List of American films of 1937 explained
This list of American films of 1937 compiles American feature-length motion pictures that were released in 1937.
The 10th Academy Awards, hosted by Bob Burns, were presented on March 10, 1938 at the Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel. There were ten nominees for Best Picture: The Awful Truth (also director [win], actress and supporting actor), Captains Courageous (also actor [win]), Dead End (also supporting actress), The Good Earth (also director and actress [win]), In Old Chicago (also supporting actress [win]), Lost Horizon (also supporting actor), One Hundred Men and a Girl, Stage Door (also director and supporting actress), A Star Is Born (also director, actor and actress) and the winner, The Life of Emile Zola (also director, actor and supporting actor [win]).
Additional films with acting nominations: Camille (actress), Conquest (actor), The Hurricane (supporting actor), Night Must Fall (actor and supporting actress), Stella Dallas (actress and supporting actress), Topper (supporting actor).
Films listed by number of nominations in all categories: The Life of Emile Zola (10 [3 wins]), A Star Is Born (7 [1 win and 1 non-competitive win]), Lost Horizon (7 [2 wins]), In Old Chicago (6 [2 wins]), The Awful Truth (6 [1 win]), The Good Earth (5 [2 wins]), One Hundred Men and a Girl (5 [1 win]), Captains Courageous (4 [1 win]), Stage Door (4), Dead End (4), The Hurricane (3 [1 win]), Conquest (2), Night Must Fall (2), Stella Dallas (2), Topper (2), Camille (1).
Additional films with nominations: Souls at Sea (3), A Damsel in Distress (2), Maytime (2), The Prisoner of Zenda (2), Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (2), Waikiki Wedding (2), Black Legion (1), Wings over Honolulu (1).
A–B
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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The 13th Man | William Nigh | Weldon Heyburn, Milburn Stone, Robert Homans | Mystery | Monogram |
23 1/2 Hours Leave | | | Comedy | Grand National |
45 Fathers | James Tinling | Jane Withers, Richard Carle, Hattie McDaniel | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
52nd Street | Harold Young | Dorothy Peterson, Kenny Baker, ZaSu Pitts | Musical comedy | United Artists |
Adventure's End | Arthur Lubin | John Wayne, Diana Gibson, Montagu Love | Adventure | Universal |
The Adventurous Blonde | Frank McDonald | Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Anne Nagel | Mystery | Warner Bros. |
Affairs of Cappy Ricks | Ralph Staub | Walter Brennan, Mary Brian, Lyle Talbot | Comedy drama | Republic |
Alcatraz Island | William C. McGann | Ann Sheridan, George E. Stone, John Litel | Crime | Warner Bros.[1] |
Ali Baba Goes to Town | | | Musical comedy | 20th Century Fox |
All American Sweetheart | | | Crime | Columbia |
All Over Town | | | Musical comedy | Republic |
Amateur Crook | Sam Katzman | Joan Barclay, Bruce Bennett, Vivien Oakland | Comedy | Independent |
Angel | Ernst Lubitsch | Marlene Dietrich, Melvyn Douglas, Herbert Marshall | Comedy drama | Paramount |
Angel's Holiday | James Tinling | Jane Withers, Joan Davis, Sally Blane | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Annapolis Salute | Christy Cabanne | James Ellison, Marsha Hunt, Van Heflin | Drama | RKO |
Another Dawn | William Dieterle | Kay Francis, Errol Flynn, Ian Hunter | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Anything for a Thrill | | | Crime | Independent |
Arizona Days | John English | Tex Ritter, Syd Saylor, William Faversham | Western | Grand National |
Arizona Gunfighter | Sam Newfield | Bob Steele, Jean Carmen, Ted Adams | Western | Republic |
Armored Car | | | Crime | Universal |
Artists and Models | | | Musical comedy | Paramount |
As Good as Married | | | Comedy | Universal |
Atlantic Flight | William Nigh | | Adventure | Monogram |
The Awful Truth | Leo McCarey | Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Ralph Bellamy | Comedy | Columbia |
Back in Circulation | Ray Enright | Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell, Margaret Lindsay | Comedy drama | Warner Bros. |
Bad Guy | Edward L. Cahn | Bruce Cabot, Virginia Grey, Charley Grapewin | Crime | MGM |
The Bad Man of Brimstone | | | Western | MGM |
Bank Alarm | Louis J. Gasnier | Conrad Nagel, Eleanor Hunt, Vince Barnett | Crime Drama | Grand National |
Bar-Z Bad Men | | | Western | Republic |
The Barrier | Lesley Selander | Leo Carrillo, Jean Parker, Otto Kruger | Adventure | Paramount |
Battle of Greed | Howard Higgin | James Bush, Jimmy Butler, Tom Keene | Western | Independent |
Beg, Borrow or Steal | Leonard Lee | Florence Rice, Frank Morgan, Herman Bing | Comedy | MGM |
Behind the Headlines | | | Crime | RKO |
Behind the Mike | | | Comedy | Universal |
Between Two Women | | | Drama | MGM |
Big City | Frank Borzage | Spencer Tracy, Luise Rainer, Eddie Quillan | Drama | MGM |
