List of science fiction films of the 1940s

A list of science fiction films released in the 1940s. These films include core elements of science fiction and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics.

Science
fiction films
By decade

List
Years
1940
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
The ApeWilliam NighBoris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'DonnellUnited States
Before I HangNick GrindeBoris Karloff, Evelyn Keyes, Bruce BennettUnited States
Black FridayArthur LubinBoris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Stanley Ridges,United States
The Devil BatJean YarboroughBela LugosiUnited States
Dr. CyclopsErnest B. SchoedsackAlbert Dekker, Janice Logan, Thomas ColeyUnited States
Flash Gordon Conquers the UniverseFord I. Beebe, Ray TaylorHarry C. Bradley, Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Shirley DeaneUnited StatesSerial film
The Invisible Man ReturnsJoe MayCedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey, John SuttonUnited States
The Invisible WomanEdward SutherlandVirginia Bruce, John Barrymore, John Howard, Charlie RugglesUnited States
Mysterious Doctor SatanJon English, William WitneyEdwin Stanley, C. Montague ShawUnited StatesSerial film
Son of IngagiRichard KahnZack Williams, Laura Bowman, Spencer WilliamsUnited States
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(i.e. Spaceship I takes off)		Anton KutterCarl Wery, Fritz Reiff, Rolf WernickeNazi Germany
1941
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
The Devil CommandsEdward DmytrykBoris Karloff, Richard Fiske, Amanda Duff, Anne RevereUnited States
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeVictor FlemingSpencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner, Donald CrispUnited States
Tainstvennyy ostrov (Mysterious Island)Eduard PenclinAlexej Krasnopolsky, Pavel Kiyansky, Nikolai Komissarov, Yuri Grammatikati, Andrey Andriyenko-ZemskovSoviet Unionadaptation of the 1874 novel by Jules Verne
Man Made MonsterGeorge WaggnerLionel Atwill, Lon Chaney, Jr., Anne Nagel, Frank AlbertsonUnited States
Monster and the GirlStuart HeislerEllen Drew, Robert Paige, Paul LukasUnited States
1942
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
Bowery at MidnightWallace W. FoxBela Lugosi, John ArcherUnited States
The Corpse VanishesWallace W. FoxBela Lugosi, Luana Walters, Tristram Coffin, Elizabeth RussellUnited States
Dr. Renault's SecretHarry LachmanJ. Carrol Naish, John Shepperd, Lynne RobertsUnited States
Invisible AgentEdwin L. MarinIlona Massey, Jon Hall, Peter Lorre, Cedric HardwickeUnited States
The Mad MonsterSam NewfieldJohnny Downs, George Zucco, Anne Nagel, Reginald BarlowUnited States
1943
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
The Ape ManWilliam BeaudineBela Lugosi, Wallace Ford, Louise CurrieUnited States
The Mad GhoulJames HoganDavid Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, George ZuccoUnited States
1944
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
The Invisible Man's RevengeFord BeebeJon Hall, John Carradine, Evelyn AnkersUnited States
The Lady and the MonsterGeorge ShermanVera Ralston, Richard Arlen, Mary Nash, Sidney BlackmerUnited States
The Monster MakerSam NewfieldJ. Carrol Naish, Ralph Morgan, Tala BirellUnited States
1945
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
Manhunt of Mystery IslandSpencer Gordon Bennet, Yakima Canutt, Wallace A. GrissellLinda Stirling, Harry Strang, Tom SteeleUnited StatesSerial film
The Man in Half Moon StreetRalph MurphyNils Asther, Helen WalkerUnited States
The Monster and the ApeHoward BrethertonRobert Lowery, Ralph Morgan, George MacreadyUnited StatesSerial film
The Purple Monster StrikesSpencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. BrannonLinda Stirling, Ken Terrell, Mary MooreUnited StatesSerial film
Strange HolidayArch ObolerGriff Barnett, Claude Rains, Barbara Bates, Tommy Cook, Paul HiltonUnited States[1][2]
1946
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
The Crimson GhostFred C. Brannon, William WitneyForrest Taylor, Dale Van Sickel, Linda Stirling, Charles QuigleyUnited StatesSerial film
The Flying SerpentSam NewfieldGeorge Zucco, Ralph Lewis, Hope KramerUnited StatesMad scientist
The Mysterious Mr. MLewis D. Collins, Vernon KeaysRichard Martin, Pamela Blake, Dennis MooreUnited StatesSerial film
1947
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
The Black WidowSpencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. BrannonBruce Edwards, Virginia Lee, Carol Forman, Anthony WardeUnited StatesSerial film
Brick BradfordSpencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas CarrKane Richmond, Rick VallinUnited StatesSerial film
Jack ArmstrongWallace FoxJohn Hart, Pierre WatkinUnited StatesSerial film
1948
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
Chemistry and LoveArthur Maria RabenaltHans Nielsen, Tilly Lauenstein, Ralph LotharEast GermanyComedy
CounterblastPaul L. SteinMervyn Johns, Robert Beatty, Nova PilbeamUnited Kingdom[3][4]
KrakatitOtakar VávraKarel HögerCzechoslovakia
Unknown IslandJack BernhardVirginia Grey, Richard Denning, Barton MacLaneUnited States[5]
1949
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
Bruce GentrySpencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas CarrTom NealUnited StatesSerial film
King of the Rocket MenFred C. BrannonTristram Coffin, Mae ClarkeUnited StatesSerial film
Mighty Joe YoungErnest B. SchoedsackTerry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert ArmstrongUnited States
The Perfect WomanBernard KnowlesPatricia Roc, Stanley Holloway, Nigel PatrickUnited Kingdom[6]

See also

References
  1. Erickson, Hal. "Strange Holiday (1945)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-10. This film saw a limited release in 1945 then a general release 1946.
  2. Rickman, Gregg (2004). The science fiction film reader. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 131. ISBN 0-87910-994-7.
  3. Erickson, Hal. "Counterblast (1948)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  4. Brosnan, John (1978). Future Tense: the Cinema of Science Fiction. Macdonald and Jane's. p. 69. ISBN 0-354-04222-X.
  5. Kinnard, Roy (1988). Beasts and Behemoths: Prehistoric Creatures in the Movies. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 52. ISBN 0-8108-2062-5.
  6. Hunter, I. Q. (2002). British Science Fiction Cinema. Routledge. p. 58. ISBN 0-203-00977-0.
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