Romance Movies
Come Live with Me (1941)
Seeking US citizenship, a Viennese refugee arranges a marriage of convenience with a struggling writer.
Play Girl (1941)
When a gold digger starts to get a little old to ply her trade, she teaches a younger woman all her tricks.
Romance of the Rio Grande (1941)
When old rancher Cordoba’s grandson is murdered, the Cisco Kid takes his place to find who’s trying to take over the ranch.
Four Mothers (1941)
Four married sisters face motherhood, financial, marital and family issues together.
Second Chorus (1941)
Danny O’Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpeters with the Perennials, a college band, and both men are still attending college by failing their exams seven years in a row….
Request Concert (1940)
The young, attractive Inge Wagner becomes acquainted with Herbert Koch during the Berlin Olympics, his flight officer insignia having first caught her eye. Sparks fly immediately between the two and…
Chad Hanna (1940)
Country boy joins a circus in the 1840s and falls in love with the bare-back rider. Later he falls in love with another circus runaway.
The Mad Doctor (1940)
A reporter sleuths the mystery behind an oft-married Viennese doctor whose wives met mysterious fates.
Comrade X (1940)
An American reporter smuggling news out of Soviet Moscow is blackmailed into helping a beautiful Communist leave the country.
The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)
Rightful owner of the kingdom, the Duchess of Zona, is engaged in a power struggle with the evil General Gurko. Edmond, the son of Monte Cristo, dons many disguises to…
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
When a rich woman’s ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
You’ll Find Out (1940)
The manager of Kay Kyser’s band books them for a birthday party bash for an heiress at a spooky mansion, where sinister forces try to kill her.
Arise My Love (1940)
A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
In 1820 Spain, the son of a California nobleman comes home to find his native land under a villainous dictatorship. On one hand, he plays the useless fop, while on…
Bitter Sweet (1940)
A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle to make ends meet.
Seven Sinners (1940)
Banished from various U.S. protectorates in the Pacific, a saloon entertainer uses her femme-fatale charms to woo politicians, navy personnel, gangsters, riff-raff, judges and a ship’s doctor in order to…
Christmas in July (1940)
An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest….
North West Mounted Police (1940)
Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers (“Isn’t that a contradiction in terms?”, another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder….
They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accepts his marriage proposal.
Down Argentine Way (1940)
The story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an Argentine horse breeder against the wishes of their families—takes a backseat to the spectacular…
Brigham Young (1940)
Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City….
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Jimmy and Mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra. A huge contest between schools is coming up and they have a hard time raising…
Sky Murder (1940)
This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth Columnists (since this was filmed before the US entered the…
City for Conquest (1940)
The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something…
I’m Still Alive (1940)
Hollywood stuntman falls in love with a big name actress but still wants to pursue his risky career. The women gives him a choice-the stunts or her. He chooses the…
Kit Carson (1940)
Frontiersman Kit Carson fights off Indian attacks on the trail to California.
Dance Girl Dance (1940)
Judy O’Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When…
Boom Town (1940)
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich….
Flowing Gold (1940)
In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice’s destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and the misfortunes of a small oil company that hires him as a roughneck.
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.
I Love You Again (1940)
Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he’s really a con man…and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.
The Lady in Question (1940)
When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn’t convict, she has a bad influence on his son.
Lucky Partners (1940)
Two strangers split a sweepstake prize to go on a fake honeymoon with predictable results.
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Mrs. Bennet wishes to wed her five unmarried daughters and is overjoyed when a wealthy bachelor begins living nearby, but misunderstandings make happiness difficult.
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that…
All This and Heaven Too (1940)
When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philippe and the husband of the volatile…
Three Faces West (1940)
Viennese surgeon Dr. Braun and his daughter Leni come to a small town in North Dakota as refugees from Hitler. When the winds of the Dust Bowl threaten the town,…
New Moon (1940)
A revolutionary leader romances a French aristocrat in Louisiana.
Brother Orchid (1940)
When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious…