# List of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films (1940–1949)

The following is a list of films originally produced and/or distributed theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and released in the 1940s.

## 1940

| Release date | Title | Notes |
| January 5, 1940 | The Earl of Chicago | |
| January 12, 1940 | The Shop Around the Corner | |
| January 19, 1940 | Congo Maisie | |
| January 26, 1940 | The Lambeth Walk | Distribution; presented by CAPAD: A Pinebrook production |
| February 2, 1940 | I Take This Woman | |
| February 9, 1940 | Broadway Melody of 1940 | |
| February 16, 1940 | The Man from Dakota | |
| February 23, 1940 | Northwest Passage | |
| March 1, 1940 | Strange Cargo | |
| March 1, 1940 | The Ghost Comes Home | |
| March 15, 1940 | Young Tom Edison | |
| April 5, 1940 | And One Was Beautiful | |
| April 12, 1940 | Dr. Kildare's Strange Case | 4th entry in the Dr. Kildare film series |
| April 19, 1940 | Two Girls on Broadway | |
| April 26, 1940 | Forty Little Mothers | |
| May 3, 1940 | 20 Mule Team | |
| May 10, 1940 | Edison, the Man | |
| May 17, 1940 | Waterloo Bridge | |
| June 5, 1940 | Florian | |
| June 7, 1940 | Susan and God | |
| June 7, 1940 | Phantom Raiders | A Nick Carter adventure |
| June 14, 1940 | The Mortal Storm | |
| June 21, 1940 | The Captain Is a Lady | |
| July 5, 1940 | Andy Hardy Meets Debutante | 9th entry in the Andy Hardy film series |
| July 12, 1940 | Sporting Blood | |
| July 19, 1940 | New Moon | |
| July 19, 1940 | We Who Are Young | |
| July 26, 1940 | Pride and Prejudice | |
| July 26, 1940 | Gold Rush Maisie | |
| August 9, 1940 | I Love You Again | |
| August 16, 1940 | The Golden Fleecing | |
| August 30, 1940 | Boom Town | |
| September 6, 1940 | Dr. Kildare Goes Home | 5th entry in the Dr. Kildare film series |
| September 13, 1940 | Wyoming | |
| September 20, 1940 | Haunted Honeymoon | Made by MGM-British |
| September 27, 1940 | Strike Up the Band | |
| September 27, 1940 | Sky Murder | A Nick Carter adventure |
| October 4, 1940 | Dulcy | |
| October 11, 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand | |
| October 25, 1940 | Hullabaloo | |
| November 1, 1940 | Escape | |
| November 8, 1940 | Bitter Sweet | |
| November 15, 1940 | Gallant Sons | |
| November 22, 1940 | Little Nellie Kelly | |
| November 29, 1940 | Dr. Kildare's Crisis | |
| December 6, 1940 | Go West | |
| December 13, 1940 | Comrade X | |
| December 26, 1940 | The Philadelphia Story | Nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture Remade as High Society in 1956 |
| December 27, 1940 | Flight Command | Presented with the cooperation of the United States Navy |
| December 27, 1940 | Keeping Company | |

