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Year 1940

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Adaptations released in 1940 (41)

Poster for The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940 · from the book by John Steinbeck

Poster for Rebecca

Rebecca

1940 · from the book by Daphne du Maurier

Poster for Barrister Parvateesam

Barrister Parvateesam

August 7, 1940 · from the book by Mokkapati Narasimha Sastry

Poster for His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

January 11, 1940 · from the book by Ben Hecht

Poster for The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

1940 · from the book by Philip Barry

Poster for Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge

1940 · from the book by Robert E. Sherwood

Poster for The Letter

The Letter

1940 · from the book by William Somerset Maugham

Poster for The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro

November 8, 1940 · from the book by Johnston McCulley

Poster for Pinocchio

Pinocchio

February 23, 1940 · from the book by Carlo Collodi

Poster for Gaslight

Gaslight

1940 · from the book by Patrick Hamilton

Poster for Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

1940 · from the book by Jane Austen

Poster for They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940 · from the book by Albert Isaac Bezzerides

Poster for Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle

1940 · from the book by Christopher Morley

Babicka

November 15, 1940 · from the book by Božena Němcová

Poster for Victory

Victory

1940 · from the book by Joseph Conrad

Poster for Tom Brown's School Days

Tom Brown's School Days

July 14, 1940 · from the book by Thomas Hughes

Poster for Blondie on a Budget

Blondie on a Budget

February 29, 1940 · based on “Blondie”

Poster for Blondie Has Servant Trouble

Blondie Has Servant Trouble

1940 · based on “Blondie”

Poster for The Green Archer

The Green Archer

1940 · from the book by Edgar Wallace

Poster for Blondie Plays Cupid

Blondie Plays Cupid

1940 · based on “Blondie”

The Green Hornet 1940

The Green Hornet

1940 · based on “The Green Hornet”

Poster for My Son, My Son!

My Son, My Son!

1940 · from the book by Howard Spring

The Unloved Woman 1940

The Unloved Woman

October 9, 1940 · from the book by Jacinto Benavente

Poster for Anne of Windy Poplars

Anne of Windy Poplars

1940 · from the book by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Books first published in 1940 (17)

Cover of Portrait of Jennie

Portrait of Jennie

Robert Nathan · 1940

Cover of The Tartar Steppe

The Tartar Steppe

Dino Buzzati · 1940

Cover of Horton Hatches the Egg

Horton Hatches the Egg

Dr. Seuss · 1940

Cover of Farewell to the Master

Farewell to the Master

Harry Bates · 1940

Cover of Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely

Raymond Chandler · 1940

Cover of For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Ernest Hemingway · 1940

Cover of Lassie Come-Home

Lassie Come-Home

Eric Knight · 1940

Cover of The Invention of Morel

The Invention of Morel

Adolfo Bioy Casares · 1940

Cover of Les Inconnus dans la maison

Les Inconnus dans la maison

Georges Simenon · 1940

Cover of The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

Walter Van Tilburg Clark · 1940

Cover of Die schwarzen Brüder

Die schwarzen Brüder

Kurt Held · 1940

Cover of The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

Graham Greene · 1940

All 17 books of 1940