List of Paramount Pictures films (1940–1949)

The following is a list of films originally produced and/or distributed theatrically by Paramount Pictures and released in the 1940s. All films (with a few exceptions) are currently owned by Universal Television through EMKA, Ltd.

## 1940

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January 5, 1940 | Emergency Squad |
January 19, 1940 | Remember the Night |
January 26, 1940 | Santa Fe Marshal | The twenty-seventh Hopalong Cassidy film
February 2, 1940 | Parole Fixer |
February 15, 1940 | Sidewalks of London | Worldwide distribution (outside the UK) only, produced by Mayflower Pictures

Original British title: St. Martin's Lane

February 23, 1940 | Knights of the Range |
March 1, 1940 | Seventeen |
March 8, 1940 | Adventure in Diamonds |
March 8, 1940 | The Showdown | The twenty-eighth Hopalong Cassidy film
March 15, 1940 | Women Without Names |
March 22, 1940 | Road to Singapore | The first of the Bob Hope-Bing Crosby Road films[1]
March 29, 1940 | The Farmer's Daughter |
April 12, 1940 | Dr. Cyclops |
April 17, 1940 | The Light of Western Stars |
April 28, 1940 | French Without Tears | Distribution only; Two Cities Films Production (UK)
May 10, 1940 | Opened by Mistake |
May 17, 1940 | Typhoon |
May 24, 1940 | The Biscuit Eater |
May 31, 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again |
June 7, 1940 | Hidden Gold | The twenty-ninth Hopalong Cassidy film
June 14, 1940 | Safari |
June 21, 1940 | The Ghost Breakers |
June 28, 1940 | Queen of the Mob |
July 5, 1940 | The Way of All Flesh |
July 12, 1940 | Stagecoach War | The thirtieth Hopalong Cassidy film
July 14, 1940 | Those Were the Days! |
July 24, 1940 | Untamed |
August 2, 1940 | Golden Gloves |
August 9, 1940 | Mystery Sea Raider |
August 16, 1940 | Comin' Round the Mountain |
August 23, 1940 | The Great McGinty |
September 6, 1940 | Rhythm on the River |
September 20, 1940 | I Want a Divorce |
September 27, 1940 | Rangers of Fortune |
October 11, 1940 | Cherokee Strip |
October 16, 1940 | The Quarterback |
October 22, 1940 | North West Mounted Police |
October 23, 1940 | World of Flames |
October 25, 1940 | Christmas in July |
November 1, 1940 | Dancing on a Dime |
November 8, 1940 | Arise, My Love |
November 15, 1940 | Three Men from Texas |
December 3, 1940 | Second Chorus |
December 6, 1940 | A Night at Earl Carroll's |
December 11, 1940 | Moon Over Burma |
December 13, 1940 | Texas Rangers Ride Again |
December 21, 1940 | Victory |
December 27, 1940 | Love Thy Neighbor |