The Big Shot | | | Comedy | RKO |
Big Town Girl | Alfred L. Werker | Claire Trevor, Donald Woods, Spencer Charters | Comedy crime | 20th Century Fox |
Bill Cracks Down | | | Action | Republic |
Black Aces | | | Western | Universal |
Black Legion | Archie Mayo, Michael Curtiz | Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, Joe Sawyer | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Blazing Barriers | | | Drama | Monogram |
Blazing Sixes | | | Western | Warner Bros. |
Blonde Trouble | | | Comedy | Paramount |
Blossoms on Broadway | | | Comedy | Paramount |
Boothill Brigade | | | Western | Republic |
Boots and Saddles | | | Western | Republic |
Boots of Destiny | | | Western | Grand National |
Border Cafe | Lew Landers | George Irving, Harry Carey, Leona Roberts | Western | RKO |
Border Phantom | | | Western | Republic |
Borderland | Nate Watt | William Boyd, Gabby Hayes, James Ellison | Western | Paramount |
Born Reckless | | | Crime | 20th Century Fox |
Born to the West | | | Western | Paramount |
Borrowing Trouble | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Boss of Lonely Valley | | | Western | Universal |
Boy of the Streets | | | Drama | Monogram |
Breakfast for Two | Alfred Santell | Barbara Stanwyck, Glenda Farrell, Herbert Marshall | Comedy | RKO |
Breezing Home | | | Drama | Universal |
A Bride for Henry | | | Romance | Monogram |
The Bride Wore Red | Dorothy Arzner | Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, Billie Burke | Comedy drama | MGM |
Broadway Melody of 1938 | Roy Del Ruth | Robert Taylor, Eleanor Powell, Judy Garland | Musical | MGM |
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back | Louis King | John Howard, John Barrymore, Louise Campbell | Thriller | Paramount |
Bulldog Drummond Escapes | | | Thriller | Paramount |
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge | | | Thriller | Paramount |
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C–D
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Cafe Metropole | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
California Straight Ahead | Arthur Lubin | John Wayne, Louise Latimer, Theodore von Eltz | Action | Universal |
The Californian | | | Western | 20th Century Fox |
Call It a Day | Archie Mayo | Olivia de Havilland, Ian Hunter, Frieda Inescort | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
Captains Courageous | Victor Fleming | Spencer Tracy, Freddie Bartholomew, Lionel Barrymore | Adventure | MGM |
Carnival Queen | | | Crime | Universal |
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | | | Mystery | Warner Bros. |
Champagne Waltz | A. Edward Sutherland | Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie, Vivienne Osborne | Comedy | Paramount |
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo | Eugene Forde | Warner Oland, Keye Luke, Virginia Field | Mystery | 20th Century Fox |
Charlie Chan at the Olympics | | | Mystery | 20th Century Fox |
Charlie Chan on Broadway | | | Mystery | 20th Century Fox |
Checkers | | | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
The Cherokee Strip | | | Western | Warner Bros. |
Cheyenne Rides Again | | | Western | Independent |
China Passage | Edward Killy | Leslie Fenton, Vinton Hayworth, Constance Worth | Mystery | RKO |
Circus Girl | | | Drama | Republic |
Clarence | | | Comedy | Paramount |
Clipped Wings | | | Action | Independent |
The Colorado Kid | | | Western | Republic |
Come On, Cowboys | | | Western | Republic |
Confession | Joe May | Kay Francis, Basil Rathbone, Ian Hunter | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Conquest | Clarence Brown | Greta Garbo, Charles Boyer, Reginald Owen | Historical | MGM |
Counsel for Crime | John Brahm | Otto Kruger, Douglass Montgomery, Thurston Hall | Crime drama | Columbia |
County Fair | Howard Bretherton | John Arledge, Mary Lawrence, Fuzzy Knight | Sports | Monogram |
Courage of the West | | | Western | Universal |
The Crime Nobody Saw | | | Comedy | Paramount |
Criminal Lawyer | Christy Cabanne | Lee Tracy, Eduardo Ciannelli, William Stack | Drama | RKO |
Criminals of the Air | Charles C. Coleman | Rosalind Keith, Charles Quigley, Rita Hayworth | Action | Columbia |
Damaged Goods | | | Drama | Grand National |
A Damsel in Distress | George Stevens | Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, Montagu Love | Musical comedy | RKO |
Dance Charlie Dance | | | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
Danger – Love at Work | Otto Preminger | Ann Sothern, Edward Everett Horton, John Carradine | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Danger Patrol | | | Drama | RKO |
Danger Valley | | | Western | Monogram |
A Dangerous Adventure | | | Drama | Columbia |
Dangerous Holiday | Nicholas T. Barrows | | Drama | Republic |
Dangerous Number | Richard Thorpe | Robert Young, Ann Sothern, Cora Witherspoon | Comedy | MGM |
