List of science fiction films of the 1940s
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A list of science fiction films released in the 1940s. These films include core elements of science fiction and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics.
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1940 | ||||||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/Notes | ||
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The Ape | William Nigh | Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, | United States | |||
Before I Hang | Nick Grinde | Boris Karloff, Evelyn Keyes, Bruce Bennett | United States | |||
Black Friday | Arthur Lubin | Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Stanley Ridges, | United States | |||
The Devil Bat | Jean Yarborough | Bela Lugosi | United States | |||
Dr. Cyclops | Ernest B. Schoedsack | Albert Dekker, Janice Logan, | United States | |||
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Ford I. Beebe, Ray Taylor | Harry C. Bradley, Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Shirley Deane | United States | Serial film | ||
The Invisible Man Returns | Joe May | Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey, John Sutton | United States | |||
The Invisible Woman | Edward Sutherland | Virginia Bruce, John Barrymore, John Howard, Charlie Ruggles | United States | |||
Mysterious Doctor Satan | Jon English, William Witney | Edwin Stanley, C. Montague Shaw | United States | Serial film | ||
Son of Ingagi | Richard Kahn | Zack Williams, Laura Bowman, Spencer Williams | United States | |||
(i.e. Spaceship I takes off) |
Anton Kutter | Carl Wery, Fritz Reiff, | Nazi Germany | |||
1941 | ||||||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/Notes | ||
The Devil Commands | Edward Dmytryk | Boris Karloff, Richard Fiske, Amanda Duff, Anne Revere | United States | |||
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Victor Fleming | Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner, Donald Crisp | United States | |||
(Mysterious Island) | , , , , | Soviet Union | adaptation of the 1874 novel by Jules Verne | |||
Man Made Monster | George Waggner | Lionel Atwill, Lon Chaney, Jr., Anne Nagel, Frank Albertson | United States | |||
Monster and the Girl | Stuart Heisler | Ellen Drew, Robert Paige, Paul Lukas | United States | |||
1942 | ||||||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/Notes | ||
Bowery at Midnight | Wallace W. Fox | Bela Lugosi, John Archer | United States | |||
The Corpse Vanishes | Wallace W. Fox | Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters, Tristram Coffin, Elizabeth Russell | United States | |||
Dr. Renault's Secret | Harry Lachman | J. Carrol Naish, John Shepperd, Lynne Roberts | United States | |||
Invisible Agent | Edwin L. Marin | Ilona Massey, Jon Hall, Peter Lorre, Cedric Hardwicke | United States | |||
The Mad Monster | Sam Newfield | Johnny Downs, George Zucco, Anne Nagel, Reginald Barlow | United States | |||
1943 | ||||||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/Notes | ||
The Ape Man | William Beaudine | Bela Lugosi, Wallace Ford, Louise Currie | United States | |||
The Mad Ghoul | James Hogan | David Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, George Zucco | United States | |||
1944 | ||||||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/Notes | ||
The Invisible Man's Revenge | Ford Beebe | Jon Hall, John Carradine, Evelyn Ankers | United States | |||
The Lady and the Monster | George Sherman | Vera Ralston, Richard Arlen, Mary Nash, Sidney Blackmer | United States | |||
The Monster Maker | Sam Newfield | J. Carrol Naish, Ralph Morgan, Tala Birell | United States | |||
1945 | ||||||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/Notes | ||
Manhunt of Mystery Island | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Wallace A. Grissell | Linda Stirling, Harry Strang, Tom Steele | United States | Serial film | ||
The Man in Half Moon Street | Ralph Murphy | Nils Asther, Helen Walker | United States | |||
The Monster and the Ape | Howard Bretherton | Robert Lowery, Ralph Morgan, George Macready | United States | Serial film | ||
The Purple Monster Strikes | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon | Linda Stirling, Ken Terrell, Mary Moore | United States | Serial film | ||
Strange Holiday | Arch Oboler | Griff Barnett, Claude Rains, Barbara Bates, Tommy Cook, | United States | [1][2] | ||
1946 | ||||||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/Notes | ||
The Crimson Ghost | Fred C. Brannon, William Witney | Forrest Taylor, Dale Van Sickel, Linda Stirling, Charles Quigley | United States | Serial film | ||
The Flying Serpent | Sam Newfield | George Zucco, Ralph Lewis, | United States | Mad scientist | ||
The Mysterious Mr. M | Lewis D. Collins, | Richard Martin, Pamela Blake, Dennis Moore | United States | Serial film | ||
1947 | ||||||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/Notes | ||
The Black Widow | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon | Bruce Edwards, , Carol Forman, Anthony Warde | United States | Serial film | ||
Brick Bradford | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr | Kane Richmond, Rick Vallin | United States | Serial film | ||
Jack Armstrong | Wallace Fox | John Hart, Pierre Watkin | United States | Serial film | ||
1948 | ||||||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/Notes | ||
Chemistry and Love | Arthur Maria Rabenalt | Hans Nielsen, Tilly Lauenstein, Ralph Lothar | East Germany | Comedy | ||
Counterblast | Paul L. Stein | Mervyn Johns, Robert Beatty, Nova Pilbeam | United Kingdom | [3][4] | ||
Krakatit | Otakar Vávra | Karel Höger | Czechoslovakia | |||
Unknown Island | Jack Bernhard | Virginia Grey, Richard Denning, Barton MacLane | United States | [5] | ||
1949 | ||||||
Title | Director | Cast | Country | Subgenre/Notes | ||
Bruce Gentry | Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr | Tom Neal | United States | Serial film | ||
King of the Rocket Men | Fred C. Brannon | Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke | United States | Serial film | ||
Mighty Joe Young | Ernest B. Schoedsack | Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong | United States | |||
The Perfect Woman | Bernard Knowles | Patricia Roc, Stanley Holloway, Nigel Patrick | United Kingdom | [6] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2012). "Strange Holiday (1945)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2009-06-10. This film saw a limited release in 1945 then a general release 1946.
- ^ Rickman, Gregg (2004). The science fiction film reader. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 131. ISBN 0-87910-994-7.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2012). "Counterblast (1948)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ Brosnan, John (1978). Future Tense: the Cinema of Science Fiction. Macdonald and Jane's. p. 69. ISBN 0-354-04222-X.
- ^ Kinnard, Roy (1988). Beasts and Behemoths: Prehistoric Creatures in the Movies. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 52. ISBN 0-8108-2062-5.
- ^ Hunter, I. Q. (2002). British Science Fiction Cinema. Routledge. p. 58. ISBN 0-203-00977-0.
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