## 1941

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January 10, 1941 | Doomed Caravan | The thirty-second Hopalong Cassidy film
January 24, 1941 | Life with Henry | The second of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies
January 28, 1941 | Virginia |
February 14, 1941 | The Mad Doctor |
February 19, 1941 | You're the One |
February 28, 1941 | The Monster and the Girl |
March 14, 1941 | In Old Colorado | The thirty-third Hopalong Cassidy film
March 21, 1941 | The Lady Eve | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1994
March 26, 1941 | I Wanted Wings |
March 28, 1941 | Las Vegas Nights |
April 4, 1941 | The Round Up |
April 11, 1941 | Road to Zanzibar | The second of the Road films[2]
April 18, 1941 | Border Vigilantes | The thirty-fourth Hopalong Cassidy film
May 2, 1941 | Reaching for the Sun |
May 23, 1941 | Pirates on Horseback | The thirty-fifth Hopalong Cassidy film
June 4, 1941 | Power Dive | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 8, 1941 | The Hard-Boiled Canary |
June 13, 1941 | One Night in Lisbon |
June 20, 1941 | West Point Widow |
July 4, 1941 | Caught in the Draft |
July 11, 1941 | Forced Landing | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
July 18, 1941 | The Shepherd of the Hills |
July 25, 1941 | The Parson of Panamint |
August 1, 1941 | Kiss the Boys Goodbye |
August 8, 1941 | Wide Open Town | The thirty-sixth Hopalong Cassidy film
August 21, 1941 | World Premiere |
August 27, 1941 | Aloma of the South Seas |
August 29, 1941 | Flying Blind | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
September 17, 1941 | Riders of the Timberline | The thirty-seventh Hopalong Cassidy film
Stick to Your Guns | The thirty-eighth Hopalong Cassidy film
September 26, 1941 | Hold Back the Dawn | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture[3]
September 29, 1941 | Twilight on the Trail | The thirty-ninth Hopalong Cassidy film
October 3, 1941 | Buy Me That Town |
October 10, 1941 | Nothing but the Truth |
October 24, 1941 | Henry Aldrich for President | The third of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
October 31, 1941 | New York Town |
November 1, 1941 | Outlaws of the Desert | The fortieth Hopalong Cassidy film
November 7, 1941 | Birth of the Blues |
November 15, 1941 | Secret of the Wastelands |
November 21, 1941 | Skylark |
November 28, 1941 | The Night of January 16th |
December 1, 1941 | No Hands on the Clock | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
December 5, 1941 | Glamour Boy |
December 5, 1941 | Mr. Bug Goes to Town | The Fleischer's second and final animated feature film [N 1]
December 10, 1941 | Bahama Passage |
December 19, 1941 | Among the Living |
December 31, 1941 | Louisiana Purchase |
Pacific Blackout |

## 1942

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January 19, 1942 | Fly-by-Night |
January 24, 1942 | The Fleet's In |
The Lady Has Plans |
Torpedo Boat | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
February 6, 1942 | Sullivan's Travels | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1990
March 5, 1942 | The Remarkable Andrew |
March 21, 1942 | True to the Army |
March 26, 1942 | Reap the Wild Wind |
April 2, 1942 | My Favorite Blonde |
April 24, 1942 | This Gun for Hire |
April 29, 1942 | The Great Man's Lady |
May 6, 1942 | Take a Letter, Darling |
May 9, 1942 | Dr. Broadway |
June 5, 1942 | Henry and Dizzy | The fourth of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
June 13, 1942 | Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die |
June 15, 1942 | Are Husbands Necessary? |
June 16, 1942 | I Live on Danger | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 25, 1942 | Beyond the Blue Horizon |
July 1, 1942 | Night in New Orleans |
July 13, 1942 | Sweater Girl |
July 23, 1942 | Priorities on Parade |
August 11, 1942 | Wake Island | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture[4]
September 3, 1942 | Wildcat | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
September 4, 1942 | Holiday Inn | Holiday Inn hotel chain was named after this film. Introduced the Academy Award for Best Original Song, "White Christmas", by Irving Berlin and performed by Bing Crosby.
September 16, 1942 | The Major and the Minor |
September 1942 | Henry Aldrich, Editor | The fifth of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
October 3, 1942 | Street of Chance |
October 21, 1942 | The Forest Rangers |
October 23, 1942 | The Glass Key |
October 1942 | Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch |
November 7, 1942 | My Heart Belongs to Daddy |
Wrecking Crew | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
November 10, 1942 | Road to Morocco | The third of the Road films

Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996

November 16, 1942 | Lucky Jordan |
November 24, 1942 | The Avengers | Original British title: The Day Will Dawn
December 2, 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm |

## 1943

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1943 | Tornado | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
January 1, 1943 | The Palm Beach Story |
January 2, 1943 | Lady Bodyguard |
January 4, 1943 | Happy Go Lucky |
January 1943 | No Time for Love |
March 17, 1943 | Salute for Three |
March 20, 1943 | Aerial Gunner | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
March 27, 1943 | High Explosive | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
April 21, 1943 | China |
April 30, 1943 | Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour | The sixth of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
May 4, 1943 | Five Graves to Cairo |
May 31, 1943 | Night Plane from Chungking |
June 23, 1943 | Dixie |
June 23, 1943 | Henry Aldrich Swings It | The seventh of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
June 24, 1943 | Alaska Highway | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 28, 1943 | Submarine Alert | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
July 14, 1943 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture[5]
August 5, 1943 | Let's Face It |
August 11, 1943 | The Good Fellows |
September 9, 1943 | So Proudly We Hail! |
October 11, 1943 | Hostages |
November 10, 1943 | Henry Aldrich Haunts a House | The eighth of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
Minesweeper | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
November 11, 1943 | Riding High |
December 24, 1943 | True to Life |

