A list of British films released in 1938.
A–K
Title Director Cast Genre Notes13 Men and a Gun Mario Zampi Arthur Wontner, Clifford Evans, Allan Jeayes War Co-production with ItalyAlf's Button AfloatMarcel Varnel Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Alastair Sim ComedyAlmost a GentlemanOswald Mitchell Billy Bennett, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns ComedyAlmost a HoneymoonNorman LeeTommy Trinder, Linden Travers, Edmund BreonComedyAnything to Declare?Redd DavisJohn Loder, Noel Madison, Belle ChrystallCrimeAround the TownHerbert SmithVic Oliver, Irene Ware, Finlay CurrieMusical Bank HolidayCarol ReedMargaret Lockwood, Hugh Williams, John LodgeDramaBed and BreakfastWalter WestDaphne Courtney, Barry Lupino, Mabel PoultonDrama Bedtime Story Donovan Pedelty Jack Livesey, Lesley Wareing, Eliot Makeham Comedy Blondes for DangerJack RaymondGordon Harker, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Ivan BrandtComedy thrillerBreak the NewsRené ClairJack Buchanan, Maurice Chevalier, Marta LabarrComedyCalling All CrooksGeorge BlackDouglas Wakefield, Billy Nelson, Leslie PerrinsComedyThe ChallengeMilton RosmerRobert Douglas, Frank Birch, Luis TrenkerAdventureChinatown Nights Toni Frenguelli Harry Agar Lyons, Anne Grey, Nell Emerald Sci-fi Chips Edward Godal Robb Wilton, Davy Burnaby, Joyce Bland Musical The CitadelKing Vidor Robert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Richardson Drama The Claydon Treasure Mystery Manning Haynes John Stuart, Garry Marsh, Evelyn Ankers Crime Climbing HighCarol ReedMichael Redgrave, Jessie Matthews, Alastair SimComedy Coming of Age Manning Haynes Eliot Makeham, Joyce Bland, Jack Melford Comedy Convict 99Marcel Varnel Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Googie WithersComedy CrackerjackAlbert de CourvilleTom Walls, Lilli Palmer, Noel Madison Comedy crimeThe Dance of Death Gerald Blake Vesta Victoria, Stewart Rome, Julie Suedo Crime Dangerous MedicineArthur B. WoodsElizabeth Allan, Cyril Ritchard, Anthony HollesThrillerThe Dark StairwayArthur B. WoodsHugh Williams, Chili Bouchier, Garry MarshCrimeDarts Are Trumps Maclean Rogers Eliot Makeham, Nancy O'Neil, Ian Colin Comedy Dead Men Tell No TalesDavid MacDonaldEmlyn Williams, Sara Seegar, Hugh WilliamsThrillerThe Divorce of Lady XTim Whelan Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, Binnie Barnes Romantic comedy Double or Quits Roy William Neill Patricia Medina, Hal Walters, Ian Fleming Crime Turner Classic Movies Turner Classic Movies - Credits for Double or Quits (1938)The Drum Zoltan KordaSabu, Raymond Massey, Valerie Hobson Adventure Easy RichesMaclean Rogers George Carey, Gus McNaughton, Marjorie Taylor Comedy Everything Happens to MeRoy William NeillMax Miller, Chili Bouchier, Norma VardenComedy Father O'Nine Roy Kellino Hal Gordon, Dorothy Dewhurst, Jimmy Godden Comedy Follow Your StarSinclair HillArthur Tracy, Belle Chrystall, Horace HodgesMusicalThe Gables MysteryHarry HughesFrancis L. Sullivan, Antoinette Cellier, Leslie PerrinsCrimeThe Gaunt StrangerWalter FordeSonnie Hale, Alexander Knox, Patricia RocMysteryGlamour GirlArthur B. Woods Gene Gerrard, Lesley Brook, Betty Lynne ComedyHey! Hey! USAMarcel Varnel Will Hay, Edgar Kennedy, Fred Duprez Comedy His Lordship Goes to Press Maclean Rogers June Clyde, Hugh Williams, Leslie Perrins Comedy His Lordship RegretsMaclean Rogers Claude Hulbert, Winifred Shotter, Gina Malo ComedyHold My Hand Thornton Freeland Stanley Lupino, Sally Gray, Polly Ward Musical HousemasterHerbert BrenonOtto Kruger, Diana Churchill, Phillips HolmesComedyI See IceAnthony KimminsGeorge Formby, Kay Walsh, Garry MarshComedy If I Were Boss Maclean Rogers Bruce Seton, Googie Withers, Julie Suedo Drama Incident in ShanghaiJohn Paddy Carstairs Margaret Vyner, Patrick Barr, John Deverell Comedy Inspector HornleighEugene FordeGordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Hugh Williams Comedy crimeIt's in the AirAnthony Kimmins