List of American films of 1939

A list of American films released in 1939.

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

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
$1,000 a Touchdown	James P. Hogan	Joe E. Brown, Martha Raye, Eric Blore, Susan Hayward	Comedy	Paramount
20,000 Men a Year	Alfred E. Green	Randolph Scott, Preston Foster, Margaret Lindsay	Drama	Cosmopolitan Productions
6,000 Enemies	George B. Seitz	Walter Pidgeon, Rita Johnson, Paul Kelly, Nat Pendleton	Crime drama	MGM

A–B

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Across the Plains	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Addison Randall, Frank Yaconelli, Dennis Moore	Western	Monogram
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	Richard Thorpe	Mickey Rooney, Walter Connolly, William Frawley	Drama	MGM
The Adventures of Jane Arden	Terry O. Morse	Rosella Towne, William Gargan, James Stephenson	Crime	Warner Bros.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes	Alfred L. Werker	Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino	Mystery	20th Century Fox
Adventures of the Masked Phantom	Charles Abbott	Monte Rawlins, Betty Burgess, Art Davis	Western	Independent[1]
All Women Have Secrets	Kurt Neumann	Virginia Dale, Joseph Allen, Jeanne Cagney	Comedy	Paramount
Allegheny Uprising	William A. Seiter	Claire Trevor, John Wayne, George Sanders	Adventure, Western	RKO
Almost a Gentleman	Leslie Goodwins	James Ellison, Helen Wood, June Clayworth	Comedy	RKO
The Amazing Mr. Williams	Alexander Hall	Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Ruth Donnelly	Comedy	Columbia
Ambush	Kurt Neumann	Lloyd Nolan, Gladys Swarthout, William Frawley	Crime	Paramount
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever	W. S. Van Dyke	Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker	Comedy	MGM
The Angels Wash Their Faces	Ray Enright	Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Billy Halop,	Drama	Warner Bros.
Another Thin Man	W. S. Van Dyke	William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey	Crime	MGM
The Arizona Kid	Joseph Kane	Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dorothy Sebastian	Western	Republic
Arizona Legion	David Howard	George O'Brien, Laraine Day, Chill Wills	Western	RKO
The Arizona Wildcat	Herbert I. Leeds	Jane Withers, Leo Carrillo, Pauline Moore	Western	20th Century Fox
Arrest Bulldog Drummond	James P. Hogan	John Howard, Heather Angel, Reginald Denny	Adventure	Paramount
At the Circus	Edward Buzzell	Marx Brothers, Kenny Baker, Florence Rice, Eve Arden,	Comedy	MGM
Babes in Arms	Busby Berkeley	Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger	Musical	MGM, Based on 1937 stage show
Bachelor Mother	Garson Kanin	Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Charles Coburn	Comedy	RKO
Back Door to Heaven	William K. Howard	Wallace Ford, Aline MacMahon, Patricia Ellis	Crime	Paramount
Bad Boy	Herbert Meyer	Johnny Downs, Rosalind Keith, Helen MacKellar	Crime	Monogram
Bad Lands	Lew Landers	Robert Barrat, Douglas Walton	Western	RKO
Bad Little Angel	Wilhelm Thiele	Virginia Weidler, Gene Reynolds, Guy Kibbee	Drama	MGM
Balalaika	Reinhold Schünzel	Nelson Eddy, Ilona Massey, Charles Ruggles, Frank Morgan	Musical	MGM
Barricade	Gregory Ratoff	Alice Faye, Warner Baxter	Drama	20th Century Fox
Beau Geste	William A. Wellman	Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward	Drama	Paramount
Beauty for the Asking	Glenn Tryon	Lucille Ball, Patric Knowles	Drama	RKO
Behind Prison Gates	Charles Barton	Brian Donlevy, Julie Bishop	Crime	Columbia[2]
Beware Spooks!	Edward Sedgwick	Joe E. Brown, Mary Carlisle, Clarence Kolb	Comedy	Columbia[3]
The Big Guy	Arthur Lubin	Victor McLaglen, Jackie Cooper, Ona Munson	Crime	Universal
Big Town Czar	Arthur Lubin	Barton MacLane, Tom Brown, Eve Arden	Mystery	Universal
Birthright	Oscar Micheaux	Carman Newsome	Drama
Blackmail	H. C. Potter	Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey, Gene Lockhart	Crime drama	MGM
Blackwell's Island	William C. McGann	John Garfield, Rosemary Lane, Dick Purcell, Victor Jory	Crime	Warner Bros.
Blind Alley	Charles Vidor	Chester Morris, Ralph Bellamy, Ann Dvorak	Crime	Columbia
Blondie Brings Up Baby	Frank R. Strayer	Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake	Comedy	Columbia
Blondie Meets the Boss	Frank R. Strayer	Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake	Comedy	Columbia
Blondie Takes a Vacation	Frank R. Strayer	Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake	Comedy	Columbia
Blue Montana Skies	B. Reeves Eason	Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette	Western	Republic
Boy Friend	James Tinling	Jane Withers, Arleen Whelan	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Boy Slaves	P. J. Wolfson	Anne Shirley, Roger Daniel	Drama	RKO
Boy Trouble	George Archainbaud	Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Donald O'Connor	Drama	Paramount
Boys' Reformatory	Howard Bretherton	Frankie Darro, Grant Withers	Crime	Monogram
Bridal Suite	Wilhelm Thiele	Annabella, Robert Young, Walter Connolly, Reginald Owen	Musical comedy	MGM
Broadway Serenade	Robert Z. Leonard	Jeanette MacDonald, Lew Ayres	Musical	MGM
The Bronze Buckaroo	Richard C. Kahn	Herb Jeffries, Lucius Brooks	Western	Hollywood Pictures
Bulldog Drummond's Bride	James P. Hogan	John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, Reginald Denny	Mystery	Paramount
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police	James P. Hogan	John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, Reginald Denny	Mystery	Paramount
Buried Alive	Victor Halperin	Beverly Roberts, Robert Wilcox	Crime	Producers Pictures [4]
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor	Edward Sedgwick	Dennis O'Keefe, Cecilia Parker, Nat Pendleton	Drama	MGM

