List of Warner Bros. films (1940–1949)

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "List of Warner Bros. films" 1940–1949 – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

This is a list of films produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. and also its subsidiary First National Pictures in the 1940s.[1] This list does not include third-party films or films Warner gained the rights to as a result of mergers or acquisitions.

## 1940

[edit]

Release date  | Title  | Notes

|
|

January 6, 1940 | A Child Is Born |
January 13, 1940 | Brother Rat and a Baby |
January 27, 1940 | The Fighting 69th |
January 29, 1940 | British Intelligence | Public domain
February 3, 1940 | Calling Philo Vance |
February 10, 1940 | Granny Get Your Gun |
February 17, 1940 | Castle on the Hudson |
March 2, 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet |
March 16, 1940 | Three Cheers for the Irish |
March 23, 1940 | Virginia City |
April 6, 1940 | It All Came True |
April 13, 1940 | King of the Lumberjacks |
April 20, 1940 | 'Til We Meet Again |
April 27, 1940 | An Angel from Texas |
May 4, 1940 | Tear Gas Squad |
May 11, 1940 | Saturday's Children |
May 18, 1940 | Flight Angels |
May 25, 1940 | Torrid Zone |
June 1, 1940 | Murder in the Air |
June 8, 1940 | Brother Orchid |
June 15, 1940 | A Fugitive from Justice |
June 22, 1940 | Gambling on the High Seas |
July 1, 1940 | The Sea Hawk |
July 13, 1940 | All This, and Heaven Too | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
My Love Came Back |
July 16, 1940 | The Man Who Talked Too Much |
July 27, 1940 | Ladies Must Live |
August 3, 1940 | They Drive by Night |
August 10, 1940 | River's End |
August 17, 1940 | Money and the Woman |
August 24, 1940 | Flowing Gold |
September 7, 1940 | Calling All Husbands |
September 14, 1940 | No Time for Comedy |
September 21, 1940 | City for Conquest |
October 5, 1940 | Knute Rockne, All American | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1997
October 19, 1940 | A Dispatch from Reuters |
October 26, 1940 | Tugboat Annie Sails Again |
November 2, 1940 | Always a Bride |
November 9, 1940 | East of the River |
November 16, 1940 | South of Suez |
November 18, 1940 | Father Is a Prince |
November 23, 1940 | The Letter | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
November 30, 1940 | Lady with Red Hair |
December 7, 1940 | She Couldn't Say No |
December 28, 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Public domain

## 1941

[edit]

Release date  | Title  | Notes

|
|

January 4, 1941 | Four Mothers |
January 11, 1941 | The Case of the Black Parrot |
January 18, 1941 | Honeymoon for Three |
January 25, 1941 | High Sierra |
February 8, 1941 | Flight from Destiny |
February 12, 1941 | Father's Son |
February 15, 1941 | The Great Mr. Nobody |
February 22, 1941 | The Strawberry Blonde |
March 1, 1941 | Shadows on the Stairs | Public domain
March 8, 1941 | Footsteps in the Dark |
March 15, 1941 | Here Comes Happiness |
March 21, 1941 | The Sea Wolf |
March 29, 1941 | Knockout |
April 5, 1941 | A Shot in the Dark |
April 12, 1941 | The Great Lie |
April 19, 1941 | Strange Alibi |
April 25, 1941 | The Wagons Roll at Night |
May 3, 1941 | Thieves Fall Out |
Meet John Doe | theatrical distribution only; public domain
May 10, 1941 | Affectionately Yours |
May 17, 1941 | Singapore Woman |
May 24, 1941 | The Nurse's Secret |
May 31, 1941 | Million Dollar Baby |
June 7, 1941 | Shining Victory |
June 14, 1941 | Out of the Fog |
June 28, 1941 | Underground |
July 5, 1941 | Kisses for Breakfast |
July 12, 1941 | The Bride Came C.O.D. |
July 19, 1941 | Bullets for O'Hara |
July 26, 1941 | Bad Men of Missouri |
August 2, 1941 | Three Sons o' Guns |
August 7, 1941 | Highway West |
August 9, 1941 | Manpower |
August 13, 1941 | International Squadron |
August 30, 1941 | Dive Bomber |
September 6, 1941 | The Smiling Ghost |
September 13, 1941 | Navy Blues |
September 20, 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough |
September 27, 1941 | Sergeant York | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2008
September 1941 | Passage from Hong Kong |
October 4, 1941 | Law of the Tropics |
October 17, 1941 | Target for Tonight | British film
US theatrical distribution only; produced by Crown Film Unit
October 18, 1941 | The Maltese Falcon | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1989
November 1, 1941 | One Foot in Heaven | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
November 15, 1941 | Blues in the Night |
November 21, 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On |
December 2, 1941 | All Through the Night |
December 6, 1941 | The Body Disappears |
December 13, 1941 | Steel Against the Sky |
December 24, 1941 | Dangerously They Live |
December 25, 1941 | You're in the Army Now |

