this decade saw Hollywood reflect the
changes in society and technology in
some landmark films welcome to
watchmojo.com and today in this
installment of our series on the
greatest movies of all time we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies of the 1940s is looking at you
kid for our series of the best movies of
all time we chosen 10 movies per decade
based on their iconic status critical
acclaim box office success and
watchability
and just so you know we’re not
necessarily choosing the movies your
film studies professor would pick so sit
back and relax as we explore the highest
highs and lowest lows of a tumultuous
decade yeah number 10 the Great Dictator
hey famous never one to shy away from
controversy Charlie Chaplin released
this anti-nazi film at the start of
World War two – freaking Damon that
she’s a cockapoo relative another movie
coming out satirizing Hitler and his
regime the movie follows a Jewish barber
as he attempts to avoid imprisonment by
Nazi troops though it was banned in some
parts of Europe the great dictator
eventually earned millions at the box
office
landed five Oscar nominations and
signaled Chaplin’s complete move to
talking pictures soldiers in the name of
democracy let us all unite
number nine the Treasure of the Sierra
Madre long as it’s all fine the noble
Brotherhood will last but when the piles
of gold begin to grow that’s when the
trouble starts no one ever said that
being a gold prospector is easy and when
it’s further complicated by distrustful
partners and dangerous Bandidos it can
be downright life-threatening I got
three of them credit me with three how
many Duke a couple I guess I’m one up on
you but I got born you did pop I got
three nice shootin name huh I did I put
it all about two inches one my head one
double clown say featuring Humphrey
Bogart and Tim Holt as two penniless
Americans looking for their fortune in
Mexico this John Huston adventure is a
darkly humorous character study on greed
and morality that won several Oscars and
inspired countless filmmakers so that
all night on over here way to pick it up
and going our way
you go anyway without my gun and go
quick number eight the Philadelphia
Story you really hate me don’t you
Connor no I don’t like you very much
though this is less of a love triangle
and more of a love square Katharine
Hepburn plays a socialite with more
suitors than she can successfully manage
including her ex-husband played by Cary
Grant oh you want to get even with your
ex bride huh I’ll have a car pick them
up at noon tomorrow no it’s Philadelphia
casts to perfection
it’s a smartly written classic romantic
comedy that allowed audiences to
reconnect with Hepburn as a star and
kept the Hepburn grant machine moving
while also taking home two Academy
Awards ah that’s the old redhead no
bitterness no recrimination just a good
swift left to the jaw
number seven Fantasia
this animated Disney epic was a
deviation from the standard cartoon fare
of the time pushing the envelope by
blending abstract sequences and
classical music
as a feature-length film it relied
heavily on aesthetics and the experience
including the use of Fanta sound audio
to give the impression of a live
orchestra it was met with a so-so
response from commercial audiences and
mixed reviews from critics but Fantasia
eventually went down in history as a
cinematic marble I guess nobody knew
Harry like he did like I did number 6
the third man take mr. Holly Martin’s
home
Holly Marty’s me yeah the writer set in
a war ravaged Vienna the film is a dark
crime thriller with an innovative score
an American author is on a hunt to
figure out who may or may not be
responsible for the death of his friend
I wondered about 200 times if it really
was an accident
work differences Glick is dead isn’t he
shot in stark black-and-white and often
at odd angles it’s visual style matches
its mysterious storytelling style to
produce film noir of the highest order
one farm it’s a couple of miles I don’t
walk there for my dogs wasn’t creeped
out number five
The Grapes of Wrath we lived here 50
years same place everybody’s got to get
off everybody’s leaving going out to
California the Great Depression hit the
world hard including the hard worn
farmers of the Midwest the film based on
John Steinbeck’s milestone and Pulitzer
Prize winning novel follows the Joad
family as they travel west towards
California in search of better
opportunities and a chance at life
Jordan look human
two prosperous although bleak and harsh
in nature the Academy award-winning film
