List of Australian films of the 1940s
# List of Australian films of the 1940s

    This is a list of Australian films of the 1940s. For a complete alphabetical list, see Category:Australian films.

## 1940s

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1940 |||||
| Ants in His Pants | William Freshman | Will Mahoney, Ann Richards | Comedy/Musical | |
| Dad Rudd, M.P. | Ken G. Hall | Bert Bailey, Connie Martyn | Comedy | |
| Forty Thousand Horsemen | Charles Chauvel | Harvey Adams, Betty Bryant | War | |
| Water Ballet: Sydney | ? | Annette Kellerman | Short | |
| Wings of Destiny | Rupert Kathner | Marshall Crosby, John Fernside | Action drama | |
| 1941 |||||
| Advance to Libya | Frank Hurley | | Documentary | |
| The Power and the Glory | Noel Monkman | Katrin Rosselle, Peter Finch | Drama / Thriller | Based on book of same title |
| Racing Luck | Rupert Kathner | Joe Valli, George Lloyd | Adventure comedy | |
| That Certain Something | Clarence G. Badger | Megan Edwards, Thelma Grigg | Drama | |
| Water Ballet | ? | Annette Kellerman | Short | |
| 1942 |||||
| 100,000 Cobbers | Ken G. Hall | Ron Randell, Ann Richards | Drama / Short | |
| Jewel of the Pacific | Frank Hurley | ? | Short documentary | |
| Kokoda Front Line! | Damien Parer (camera) | Peter Bathurst, Damien Parer | War documentary | 18 September First Australian film to win an Oscar (for Best Documentary Feature) |
| Men of Timor | ? | | Short documentary | |
| Moresby Under the Blitz | Ken G. Hall | ? | War documentary | |
| Soldiers Without Uniforms | Charles Chauvel | ? | Short documentary | |
| A Yank in Australia | Alfred J. Goulding | Al Thomas, Kitty Bluett | Comedy | |
| 1943 |||||
| Assault on Salamaua | ? | | Documentary | |
| The Bismarck Convoy Smashed | | Peter Bathurst (voice) | War documentary | |
| 1944 |||||
| The Rats of Tobruk | Charles Chauvel | Grant Taylor, Peter Finch, Chips Rafferty | War / Drama | |
| Red Sky at Morning | Hartney J. Arthur | John Alden, Dorothea Dunstan, Peter Finch | Drama | |
| 1945 |||||
| Harvest Gold | Mervyn Murphy | Joe Valli, Harry Abdy | Drama | |
| Mid East | Frank Hurley | | Documentary | |
| 1946 |||||
| A Son is Born | Eric Porter | Muriel Steinbeck, Ron Randell, Peter Finch | Drama | |
| Indonesia Calling | Joris Ivens | Peter Finch | Short documentary | |
| The Overlanders | Harry Watt | Chips Rafferty, Daphne Campbell | Adventure | |
| Smithy | Ken G. Hall | Ron Randell | Biopic | |
| Walkabout | Charles Mountford | | Short/Documentary | |
| 1947 |||||
| Bush Christmas | Ralph Smart | Chips Rafferty, Thelma Grigg | Adventure | |
| School in the Mailbox | Stanley Hawes | | Short documentary | Nominated for Oscar |
| 1948 |||||
| Always Another Dawn | T. O. McCreadie | Guy Doleman, Queenie Ashton | War drama | |
| 1949 |||||
| The Inlanders | John Kingsford-Smith | David Low | Documentary | |
| Into the Straight | T. O. McCreadie | Margo Lee | Drama | |
| Sons of Matthew | Charles Chauvel | Michael Pate, John Ewart | Adventure / Drama | |
| Eureka Stockade | Harry Watt | Chips Rafferty, Peter Illing | Historical Drama | |
| Strong Is the Seed | Arthur Greville Collins | Queenie Ashton, Guy Doleman | Drama | |
