States Western
    One Million B.C. Hal Roach Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Lon Chaney Jr. United States Fantasy adventure
    Outside the Three-Mile Limit Lewis D. Collins Jack Holt, Harry Carey, Sig Ruman United States Sea adventure
    Il ponte dei sospiri Mario Bonnard Otello Toso, Mariella Lotti, Paola Barbara Italy
    Road to Singapore Victor Schertzinger Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Anthony Quinn United States Adventure comedy
    Safari Edward H. Griffith Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Madeleine Carroll United States
    Santa Fe Trail Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ronald Reagan United States [5]
    The Sea Hawk Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains United States Pirate film[6]
    The Son of Monte Cristo Rowland V. Lee Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, George Sanders United States
    South of Pago Pago Alfred E. Green Jon Hall, Frances Farmer, Victor McLaglen United States
    South to Karanga Harold Schuster Charles Bickford, James Craig United States
    Strange Cargo Frank Borzage Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Ian Hunter, Peter Lorre, Paul Lukas United States Adventure drama
    Swiss Family Robinson Edward Ludwig Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew, Tim Holt United States
    Terry and the Pirates James W. Horne William Tracy, Granville Owen, Joyce Bryant, Sheila Darcy United States Serial
    The Thief of Bagdad Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin, Rex Ingram United States
    United Kingdom    		 Fantasy adventure[7]
    Torrid Zone William Keighley James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien United States
    Trenck, der Pandur Herbert Selpin Hans Albers, Sybille Schmitz, Käthe Dorsch Nazi Germany
    Typhoon Louis King Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston United States
    Victory John Cromwell Fredric March, Betty Field, Cedric Hardwicke United States
    Zanzibar Harold Schuster Lola Lane, James Craig United States

    1941

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    Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
    49th Parallel Powell and Pressburger Leslie Howard, Laurence Olivier, Eric Portman, Anton Walbrook, Raymond Massey United Kingdom War adventure
    The Blonde from Singapore Edward Dmytryk Florence Rice, Leif Erickson United States
    Bombay Clipper John Rawlins William Gargan, Irene Hervey, Maria Montez, Turhan Bey United States
    Burma Convoy Noel M. Smith Charles Bickford, Evelyn Ankers, Turhan Bey United States
    Caravaggio Goffredo Alessandrini Amedeo Nazzari Italy
    Carl Peters Herbert Selpin Hans Albers Nazi Germany
    Il cavaliere senza nome Ferruccio Cerio Amedeo Nazzari Italy
    The Corsican Brothers Gregory Ratoff Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ruth Warrick, Akim Tamiroff United States [8]
    Forced Landing Gordon Wiles Richard Arlen, Eva Gabor, J. Carrol Naish, Nils Asther United States
    The Hero of Venice Carlo Campogalliani Rossano Brazzi, Gustav Diessl, Paola Barbara, Valentina Cortese Italy
    Hudson's Bay Irving Pichel Paul Muni, Gene Tierney, Vincent Price United States
    I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island Lew Landers Sally Eilers, Donald Woods United States
    The Iron Crown Alessandro Blasetti Massimo Girotti, Gino Cervi, Elisa Cegani Italy Fantasy adventure
    Jungle Girl John English, William Witney Frances Gifford, Tom Neal, Trevor Bardette, Gerald Mohr United States Serial[9]
    Jungle Man Harry L. Fraser Buster Crabbe, Charles B. Middleton, Sheila Darcy United States
    Law of the Tropics Ray Enright Constance Bennett, Jeffrey Lynn United States
    Marco Visconti Mario Bonnard Carlo Ninchi, Mariella Lotti Italy
    The Mask of Cesare Borgia Duilio Coletti Osvaldo Valenti, Carlo Tamberlani Italy
    Mutiny in the Arctic John Rawlins Richard Arlen, Andy Devine United States Arctic adventure
    Pirates of Malaya Enrico Guazzoni Luigi Pavese, Massimo Girotti Italy
    Raiders of the Desert John Rawlins Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Maria Montez, Turhan Bey United States Adventure comedy
    Road to Zanzibar Victor Schertzinger Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour United States Adventure comedy[10]
    The Sea Wolf Michael Curtiz Edward G. Robinson, Ida Lupino, John Garfield United States Sea adventure
    South of Tahiti George Waggner Maria Montez, Brian Donlevy, Broderick Crawford, Andy Devine United States Sea adventure
    Sundown Henry Hathaway Gene Tierney, Bruce Cabot, George Sanders United States
    Swamp Water Jean Renoir Walter Brennan, Walter Huston, Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews United States
    Tarzan's Secret Treasure Richard Thorpe Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan United States
    They Met in Bombay Clarence Brown Clark Gable, Rosalind Russell, Peter Lorre United States

