List of Warner Bros. films (1940–1949)

This is a list of films produced, co-produced, and/or distributed by Warner Bros. and also its subsidiary First National Pictures in the 1940s.^[1] This list does not include third-party films or films Warner gained the rights to as a result of mergers or acquisitions.

1940

Release date	Title	Notes
January 6, 1940	A Child Is Born
January 13, 1940	Brother Rat and a Baby
January 27, 1940	The Fighting 69th
January 29, 1940	British Intelligence	Public domain
February 3, 1940	Calling Philo Vance
February 10, 1940	Granny Get Your Gun
February 17, 1940	Castle on the Hudson
March 2, 1940	Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
March 16, 1940	Three Cheers for the Irish
March 23, 1940	Virginia City
April 6, 1940	It All Came True
April 13, 1940	King of the Lumberjacks
April 20, 1940	'Til We Meet Again
April 27, 1940	An Angel from Texas
May 4, 1940	Tear Gas Squad
May 11, 1940	Saturday's Children
May 18, 1940	Flight Angels
May 25, 1940	Torrid Zone
June 1, 1940	Murder in the Air
June 8, 1940	Brother Orchid
June 15, 1940	A Fugitive from Justice
June 22, 1940	Gambling on the High Seas
July 1, 1940	The Sea Hawk
July 13, 1940	All This, and Heaven Too	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
July 13, 1940	My Love Came Back
July 16, 1940	The Man Who Talked Too Much
July 27, 1940	Ladies Must Live
August 3, 1940	They Drive by Night
August 10, 1940	River's End
August 17, 1940	Money and the Woman
August 24, 1940	Flowing Gold
September 7, 1940	Calling All Husbands
September 14, 1940	No Time for Comedy
September 21, 1940	City for Conquest
October 5, 1940	Knute Rockne, All American
October 19, 1940	A Dispatch from Reuters
October 26, 1940	Tugboat Annie Sails Again
November 2, 1940	Always a Bride
November 9, 1940	East of the River
November 16, 1940	South of Suez
November 18, 1940	Father Is a Prince
November 23, 1940	The Letter	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
November 30, 1940	Lady with Red Hair
December 7, 1940	She Couldn't Say No
December 28, 1940	Santa Fe Trail	Public domain

1941

Release date	Title	Notes
January 4, 1941	Four Mothers
January 11, 1941	The Case of the Black Parrot
January 18, 1941	Honeymoon for Three
January 25, 1941	High Sierra
February 8, 1941	Flight from Destiny
February 12, 1941	Father's Son
February 15, 1941	The Great Mr. Nobody
February 22, 1941	The Strawberry Blonde
March 1, 1941	Shadows on the Stairs	Public domain
March 8, 1941	Footsteps in the Dark
March 15, 1941	Here Comes Happiness
March 21, 1941	The Sea Wolf
March 29, 1941	Knockout
April 5, 1941	A Shot in the Dark
April 12, 1941	The Great Lie
April 19, 1941	Strange Alibi
April 25, 1941	The Wagons Roll at Night
May 3, 1941	Thieves Fall Out
May 3, 1941	Meet John Doe	theatrical distribution only; public domain
May 10, 1941	Affectionately Yours
May 17, 1941	Singapore Woman
May 24, 1941	The Nurse's Secret
May 31, 1941	Million Dollar Baby
June 7, 1941	Shining Victory
June 14, 1941	Out of the Fog
June 28, 1941	Underground
July 5, 1941	Kisses for Breakfast
July 12, 1941	The Bride Came C.O.D.
July 19, 1941	Bullets for O'Hara
July 26, 1941	Bad Men of Missouri
August 2, 1941	Three Sons o' Guns
August 7, 1941	Highway West
August 9, 1941	Manpower
August 13, 1941	International Squadron
August 30, 1941	Dive Bomber
September 6, 1941	The Smiling Ghost
September 13, 1941	Navy Blues
September 20, 1941	Nine Lives Are Not Enough
September 27, 1941	Sergeant York	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
September 1941	Passage from Hong Kong
October 4, 1941	Law of the Tropics
October 17, 1941	Target for Tonight	British film US theatrical distribution only; produced by Crown Film Unit
October 18, 1941	The Maltese Falcon	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
November 1, 1941	One Foot in Heaven	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
November 15, 1941	Blues in the Night
November 21, 1941	They Died with Their Boots On
December 2, 1941	All Through the Night
December 6, 1941	The Body Disappears
December 13, 1941	Steel Against the Sky
December 24, 1941	Dangerously They Live
December 25, 1941	You're in the Army Now

