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List of American films of 1939

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American feature-length motion pictures released in 1939 number at least 483.[1]

Gone with the Wind won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
$1,000 a TouchdownJames P. HoganJoe E. Brown, Martha Raye, Eric Blore, Susan HaywardComedyParamount
20,000 Men a YearAlfred E. GreenRandolph Scott, Preston Foster, Margaret LindsayDramaCosmopolitan Productions
6,000 EnemiesGeorge B. SeitzWalter Pidgeon, Rita Johnson, Paul Kelly, Nat PendletonCrime dramaMGM

A–B

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Across the PlainsSpencer Gordon BennetAddison Randall, Frank Yaconelli, Dennis MooreWesternMonogram
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnRichard ThorpeMickey Rooney, Walter Connolly, William FrawleyDramaMGM
The Adventures of Jane ArdenTerry O. MorseRosella Towne, William Gargan, James StephensonCrimeWarner Bros.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesAlfred L. WerkerBasil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida LupinoMystery20th Century Fox
Adventures of the Masked PhantomCharles AbbottMonte Rawlins, Betty Burgess, Art DavisWesternIndependent[2]
All Women Have SecretsKurt NeumannVirginia Dale, Joseph Allen, Jeanne CagneyComedyParamount
Allegheny UprisingWilliam A. SeiterClaire Trevor, John Wayne, George SandersAdventure, WesternRKO
Almost a GentlemanLeslie GoodwinsJames Ellison, Helen Wood, June ClayworthComedyRKO
The Amazing Mr. WilliamsAlexander HallMelvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Ruth DonnellyComedyColumbia
AmbushKurt NeumannLloyd Nolan, Gladys Swarthout, William FrawleyCrimeParamount
Andy Hardy Gets Spring FeverW. S. Van DykeLewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia ParkerComedyMGM
The Angels Wash Their FacesRay EnrightAnn Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Billy Halop,DramaWarner Bros.
Another Thin ManW. S. Van DykeWilliam Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia GreyCrimeMGM
The Arizona KidJoseph KaneRoy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dorothy SebastianWesternRepublic
Arizona LegionDavid HowardGeorge O'Brien, Laraine Day, Chill WillsWesternRKO
The Arizona WildcatHerbert I. LeedsJane Withers, Leo Carrillo, Pauline MooreWestern20th Century Fox
Arrest Bulldog DrummondJames P. HoganJohn Howard, Heather Angel, Reginald DennyAdventureParamount
At the CircusEdward BuzzellMarx Brothers, Kenny Baker, Florence Rice, Eve Arden,ComedyMGM
Babes in ArmsBusby BerkeleyMickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles WinningerMusicalMGM, Based on 1937 stage show
Bachelor MotherGarson KaninGinger Rogers, David Niven, Charles CoburnComedyRKO
Back Door to HeavenWilliam K. HowardWallace Ford, Aline MacMahon, Patricia EllisCrimeParamount
Bad BoyHerbert MeyerJohnny Downs, Rosalind Keith, Helen MacKellarCrimeMonogram
Bad LandsLew LandersRobert Barrat, Douglas WaltonWesternRKO
Bad Little AngelWilhelm ThieleVirginia Weidler, Gene Reynolds, Guy KibbeeDramaMGM
BalalaikaReinhold SchünzelNelson Eddy, Ilona Massey, Charles Ruggles, Frank MorganMusicalMGM
BarricadeGregory RatoffAlice Faye, Warner BaxterDrama20th Century Fox
Beau GesteWilliam A. WellmanGary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, Susan HaywardDramaParamount
Beauty for the AskingGlenn TryonLucille Ball, Patric KnowlesDramaRKO
Behind Prison GatesCharles BartonBrian Donlevy, Julie BishopCrimeColumbia[3]
Beware Spooks!Edward SedgwickJoe E. Brown, Mary Carlisle, Clarence KolbComedyColumbia[4]
The Big GuyArthur LubinVictor McLaglen, Jackie Cooper, Ona MunsonCrimeUniversal
Big Town CzarArthur LubinBarton MacLane, Tom Brown, Eve ArdenMysteryUniversal
BirthrightOscar MicheauxCarman NewsomeDrama
BlackmailH. C. PotterEdward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey, Gene LockhartCrime dramaMGM
Blackwell's IslandWilliam C. McGannJohn Garfield, Rosemary Lane, Dick Purcell, Victor JoryCrimeWarner Bros.
Blind AlleyCharles VidorChester Morris, Ralph Bellamy, Ann DvorakCrimeColumbia
Blondie Brings Up BabyFrank R. StrayerPenny Singleton, Arthur LakeComedyColumbia
Blondie Meets the BossFrank R. StrayerPenny Singleton, Arthur LakeComedyColumbia
Blondie Takes a VacationFrank R. StrayerPenny Singleton, Arthur LakeComedyColumbia
Blue Montana SkiesB. Reeves EasonGene Autry, Smiley BurnetteWesternRepublic
Boy FriendJames TinlingJane Withers, Arleen WhelanComedy20th Century Fox
Boy SlavesP. J. WolfsonAnne Shirley, Roger DanielDramaRKO
Boy TroubleGeorge ArchainbaudCharles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Donald O'ConnorDramaParamount
Boys' ReformatoryHoward BrethertonFrankie Darro, Grant WithersCrimeMonogram
Bridal SuiteWilhelm ThieleAnnabella, Robert Young, Walter Connolly, Reginald OwenMusical comedyMGM
Broadway SerenadeRobert Z. LeonardJeanette MacDonald, Lew AyresMusicalMGM
The Bronze BuckarooRichard C. KahnHerb Jeffries, Lucius BrooksWesternHollywood Pictures
Bulldog Drummond's BrideJames P. HoganJohn Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, Reginald DennyMysteryParamount
Bulldog Drummond's Secret PoliceJames P. HoganJohn Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, Reginald DennyMysteryParamount
Buried AliveVictor HalperinBeverly Roberts, Robert WilcoxCrimeProducers Pictures [5]
Burn 'Em Up O'ConnorEdward SedgwickDennis O'Keefe, Cecilia Parker, Nat PendletonDramaMGM

