Cinema Premieres in january 1940



Current cinema premieres in january 1940, like Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics - And Other Things, Broken Strings, Design for Murder, Fritz Lang's M and Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies.

Premiered monday January 1, 1940

Eight movies that premieres on January 1, 1940: Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics - And Other Things, Broken Strings, Design for Murder, Fritz Lang's M, Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies, Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!, Spook Sport and The Notorious Elinor Lee.

Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics - And Other Things

Andy Hardy's Dilemma: A Lesson in Mathematics - And Other Things (1940)
Premiere January 1, 1940

  • Main cast: Mickey Rooney

Broken Strings

Broken Strings (1942)
Premiere January 1, 1940

  • Main cast: Sybil Lewis, Tommie Moore, Clarence Muse, William Washington

Design for Murder

Design for Murder (1939)
Premiere January 1, 1940

  • Main cast: Barbara Everest, Manning Whiley
  • Director: Roy Boulting

Fritz Lang's M

Fritz Lang's M (1931)
Premiere January 1, 1940

  • Main cast: Peter Lorre, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke, Ellen Widmann
  • Director: Fritz Lang

Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies

Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies (1940)
Premiere January 1, 1940

  • Main cast: Fayard Nicholas, Harold Nicholas

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! (1940)
Premiere January 1, 1940

  • Main cast: Tom Brown, Allen Jenkins, Peggy Moran
  • Director: Charles Lamont

Spook Sport

Spook Sport (1939)
Premiere January 1, 1940


The Notorious Elinor Lee

The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940)
Premiere January 1, 1940

  • Main cast: Robert Earl Jones, Carman Newsome
  • Director: Oscar Micheaux

Premiered tuesday January 2, 1940

Two movies that premieres on January 2, 1940: Portrait of a Library and Yukon Flight.

Portrait of a Library

Portrait of a Library (1940)
Premiere January 2, 1940


Yukon Flight

Yukon Flight (1940)
Premiere January 2, 1940

  • Main cast: Warren Hull, James Newill, Louise Stanley
  • Director: Ralph Staub

Premiered friday January 5, 1940

Three movies that premieres on January 5, 1940: Legion of the Lawless, Porky's Last Stand and The Earl of Chicago.

Legion of the Lawless

Legion of the Lawless (1940)
Premiere January 5, 1940

  • Main cast: Herbert Heywood, George O’Brien, Virginia Vale, Norman Willis

Porky's Last Stand

Porky's Last Stand (1940)
Premiere January 5, 1940

  • Main cast: Mel Blanc
  • Director: Robert Clampett

The Earl of Chicago

The Earl of Chicago (1940)
Premiere January 5, 1940

  • Main cast: Reginald Owen
  • Director: Richard Thorpe, Victor Saville

Premiered wednesday January 10, 1940

One movies that premieres on January 10, 1940: Music in My Heart.

Music in My Heart

Music in My Heart (1940)
Premiere January 10, 1940

  • Main cast: Rita Hayworth, Edith Fellows, Alan Mowbray
  • Director: Joseph Santley

Premiered thursday January 11, 1940

Two movies that premieres on January 11, 1940: A Boy, a Gun and Birds and Cafe Hostess.

A Boy, a Gun and Birds

A Boy, a Gun and Birds (1940)
Premiere January 11, 1940


Cafe Hostess

Cafe Hostess (1940)
Premiere January 11, 1940

  • Main cast: Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak, Douglas Fowley
  • Director: Sidney Salkow

Premiered friday January 12, 1940

Five movies that premieres on January 12, 1940: Shop Around the Corner, The (1940), Dog in a Mansion, Mexican Spitfire, The Early Worm Gets the Bird and The Invisible Man Returns.

Shop Around the Corner, The (1940)

Shop Around the Corner, The (1940) (1940)
Premiere January 12, 1940

  • Main cast: James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut, Margaret Sullavan

Dog in a Mansion

Dog in a Mansion (1940)
Premiere January 12, 1940


Mexican Spitfire

Mexican Spitfire (1940)
Premiere January 12, 1940

  • Main cast: Leon Errol, Linda Hayes, Lupe Vélez, Donald Woods
  • Director: Leslie Goodwins

The Early Worm Gets the Bird

The Early Worm Gets the Bird (1940)
Premiere January 12, 1940


The Invisible Man Returns

The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
Premiere January 12, 1940

  • Main cast: Vincent Price, Nan Grey, Cedric Hardwicke
  • Director: Joe May

Premiered saturday January 13, 1940

Two movies that premieres on January 13, 1940: Brother Rat and a Baby and City of Chance.

