List of Paramount Pictures films (1940–1949)

The following is a list of films originally produced and/or distributed theatrically by Paramount Pictures and released in the 1940s. All films (with few exceptions) are currently owned by Universal Television through EMKA, Ltd.

1940

Release date Title Notes
January 5, 1940Emergency Squad
January 19, 1940Remember the Night
January 26, 1940Santa Fe MarshalThe twenty-seventh Hopalong Cassidy film
February 2, 1940Parole Fixer
February 23, 1940Knights of the Range
March 1, 1940Seventeen
March 8, 1940Adventure in Diamonds
March 8, 1940The ShowdownThe twenty-eighth Hopalong Cassidy film
March 15, 1940Women Without Names
March 22, 1940Road to SingaporeThe first of the Bob Hope-Bing Crosby Road films
March 29, 1940The Farmer's Daughter
April 12, 1940Dr. Cyclops
April 17, 1940The Light of Western Stars
April 28, 1940French Without TearsDistribution only; Two Cities Films production (UK)
May 10, 1940Opened by Mistake
May 17, 1940Typhoon
May 24, 1940The Biscuit Eater
May 31, 1940Buck Benny Rides Again
June 7, 1940Hidden GoldThe twenty-ninth Hopalong Cassidy film
June 14, 1940Safari
June 21, 1940The Ghost Breakers
June 28, 1940Queen of the Mob
July 5, 1940The Way of All Flesh
July 12, 1940Stagecoach WarThe thirtieth Hopalong Cassidy film
July 14, 1940Those Were the Days!
July 24, 1940Untamed
August 2, 1940Golden Gloves
August 9, 1940Mystery Sea Raider
August 16, 1940Comin' Round the Mountain
August 23, 1940The Great McGinty
September 6, 1940Rhythm on the River
September 20, 1940I Want a Divorce
September 27, 1940Rangers of Fortune
October 11, 1940Cherokee Strip
October 16, 1940The Quarterback
October 22, 1940North West Mounted Police
October 25, 1940Christmas in July
November 1, 1940Dancing on a Dime
November 8, 1940Arise, My Love
November 15, 1940Three Men from Texas
December 3, 1940Second Chorus
December 6, 1940A Night at Earl Carroll's
December 11, 1940Moon Over Burma
December 13, 1940Texas Rangers Ride Again
December 21, 1940Victory
December 27, 1940Love Thy Neighbor

1941

Release date Title Notes
January 10, 1941Doomed CaravanThe thirty-second Hopalong Cassidy film
January 24, 1941Life with HenryThe second of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies
January 28, 1941Virginia
February 14, 1941The Mad Doctor
February 19, 1941You're the One
February 28, 1941The Monster and the Girl
March 14, 1941In Old ColoradoThe thirty-third Hopalong Cassidy film
March 21, 1941The Lady Eve
March 26, 1941I Wanted Wings
March 28, 1941Las Vegas Nights
April 4, 1941The Round Up
April 11, 1941Road to ZanzibarThe second of the Road films
April 18, 1941Border VigilantesThe thirty-fourth Hopalong Cassidy film
May 2, 1941Reaching for the Sun
May 23, 1941Pirates on HorsebackThe thirty-fifth Hopalong Cassidy film
June 4, 1941Power Diveproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 8, 1941The Hard-Boiled Canary
June 13, 1941One Night in Lisbon
June 20, 1941West Point Widow
July 4, 1941Caught in the Draft
July 11, 1941Forced Landingproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
July 18, 1941The Shepherd of the Hills
July 25, 1941The Parson of Panamint
August 1, 1941Kiss the Boys Goodbye
August 8, 1941Wide Open TownThe thirty-sixth Hopalong Cassidy film
August 21, 1941World Premiere
August 27, 1941Aloma of the South Seas
August 29, 1941Flying Blindproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
September 17, 1941Riders of the TimberlineThe thirty-seventh Hopalong Cassidy film
Stick to Your GunsThe thirty-eighth Hopalong Cassidy film
September 26, 1941Hold Back the DawnNominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
September 29, 1941Twilight on the TrailThe thirty-ninth Hopalong Cassidy film
October 3, 1941Buy Me That Town
October 10, 1941Nothing but the Truth
October 24, 1941Henry Aldrich for PresidentThe third of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
October 31, 1941New York Town
November 1, 1941Outlaws of the DesertThe fortieth Hopalong Cassidy film
November 7, 1941Birth of the Blues
November 15, 1941Secret of the Wastelands
November 21, 1941Skylark
November 28, 1941The Night of January 16th
December 1, 1941No Hands on the Clockproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
December 5, 1941Glamour Boy
December 5, 1941Mr. Bug Goes to TownThe Fleischer's second and final animated feature film
December 10, 1941Bahama Passage
December 19, 1941Among the Living
December 31, 1941Louisiana Purchase
Pacific Blackout