C–D

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Cafe SocietyEdward H. GriffithMadeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Shirley RossRomantic comedyParamount
Call a MessengerArthur LubinBilly Halop, Huntz Hall, Robert Armstrong, Mary CarlisleCrime dramaUniversal
Calling All MarinesJohn H. AuerDon "Red" Barry, Helen MackActionRepublic
Calling Dr. KildareHarold S. BucquetLew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Nat Pendleton, Lana TurnerDramaMGM
Captain FuryHal RoachBrian Aherne, Victor McLaglen, Paul Lukas, June LangAdventureHal Roach Studios Inc.
CareerLeigh JasonAnne Shirley, Edward Ellis, Samuel S. HindsDramaRKO
The Cat and the CanaryElliott NugentBob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery, Gale SondergaardComedyParamount
Charlie Chan at Treasure IslandNorman FosterSidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Cesar RomeroCrime20th Century Fox
Charlie Chan in City in DarknessHerbert I. LeedsSidney Toler, Lynn BariCrime20th Century Fox
Charlie Chan in RenoNorman FosterSidney Toler, Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Brooks, Slim SummervilleCrime20th Century Fox
Charlie McCarthy, DetectiveFrank TuttleEdgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, Robert Cummings, Constance MooreComedyUniversal[6]
Chasing DangerRicardo CortezPreston Foster, Lynn Bari, Wally Vernon, Henry WilcoxonAdventure20th Century Fox
Chicken Wagon FamilyHerbert I. LeedsJane Withers, Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Weaver, Spring ByingtonComedy20th Century Fox
A Child Is BornLloyd BaconGeraldine Fitzgerald, Jeffrey Lynn, Gladys George, Gale Page, Spring ByingtonDramaWarner Bros.
Chip of the Flying URalph StaubJohnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight, Doris WestonWesternUniversal
The Cisco Kid and the LadyHerbert I. LeedsCesar Romero, Marjorie WeaverWestern20th Century Fox
Coast GuardEdward LudwigRandolph Scott, Frances Dee, Ralph BellamyDramaColumbia
Code of the CactusSam NewfieldTim McCoy, Ben Corbett, Dorothy ShortWesternVictory Pictures Corporation
Code of the FearlessRaymond K. JohnsonFred Scott, Claire RochelleWesternAtlas Productions [7]
Code of the Secret ServiceNoel M. SmithRonald Reagan, Rosella Towne, Eddie Foy Jr., Moroni OlsenCrimeWarner Bros.
Code of the StreetsHarold YoungHarry Carey, Frankie ThomasCrimeUniversal
Colorado SunsetGeorge ShermanGene Autry, June Storey, Patsy MontanaWesternRepublic
Confessions of a Nazi SpyAnatole LitvakEdward G. Robinson, Francis Lederer, George Sanders, Paul LukasDramaWarner Bros.
ConspiracyLew LandersAllan Lane, Linda HayesDrama
Convict's CodeLambert HillyerSidney Blackmer, Anne NagelCrime
The Cowboy QuarterbackNoel M. SmithBert Wheeler, Marie WilsonComedyWarner Bros.
Crashing ThruElmer CliftonJames Newill, Jean Carmen, Warren HullWesternMonogram
Dancing Co-EdS. Sylvan SimonLana Turner, Richard Carlson, Artie Shaw, Ann RutherfordRomantic comedyMGM
Danger FlightHoward BrethertonMarjorie Reynolds, Milburn StoneDrama
Dark VictoryEdmund GouldingBette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ronald ReaganDramaWarner Bros.; Academy Award nomination Best Picture
Daughter of the TongBernard B. RayEvelyn Brent, Grant WithersDramaMetropolitan
Daughters CourageousMichael CurtizJohn Garfield, Claude Rains, Fay BainterDramaWarner Bros.
The Day the Bookies WeptLeslie GoodwinsBetty GrableComedyRKO
Day-Time WifeGregory RatoffTyrone Power, Linda DarnellRomantic comedy
Death of a ChampionRobert FloreyVirginia Dale, Donald O'ConnorMystery
Death Rides the RangeSam NewfieldFay McKenzie, Ken MaynardWestern
Destry Rides AgainGeorge MarshallMarlene Dietrich, James StewartWesternUniversal
Devil's IslandWilliam ClemensBoris Karloff, James StephensonSuspense
DisbarredRobert FloreyGail Patrick, Robert PrestonDrama
Disputed PassageFrank BorzageDorothy Lamour, Akim TamiroffDramaParamount
Dodge CityMichael CurtizErrol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sheridan, Bruce Cabot, Frank McHughWesternWarner Bros.
Drums Along the MohawkJohn FordClaudette Colbert, Henry FondaWestern20th Century Fox
Dust Be My DestinyLewis SeilerJohn Garfield, Priscilla LaneDrama