C–D

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Cafe Society	Edward H. Griffith	Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Shirley Ross	Romantic comedy	Paramount
Call a Messenger	Arthur Lubin	Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Robert Armstrong, Mary Carlisle	Crime drama	Universal
Calling All Marines	John H. Auer	Don "Red" Barry, Helen Mack	Action	Republic
Calling Dr. Kildare	Harold S. Bucquet	Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Nat Pendleton, Lana Turner	Drama	MGM
Captain Fury	Hal Roach	Brian Aherne, Victor McLaglen, Paul Lukas, June Lang	Adventure	Hal Roach Studios Inc.
Career	Leigh Jason	Anne Shirley, Edward Ellis, Samuel S. Hinds	Drama	RKO
The Cat and the Canary	Elliott Nugent	Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery, Gale Sondergaard	Comedy	Paramount
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island	Norman Foster	Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Cesar Romero	Crime	20th Century Fox
Charlie Chan in City in Darkness	Herbert I. Leeds	Sidney Toler, Lynn Bari	Crime	20th Century Fox
Charlie Chan in Reno	Norman Foster	Sidney Toler, Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville	Crime	20th Century Fox
Charlie McCarthy, Detective	Frank Tuttle	Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, Robert Cummings, Constance Moore	Comedy	Universal[5]
Chasing Danger	Ricardo Cortez	Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Wally Vernon, Henry Wilcoxon	Adventure	20th Century Fox
Chicken Wagon Family	Herbert I. Leeds	Jane Withers, Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Weaver, Spring Byington	Comedy	20th Century Fox
A Child Is Born	Lloyd Bacon	Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jeffrey Lynn, Gladys George, Gale Page, Spring Byington	Drama	Warner Bros.
Chip of the Flying U	Ralph Staub	Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight, Doris Weston	Western	Universal
The Cisco Kid and the Lady	Herbert I. Leeds	Cesar Romero, Marjorie Weaver	Western	20th Century Fox
Coast Guard	Edward Ludwig	Randolph Scott, Frances Dee, Ralph Bellamy	Drama	Columbia
Code of the Cactus	Sam Newfield	Tim McCoy, Ben Corbett, Dorothy Short	Western	Victory Pictures Corporation
Code of the Fearless	Raymond K. Johnson	Fred Scott, Claire Rochelle	Western	Atlas Productions [6]
Code of the Secret Service	Noel M. Smith	Ronald Reagan, Rosella Towne, Eddie Foy Jr., Moroni Olsen	Crime	Warner Bros.
Code of the Streets	Harold Young	Harry Carey, Frankie Thomas	Crime	Universal
Colorado Sunset	George Sherman	Gene Autry, June Storey, Patsy Montana	Western	Republic
Confessions of a Nazi Spy	Anatole Litvak	Edward G. Robinson, Francis Lederer, George Sanders, Paul Lukas	Drama	Warner Bros.
Conspiracy	Lew Landers	Allan Lane, Linda Hayes	Drama
Convict's Code	Lambert Hillyer	Sidney Blackmer, Anne Nagel	Crime
The Cowboy Quarterback	Noel M. Smith	Bert Wheeler, Marie Wilson	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Crashing Thru	Elmer Clifton	James Newill, Jean Carmen, Warren Hull	Western	Monogram
Dancing Co-Ed	S. Sylvan Simon	Lana Turner, Richard Carlson, Artie Shaw, Ann Rutherford	Romantic comedy	MGM
Danger Flight	Howard Bretherton	Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone	Drama
Dark Victory	Edmund Goulding	Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ronald Reagan	Drama	Warner Bros.; Academy Award nomination Best Picture
Daughter of the Tong	Bernard B. Ray	Evelyn Brent, Grant Withers	Drama	Metropolitan
Daughters Courageous	Michael Curtiz	John Garfield, Claude Rains, Fay Bainter	Drama	Warner Bros.
The Day the Bookies Wept	Leslie Goodwins	Betty Grable	Comedy	RKO
Day-Time Wife	Gregory Ratoff	Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell	Romantic comedy
Death of a Champion	Robert Florey	Virginia Dale, Donald O'Connor	Mystery
Death Rides the Range	Sam Newfield	Fay McKenzie, Ken Maynard	Western
Destry Rides Again	George Marshall	Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart	Western	Universal
Devil's Island	William Clemens	Boris Karloff, James Stephenson	Suspense
Disbarred	Robert Florey	Gail Patrick, Robert Preston	Drama
Disputed Passage	Frank Borzage	Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff	Drama	Paramount
Dodge City	Michael Curtiz	Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sheridan, Bruce Cabot, Frank McHugh	Western	Warner Bros.
Drums Along the Mohawk	John Ford	Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda	Western	20th Century Fox
Dust Be My Destiny	Lewis Seiler	John Garfield, Priscilla Lane	Drama