1942

Release date Title Notes
January 19, 1942Fly-by-Night
January 24, 1942The Fleet's In
The Lady Has Plans
Torpedo Boatproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
February 6, 1942Sullivan's Travels
March 5, 1942The Remarkable Andrew
March 21, 1942True to the Army
March 26, 1942Reap the Wild Wind
April 2, 1942My Favorite Blonde
April 24, 1942This Gun for Hire
April 29, 1942The Great Man's Lady
May 6, 1942Take a Letter, Darling
May 9, 1942Dr. Broadway
June 5, 1942Henry and DizzyThe fourth of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
June 13, 1942Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die
June 15, 1942Are Husbands Necessary?
June 16, 1942I Live on Dangerproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 25, 1942Beyond the Blue Horizon
July 1, 1942Night in New Orleans
July 13, 1942Sweater Girl
July 23, 1942Priorities on Parade
August 11, 1942Wake IslandNominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
September 3, 1942Wildcatproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
September 4, 1942Holiday InnHoliday Inn hotel chain was named after this film. Introduced the Academy Award for Best Original Song, "White Christmas", by Irving Berlin and performed by Bing Crosby.
September 16, 1942The Major and the Minor
September 1942Henry Aldrich, EditorThe fifth of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
October 3, 1942Street of Chance
October 21, 1942The Forest Rangers
October 23, 1942The Glass Key
October 1942Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
November 7, 1942My Heart Belongs to Daddy
Wrecking Crewproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
November 10, 1942Road to MoroccoThe third of the Road films
November 16, 1942Lucky Jordan
November 24, 1942The AvengersOriginal British title: The Day Will Dawn
December 2, 1942Star Spangled Rhythm

1943

Release date Title Notes
1943Tornadoproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
January 1, 1943The Palm Beach Story
January 2, 1943Lady Bodyguard
January 4, 1943Happy Go Lucky
January 1943No Time for Love
March 17, 1943Salute for Three
March 20, 1943Aerial Gunnerproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
March 27, 1943High Explosiveproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
April 21, 1943China
April 30, 1943Henry Aldrich Gets GlamourThe sixth of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
May 4, 1943Five Graves to Cairo
May 31, 1943Night Plane from Chungking
June 23, 1943Dixie
June 23, 1943Henry Aldrich Swings ItThe seventh of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
June 24, 1943Alaska Highwayproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 28, 1943Submarine Alertproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
July 14, 1943For Whom the Bell TollsNominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
August 5, 1943Let's Face It
August 11, 1943The Good Fellows
September 9, 1943So Proudly We Hail!
October 11, 1943Hostages
November 10, 1943Henry Aldrich Haunts a HouseThe eighth of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
Minesweeperproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
November 11, 1943Riding High
December 24, 1943True to Life

1944

Release date Title Notes
January 7, 1944Standing Room Only
January 13, 1944Henry Aldrich, Boy ScoutThe ninth of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
January 13, 1944Timber Queenproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
February 10, 1944Lady in the Dark
February 26, 1944The Uninvited
The Navy Wayproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
February 28, 1944You Can't Ration Love
February 1944The Miracle of Morgan's Creekstill owned by Paramount
April 25, 1944And the Angels Sing
April 26, 1944The Hitler Gang
April 27, 1944Gambler's Choiceproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
April 1944Henry Aldrich Plays CupidThe tenth of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
May 3, 1944Going My WayWinner of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
May 10, 1944The Hour Before the Dawn
June 9, 1944Take It Bigproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 10, 1944Henry Aldrich's Little SecretThe eleventh and last of Paramount's Aldrich Family comedies.
July 4, 1944The Story of Dr. Wassell
July 6, 1944Double IndemnityNominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture
August 9, 1944Hail the Conquering Hero
August 15, 1944I Love a Soldier
August 30, 1944Till We Meet Again
September 2, 1944Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
September 5, 1944Rainbow Island
September 6, 1944The Great Moment
September 20, 1944Frenchman's Creek
September 24, 1944The National Barn Dance
September 1944Dark Mountainproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
November 22, 1944And Now Tomorrow
November 24, 1944One Body Too Manyproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
December 18, 1944Dangerous Passageproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
Double Exposure
Here Come the Waves
December 20, 1944Practically Yours
December 31, 1944Ministry of Fear

1945

Release date Title Notes
January 19, 1945The Man in Half Moon Street
February 1945High Poweredproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
March 30, 1945Bring on the Girls
April 16, 1945A Medal for Benny
April 25, 1945Salty O'Rourke
May 12, 1945The Unseen
June 22, 1945Scared Stiffproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 23, 1945Murder, He Says
July 4, 1945You Came Alongco-production with Hal Wallis Productions, Inc.
July 8, 1945The Affairs of Susan
July 13, 1945Out of This World
July 27, 1945Midnight Manhuntproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
August 31, 1945Incendiary Blonde
September 28, 1945Duffy's Tavern
October 26, 1945Love Letters
November 16, 1945The Lost WeekendWinner of the Academy Award for Best Picture
November 23, 1945Hold That Blonde
December 3, 1945Masquerade in Mexico
December 14, 1945Follow That Womanproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
December 28, 1945The Stork Club