## 1942

[edit]

Release date  | Title  | Notes

|
|

January 24, 1942 | The Man Who Came to Dinner |
January 31, 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides |
February 3, 1942 | The Prime Minister |
February 7, 1942 | Atlantic Ferry |
February 21, 1942 | Captains of the Clouds |
March 7, 1942 | Bullet Scars |
March 14, 1942 | Always in My Heart |
March 21, 1942 | This Was Paris |
April 1, 1942 | Lady Gangster | Public domain
April 4, 1942 | I Was Framed |
The Male Animal |
April 11, 1942 | Murder in the Big House |
April 18, 1942 | Kings Row | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
May 2, 1942 | Larceny, Inc. |
May 16, 1942 | In This Our Life |
May 30, 1942 | Juke Girl |
June 6, 1942 | Spy Ship |
Yankee Doodle Dandy | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture

Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1993

June 13, 1942 | The Big Shot |
July 18, 1942 | Wings for the Eagle |
July 25, 1942 | Escape from Crime |
August 1, 1942 | The Gay Sisters |
September 5, 1942 | Across the Pacific |
September 17, 1942 | Secret Enemies |
September 19, 1942 | Busses Roar |
September 26, 1942 | Desperate Journey |
October 10, 1942 | You Can't Escape Forever |
October 31, 1942 | Now, Voyager | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2007
November 7, 1942 | The Hidden Hand |
November 14, 1942 | Gentleman Jim |
November 26, 1942 | Casablanca | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1989
November 28, 1942 | George Washington Slept Here |
December 5, 1942 | Flying Fortress |

## 1943

[edit]

Release date  | Title  | Notes

|
|

January 16, 1943 | The Gorilla Man |
February 6, 1943 | Truck Busters |
February 20, 1943 | The Hard Way |
March 3, 1943 | The Mysterious Doctor |
March 20, 1943 | Air Force |
April 24, 1943 | Edge of Darkness |
May 22, 1943 | Mission to Moscow |
June 12, 1943 | Action in the North Atlantic |
June 23, 1943 | The Constant Nymph |
July 1, 1943 | Pledge to Bataan |
July 3, 1943 | Background to Danger |
August 14, 1943 | This Is the Army | Public domain
August 27, 1943 | Watch on the Rhine | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
September 18, 1943 | Murder on the Waterfront |
September 25, 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars |
September 27, 1943 | Adventure in Iraq | Public domain
October 23, 1943 | Princess O'Rourke |
November 6, 1943 | Find the Blackmailer |
November 13, 1943 | Northern Pursuit |
November 27, 1943 | Old Acquaintance |
December 17, 1943 | The Desert Song |
December 31, 1943 | Destination Tokyo |

## 1944

[edit]