## 1941

| Release date | Title | Notes |
| January 10, 1941 | Maisie Was a Lady | |
| January 24, 1941 | The Wild Man of Borneo | |
| January 31, 1941 | Come Live with Me | |
| February 7, 1941 | Blonde Inspiration | |
| February 14, 1941 | The Trial of Mary Dugan | |
| February 21, 1941 | Andy Hardy's Private Secretary | 10th entry in the Andy Hardy film series |
| February 28, 1941 | Free and Easy | |
| March 7, 1941 | Rage in Heaven | |
| March 14, 1941 | The Penalty | |
| March 28, 1941 | The Bad Man | |
| April 7, 1941 | Barnacle Bill | |
| April 11, 1941 | Men of Boys Town | |
| April 18, 1941 | Washington Melodrama | |
| April 25, 1941 | Ziegfeld Girl | |
| May 2, 1941 | The People vs. Dr. Kildare | 7th entry in the Dr. Kildare film series |
| May 16, 1941 | I'll Wait for You | |
| May 23, 1941 | A Woman's Face | |
| May 23, 1941 | Love Crazy | |
| May 30, 1941 | Billy the Kid | |
| June 13, 1941 | The Get-Away | |
| June 20, 1941 | The Big Store | |
| June 27, 1941 | They Met in Bombay | |
| July 23, 1941 | The Stars Look Down | US distribution; a Grafton Film |
| July 25, 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust | Nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture |
| July 30, 1941 | Down in San Diego | |
| August 1, 1941 | Ringside Maisie | |
| August 8, 1941 | Whistling in the Dark | |
| August 12, 1941 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | |
| August 15, 1941 | Life Begins for Andy Hardy | 11th entry in the Andy Hardy film series |
| August 22, 1941 | Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day | 8th entry in the Dr. Kildare film series |
| August 29, 1941 | When Ladies Meet | |
| September 1, 1941 | Lady Be Good | |
| September 12, 1941 | The Feminine Touch | |
| October 1, 1941 | Honky Tonk | |
| October 16, 1941 | Married Bachelor | |
| October 31, 1941 | The Chocolate Soldier | |
| October 1941 | Smilin' Through | |
| November 11, 1941 | Design for Scandal | |
| November 21, 1941 | Shadow of the Thin Man | |
| November 30, 1941 | Two-Faced Woman | |
| November 1941 | Unholy Partners | |
| December 1, 1941 | Tarzan's Secret Treasure | |
| December 9, 1941 | Johnny Eager | |
| December 18, 1941 | H. M. Pulham, Esq. | |
| December 18, 1941 | Kathleen | |
| December 31, 1941 | Babes on Broadway | |

## 1942

| Release date | Title | Notes |
| January 6, 1942 | Joe Smith, American | |
| January 19, 1942 | Woman of the Year | |
| January 21, 1942 | Nazi Agent | |
| January 23, 1942 | The Vanishing Virginian | |
| January 23, 1942 | Mr. and Mrs. North | |
| January 29, 1942 | A Yank on the Burma Road | |
| January 30, 1942 | The Bugle Sounds | |
| February 4, 1942 | Dr. Kildare's Victory | 9th, and final, entry in the Dr. Kildare film series with Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare |
| February 11, 1942 | The Courtship of Andy Hardy | 12th entry in the Andy Hardy film series |
| February 18, 1942 | Born to Sing | |
| March 1942 | This Time for Keeps | |
| March 11, 1942 | Rio Rita | |
| April 17, 1942 | Kid Glove Killer | |
| April 22, 1942 | Fingers at the Window | |
| April 30, 1942 | We Were Dancing | |
| April 1942 | Mokey | |
| May 8, 1942 | Sunday Punch | |
| May 21, 1942 | Tortilla Flat | |
| May 21, 1942 | Pacific Rendezvous | |
| May 23, 1942 | Grand Central Murder | |
| May 1942 | Tarzan's New York Adventure | |
| May 1942 | Ship Ahoy | |
| June 4, 1942 | Mrs. Miniver | Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture |
| June 21, 1942 | The Affairs of Martha | |
| June 24, 1942 | Apache Trail | |
| June 1942 | Maisie Gets Her Man | |
| July 1, 1942 | Jackass Mail | |
| July 9, 1942 | I Married an Angel | |
| July 9, 1942 | Calling Dr. Gillespie | |
| July 16, 1942 | Her Cardboard Lover | |
| July 23, 1942 | Crossroads | |
| July 29, 1942 | Pierre of the Plains | |
| August 7, 1942 | The War Against Mrs. Hadley | |
| August 13, 1942 | Face Off | |
| August 17, 1942 | Somewhere I'll Find You | |
| September 17, 1942 | Tish | |
| September 1942 | The Omaha Trail | |
| September 1942 | A Yank at Eton | |
| October 1, 1942 | Panama Hattie | |
| October 16, 1942 | Eyes in the Night | |
| October 21, 1942 | For Me and My Gal | |
| November 12, 1942 | Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant | |
| November 13, 1942 | Seven Sweethearts | |
| November 30, 1942 | Talk About Jacqueline | Distribution only; an Excelsior Films production Released in the US in 1944 |
| December 1, 1942 | Northwest Rangers | |
| December 12, 1942 | White Cargo | |
| December 17, 1942 | Journey for Margaret | |
| December 17, 1942 | Random Harvest | Nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture |
| December 21, 1942 | Keeper of the Flame | |
| December 25, 1942 | Reunion in France | |
| December 31, 1942 | Whistling in Dixie | |
| December 31, 1942 | Stand by for Action | |