Dangerously Yours | | | Crime | 20th Century Fox |
Dark Manhattan | Ralph Cooper, Harry L. Fraser | Ralph Cooper, Clarence Brooks, Sam McDaniel | Crime | Independent[2] |
Daughter of Shanghai | Robert Florey | | Crime | Paramount |
A Day at the Races | Sam Wood | Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Maureen O'Sullivan | Comedy | MGM |
Dead End | William Wyler | Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart | Crime drama | United Artists |
The Devil Diamond | | | Crime | Independent |
The Devil Is Driving | | | Drama | Columbia |
Devil's Playground | Erle C. Kenton | Dolores del Río, Richard Dix, Ward Bond | Drama | Columbia |
The Devil's Saddle Legion | | | Western | Warner Bros. |
A Doctor's Diary | | | Drama | Paramount |
Don't Tell the Wife | Christy Cabanne | Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Guinn Williams | Comedy | RKO |
Doomed at Sundown | | | Western | Republic |
Double or Nothing | Theodore Reed | Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle, Martha Raye | Musical comedy | Paramount |
Double Wedding | Richard Thorpe | William Powell, Myrna Loy, Florence Rice | Comedy | MGM |
Draegerman Courage | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Drums of Destiny | | | Western | Independent |
The Duke Comes Back | Irving Pichel | Allan Lane, Heather Angel, Genevieve Tobin | Drama | Republic |
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E–F
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Easy Living | Mitchell Leisen | Jean Arthur, Ray Milland, Edward Arnold | Comedy | Paramount |
Ebb Tide | James P. Hogan | Frances Farmer, Ray Milland, Oskar Homolka | Adventure | Paramount |
The Emperor's Candlesticks | | | Drama | MGM |
Empty Holsters | | | Western | Warner Bros. |
Escape by Night | Hamilton MacFadden | William Hall, Dean Jagger, Ward Bond | Crime | | Republic |
Espionage | Kurt Neumann | Edmund Lowe, Madge Evans, Paul Lukas | Thriller | MGM |
Ever Since Eve | | | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
Every Day's a Holiday | A. Edward Sutherland | Mae West, Edmund Lowe, Louis Armstrong | Comedy | Paramount |
Exclusive | Alexander Hall | Fred MacMurray, Frances Farmer, Porter Hall | Drama | Paramount[3] |
Exiled to Shanghai | | | Comedy | Republic |
Expensive Husbands | Bobby Connolly | Beverly Roberts, Patric Knowles, Allyn Joslyn | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
Fair Warning | Norman Foster | J. Edward Bromberg, Betty Furness, Bill Burrud | Mystery | 20th Century Fox |
A Family Affair | George B. Seitz | Lionel Barrymore, Spring Byington, Mickey Rooney | Comedy | MGM |
Federal Bullets | | | Crime | Monogram |
Feud of the Trail | | | Independent |
Fifty Roads to Town | Norman Taurog | Don Ameche, Ann Sothern, Jane Darwell | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Fight for Your Lady | Benjamin Stoloff | John Boles, Ida Lupino, Jack Oakie | Romantic Comedy | RKO |
A Fight to the Finish | | | Drama | Columbia |
The Fighting Deputy | | | Western | Independent |
The Fighting Texan | Charles Abbott | | Western | Independent |
Find the Witness | | | Drama | Columbia |
The Firefly | Robert Z. Leonard | Jeanette MacDonald, Allan Jones, Warren William | Musical | MGM |
First Lady | Stanley Logan | Kay Francis, Verree Teasdale, Walter Connolly | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
Fit for a King | Edward Sedgwick | Joe E. Brown, Helen Mack, Paul Kelly | Comedy | RKO |
Flight from Glory | Lew Landers | Chester Morris, Van Heflin, Whitney Bourne | Drama | RKO |
Fly-Away Baby | | | Mystery | Warner Bros. |
Flying Fists | | | Sports | Independent |
The Footloose Heiress | | | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
Forlorn River | | | Western | Paramount |
Forty Naughty Girls | | | Mystery | RKO |
The Frame-Up | | | Crime | Columbia |
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G–H
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Galloping Dynamite | | | Western | Independent |
The Gambling Terror | | | Western | Republic |
The Game That Kills | D. Ross Lederman | Charles Quigley, Rita Hayworth, John Gallaudet | Mystery | Columbia |
The Girl from Scotland Yard | | | Mystery | Paramount |
Girl Loves Boy | | | Drama | Grand National |
Girl Overboard | | | Mystery | Universal |
The Girl Said No | Andrew L. Stone | Robert Armstrong, Irene Hervey, Paula Stone | Musical comedy | Grand National |
A Girl with Ideas | S. Sylvan Simon | Wendy Barrie, Walter Pidgeon, Kent Taylor | Comedy | Universal[4] |
Girls Can Play | | | Drama | Columbia |
Git Along Little Dogies | | | Western | Republic |
The Go Getter | Busby Berkeley | George Brent, Anita Louise, Henry O'Neill | Musical comedy | Warner Bros. |
God's Country and the Man | | | Western | Monogram |
God's Country and the Woman | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