Brother Rat and a Baby

Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
Premiere January 13, 1940

  • Main cast: Eddie Albert, Ronald Reagan, Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris
  • Director: Ray Enright

City of Chance

City of Chance (1940)
Premiere January 13, 1940

  • Main cast: Lynn Bari, Amanda Duff, C. Aubrey Smith, Donald Woods
  • Director: Ricardo Cortez

Premiered sunday January 14, 1940

One movies that premieres on January 14, 1940: Los olvidados de Dios.

Los olvidados de Dios

Los olvidados de Dios (1940)
Premiere January 14, 1940

  • Main cast: Isabelita Blanch, Adriana Lamar, Ramón Pereda
  • Director: Ramón Pereda

Premiered monday January 15, 1940

One movies that premieres on January 15, 1940: Motl the Operator.

Motl the Operator

Motl the Operator (1940)
Premiere January 15, 1940


Premiered wednesday January 17, 1940

Two movies that premieres on January 17, 1940: Texas Renegades and The Sagebrush Family Trails West.

Texas Renegades

Texas Renegades (1940)
Premiere January 17, 1940

  • Main cast: Tim McCoy, Nora Lane
  • Director: Sam Newfield

The Sagebrush Family Trails West

The Sagebrush Family Trails West (1940)
Premiere January 17, 1940

  • Main cast: Bobby Clack, Nina Guilbert, Earle Hodgins
  • Director: Sam Newfield

Premiered thursday January 18, 1940

One movies that premieres on January 18, 1940: His Girl Friday.

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday (1940)
Premiere January 18, 1940

  • Main cast: Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy, Rosalind Russell
  • Director: Howard Hawks

Premiered friday January 19, 1940

Eight movies that premieres on January 19, 1940: Remember the Night, Congo Maisie, He Married His Wife, Married and in Love, Nothing But Pleasure, Shakespearian Spinach, West of Carson City and You Nazty Spy!.

Remember the Night

Remember the Night (1940)
Premiere January 19, 1940

  • Main cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Beulah Bondi, Fred MacMurray, Elizabeth Patterson
  • Director: Mitchell Leisen

Congo Maisie

Congo Maisie (1940)
Premiere January 19, 1940

  • Main cast: Rita Johnson, Shepperd Strudwick, Ann Sothern

He Married His Wife

He Married His Wife (1940)
Premiere January 19, 1940

  • Main cast: Joel McCrea, Cesar Romero, Mary Boland, Nancy Kelly
  • Director: Roy Del Ruth

Married and in Love

Married and in Love (1940)
Premiere January 19, 1940

  • Main cast: Patric Knowles, Barbara Read, Helen Vinson

Nothing But Pleasure

Nothing But Pleasure (1940)
Premiere January 19, 1940

  • Main cast: Buster Keaton, Dorothy Appleby, Beatrice Blinn, Robert Sterling
  • Director: Jules White

Shakespearian Spinach

Shakespearian Spinach (1940)
Premiere January 19, 1940

  • Main cast: Pinto Colvig, Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
  • Director: Roland Crandall, Dave Fleischer

West of Carson City

West of Carson City (1940)
Premiere January 19, 1940

  • Main cast: Bob Baker, Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight

You Nazty Spy!

You Nazty Spy! (1940)
Premiere January 19, 1940

  • Main cast: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Don Beddoe, Curly Howard
  • Director: Jules White

Premiered saturday January 20, 1940

Seven movies that premieres on January 20, 1940: Alfalfa's Double, Hidden Enemy, La canción del huérfano, Night Descends on Treasure Island, That Inferior Feeling, The Fishing Bear and The Old South.

Alfalfa's Double

Alfalfa's Double (1940)
Premiere January 20, 1940

  • Main cast: Robert Blake, Darla Hood, George McFarland, Carl Switzer
  • Director: Edward L. Cahn

Hidden Enemy

Hidden Enemy (1940)
Premiere January 20, 1940

  • Main cast: Warren Hull, Kay Linaker, Wilhelm von Brincken
  • Director: Howard Bretherton

La canción del huérfano

La canción del huérfano (1940)
Premiere January 20, 1940


Night Descends on Treasure Island

Night Descends on Treasure Island (1940)
Premiere January 20, 1940


That Inferior Feeling

That Inferior Feeling (1940)
Premiere January 20, 1940

  • Main cast: William Bailey, May Beatty, Robert Benchley
  • Director: Basil Wrangell

The Fishing Bear

The Fishing Bear (1940)
Premiere January 20, 1940

  • Main cast: Rudolf Ising
  • Director: Rudolf Ising

The Old South

The Old South (1940)
Premiere January 20, 1940

  • Main cast: Frank Whitbeck
  • Director: Fred Zinnemann

Premiered sunday January 21, 1940

One movies that premieres on January 21, 1940: Wild Boar Hunt.

