List of British films of 1939

A list of British films released in 1939.

1939 Keep the films in alphabetical order, ignoring leading articles (The, A or An).

Please keep number of cast members down to 3 or 4.

Entries in the 'Notes' column should be outstanding details about this film in relation to other films in the same period. Anything about the film itself can be discovered by following the link to the film. Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1939All Living ThingsAndrew Buchanan Catherine Lacey, Michael GainsboroughDrama short The Arsenal Stadium MysteryThorold Dickinson Leslie Banks, Greta Gynt, Ian McLean MysteryAsk a PolicemanMarcel Varnel Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott ComedyBeyond Our HorizonNorman Walker Milton Rosmer, Josephine Wilson, Jimmy HanleyDrama Short Black EyesHerbert Brenon Otto Kruger, Mary Maguire, Walter RillaDrama Black Limelight Paul L. Stein Joan Marion, Raymond Massey, Henry Oscar Crime Blind Folly Reginald Denham Clifford Mollison, Lilli Palmer, Leslie Perrins Comedy The Body VanishedWalter Tennyson Anthony Hulme, C. Denier Warren, Ernest SeftonCrime dramaCheer Boys CheerWalter Forde Edmund Gwenn, Nova Pilbeam, Jimmy O'DeaComedyCome On George!Anthony Kimmins George Formby, Pat Kirkwood, Ronald ShinerComedyConfidential LadyArthur B. Woods Stewart Rome, Jane Baxter, Ben LyonDramaThe Dark Eyes of London Walter Summers Bela Lugosi, Greta Gynt, Hugh WilliamsHorrorDead Men are DangerousHarold French Robert Newton, John Warwick, Googie WithersThrillerDiscoveriesRedd Davis Carroll Levis, Issy BonnVariety revue Down Our AlleyGeorge A. Cooper Hughie Green, Vivienne Chatterton, Wally PatchMusical comedyThe Face at the WindowGeorge King Tod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor, John WarwickThrillerFlying Fifty-FiveReginald Denham Derrick de Marney, Nancy Burne, Marius GoringDramaThe Four Feathers Zoltan Korda Ralph Richardson, John Clements, June DuprezAdventure The Four Just MenWalter Forde Frank Lawton, Hugh Sinclair, Griffith Jones, Francis L. SullivanThrillerFrench Without TearsAnthony Asquith Ray Milland, Ellen Drew, Roland Culver Comedy The Frozen LimitsMarcel Varnel The Crazy Gang, Moore Marriott, Bernard LeeComedyThe Gang's All HereThornton FreelandJack Buchanan, Googie Withers, Edward Everett HortonComedy A Gentleman's Gentleman Roy William Neill Eric Blore, Marie Lohr, Patricia Hilliard Comedy A Girl Must LiveCarol ReedMargaret Lockwood, Renée Houston, Lilli Palmer Comedy The Good Old Days Roy William Neill Max Miller, Hal Walters, Kathleen Gibson Comedy Goodbye, Mr. Chips Sam WoodRobert Donat, Greer Garson, Paul Henreid Drama Number 72 in the list of BFI Top 100 British filmsHappy EventPatrick Brunner Diana Magwood, H. Seaton, Gordon LeslieDrama shortHell's CargoHarold Huth Walter Rilla, Kim Peacock, Robert Newton Adventure Home from HomeHerbert SmithSandy Powell, René Ray, Kathleen HarrisonComedy dramaHospital HospitalityWilliam Christie Wally Patch, Finlay Currie, George Bass, Jr.Comedy short I Killed the CountFrederic Zelnik Ben Lyon, Syd Walker, Antoinette Cellier Comedy I Met a MurdererRoy Kellino James Mason, Pamela Mason, William Devlin ThrillerInquestRay Boulting Elizabeth Allen, Herbert Lomas, Hay PetrieCrimeInspector Hornleigh on HolidayWalter FordeGordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Linden TraversComedy crimeJamaica Inn Alfred Hitchcock Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Emlyn WilliamsDramaJust like a WomanPaul L. SteinJohn Lodge, Gertrude Michael, Jeanne De