## 1943

| Release date | Title | Notes |
| January 12, 1943 | Tennessee Johnson | |
| February 11, 1943 | Andy Hardy's Double Life | 13th entry in the Andy Hardy film series |
| February 26, 1943 | The Youngest Profession | |
| March 2, 1943 | The Human Comedy | Nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture |
| March 11, 1943 | Assignment in Brittany | |
| March 17, 1943 | Harrigan's Kid | |
| April 1, 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | |
| April 4, 1943 | Air Raid Wardens | |
| April 9, 1943 | Cabin in the Sky | |
| April 29, 1943 | Presenting Lily Mars | |
| April 1943 | A Stranger in Town | Never copyrighted |
| May 5, 1943 | Du Barry Was a Lady | |
| May 8, 1943 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | |
| May 21, 1943 | Three Hearts for Julia | |
| June 3, 1943 | Bataan | |
| June 10, 1943 | Hitler's Madman | |
| June 24, 1943 | Pilot No. 5 | |
| August 2, 1943 | Young Ideas | |
| August 4, 1943 | The Man from Down Under | |
| August 5, 1943 | Above Suspicion | |
| August 30, 1943 | Salute to the Marines | |
| September 13, 1943 | Thousands Cheer | |
| September 24, 1943 | The Adventures of Tartu | Made by MGM-British |
| September 1943 | I Dood It | |
| October 1, 1943 | Swing Shift Maisie | |
| October 7, 1943 | Lassie Come Home | Laserdisc release contains the Short films: Fala & Fala At Hyde Park |
| October 8, 1943 | Best Foot Forward | |
| November 1, 1943 | Swing Fever | |
| November 12, 1943 | The Cross of Lorraine | |
| November 23, 1943 | Cry "Havoc" | |
| November 26, 1943 | Girl Crazy | Laserdisc release contains the Short Film Studio Visit. |
| December 16, 1943 | Madame Curie | Nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture; Laserdisc release contains the Short Film Romance of Radium. |
| December 23, 1943 | Lost Angel | |
| December 24, 1943 | A Guy Named Joe | Laserdisc release contains the Short Film Movie Pests. |
| December 1943 | Whistling in Brooklyn | |

## 1944

| Release date | Title | Notes |
| January 19, 1944 | Broadway Rhythm | |
| February 10, 1944 | Song of Russia | |
| March 18, 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove | |
| March 23, 1944 | The Heavenly Body | |
| March 24, 1944 | Rationing | |
| April 1, 1944 | Tunisian Victory | US distribution only; produced by British and American service film units |
| May 4, 1944 | Gaslight | Nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture |
| May 4, 1944 | Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | 14th entry in the Andy Hardy film series |
| May 11, 1944 | The White Cliffs of Dover | |
| May 25, 1944 | 3 Men in White | |
| June 1, 1944 | Meet the People | |
| June 14, 1944 | Two Girls and a Sailor | |
| June 27, 1944 | Bathing Beauty | |
| July 20, 1944 | Dragon Seed | |
| July 24, 1944 | The Seventh Cross | |
| July 28, 1944 | The Canterville Ghost | |
| August 22, 1944 | Kismet | |
| August 23, 1944 | Marriage Is a Private Affair | |
| September 11, 1944 | María Candelaria | Distribution of the 1948 dubbed US re-release only |
| September 28, 1944 | Barbary Coast Gent | |
| September 28, 1944 | Maisie Goes to Reno | |
| October 11, 1944 | An American Romance | |
| October 12, 1944 | Mrs. Parkington | |
| November 8, 1944 | Lost in a Harem | |
| November 15, 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | |
| November 28, 1944 | Meet Me in St. Louis | |
| December 5, 1944 | Blonde Fever | |
| December 6, 1944 | Nothing But Trouble | |
| December 14, 1944 | National Velvet | 50th Anniversary Edition Laserdisc release contains Short Film Spreadin' The Jam |
| December 18, 1944 | Music for Millions | |