    1942

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    Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
    Adventurer Gunnar Olsson Sture Lagerwall Sweden
    The Adventures of Fra Diavolo Luigi Zampa Enzo Fiermonte, Elsa De Giorgi Italy
    Arabian Nights John Rawlins Sabu, Jon Hall, María Montez, Leif Erickson United States
    United Kingdom    		 Romantic adventure[11]
    Attack on Baku Fritz Kirchhoff Willy Fritsch, René Deltgen Nazi Germany
    The Black Swan Henry King Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, George Sanders United States Pirate film[12]
    Cairo W. S. Van Dyke Jeanette MacDonald, Robert Young, Ethel Waters, Lionel Atwill United States Musical
    Captain Tempest Corrado D'Errico Doris Duranti, Carla Candiani, Carlo Ninchi, Adriano Rimoldi Italy
    Spain
    Casablanca Michael Curtiz Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Dooley Wilson, S. K. Sakall, Leonid Kinskey, Curt Bois, Marcel Dalio United States
    Don Cesare di Bazan Riccardo Freda Gino Cervi, Anneliese Uhlig, Paolo Stoppa Italy
    Drums of the Congo Christy Cabanne Ona Munson, Stuart Erwin, Peggy Moran United States Adventure drama
    The Gaucho War Lucas Demare Enrique Muiño, Francisco Petrone, Ángel Magaña, Sebastián Chiola, Amelia Bence Argentina
    Hitler – Dead or Alive Nick Grinde Ward Bond, Dorothy Tree, Warren Hymer United States War adventure[13]
    The Jester's Supper Alessandro Blasetti Amedeo Nazzari, Clara Calamai, Osvaldo Valenti Italy
    Jungle Book Zoltan Korda Sabu United States Family-oriented adventure[14]
    Jungle Siren Sam Newfield Ann Corio, Buster Crabbe United States
    Law of the Jungle Jean Yarbrough Arline Judge, John "Dusty" King, Mantan Moreland United States
    The Lion of Damascus Corrado D'Errico Doris Duranti, Carla Candiani, Carlo Ninchi, Adriano Rimoldi Italy
    Spain
    Pardon My Sarong Erle C. Kenton Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lionel Atwill United States Adventure comedy
    Perils of Nyoka William Witney Kay Aldridge, Clayton Moore, Lorna Gray, Charles Middleton United States Serial
    Reap the Wild Wind Cecil B. DeMille Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Robert Preston, Susan Hayward United States Sea adventure[15]
    Ride Tonight! Gustaf Molander Lars Hanson, Oscar Ljung, Gerd Hagman Sweden
    Road to Morocco David Butler Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour United States Adventure comedy, romantic adventure[16]
    Simón Bolívar Miguel Contreras Torres Julián Soler Mexico
    Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake John Cromwell Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, George Sanders United States
    The Spoilers Ray Enright Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Randolph Scott United States Western, romantic adventure[17]
    Tarzan's New York Adventure Richard Thorpe Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan United States
    The Tuttles of Tahiti Charles Vidor Charles Laughton, Jon Hall, Peggy Drake, Victor Francen, Curt Bois United States
    A Yank on the Burma Road George B. Seitz Barry Nelson, Laraine Day, Keye Luke United States War adventure

