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150 Essential Films of the 1940s (1940-1949) - Page 3

Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s. The great actor Humphrey Bogart made his most memorable films in this decade. Frank Capra's masterpiece It's a Wonderful Life and Orson Welles's masterpiece Citizen Kane were released. Citizen Kane made use of matte paintings, miniatures and optical printing techniques. The film noir genre was at its height. Alfred Hitchcock made his American debut with the film Rebecca, and made many classics throughout the 1940s. The most successful film of the decade was Samuel Goldwyn's The Best Years of Our Lives. By the 1940s, Hollywood's effects specialists had over a decade of studio experience. Technicolor had been especially challenging but faster film introduced in 1939 began to make Technicolor a viable option for studio production. Hollywood films in the 1940s included morale films for the those serving in World War II and their families. War films made extensive use of models and miniature photography.
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The Mark of Zorro (1940)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
82
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
83
Meet John Doe (1941)
Meet John Doe (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
84
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
85
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
86
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
87
Ministry of Fear (1944)
Ministry of Fear (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
88
The Miracle of Morgan'S Creek (1944)
The Miracle of Morgan'S Creek (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
89
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
90
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
91
The More the Merrier (1943)
The More the Merrier (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
92
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
93
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
94
My Darling Clementine (1946)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
95
The Naked City (1948)
The Naked City (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
96
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
97
Notorious (1946)
Notorious (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
98
Now, Voyager (1942)
Now, Voyager (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
99
Odd Man Out (1947)
Odd Man Out (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
100
Oliver Twist (1948)
Oliver Twist (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
101
On the Town (1949)
On the Town (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
102
Ossessione (1943)
Ossessione (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
103
Out of the Past (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
104
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
105
Paisan (1946)
Paisan (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
106
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
107
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
108
Pinocchio (1940)
Pinocchio (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
109
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
Portrait of Jennie (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
110
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
111
Quai Des Orfèvres (1947)
Quai Des Orfèvres (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
112
Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
113
Red River (1948)
Red River (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
114
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Red Shoes (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
115
Rome, Open City (1945)
Rome, Open City (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
116
Rope (1948)
Rope (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
117
Sahara (1943)
Sahara (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
118
Scarlet Street (1945)
Scarlet Street (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
119
The Sea Hawk (1940)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
120
The Set-Up (1949)
The Set-Up (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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