E–F

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Each Dawn I DieWilliam KeighleyJames Cagney, George Raft, Jane BryanCrimeWarner Bros.
The EscapeRicardo CortezAmanda Duff, Kane Richmond, June GaleAction20th Century Fox
Escape to ParadiseErle C. KentonKent Taylor, Joyce ComptonDrama
Espionage AgentLloyd BaconJoel McCrea, Brenda Marshall, George BancroftDramaWarner Bros.
Eternally YoursTay GarnettLoretta Young, David NivenComedy
Everybody's BabyMalcolm St. Clair (filmmaker)Shirley DeaneComedy
Everybody's HobbyWilliam C. McGannIrene Rich, Jackie MoranComedy
Everything Happens at NightIrving CummingsSonja Henie, Ray Milland, Robert CummingsComedy20th Century Fox
Ex-ChampPhil RosenVictor McLaglen, Tom Brown, Nan GreySports drama[8]
Exile ExpressOtis GarrettAnna Sten, Alan MarshalDramaGrand National Films Inc.
The Family Next DoorJoseph SantleyHugh Herbert, Joy Hodges, Eddie Quillan, Ruth DonnellyComedyUniversal Pictures
Fast and FuriousBusby BerkeleyAnn Sothern, Franchot ToneComedyMGM
Fast and LooseEdwin L. MarinRobert Montgomery, Rosalind RussellComedyMGM
Fifth Avenue GirlGregory La CavaGinger Rogers, Walter Connolly, Verree TeasdaleComedyRKO
The Fighting GringoDavid HowardGeorge O'Brien, Lupita TovarWestern
First LoveHenry KosterDeanna Durbin, Robert Stack, Eugene PalletteMusicalUniversal
First OffendersFrank McDonaldBeverly Roberts, Walter AbelDramaColumbia
Five Came BackJohn FarrowChester Morris, Lucille Ball, Wendy BarrieDramaRKO
Five Little Peppers and How They GrewCharles BartonEdith Fellows, Charles Peck, Tommy Bond, Jimmy Leake, Dorothy Ann SeaseFamilyColumbia Pictures
Fixer DuganLew LandersLee Tracy, Peggy ShannonComedy
Flight at MidnightSidney SalkowPhil Regan, Jean ParkerDramaRepublic
The Flying DeucesA. Edward SutherlandStan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean ParkerComedyRKO
The Flying IrishmanLeigh JasonDouglas CorriganBiographicalRKO
Four WivesMichael CurtizPriscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola LaneDramaWarner Bros.
Frontier MarshalAllan DwanRandolph Scott, Nancy Kelly, Cesar RomeroWestern20th Century Fox
Frontiers of '49Joseph LeveringWild Bill Elliott, Luana Alcañiz, Charles KingWesternColumbia