The Gold Racket | Louis J. Gasnier | Conrad Nagel, Eleanor Hunt, Fuzzy Knight | Crime | Grand National[5] |
The Good Earth | Sidney Franklin, Victor Fleming | Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Walter Connolly | Drama | MGM |
The Good Old Soak | | | Drama | MGM |
The Great Gambini | Charles Vidor | Marian Marsh, Akim Tamiroff, William Demarest | Mystery | Paramount |
The Great Garrick | James Whale | Olivia de Havilland, Brian Aherne, Edward Everett Horton | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
The Great Hospital Mystery | | | Mystery | 20th Century Fox |
The Great O'Malley | William Dieterle | Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Green Fields | | Helen Beverley, Herschel Bernardi, Michael Gorrin | Comedy drama | Yiddish |
Green Light | Frank Borzage | Errol Flynn, Anita Louise, Cedric Hardwicke | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin | | | Western | Republic |
Guns in the Dark | | | Western | Republic |
Guns of the Pecos | | | Western | Warner Bros. |
Gunsmoke Ranch | | | Western | Republic |
Harlem on the Prairie | Jed Buell, Sam Newfield | Herb Jeffries, Mantan Moreland, Nathan Curry | Western | Independent |
Headin' East | | | Western | Columbia |
Heart of the Rockies | | | Western | Republic |
Heidi | | | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
Her Husband Lies | Edward Ludwig | Gail Patrick, Ricardo Cortez, Louis Calhern | Drama | Paramount |
Her Husband's Secretary | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Here's Flash Casey | | | Action | Grand National |
Heroes of the Alamo | Harry L. Fraser | Rex Lease, Lane Chandler, Earle Hodgins | Western | Independent |
Hideaway | Richard Rosson | J. Carrol Naish, Emma Dunn, Fred Stone | Comedy | RKO |
High Flyers | | | Musical comedy | RKO |
High Hat | | | Musical comedy | Independent |
High, Wide and Handsome | Rouben Mamoulian | Irene Dunne, Randolph Scott, Dorothy Lamour | Western, Musical | Paramount |
Hills of Old Wyoming | Nate Watt | William Boyd, Gabby Hayes, Gail Sheridan | Western | Paramount |
History Is Made at Night | Frank Borzage | Charles Boyer, Jean Arthur, Colin Clive | Drama | United Artists |
Hit Parade of 1937 | Gus Meins | Louise Henry, Phil Regan, Duke Ellington | Musical | Republic |
Hit the Saddle | | | Western | Republic |
Hitting a New High | Raoul Walsh | Lily Pons, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore | Musical comedy | RKO |
Hittin' the Trail | | | Western | Grand National |
Hollywood Cowboy | | | Western | RKO |
Hollywood Hotel | Busby Berkeley | Dick Powell, Rosemary Lane, Hugh Herbert | Musical comedy | Warner Bros. |
Hollywood Round-Up | | | Western | Columbia |
The Holy Terror | James Tinling | Jane Withers, Joe E. Lewis, Tony Martin | Comedy drama | 20th Century Fox |
Hoosier Schoolboy | | | Drama | Monogram |
Hopalong Rides Again | | | Western | Paramount |
Hot Water | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Hotel Haywire | | | Comedy | Paramount |
The Hurricane | John Ford | Dorothy Lamour, Mary Astor, Jon Hall | Adventure | United Artists |
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I–J
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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I Cover the War! | Arthur Lubin | | War drama | Universal |
Idol of the Crowds | | | Sports drama | Universal |
I Met Him in Paris | Wesley Ruggles | Claudette Colbert, Robert Young, Melvyn Douglas | Romantic comedy | Paramount |
I Promise to Pay | | | Drama | Columbia |
I'll Take Romance | Edward H. Griffith | Grace Moore, Melvyn Douglas, Stuart Erwin | Musical comedy | Columbia |
In Old Chicago | Henry King | Tyrone Power, Alice Brady, Don Ameche | Musical | Fox |
Internes Can't Take Money | | | Drama | Paramount |
Island Captives | Paul Kerschner | | Adventure | Independent |
It Can't Last Forever | | | Comedy | Columbia |
It Could Happen to You! | Phil Rosen | Alan Baxter, Andrea Leeds, Astrid Allwyn | Drama | Republic |
It Happened in Hollywood | Harry Lachman | Fay Wray, Richard Dix, Franklin Pangborn | Comedy | Columbia |
It Happened Out West | | | Western | 20th Century Fox |
It's All Yours | Elliott Nugent | Madeleine Carroll, Mischa Auer, Francis Lederer | Comedy | Columbia |
It's Love I'm After | Archie Mayo | Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard | Romantic comedy | Warner Bros. |
Jim Hanvey, Detective | | | Mystery | Republic |
John Meade's Woman | | Edward Arnold, Gail Patrick, George Bancroft | Drama | Paramount |
Join the Marines | | | Action | Republic |
The Jones Family in Big Business | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
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K–L
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Kid Galahad | Michael Curtiz | Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart | Drama | Warner Bros. |