E–F

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Each Dawn I Die	William Keighley	James Cagney, George Raft, Jane Bryan	Crime	Warner Bros.
The Escape	Ricardo Cortez	Amanda Duff, Kane Richmond, June Gale	Action	20th Century Fox
Escape to Paradise	Erle C. Kenton	Kent Taylor, Joyce Compton	Drama
Espionage Agent	Lloyd Bacon	Joel McCrea, Brenda Marshall, George Bancroft	Drama	Warner Bros.
Eternally Yours	Tay Garnett	Loretta Young, David Niven	Comedy
Everybody's Baby	Malcolm St. Clair (filmmaker)	Shirley Deane	Comedy
Everybody's Hobby	William C. McGann	Irene Rich, Jackie Moran	Comedy
Everything Happens at Night	Irving Cummings	Sonja Henie, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Ex-Champ	Phil Rosen	Victor McLaglen, Tom Brown, Nan Grey	Sports drama	[7]
Exile Express	Otis Garrett	Anna Sten, Alan Marshal	Drama	Grand National Films Inc.
The Family Next Door	Joseph Santley	Hugh Herbert, Joy Hodges, Eddie Quillan, Ruth Donnelly	Comedy	Universal Pictures
Fast and Furious	Busby Berkeley	Ann Sothern, Franchot Tone	Comedy	MGM
Fast and Loose	Edwin L. Marin	Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell	Comedy	MGM
Fifth Avenue Girl	Gregory La Cava	Ginger Rogers, Walter Connolly, Verree Teasdale	Comedy	RKO
The Fighting Gringo	David Howard	George O'Brien, Lupita Tovar	Western
First Love	Henry Koster	Deanna Durbin, Robert Stack, Eugene Pallette	Musical	Universal
First Offenders	Frank McDonald	Beverly Roberts, Walter Abel	Drama	Columbia
Five Came Back	John Farrow	Chester Morris, Lucille Ball, Wendy Barrie	Drama	RKO
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew	Charles Barton	Edith Fellows, Charles Peck, Tommy Bond, Jimmy Leake, Dorothy Ann Sease	Family	Columbia Pictures
Fixer Dugan	Lew Landers	Lee Tracy, Peggy Shannon	Comedy
Flight at Midnight	Sidney Salkow	Phil Regan, Jean Parker	Drama	Republic
The Flying Deuces	A. Edward Sutherland	Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Parker	Comedy	RKO
The Flying Irishman	Leigh Jason	Douglas Corrigan	Biographical	RKO
Four Wives	Michael Curtiz	Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane	Drama	Warner Bros.
Frontier Marshal	Allan Dwan	Randolph Scott, Nancy Kelly, Cesar Romero	Western	20th Century Fox
Frontiers of '49	Joseph Levering	Wild Bill Elliott, Luana Alcañiz, Charles King	Western	Columbia

