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1940s supernatural horror films
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The list 1940s supernatural horror films includes
The Uninvited.
The list consists of 10 members.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945 film by Albert Lewin
Overview: The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1945 American supernatural horror-drama film based on Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel of the same name. Released in June 1945 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was directed by Albert ...
Genre: Drama, Horror, Fantasy, RomanceDirector: Albert LewinProducer: Pandro S. BermanWriter: Albert Lewin, Oscar WildeA corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
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The Uninvited
1944 film
Overview: The Uninvited is a 1944 American supernatural horror film that was directed by Lewis Allen and stars Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, and Donald Crisp. The film is based on Dorothy Macardle's novel Uneasy Freehold ...
Release date: 10 February 1944Genre: Romance, Mystery, Horror, Drama, Comedy, FantasyDirector: Lewis AllenCast: Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Dorothy Stickney, Barbara EverestProducer: Charles Brackett, Buddy G. DeSylvaWriter: Dodie Smith, Frank PartosA composer and his sister discover that the reason they are able to purchase a beautiful gothic seacoast mansion very cheaply is the house's unsavory past ... 0
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941 American horror film directed by Victor Fleming
Overview: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1941 American horror film starring Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, and Lana Turner. The production also features Donald Crisp, Ian Hunter, Barton MacLane, C. Aubrey Smith, and ...
Release date: 12 August 1941Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-FiDirector: Victor FlemingProducer: Victor Fleming, Victor SavilleWriter: John Lee Mahin, Robert Louis StevensonDr. Jekyll allows his dark side to run wild when he drinks a potion that turns him into the evil Mr. Hyde. 0
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943 US horror film directed by Roy William Neill
Overview: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is a 1943 American horror film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Lon Chaney Jr. as Larry Talbot (the Wolf Man) and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster. The script ...Release date: 5 March 1943Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, FantasyDirector: Roy William NeillProducer: George WaggnerWriter: Curt SiodmakThe resurrected Wolf Man, seeking a cure for his malady, enlists the aid of a mad scientist, who claims he will not only rid the Wolf Man of his nocturnal ... 0
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Dead of Night
1945 British film
Overview: Dead of Night is a 1945 black and white British anthology supernatural horror film, made by Ealing Studios. The individual segments were directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden ...
Release date: 4 September 1945Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, FantasyDirector: Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles CrichtonProducer: Michael Balcon, Sidney ColeWriter: John Baines, Angus MacPhailThe guests invited to weekend in the country share their supernatural stories, beginning with Walter Craig , who senses impending doom as his half-rem ... 0
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Cat People
1942 film by Jacques Tourneur
Overview: Cat People is a 1942 American supernatural horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced for RKO by Val Lewton. The film tells the story of Irena Dubrovna, a newly married Serbian fashion illu ...
Release date: 6 December 1942Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Jacques TourneurProducer: Val LewtonWriter: DeWitt BodeenAn American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together. 0
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The Mummy's Curse
1944 film by Leslie Goodwins
Overview: The Mummy's Curse is a 1944 American horror film directed by Leslie Goodwins. Produced by Universal Pictures, it is the fifth entry in Universal's original Mummy franchise, serving as a sequel to The ...
Release date: 22 December 1944Genre: Horror, ThrillerDirector: Leslie GoodwinsProducer: Oliver Drake, Ben PivarWriter: Bernard Schubert, Leon AbramsShipped to Louisiana, the mummy Kharis from Egypt roams the bayou, tormented by his forbidden love for Princess Ananka. 0
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The Curse of the Cat People
1944 film by Robert Wise and Gunther von Fritsch
Overview: The Curse of the Cat People is a 1944 American psychological supernatural thriller film directed by Gunther von Fritsch and Robert Wise, produced by Val Lewton, and starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane ...
Release date: 2 March 1944Genre: Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Film-NoirDirector: Gunther von Fritsch, Robert WiseProducer: Val LewtonWriter: DeWitt BodeenThe young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed befriends her father's dead first wife and an aging, reclusive actress. 0
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Son of Dracula
1943 film by Robert Siodmak
Overview: Son of Dracula is a 1943 American horror film directed by Robert Siodmak with a screenplay based on an original story by his brother Curt Siodmak. The film stars Lon Chaney Jr., Louise Allbritton, Robert ...
Release date: 5 November 1943Genre: HorrorDirector: Robert SiodmakCast: Robert Paige, Louise Allbritton, Evelyn Ankers, Frank Craven, J. Edward Bromberg, Samuel S. HindsProducer: Ford Beebe, Donald H. BrownWriter: Eric Taylor, Curt SiodmakWhen Katherine, a beautiful Southern girl obsessed with thoughts of eternal life, invites Count Alucard to come to her mansion in the U.S., she unleashes ... 0
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Count Alucard (character)
1943 film by Robert Siodmak
Overview: Son of Dracula is a 1943 American horror film directed by Robert Siodmak with a screenplay based on an original story by his brother Curt Siodmak. The film stars Lon Chaney Jr., Louise Allbritton, Robert ... 0
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