## 1945

| Release date | Title | Notes |
| January 4, 1945 | This Man's Navy | |
| January 12, 1945 | Main Street After Dark | |
| January 25, 1945 | The Thin Man Goes Home | |
| March 3, 1945 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | |
| March 8, 1945 | Keep Your Powder Dry | |
| March 22, 1945 | Without Love | |
| March 28, 1945 | Between Two Women | |
| April 20, 1945 | Son of Lassie | |
| May 3, 1945 | The Valley of Decision | |
| May 4, 1945 | Gentle Annie | |
| May 23, 1945 | Thrill of a Romance | |
| May 25, 1945 | The Clock | |
| May 31, 1945 | Twice Blessed | |
| June 7, 1945 | Dangerous Partners | |
| July 4, 1945 | Bewitched | |
| July 14, 1945 | Anchors Aweigh | Nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture |
| August 13, 1945 | Ziegfeld Follies | |
| August 22, 1945 | Abbott and Costello in Hollywood | |
| August 31, 1945 | The Hidden Eye | |
| September 6, 1945 | Our Vines Have Tender Grapes | |
| September 11, 1945 | Her Highness and the Bellboy | |
| October 4, 1945 | Week-End at the Waldorf | |
| November 1, 1945 | Perfect Strangers | Co-production with London Film Productions |
| November 4, 1945 | She Went to the Races | |
| November 20, 1945 | Yolanda and the Thief | |
| November 21, 1945 | What Next, Corporal Hargrove? | |
| November 27, 1945 | The Last Chance | Presented by MGM International Films Corporation – A Praesens-Film [de] production |
| December 20, 1945 | They Were Expendable | |
| December 21, 1945 | It Happened at the Inn | US distribution only; produced in France by Les Films Minerva |

## 1946

| Release date | Title | Notes |
| 1946 | The Great Morgan | A compilation film; released overseas only |
| January 18, 1946 | The Harvey Girls | |
| January 28, 1946 | A Letter for Evie | |
| February 1, 1946 | Up Goes Maisie | |
| February 7, 1946 | Adventure | |
| February 28, 1946 | The Sailor Takes a Wife | |
| April 4, 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint | |
| May 2, 1946 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | |
| May 22, 1946 | Bad Bascomb | |
| June 4, 1946 | Two Smart People | |
| June 6, 1946 | Two Sisters from Boston | |
| June 10, 1946 | Little Mister Jim | |
| June 15, 1946 | Stormy Waters | US distribution only; produced in France by SEDIF |
| July 4, 1946 | The Green Years | |
| July 11, 1946 | Easy to Wed | Remake of Libeled Lady (1936) |
| July 18, 1946 | Boys' Ranch | |
| August 4, 1946 | Piccadilly Incident | US distribution only; produced in the UK by Herbert Wilcox Productions |
| August 15, 1946 | Holiday in Mexico | |
| August 22, 1946 | Faithful in My Fashion | |
| September 26, 1946 | Three Wise Fools | |
| October 3, 1946 | No Leave, No Love | |
| October 24, 1946 | The Cockeyed Miracle | |
| November 8, 1946 | Courage of Lassie | |
| November 28, 1946 | Undercurrent | |
| December 5, 1946 | Till the Clouds Roll By | Public domain |
| December 5, 1946 | Gallant Bess | |
| December 18, 1946 | The Yearling | Nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture |
| December 25, 1946 | The Secret Heart | |
| December 25, 1946 | Love Laughs at Andy Hardy | 15th entry in the Andy Hardy film series |
| December 1946 | The Show-Off | |

## 1947

| Release date | Title |
| January 2, 1947 | The Mighty McGurk |
| January 23, 1947 | Lady in the Lake |
| February 4, 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses |
| February 13, 1947 | The Arnelo Affair |
| February 19, 1947 | The Beginning or the End |
| March 1, 1947 | Undercover Maisie |
| March 11, 1947 | High Barbaree |
| April 7, 1947 | It Happened in Brooklyn |
| April 25, 1947 | The Sea of Grass |
| June 10, 1947 | Living in a Big Way |
| June 12, 1947 | Fiesta |
| June 25, 1947 | Dark Delusion |
| July 17, 1947 | The Hucksters |
| August 4, 1947 | The Romance of Rosy Ridge |
| August 28, 1947 | Song of the Thin Man |
| August 29, 1947 | Cynthia |
| September 19, 1947 | The Unfinished Dance |
| October 9, 1947 | Song of Love |
| October 11, 1947 | Merton of the Movies |
| October 17, 1947 | This Time for Keeps |
| October 24, 1947 | Killer McCoy |
| October 31, 1947 | Desire Me |
| November 5, 1947 | Green Dolphin Street |
| November 6, 1947 | Cass Timberlane |
| December 17, 1947 | High Wall |
| December 26, 1947 | Good News |
| December 26, 1947 | If Winter Comes |