G–H

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Geronimo	Paul Sloane	Preston Foster, Ellen Drew, Andy Devine	Western	Paramount
The Girl and the Gambler	Lew Landers	Tim Holt, Steffi Duna	Western	RKO
The Girl from Mexico	Leslie Goodwins	Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol	Comedy	RKO
Golden Boy	Rouben Mamoulian	Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, William Holden	Drama	Columbia
Gone with the Wind	Victor Fleming	Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel, Butterfly McQueen	Drama	MGM, Academy Award Best Picture; 10 Oscars, 13 nominations
Good Girls Go to Paris	Alexander Hall	Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell	Comedy
The Gorilla	Allan Dwan	Ritz Brothers, Anita Louise, Patsy Kelly	Comedy	20th Century Fox
The Gracie Allen Murder Case	Alfred E. Green	Gracie Allen, Warren William, Ellen Drew	Mystery	Paramount
Grand Jury Secrets	James P. Hogan	Gail Patrick, John Howard	Comedy	Paramount
The Great Commandment	Irving Pichel	Albert Dekker, John Beal	Biblical	20th Century Fox
The Great Man Votes	Garson Kanin	John Barrymore, Virginia Weidler	Drama	RKO
The Great Victor Herbert	Andrew L. Stone	Mary Martin, Allan Jones	Biographical	Paramount
Gulliver's Travels	Dave Fleischer	Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer	Animated	Paramount
Gunga Din	George Stevens	Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Sam Jaffe	Adventure	RKO
The Hardys Ride High	George B. Seitz	Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden	Comedy	MGM
Hawaiian Nights	Albert S. Rogell	Constance Moore, Johnny Downs	Romance
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence	Ricardo Cortez	Glenn Ford, Jean Rogers, Ward Bond	Drama	Columbia
Hell's Kitchen	Ewald André Dupont, Lewis Seiler	Dead End Kids, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Ronald Reagan	Drama	Warner Bros.
Here I Am a Stranger	Roy Del Ruth	Richard Dix, Richard Greene	Drama	20th Century Fox
Henry Goes Arizona	Edwin L. Marin	Frank Morgan, Virginia Weidler, Guy Kibbee	Western	MGM
Heroes in Blue	William Watson	Dick Purcell, Bernadene Hayes	Drama
Hollywood Cavalcade	Irving Cummings, Malcolm St. Clair	Alice Faye, Don Ameche	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Homicide Bureau	Charles C. Coleman	Bruce Cabot, Rita Hayworth, Marc Lawrence	Action	Columbia
Honeymoon in Bali	Edward H. Griffith	Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray	Comedy	Paramount
The Honeymoon's Over	Eugene Forde	Stuart Erwin, Marjorie Weaver	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Honolulu	Edward Buzzell	Eleanor Powell, Burns and Allen	Musical	MGM
Hotel for Women	Gregory Ratoff	Ann Sothern, Linda Darnell, James Ellison	Drama	Cosmopolitan Productions/20th Century Fox
The Hound of the Baskervilles	Sidney Lanfield	Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene	Mystery	20th Century Fox
The House of Fear	Joe May	William Gargan, Irene Hervey	Horror
The Housekeeper's Daughter	Hal Roach	Joan Bennett, John Hubbard	Comedy
The Hunchback of Notre Dame	William Dieterle	Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara	Drama	RKO

I–J

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Ice Follies of 1939	Reinhold Schünzel	Joan Crawford, James Stewart, Lew Ayres, Lewis Stone	Musical	MGM
Idiot's Delight	Clarence Brown	Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Edward Arnold	Comedy	MGM
I'm from Missouri	Theodore Reed	Bob Burns, Gladys George, Patricia Morison	Comedy	Paramount
In Name Only	John Cromwell	Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, Kay Francis	Drama	RKO
Indianapolis Speedway	Lloyd Bacon	Pat O'Brien, Ann Sheridan, John Payne	Drama	Warner Bros.
Intermezzo	Gregory Ratoff	Leslie Howard, Ingrid Bergman	Romantic drama	United Artists; Bergman's American film debut
The Invisible Killer	Sam Newfield	Grace Bradley, Roland Drew, William Newell	Mystery	PRC
Invisible Stripes	Lloyd Bacon	George Raft, Jane Bryan, William Holden	Crime	Warner Bros.
Invitation to Happiness	Wesley Ruggles	Irene Dunne, Fred MacMurray, Charlie Ruggles	Drama	Paramount
I Stole a Million	Frank Tuttle	George Raft, Claire Trevor	Crime	Universal
It Could Happen to You	Alfred L. Werker	Gloria Stuart, Stuart Erwin	Comedy	20th Century Fox
It's a Wonderful World	W. S. Van Dyke	Claudette Colbert, James Stewart, Guy Kibbee, Nat Pendleton	Romantic comedy	MGM
I Was a Convict	Aubrey Scotto	Barton MacLane, Beverly Roberts	Crime	Republic
Jesse James	Henry King	Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, Randolph Scott	Western	20th Century Fox
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President	Robert B. Sinclair	Ann Sothern, Lewis Stone, Walter Brennan	Comedy	MGM
The Jones Family in Hollywood	Malcolm St. Clair	Spring Byington, June Carlson	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Juarez	William Dieterle	Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, Claude Rains	Biopic	Warner Bros.
Judge Hardy and Son	George B. Seitz	Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden	Comedy	MGM

