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1940 horror films
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The list 1940 horror films includes
Dr. Cyclops, The Ghost Breakers, Black Friday, The Mummy's Hand and The Invisible Man Returns.
The list consists of 13 members
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Dr. Cyclops
1940 film by Ernest B. Schoedsack
Overview: Dr. Cyclops is a 1940 American science fiction horror film from Paramount Pictures, produced by Dale Van Every and Merian C. Cooper, directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack, and starring Thomas Coley, Victor ...
Release date: 10 April 1940Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, AdventureDirector: Ernest B. SchoedsackProducer: Merian C. Cooper, William LeBaronWriter: Tom Kilpatrick, Malcolm Stuart BoylanA mad scientist working in the South American jungle miniaturizes his colleagues when he feels his megalomania is threatened.
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The Ghost Breakers
1940 comedy film directed by George Marshall
Overview: The Ghost Breakers is a 1940 American mystery/horror comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. It was adapted by screenwriter Walter DeLeon as the third film ...
Release date: 7 June 1940Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller, MysteryDirector: George MarshallProducer: Arthur Hornblow Jr., William LeBaronWriter: Walter DeLeon, Paul DickeyA radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba. 0
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Black Friday
1940 American science fiction film directed by Arthur Lubin
Overview: Black Friday is a 1940 American science fiction horror film starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi.
Release date: 29 February 1940Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, CrimeDirector: Arthur LubinProducer: Burt KellyWriter: Curt Siodmak, Eric TaylorDr. Sovac transplants the brain of a gangster into his professor friend's body to save his life, but there is a side effect that causes a dangerous split ... 0
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The Mummy's Hand
1940 film by Christy Cabanne
Overview: The Mummy's Hand is a 1940 American horror film directed by Christy Cabanne and produced by Ben Pivar for Universal Studios. Shot in black-and-white, the film is about the ancient Egyptian mummy of Kharis ...
Release date: 20 September 1940Genre: Comedy, Horror, AdventureDirector: Christy CabanneProducer: Ben PivarWriter: Griffin Jay, Maxwell ShaneArchaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess. 0
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The Invisible Man Returns
1940 film by Joe May
Overview: The Invisible Man Returns is a 1940 American horror science fiction film directed by Joe May. The film stars Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey and John Sutton. The film is a sequel to the 1933 ...
Release date: 12 January 1940Genre: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Horror, DramaDirector: Joe MayProducer: Ken GoldsmithWriter: H.G. Wells, Joe MayThe owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness. 0
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Before I Hang
1940 film by Nick Grinde
Overview: Before I Hang is a 1940 American horror film released by Columbia Pictures, starring Boris Karloff. The film was directed by Nick Grinde (under the working title The Wizard of Death) and was one of several ...Release date: 17 September 1940Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Crime, ThrillerDirector: Nick GrindeProducer: Robert Hardy Andrews, Karl Brown 0
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Chamber of Horrors
1940 British film
Overview: The Door with Seven Locks is a 1940 British horror film directed by Norman Lee and starring Leslie Banks and Lili Palmer. The screenplay was by John Argyle, Gilbert Gunn and Norman Lee based on the 1926 ...
Release date: 12 October 1940Genre: Drama, Mystery, HorrorDirector: Norman LeeProducer: John ArgyleWriter: Edgar Wallace, Norman LeeA murder is found to be connected to a false heir and a secret underground torture chamber. 0
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The Devil Bat
1940 American film
Overview: The Devil Bat is a 1940 black-and-white American horror film produced by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) and directed by Jean Yarborough. The film stars Bela Lugosi along with Suzanne Kaaren, Guy ...Release date: 11 November 1940Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery, Horror, CrimeDirector: Jean YarbroughProducer: Jack Gallagher, Guy V. Thayer Jr.Writer: John T. Neville, George Bricker 0
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The Ape
1940 film by William Nigh
Overview: The Ape is a 1940 American horror film directed by William Nigh. The film is based on Adam Hull Shirk's play The Ape, which was previously adapted by Nigh as The House of Mystery (1934). The film stars ...Release date: 30 September 1940Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, HorrorDirector: William NighProducer: William T. LackeyWriter: Adam Shirk, Curt SiodmakDr. Bernard Adrian is a kindly mad scientist who seeks to cure a young woman's polio. He needs spinal... 0
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Son of Ingagi
1940 film by Richard C. Kahn
Overview: Son of Ingagi is a 1940 American black horror monster movie directed by Richard C. Kahn. It was the first science fiction horror film to feature an all-black cast. It was written by Spencer Williams based ...Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Horror, Sci-FiDirector: Richard C. KahnProducer: Richard C. Kahn, Alfred N. SackWriter: Spencer WilliamsA newlywed couple is visited by a strange old woman who harbors a secret about the young girl's father. 0
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El fantasma de medianoche
1940 Mexican filmOverview: The Midnight Ghost (Spanish:El fantasma de medianoche) is a 1940 Mexican mystery film directed by Raphael J. Sevilla and starring Victorio Blanco, Sergio de Karlo and Carlos López Moctezuma.Release date: 6 June 1940Genre: Mystery, HorrorDirector: Raphael J. SevillaCast: Victoria Blanco, Sergio de Karlo, Carlos López Moctezuma, Emma Roldán, Natalia Ortiz, Miguel WimerProducer: Raphael J. Sevilla 0
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Anarbala
1940 filmOverview: Anarbala is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1940.Director: A.M. KhanWriter: Munshi Nayab 0
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A Macabre Legacy
1940 Mexican filmOverview: A Macabre Legacy (Spanish: Herencia macabra) is a 1940 Mexican horror film directed by José Bohr and starring Miguel Arenas, Consuelo Frank and Ramón Armengod. 0
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