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A list of American films released in 1939.

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

Contents

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
$1000 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

[edit] A-B

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Across the Plains Spencer Gordon Bennet Addison Randall, Frank Yaconelli Western Monogram Pictures
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
The Adventures of the Masked Phantom Charles Abbott Monte Rawlins, Betty Burgess Western B.F. Zeidman Productions
All Women Have Secrets Kurt Neumann Virginia Dale, Joseph Allen, Jeanne Cagney Comedy Paramount Pictures
Allegheny Uprising William A. Seiter Claire Trevor, John Wayne, George Sanders, Brian Donlevy Western RKO
Almost a Gentleman Leslie Goodwins James Ellison, Helen Wood, Robert Kent Drama RKO
The Amazing Mr. Williams Alexander Hall Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Clarence Kolb, Ruth Donnelly Comedy Columbia Pictures
Ambush Kurt Neumann Lloyd Nolan, Gladys Swarthout Crime Paramount Pictures
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever W. S. Van Dyke Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden Comedy MGM
The Angels Wash Their Faces Ray Enright Ann Sheridan, Billy Halop, Bernard Punsly, Leo Gorcey Drama First National Pictures
Another Thin Man W.S. Van Dyke William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey, Otto Kruger Crime MGM
The Arizona Kid Joseph Kane Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Sally March Western Republic Pictures
Arizona Legion David Howard George O'Brien, Laraine Day, Carlyle Moore Jr., Chill Wills Western RKO
The Arizona Wildcat Herbert I. Leeds Jane Withers, Leo Carrillo Western 20th Century Fox
Arrest Bulldog Drummond James P. Hogan John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, Reginald Denny Adventure Paramount Pictures
At the Circus Edward Buzzell Marx Brothers, Kenny Baker, Florence Rice, Eve Arden, Margaret Dumont Comedy MGM
Babes in Arms Busby Berkeley Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger, Guy Kibbee Musical MGM, Based on 1937 stage show
Bachelor Mother Garson Kanin Ginger Rogers, David Niven Comedy RKO
Back Door to Heaven William K. Howard Wallace Ford, Aline MacMahon Crime Vernon Steele Productions
Bad Boy Herbert Meyer Johnny Downs, Rosalind Keith Crime Gateway Productions Inc.
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 Pictures
Beauty for the Asking Glenn Tryon Lucille Ball, Patric Knowles Drama RKO
Behind Prison Gates Charles Barton Brian Donlevy, Julie Bishop Crime Columbia Pictures
Beware Spooks! Edward Sedgwick Joe E. Brown, Mary Carlisle, Clarence Kolb Comedy Columbia
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
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 Pictures
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 Pictures
Boy Friend James Tinling Jane Withers, Arlene 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 Pictures
Boys' Reformatory Howard Bretherton Frankie Darro, Grant Withers Crime Monogram Pictures
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
Buck Rogers Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind Buster Crabbe, Constance Moore Sci-fi Universal
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
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor Edward Sedgwick Dennis O'Keefe, Cecilia Parker, Nat Pendleton Drama MGM

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Cafe Society Edward H. Griffith Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Shirley Ross Romantic comedy Paramount Pictures
Call a Messenger Arthur Lubin Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Robert Armstrong, Mary Carlisle Crime Drama Universal Pictures
Calling All Curs Jules White Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia Pictures
Calling All Marines John H. Auer Don 'Red' Barry, Helen Mack Action Republic Pictures
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 Action 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 Pictures
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 Pictures
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 Pictures
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 Pictures
Code of the Cactus Sam Newfield Tim McCoy, Ben Corbett, Dorothy Short Western Victory Pictures Corporation
Code of the Fearless Bernard B. Ray Fred Scott, Claire Rochelle Western C. C. Burr Productions
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 Pictures
Confessions of a Nazi Spy Anatole Litvak Edward G. Robinson, Francis Lederer, George Sanders, Paul Lukas Drama Warner Bros.
Colorado Sunset George Sherman Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette Western Republic Pictures
Dancing Co-Ed S. Sylvan Simon Lana Turner, Richard Carlson, Artie Shaw, Ann Rutherford Romantic comedy MGM
Dark Victory Edmund Goulding Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ronald Reagan Drama Academy Award nomination Best Picture
Daughter of The Tong Bernard B. Ray Evelyn Brent, Grant Withers Drama Metropolitan Pictures Corporation
Destry Rides Again George Marshall Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart Western Universal Pictures
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
A Ducking They Did Go Del Lord Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia Pictures