Release date  | Title  | Notes

|
|

February 19, 1944 | In Our Time |
March 11, 1944 | Passage to Marseille |
April 8, 1944 | Shine On, Harvest Moon |
April 22, 1944 | Uncertain Glory | co-production with Thomson Productions
May 20, 1944 | Between Two Worlds |
May 25, 1944 | Mr. Skeffington |
June 10, 1944 | Make Your Own Bed |
July 1, 1944 | The Mask of Dimitrios |
July 22, 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twain |
September 2, 1944 | Janie |
September 9, 1944 | Crime by Night |
September 23, 1944 | Arsenic and Old Lace | produced in 1941
October 7, 1944 | The Last Ride |
October 11, 1944 | To Have and Have Not |
October 20, 1944 | The Very Thought of You |
October 24, 1944 | The Conspirators |
November 25, 1944 | The Doughgirls |
December 31, 1944 | Hollywood Canteen |

## 1945

[edit]

Release date  | Title  | Notes

|
|

January 31, 1945 | Roughly Speaking |
February 17, 1945 | Objective, Burma! |
March 2, 1945 | Hotel Berlin |
April 7, 1945 | God Is My Co-Pilot |
April 28, 1945 | The Horn Blows at Midnight |
May 1, 1945 | Escape in the Desert |
June 9, 1945 | Pillow to Post |
June 15, 1945 | Conflict |
July 14, 1945 | The Corn Is Green |
August 11, 1945 | Christmas in Connecticut |
August 24, 1945 | Pride of the Marines |
September 22, 1945 | Rhapsody in Blue |
October 20, 1945 | Mildred Pierce | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1996
November 10, 1945 | Confidential Agent |
November 14, 1945 | Danger Signal |
December 1, 1945 | Too Young to Know |
December 7, 1945 | Appointment in Tokyo | distribution only
December 29, 1945 | San Antonio |

## 1946

[edit]

Release date  | Title  | Notes

|
|

January 26, 1946 | My Reputation |
January 28, 1946 | Three Strangers |
March 9, 1946 | Cinderella Jones |
March 30, 1946 | Saratoga Trunk |
April 20, 1946 | Devotion | produced in 1943
May 11, 1946 | Her Kind of Man |
June 1, 1946 | One More Tomorrow |
June 22, 1946 | Janie Gets Married |
July 6, 1946 | A Stolen Life | co-production with B.D. Production
July 20, 1946 | Of Human Bondage |
July 26, 1946 | Two Guys from Milwaukee |
August 3, 1946 | Night and Day |
August 31, 1946 | The Big Sleep | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1997
September 14, 1946 | Shadow of a Woman |
September 28, 1946 | Cloak and Dagger[N 1] | distribution only; produced by United States Pictures
October 18, 1946 | Deception |
November 1, 1946 | Nobody Lives Forever |
November 9, 1946 | Never Say Goodbye |
November 23, 1946 | The Verdict |
December 25, 1946 | The Beast with Five Fingers |
Humoresque |

## 1947

[edit]

Release date  | Title  | Notes

|
|

December 28, 1946 | The Time, the Place and the Girl |
January 11, 1947 | The Man I Love |
February 22, 1947 | Nora Prentiss |
March 4, 1947 | The Two Mrs. Carrolls |
March 5, 1947 | Pursued[N 1] | distribution only; produced by United States Pictures
March 29, 1947 | That Way with Women |
April 12, 1947 | Stallion Road |
May 2, 1947 | Love and Learn |
June 5, 1947 | The Unfaithful |
June 6, 1947 | Cheyenne |
July 26, 1947 | Possessed |
July 30, 1947 | Deep Valley |
August 14, 1947 | Life with Father | Public domain
August 19, 1947 | Cry Wolf |
September 27, 1947 | Dark Passage |
October 3, 1947 | The Unsuspected | co-production with Michael Curtiz Productions
November 1, 1947 | That Hagen Girl |
November 7, 1947 | Escape Me Never |
December 10, 1947 | Always Together |
December 25, 1947 | The Voice of the Turtle |
December 27, 1947 | My Wild Irish Rose |

## 1948

[edit]