G–H

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
GeronimoPaul SloanePreston Foster, Ellen Drew, Andy DevineWesternParamount
The Girl and the GamblerLew LandersTim Holt, Steffi DunaWesternRKO
The Girl from MexicoLeslie GoodwinsLupe Vélez, Leon ErrolComedyRKO
Golden BoyRouben MamoulianBarbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, William HoldenDramaColumbia
Gone with the WindVictor FlemingClark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel, Butterfly McQueenDramaMGM, Academy Award Best Picture; 10 Oscars, 13 nominations
Good Girls Go to ParisAlexander HallMelvyn Douglas, Joan BlondellComedy
The GorillaAllan DwanRitz Brothers, Anita Louise, Patsy KellyComedy20th Century Fox
The Gracie Allen Murder CaseAlfred E. GreenGracie Allen, Warren William, Ellen DrewMysteryParamount
Grand Jury SecretsJames P. HoganGail Patrick, John HowardComedyParamount
The Great CommandmentIrving PichelAlbert Dekker, John BealBiblical20th Century Fox
The Great Man VotesGarson KaninJohn Barrymore, Virginia WeidlerDramaRKO
The Great Victor HerbertAndrew L. StoneMary Martin, Allan JonesBiographicalParamount
Gulliver's TravelsDave FleischerPinto Colvig, Jack MercerAnimatedParamount
Gunga DinGeorge StevensCary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Sam JaffeAdventureRKO
The Hardys Ride HighGeorge B. SeitzMickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay HoldenComedyMGM
Hawaiian NightsAlbert S. RogellConstance Moore, Johnny DownsRomance
Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceRicardo CortezGlenn Ford, Jean Rogers, Ward BondDramaColumbia
Hell's KitchenEwald André Dupont, Lewis SeilerDead End Kids, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Ronald ReaganDramaWarner Bros.
Here I Am a StrangerRoy Del RuthRichard Dix, Richard GreeneDrama20th Century Fox
Henry Goes ArizonaEdwin L. MarinFrank Morgan, Virginia Weidler, Guy KibbeeWesternMGM
Heroes in BlueWilliam WatsonDick Purcell, Bernadene HayesDrama
Hollywood CavalcadeIrving Cummings, Malcolm St. ClairAlice Faye, Don AmecheComedy20th Century Fox
Homicide BureauCharles C. ColemanBruce Cabot, Rita Hayworth, Marc LawrenceActionColumbia
Honeymoon in BaliEdward H. GriffithMadeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurrayComedyParamount
The Honeymoon's OverEugene FordeStuart Erwin, Marjorie WeaverComedy20th Century Fox
HonoluluEdward BuzzellEleanor Powell, Burns and AllenMusicalMGM
Hotel for WomenGregory RatoffAnn Sothern, Linda Darnell, James EllisonDramaCosmopolitan Productions/20th Century Fox
The Hound of the BaskervillesSidney LanfieldBasil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard GreeneMystery20th Century Fox
The House of FearJoe MayWilliam Gargan, Irene HerveyHorror
The Housekeeper's DaughterHal RoachJoan Bennett, John HubbardComedy
The Hunchback of Notre DameWilliam DieterleCharles Laughton, Maureen O'HaraDramaRKO

I–J

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Ice Follies of 1939Reinhold SchünzelJoan Crawford, James Stewart, Lew Ayres, Lewis StoneMusicalMGM
Idiot's DelightClarence BrownNorma Shearer, Clark Gable, Edward ArnoldComedyMGM
I'm from MissouriTheodore ReedBob Burns, Gladys George, Patricia MorisonComedyParamount
In Name OnlyJohn CromwellCarole Lombard, Cary Grant, Kay FrancisDramaRKO
Indianapolis SpeedwayLloyd BaconPat O'Brien, Ann Sheridan, John PayneDramaWarner Bros.
IntermezzoGregory RatoffLeslie Howard, Ingrid BergmanRomantic dramaUnited Artists; Bergman's American film debut
The Invisible KillerSam NewfieldGrace Bradley, Roland Drew, William NewellMysteryPRC
Invisible StripesLloyd BaconGeorge Raft, Jane Bryan, William HoldenCrimeWarner Bros.
Invitation to HappinessWesley RugglesIrene Dunne, Fred MacMurray, Charlie RugglesDramaParamount
I Stole a MillionFrank TuttleGeorge Raft, Claire TrevorCrimeUniversal
It Could Happen to YouAlfred L. WerkerGloria Stuart, Stuart ErwinComedy20th Century Fox
It's a Wonderful WorldW. S. Van DykeClaudette Colbert, James Stewart, Guy Kibbee, Nat PendletonRomantic comedyMGM
I Was a ConvictAubrey ScottoBarton MacLane, Beverly RobertsCrimeRepublic
Jesse JamesHenry KingTyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, Randolph ScottWestern20th Century Fox
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the PresidentRobert B. SinclairAnn Sothern, Lewis Stone, Walter BrennanComedyMGM
The Jones Family in HollywoodMalcolm St. ClairSpring Byington, June CarlsonComedy20th Century Fox
JuarezWilliam DieterlePaul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, Claude RainsBiopicWarner Bros.
Judge Hardy and SonGeorge B. SeitzMickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay HoldenComedyMGM