[edit] E-F

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Everything Happens To That Guy Irving Cummings Sonja Henie, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings Comedy 20th Century Fox
Faster, Muttley Busby Berkeley Franchot Tone, Ann Sothern, Ruth Hussey, Lee Bowman Comedy Mystery MGM
Faster, Mulligan Edwin L. Marin Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Reginald Owen Comedy Mystery MGM
5th Ave Girl Gregory La Cava Ginger Rogers, Walter Connolly, Verree Teasdale Comedy RKO
Frontier Maniacs Allan Dwan Randolph Scott, Nancy Kelly, Cesar Romero Western 20th Century Fox

[edit] G-H

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Gone with the Wind Victor Fleming Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel Epic Drama MGM, Academy Award:Best Picture
Goodbye, Mr. Chips Sam Wood Robert Donat, Greer Garson Drama MGM but with the United Kingdom
The Gorilla Allan Dwan Ritz Brothers, Anita Louise, Patsy Kelly Comedy 20th Century Fox
Gunga Din George Stevens Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Sam Jaffe Adventure RKO
Gulliver's Travels Dave Fleischer Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer Animated Paramount Pictures
The Hardys Ride High George B. Seitz Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden Comedy MGM
Hell's Kitchen Ewald André Dupont, Lewis Seiler Dead End Kids, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Ronald Reagan Drama Warner Bros.
Henry Goes Arizona Edwin l. Marin Frank Morgan, Virginia Weidler, Guy Kibbee, Slim Summerville Western MGM
Hollywood Cavalcade Irving Cummings, Malcolm St. Clair Alice Faye, Don Ameche Comedy 20th Century Fox
Hotel for Women Gregory Ratoff Ann Sothern, Linda Darnell, James Ellison Drama Cosmopolitan Productions/20th Century Fox
The Hunchback of Notre Dame William Dieterle Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara Drama RKO

[edit] I-J

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Ice Follies of 1939 Reinhold Schünzel Joan Crawford, James Stewart, Lew Ayres, Lewis Stone Musical MGM
In Name Only John Cromwell Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, Kay Francis Drama RKO
Intermezzo: A Love Story Gregory Ratoff Leslie Howard, Ingrid Bergman Romantic Drama Selznick International Pictures, Bergman's U.S. film debut
It's a Wonderful World W. S. Van Dyke Claudette Colbert, James Stewart, Guy Kibbee, Nat Pendleton Romantic comedy MGM
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
Juarez William Dieterle Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, Claude Rains Bio-pic Warner Bros.
Judge Hardy and Son George B. Seitz Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden Comedy MGM

[edit] K-L

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Kid from Texas S. Sylvan Simon Dennis O'Keefe, Florence Rice, Jessie Ralph, Buddy Ebsen Western MGM
King Of The Underworld Lewis Seiler Humphrey Bogart, Kay Francis Crime Warner Bros.
Lady of the Tropics Jack Conway Robert Taylor, Hedy Lamarr, Joseph Schildkraut Romantic Drama MGM
Let Freedom Ring Jack Conway Nelson Eddy, Virginia Bruce, Victor McLaglen, Lionel Barrymore Musical Romantic Drama MGM
Love Affair Leo McCarey Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer Drama RKO Radio Pictures
Lucky Night Norman Taurog Myrna Loy, Robert Taylor Drama MGM

