Adventure films of the 1940s

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A list of adventure films released in the 1940s.

Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
1940
Drums of the Desert George Waggner Ralph Byrd, Lorna Gray, George Lynn Flag of the United States French Foreign Legion
Drums Of Fu Manchu William Witney Henry Brandon, William Royle, Olaf Hytten, Luana Walters Flag of the United States (serial)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Roland Drew Flag of the United States (serial) Space adventure
Green Hell James Whale Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Bennett, George Sanders Flag of the United States jungle adventure
The Sea Hawk Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn,Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains Flag of the United States Swashbuckler
The Thief of Bagdad Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin, Rex Ingram Flag of the United States Flag of the United Kingdom Fantasy adventure
1941
The Corsican Brothers Gregory Ratoff Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ruth Warwick Flag of the United States Swashbuckler
Jungle Girl John English, William Witney Frances Gifford, Tom Neal, Trevor Bardette, Gerald Mohr Flag of the United States Jungle adventure (serial)
Road to Zanzibar Victor Schertzinger Bing Crosby, Bob Hope Flag of the United States Adventure comedy
1942
Arabian Nights John Rawlins Sabu, John Hall, María Montez, Leif Erickson Flag of the United States Flag of the United Kingdom Swashbuckler, fantasy adventure
The Black Swan Henry King Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, George Sanders Flag of the United States Swashbuckler
Reap The Wild Wind Cecil B. DeMille Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Robert Preston, Susan Hayward Flag of the United States High seas adventure
Road to Morocco David Butler Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour Flag of the United States Adventure comedy, Romantic adventure
The Spoilers Ray Enright Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne, Richard Barthelmess Flag of the United States Adventure northwest gold mines
1943
White Savage Arthur Lubin Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu, Turhan Bey, Sidney Toler Flag of the United States Jungle adventure
Sahara Zoltan Korda Humphrey Bogart, Bruce Bennett, Lloyd Bridges, Rex Ingram Flag of the United States WWII desert adventure
1944
Cobra Woman Robert Siodmak Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu Flag of the United States Jungle adventure
Frenchman's Creek Mitchell Leisen Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Cordova, Basil Rathbone Flag of the United States
Lifeboat Alfred Hitchcock Tallulah Bankhead,William Bendix,Walter Slezak,John Hodiak Flag of the United States WWII sea adventure
The Tiger Woman Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell Linda Stirling, Allan Lane, Duncan Renaldo, George J. Lewis Flag of the United States Jungle adventure (serial)
The Princess and the Pirate David Butler Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Victor McLaglen, Walter Slezak, Walter Brennan Flag of the United States Pirate adventure satire
1945
Captain Kidd Rowland V. Lee Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, John Carradine, Gilbert Roland Flag of the United States Pirate adventure
A Thousand and One Nights Alfred E. Green Cornel Wilde, Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, Adele Jergens Flag of the United States Fantasy adventure
The Spanish Main Frank Borzage Maureen O'Hara, Paul Henreid, Walter Slezak Flag of the United States Pirate adventure
1946
Road to Utopia Hal Walker Bob Hope, Bing Crosby Flag of the United States Adventure comedy
1947
Road to Rio Norman Z. McLeod Bob Hope, Bing Crosby Flag of the United States Adventure comedy
Sinbad the Sailor Richard Wallace Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn Flag of the United States Action Adventure
1948
Adventures of Don Juan Vincent Sherman Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas, Flag of the United States Swashbuckler
Man-Eater of Kumaon Byron Haskin Sabu, Wendell Corey, Joy Page, Morris Carnovsky Flag of the United States Jungle adventure
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre John Huston Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt Flag of the United States Adventure drama
Wake of the Red Witch John Farrow, Edward Ludwig John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young Flag of the United States Romantic adventure
1949
Bagdad Charles Lamont Maureen O'Hara, Paul Hubschmid, Vincent Price Flag of the United States desert adventure
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Tay Garnett Bing Crosby Flag of the United States Fantasy adventure
The Blue Lagoon Frank Launder Jean Simmons, Donald Houston, Susan Stranks Flag of the United Kingdom Romantic adventure
Mighty Joe Young Ernest B. Schoedsack Terry Moore, Ben Johnson,Robert Armstrong, Frank McHugh Flag of the United States jungle adventure
Rope of Sand William Dieterle Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre Flag of the United States Desert adventure