1940 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes The Ape William Nigh Boris Karloff , Maris Wrixon , Gene O'Donnell United States Before I Hang Nick Grinde Boris Karloff , Evelyn Keyes , Bruce Bennett United States Black Friday Arthur Lubin Boris Karloff , Bela Lugosi , Stanley Ridges , United States The Devil Bat Jean Yarborough Bela Lugosi United States Dr. Cyclops Ernest B. Schoedsack Albert Dekker , Janice Logan , Thomas Coley United States Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Ford I. Beebe , Ray Taylor Harry C. Bradley , Larry "Buster" Crabbe , Shirley Deane United States Serial film The Invisible Man Returns Joe May Cedric Hardwicke , Vincent Price , Nan Grey , John Sutton United States The Invisible Woman Edward Sutherland Virginia Bruce , John Barrymore , John Howard , Charlie Ruggles United States Mysterious Doctor Satan Jon English , William Witney Edwin Stanley , C. Montague Shaw United States Serial film Son of Ingagi Richard Kahn Zack Williams, Laura Bowman, Spencer Williams United States Weltraumschiff 1 startet ... (i.e. Spaceship I takes off) Anton Kutter Carl Wery , Fritz Reiff , Rolf Wernicke Nazi Germany 1941 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes The Devil Commands Edward Dmytryk Boris Karloff , Richard Fiske , Amanda Duff , Anne Revere United States Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Victor Fleming Spencer Tracy , Ingrid Bergman , Lana Turner , Donald Crisp United States Tainstvennyy ostrov (Mysterious Island ) Eduard Penclin Alexej Krasnopolsky , Pavel Kiyansky , Nikolai Komissarov , Yuri Grammatikati , Andrey Andriyenko-Zemskov Soviet Union adaptation of the 1874 novel by Jules Verne Man Made Monster George Waggner Lionel Atwill , Lon Chaney Jr. , Anne Nagel , Frank Albertson United States The Monster and the Girl Stuart Heisler Ellen Drew , Robert Paige , Paul Lukas United States 1942 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes Bowery at Midnight Wallace W. Fox Bela Lugosi , John Archer United States The Corpse Vanishes Wallace W. Fox Bela Lugosi , Luana Walters , Tristram Coffin , Elizabeth Russell United States Dr. Renault's Secret Harry Lachman J. Carrol Naish , John Shepperd , Lynne Roberts United States Invisible Agent Edwin L. Marin Ilona Massey , Jon Hall , Peter Lorre , Cedric Hardwicke United States The Mad Monster Sam Newfield Johnny Downs , George Zucco , Anne Nagel , Reginald Barlow United States 1943 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes The Ape Man William Beaudine Bela Lugosi , Wallace Ford , Louise Currie United States The Mad Ghoul James Hogan David Bruce , Evelyn Ankers , George Zucco United States 1944 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes The Invisible Man's Revenge Ford Beebe Jon Hall , John Carradine , Evelyn Ankers United States The Lady and the Monster George Sherman Vera Ralston , Richard Arlen , Mary Nash , Sidney Blackmer United States The Monster Maker Sam Newfield J. Carrol Naish , Ralph Morgan , Tala Birell United States 1945 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes Manhunt of Mystery Island Spencer Gordon Bennet , Yakima Canutt , Wallace A. Grissell Linda Stirling , Harry Strang , Tom Steele United States Serial film The Man in Half Moon Street Ralph Murphy Nils Asther , Helen Walker United States The Monster and the Ape Howard Bretherton Robert Lowery , Ralph Morgan , George Macready United States Serial film The Purple Monster Strikes Spencer Gordon Bennet , Fred C. Brannon Linda Stirling , Ken Terrell , Mary Moore United States Serial film Strange Holiday Arch Oboler Griff Barnett , Claude Rains , Barbara Bates , Tommy Cook , Paul Hilton United States [1] [2] 1946 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes The Crimson Ghost Fred C. Brannon , William Witney Forrest Taylor , Dale Van Sickel , Linda Stirling , Charles Quigley United States Serial film The Flying Serpent Sam Newfield George Zucco , Ralph Lewis, Hope Kramer United States Mad scientist The Mysterious Mr. M Lewis D. Collins , Vernon Keays Richard Martin , Pamela Blake , Dennis Moore United States Serial film 1947 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes The Black Widow Spencer Gordon Bennet , Fred C. Brannon Bruce Edwards , Virginia Lee , Carol Forman , Anthony Warde United States Serial film Brick Bradford Spencer Gordon Bennet , Thomas Carr Kane Richmond , Rick Vallin United States Serial film Jack Armstrong Wallace Fox John Hart , Pierre Watkin United States Serial film 1948 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes Chemistry and Love Arthur Maria Rabenalt Hans Nielsen , Tilly Lauenstein , Ralph Lothar East Germany Comedy Counterblast Paul L. Stein Mervyn Johns , Robert Beatty , Nova Pilbeam United Kingdom [3] [4] Krakatit Otakar Vávra Karel Höger Czechoslovakia Unknown Island Jack Bernhard Virginia Grey , Richard Denning , Barton MacLane United States [5] 1949 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes Bruce Gentry Spencer Gordon Bennet , Thomas Carr Tom Neal United States Serial film King of the Rocket Men Fred C. Brannon Tristram Coffin , Mae Clarke United States Serial film Mighty Joe Young Ernest B. Schoedsack Terry Moore , Ben Johnson , Robert Armstrong United States The Perfect Woman Bernard Knowles Patricia Roc , Stanley Holloway , Nigel Patrick United Kingdom [6]