ChannelHopper.org > 1940s American films
1940s American films
Meet John Doe
As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willou...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Meet John Doe
The Pride of the Yankees
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Pride of the Yankees
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
A New Yorker hobo moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house with him. Before he knows it, he is living with the actual home owners.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent It Happened on Fifth Avenue
All That Money Can Buy
Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of his sale before he collects. Over that time,...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent All That Money Can Buy
Brute Force
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Brute Force
The Naked City
The Naked City portrays the police investigation that follows the murder of a young model. A veteran cop is placed in charge of the case and he sets about, with the help of other beat cops and detecti...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Naked City
Diary of a Sergeant
Harold Russell, an American soldier who lost his hands in a training accident, tells the story of his medical rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC, how he and his fellow...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Diary of a Sergeant
The Lady from Shanghai
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Lady from Shanghai
The Sea Wolf
Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Sea Wolf
Meet Me in St. Louis
The life of a St. Louis family in the year before the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Meet Me in St. Louis