The King and the Chorus Girl | Mervyn LeRoy | Joan Blondell, Fernand Gravey, Edward Everett Horton | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
King of Gamblers | Robert Florey | Akim Tamiroff, Claire Trevor, Lloyd Nolan | Crime | Paramount |
The Lady Escapes | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
The Lady Fights Back | | | Drama | Universal |
Lancer Spy | Gregory Ratoff | Dolores del Río, George Sanders, Peter Lorre | Thriller | 20th Century Fox |
Land Beyond the Law | | | Western | Warner Bros. |
Larceny on the Air | | | Crime | Republic |
The Last Gangster | Edward Ludwig | Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart, Rose Stradner | Crime | MGM |
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney | Dorothy Arzner | Joan Crawford, William Powell, Nigel Bruce | Comedy drama | MGM |
The Last Train from Madrid | James P. Hogan | Dorothy Lamour, Lew Ayres, Gilbert Roland | Drama | Paramount |
The Law Commands | | | Western | Independent |
Law for Tombstone | | | Western | Universal |
Law of the Ranger | | | Western | Columbia |
Lawless Land | | | Western | Republic |
A Lawman Is Born | | | Western | Republic |
The League of Frightened Men | | | Mystery | |
Left-Handed Law | | | Western | Universal |
The Legion of Missing Men | | | Adventure | Monogram |
Let Them Live | | | Drama | Universal |
Let's Get Married | Alfred E. Green | Ida Lupino, Ralph Bellamy, Walter Connolly | Comedy | Columbia |
Life Begins in College | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Life Begins with Love | Ray McCarey | Jean Parker, Douglass Montgomery, Edith Fellows | Romantic drama | Columbia |
The Life of Émile Zola | William Dieterle | Paul Muni, Joseph Schildkraut, Gale Sondergaard | Drama | Warner Bros. |
The Life of the Party | William A. Seiter | Gene Raymond, Franklin Pangborn, Ann Miller | Musical comedy | RKO |
Lightnin' Crandall | | | Western | Republic |
Live, Love and Learn | George Fitzmaurice | Rosalind Russell, Robert Benchley, Monty Woolley | Comedy | MGM |
Living on Love | Lew Landers | Whitney Bourne, Joan Woodbury, James Dunn | Comedy | RKO |
London by Night | | | Mystery | MGM |
Lost Horizon | Frank Capra | Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt, H. B. Warner | Fantasy adventure | Columbia |
Lost Ranch | | | Western | Independent |
Love and Hisses | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Love in a Bungalow | | | Comedy | Universal |
Love Is News | | | Romantic comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Love Is on the Air | Nick Grinde | Ronald Reagan, June Travis, Eddie Acuff | Mystery | Warner Bros. |
Love on Toast | | | Comedy | Paramount |
Love Takes Flight | Conrad Nagel | Bruce Cabot, Beatrice Roberts, Edwin Maxwell | Drama | Grand National[6] |
Love Under Fire | George Marshall | Loretta Young, Don Ameche, Katherine DeMille | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
Luck of Roaring Camp | | | Western | Monogram |
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M–N
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Madame X | Sam Wood | Gladys George, Warren William, Reginald Owen | Drama | MGM |
Maid of Salem | Frank Lloyd | Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Gale Sondergaard | Historical | Paramount |
Make a Wish | | | Musical | RKO |
Make Way for Tomorrow | Leo McCarey | Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Thomas Mitchell | Drama | Paramount |
Mama Runs Wild | | | Comedy | Republic |
Mama Steps Out | George B. Seitz, Anita Loos | Alice Brady, Gene Lockhart, Guy Kibbee | Comedy | MGM |
The Man in Blue | | | Crime | Universal |
Man of the People | Edwin L. Marin | Joseph Calleia, Florence Rice, Ted Healy | Drama | MGM |
The Man in Blue | | | Crime | Universal |
The Man Who Cried Wolf | Lewis R. Foster | Lewis Stone, Jameson Thomas, Barbara Read | Drama | Universal[7] |
The Man Who Found Himself | Lew Landers | Joan Fontaine, George Irving, John Beal | Drama | RKO |
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round | Charles Reisner | Ann Dvorak, Cab Calloway, Louis Prima | Musical | Republic |
Manhattan Shakedown | | | Crime | Independent |
Mannequin | Frank Borzage | Joan Crawford, Spencer Tracy, Alan Curtis | Drama | MGM |
Marked Woman | Lloyd Bacon, Michael Curtiz | Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Eduardo Ciannelli | Crime | Warner Bros. |
Married Before Breakfast | Edwin L. Marin | Robert Young, Florence Rice, Barnett Parker | Comedy | MGM |
Marry the Girl | William C. McGann | Mary Boland, Hugh Herbert, Mischa Auer | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
Maytime | Robert Z. Leonard | Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, John Barrymore | Musical | MGM |
Melody of the Plains | | | Western | Independent |
Melody for Two | | | Musical | Warner Bros. |
Men in Exile | | | Crime | Warner Bros. |
Meet the Boyfriend | | | Comedy | Republic |
Meet the Missus | | | Comedy | RKO |