1942

Release date	Title	Notes
January 24, 1942	The Man Who Came to Dinner
January 31, 1942	Wild Bill Hickok Rides
February 3, 1942	The Prime Minister
February 7, 1942	Atlantic Ferry
February 21, 1942	Captains of the Clouds
March 7, 1942	Bullet Scars
March 14, 1942	Always in My Heart
March 21, 1942	This Was Paris
April 1, 1942	Lady Gangster	Public domain
April 4, 1942	I Was Framed
April 4, 1942	The Male Animal
April 11, 1942	Murder in the Big House
April 18, 1942	Kings Row	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
May 2, 1942	Larceny, Inc.
May 16, 1942	In This Our Life
May 30, 1942	Juke Girl
June 6, 1942	Spy Ship
June 6, 1942	Yankee Doodle Dandy	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
June 13, 1942	The Big Shot
July 18, 1942	Wings for the Eagle
July 25, 1942	Escape from Crime
August 1, 1942	The Gay Sisters
September 5, 1942	Across the Pacific
September 17, 1942	Secret Enemies
September 19, 1942	Busses Roar
September 26, 1942	Desperate Journey
October 10, 1942	You Can't Escape Forever
October 31, 1942	Now, Voyager
November 7, 1942	The Hidden Hand
November 14, 1942	Gentleman Jim
November 26, 1942	Casablanca	Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture
November 28, 1942	George Washington Slept Here
December 5, 1942	Flying Fortress

1943

Release date	Title	Notes
January 16, 1943	The Gorilla Man
February 6, 1943	Truck Busters
February 20, 1943	The Hard Way
March 3, 1943	The Mysterious Doctor
March 20, 1943	Air Force
April 24, 1943	Edge of Darkness
May 22, 1943	Mission to Moscow
June 12, 1943	Action in the North Atlantic
June 23, 1943	The Constant Nymph
July 1, 1943	Pledge to Bataan
July 3, 1943	Background to Danger
August 14, 1943	This Is the Army	Public domain
August 27, 1943	Watch on the Rhine	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
September 18, 1943	Murder on the Waterfront
September 25, 1943	Thank Your Lucky Stars
September 27, 1943	Adventure in Iraq	Public domain
October 23, 1943	Princess O'Rourke
November 6, 1943	Find the Blackmailer
November 13, 1943	Northern Pursuit
November 27, 1943	Old Acquaintance
December 17, 1943	The Desert Song
December 31, 1943	Destination Tokyo

1944

Release date	Title	Notes
February 19, 1944	In Our Time
March 11, 1944	Passage to Marseille
April 8, 1944	Shine On, Harvest Moon
April 22, 1944	Uncertain Glory	co-production with Thomson Productions
May 20, 1944	Between Two Worlds
May 25, 1944	Mr. Skeffington
June 10, 1944	Make Your Own Bed
July 1, 1944	The Mask of Dimitrios
July 22, 1944	The Adventures of Mark Twain
September 2, 1944	Janie
September 9, 1944	Crime by Night
September 23, 1944	Arsenic and Old Lace	produced in 1941
October 7, 1944	The Last Ride
October 11, 1944	To Have and Have Not
October 20, 1944	The Very Thought of You
October 24, 1944	The Conspirators
November 25, 1944	The Doughgirls
December 31, 1944	Hollywood Canteen

1945

Release date	Title	Notes
January 31, 1945	Roughly Speaking
February 17, 1945	Objective, Burma!
March 2, 1945	Hotel Berlin
April 7, 1945	God Is My Co-Pilot
April 28, 1945	The Horn Blows at Midnight
May 1, 1945	Escape in the Desert
June 9, 1945	Pillow to Post
June 15, 1945	Conflict
July 14, 1945	The Corn Is Green
August 11, 1945	Christmas in Connecticut
August 24, 1945	Pride of the Marines
September 22, 1945	Rhapsody in Blue
October 20, 1945	Mildred Pierce	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
November 10, 1945	Confidential Agent
November 14, 1945	Danger Signal
December 1, 1945	Too Young to Know
December 7, 1945	Appointment in Tokyo	distribution only
December 29, 1945	San Antonio

1946

Release date	Title	Notes
January 26, 1946	My Reputation
January 28, 1946	Three Strangers
March 9, 1946	Cinderella Jones
March 30, 1946	Saratoga Trunk
April 20, 1946	Devotion	produced in 1943
May 11, 1946	Her Kind of Man
June 1, 1946	One More Tomorrow
June 22, 1946	Janie Gets Married
July 6, 1946	A Stolen Life	co-production with B.D. Production
July 20, 1946	Of Human Bondage
July 26, 1946	Two Guys from Milwaukee
August 3, 1946	Night and Day
August 31, 1946	The Big Sleep
September 14, 1946	Shadow of a Woman
September 28, 1946	Cloak and Dagger^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by United States Pictures
October 18, 1946	Deception
November 1, 1946	Nobody Lives Forever
November 9, 1946	Never Say Goodbye
November 23, 1946	The Verdict
December 25, 1946	The Beast with Five Fingers
December 25, 1946	Humoresque

