Films and TV Shows from the 1940s

poster Captain Kidd
Captain Kidd
(3.2/5)
90mn - Action, Adventure, Drama
The ruthless Captain Kidd cons the King of England into giving him a ship, only to embark on a treacherous journey of greed, betrayal, and murder on the high seas.
poster Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street
(3.9/5)
102mn - Drama, Thriller
A meek cashier becomes obsessed with a manipulative woman and her boyfriend, leading him down a path of embezzlement, murder, and psychological torment. When his carefully constructed lies begin to unrave…
poster The Whispering Skull
The Whispering Skull
(2.9/5)
58mn - Western
Texas Rangers Tex Haines and Dave Wyatt hunt a mysterious masked killer known as 'The Whispering Skull' who terrorizes the countryside on a silent horse, uncovering a web of diamond-planting schemes and l…
poster The Fighting Lady
The Fighting Lady
(3.6/5)
61mn - War, Documentary
Oscar winner William Wyler directed this 1944 "newsdrama," narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor, USNR (Bataan), and photographed in zones of combat by the U.S. Navy. The film follows one of the many new aircr…
poster Dangerous Passage
Dangerous Passage
(2.7/5)
60mn - Drama, Crime
When Joe Beck boards a mysterious cargo ship to claim his Texas inheritance, he discovers that someone on board wants him dead, forcing him to navigate deadly schemes and uncover a sinister conspiracy bef…
poster The Town Went Wild
The Town Went Wild
(2.9/5)
77mn - Comedy, Romance
Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were switched at birth, meaning that one of their daughters is about to marry her own brother.
poster Crazy Knights
Crazy Knights
(2.6/5)
63mn - Comedy, Horror, Romance
Also known as Ghost Crazy. Three goofballs run up against ghosts and a giant gorilla in a haunted house.
poster Rogues' Gallery
Rogues' Gallery
60mn - Mystery, Thriller
Reporter Patsy Reynolds and photographer Eddie Porter are assigned to interview John Foster, head of the Emmerson Foundation regarding a listening device the organization is working on. Foster evades them…
poster Lights of Old Santa Fe
Lights of Old Santa Fe
(3/5)
78mn - Action, Western
Sandwiched in between the numerous musical numbers, the Gabby Whittaker and Madden rodeo's are competing for bookings. When Gabby gets a date in Albuquerque, Madden has his man destroy his equipment. Roy …
poster Yankee Doodle Donkey
Yankee Doodle Donkey
(3.1/5)
7mn - Animation
A donkey tries to enlist in the WAGS, a group of Army dogs. However, after a series of tests, he is deemed unfit for service. Later, he proves useful during a flea attack.
poster Target Snafu
Target Snafu
(3/5)
5mn - Animation
An armada of malaria-laden mosquitoes seeks human targets and finds Private Snafu, who fails to protect himself adequately against their onslaught.
poster Pay Day
Pay Day
(3.0/5)
3mn - Animation
Technical Fairy First Class shows Snafu the consequences of frittering away his pay.
poster Three Brothers
Three Brothers
3mn - Animation
Dissatisfied with being assigned to shoe consignment detail, Snafu learns about the true value of his responsibilities
poster That's My Baby!
That's My Baby!
68mn - Comedy, Drama, Music
A love triangle occurs between the publisher's daughter Betty Moody. comic book artist Tim Jones, and the company's wily manipulative manager Hilton Payne. In addition, Betty's dad, Phineas Moody suffers …
poster Outpost
Outpost
(2.9/5)
5mn - Animation
Snafu has an object lesson on the value of complete and accurate regular reports when he discovers and reports evidence of the enemy's presence at his assigned area.
poster The Pearl of Death
The Pearl of Death
(3.6/5)
57mn - Thriller, Mystery, Crime
When the priceless Borgia Pearl disappears inside one of six Napoleon busts, Sherlock Holmes races a cunning thief and his murderous henchman through London to recover it before another owner dies.
poster Censored
Censored
(3.2/5)
3mn - Comedy, Animation, War
Private Snafu wants to tell his sweetheart, Sally Lou, that he thinks his unit will be sent to the South Pacific. But every effort he makes to get his letter through uncensored is thwarted by a resourcefu…
poster Forty Thieves
Forty Thieves
(3.2/5)
60mn - Western
Hopalong Cassidy challenges a corrupt sheriff and an outlaw chief who unleashes forty gunmen to silence him, setting the stage for an explosive frontier showdown.
poster The Chow Hound
The Chow Hound
(2.9/5)
3mn - Animation, War
Snafu learns of the folly of hoarding and wasting military food supplies.
poster The Drifter
The Drifter
(3.1/5)
62mn - Western
A noble-hearted outlaw known as 'The Drifter' must clear his name when a look-alike bandit begins committing crimes and terrorizing the countryside in his image.