Merry-Go-Round of 1938 | | | Comedy | Universal |
Michael O'Halloran | | | Drama | Republic |
Midnight Court | Frank McDonald | Ann Dvorak, Joseph Crehan, John Litel | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Midnight Madonna | | | Drama | Paramount |
Midnight Taxi | | | Crime | 20th Century Fox |
The Mighty Treve | | | Western | Universal |
Mile-a-Minute-Love | | | Drama | Independent |
Million Dollar Racket | | | Crime | Independent |
A Million to One | Lynn Shores | Bruce Bennett, Joan Fontaine, Monte Blue | Sports | Independent |
Missing Witnesses | | | Crime | Warner Bros. |
Moonlight on the Range | | | Western | Independent |
Motor Madness | | | Drama | Columbia |
Mountain Justice | Michael Curtiz | Josephine Hutchinson, Guy Kibbee, George Brent | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Mountain Music | | | Musical | Paramount |
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air | | | Musical comedy | |
Murder Goes to College | | | Mystery | Paramount |
Murder in Greenwich Village | Albert S. Rogell | Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Raymond Walburn | Mystery | Columbia |
Murder Is News | | | Mystery | Columbia |
Music for Madame | | | Musical comedy | RKO |
My Dear Miss Aldrich | | | Comedy | MGM |
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen | | | Western | Grand National |
Mystery Range | | | Western | Independent |
Nancy Steele Is Missing! | | | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
Nation Aflame | | | Drama | |
Navy Blue and Gold | Sam Wood | James Stewart, Robert Young, Lionel Barrymore | Sports | MGM |
Navy Blues | | | Comedy | Republic |
Navy Spy | | | Thriller | Grand National |
New Faces of 1937 | | | Musical | RKO |
Night Club Scandal | Ralph Murphy | John Barrymore, Louise Campbell, Lynne Overman | Drama | Paramount |
Night Key | Lloyd Corrigan | Boris Karloff, Jean Rogers, Alan Baxter | Crime | Universal |
Night Must Fall | Richard Thorpe | Rosalind Russell, Robert Montgomery, Dame May Whitty | Thriller | MGM |
Night of Mystery | E.A. Dupont | Grant Richards, Roscoe Karns, Helen Burgess | Mystery | Paramount |
Nobody's Baby | Gus Meins | Patsy Kelly, Lyda Roberti, Lynne Overman | Comedy | MGM |
North of the Rio Grande | Nate Watt | William Boyd, Gabby Hayes, Lee J. Cobb | Western | Paramount |
Nothing Sacred | William A. Wellman | Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Walter Connolly | Comedy | United Artists |
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O–P
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Off to the Races | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Oh, Doctor | Ray McCarey | Edward Everett Horton, Eve Arden, Thurston Hall | Comedy | Universal[8] |
Old Louisiana | Irvin Willat | Tom Keene, Rita Hayworth, Allan Cavan | Western | Independent |
The Old Wyoming Trail | | | Western | Universal |
On Again-Off Again | | | Musical comedy | RKO |
On Such a Night | | | Crime | Paramount |
On the Avenue | Roy Del Ruth | Dick Powell, Madeleine Carroll, Alice Faye | Musical comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Once a Doctor | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
One Hundred Men and a Girl | Henry Koster | Deanna Durbin, Adolphe Menjou, Alice Brady | Musical comedy | Universal |
One Man Justice | | | Western | Columbia |
One Mile from Heaven | Allan Dwan | Claire Trevor, Fredi Washington, Sally Blane | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
Orphan of the Pecos | | | Western | Independent |
Outcast | Robert Florey | Warren William, Karen Morley, Lewis Stone | Drama | Paramount |
The Outcasts of Poker Flat | Christy Cabanne | Preston Foster, Virginia Weidler, Van Heflin | Western | RKO |
The Outer Gate | | | Crime | Monogram |
Outlaws of the Orient | Ernest B. Schoedsack | Jack Holt, Mae Clark, Harold Huber | Action adventure | Columbia |
Outlaws of the Prairie | | | Western | Columbia |
Over the Goal | | | | Warner Bros. |
Paid to Dance | | | Drama | Columbia |
Paradise Express | | | Drama | Republic |
Paradise Isle | | | Drama | Monogram |
Park Avenue Logger | David Howard | George O'Brien, Beatrice Roberts, Ward Bond | Western | RKO |
Parnell | John M. Stahl | Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Alan Marshal | Drama, Biography | MGM |
Parole Racket | | | Crime | Columbia |
Partners in Crime | Ralph Murphy | Lynne Overman, Roscoe Karns, Anthony Quinn | Crime | Paramount |
Penrod and Sam | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
The Perfect Specimen | Michael Curtiz | Errol Flynn, Joan Blondell, Hugh Herbert | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
Personal Property | W. S. Van Dyke | Jean Harlow, Robert Taylor, Reginald Owen | Comedy | MGM |
Pick a Star | Edward Sedgwick | Rosina Lawrence, Jack Haley, Lyda Roberti | Musical comedy | MGM |
The Plough and the Stars | | | Drama | RKO |
