MFB: May 1940

Introduction for newcomers

Monthly Film Bulletin

May 1940
Vol. 7 No. 77

Bird of Prey
L'épervier
France - 1933 - 106m - bw
European (A)
D: Marcel L'Herbier

Birth of a Baby
USA - 1938 - 72m/61m - bw
National Baby Welfare Council
D: Al Christie
New material was filmed in 1956 and added to a revised (and shortened) version of the film which premiered in 1957.
Also reviewed: Feb 1957.

Bulldog Sees It Through
UK - 1940 - 77m - bw
Associated-British (A)
D: Harold Huth

The Covered Trailer
USA - 1939 - 66m - bw
British Lion (U)
D: Gus Meins
Series: The Higgins Family (1938, Dec/1938).

Le dernier tournant
France - 1939 - 90m - bw
United Curzon (A) (cut)
D: Pierre Chenal

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
USA - 1940 - 103m - bw
Warner (A)
D: William Dieterle

The Farmer's Daughter
USA - 1940 - 60m - bw
Paramount (U)
D: James P. Hogan

The Fighting 69th
USA - 1940 - 90m - bw
Warner (A) (cut)
D: William Keighley

The First Rebel
Allegheny Uprising
USA - 1939 - 81m - bw
RKO Radio (U)
D: William A. Seiter

Gestapo
[see: Night Train to Munich]

Glamour Boy
Millionaire Playboy
USA - 1940 - 64m - bw
RKO Radio (U)
D: Leslie Goodwins

High School
USA - 1940 - 74m - bw
20th Century Fox (U)
D: George Nichols Jr.

The House Across the Bay
USA - 1940 - 88m - bw
United Artists (A)
D: Archie Mayo

The House of the Arrow
UK - 1940 - 66m - bw
Associated-British (A)
D: Harold French

I Cover Chinatown
USA - 1936 - 64m - bw
Independent (A)
D: Norman Foster

It's a Date
USA - 1940 - 103m - bw
General Film (U)
D: William A. Seiter

Johnny Apollo
USA - 1940 - 94m - bw
20th Century Fox (A) (cut)
D: Henry Hathaway

Little Orvie
USA - 1940 - 68m - bw
RKO Radio (U)
D: Leo McCarey

Mein Kampf: My Crimes
(aka: After Mein Kampf? The Story of Adolph Hitler)
UK - 1939 - 55m - bw
Associated-British (A) (cut)
D: Norman Lee
The MFB quotes a running time of 73m and the BBFC database lists the film as 75m, though modern sources record a length of 55m.

Mountain Rhythm
USA - 1939 - 61m - bw
British Lion (U)
D: B. Reeves Eason
Series: In Old Santa Fe (1934, May/1954).

My Little Chickadee
USA - 1940 - 83m - bw
General Film (A) (cut)
D: Edward F. Cline

My Son, My Son!
UK - 1940 - 116m - bw
United Artists (A) (cut)
D: Charles Vidor

Night Train to Munich
UK - 1940 - 95m - bw
MGM (A) (cut)
D: Carol Reed
Series: The Lady Vanishes (1938, Aug/1938).

Opened by Mistake
USA - 1940 - 67m - bw
Paramount (A)
D: George Archainbaud

Pastor Hall
UK - 1940 - 95m - bw
Grand National (A)
D: Roy Boulting

Primrose Path
USA - 1940 - 93m - bw
RKO Radio (A)
D: Gregory La Cava

Road to Singapore
USA - 1940 - 85m - bw
Paramount (A)
D: Victor Schertzinger
Followed by: Road to Zanzibar (1941, Jun/1941), Road to Morocco (1942, Nov/1942), Road to Utopia (1945, Oct/1945), Road to Rio (1947, Dec/1947), Road to Bali (1952, Jan/1953), The Road to Hong Kong (1961, May/1962).

Sérénade
France - 1940 - 90m - bw
Unity (U)
D: Jean Boyer

Smuggled Cargo
USA - 1939 - 62m - bw
British Lion (A)
D: John H. Auer, Michael Jacoby

The Story of Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
[see: Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet]

Tower of London
USA - 1939 - 92m - bw
General Film (A) (cut)
D: Rowland V. Lee

Typhoon
USA - 1940 - 70m - col
Paramount (A) (cut)
D: Louis King

Vigil in the Night
USA - 1940 - 96m - bw
RKO Radio (A) (cut)
D: George Stevens

Wonder Plane
Mercy Plane
USA - 1939 - 72m - bw
Grand National (A)
D: Richard Harlan