K–L

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Kansas TerrorsGeorge ShermanRobert Livingston, Duncan Renaldo, Julie BishopWesternRepublic
The Kid from KokomoLewis SeilerPat O'Brien, Wayne Morris, Joan BlondellComedyWarner Bros.
The Kid from TexasS. Sylvan SimonDennis O'Keefe, Florence Rice, Jessie Ralph, Buddy EbsenWesternMGM
King of the TurfAlfred E. GreenAdolphe Menjou, Dolores Costello, Roger DanielDramaUnited Artists
King of the UnderworldLewis SeilerHumphrey Bogart, Kay Francis, James StephensonCrimeWarner Bros.
Konga, the Wild StallionSam NelsonFred Stone, Rochelle Hudson, Richard FiskeWesternColumbia
Lady of the TropicsJack ConwayRobert Taylor, Hedy Lamarr, Joseph SchildkrautRomantic dramaMGM
The Lady's from KentuckyAlexander HallGeorge Raft, Ellen Drew, Hugh HerbertDrama
Laugh It OffAlbert S. RogellJohnny Downs, Constance MooreMusical, Comedy
Law of the PampasNate WattWilliam Boyd, Steffi Duna, Sidney TolerWesternParamount
Let Freedom RingJack ConwayNelson Eddy, Virginia Bruce, Victor McLaglen, Lionel BarrymoreMusicalMGM
Let Us LiveJohn BrahmMaureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda, Ralph BellamyCrime thrillerColumbia
The Light That FailedWilliam A. WellmanRonald Colman, Walter Huston, Ida LupinoDramabased on novel by Rudyard Kipling
The Little PrincessWalter LangShirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita LouiseDrama20th Century Fox
The Lone Wolf Spy HuntPeter GodfreyWarren William, Ida Lupino, Rita HayworthMysteryColumbia
Love AffairLeo McCareyIrene Dunne, Charles BoyerDramaRKO; Remade in 1994
Lucky NightNorman TaurogMyrna Loy, Robert TaylorDramaMGM

M–N

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Made for Each OtherJohn CromwellJames Stewart, Carole Lombard, Charles CoburnRomanceSelznick, United Artists
The Mad EmpressMiguel Contreras TorresConrad Nagel, Medea de NovaraDramaWarner Bros.
The Magnificent FraudRobert FloreyAkim Tamiroff, Lloyd Nolan, Patricia MorisonComedyParamount
Main Street LawyerDudley MurphyAnita LouiseDramaRepublic
MaisieEdwin L. MarinRobert Young, Ann Sothern, Ruth HusseyComedyMGM, first of 10 "Maisie" films
Man About TownMark SandrichJack Benny, Dorothy LamourComedyParamount
The Man in the Iron MaskJames WhaleLouis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren WilliamAdventureUnited Artists
Man of ConquestGeorge Nicholls Jr.Richard Dix, Gail Patrick, Joan FontaineBiographyRepublic
The Man They Could Not HangNick Grinde (as Nick Grindé)Boris KarloffHorrorColumbia
The Man Who DaredCrane WilburJane Bryan, Charley GrapewinCrimeWarner Bros.
The Marshal of Mesa CityDavid HowardGeorge O'Brien, Virginia ValeWesternRKO
Mexicali RoseGeorge ShermanGene Autry, Smiley BurnetteWesternRepublic
MidnightMitchell LeisenClaudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John BarrymoreRomantic comedyParamount
Million Dollar LegsNick GrindeBetty Grable, Buster Crabbe, Donald O'ConnorComedyParamount
Miracles for SaleTod BrowningRobert Young, Florence RiceMysteryMGM
Missing DaughtersCharles C. ColemanRichard Arlen, Rochelle Hudson, Marian Marsh, Isabel JewellCrime dramaColumbia
Missing EvidencePhil RosenPreston Foster, Irene Hervey, Inez CourtneyDrama[9]
Moon Over HarlemEdgar G. UlmerBud Harris, Cora GreenDrama
Mr. Moto in Danger IslandHerbert I. LeedsPeter Lorre, Jean HersholtMystery20th Century Fox
Mr. Moto's Last WarningNorman FosterPeter Lorre, Ricardo Cortez, Virginia FieldMystery20th Century Fox
Mr. Moto Takes a VacationNorman FosterPeter Lorre, Joseph Schildkraut, Virginia FieldMystery20th Century Fox
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonFrank CapraJames Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude RainsDramaColumbia; 11 Academy Award nominations
Mr. Wong in ChinatownWilliam NighBoris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant WithersMysteryMonogram
My Son Is a CriminalCharles C. Coleman (as C.C. Coleman Jr.)Alan Baxter, Julie Bishop, Gordon Oliver, Willard RobertsonCrimeColumbia
My Son Is GuiltyCharles BartonBruce Cabot, Glenn FordDramaColumbia
The Mysterious Miss XGus MeinsMary HartSuspenseRepublic
The Mystery of Mr. WongWilliam NighBoris Karloff, Grant Withers, Dorothy TreeMysteryMonogram
Mystery of the White RoomOtis GarrettBruce Cabot, Helen Mack, Joan WoodburyMysteryUniversal
Nancy Drew and the Hidden StaircaseWilliam ClemensBonita Granville, John LitelMysteryWarner Bros.
Nancy Drew... ReporterWilliam ClemensBonita Granville, John Litel, Frankie ThomasMysteryWarner Bros.
Nancy Drew… Trouble ShooterWilliam ClemensBonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John LitelMystery
Naughty but NiceRay EnrightDick Powell, Ann Sheridan, Gale PageComedy
Never Say DieElliott NugentMartha Raye, Bob HopeRomantic comedyPreston Sturges, Paramount
New FrontierGeorge ShermanJohn Wayne, Jennifer JonesWestern
News Is Made at NightAlfred L. WerkerPreston Foster, Lynn BariComedy20th Century Fox
Nick Carter, Master DetectiveJacques TourneurWalter Pidgeon, Rita Johnson, Henry HullCrimeMGM
The Night of NightsLewis MilestonePat O'Brien, Olympe Bradna, Roland YoungDrama
The Night RidersGeorge ShermanJohn Wayne, Ray CorriganWestern
Night WorkGeorge ArchainbaudMary Boland, Donald O'ConnorComedy
NinotchkaErnst LubitschGreta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire, Bela LugosiRomantic comedyMGM; 4 Academy Award nominations
No Place to GoTerry O. MorseDennis Morgan, Gloria DicksonComedy
North of the YukonSam NelsonCharles StarrettWesternColumbia
Nurse Edith CavellHerbert WilcoxAnna Neagle, Edna May OliverBiographicalRKO

