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Cartoons released in 1940

209 cartoons ← 1939 1941 →

  1. Something For Nothing

    1940 (estimated) Jamison Handy Organization, Inc. Sponsor: Chevrolet Divisio…

    This classic Chevrolet advertisement uses Rube Goldberg to prove that we can't get something for nothing. In other words, they tell us, to get power out of an engine, you have to put fuel i…

  2. Spook Sport

    1940 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada, Creative Film Society, Ted N…

    An expressionistic interpretation of "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saëns in a deserted graveyard at midnight.

  3. Symphony in F

    1940 (estimated) Audio Productions

    Film inspired by Ford's "Cycle of Production" exhibit at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair. At the Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan, Ford assembly line employees do their jobs to the accom…

  4. Tekusuke Monogatari Yonjuppiki No Okami

    1940 (estimated) Theatrical Geijutsu Eiga-sha

  5. The Year's Work

    1940 (estimated) Theatrical Documentary Film Productions Inc.

    Three-reel annual report to stockholders highlighting General Mills's accomplishments of the past year. Integrating animation, live-action footage and narrative, "The Year's Work" intercuts…

  6. Train Trouble

    1940 (estimated) Theatrical Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films.

    Featuring Signalman Squirrel, Bear

  7. V Kukol'noj Strane

    1940 (estimated) Theatrical Mosfilm

  8. Vom Bäumlein, Das Andere Blätter Hat Gewollt

    1940 (estimated) Theatrical Naturfilm Hubert Schonger, Zeichenfilm GmbH

    Featuring Birds, Jew

  9. Yume No Majutsushi

    1940 (estimated) Theatrical Nihon Doga Kenkyu-jo

    Featuring Magician