and its actors accurately captured the
difficulties for many of America’s poor
at a time when economic conditions were
at their worst
I can’t wipe us out that can’t elites
will go on forever pagas where are the
people
I’m trying to find my sister I have
reason to believe that she’s here in San
Francisco with a man by the name of
Thursby Floyd Thursby number four The
Maltese Falcon
why were you tailing Thursday I wasn’t
miles wasn’t but the simple reason we
had a client was a client sorry I can’t
tell you that
a detective is tasked with solving the
murder of his partner finding a
mysterious Falcon statue dealing with
some shady characters and a not that
trustworthy love interest so did you
kill him who put that bright idea in
your head both critics and audiences
heralded this John Huston masterpiece as
the quintessential murder mystery of its
time with Humphrey Bogart Sam Spade
leading the charge
I know slap don’t take it and like it
its artistic use of camera angles along
with its gritty detective driven plot
and masterful melodrama still makes it a
cinematic favorite what is it
the stuff that dreams are made of but
you stopped it for I want you to take a
good look at that face number three it’s
a wonderful life
hey CI I don’t want one for one night I
want something for a thousand in one
night it’s a timeless feel good film
there to remind you of the value of life
headlined by Jimmy Stewart this Frank
Capra classic follows a man as he comes
to terms with the meaning of his
existence as well as the importance of
family and friendship
Jamie Chloe oh I could eat job it’s a
wonderful life initially lost money but
it’s since become essential holiday
viewing that keeps audiences coming back
generation after generation of all the
gin joints in all the towns in all the
world
she walks into mine number two
Casablanca is looking at eel kid
the tumult of the era found its way into
many movies and this is one of the most
notable Humphrey Bogart plays the owner
of a club in Casablanca Morocco which
sees its fair share of expatriates and
refugees seeking solace from the growing
hostility of the Nazi regime
I told Strasser you wouldn’t find the
letters here but I told my men to be
especially destructive you know how that
impresses Germans in addition to its
stellar storytelling and impeccable
acting there’s romance danger bogey and
Ingrid Bergman it’s a recipe for a
classic that you’ll regret not
experiencing maybe not today maybe not
tomorrow but soon and for the rest of
your life
what about us we’ll always have Paris
before we unveil our pick for best movie
of the 1940s here are a few honorable
mentions handle just automobile
insurance or car of all kinds fire
earthquake theft public liability group
insurance industrial stuff and so on
right down the line accident insurance
accident insurance sure mr. dietrichson
I’ve given you every chance to make
something yourself I gave up my own job
when you asked me I gave up the best
years of my life and what have you done
you flopped couldn’t even hold that job
in the drugstore the lovely rooms
loveless room you’ve ever seen
everything is kept just as mrs. Dewinter
lighted nothing has been altered since
that last night I am the kid that’s all
the handy I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy I’m
glad I am I’m a real eyed Yankee Doodle
made my name and fame and boohoo
just as mr. doom day by riding on a pony
number 1 Citizen Kane I sympathize with
you Charles Foster Kane is a scoundrel
his paper should be run out of town a
committee should be formed to boycott
him widely considered the greatest film
ever made this tour de force tells the
life story of an immensely wealthy
newspaper magnate through flashbacks
what were Kane’s last words
do you remember boys huh yes we what
were the last words he said on earth
maybe he told us all about himself on
his deathbed maybe he didn’t pretty
clearly based on the life of William
Randolph Hearst the IRA’s biggest
publishing mogul the film was the
brainchild of Orson Welles who
painstakingly created a masterpiece I
expect to lose a million dollars next
year you know mr. Thatcher at the rate
of a million dollars a year I’ll have to
close this place in 60 years
by utilizing groundbreaking cinematic
and storytelling techniques Welles
insured Citizen Kane won the Oscar for
Best Original Screenplay and stood apart
from its contemporaries for generations
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite movie of the 40’s for more
thrilling top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