## 1948

| Release date | Title | Notes |
| February 3, 1948 | Alias a Gentleman | |
| February 20, 1948 | Tenth Avenue Angel | |
| March 3, 1948 | The Bride Goes Wild | |
| March 5, 1948 | Three Daring Daughters | |
| March 25, 1948 | Big City | |
| March 26, 1948 | The Search | Produced by Praesens-Film [de], Zürich for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Portions of the film were produced in the U. S occupied Zone of Germany through the permission of the U. S. Army and the cooperation of I. R. O. |
| April 2, 1948 | B.F.'s Daughter | |
| April 16, 1948 | Summer Holiday | |
| April 29, 1948 | Homecoming | |
| April 30, 1948 | State of the Union | Distribution only; produced by Liberty Films |
| May 3, 1948 | On an Island with You | |
| June 11, 1948 | The Pirate | |
| July 8, 1948 | Easter Parade | |
| July 29, 1948 | A Date with Judy | |
| August 5, 1948 | A Southern Yankee | |
| August 8, 1948 | Julia Misbehaves | |
| September 9, 1948 | Luxury Liner | |
| October 22, 1948 | The Secret Land | |
| November 12, 1948 | No Minor Vices | Distribution only; produced by Enterprise Productions Studio and Niagara Enterprises |
| November 18, 1948 | The Kissing Bandit | |
| November 25, 1948 | Hills of Home | |
| November 26, 1948 | The Three Musketeers | |
| December 1, 1948 | 3 Godfathers | Made by Argosy Pictures Corporation |
| December 21, 1948 | Act of Violence | |
| December 25, 1948 | Command Decision | |
| December 25, 1948 | Force of Evil | Distribution only; produced by Roberts Production An MGM and Enterprise Productions presentation |
| December 31, 1948 | Words and Music | |

## 1949

| Release date | Title | Notes |
| February 3, 1949 | The Bribe | |
| February 17, 1949 | Caught | Distribution only; produced by Enterprise Productions |
| March 3, 1949 | Tale of the Navajos | Feature-length documentary |
| March 10, 1949 | Little Women | |
| April 12, 1949 | Big Jack | |
| April 13, 1949 | Take Me Out to the Ball Game | |
| April 30, 1949 | The Secret Garden | |
| May 4, 1949 | The Barkleys of Broadway | |
| May 12, 1949 | The Sun Comes Up | |
| May 12, 1949 | The Stratton Story | |
| June 2, 1949 | Edward, My Son | made by MGM-British |
| June 9, 1949 | Neptune's Daughter | |
| June 29, 1949 | The Great Sinner | |
| July 15, 1949 | Any Number Can Play | |
| July 28, 1949 | Scene of the Crime | |
| July 29, 1949 | In the Good Old Summertime | Musical remake of The Shop Around the Corner |
| August 25, 1949 | Madame Bovary | |
| September 22, 1949 | That Midnight Kiss | |
| September 29, 1949 | The Doctor and the Girl | |
| October 14, 1949 | The Red Danube | |
| October 28, 1949 | Border Incident | |
| October 31, 1949 | Challenge to Lassie | |
| November 3, 1949 | That Forsyte Woman | |
| November 9, 1949 | Battleground | Nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture |
| November 18, 1949 | Adam's Rib | |
| November 22, 1949 | Intruder in the Dust | |
| November 23, 1949 | Tension | |
| December 22, 1949 | East Side, West Side | |
| December 27, 1949 | Malaya | |
| December 30, 1949 | On the Town | Laserdisc release includes Short film Mighty Manhattan: New York's Wonder City |