1946

Release date Title Notes
January 11, 1946People Are Funnyproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
January 25, 1946Kitty
February 8, 1946Tokyo Roseproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
March 8, 1946Miss Susie Slagle's
March 12, 1946To Each His Own
March 22, 1946Road to UtopiaThe fourth Road film, filmed and produced in 1943
April 19, 1946The Blue Dahlia
May 3, 1946They Made Me a Killerproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
May 5, 1946The Virginian
May 17, 1946The Well Groomed Bride
May 26, 1946O.S.S.
June 5, 1946The Bride Wore Boots
June 14, 1946Our Hearts Were Growing Up
June 28, 1946Hot Cargoproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
August 9, 1946The Searching Wind
September 4, 1946Monsieur Beaucaire
September 6, 1946Swamp Fireproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
September 13, 1946The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
October 16, 1946Blue Skies
November 22, 1946Two Years Before the Mast

1947

Release date Title Notes
January 10, 1947Cross My Heart
January 24, 1947The Perfect Marriage
February 7, 1947Ladies' Man
February 13, 1947Suddenly, It's Spring
February 21, 1947California
February 27, 1947I Cover Big Townproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
March 7, 1947Easy Come, Easy Go
March 28, 1947Seven Were Savedproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
April 4, 1947My Favorite Brunettedistribution only; co-production with Hope Enterprises
April 18, 1947Fear in the Nightproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
April 23, 1947Calcutta
April 25, 1947The Imperfect Lady
May 2, 1947Blaze of Noon
May 23, 1947Big Townproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 10, 1947Dear Ruth
June 13, 1947Welcome Stranger
June 20, 1947Danger Streetproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 25, 1947The Trouble with Women
July 4, 1947The Perils of Pauline
August 13, 1947Adventure Islandproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
August 15, 1947Desert Fury
August 22, 1947Jungle Flightproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
August 27, 1947Golden Earrings
August 29, 1947Variety Girl
September 26, 1947Wild Harvest
October 10, 1947Unconquered
November 21, 1947Where There's Life
December 12, 1947Big Town After Darkproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
December 25, 1947Road to Riodistribution only; co-production with Bing Crosby Enterprises and Hope Enterprises; The fifth Road film

1948

Release date Title Notes
January 16, 1948I Walk Alone
February 20, 1948Albuquerqueproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
March 5, 1948Caged Furyproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
March 26, 1948Mr. Recklessproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
March 31, 1948Saigon
April 9, 1948The Big Clock
April 19, 1948Hatter's Castle
April 30, 1948The Sainted Sisters
May 14, 1948Speed to Spareproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
May 27, 1948Big Town Scandalproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
May 28, 1948Hazard
June 11, 1948Shaggyproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 25, 1948Waterfront at Midnightproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
June 30, 1948A Foreign Affair
July 2, 1948The Emperor Waltz
July 27, 1948Dream Girl
August 3, 1948Beyond Glory
August 6, 1948So Evil My Love
September 1, 1948Sorry, Wrong Numberproduced by Hal Wallis Productions; still owned by Paramount
October 6, 1948Isn't It Romantic?
October 22, 1948Night Has a Thousand Eyes
November 5, 1948Sealed Verdict
November 19, 1948Miss Tatlock's Millions
December 3, 1948Disasterproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
December 9, 1948Whispering Smith
December 24, 1948The Paleface

1949

Release date Title Notes
January 12, 1949The Accused
January 18, 1949Dynamiteproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
February 2, 1949My Own True Love
March 4, 1949Alias Nick Beal
April 7, 1949Bride of Vengeancestill owned by Paramount
April 22, 1949A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
May 27, 1949Streets of Laredo
July 4, 1949Sorrowful Jones
July 13, 1949The Great Gatsby
July 21, 1949Manhandledproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
July 22, 1949Special Agentproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
August 4, 1949Rope of Sandstill owned by Paramount
August 5, 1949El Pasoproduced by Pine-Thomas Productions
August 31, 1949Top o' the Morning
September 5, 1949Red, Hot and Blue
October 14, 1949My Friend Irmastill owned by Paramount
October 28, 1949Song of Surrender
November 3, 1949Chicago DeadlineFinal film in the 1929–1949 library owned by Universal Television via EMKA, Ltd.
November 15, 1949Dear Wifefrom this point forward, Paramount owns most of the following titles.
November 23, 1949The Great Lover
December 21, 1949Samson and Delilah
December 28, 1949The HeiressNominee for the Academy Award for Best Picture

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