George Formby, Polly Ward, Garry Marsh Comedy It's in the Blood Gene Gerrard Claude Hulbert, Lesley Brook, James Stephenson Comedy I've Got a HorseHerbert SmithSandy Powell, Norah Howard, Evelyn RobertsComedyJane Steps OutPaul L. Stein Diana Churchill, Jean Muir, Peter Murray-Hill Comedy John Halifax George King John Warwick, Nancy Burne, Ralph Michael Drama Kate Plus TenReginald Denham Jack Hulbert, Genevieve Tobin, Francis L. SullivanThriller Keep Smiling Monty Banks Gracie Fields, Roger Livesey, Mary Maguire Comedy Kicking the Moon AroundWalter FordeBert Ambrose, Evelyn Dall, Florence DesmondMusical
L–Z Title Director Cast Genre NotesThe Lady VanishesAlfred Hitchcock Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, May WhittyMystery Number 35 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films Lassie from Lancashire John Paddy Carstairs Marjorie Browne, Mark Daly, Vera Lennox Comedy The Last BarricadeAlex BryceMeinhart Maur, Greta Gynt, Hay PetrieRomance Lightning ConductorMaurice ElveyGordon Harker, Sally Gray, John LodgeComedyLily of LagunaOswald MitchellNora Swinburne, Richard Ainley, Jenny LairdDramaLittle Dolly DaydreamOswald MitchellBinkie Stuart, Talbot O'Farrell, Jane WelshMusical The Londonderry AirAlex BryceSara Allgood, Liam Gaffney, Phyllis Ryan RomanceLuck of the NavyJack RaymondGeoffrey Toone, Judy Kelly, Clifford EvansComedyMake It ThreeDavid MacDonaldHugh Wakefield, Edmund Willard, Diana BeaumontComedyMany Tanks Mr. AtkinsRoy William NeillClaude Hulbert, Reginald Purdell, Davy BurnabyComedyMarigoldThomas Bentley Sophie Stewart, Patrick Barr, Edward Chapman DramaMeet Mr. PennyDavid MacDonaldRichard Goolden, Vic Oliver, Kay WalshComedy Merely Mr. Hawkins Maclean Rogers Eliot Makeham, Dinah Sheridan, Max Adrian Comedy Miracles Do Happen Maclean Rogers Jack Hobbs, Marjorie Taylor, George Carney Comedy Mountains O'MourneHarry HughesRené Ray, Niall MacGinnis, Betty Ann DaviesMusical comedy Mr. Reeder in Room 13 Norman Lee Peter Murray-Hill, Sally Gray, Gibb McLaughlin Crime Mr. SatanArthur B. WoodsJames Stephenson, Chili Bouchier, Betty LynneThriller Murder Tomorrow Donovan Pedelty Gwenllian Gill, Jack Livesey, Raymond Lovell Crime My Irish MollyAlex Bryce Binkie Stuart, Phillip Reed, Maureen O'Hara Musical Night AloneThomas BentleyLesley Brook, Leonora Corbett, Lesley BrookComedyNight JourneyOswald MitchellGeoffrey Toone, Patricia Hilliard, Alf GoddardCrimeNo ParkingJack RaymondGordon Harker, Irene Ware, Leslie PerrinsComedyOh Boy!Albert de CourvilleAlbert Burdon, Mary Lawson, Bernard NedellComedyOld Bones of the RiverMarcel Varnel Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott Comedy Old IronTom WallsEva Moore, Cecil Parker, Veronica RoseComedy Old Mother Riley in ParisOswald Mitchell Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Magda Kun ComedyOn Velvet Widgey R. Newman Wally Patch, Vi Kaley, Julie Suedo Comedy Owd BobRobert StevensonWill Fyffe, Margaret Lockwood, John LoderDramaPaid in Error Maclean Rogers George Carney, Marjorie Taylor, Googie Withers Comedy Penny ParadiseCarol Reed Edmund Gwenn, Betty Driver, Jimmy O'Dea Comedy PremiereWalter Summers John Lodge, Judy Kelly, Hugh Williams MysteryPrison Without Bars Brian Desmond Hurst Corinne Luchaire, Edna Best, Barry K. Barnes Drama PygmalionAnthony Asquith, Leslie HowardLeslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson Comedy George Bernard Shaw's playQueer Cargo Harold D. Schuster John Lodge, Judy Kelly, Louis Borel Drama Quiet Please Roy William Neill Reginald Purdell, Lesley Brook, Julien Mitchell Comedy The Rebel SonAdrian Brunel, Albert de Courville, Alexis Granowsky Harry Baur, Anthony Bushell, Patricia RocHistoricalThe Return of Carol DeaneArthur B. Woods Bebe Daniels, Peter Coke, Arthur Margetson Drama The Return of the FrogMaurice ElveyGordon Harker, Hartley Power, Rene RayCrimeRomance à la carte Maclean Rogers Leslie Perrins, Dorothy Boyd, Anthony Holles Comedy A Royal DivorceJack RaymondRuth