Portia on Trial | | | Drama | Republic |
Prairie Thunder | | | Western | Warner Bros. |
Prescription for Romance | S. Sylvan Simon | Wendy Barrie, Kent Taylor, Mischa Auer | Romantic comedy | Universal |
The Prince and the Pauper | William Keighley | Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Henry Stephenson | Adventure | Warner Bros. |
The Prisoner of Zenda | John Cromwell, W. S. Van Dyke | Ronald Colman, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Raymond Massey | Adventure | United Artists |
Public Cowboy No. 1 | | | Western | Republic |
Public Wedding | | | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
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Q–R
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Quality Street | George Stevens | Katharine Hepburn, Franchot Tone, Estelle Winwood | Comedy | RKO |
Quick Money | | | Comedy | RKO |
Racing Lady | | | | RKO |
Racketeers in Exile | | | Crime | Columbia |
Range Defenders | | | Western | Republic |
Ranger Courage | | | Western | Columbia |
The Rangers Step In | | | Western | Columbia |
Raw Timber | | | Western | Independent |
Ready, Willing and Able | Ray Enright | Ruby Keeler, Wini Shaw, Carol Hughes | Musical comedy | Warner Bros. |
Reckless Ranger | | | Western | Columbia |
The Red Rope | | | Western | Republic |
Renfrew of the Royal Mounted | | | Western | Grand National |
Reported Missing | | | Thriller | Universal |
Rhythm in the Clouds | | | Musical | Republic |
Rich Relations | Clifford Sanforth | | Comedy | Independent |
Riders of the Dawn | | | Western | Monogram |
Riders of the Rockies | | | Western | Grand National |
Riders of the Whistling Skull | | | Western | Republic |
Ridin' the Lone Trail | | | Western | Republic |
Riding on Air | Edward Sedgwick | Joe E. Brown, Guy Kibbee, Florence Rice | Comedy | RKO |
The Road Back | James Whale | Slim Summerville, Andy Devine, John Emery | Drama | Universal |
The Roaming Cowboy | | Fred Scott, Al St. John, Lois January | Western | Independent |
Roaring Six Guns | | | Western | Independent |
Roaring Timber | | | Drama | Columbia[9] |
Roll Along, Cowboy | | | Western | 20th Century Fox |
Romance of the Rockies | | | Western | Monogram |
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm | | | Western | Republic |
Rosalie | W. S. Van Dyke | Eleanor Powell, Nelson Eddy, Ray Bolger | Musical | MGM |
Round-Up Time in Texas | | | Western | Republic |
Rustlers' Valley | | | Western | Paramount |
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S
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Sandflow | | | Western | Universal |
San Quentin | Lloyd Bacon | Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Santa Fe Rides | | | Western | Independent |
Saratoga | Jack Conway | Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore | Comedy drama | MGM |
Saturday's Heroes | | | Sports | RKO |
Sea Devils | Benjamin Stoloff | Victor McLaglen, Ida Lupino, Preston Foster | Action | RKO |
Sea Racketeers | | | Crime | Republic |
Second Honeymoon | Walter Lang | Loretta Young, Tyrone Power, Claire Trevor | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Secret Valley | | | Western | 20th Century Fox |
Seventh Heaven | Henry King | James Stewart, Simone Simon, Jean Hersholt | Romance | 20th Century Fox |
Sh! The Octopus | | | Mystery | Warner Bros. |
The Shadow | | | Mystery | Columbia |
The Shadow Strikes | Lynn Shores | | Mystery | Grand National |
Shall We Dance | Mark Sandrich | Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton | Musical comedy | RKO |
She Asked for It | | | Comedy | Paramount |
She Had to Eat | Malcolm St. Clair | Rochelle Hudson, Jack Haley, Eugene Pallette | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
She Loved a Fireman | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
She Married an Artist | | | Comedy | Columbia |
She's Dangerous | Lewis R. Foster | Tala Birell, Cesar Romero, Walter Pidgeon | Crime | Universal[10] |
She's Got Everything | Joseph Santley | Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, Helen Broderick | Comedy | RKO |
She's No Lady | | Ann Dvorak, John Trent, Aileen Pringle | Comedy | Paramount |
The Sheik Steps Out | | | Musical | Republic |
The Silver Trail | | | Western | Independent |
Sing and Be Happy | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Sing, Cowboy, Sing | | | Western | Grand National |
Sing While You're Able | | | Musical | Independent |
The Singing Buckaroo | Tom Gibson | | Western | Independent |
The Singing Marine | | | Musical | Warner Bros. |
Sky Racket | Sam Katzman | Bruce Bennett, Monte Blue, Hattie McDaniel | Science fiction | Independent |
Slave Ship | Tay Garnett | Wallace Beery, Warner Baxter, Mickey Rooney | Adventure | 20th Century Fox |
Slaves in Bondage | Elmer Clifton | Lona Andre, Wheeler Oakman, Donald Reed | Exploitation | Independent |