    1943

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    Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
    Action in the North Atlantic Lloyd Bacon, Byron Haskin, Raoul Walsh Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey United States Sea adventure, war adventure
    Adventure in Iraq D. Ross Lederman John Loder, Ruth Ford, Warren Douglas United States Adventure drama
    Alaska Highway Frank McDonald Richard Arlen, Jean Parker United States
    Le Brigand gentilhomme Émile Couzinet Jean Weber, Robert Favart France
    Captain Fracasse Abel Gance Fernand Gravey France
    Italy
    The Desert Song Robert Florey Dennis Morgan, Irene Manning, Bruce Cabot United States Musical
    Five Graves to Cairo Billy Wilder Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Erich von Stroheim, Akim Tamiroff, Peter van Eyck United States War adventure
    Flight for Freedom Lothar Mendes Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray, Herbert Marshall United States
    For Whom the Bell Tolls Sam Wood Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff, Katina Paxinou United States
    Germanin – Die Geschichte einer kolonialen Tat Max W. Kimmich Luis Trenker Nazi Germany
    I Walked with a Zombie Jacques Tourneur Frances Dee, Tom Conway, James Ellison United States Horror adventure
    Immortal Sergeant John M. Stahl Henry Fonda, Thomas Mitchell, Maureen O'Hara United States War adventure
    Jack London Alfred Santell Michael O'Shea, Susan Hayward United States
    Münchhausen Josef von Báky Hans Albers, Brigitte Horney, Ilse Werner, Ferdinand Marian Nazi Germany Fantasy adventure
    Night Plane from Chungking Ralph Murphy Robert Preston, Ellen Drew United States War adventure
    The Phantom B. Reeves Eason Tom Tyler, Jeanne Bates, Kenneth MacDonald, Joe Devlin, Frank Shannon United States Serial
    Sahara Zoltan Korda Humphrey Bogart, Dan Duryea, Bruce Bennett, Lloyd Bridges, Rex Ingram United States War adventure[18]
    The Son of the Red Corsair Marco Elter Vittorio Sanipoli Italy Pirate film
    Tarzan's Desert Mystery Wilhelm Thiele Johnny Weissmuller United States
    Tarzan Triumphs Wilhelm Thiele Johnny Weissmuller United States
    Tiger Fangs Sam Newfield Frank Buck, June Duprez United States
    Two Hearts Among the Beasts Giorgio Simonelli Totò Italy Adventure comedy
    Gli ultimi filibustieri [it] Marco Elter Vittorio Sanipoli Italy Pirate film
    White Savage Arthur Lubin Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu, Turhan Bey, Sidney Toler United States [19]

    1944

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    Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
    Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Arthur Lubin Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Turhan Bey United States
    Le Bossu [fr] Jean Delannoy Pierre Blanchar France
    Call of the Jungle Phil Rosen Ann Corio United States
    Cobra Woman Robert Siodmak Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu United States [20]
    El corsario negro Chano Urueta Pedro Armendáriz Mexico Pirate film
    The Desert Hawk B. Reeves Eason Gilbert Roland, Mona Maris United States Serial
    First on the Rope Louis Daquin André Le Gall, Irène Corday France
    Frenchman's Creek Mitchell Leisen Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Córdova, Basil Rathbone United States Romantic adventure, Pirate film[21]
    The Great Alaskan Mystery Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor Ralph Morgan, Marjorie Weaver, Fuzzy Knight, Edgar Kennedy, Milburn Stone United States Serial
    Haunted Harbor Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell Kane Richmond, Kay Aldridge United States Serial, sea adventure
    Lifeboat Alfred Hitchcock Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak United States Sea adventure, adventure drama[22]
    The Lieutenant Nun Emilio Gómez Muriel María Félix Mexico
    The Mask of Dimitrios Jean Negulesco Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson United States Thriller
    Nabonga Sam Newfield Buster Crabbe, Julie London United States
    Passage to Marseille Michael Curtiz Humphrey Bogart, Michèle Morgan, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre United States
    The Princess and the Pirate David Butler Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Victor McLaglen, Walter Slezak, Walter Brennan United States Adventure comedy, Pirate film[23]
    The Tiger Woman Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell Linda Stirling, Allan Lane, Duncan Renaldo, George J. Lewis United States Serial[24]
    To Have and Have Not Howard Hawks Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Walter Brennan United States Sea adventure

    1945

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    Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
    The Black Cavalier Gilles Grangier Georges Guétary France
    Captain Eddie Lloyd Bacon Fred MacMurray United States
    Captain Kidd Rowland V. Lee Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, John Carradine, Gilbert Roland United States Pirate film
    A Game of Death Robert Wise John Loder, Audrey Long, Edgar Barrier United States
    Jungle Queen Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor Edward Norris, Eddie Quillan, Douglass Dumbrille, Lois Collier, Ruth Roman, Tala Birell, Clarence Muse United States Serial
    Jungle Raiders Lesley Selander Kane Richmond, Eddie Quillan, Veda Ann Borg United States Serial
    The Naughty Nineties Jean Yarbrough Bud Abbott, Lou Costello United States Adventure comedy
    Objective, Burma! Raoul Walsh Errol Flynn United States War adventure
    Savage Pampas Lucas Demare, Hugo Fregonese Francisco Petrone, Luisa Vehil Argentina
    The Spanish Main Frank Borzage Maureen O'Hara, Paul Henreid, Walter Slezak United States Pirate film
    Tarzan and the Amazons Kurt Neumann Johnny Weissmuller United States
    A Thousand and One Nights Alfred E. Green Cornel Wilde, Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, Adele Jergens United States Fantasy adventure
    The Wicked Lady Leslie Arliss Margaret Lockwood, James Mason United Kingdom

