List of 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 Romantic adventure[1]
Drums of fu manchu William Witney Henry Brandon, William Royle, Olaf Hytten, Luana Walters [2]
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Roland Drew [3]
Green Hell James Whale Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Bennett, George Sanders Adventure drama[4]
The Sea Hawk Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains Sea adventure[5]
The Thief of Bagdad Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin, Rex Ingram Fantasy adventure[6]
1941
The Corsican Brothers Gregory Ratoff Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ruth Warwick [7]
Jungle Girl John English, William Witney Frances Gifford, Tom Neal, Trevor Bardette, Gerald Mohr [8]
Road to Zanzibar Victor Schertzinger Bing Crosby, Bob Hope Adventure comedy[9]
1942
Arabian Nights John Rawlins Sabu, Jon Hall, María Montez, Leif Erickson Romantic adventure[10]
The Black Swan Henry King Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, George Sanders [11]
Reap the Wild Wind Cecil B. DeMille Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Robert Preston, Susan Hayward Romantic adventure[12]
Road to Morocco David Butler Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour Adventure comedy, romantic adventure[13]
The Spoilers Ray Enright Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne Romantic adventure[14]
1943
Sahara Zoltan Korda Humphrey Bogart, Bruce Bennett, Lloyd Bridges, Rex Ingram War adventure[15]
White Savage Arthur Lubin Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu, Turhan Bey, Sidney Toler [16]
1944
Cobra Woman Robert Siodmak Maria Montez, Jon Hall, Sabu [17]
Frenchman's Creek Mitchell Leisen Joan Fontaine, Arturo de Córdova, Basil Rathbone Romantic adventure[18]
Lifeboat Alfred Hitchcock Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak Sea adventure, adventure drama[19]
The Tiger Woman Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell Linda Stirling, Allan Lane, Duncan Renaldo, George J. Lewis [20]
The Princess and the Pirate David Butler Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Victor McLaglen, Walter Slezak, Walter Brennan Adventure comedy[21]
1945
Captain Kidd Rowland V. Lee Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, John Carradine, Gilbert Roland Pirate adventure
A Thousand and One Nights Alfred E. Green Cornel Wilde, Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, Adele Jergens Fantasy adventure
The Spanish Main Frank Borzage Maureen O'Hara, Paul Henreid, Walter Slezak Pirate adventure
1946
Road to Utopia Hal Walker Bob Hope, Bing Crosby Adventure comedy
1947
Road to Rio Norman Z. McLeod Bob Hope, Bing Crosby Adventure comedy
Sinbad the Sailor Richard Wallace Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn Action adventure
1948
Adventures of Don Juan Vincent Sherman Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas, Swashbuckler
Man-Eater of Kumaon Byron Haskin Sabu, Wendell Corey, Joy Page, Morris Carnovsky Jungle adventure
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre John Huston Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt Adventure drama
Wake of the Red Witch John Farrow, Edward Ludwig John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young Romantic adventure
1949
Bagdad Charles Lamont Maureen O'Hara, Paul Hubschmid, Vincent Price Desert adventure
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Tay Garnett Bing Crosby Fantasy adventure
The Blue Lagoon Frank Launder Jean Simmons, Donald Houston, Susan Stranks Romantic adventure
Mighty Joe Young Ernest B. Schoedsack Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Frank McHugh Jungle adventure
Rope of Sand William Dieterle Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre Desert adventure

Notes

  1. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Drums of the Desert". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/drums-of-the-desert-90078. Retrieved February 6, 2010. 
  2. ^ Wollstein, Hans J.. "Overview:Drums of fu manchu". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/drums-of-fu-manchu-14874. Retrieved February 6, 2010. 
  3. ^ Eder, Bruce. "Overview:Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/flash-gordon-conquers-the-universe-serial-17733. Retrieved February 6, 2010. 
  4. ^ Deming, Mark. "Overview:Green Hell". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/green-hell-93887. Retrieved February 6, 2010. 
  5. ^ Eder Bruce. "Overview:The Sea Hawk". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/the-sea-hawk-43317. Retrieved February 6, 2010. 
  6. ^ Eder, Bruce. "Overview:The Thief of Bagdad". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/the-thief-of-bagdad-49447. Retrieved February 6, 2010. 
  7. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Corsican Brothers". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/the-corsican-brothers-11037. Retrieved February 6, 2010. 
  8. ^ Wollstein, Hans J.. "Overview:Jungle Girl". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/jungle-girl-serial-144535. Retrieved February 6, 2010. 
  9. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Road to Zanzibar". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/road-to-zanzibar-41591. Retrieved February 6, 2010. 
  10. ^ Eder, Bruce. "Overview:Arabian Nights". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/the-arabian-nights-2747. Retrieved February 7, 2010. 
  11. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Black Swan". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/the-black-swan-85257. Retrieved February 7, 2010. 
  12. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Reap the Wild Wind". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/reap-the-wild-wind-40582. Retrieved February 7, 2010. 
  13. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:Road to Morocco". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/the-road-to-morocco-41576. Retrieved February 7, 2010. 
  14. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Spoilers". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/the-spoilers-46161. Retrieved February 7, 2010. 
  15. ^ Williams, Karl. "Overview:Sahara". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/sahara-42578. Retrieved February 7, 2010. 
  16. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Overview:White Savage". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/white-savage-116800. Retrieved February 7, 2010. 
  17. ^ Eder, Bruce. "Overview:Cobra Woman". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/cobra-woman-119953. Retrieved February 7, 2010. 
  18. ^ Deming, Mark. "Overview:Frenchman's Creek". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/frenchmans-creek-92348. Retrieved February 7, 2010. 
  19. ^ Deming, Mark. "Overview:Lifeboat". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/lifeboat-29278. Retrieved February 7, 2010. 
  20. ^ Wollstein, Hans J.. "Overview:The Tiger Woman". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/the-tiger-woman-serial-37761. Retrieved February 7, 2010. 
  21. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Overview:The Princess and the Pirate". Allmovie. http://allmovie.com/work/the-princess-and-the-pirate-39215. Retrieved February 7, 2010. 
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