O–R

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Off the RecordJames FloodPat O'Brien, Joan Blondell, Bobby JordanDramaWarner Bros.
Of Mice and MenLewis MilestoneBurgess Meredith, Betty Field, Lon Chaney Jr.DramaHal Roach Studios, United Artists
The Oklahoma KidLloyd BaconJames Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Donald CrispWesternWarner Bros.
Oklahoma TerrorSpencer Gordon BennetVirginia Carroll, Addison RandallWestern
The Old MaidEdmund GouldingBette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, George BrentDramaWarner Bros.
On Borrowed TimeHarold S. BucquetLionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi, Una MerkelComedyMGM
On Dress ParadeWilliam ClemensThe Dead End KidsDramaWarner Bros.
On Your ToesRay EnrightEddie Albert, Vera Zorina, Queenie SmithMusicalWarner Bros.
Only Angels Have WingsHoward HawksCary Grant, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess, Rita HayworthDramaColumbia
On TrialTerry O. MorseJohn Litel, Margaret LindsayDramaWarner Bros.
...One Third of a Nation...Dudley MurphySylvia Sidney, Leif Erickson, Myron McCormick, Hiram ShermanDramaParamount
Our Neighbors – The CartersRalph MurphyFay BainterComedy
Outlaws' ParadiseSam NewfieldTim McCoy, Joan BarclayWestern
Outpost of the MountiesCharles C. ColemanCharles StarrettWesternColumbia
Outside These WallsRay McCareyDolores Costello, Virginia WeidlerDrama
Overland MailRobert F. HillJack Randall, Vince Barnett, Dennis MooreWesternMonogram
Pacific LinerLew LandersVictor McLaglen, Wendy BarrieDramaRKO
Panama LadyJack HivelyLucille Ball, Allan LaneComedy
Paris HoneymoonFrank TuttleBing Crosby, Shirley RossMusical
Persons in HidingLouis KingPatricia Morison, Lynne OvermanDramaParamount
Pirates of the SkiesJoseph A. McDonoughKent Taylor, Rochelle Hudson, Regis ToomeyDramaUniversal
Private DetectiveNoel M. SmithJane Wyman, Dick ForanMysteryWarner Bros.
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexMichael CurtizBette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Donald CrispRomantic dramaWarner Bros.
Quick MillionsMalcolm St. ClairJed Prouty, Spring ByingtonComedy20th Century Fox
Racketeers of the RangeD. Ross LedermanMarjorie Reynolds, Chill WillsWestern
RafflesSam WoodDavid Niven, Olivia de HavillandCrime comedy
The Rains CameClarence BrownTyrone Power, Myrna Loy, George Brent, Nigel Bruce, Brenda JoyceRomantic drama20th Century Fox
Range WarLesley SelanderWilliam BoydWesternSherman Productions
The Real GloryHenry HathawayGary Cooper, David Niven, Andrea LeedsAdventure dramaSamuel Goldwyn Productions
Remember?Norman Z. McLeodRobert Taylor, Greer Garson, Lew Ayres, Billie BurkeRomantic comedyMGM
RenoJohn FarrowGail Patrick, Anita LouiseDrama
The Return of Doctor XVincent ShermanWayne Morris, Rosemary Lane, Humphrey BogartScience fictionWarner Bros.
RioJohn BrahmBasil Rathbone, Robert Cummings, Sigrid GurieDramaUniversal
The Roaring TwentiesRaoul WalshJames Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey BogartCrime thrillerWarner Bros.
Romance of the RedwoodsCharles VidorCharles Bickford, Jean ParkerAdventureColumbia
Rose of Washington SquareGregory RatoffAlice Faye, Tyrone PowerRomantic comedy
Rulers of the SeaFrank LloydDouglas Fairbanks Jr., Margaret Lockwood, Will FyffeHistorical dramaParamount