Chatterton, Pierre Blanchar, Carol GoodnerDramaRunaway Ladies Jean de Limur Betty Stockfeld, Roger Tréville, Hugh Wakefield Comedy Sailing AlongSonnie Hale Jessie Matthews, Barry MacKay, Roland Young Musical ComedySt. Martin's Lane Tim Whelan Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison Comedy Drama Save a Little Sunshine Norman Lee Patricia Kirkwood, Dave Willis, Tommy Trinder Comedy Scruffy Randall Faye Jack Melford, Toni Edgar-Bruce, Billy Merson Family Second Best BedTom WallsTom Walls, Jane Baxter, Veronica RoseComedySecond ThoughtsAlbert Parker Evelyn Ankers, A. Bromley Davenport, Marjorie Fielding Drama Sexton Blake and the Hooded TerrorGeorge KingGeorge Curzon, Tod Slaughter, Greta GyntCrimeSilver TopGeorge KingMarie Wright, Betty Ann Davies, David FarrarCrimeSimply Terrific Roy William Neill Claude Hulbert, Patricia Medina, Reginald Purdell Comedy The Singing CopArthur B. WoodsKeith Falkner, Chili Bouchier, Marta LabarrComedyA Sister to Assist 'Er George Dewhurst, Widgey R. Newman Muriel George, Polly Emery, Charles Paton Comedy Sixty Glorious YearsHerbert WilcoxAnna Neagle, Anton Walbrook, C. Aubrey SmithHistoricalThe Sky's the Limit Lee GarmesJack Buchanan, Mara Losseff, William KendallMusical comedySouth RidingVictor Saville Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Ann ToddDramaSpecial Edition Redd Davis Lucille Lisle, John Garrick, Norman Pierce Thriller A Spot of BotherDavid MacDonald Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton, Sandra StormeComedyStar of the CircusAlbert de CourvilleOtto Kruger, Gertrude Michael, John ClementsDrama Remake of the 1937 German film TruxaStardust Melville W. Brown Ben Lyon, Lupe Vélez, Wallace Ford Musical Stepping ToesJohn BaxterHazel Ascot, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Richard CooperMusicalStrange BoardersHerbert MasonTom Walls, Renée Saint-Cyr, Googie WithersComedy thrillerSweet Devil René Guissart Bobby Howes, Jean Gillie, William Kendall Comedy Tea Leaves in the Wind Ward Wing Nils Asther, Gibson Gowland, Cyril Chadwick Drama The Terror Richard Bird Wilfrid Lawson, Bernard Lee, Linden Travers Crime Thank EvansRoy William NeillMax Miller, Hal Walters, Polly WardComedyThey Drive by NightArthur B. Woods Emlyn Williams, Ernest Thesiger, Anna Konstam Thriller This Man Is NewsDavid MacDonaldBarry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair Sim Comedy thrillerThistledown Arthur B. Woods Aino Bergö, Keith Falkner, Athole Stewart MusicalToo Many Husbands Ivar Campbell Jack Melford, Geoffrey Sumner, Brian Oulton Comedy Vessel of Wrath Erich Pommer Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Robert Newton Drama The Villiers Diamond Bernard Mainwaring Evelyn Ankers, Edward Ashley, Julie Suedo Crime The ViperRoy William NeillClaude Hulbert, Betty Lynne, Hal WaltersComedyThe Ware CaseRobert StevensonClive Brook, Jane Baxter, Barry K. BarnesCrimeWeddings Are Wonderful Maclean Rogers June Clyde, Esmond Knight, Rene Ray Comedy We're Going to Be Rich Monty Banks Gracie Fields, Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy Comedy What a Man!Edmond T. GrévilleSydney Howard, Vera Pearce, Jenny LairdComedyWho Goes Next?Maurice ElveyBarry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart, Jack HawkinsWarA Yank at OxfordJack Conway Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan ComedyYellow SandsHerbert Brenon Marie Tempest, Belle Chrystall, Robert Newton Comedy dramaYou're the DoctorRoy LockwoodBarry K. Barnes, Googie Withers, Norma VardenComedy
Short films Title Director Cast Genre NotesDevil's RockGermain BurgerRichard Hayward, Geraldine MitchellMusical Dial 999 Lawrence Huntington John Longden, Ian Fleming Crime The Sky Raiders Fraser Foulsham Nita Harvey, Ambrose Day Thriller Take Off That Hat Eric Humphriss Fred Duprez, C. Denier Warren Comedy
See also 1938 in British music 1938 in British television 1938 in the United Kingdom
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