1

The Grapes of Wrath (1940) ❧

Dir. John Ford

129· USA· Drama,· NR

A+ 95/100

Director John Ford

Writer Nunnally Johnson

D.O.P. Gregg Toland

Composer Alfred Newman

Editor Robert L. Simpson

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 129′

Percentile 97th

2

The Philadelphia Story (1940) ❧

Dir. George Cukor

113· USA· Comedy, Romance,· NR

B+ 89/100

Director George Cukor

Writer Donald Ogden Stewart, Waldo Salt

D.O.P. Joseph Ruttenberg

Composer Franz Waxman

Editor Frank Sullivan

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 113′

Percentile 89th

3

Pinocchio (1940) ❧

Dir. Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Wilfred Jackson

88· USA· Animation, Family, Fantasy,· G

B+ 89/100

Director Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Wilfred Jackson

Writer Null

D.O.P. Null

Composer Paul J. Smith, Leigh Harline, Edward H. Plumb, Frank Churchill

Editor Null

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 88′

Percentile 89th

4

Fantasia (1940) ❧

Dir. Samuel Armstrong, James Algar, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Luske, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Ferguson, David Hand, Ford Beebe Jr.

124· USA· Animation, Family, Fantasy,· G

B 84/100

Director Samuel Armstrong, James Algar, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Luske, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Ferguson, David Hand, Ford Beebe Jr.

Writer Joe Grant, Dick Huemer

D.O.P. James Wong Howe

Composer Johann Sebastian Bach, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Paul Dukas, Igor Stravinsky, Ludwig van Beethoven, Amilcare Ponchielli, Modeste Moussorgsky, Franz Schubert

Editor Stephen Csillag

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 124′

Percentile 78th

5

The Westerner (1940) ❧

Dir. William Wyler

100· USA· Western,· NR

B 80/100

Director William Wyler

Writer Niven Busch, Jo Swerling, Stuart N. Lake

D.O.P. Gregg Toland

Composer Dimitri Tiomkin

Editor Daniel Mandell

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 100′

Percentile 69th

6

The Return of Frank James (1940) ❧

Dir. Fritz Lang

92· USA· Western,· NR

B- 77/100

Director Fritz Lang

Writer Sam Hellman

D.O.P. George Barnes

Composer David Buttolph

Editor Walter Thompson

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 92′

Percentile 62nd

7

Dark Command (1940) ❧

Dir. Raoul Walsh

94· USA· Drama, Romance, Western,· NR

C+ 72/100

Director Raoul Walsh

Writer Grover Jones, F. Hugh Herbert, Lionel Houser

D.O.P. Jack A. Marta

Composer Victor Young

Editor William Morgan

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 94′

Percentile 52nd

Watched 4/9/2024

8

The Mark of Zorro (1940) ❧

Dir. Rouben Mamoulian

94· USA· Adventure, Romance, Action,· NR

C 66/100

Director Rouben Mamoulian

Writer John Taintor Foote, Johnston McCulley

D.O.P. Arthur C. Miller

Composer Alfred Newman

Editor Robert Bischoff

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 94′

Percentile 38th

9

The Man with Nine Lives (1940) ❧

Dir. Nick Grindé

74· USA· Science Fiction, Horror,· NR

C- 64/100

Director Nick Grindé

Writer Karl Brown, Harold Shumate

D.O.P. Benjamin H. Kline

Composer Mischa Bakaleinikoff, Gerard Carbonara, Ben Oakland, Karol Rathaus, Gregory Stone

Editor Al Clark

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 74′

Percentile 35th

10

Before I Hang (1940) ❧

Dir. Nick Grindé

62· USA· Crime, Horror, Science Fiction,· NR

C- 63/100

Director Nick Grindé

Writer Robert Hardy Andrews, Karl Brown

D.O.P. Benjamin H. Kline

Composer Null

Editor Charles Nelson

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 62′

Percentile 32nd

11

Virginia City (1940) ❧

Dir. Michael Curtiz

121· USA· Western, Action, Romance,· NR

D+ 59/100

Director Michael Curtiz

Writer Robert Buckner

D.O.P. Sol Polito

Composer Max Steiner

Editor George Amy

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 121′

Percentile 26th

12

Northwest Passage (1940) ❧

Dir. King Vidor

126· USA· Adventure, History, War, Drama,· NR

D+ 58/100

Director King Vidor

Writer Talbot Jennings, Laurence Stallings

D.O.P. William V. Skall, Sidney Wagner

Composer Herbert Stothart

Editor Conrad A. Nervig

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 126′

Percentile 25th

13

Arizona (1940) ❧

Dir. Wesley Ruggles

125· USA· Western,· NR

D- 45/100

Director Wesley Ruggles

Writer Claude Binyon, Clarence Budington Kelland

D.O.P. Fayte M. Browne, Harry Hallenberger, Joseph Walker

Composer Victor Young

Editor William A. Lyon, Otto Meyer

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 125′

Percentile 12th

14

Santa Fe Trail (1940) ❧

Dir. Michael Curtiz

110· USA· Western,· NR

F 8/100

Director Michael Curtiz

Writer Robert Buckner

D.O.P. Sol Polito

Composer Max Steiner

Editor George Amy

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 110′

Percentile 0th