One Hundred Crowded Years: The Centennial Film

One Hundred Crowded Years: The Centennial Film 1940

6.00

The coming of the pioneer settlers in 1840, the making of their first homes in the wilderness, the gold rushes, the Maori wars, the stage coaches, and the frontier towns. A panorama of New Zealand's history and scenery, its social and economic development from 1840 to 1940.

1940

The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner 1940

8.10

Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.

1940

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice 1940

6.90

In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.

1940

The Siege of the Alcazar

The Siege of the Alcazar 1940

5.70

Set during the Spanish civil war, the story of a commander of a fort Alcazar in Toledo, faithful to general Franco.

1940

The Invisible Man Returns

The Invisible Man Returns 1940

6.26

The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.

1940

Pinocchio

Pinocchio 1940

7.10

When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish.

1940

Alibaba

Alibaba 1940

1

Alibaba and his son live with his rich brother Cassim. Marjina and Zabba are two slave girls who work in Cassim's house. Marjina and Alibaba's son are in love with each other. Zabba is in league with Abu Hassan, who is the leader of a gang of thieves. Alibaba finds the thieves' cave and becomes rich. Cassim's wife insists on knowing the secret of his wealth. Alibaba tells his brother who goes to the cave but can't get out as he's forgotten the magic words. The thieves find him and kill him. Alibaba and his son find Cassim and bring his body back for burial. Abu Hassan finds out about Alibaba, and the story then follows Marjina outsmarting Abu Hassan, who comes visiting as a merchant.

1940

Fantasia

Fantasia 1940

7.34

Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.

1940

The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator 1940

8.28

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

1940

Rebecca

Rebecca 1940

7.89

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.

1940

Framed

Framed 1940

5.80

A young newspaper reporter finds himself framed for murder.

1940

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

Dr. Kildare's Crisis 1940

6.00

Jimmy Kildare's impending nuptials are jeopardized by a diagnosis of possible epilepsy in his fiancee's brother.

1940

Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman 1940

3.40

A reporter and a lawyer investigate a women's prison and help an inmate who does not belong there.

1940

Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge 1940

7.49

On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.

1940

Convoy

Convoy 1940

5.40

A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.

1940

Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle 1940

6.50

A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.

1940

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound 1940

6.70

This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.

1940

Busman's Honeymoon

Busman's Honeymoon 1940

5.80

When Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vane, a crime author, they both promise to give up crime for good. As a wedding present, Peter purchases the old house where Harriet grew up, but when they try to move in the previous owner is nowhere to be found, until they start to clean the house and find his body in the cellar...

1940

The Untouchable

The Untouchable 1940

1

Laxmi, an "untouchable" woman fights for her community's rights against societal discrimination. She faces personal hardship and resistance from authorities, ultimately leading a movement for equality and temple access, while advocating for deeper societal change.

1940