K–L

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Kansas Terrors	George Sherman	Robert Livingston, Duncan Renaldo, Julie Bishop	Western	Republic
The Kid from Kokomo	Lewis Seiler	Pat O'Brien, Wayne Morris, Joan Blondell	Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Kid from Texas	S. Sylvan Simon	Dennis O'Keefe, Florence Rice, Jessie Ralph, Buddy Ebsen	Western	MGM
King of the Turf	Alfred E. Green	Adolphe Menjou, Dolores Costello, Roger Daniel	Drama	United Artists
King of the Underworld	Lewis Seiler	Humphrey Bogart, Kay Francis, James Stephenson	Crime	Warner Bros.
Konga, the Wild Stallion	Sam Nelson	Fred Stone, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Fiske	Western	Columbia
Lady of the Tropics	Jack Conway	Robert Taylor, Hedy Lamarr, Joseph Schildkraut	Romantic drama	MGM
The Lady's from Kentucky	Alexander Hall	George Raft, Ellen Drew, Hugh Herbert	Drama
Laugh It Off	Albert S. Rogell	Johnny Downs, Constance Moore	Musical, Comedy
Law of the Pampas	Nate Watt	William Boyd, Steffi Duna, Sidney Toler	Western	Paramount
Let Freedom Ring	Jack Conway	Nelson Eddy, Virginia Bruce, Victor McLaglen, Lionel Barrymore	Musical	MGM
Let Us Live	John Brahm	Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda, Ralph Bellamy	Crime thriller	Columbia
The Light That Failed	William A. Wellman	Ronald Colman, Walter Huston, Ida Lupino	Drama	based on novel by Rudyard Kipling
The Little Princess	Walter Lang	Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise	Drama	20th Century Fox
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt	Peter Godfrey	Warren William, Ida Lupino, Rita Hayworth	Mystery	Columbia
Love Affair	Leo McCarey	Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer	Drama	RKO; Remade in 1994
Lucky Night	Norman Taurog	Myrna Loy, Robert Taylor	Drama	MGM

M–N

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Made for Each Other	John Cromwell	James Stewart, Carole Lombard, Charles Coburn	Romance	Selznick, United Artists
The Mad Empress	Miguel Contreras Torres	Conrad Nagel, Medea de Novara	Drama	Warner Bros.
The Magnificent Fraud	Robert Florey	Akim Tamiroff, Lloyd Nolan, Patricia Morison	Comedy	Paramount
Main Street Lawyer	Dudley Murphy	Anita Louise	Drama	Republic
Maisie	Edwin L. Marin	Robert Young, Ann Sothern, Ruth Hussey	Comedy	MGM, first of 10 "Maisie" films
Man About Town	Mark Sandrich	Jack Benny, Dorothy Lamour	Comedy	Paramount
The Man in the Iron Mask	James Whale	Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William	Adventure	United Artists
Man of Conquest	George Nicholls Jr.	Richard Dix, Gail Patrick, Joan Fontaine	Biography	Republic
The Man They Could Not Hang	Nick Grinde (as Nick Grindé)	Boris Karloff	Horror	Columbia
The Man Who Dared	Crane Wilbur	Jane Bryan, Charley Grapewin	Crime	Warner Bros.
The Marshal of Mesa City	David Howard	George O'Brien, Virginia Vale	Western	RKO
Mexicali Rose	George Sherman	Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette	Western	Republic
Midnight	Mitchell Leisen	Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore	Romantic comedy	Paramount
Million Dollar Legs	Nick Grinde	Betty Grable, Buster Crabbe, Donald O'Connor	Comedy	Paramount
Miracles for Sale	Tod Browning	Robert Young, Florence Rice	Mystery	MGM
Missing Daughters	Charles C. Coleman	Richard Arlen, Rochelle Hudson, Marian Marsh, Isabel Jewell	Crime drama	Columbia
Missing Evidence	Phil Rosen	Preston Foster, Irene Hervey, Inez Courtney	Drama	[8]
Moon Over Harlem	Edgar G. Ulmer	Bud Harris, Cora Green	Drama
Mr. Moto in Danger Island	Herbert I. Leeds	Peter Lorre, Jean Hersholt	Mystery	20th Century Fox
Mr. Moto's Last Warning	Norman Foster	Peter Lorre, Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Field	Mystery	20th Century Fox
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation	Norman Foster	Peter Lorre, Joseph Schildkraut, Virginia Field	Mystery	20th Century Fox
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington	Frank Capra	James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains	Drama	Columbia; 11 Academy Award nominations
Mr. Wong in Chinatown	William Nigh	Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers	Mystery	Monogram
My Son Is a Criminal	Charles C. Coleman (as C.C. Coleman Jr.)	Alan Baxter, Julie Bishop, Gordon Oliver, Willard Robertson	Crime	Columbia
My Son Is Guilty	Charles Barton	Bruce Cabot, Glenn Ford	Drama	Columbia
The Mysterious Miss X	Gus Meins	Mary Hart	Suspense	Republic
The Mystery of Mr. Wong	William Nigh	Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Dorothy Tree	Mystery	Monogram
Mystery of the White Room	Otis Garrett	Bruce Cabot, Helen Mack, Joan Woodbury	Mystery	Universal
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase	William Clemens	Bonita Granville, John Litel	Mystery	Warner Bros.
Nancy Drew... Reporter	William Clemens	Bonita Granville, John Litel, Frankie Thomas	Mystery	Warner Bros.
Nancy Drew… Trouble Shooter	William Clemens	Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel	Mystery
Naughty but Nice	Ray Enright	Dick Powell, Ann Sheridan, Gale Page	Comedy
Never Say Die	Elliott Nugent	Martha Raye, Bob Hope	Romantic comedy	Preston Sturges, Paramount
New Frontier	George Sherman	John Wayne, Jennifer Jones	Western
News Is Made at Night	Alfred L. Werker	Preston Foster, Lynn Bari	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Nick Carter, Master Detective	Jacques Tourneur	Walter Pidgeon, Rita Johnson, Henry Hull	Crime	MGM
The Night of Nights	Lewis Milestone	Pat O'Brien, Olympe Bradna, Roland Young	Drama
The Night Riders	George Sherman	John Wayne, Ray Corrigan	Western
Night Work	George Archainbaud	Mary Boland, Donald O'Connor	Comedy
Ninotchka	Ernst Lubitsch	Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire, Bela Lugosi	Romantic comedy	MGM; 4 Academy Award nominations
No Place to Go	Terry O. Morse	Dennis Morgan, Gloria Dickson	Comedy
North of the Yukon	Sam Nelson	Charles Starrett	Western	Columbia
Nurse Edith Cavell	Herbert Wilcox	Anna Neagle, Edna May Oliver	Biographical	RKO