    1946

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    Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
    The Bandit of Sherwood Forest George Sherman, Henry Levin Cornel Wilde, Anita Louise, Jill Esmond, Edgar Buchanan, Henry Daniell United States
    Le Bateau à soupe [fr] Maurice Gleize Charles Vanel, Lucienne Laurence, Alfred Adam France Sea adventure
    Black Eagle Riccardo Freda Rossano Brazzi, Gino Cervi, Irasema Dilián Italy
    The Captain Robert Vernay Jean Pâqui, Pierre Renoir France
    Caravan Arthur Crabtree Stewart Granger, Jean Kent United Kingdom Romantic adventure
    Cyrano de Bergerac Fernand Rivers Claude Dauphin France
    The Fighting Guardsman Henry Levin Willard Parker, Anita Louise, John Loder United States
    Harald Handfaste Hampe Faustman George Fant, Georg Rydeberg, Elsie Albiin Sweden Adventure comedy
    Lost City of the Jungle Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor Russell Hayden, Jane Adams, Lionel Atwill, Keye Luke United States Serial
    Monsieur Beaucaire George Marshall Bob Hope, Joan Caulfield United States Adventure comedy
    Night Boat to Dublin Lawrence Huntington Robert Newton United Kingdom Thriller, sea adventure
    The Overlanders Harry Watt Chips Rafferty Australia
    United Kingdom    		 Adventure drama
    Peter Voss, Thief of Millions Karl Anton Viktor de Kowa, Else von Möllendorff, Karl Schönböck East Germany Adventure comedy
    Road to Utopia Hal Walker Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour United States Adventure comedy
    Sangue a Ca' Foscari [it] Max Calandri Massimo Serato Italy
    A Scandal in Paris Douglas Sirk George Sanders, Akim Tamiroff, Signe Hasso, Carole Landis United States
    Son of the Guardsman Derwin Abrahams Bob Shaw, Daun Kennedy, Charles King, John Merton United States Serial
    Strange Voyage Irving Allen Eddie Albert United States
    Swamp Fire William H. Pine Johnny Weissmuller, Buster Crabbe United States
    Tangier George Waggner Maria Montez, Robert Paige, Sabu, Preston Foster United States [25]
    Tarzan and the Leopard Woman Kurt Neumann Johnny Weissmuller, Acquanetta United States
    Two Years Before the Mast John Farrow Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Barry Fitzgerald United States Sea adventure
    The Wife of Monte Cristo Edgar G. Ulmer Lenore Aubert, John Loder, Fritz Kortner, Martin Kosleck United States

    1947

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    Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
    Adventure Island Sam Newfield Rory Calhoun, Rhonda Fleming United States
    Bethsabée Léonide Moguy Danielle Darrieux, Georges Marchal, Paul Meurisse, Jean Murat France
    Blonde Savage Steve Sekely Gale Sherwood United States
    Brick Bradford Spencer Gordon Bennet Kane Richmond, Rick Vallin, Linda Johnson, Pierre Watkin United States Serial, space adventure
    Bullet for Stefano Duilio Coletti Rossano Brazzi, Valentina Cortese Italy [26]
    Bush Christmas Ralph Smart Chips Rafferty, John Fernside Australia
    United Kingdom    		 Family-oriented adventure
    Calcutta John Farrow Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, William Bendix, June Duprez United States
    Captain from Castile Henry King Tyrone Power, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Lee J. Cobb United States
    The Captain's Daughter Mario Camerini Cesare Danova, Amedeo Nazzari, Vittorio Gassman, Irasema Dilián Italy
    Don Quixote Rafael Gil Rafael Rivelles, Juan Calvo Domenech Spain
    The Exile Max Ophüls Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maria Montez, Henry Daniell United States
    Forever Amber Otto Preminger Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene, George Sanders United States Romantic adventure
    Jungle Flight Sam Newfield Robert Lowery, Ann Savage, Bing Crosby United States
    The Macomber Affair Zoltan Korda Gregory Peck, Joan Bennett, Robert Preston United States Adventure drama
    The Man Within Bernard Knowles Richard Attenborough, Michael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Joan Greenwood United Kingdom Sea adventure
    Mandrin René Jayet José Noguero France
    Meet Me at Dawn Thornton Freeland William Eythe, Hazel Court, Margaret Rutherford, Stanley Holloway United Kingdom
    Queen of the Amazons Edward Finney Robert Lowery, Patricia Morison United States
    Road to Rio Norman Z. McLeod Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Gale Sondergaard United States Adventure comedy
    The Royalists Henri Calef Jean Marais, Madeleine Robinson France
    The Sea Hound W. B. Eason, Mack V. Wright Buster Crabbe, Jimmy Lloyd, Pamela Blake United States Serial, sea adventure
    Sinbad the Sailor Richard Wallace Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn, Walter Slezak United States Action adventure
    Singapore John Brahm Fred MacMurray, Ava Gardner United States
    Slave Girl Charles Lamont Yvonne De Carlo, George Brent, Broderick Crawford United States Adventure comedy
    Song of Scheherazade Walter Reisch Jean-Pierre Aumont, Yvonne De Carlo, Brian Donlevy United States Musical
    Tarzan and the Huntress Kurt Neumann Johnny Weissmuller, Patricia Morison United States
    Unconquered Cecil B. DeMille Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Boris Karloff United States Western
    The White Devil Nunzio Malasomma Rossano Brazzi Italy

