Best Drama Films of 1940

City for Conquest

There are three key ... he conducts in its premiere at Carnegie Hall; but it's also about Danny and his life, and his dreams. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

Our Town

Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning ... difficult courtship, marriage, and tragic childbirth. The film was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, losing out to Rebecca. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

Angels over Broadway

In the Ben Hecht-scripted ... come acropper, but Fairbanks has a sudden change of heart and decides it's more fun to perform good deeds. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

The Letter

William Wyler's dark and ... save your neck." Meanwhile, the letter becomes the object of a $10,000 blackmail scheme from Geoffrey's widow (Gale Sondergaard). [ best drama films - 1940 ]

Tom Brown's School Days

This Victorian-era drama is ... to make friends and handle himself well in the tough environment. The film is also titled Adventures at Rugby. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

The Howards of Virginia

Hollywood films about the ... feature-length version, The Howards of Virginia plays quite well in the half-hour abridgement prepared by Columbia for schoolroom showings. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

Little Men

Little Men, Louisa May ... Public Domain status (also available in the P.D. market is the 1933 version of Little Men, produced by Monogram). [ best drama films - 1940 ]

Kitty Foyle

Though Ginger Rogers' starring ... Featured in the cast of Kitty Foyle is director Sam Wood's daughter Katherine Stevens, better known as K.T. Stevens. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case

This fourth entry in ... 1940 than it does today. The usual comedy relief is provided by the usual Nat Pendleton and Marie Blake. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

Three Faces West

The Refugee was the ... the faithful Phillips. Among the screenwriters of The Refugee was Samuel Ornitz, later one of the blacklisted Hollywood Ten. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

Dr. Christian Meets the Women

The third of six ... 100 leading American doctors. Its health benefits aside, Dr. Christian Meets the Women was only a fair-to-middling series entry. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

Queen of the Yukon

This adventure is based ... owner. This results in the independent miners getting cheated until the woman's burly ex-partner intervenes and saves the day. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

Midnight Limited

Mignight Limited takes place ... known to the Monogram executives, Midnight Limited is interrupted halfway through with a song performed by hero John King. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

Babies for Sale

Telecast dozens of times ... exposed by crusading reporter Steve Burton (Glenn Ford), with the aid of inquisitive maternity-home inmate Ruth Williams (Rochelle Hudson). [ best drama films - 1940 ]

The Courageous Dr. Christian

The second entry in ... others in the "Christian" series, Courageous Dr. Christian is currently available from a wide variety of public-domain video sources. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

Mad Youth

"Exploitation" king Willis Kent ... Los Angeles. The most talented of the bunch is tap-dancer Betty Atkinson, who also figures peripherally in the plot. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

June Night

The Swedish June Night ... America. June Night was also distributed as A Night in June, just as if there were actually a difference. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

Azad

Using largely the same ... mate. Years later, Vijay's son rescues Jagdish's daughter from another ugly situation and marries her, ending the trio's feud. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

Vishwamohini

Telugu filmmaker Y.V. Rao ... money to stay away from Mohan Rao, but she refuses. This film proved to be a huge box-office hit. [ best drama films - 1940 ]

Los De Abajo

In this historical drama ... justice against the man who destroyed his ranch. Los de Abajo stars Emilio Fernandez, Domingo Soler, and Isabela Corona. [ best drama films - 1940 ]