1940s Mexican Movies

Magicians transfers two peoples' souls (or whatever you want to call them) into each other's bodies.

Bank employee is tempted to make use of banknotes scheduled for destruction.

A 1940 film directed by Ramón Pereda.

A 1940 film directed by Manuel R. Ojeda,

Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita and fight for her love until grandma quiets them.

It narrates the adventures of the poet Arturo Cova and his lover Alicia, a story of passion and revenge framed in the plain lands and the Amazon jungle where the two lovers scape from society, and which exposes throughout its plot the harsh living conditions of settlers and Indians enslaved during the rubber rush.

Cantinflas is a vagrant being evicted for not paying rent, after wandering gets a job at the 'Grand Hotel' through a friend, that's confused by Count Zapatini, who is undercover in the hotel, stealing a gem making this funny movie more complicated.

A 1940 film directed by Rafael E. Portas.

A 1940 film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.

Two card-sharps fall for the same woman.

A 1940 film directed by Fernando de Fuentes.

A disfigured woman is helped by a talented composer to recover her face with plastic surgery. Then he discovers that she's a beautiful woman and a talented singer.

1880s-1890s rural adventure on horseback.

Card-sharks blackmail a dissolute young man into participating in a big robbery; his brother takes the rap for him.

A 17th century woman, imprisoned for fighting in a bar, recounts her past to a priest. She tells of her father teaching her how to fence, of being sent to a convent by her aunt when her father died, of escaping by dressing as a man, and of her life as a man following the escape.

A gangster melodrama set in the slums of Mexico City, following the criminal exploits of a fur smuggler and his attraction to an innocent but determined young woman.

Based on a popular song. An unhappy love affair becomes an excuse for heavy drinking and all-round debauchery.

Romantic comedy/drama.

The story of Mary Magdalene from being a sinner to follow Jesus Christ.

Naive Chinese immigrant has feelings for a young woman of loose morals whom he hires at his restaurant.

Traveling salesman falls for shopkeeper's daughter in one of the towns on his route. Bad news: she already has two suitors among the local fellers.

Two Spanish children, boy and girl, make friends with a Mexican boy while on vacation. In adulthood, their friendship turns into a romantic triangle. Then bullfighting and the Foreign legion and stuff.

Driver Gregorio del Prado and fare collector Regalito were suspended for deviating from their route to impress a young woman named Cholita.

Young landowner wants to get married, but family problems are interfering with his plans.

Family life of a widowed father with four teenaged and young-adult children.

The disaffected wife of a failed civil servant, is thrilled to re-encounter Octavio, a former lover who is now a union activist on the run from a corrupt politician. Hoping to help him, she descends into the Mexican underworld, where she finds a purpose-and a thrill-missing from her married life.

Upon reaching the capital, an old man and his daughter are victims of abuse, where their goodwill becomes the way to gain control of the low instincts of a man who sought favors he did for an uncontrolled temptation.

Roving cowboy good-guys defend a farm family from the outlaw gang that's trying to take over their homestead.

Two brothers "out on the ranch" fight over girls and stuff.

It tells the story of a boy from an orphanage, raised in a convent, who saves a young woman who supports the institution from being gored by a bull, and later leaves the convent to follow the girl he had helped and to become a bullfighter.

Woman faces the vicissitudes of life with her three adult children well in the background. But when the chips are down...

During World War II, Nazi spies tried to infiltrate everywhere, and the Mexican Military Academy was no exception.

Blind nightclub pianist takes in a young singer/entertainer when she hits bottom... but once she gets stable and starts thinking about maybe a boyfriend, his unspoken intentions start to surface.

A cobbler gets a job in a Circus as a janitor, recommended by the beautiful girl rider of the show. But later, he gets in trouble when he involves in dangerous acts, such as the trapeze. Obviously, our friend will risk his life by the love of his new girlfriend.

A secret agent investigates the death of the scientist who created a deadly ray only to find out his own wife is involved.

Globe-hopping playboy bachelor is getting on in years, so he invites his five international children to come live with him.

When an old house is about to be demolished to make room for a new radio station the famous ghosts which resides in the house start a revolt to alter the decision.

A cluster of young performers will do just about anything to get their show produced.

Cantinflas is a private in the military, who doesn't know anything about discipline or following rules. He only wants to think about his girlfriend, the maid in an opulent hacienda. The owner of the hacienda has an ugly and shy daughter, who is in love with Cantinflas. The problems arrive when the family arranges a wedding between the ugly girl and Cantinflas, who in order to avoid the commitment gets himself arrested. During his punishment, Cantinflas learns to fly with a silly and poorly trained flight instructor.

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