changes in society and technology in
some landmark films welcome to
watchmojo.com and today in this
installment of our series on the
greatest movies of all time we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies of the 1940s is looking at you
kid for our series of the best movies of
all time we chosen 10 movies per decade
based on their iconic status critical
acclaim box office success and
watchability
and just so you know we’re not
necessarily choosing the movies your
film studies professor would pick so sit
back and relax as we explore the highest
highs and lowest lows of a tumultuous
decade yeah number 10 the Great Dictator
hey famous never one to shy away from
controversy Charlie Chaplin released
this anti-nazi film at the start of
World War two – freaking Damon that
she’s a cockapoo relative another movie
coming out satirizing Hitler and his
regime the movie follows a Jewish barber
as he attempts to avoid imprisonment by
Nazi troops though it was banned in some
parts of Europe the great dictator
eventually earned millions at the box
office
landed five Oscar nominations and
signaled Chaplin’s complete move to
talking pictures soldiers in the name of
democracy let us all unite
number nine the Treasure of the Sierra
Madre long as it’s all fine the noble
Brotherhood will last but when the piles
of gold begin to grow that’s when the
trouble starts no one ever said that
being a gold prospector is easy and when
it’s further complicated by distrustful
partners and dangerous Bandidos it can
be downright life-threatening I got
three of them credit me with three how
many Duke a couple I guess I’m one up on
you but I got born you did pop I got
three nice shootin name huh I did I put
it all about two inches one my head one
double clown say featuring Humphrey
Bogart and Tim Holt as two penniless
Americans looking for their fortune in
Mexico this John Huston adventure is a
darkly humorous character study on greed
and morality that won several Oscars and
inspired countless filmmakers so that
all night on over here way to pick it up
and going our way
you go anyway without my gun and go
quick number eight the Philadelphia
Story you really hate me don’t you
Connor no I don’t like you very much
though this is less of a love triangle
and more of a love square Katharine
Hepburn plays a socialite with more
suitors than she can successfully manage
including her ex-husband played by Cary
Grant oh you want to get even with your
ex bride huh I’ll have a car pick them
up at noon tomorrow no it’s Philadelphia
casts to perfection
it’s a smartly written classic romantic
comedy that allowed audiences to
reconnect with Hepburn as a star and
kept the Hepburn grant machine moving
while also taking home two Academy
Awards ah that’s the old redhead no
bitterness no recrimination just a good
swift left to the jaw
number seven Fantasia
this animated Disney epic was a
deviation from the standard cartoon fare
of the time pushing the envelope by
blending abstract sequences and
classical music
as a feature-length film it relied
heavily on aesthetics and the experience
including the use of Fanta sound audio
to give the impression of a live
orchestra it was met with a so-so
response from commercial audiences and
mixed reviews from critics but Fantasia
eventually went down in history as a
cinematic marble I guess nobody knew
Harry like he did like I did number 6
the third man take mr. Holly Martin’s
home
Holly Marty’s me yeah the writer set in
a war ravaged Vienna the film is a dark
crime thriller with an innovative score
an American author is on a hunt to
figure out who may or may not be
responsible for the death of his friend
I wondered about 200 times if it really
was an accident
work differences Glick is dead isn’t he
shot in stark black-and-white and often
at odd angles it’s visual style matches
its mysterious storytelling style to
produce film noir of the highest order
one farm it’s a couple of miles I don’t
walk there for my dogs wasn’t creeped
out number five
The Grapes of Wrath we lived here 50
years same place everybody’s got to get
off everybody’s leaving going out to
California the Great Depression hit the
world hard including the hard worn
farmers of the Midwest the film based on
John Steinbeck’s milestone and Pulitzer
Prize winning novel follows the Joad
family as they travel west towards
California in search of better
opportunities and a chance at life
Jordan look human
two prosperous although bleak and harsh
in nature the Academy award-winning film
and its actors accurately captured the