Release date  | Title  | Notes

|
|

January 24, 1948 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture(tied with Johnny Belinda)
Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1990
February 7, 1948 | My Girl Tisa[N 1] | distribution only; produced by United States Pictures
March 6, 1948 | They Made Me a Fugitive | distribution only; produced by A. R. Shipman Productions/Alliance Films
March 27, 1948 | April Showers |
April 7, 1948 | Winter Meeting |
April 16, 1948 | To the Victor |
May 15, 1948 | The Woman in White |
May 29, 1948 | Silver River |
June 13, 1948 | Wallflower |
June 26, 1948 | The Big Punch |
July 3, 1948 | Romance on the High Seas | co-production with Michael Curtiz Productions
July 31, 1948 | Key Largo |
July 31, 1948 | Embraceable You |
August 26, 1948 | Rope[N 2] | distribution only; produced by Transatlantic Pictures
September 4, 1948 | Two Guys from Texas | Co-produced with Warner Bros Cartoons.
September 14, 1948 | Johnny Belinda | Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture(tied with The Treasure of the Sierra Madre)

October 9, 1948 | Smart Girls Don't Talk |
October 29, 1948 | June Bride |
November 27, 1948 | Fighter Squadron |
December 1, 1948 | Adventures of Don Juan |
December 23, 1948 | The Decision of Christopher Blake |
December 24, 1948 | Whiplash |

## 1949

[edit]

Release date  | Title  | Notes

|
|

January 1, 1949 | One Sunday Afternoon |
February 4, 1949 | John Loves Mary |
February 15, 1949 | Flaxy Martin |
March 6, 1949 | South of St. Louis[N 1] | distribution only; produced by United States Pictures
March 26, 1949 | A Kiss in the Dark |
April 1, 1949 | Burma Victory |
April 2, 1949 | Homicide |
April 16, 1949 | My Dream Is Yours | Co-produced by Warner Bros Cartoons.
May 3, 1949 | The Younger Brothers |
May 6, 1949 | Flamingo Road | co-production with Michael Curtiz Productions
June 10, 1949 | Night Unto Night |
June 11, 1949 | Colorado Territory |
June 30, 1949 | One Last Fling |
July 2, 1949 | The Fountainhead |
July 16, 1949 | The Girl from Jones Beach |
July 30, 1949 | Look for the Silver Lining |
August 1, 1949 | It's a Great Feeling |
September 3, 1949 | White Heat | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2003
September 10, 1949 | The House Across the Street |
September 15, 1949 | Golden Madonna | British-Italian film
co-production with Pendennis Productions and Produttore Films Internazionali
September 30, 1949 | Task Force |
October 8, 1949 | Under Capricorn[N 3][N 4] | distribution only; produced by Transatlantic Pictures
October 21, 1949 | Beyond the Forest |
November 12, 1949 | The Story of Seabiscuit |
November 26, 1949 | Always Leave Them Laughing |
December 2, 1949 | The Hasty Heart | U.S. distribution only; produced by Associated British Picture Corporation
December 16, 1949 | The Lady Takes a Sailor |
December 31, 1949 | The Inspector General | Public domain

## See also

[edit]

* List of New Line Cinema films
* List of films based on DC Comics publications
* List of Warner Bros. theatrical animated feature films
* Category:Lists of films by studio

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Owned by Paramount Pictures (via Melange Pictures)
2. ^ Owned by Universal Pictures
3. ^ Owned by Shout! Studios (via Westchester Films)
4. ^ Owned by CBS (via King World Productions) with Paramount Pictures handling distribution

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Codori, Jeff. Film History Through Trade Journal Art, 1916-1920. McFarland, 2020. 160.

* v
* t
* e

Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group films

Lists of films|

* 1918–1929
* 1930–1939
* 1940–1949
* 1950–1959
* 1960–1969
* 1970–1979
* 1980–1989
* 1990–1999
* 2000–2009
* 2010–2019
* 2020–2029

International releases|

* 1990–1999
* 2000–2009
* 2010–2019
* 2020–2029

Films by studio|

* Warner Bros. Pictures
* Warner Bros. Pictures Animation
* Cartoon Network Movies
* HBO Films
* DC Studios
* New Line Cinema
* Castle Rock Entertainment
* Flagship Entertainment Group (China) (49%)
* Spyglass Media Group (minority stake)

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template