S–T

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Saint in LondonJohn Paddy CarstairsGeorge Sanders, Sally Gray, Gordon McLeodMysteryRKO
The Saint Strikes BackJohn FarrowGeorge Sanders, Wendy BarrieCrimeRKO
Second FiddleSidney LanfieldSonja Henie, Tyrone Power, Rudy ValléeMusical romance20th Century Fox
The Secret of Dr. KildareHarold S. BucquetLew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Lionel AtwillDramaMGM
Secret Service of the AirNoel M. SmithRonald Reagan, John Litel, Ila RhodesCrimeWarner Bros.
Sergeant MaddenJosef von SternbergWallace Beery, Tom Brown, Alan Curtis, Laraine DayCrimeMGM
She Married a CopSidney SalkowJean Parker, Phil ReganComedy
Silver on the SageLesley SelanderWilliam Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, Russell HaydenWestern
Smashing the Money RingTerry O. MorseRonald Reagan, Margot StevensonCrimeWarner Bros.
Society LawyerEdwin L. MarinWalter Pidgeon, Virginia Bruce, Leo Carrillo, Eduardo CiannelliCrimeMGM
Some Like It HotGeorge ArchainbaudBob Hope, Shirley Ross, Gene KrupaMusical, ComedyParamount
Son of FrankensteinRowland V. LeeBela Lugosi, Boris KarloffHorrorUniversal
Sorority HouseJohn FarrowAnne Shirley, James EllisonDramaRKO
S.O.S. Tidal WaveJohn H. AuerRalph ByrdCrime
StagecoachJohn FordJohn Wayne, Claire Trevor, Berton Churchill, Thomas Mitchell, John Carradine, Tim HoltWesternWanger Productions, United Artists; 7 Oscar nominations
Stand Up and FightW. S. Van DykeWallace Beery, Robert TaylorDrama
Stanley and LivingstoneHenry King, Otto BrowerSpencer Tracy, Nancy Kelly, Richard GreeneHistorical drama20th Century Fox
The Star MakerRoy Del RuthBing Crosby, Louise CampbellMusicalParamount
St. Louis BluesRaoul WalshDorothy Lamour, Lloyd NolanMusical
The Story of Vernon and Irene CastleH. C. PotterFred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter BrennanMusicalRKO
The Stranger from TexasSam NelsonCharles Starrett, Lorna GrayWesternColumbia Pictures
Stronger Than DesireLeslie FentonVirginia Bruce, Walter Pidgeon, Lee Bowman, Rita Johnson, Ann DvorakDramaMGM
Sudden MoneyNick GrindeCharles Ruggles, Marjorie RambeauComedyWarner Bros.
The Sun Never SetsRowland V. LeeDouglas Fairbanks Jr., Basil RathboneDrama
Sunset TrailLesley SelanderWilliam Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, Charlotte WyntersWesternParamount
Susannah of the MountiesWilliam A. SeiterShirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Margaret LockwoodWestern20th Century Fox
Swanee RiverSidney LanfieldDon Ameche, Andrea LeedsBiopic20th Century Fox
Sweepstakes WinnerWilliam C. McGannMarie Wilson, Johnnie Davis, Allen JenkinsComedyWarner Bros.
Tail SpinRoy Del RuthAlice Faye, Constance Bennett, Nancy KellyAdventure20th Century Fox
Tarzan Finds a Son!Richard ThorpeJohnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny SheffieldAdventureMGM
Television SpyEdward DmytrykJudith Barrett, William HenryDrama
Tell No TalesLeslie FentonMelvyn Douglas, Louise Platt, Gene LockhartCrimeMGM
That's Right – You're WrongDavid ButlerKay Kyser, Adolphe Menjou, Lucille BallMusical comedyRKO
These Glamour GirlsS. Sylvan SimonLew Ayres, Lana Turner, Tom BrownComedyMGM
They All Come OutJacques TourneurRita Johnson, Tom NealDramaMGM
They Made Me a CriminalBusby BerkeleyJohn Garfield, Dead End Kids, Claude Rains, Ann Sheridan, May Robson, Gloria DicksonCrimeWarner Bros.
They Shall Have MusicArchie MayoJascha Heifetz, Joel McCrea, Andrea LeedsMusicalSamuel Goldwyn, United Artists
Those High Grey WallsCharles VidorWalter Connolly, Onslow StevensDrama[10]
The Three MusketeersAllan DwanDon Ameche, Ritz Brothers, Gloria StuartMusical comedy20th Century Fox
Three Smart Girls Grow UpHenry KosterDeanna Durbin, Nan Grey, Helen ParrishMusical comedyUniversal
Three SonsJack HivelyEdward Ellis, Katharine AlexanderDramaRKO
Three Texas SteersGeorge ShermanJohn Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Carole LandisWesternRepublic
Thunder AfloatGeorge B. SeitzWallace Beery, Chester Morris, Virginia Grey, Douglass DumbrilleWarMGM
Torchy Blane in ChinatownWilliam BeaudineGlenda Farrell, Barton MacLaneMysteryWarner Bros.
Torchy Blane... Playing with DynamiteNoel M. SmithJane Wyman, Allen JenkinsMysteryWarner Bros.; 9th and last of series
Torchy Runs for MayorRay McCareyGlenda Farrell, Barton MacLaneMysteryWarner Bros.
Tower of LondonRowland V. LeeBasil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Barbara O'NeilHistoricalUniversal
Tropic FuryChristy CabanneBeverly Roberts, Richard ArlenDramaUniversal
Trouble in SundownDavid HowardGeorge O'Brien, Rosalind KeithWesternRKO