O–R

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Off the Record	James Flood	Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell, Bobby Jordan	Drama	Warner Bros.
Of Mice and Men	Lewis Milestone	Burgess Meredith, Betty Field, Lon Chaney Jr.	Drama	Hal Roach Studios, United Artists
The Oklahoma Kid	Lloyd Bacon	James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Donald Crisp	Western	Warner Bros.
Oklahoma Terror	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Virginia Carroll, Addison Randall	Western
The Old Maid	Edmund Goulding	Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, George Brent	Drama	Warner Bros.
On Borrowed Time	Harold S. Bucquet	Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel	Comedy	MGM
On Dress Parade	William Clemens	The Dead End Kids	Drama	Warner Bros.
On Your Toes	Ray Enright	Eddie Albert, Vera Zorina, Queenie Smith	Musical	Warner Bros.
Only Angels Have Wings	Howard Hawks	Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess, Rita Hayworth	Drama	Columbia
On Trial	Terry O. Morse	John Litel, Margaret Lindsay	Drama	Warner Bros.
...One Third of a Nation...	Dudley Murphy	Sylvia Sidney, Leif Erickson, Myron McCormick, Hiram Sherman	Drama	Paramount
Our Neighbors – The Carters	Ralph Murphy	Fay Bainter	Comedy
Outlaws' Paradise	Sam Newfield	Tim McCoy, Joan Barclay	Western
Outpost of the Mounties	Charles C. Coleman	Charles Starrett	Western	Columbia
Outside These Walls	Ray McCarey	Dolores Costello, Virginia Weidler	Drama
Overland Mail	Robert F. Hill	Jack Randall, Vince Barnett, Dennis Moore	Western	Monogram
Pacific Liner	Lew Landers	Victor McLaglen, Wendy Barrie	Drama	RKO
Panama Lady	Jack Hively	Lucille Ball, Allan Lane	Comedy
Paris Honeymoon	Frank Tuttle	Bing Crosby, Shirley Ross	Musical
Persons in Hiding	Louis King	Patricia Morison, Lynne Overman	Drama	Paramount
Pirates of the Skies	Joseph A. McDonough	Kent Taylor, Rochelle Hudson, Regis Toomey	Drama	Universal
Private Detective	Noel M. Smith	Jane Wyman, Dick Foran	Mystery	Warner Bros.
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex	Michael Curtiz	Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp	Romantic drama	Warner Bros.
Quick Millions	Malcolm St. Clair	Jed Prouty, Spring Byington	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Racketeers of the Range	D. Ross Lederman	Marjorie Reynolds, Chill Wills	Western
Raffles	Sam Wood	David Niven, Olivia de Havilland	Crime comedy
The Rains Came	Clarence Brown	Tyrone Power, Myrna Loy, George Brent, Nigel Bruce, Brenda Joyce	Romantic drama	20th Century Fox
Range War	Lesley Selander	William Boyd	Western	Sherman Productions
The Real Glory	Henry Hathaway	Gary Cooper, David Niven, Andrea Leeds	Adventure drama	Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Remember?	Norman Z. McLeod	Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Lew Ayres, Billie Burke	Romantic comedy	MGM
Reno	John Farrow	Gail Patrick, Anita Louise	Drama
The Return of Doctor X	Vincent Sherman	Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane, Humphrey Bogart	Science fiction	Warner Bros.
Rio	John Brahm	Basil Rathbone, Robert Cummings, Sigrid Gurie	Drama	Universal
The Roaring Twenties	Raoul Walsh	James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart	Crime thriller	Warner Bros.
Romance of the Redwoods	Charles Vidor	Charles Bickford, Jean Parker	Adventure	Columbia
Rose of Washington Square	Gregory Ratoff	Alice Faye, Tyrone Power	Romantic comedy
Rulers of the Sea	Frank Lloyd	Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Margaret Lockwood, Will Fyffe	Historical drama	Paramount