Wild Boar Hunt

Wild Boar Hunt (1940)
Premiere January 21, 1940

  • Main cast: Howard Hill, Knox Manning, Buster Wiles

Premiered monday January 22, 1940

One movies that premieres on January 22, 1940: Abe Lincoln in Illinois.

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Premiere January 22, 1940

  • Main cast: Ruth Gordon, Raymond Massey
  • Director: John Cromwell

Premiered tuesday January 23, 1940

Four movies that premieres on January 23, 1940: The Man Who Wouldn't Talk, One Big Mistake, Swanee Showboat and Wolf of New York.

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)
Premiere January 23, 1940

  • Main cast: Richard Clarke, Lloyd Nolan
  • Director: David Burton

One Big Mistake

One Big Mistake (1940)
Premiere January 23, 1940

  • Main cast: Monte Hawley, Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham, Lillian Randolph, Johnny Taylor

Swanee Showboat

Swanee Showboat (1940)
Premiere January 23, 1940

  • Main cast: Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham, Nina Mae McKinney

Wolf of New York

Wolf of New York (1940)
Premiere January 23, 1940

  • Main cast: William Demarest, Rose Hobart, Edmund Lowe, James Stephenson
  • Director: William C. McGann

Premiered thursday January 25, 1940

One movies that premieres on January 25, 1940: The Mouse Exterminator.

The Mouse Exterminator

The Mouse Exterminator (1940)
Premiere January 25, 1940


Premiered friday January 26, 1940

Seven movies that premieres on January 26, 1940: Edgar Runs Again, Kalle på Spången, Mighty Hunters, Santa Fe Marshal, The Lone Wolf Strikes, The Saint's Double Trouble and Way Back When a Triangle Had Its Points.

Edgar Runs Again

Edgar Runs Again (1940)
Premiere January 26, 1940


Kalle på Spången

Kalle på Spången (1939)
Premiere January 26, 1940

  • Main cast: John Degerberg, Edvard Persson, Bullan Weijden
  • Director: Emil A. Lingheim

Mighty Hunters

Mighty Hunters (1940)
Premiere January 26, 1940


Santa Fe Marshal

Santa Fe Marshal (1940)
Premiere January 26, 1940

  • Main cast: Russell Hayden, Bernadene Hayes, Marjorie Rambeau
  • Director: Lesley Selander

The Lone Wolf Strikes

The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
Premiere January 26, 1940

  • Main cast: Warren William, Alan Baxter, Eric Blore, Joan Perry
  • Director: Sidney Salkow

The Saint's Double Trouble

The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
Premiere January 26, 1940

  • Main cast: George Sanders, Helene Reynolds
  • Director: Jack Hively

Way Back When a Triangle Had Its Points

Way Back When a Triangle Had Its Points (1940)
Premiere January 26, 1940


Premiered saturday January 27, 1940

Three movies that premieres on January 27, 1940: Calling Philo Vance, Know Your Money and Pound Foolish.

Calling Philo Vance

Calling Philo Vance (1940)
Premiere January 27, 1940

  • Main cast: Edward Brophy, Henry O'Neill, James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson
  • Director: William Clemens

Know Your Money

Know Your Money (1940)
Premiere January 27, 1940

  • Main cast: Charles D. Brown, Noel Madison
  • Director: Joseph M. Newman

Pound Foolish

Pound Foolish (1940)
Premiere January 27, 1940

  • Main cast: Lynne Carver, Neil Hamilton, Gertrude Michael, Victor Varconi
  • Director: Felix E. Feist

Premiered sunday January 28, 1940

One movies that premieres on January 28, 1940: Vadrózsa.

Vadrózsa

Vadrózsa (1939)
Premiere January 28, 1940

  • Main cast: Margit Dajka, Árpád Lehotay, Kálmán Rózsahegyi, Marika Rökk
  • Director: Béla Balogh

Premiered monday January 29, 1940

One movies that premieres on January 29, 1940: Enemy Agent.

Enemy Agent

Enemy Agent (1940)
Premiere January 29, 1940

  • Main cast: Boris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay, Leonard Mudie
  • Director: Terry O. Morse

Premiered tuesday January 30, 1940

One movies that premieres on January 30, 1940: Village Barn Dance.

Village Barn Dance

Village Barn Dance (1940)
Premiere January 30, 1940

  • Main cast: Barbara Jo Allen, George Barbier, Richard Cromwell
  • Director: Frank McDonald

Premiered wednesday January 31, 1940

One movies that premieres on January 31, 1940: Convicted Woman.

Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman (1940)
Premiere January 31, 1940

  • Main cast: Rochelle Hudson, Frieda Inescort, June Lang
  • Director: Nick Grinde