    1948

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    Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
    16 Fathoms Deep Irving Allen Lon Chaney, Arthur Lake, Lloyd Bridges United States Sea adventure
    Adventures of Casanova Roberto Gavaldón Arturo de Córdova United States
    Mexico
    Adventures of Don Juan Vincent Sherman Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas United States Swashbuckler
    Angel on the Amazon John H. Auer George Brent, Vera Ralston, Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett United States Romantic adventure
    The Black Arrow Gordon Douglas Louis Hayward United States
    Bonnie Prince Charlie Anthony Kimmins David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Jack Hawkins United Kingdom
    Broken Journey Ken Annakin Phyllis Calvert, James Donald, Margot Grahame, Francis L. Sullivan, Guy Rolfe United Kingdom Adventure drama
    I cavalieri dalle maschere nere Pino Mercanti Otello Toso, Lea Padovani, Massimo Serato Italy
    Congo Bill Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr Don McGuire, Cleo Moore, Jack Ingram, I. Stanford Jolley, Leonard Penn United States Serial
    Daughter of the Jungle George Blair Lois Hall United States
    Du Guesclin Bernard de Latour Fernand Gravey France
    The Gallant Blade Henry Levin Larry Parks United States
    Idol of Paris Leslie Arliss Beryl Baxter, Michael Rennie, Christine Norden United Kingdom Romantic adventure
    Juan Moreira Luis Moglia Barth Floren Delbene, Dora Ferreyro, Nedda Francy, Fernando Ochoa Argentina
    Jungle Goddess Lewis D. Collins Wanda McKay, George Reeves, Ralph Byrd United States
    Jungle Jim William Berke Johnny Weissmuller United States
    Kidnapped William Beaudine Roddy McDowall, Dan O'Herlihy United States
    Louisiana Story Robert J. Flaherty United States Docufiction
    Man-Eater of Kumaon Byron Haskin Sabu, Wendell Corey, Joy Page, Morris Carnovsky United States [27]
    Miraculous Journey Sam Newfield Rory Calhoun, Audrey Long, Virginia Grey United States
    The Mysterious Rider Riccardo Freda Vittorio Gassman, María Mercader, Yvonne Sanson, Gianna Maria Canale Italy
    The Prince of Thieves Howard Bretherton Jon Hall, Patricia Morison United States
    Rogues' Regiment Robert Florey Dick Powell, Marta Toren, Vincent Price United States War adventure
    Saigon Leslie Fenton Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake United States
    Scott of the Antarctic Charles Frend John Mills United States Adventure drama
    Le Secret de Monte-Cristo [fr] Albert Valentin Pierre Brasseur France [28]
    Snowbound David MacDonald Dennis Price, Robert Newton, Herbert Lom, Marcel Dalio, Mila Parély, Stanley Holloway United Kingdom
    The Swordsman Joseph H. Lewis Larry Parks United States
    Tarzan and the Mermaids Robert Florey Johnny Weissmuller, Linda Christian, George Zucco United States
    The Three Musketeers George Sidney Gene Kelly, Lana Turner, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Vincent Price United States
    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre John Huston Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt United States Adventure drama, western
    Unknown Island Jack Bernhard Virginia Grey, Philip Reed, Richard Denning United States
    Wake of the Red Witch Edward Ludwig John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young United States Sea adventure, romantic adventure
    Yellow Sky William A. Wellman Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark, Anne Baxter United States Western

