List of American films of 1939

American feature-length motion pictures released in 1939 number at least 483.Alicoate, John W. (1940) Industry Statistics The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures p37

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

Title Director Cast Genre Notes$1,000 a Touchdown James P. Hogan Joe E. Brown, Martha Raye, Eric Blore, Susan Hayward ComedyParamount20,000 Men a YearAlfred E. Green Randolph Scott, Preston Foster, Margaret Lindsay DramaCosmopolitan Productions6,000 Enemies George B. Seitz Walter Pidgeon, Rita Johnson, Paul Kelly, Nat Pendleton Crime dramaMGM

A–B Title Director Cast Genre NotesAcross the PlainsSpencer Gordon Bennet Addison Randall, Frank Yaconelli, Dennis MooreWesternMonogramThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Richard Thorpe Mickey Rooney, Walter Connolly, William Frawley DramaMGMThe Adventures of Jane Arden Terry O. Morse Rosella Towne, William Gargan, James Stephenson CrimeWarner Bros.The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Alfred L. Werker Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino Mystery20th Century FoxAdventures of the Masked Phantom Charles Abbott Monte Rawlins, Betty Burgess, Art Davis WesternIndependentAll Women Have Secrets Kurt Neumann Virginia Dale, Joseph Allen, Jeanne Cagney ComedyParamountAllegheny Uprising William A. Seiter Claire Trevor, John Wayne, George Sanders Adventure, WesternRKOAlmost a Gentleman Leslie Goodwins James Ellison, Helen Wood, June Clayworth Comedy RKOThe Amazing Mr. Williams Alexander Hall Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Ruth Donnelly ComedyColumbiaAmbush Kurt Neumann Lloyd Nolan, Gladys Swarthout, William Frawley CrimeParamountAndy Hardy Gets Spring Fever W. S. Van Dyke Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker ComedyMGMThe Angels Wash Their Faces Ray Enright Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Billy Halop, DramaWarner Bros.Another Thin ManW. S. Van Dyke William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey CrimeMGMThe Arizona Kid Joseph Kane Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dorothy Sebastian WesternRepublicArizona Legion David Howard George O'Brien, Laraine Day, Chill Wills WesternRKOThe Arizona Wildcat Herbert I. Leeds Jane Withers, Leo Carrillo, Pauline Moore Western20th Century FoxArrest Bulldog Drummond James P. Hogan John Howard, Heather Angel, Reginald Denny AdventureParamountAt the CircusEdward Buzzell Marx Brothers, Kenny Baker, Florence Rice, Eve Arden, ComedyMGMBabes in Arms Busby Berkeley Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles WinningerMusicalMGM, Based on 1937 stage showBachelor Mother Garson Kanin Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Charles CoburnComedyRKOBack Door to Heaven William K. Howard Wallace Ford, Aline MacMahon, Patricia Ellis CrimeParamount Bad Boy Herbert Meyer Johnny Downs, Rosalind Keith, Helen MacKellar CrimeMonogramBad Lands Lew Landers Robert Barrat, Douglas Walton WesternRKOBad Little AngelWilhelm Thiele Virginia Weidler, Gene Reynolds, Guy KibbeeDramaMGMBalalaika Reinhold Schünzel Nelson Eddy, Ilona Massey, Charles Ruggles, Frank Morgan MusicalMGMBarricadeGregory Ratoff Alice Faye, Warner Baxter Drama20th Century FoxBeau Geste William A. Wellman Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward DramaParamountBeauty for the Asking Glenn Tryon Lucille Ball, Patric Knowles DramaRKOBehind Prison Gates Charles Barton Brian Donlevy, Julie Bishop CrimeColumbiaBeware Spooks! Edward Sedgwick Joe E. Brown, Mary Carlisle, Clarence Kolb ComedyColumbiaThe Big Guy Arthur Lubin Victor McLaglen, Jackie Cooper, Ona Munson CrimeUniversalBig Town Czar Arthur LubinBarton MacLane, Tom Brown, Eve Arden MysteryUniversalBirthright Oscar Micheaux Carman Newsome Drama Blackmail H. C. Potter Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey, Gene Lockhart Crime dramaMGMBlackwell's Island William C. McGann John Garfield, Rosemary Lane, Dick Purcell, Victor Jory CrimeWarner Bros.Blind Alley Charles Vidor Chester Morris, Ralph Bellamy, Ann Dvorak CrimeColumbiaBlondie Brings Up Baby Frank R. Strayer Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake ComedyColumbiaBlondie Meets the Boss Frank R. Strayer Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake ComedyColumbiaBlondie Takes a Vacation Frank R. Strayer Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake ComedyColumbiaBlue Montana Skies B. Reeves Eason Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette WesternRepublicBoy Friend James Tinling Jane Withers, Arleen Whelan Comedy20th Century FoxBoy Slaves P. J. Wolfson Anne Shirley, Roger Daniel DramaRKOBoy Trouble George Archainbaud Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Donald O'ConnorDramaParamountBoys' Reformatory Howard BrethertonFrankie Darro, Grant Withers CrimeMonogramBridal Suite Wilhelm Thiele Annabella, Robert Young, Walter Connolly, Reginald Owen Musical comedyMGMBroadway Serenade Robert Z. Leonard Jeanette MacDonald, Lew Ayres MusicalMGMThe Bronze Buckaroo Richard C. Kahn Herb Jeffries, Lucius Brooks WesternHollywood PicturesBulldog Drummond's Bride James P. Hogan John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, Reginald Denny MysteryParamountBulldog Drummond's Secret Police James P. Hogan John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, Reginald Denny MysteryParamountBuried Alive Victor Halperin Beverly Roberts, Robert Wilcox CrimeProducers Pictures Burn 'Em Up O'Connor Edward Sedgwick Dennis O'Keefe, Cecilia Parker, Nat Pendleton DramaMGM