S–T

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
The Saint in London	John Paddy Carstairs	George Sanders, Sally Gray, Gordon McLeod	Mystery	RKO
The Saint Strikes Back	John Farrow	George Sanders, Wendy Barrie	Crime	RKO
Second Fiddle	Sidney Lanfield	Sonja Henie, Tyrone Power, Rudy Vallée	Musical romance	20th Century Fox
The Secret of Dr. Kildare	Harold S. Bucquet	Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Lionel Atwill	Drama	MGM
Secret Service of the Air	Noel M. Smith	Ronald Reagan, John Litel, Ila Rhodes	Crime	Warner Bros.
Sergeant Madden	Josef von Sternberg	Wallace Beery, Tom Brown, Alan Curtis, Laraine Day	Crime	MGM
She Married a Cop	Sidney Salkow	Jean Parker, Phil Regan	Comedy
Silver on the Sage	Lesley Selander	William Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, Russell Hayden	Western
Smashing the Money Ring	Terry O. Morse	Ronald Reagan, Margot Stevenson	Crime	Warner Bros.
Society Lawyer	Edwin L. Marin	Walter Pidgeon, Virginia Bruce, Leo Carrillo, Eduardo Ciannelli	Crime	MGM
Some Like It Hot	George Archainbaud	Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Gene Krupa	Musical, Comedy	Paramount
The Son of Frankenstein	Rowland V. Lee	Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff	Horror	Universal
Sorority House	John Farrow	Anne Shirley, James Ellison	Drama	RKO
S.O.S. Tidal Wave	John H. Auer	Ralph Byrd	Crime
Stagecoach	John Ford	John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Berton Churchill, Thomas Mitchell, John Carradine, Tim Holt	Western	Wanger Productions, United Artists; 7 Oscar nominations
Stand Up and Fight	W. S. Van Dyke	Wallace Beery, Robert Taylor	Drama
Stanley and Livingstone	Henry King, Otto Brower	Spencer Tracy, Nancy Kelly, Richard Greene	Historical drama	20th Century Fox
The Star Maker	Roy Del Ruth	Bing Crosby, Louise Campbell	Musical	Paramount
St. Louis Blues	Raoul Walsh	Dorothy Lamour, Lloyd Nolan	Musical
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle	H. C. Potter	Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan	Musical	RKO
The Stranger from Texas	Sam Nelson	Charles Starrett, Lorna Gray	Western	Columbia Pictures
Stronger Than Desire	Leslie Fenton	Virginia Bruce, Walter Pidgeon, Lee Bowman, Rita Johnson, Ann Dvorak	Drama	MGM
Sudden Money	Nick Grinde	Charles Ruggles, Marjorie Rambeau	Comedy	Warner Bros.
The Sun Never Sets	Rowland V. Lee	Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Basil Rathbone	Drama
Sunset Trail	Lesley Selander	William Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, Charlotte Wynters	Western	Paramount
Susannah of the Mounties	William A. Seiter	Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Margaret Lockwood	Western	20th Century Fox
Swanee River	Sidney Lanfield	Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds	Biopic	20th Century Fox
Sweepstakes Winner	William C. McGann	Marie Wilson, Johnnie Davis, Allen Jenkins	Comedy	Warner Bros.
Tail Spin	Roy Del Ruth	Alice Faye, Constance Bennett, Nancy Kelly	Adventure	20th Century Fox
Tarzan Finds a Son!	Richard Thorpe	Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield	Adventure	MGM
Television Spy	Edward Dmytryk	Judith Barrett, William Henry	Drama
Tell No Tales	Leslie Fenton	Melvyn Douglas, Louise Platt, Gene Lockhart	Crime	MGM
That's Right – You're Wrong	David Butler	Kay Kyser, Adolphe Menjou, Lucille Ball	Musical comedy	RKO
These Glamour Girls	S. Sylvan Simon	Lew Ayres, Lana Turner, Tom Brown	Comedy	MGM
They All Come Out	Jacques Tourneur	Rita Johnson, Tom Neal	Drama	MGM
They Made Me a Criminal	Busby Berkeley	John Garfield, Dead End Kids, Claude Rains, Ann Sheridan, May Robson, Gloria Dickson	Crime	Warner Bros.
They Shall Have Music	Archie Mayo	Jascha Heifetz, Joel McCrea, Andrea Leeds	Musical	Samuel Goldwyn, United Artists
Those High Grey Walls	Charles Vidor	Walter Connolly, Onslow Stevens	Drama	[9]
The Three Musketeers	Allan Dwan	Don Ameche, Ritz Brothers, Gloria Stuart	Musical comedy	20th Century Fox
Three Smart Girls Grow Up	Henry Koster	Deanna Durbin, Nan Grey, Helen Parrish	Musical comedy	Universal
Three Sons	Jack Hively	Edward Ellis, Katharine Alexander	Drama	RKO
Three Texas Steers	George Sherman	John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Carole Landis	Western	Republic
Thunder Afloat	George B. Seitz	Wallace Beery, Chester Morris, Virginia Grey, Douglass Dumbrille	War	MGM
Torchy Blane in Chinatown	William Beaudine	Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane	Mystery	Warner Bros.
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite	Noel M. Smith	Jane Wyman, Allen Jenkins	Mystery	Warner Bros.; 9th and last of series
Torchy Runs for Mayor	Ray McCarey	Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane	Mystery	Warner Bros.
Tower of London	Rowland V. Lee	Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Barbara O'Neil	Historical	Universal
Tropic Fury	Christy Cabanne	Beverly Roberts, Richard Arlen	Drama	Universal
Trouble in Sundown	David Howard	George O'Brien, Rosalind Keith	Western	RKO