    1949

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    Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
    Adventures of Sir Galahad Spencer Gordon Bennet George Reeves United States Serial
    Africa Screams Charles Barton Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Clyde Beatty, Frank Buck United States Adventure comedy
    Arctic Fury Norman Dawn, Fred R. Feitshans Jr. Alfred Delcambre United States
    Bagdad Charles Lamont Maureen O'Hara, Paul Hubschmid, Vincent Price United States Desert adventure
    Barbary Pirate Lew Landers Donald Woods, Trudy Marshall United States
    The Big Cat Phil Karlson Lon McCallister, Peggy Ann Garner, Preston Foster, Forrest Tucker United States
    The Blue Lagoon Frank Launder Jean Simmons, Donald Houston United Kingdom Romantic adventure
    Bomba, the Jungle Boy Ford Beebe Johnny Sheffield United States [29]
    Bomba 2: Bomba on Panther Island Ford Beebe Johnny Sheffield United States [30]
    The Bribe Robert Z. Leonard Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price United States
    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Tay Garnett Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, William Bendix United States Fantasy adventure
    Down to the Sea in Ships Henry Hathaway Richard Widmark, Lionel Barrymore, Dean Stockwell United States Sea adventure
    The Duchess of Benameji Luis Lucia Amparo Rivelles, Jorge Mistral Spain
    Il falco rosso [it] Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Jacques Sernas, Tamara Lees, Paul Muller Italy
    The Fighting O'Flynn Arthur Pierson Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Helena Carter, Richard Greene, Patricia Medina United States
    The Jack of Diamonds Vernon Sewell Nigel Patrick, Cyril Raymond, Joan Carroll United Kingdom Sea adventure
    The Lost Tribe William Berke Johnny Weissmuller United States
    Lust for Gold S. Sylvan Simon Glenn Ford, Ida Lupino, Gig Young United States Western
    Malaya Richard Thorpe Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Sydney Greenstreet United States
    Malice in the Palace Jules White Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard United States
    Mighty Joe Young Ernest B. Schoedsack Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Frank McHugh United States Jungle adventure
    The Mutineers Jean Yarbrough Jon Hall, Adele Jergens, George Reeves United States
    Outpost in Morocco Robert Florey George Raft, Marie Windsor, Akim Tamiroff United States
    Le Paradis des pilotes perdus [fr] Georges Lampin Henri Vidal, Michel Auclair, Andrée Debar, Daniel Gélin France Desert adventure
    The Pirates of Capri Edgar G. Ulmer Louis Hayward, Massimo Serato United States
    Italy
    Prince of Foxes Henry King Tyrone Power, Orson Welles United States
    Reign of Terror Anthony Mann Robert Cummings, Arlene Dahl, Richard Basehart United States
    Rope of Sand William Dieterle Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre United States Desert adventure
    Rose of the Yukon George Blair Steve Brodie, Myrna Dell, William Wright United States
    Samson and Delilah Cecil B. DeMille Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Henry Wilcoxon United States
    The Secret of St. Ives Phil Rosen Richard Ney, Vanessa Brown, Henry Daniell United States
    Sicilian Uprising Giorgio Pastina Marina Berti, Clara Calamai, Roldano Lupi, Steve Barclay, Paul Muller Italy
    Siren of Atlantis Gregg G. Tallas Maria Montez, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Dennis O'Keefe United States
    Song of India Albert S. Rogell Sabu, Turhan Bey, Gail Russell United States [31]
    State Department: File 649 Sam Newfield William Lundigan, Virginia Bruce United States
    Sword in the Desert George Sherman Dana Andrews, Marta Toren, Stephen McNally United States War adventure
    Tarzan's Magic Fountain Lee Sholem Lex Barker United States
    The Walking Hills John Sturges Randolph Scott, Ella Raines, Arthur Kennedy, John Ireland United States Western
    We Were Strangers John Huston Jennifer Jones, John Garfield, Pedro Armendáriz, Gilbert Roland, Ramon Novarro United States
    William Tell Giorgio Pastina, Michał Waszyński Gino Cervi, Paul Muller Italy
    Zamba William Berke Jon Hall United States [32]

    Notes

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