CasalisComedyThe Lambeth WalkAlbert de CourvilleLupino Lane, Sally Gray, Enid Stamp-TaylorComedyLet's Be Famous Walter FordeJimmy O'Dea, Betty Driver, Sonnie HaleComedyThe Lion Has WingsVariousMerle Oberon, Ralph Richardson, June DuprezWarLucky to MeThomas BentleyStanley Lupino, Phyllis Brooks, Barbara BlairComedyMe and My PalThomas BentleyDave Willis, Patricia Kirkwood, John WarwickComedy Men Without Honour Widgey R. Newman Ian Fleming, Grace Arnold, Charles Paton Crime The Mikado Victor Schertzinger Kenny Baker, Martyn Green, Sydney Granville Musical comedy The Mind of Mr. ReederJack RaymondWill Fyffe, Kay WalshMystery Murder in SohoNorman LeeJack La Rue, Bernard Lee CrimeMurder Will OutRoy William NeillJohn Loder, Jane BaxterCrimeMusic Hall ParadeOswald MitchellRichard Norris, Charles SewellMusical The Mysterious Mr. Davis Claude Autant-Lara Henry Kendall, Kathleen Kelly Drama The Nursemaid Who Disappeared Arthur B. Woods Arthur Margetson, Peter Coke Crime Oh Dear UncleRichard Llewellyn Frank O'Brien, Syd CrossleyComedy shortOld Mother Riley, MPOswald MitchellArthur Lucan, Kitty McShaneComedyOn the Night of the FireBrian Desmond HurstRalph Richardson, Diana WynyardCrime The Outsider Paul L. Stein George Sanders, Mary Maguire Drama Over the MoonThornton Freeland Rex Harrison, Ursula Jeans Comedy PandamoniumWidgey R. Newman Hal Walters, Jane GriffithsComedy shortPathetone Parade of 1939Fred Watts Robb Wilton, MantovaniVariety short Pathetone Parade of 1940Fred Watts Robb Wilton, Patrica Rossborough, Nosmo KingVariety shortPoison PenPaul L. Stein Flora Robson, Reginald Tate, Ann Todd Drama Prince of PeaceDonald Carter Pamela KellinoDrama shortQ PlanesTim Whelan Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Valerie Hobson World War II Secret Journey John Baxter Basil Radford, Peter Gawthorne Thriller Shadow of DeathHarry S. Marks Donald Calthrop, Ellen PollockDrama shortShe Couldn't Say NoGraham CuttsTommy Trinder, Fred EmneyComedyShipyard Sally Monty Banks Gracie Fields, Sydney Howard Comedy The Silent Battle Herbert Mason Rex Harrison, Valerie Hobson Thriller So This Is LondonThornton FreelandRobertson Hare, Alfred DraytonComedySons of the SeaMaurice ElveyLeslie Banks, Kay WalshDramaThe Spy in BlackMichael Powell Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Marius GoringWorld War I First collaboration between Powell and PressburgerStolen LifePaul CzinnerElisabeth Bergner, Michael RedgraveDramaSword of HonourMaurice Elvey Geoffrey Toone, Sally GrayDramaThere Ain't No JusticePen Tennyson Jimmy Hanley, Edward Rigby DramaThis Man in ParisDavid MacDonald,Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair Sim Comedy/mystery Sequel to This Man Is NewsToo Dangerous to LiveAnthony Hankey, Leslie NormanSebastian Shaw, Anna KonstamCrimeTraitor SpyWalter Summers Bruce Cabot, Marta Labarr, Tamara DesniDramaTrouble BrewingAnthony Kimmins George Formby, Googie WithersComedy Trunk Crime Roy Boulting Manning Whiley, Barbara Everest Thriller Two MinutesDonald Taylor Walter Hudd, Edana RomneyDrama short Wanted by Scotland Yard Norman Lee James Stephenson, Betty Lynne Crime What Men Live ByDonald Taylor, Vernon Sewell Esmond Knight, Eliot Makeham, Olga LindoDrama shortWhat Would You Do, Chums?John Baxter Syd Walker, Jean GillieDramaYes, Madam?Norman LeeBobby Howes, Diana ChurchillMusical/comedyYoung Man's FancyRobert StevensonGriffith Jones, Anna LeeComedy

See also 1939 in British music 1939 in British television 1939 in the United Kingdom

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