U–Z

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Undercover Doctor	Louis King	Lloyd Nolan, Janice Logan, Heather Angel	Drama	Paramount
Unexpected Father	Charles Lamont	Shirley Ross, Dennis O'Keefe	Comedy	Universal
Union Pacific	Cecil B. DeMille	Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Akim Tamiroff	Western	Paramount
Unmarried	Kurt Neumann	Helen Twelvetrees, Donald O'Connor, Buck Jones	Comedy	Paramount
Waterfront	Terry O. Morse	Gloria Dickson, Dennis Morgan, Marie Wilson, Sheila Bromley	Drama	Warner Bros.
Way Down South	Leslie Goodwins	Bobby Breen, Alan Mowbray, Steffi Duna	Musical	RKO
We Are Not Alone	Edmund Goulding	Jane Bryan, Paul Muni	Drama	Warner Bros.
What a Life	Theodore Reed	Jackie Cooper, Betty Field, Janice Logan	Comedy	Paramount
When Tomorrow Comes	John M. Stahl	Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer	Drama	Universal
Wife, Husband and Friend	Gregory Ratoff	Loretta Young, Warner Baxter, Binnie Barnes	Comedy	20th Century Fox
Wings of the Navy	Lloyd Bacon	George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, John Payne	Drama	Warner Bros.
Winner Take All	Otto Brower	Tony Martin, Gloria Stuart	Drama	20th Century Fox
Within the Law	Gustav Machatý	Ruth Hussey, Tom Neal	Crime	MGM
The Wizard of Oz	Victor Fleming	Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Charley Grapewin, Margaret Hamilton	Musical	MGM; 6 Academy Award nominations
The Women	George Cukor	Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Joan Fontaine, Mary Boland, Ruth Hussey	Comedy	MGM; all-female cast
Women in the Wind	John Farrow	Kay Francis, William Gargan, Victor Jory	Drama	Warner Bros.
Wuthering Heights	William Wyler	Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Flora Robson	Romantic drama	Goldwyn Company; 8 Oscar nominations
Wyoming Outlaw	George Sherman	John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Raymond Hatton, Don 'Red' Barry	Western	Republic
Yes, My Darling Daughter	William Keighley	Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, Roland Young, Fay Bainter	Comedy	Warner Bros.
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man	George Marshall	W. C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy	Comedy	Universal
You Can't Get Away with Murder	Lewis Seiler	Humphrey Bogart, Gale Page, Billy Halop, John Litel	Crime	Warner Bros.
Young Mr. Lincoln	John Ford	Henry Fonda, Alice Brady	Biopic, Drama, History, Western	Cosmopolitan, 20th Century Fox
Zaza	George Cukor	Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall	Comedy	Paramount
Zenobia	Gordon Douglas	Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Billie Burke	Comedy	United Artists
The Zero Hour	Sidney Salkow	Frieda Inescort, Otto Kruger	Drama	Republic

Serials

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Buck Rogers	Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind	Buster Crabbe, Constance Moore	Science fiction	Universal
Dick Tracy's G-Men	William Witney	Ralph Byrd, Jennifer Jones	Serial	Republic
The Oregon Trail	Ford Beebe	Johnny Mack Brown, Louise Stanley	Serial	Universal
Zorro's Fighting Legion	William Witney	Reed Hadley, Sheila Darcy	Serial	Republic

See also

• 1939 in the United States