## 1944

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January 7, 1944 | Standing Room Only |
January 13, 1944 | Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout | The ninth of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
January 13, 1944 | Timber Queen | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
February 10, 1944 | Lady in the Dark |
February 26, 1944 | The Uninvited |
The Navy Way | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
February 28, 1944 | You Can't Ration Love |
February 1944 | The Miracle of Morgan's Creek[N 2] | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2001
April 25, 1944 | And the Angels Sing |
April 26, 1944 | The Hitler Gang |
April 27, 1944 | Gambler's Choice | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
April 1944 | Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid | The tenth of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
May 3, 1944 | Going My Way | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture

Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2004

May 10, 1944 | The Hour Before the Dawn |
June 9, 1944 | Take It Big | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 10, 1944 | Henry Aldrich's Little Secret | The eleventh and last of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
July 4, 1944 | The Story of Dr. Wassell |
July 6, 1944 | Double Indemnity | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture

Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1992

August 9, 1944 | Hail the Conquering Hero | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2015
August 15, 1944 | I Love a Soldier |
August 30, 1944 | Till We Meet Again |
September 2, 1944 | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay |
September 5, 1944 | Rainbow Island |
September 6, 1944 | The Great Moment |
September 24, 1944 | The National Barn Dance |
September 1944 | Dark Mountain | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
November 22, 1944 | And Now Tomorrow |
November 24, 1944 | One Body Too Many | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
December 18, 1944 | Dangerous Passage | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
Double Exposure |
Here Come the Waves |
December 20, 1944 | Practically Yours |
December 31, 1944 | Ministry of Fear |

## 1945

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January 8, 1945 | Frenchman's Creek |
January 19, 1945 | The Man in Half Moon Street |
February 1945 | High Powered | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
March 30, 1945 | Bring on the Girls |
April 16, 1945 | A Medal for Benny |
April 25, 1945 | Salty O'Rourke |
May 12, 1945 | The Unseen |
June 22, 1945 | Scared Stiff | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 23, 1945 | Murder, He Says |
July 4, 1945 | You Came Along | co-production with Hal Wallis Productions, Inc.
July 8, 1945 | The Affairs of Susan |
July 13, 1945 | Out of This World |
July 27, 1945 | Midnight Manhunt | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
August 31, 1945 | Incendiary Blonde |
September 28, 1945 | Duffy's Tavern |
October 26, 1945 | Love Letters |
November 16, 1945 | The Lost Weekend | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture

Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2011

November 23, 1945 | Hold That Blonde |
December 3, 1945 | Masquerade in Mexico |
December 14, 1945 | Follow That Woman | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
December 28, 1945 | The Stork Club |

## 1946

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January 11, 1946 | People Are Funny | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
January 25, 1946 | Kitty |
February 8, 1946 | Tokyo Rose | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
March 8, 1946 | Miss Susie Slagle's |
March 12, 1946 | To Each His Own |
March 22, 1946 | Road to Utopia | The fourth Road film, filmed and produced in 1943
April 19, 1946 | The Blue Dahlia |
May 3, 1946 | They Made Me a Killer | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
May 5, 1946 | The Virginian |
May 17, 1946 | The Well Groomed Bride |
May 26, 1946 | O.S.S. |
June 5, 1946 | The Bride Wore Boots |
June 14, 1946 | Our Hearts Were Growing Up |
June 28, 1946 | Hot Cargo | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
August 9, 1946 | The Searching Wind |
September 4, 1946 | Monsieur Beaucaire |
September 6, 1946 | Swamp Fire | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
September 13, 1946 | The Strange Love of Martha Ivers |
October 16, 1946 | Blue Skies |
November 22, 1946 | Two Years Before the Mast |