U–Z

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Undercover DoctorLouis KingLloyd Nolan, Janice Logan, Heather AngelDramaParamount
Unexpected FatherCharles LamontShirley Ross, Dennis O'KeefeComedyUniversal
Union PacificCecil B. DeMilleBarbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Akim TamiroffWesternParamount
UnmarriedKurt NeumannHelen Twelvetrees, Donald O'Connor, Buck JonesComedyParamount
WaterfrontTerry O. MorseGloria Dickson, Dennis Morgan, Marie Wilson, Sheila BromleyDramaWarner Bros.
Way Down SouthLeslie GoodwinsBobby Breen, Alan Mowbray, Steffi DunaMusicalRKO
We Are Not AloneEdmund GouldingJane Bryan, Paul MuniDramaWarner Bros.
What a LifeTheodore ReedJackie Cooper, Betty Field, Janice LoganComedyParamount
When Tomorrow ComesJohn M. StahlIrene Dunne, Charles BoyerDramaUniversal
Wife, Husband and FriendGregory RatoffLoretta Young, Warner Baxter, Binnie BarnesComedy20th Century Fox
Wings of the NavyLloyd BaconGeorge Brent, Olivia de Havilland, John PayneDramaWarner Bros.
Winner Take AllOtto BrowerTony Martin, Gloria StuartDrama20th Century Fox
Within the LawGustav MachatýRuth Hussey, Tom NealCrimeMGM
The Wizard of OzVictor FlemingJudy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Charley Grapewin, Margaret HamiltonMusicalMGM; 6 Academy Award nominations
The WomenGeorge CukorNorma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Joan Fontaine, Mary Boland, Ruth HusseyComedyMGM; all-female cast
Women in the WindJohn FarrowKay Francis, William Gargan, Victor JoryDramaWarner Bros.
Wuthering HeightsWilliam WylerMerle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Flora RobsonRomantic dramaGoldwyn Company; 8 Oscar nominations
Wyoming OutlawGeorge ShermanJohn Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Raymond Hatton, Don 'Red' BarryWesternRepublic
Yes, My Darling DaughterWilliam KeighleyPriscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, Roland Young, Fay BainterComedyWarner Bros.
You Can't Cheat an Honest ManGeorge MarshallW. C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthyComedyUniversal
You Can't Get Away with MurderLewis SeilerHumphrey Bogart, Gale Page, Billy Halop, John LitelCrimeWarner Bros.
Young Mr. LincolnJohn FordHenry Fonda, Alice BradyBiopic, Drama, History, WesternCosmopolitan, 20th Century Fox
ZazaGeorge CukorClaudette Colbert, Herbert MarshallComedyParamount
ZenobiaGordon DouglasOliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Billie BurkeComedyUnited Artists
The Zero HourSidney SalkowFrieda Inescort, Otto KrugerDramaRepublic

Serials

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Buck RogersFord Beebe, Saul A. GoodkindBuster Crabbe, Constance MooreScience fictionUniversal
Dick Tracy's G-MenWilliam WitneyRalph Byrd, Jennifer JonesSerialRepublic
The Oregon TrailFord BeebeJohnny Mack Brown, Louise StanleySerialUniversal
Zorro's Fighting LegionWilliam WitneyReed Hadley, Sheila DarcySerialRepublic

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Alicoate, John W. (1940) Industry Statistics The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures p37
  2. ↑ "Adventures of the Masked Phantom". Archived from the original on February 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Behind Prison Gates". Archived from the original on March 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Beware, Spooks!". Archived from the original on October 30, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Buried Alive". Archived from the original on October 18, 2017.
  6. ↑ "FilmAffinity".
  7. ↑ "Code of the Fearless". Archived from the original on February 16, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Ex-Champ". Archived from the original on March 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Missing Evidence". Archived from the original on March 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Those High Grey Walls (1939)". Archived from the original on February 13, 2018.
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