[edit] M-N

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Man Who Dared Crane Wilbur Jane Bryan, Charley Grapewin Crime Warner Bros.
Maisie Edwin L. Marin Robert Young, Ann Sothern, Ruth Hussey Comedy MGM, first of 10 "Maisie" films featuring Sothern
Mexicali Rose George Sherman Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette Western Republic Pictures
Miracles for Sale Tod Browning Robert Young, Florence Rice Mystery MGM
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Frank Capra James Stewart, Jean Arthur Drama Columbia Pictures
Nancy Drew, Reporter William Clemens Bonita Granville, John Litel, Frankie Thomas Comedy Mystery Warner Bros.
Nancy Drew, Trouble Shooter William Clemens Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel Mystery
Never Say Die Elliot Nugent Martha Raye, Bob Hope Romantic comedy Preston Sturges, Paramount Pictures
Nick Carter, Master Detective Jacques Tourneur Walter Pidgeon, Rita Johnson, Henry Hull Crime MGM
Ninotchka Ernst Lubitsch Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire, Bela Lugosi Romantic comedy MGM

[edit] 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
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise Jules White Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia Pictures
The Oklahoma Kid Lloyd Bacon James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Donald Crisp Western 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.
Only Angels Have Wings Howard Hawks Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess, Rita Hayworth Drama Columbia Pictures
On Trial Terry O. Morse John Litel, Margaret Lindsay Drama Warner Bros.
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Michael Curtiz Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp Romantic Drama Warner Bros.
The Rains Came Clarence Brown Tyrone Power, Myrna Loy, George Brent, Brenda Joyce Romantic Drama 20th Century Fox
Range War Lesley Selander William Boyd Western Harry Sherman Productions
Remember? Norman Z. McLeod Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Lew Ayres, Billie Burke Romantic comedy MGM

[edit] S-T

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Saved by the Belle Charley Chase Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia Pictures
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 Drama Warner Bros.
Sergeant Madden Josef von Sternberg Wallace Beery, Tom Brown, Alan Curtis, Laraine Day Crime MGM
Society Lawyer Edwin L. Marin Walter Pidgeon, Virginia Bruce, Leo Carrillo, Eduardo Ciannelli Crime Drama MGM
The Son of Frankenstein Rowland V. Lee Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff Horror Universal Pictures
Stagecoach John Ford John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Berton Churchill Western Walter Wanger Productions
Stanley And Livingstone Henry King, Otto Brower Spencer Tracy, Nancy Kelly, Richard Greene Historical Drama 20th Century Fox
Stronger Than Desire Leslie Fenton Virginia Bruce, Walter Pidgeon, Lee Bowman, Ann Dvorak Drama MGM
Sweepstakes Winner William C. McGann Marie Wilson, Johnnie Davis, Allen Jenkins Comedy Warner Bros.
Tarzan Finds a Son Richard Thorpe Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield Action Adventure MGM
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle H. C. Potter Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan Musical RKO
Tell No Tales Leslie Fenton Melvyn Douglas, Louise Platt, Gene Lockhart Crime MGM
These Glamour Girls S. Sylvan Simon Lew Ayres, Lana Turner, Tom Brown Comedy MGM
They All Came 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.
Three Little Sew and Sews Del Lord Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia Pictures
Three Sappy People Jules White Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia Pictures
Three Texas Steers George Sherman John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Carole Landis Western Republic Pictures
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 Runs for Mayor Ray McCarey Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane Mystery Warner Bros.

[edit] U-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Waterfront Terry O. Morse Gloria Dickson, Dennis Morgan, Marie Wilson, Sheila Bromley Drama Warner Bros.
We Want Our Mummy Del Lord Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia Pictures
Wings of the Navy Lloyd Bacon George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, John Payne Drama Warner Bros.
Within the Law Gustav Machatý Ruth Hussey, Tom Neal Crime Drama MGM
The Wizard of Oz Victor Fleming Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton Musical Fantasy MGM
The Women George Cukor Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard Comedy MGM, notable for having an 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 Samuel Goldwyn Company
Wyoming Outlaw George Sherman John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Raymond Hatton, Don 'Red' Barry Western Republic Pictures
Yes, My Darling Daughter William Keighley Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, Roland Young, Fay Bainter Comedy Warner Bros.
Yes, We Have No Bonanza Del Lord Three Stooges Comedy Short Columbia Pictures
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 Bio-pic Cosmopolitan Productions, 20th Century Fox

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