C–D Title Director Cast Genre NotesCafe Society Edward H. Griffith Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Shirley Ross Romantic comedyParamountCall a Messenger Arthur LubinBilly Halop, Huntz Hall, Robert Armstrong, Mary Carlisle Crime dramaUniversalCalling All Marines John H. Auer Don "Red" Barry, Helen MackActionRepublicCalling Dr. Kildare Harold S. Bucquet Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Nat Pendleton, Lana Turner DramaMGMCaptain Fury Hal RoachBrian Aherne, Victor McLaglen, Paul Lukas, June LangAdventureHal Roach Studios Inc.Career Leigh Jason Anne Shirley, Edward Ellis, Samuel S. Hinds DramaRKOThe Cat and the Canary Elliott Nugent Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery, Gale Sondergaard ComedyParamountCharlie Chan at Treasure Island Norman Foster Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung, Cesar RomeroCrime20th Century FoxCharlie Chan in City in DarknessHerbert I. Leeds Sidney Toler, Lynn Bari Crime20th Century FoxCharlie Chan in Reno Norman Foster Sidney Toler, Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Brooks, Slim SummervilleCrime20th Century FoxCharlie McCarthy, Detective Frank Tuttle Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, Robert Cummings, Constance MooreComedyUniversalChasing DangerRicardo Cortez Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Wally Vernon, Henry Wilcoxon Adventure20th Century FoxChicken Wagon Family Herbert I. Leeds Jane Withers, Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Weaver, Spring ByingtonComedy20th Century FoxA Child Is Born Lloyd Bacon Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jeffrey Lynn, Gladys George, Gale Page, Spring ByingtonDramaWarner Bros.Chip of the Flying URalph StaubJohnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight, Doris Weston WesternUniversalThe Cisco Kid and the LadyHerbert I. Leeds Cesar Romero, Marjorie WeaverWestern20th Century FoxCoast Guard Edward Ludwig Randolph Scott, Frances Dee, Ralph Bellamy DramaColumbiaCode of the Cactus Sam Newfield Tim McCoy, Ben Corbett, Dorothy Short WesternVictory Pictures CorporationCode of the Fearless Raymond K. Johnson Fred Scott, Claire RochelleWestern Atlas Productions Code of the Secret Service Noel M. Smith Ronald Reagan, Rosella Towne, Eddie Foy Jr., Moroni Olsen CrimeWarner Bros.Code of the Streets Harold Young Harry Carey, Frankie Thomas CrimeUniversalColorado Sunset George Sherman Gene Autry, June Storey, Patsy Montana WesternRepublicConfessions of a Nazi Spy Anatole Litvak Edward G. Robinson, Francis Lederer, George Sanders, Paul Lukas DramaWarner 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 MonogramDancing Co-Ed S. Sylvan Simon Lana Turner, Richard Carlson, Artie Shaw, Ann Rutherford Romantic comedyMGMDanger Flight Howard Bretherton Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone Drama Dark Victory Edmund Goulding Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ronald ReaganDramaWarner Bros.; Academy Award nomination Best PictureDaughter of the TongBernard B. Ray Evelyn Brent, Grant Withers DramaMetropolitanDaughters Courageous Michael Curtiz John Garfield, Claude Rains, Fay Bainter Drama Warner Bros.The Day the Bookies Wept Leslie Goodwins Betty Grable Comedy RKODay-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 MarshallMarlene Dietrich, James Stewart Western UniversalDevil'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 ParamountDodge City Michael CurtizErrol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sheridan, Bruce Cabot, Frank McHugh WesternWarner Bros.Drums Along the MohawkJohn Ford Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda Western20th Century FoxDust Be My Destiny Lewis Seiler John Garfield, Priscilla Lane Drama

E–F Title Director Cast Genre NotesEach 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 FoxEscape 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 FoxEx-Champ Phil Rosen Victor McLaglen, Tom Brown, Nan Grey Sports drama Exile Express Otis Garrett Anna Sten, Alan Marshal Drama Grand National Films Inc.The Family Next DoorJoseph SantleyHugh Herbert, Joy Hodges, Eddie Quillan, Ruth DonnellyComedyUniversal PicturesFast and Furious Busby Berkeley Ann Sothern, Franchot Tone Comedy MGMFast and Loose Edwin L. Marin Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell Comedy MGMFifth Avenue Girl Gregory La Cava Ginger Rogers, Walter Connolly, Verree Teasdale ComedyRKOThe Fighting Gringo David Howard George O'Brien, Lupita Tovar Western First Love Henry Koster Deanna Durbin, Robert Stack, Eugene Pallette Musical UniversalFirst Offenders Frank McDonald Beverly Roberts, Walter Abel Drama ColumbiaFive Came Back John Farrow Chester Morris, Lucille Ball, Wendy Barrie Drama RKOFive Little Peppers and How They GrewCharles BartonEdith Fellows, Charles Peck, Tommy Bond, Jimmy Leake, Dorothy Ann SeaseFamilyColumbia PicturesFixer Dugan Lew Landers Lee Tracy, Peggy Shannon Comedy Flight at Midnight Sidney Salkow Phil Regan, Jean Parker Drama RepublicThe Flying Deuces A. Edward Sutherland Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Parker Comedy RKOThe Flying Irishman Leigh Jason Douglas Corrigan Biographical RKOFour 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

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