difficulties for many of America’s poor
at a time when economic conditions were
at their worst
I can’t wipe us out that can’t elites
will go on forever pagas where are the
people
I’m trying to find my sister I have
reason to believe that she’s here in San
Francisco with a man by the name of
Thursby Floyd Thursby number four The
Maltese Falcon
why were you tailing Thursday I wasn’t
miles wasn’t but the simple reason we
had a client was a client sorry I can’t
tell you that
a detective is tasked with solving the
murder of his partner finding a
mysterious Falcon statue dealing with
some shady characters and a not that
trustworthy love interest so did you
kill him who put that bright idea in
your head both critics and audiences
heralded this John Huston masterpiece as
the quintessential murder mystery of its
time with Humphrey Bogart Sam Spade
leading the charge
I know slap don’t take it and like it
its artistic use of camera angles along
with its gritty detective driven plot
and masterful melodrama still makes it a
cinematic favorite what is it
the stuff that dreams are made of but
you stopped it for I want you to take a
good look at that face number three it’s
a wonderful life
hey CI I don’t want one for one night I
want something for a thousand in one
night it’s a timeless feel good film
there to remind you of the value of life
headlined by Jimmy Stewart this Frank
Capra classic follows a man as he comes
to terms with the meaning of his
existence as well as the importance of
family and friendship
Jamie Chloe oh I could eat job it’s a
wonderful life initially lost money but
it’s since become essential holiday
viewing that keeps audiences coming back
generation after generation of all the
gin joints in all the towns in all the
world
she walks into mine number two
Casablanca is looking at eel kid
the tumult of the era found its way into
many movies and this is one of the most
notable Humphrey Bogart plays the owner
of a club in Casablanca Morocco which
sees its fair share of expatriates and
refugees seeking solace from the growing
hostility of the Nazi regime
I told Strasser you wouldn’t find the
letters here but I told my men to be
especially destructive you know how that
impresses Germans in addition to its
stellar storytelling and impeccable
acting there’s romance danger bogey and
Ingrid Bergman it’s a recipe for a
classic that you’ll regret not
experiencing maybe not today maybe not
tomorrow but soon and for the rest of
your life
what about us we’ll always have Paris
before we unveil our pick for best movie
of the 1940s here are a few honorable
mentions handle just automobile
insurance or car of all kinds fire
earthquake theft public liability group
insurance industrial stuff and so on
right down the line accident insurance
accident insurance sure mr. dietrichson
I’ve given you every chance to make
something yourself I gave up my own job
when you asked me I gave up the best
years of my life and what have you done
you flopped couldn’t even hold that job
in the drugstore the lovely rooms
loveless room you’ve ever seen
everything is kept just as mrs. Dewinter
lighted nothing has been altered since
that last night I am the kid that’s all
the handy I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy I’m
glad I am I’m a real eyed Yankee Doodle
made my name and fame and boohoo
just as mr. doom day by riding on a pony
number 1 Citizen Kane I sympathize with
you Charles Foster Kane is a scoundrel
his paper should be run out of town a
committee should be formed to boycott
him widely considered the greatest film
ever made this tour de force tells the
life story of an immensely wealthy
newspaper magnate through flashbacks
what were Kane’s last words
do you remember boys huh yes we what
were the last words he said on earth
maybe he told us all about himself on
his deathbed maybe he didn’t pretty
clearly based on the life of William
Randolph Hearst the IRA’s biggest
publishing mogul the film was the
brainchild of Orson Welles who
painstakingly created a masterpiece I
expect to lose a million dollars next
year you know mr. Thatcher at the rate
of a million dollars a year I’ll have to
close this place in 60 years
by utilizing groundbreaking cinematic
and storytelling techniques Welles
insured Citizen Kane won the Oscar for
Best Original Screenplay and stood apart
from its contemporaries for generations
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite movie of the 40’s for more
thrilling top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
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