1947

Release date	Title	Notes
December 28, 1946	The Time, the Place and the Girl
January 11, 1947	The Man I Love
February 22, 1947	Nora Prentiss
March 4, 1947	The Two Mrs. Carrolls
March 5, 1947	Pursued^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by United States Pictures
March 29, 1947	That Way with Women
April 12, 1947	Stallion Road
May 2, 1947	Love and Learn
June 5, 1947	The Unfaithful
June 6, 1947	Cheyenne
July 26, 1947	Possessed
July 30, 1947	Deep Valley
August 14, 1947	Life with Father	Public domain
August 19, 1947	Cry Wolf
September 27, 1947	Dark Passage
October 3, 1947	The Unsuspected	co-production with Michael Curtiz Productions
November 1, 1947	That Hagen Girl
November 7, 1947	Escape Me Never
December 10, 1947	Always Together
December 25, 1947	The Voice of the Turtle
December 27, 1947	My Wild Irish Rose

1948

Release date	Title	Notes
January 24, 1948	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
February 7, 1948	My Girl Tisa^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by United States Pictures
March 6, 1948	They Made Me a Fugitive	distribution only; produced by A. R. Shipman Productions/Alliance Films
March 27, 1948	April Showers
April 7, 1948	Winter Meeting
April 16, 1948	To the Victor
May 15, 1948	The Woman in White
May 29, 1948	Silver River
June 13, 1948	Wallflower
June 26, 1948	The Big Punch
July 3, 1948	Romance on the High Seas	co-production with Michael Curtiz Productions
July 31, 1948	Key Largo
July 31, 1948	Embraceable You
August 26, 1948	Rope^{[N 2]}	distribution only; produced by Transatlantic Pictures
September 4, 1948	Two Guys from Texas
September 14, 1948	Johnny Belinda	Nominee of the Academy Award for Best Picture
October 9, 1948	Smart Girls Don't Talk
October 29, 1948	June Bride
November 27, 1948	Fighter Squadron
December 1, 1948	Adventures of Don Juan
December 23, 1948	The Decision of Christopher Blake
December 24, 1948	Whiplash

1949

Release date	Title	Notes
January 1, 1949	One Sunday Afternoon
February 4, 1949	John Loves Mary
February 15, 1949	Flaxy Martin
March 6, 1949	South of St. Louis^{[N 1]}	distribution only; produced by United States Pictures
March 26, 1949	A Kiss in the Dark
April 1, 1949	Burma Victory
April 2, 1949	Homicide
April 16, 1949	My Dream Is Yours
May 3, 1949	The Younger Brothers
May 6, 1949	Flamingo Road	co-production with Michael Curtiz Productions
June 10, 1949	Night Unto Night
June 11, 1949	Colorado Territory
June 30, 1949	One Last Fling
July 2, 1949	The Fountainhead
July 16, 1949	The Girl from Jones Beach
July 30, 1949	Look for the Silver Lining
August 1, 1949	It's a Great Feeling
September 3, 1949	White Heat
September 10, 1949	The House Across the Street
September 15, 1949	Golden Madonna	British-Italian film co-production with Pendennis Productions and Produttore Films Internazionali
September 30, 1949	Task Force
October 8, 1949	Under Capricorn^{[N 3]}^{[N 4]}	distribution only; produced by Transatlantic Pictures
October 21, 1949	Beyond the Forest
November 12, 1949	The Story of Seabiscuit
November 26, 1949	Always Leave Them Laughing
December 2, 1949	The Hasty Heart	U.S. distribution only; produced by Associated British Picture Corporation
December 16, 1949	The Lady Takes a Sailor
December 31, 1949	The Inspector General	Public domain

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Owned by Paramount Pictures (via Melange Pictures)
^ Owned by Universal Pictures
^ Owned by Shout! Studios (via Westchester Films)
^ Owned by CBS (via King World Productions) with Paramount Pictures handling distribution

References

^ Codori, Jeff. Film History Through Trade Journal Art, 1916-1920. McFarland, 2020. 160.

[Republic-2] Owned by Paramount Pictures (via Melange Pictures)

[Universal-3] Owned by Universal Pictures

[Shout!-4] Owned by Shout! Studios (via Westchester Films)

[CBS-5] Owned by CBS (via King World Productions) with Paramount Pictures handling distribution

[1] Codori, Jeff. Film History Through Trade Journal Art, 1916-1920. McFarland, 2020. 160.

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