## 1947

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January 10, 1947 | Cross My Heart |
January 24, 1947 | The Perfect Marriage |
February 7, 1947 | Ladies' Man |
February 13, 1947 | Suddenly, It's Spring |
February 21, 1947 | California |
February 27, 1947 | I Cover Big Town | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
March 7, 1947 | Easy Come, Easy Go |
March 28, 1947 | Seven Were Saved | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
April 4, 1947 | My Favorite Brunette | distribution only; co-production with Hope Enterprises[N 3]
April 18, 1947 | Fear in the Night | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
April 23, 1947 | Calcutta |
April 25, 1947 | The Imperfect Lady |
May 2, 1947 | Blaze of Noon |
May 23, 1947 | Big Town | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 10, 1947 | Dear Ruth |
June 13, 1947 | Welcome Stranger |
June 20, 1947 | Danger Street | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 25, 1947 | The Trouble with Women |
July 4, 1947 | The Perils of Pauline |
August 13, 1947 | Adventure Island | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
August 15, 1947 | Desert Fury |
August 22, 1947 | Jungle Flight | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
August 27, 1947 | Golden Earrings |
August 29, 1947 | Variety Girl |
September 26, 1947 | Wild Harvest |
October 10, 1947 | Unconquered |
November 21, 1947 | Where There's Life |
December 12, 1947 | Big Town After Dark | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
December 25, 1947 | Road to Rio | distribution only; co-production with Bing Crosby Enterprises and Hope Enterprises; The fifth Road film[N 3]

## 1948

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January 16, 1948 | I Walk Alone |
February 20, 1948 | Albuquerque | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
March 5, 1948 | Caged Fury | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
March 26, 1948 | Mr. Reckless | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
March 31, 1948 | Saigon |
April 9, 1948 | The Big Clock |
April 19, 1948 | Hatter's Castle |
April 30, 1948 | The Sainted Sisters |
May 14, 1948 | Speed to Spare | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
May 27, 1948 | Big Town Scandal | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
May 28, 1948 | Hazard |
June 11, 1948 | Shaggy | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 25, 1948 | Waterfront at Midnight | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 30, 1948 | A Foreign Affair |
July 2, 1948 | The Emperor Waltz |
July 27, 1948 | Dream Girl |
August 3, 1948 | Beyond Glory |
August 6, 1948 | So Evil My Love |
September 1, 1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number[N 2] | produced by Hal Wallis Productions
October 6, 1948 | Isn't It Romantic? |
October 22, 1948 | Night Has a Thousand Eyes |
November 5, 1948 | Sealed Verdict |
November 19, 1948 | Miss Tatlock's Millions |
December 3, 1948 | Disaster | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
December 9, 1948 | Whispering Smith |
December 24, 1948 | The Paleface |

## 1949

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January 12, 1949 | The Accused |
January 18, 1949 | Dynamite | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
February 2, 1949 | My Own True Love |
March 4, 1949 | Alias Nick Beal |
April 7, 1949 | Bride of Vengeance[N 2] |
April 22, 1949 | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court |
May 27, 1949 | Streets of Laredo |
July 4, 1949 | Sorrowful Jones |
July 13, 1949 | The Great Gatsby |
July 21, 1949 | Manhandled | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
July 22, 1949 | Special Agent | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
August 4, 1949 | Rope of Sand[N 2] |
August 5, 1949 | El Paso | produced by Pine-Thomas Productions
August 31, 1949 | Top o' the Morning |
September 5, 1949 | Red, Hot and Blue |
October 14, 1949 | My Friend Irma[N 2] |
October 28, 1949 | Song of Surrender |
November 3, 1949 | Chicago Deadline |
November 15, 1949 | Dear Wife |
November 23, 1949 | The Great Lover[N 3] |
December 21, 1949 | Samson and Delilah |
December 28, 1949 | The Heiress | Nominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
Last film in the 1929–1949 library owned by Universal Television via EMKA, Ltd.

Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996

## Notes

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1. ^ Retained by Paramount (via Melange Pictures)
2. ^ a b c d e Retained by Paramount
3. ^ a b c Owned by Sony Pictures (via CPT Holdings, Inc.)

## References

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1. ^ Gary Giddins, relying on Paramount scripts and other documentation, in Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams — The Early Years, 1903-1940 (NY: Little, Brown, 2009), 39. ISBN 9780316091565
2. ^ "Road to Zanzibar". Variety. March 12, 1941.
3. ^ "NY Times: Hold Back the Dawn". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
4. ^ "The 15th Academy Awards (1943) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. October 4, 2014.
5. ^ "For Whom the Bell Tolls | Ernest Hemingway, Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

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