Slim | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Small Town Boy | Glenn Tryon | Stuart Erwin, Joyce Compton, Dorothy Appleby | Comedy | Grand National |
Smart Blonde | | | Mystery | Warner Bros. |
Smashing the Vice Trust | | | Crime | Independent |
Smoke Tree Range | | | Western | Universal |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | David Hand | Adriana Caselotti, Roy Atwell, Billy Gilbert | Animated | Disney, RKO |
The Soldier and the Lady | George Nicholls Jr. | Anton Walbrook, Elizabeth Allan, Akim Tamiroff | Adventure | RKO |
Some Blondes Are Dangerous | | | Drama | Universal |
Something to Sing About | Victor Schertzinger | James Cagney, Evelyn Daw, Mona Barrie | Musical comedy | Grand National |
Song of the City | Errol Taggart | Margaret Lindsay, Dean Jagger, Nat Pendleton | Musical | MGM |
Sophie Lang Goes West | | | Crime | Paramount |
Souls at Sea | Henry Hathaway | Gary Cooper, George Raft, Robert Cummings | Adventure | Paramount |
Special Agent K-7 | | | Mystery | Independent |
Speed to Spare | | | Drama | Columbia |
Springtime in the Rockies | | | Western | Republic |
Stage Door | Gregory La Cava | Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou | Drama | RKO |
Stand-In | Tay Garnett | Leslie Howard, Humphrey Bogart, Joan Blondell | Comedy | United Artists |
A Star Is Born | William A. Wellman | Fredric March, Janet Gaynor, Adolphe Menjou | Drama | United Artists |
Stars Over Arizona | | | Western | Monogram |
Stella Dallas | King Vidor | Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Alan Hale | Drama | United Artists |
Step Lively, Jeeves! | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Stolen Holiday | Michael Curtiz | Kay Francis, Claude Rains, Ian Hunter | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Submarine D-1 | Lloyd Bacon | Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Wayne Morris | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Sudden Bill Dorn | | | Western | Universal |
Super-Sleuth | Benjamin Stoloff | Jack Oakie, Ann Sothern, Eduardo Ciannelli | Comedy | RKO |
Sweetheart of the Navy | | | Comedy | Grand National |
Swing High, Swing Low | Mitchell Leisen | Dorothy Lamour, Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray | Comedy drama | Paramount |
Swing It, Professor | | | Musical | Independent |
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T
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Talent Scout | William Clemens | Donald Woods, Jeanne Madden, Rosalind Marquis | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Telephone Operator | Scott Pembroke | Judith Allen, Alice White, Pat Flaherty | Drama, Action | Monogram[11] |
Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts | | | Western | Grand National |
Texas Trail | | | Western | Paramount |
Thank You, Mr. Moto | Norman Foster | | Mystery | 20th Century Fox |
Thanks for Listening | | | Comedy | Independent |
That Certain Woman | Edmund Goulding | Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, Anita Louise | Drama | Warner Bros. |
That Girl from Paris | | | Comedy | RKO |
That I May Live | | | Crime | 20th Century Fox |
That Man's Here Again | | | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
That Navy Spirit | | | Sports | Paramount |
That's My Story | | | Drama | Universal |
There Goes My Girl | Ben Holmes | Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, Richard Lane | Comedy | RKO |
There Goes the Groom | | | Comedy | RKO |
They Gave Him a Gun | W. S. Van Dyke | Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, Franchot Tone | Drama | MGM |
They Wanted to Marry | Lew Landers | Betty Furness, Gordon Jones, Henry Kolker | Romantic comedy | RKO |
They Won't Forget | Mervyn LeRoy | Claude Rains, Lana Turner, Otto Kruger | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Thin Ice | Sidney Lanfield | Tyrone Power, Sonja Henie, Arthur Treacher | Romantic comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Think Fast, Mr. Moto | Norman Foster | Peter Lorre, Virginia Field, Thomas Beck | Mystery | 20th Century Fox |
The Thirteenth Chair | George B. Seitz | Dame May Whitty, Lewis Stone, Elissa Landi | Mystery | MGM |
This Is My Affair | William A. Seiter | Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Brian Donlevy | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
This Way Please | Robert Florey | Betty Grable, Charles Rogers, Porter Hall | Musical comedy | Paramount |
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry | | | Musical comedy | MGM |
Three Legionnaires | | | Comedy | Independent |
Thrill of a Lifetime | | | Comedy | Paramount |
Thunder Trail | | | Western | Paramount |
Time Out for Romance | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
The Toast of New York | Rowland V. Lee | Cary Grant, Frances Farmer, Edward Arnold | Drama | RKO |
Too Many Wives | | | Comedy | RKO |
Top of the Town | | | Comedy | Universal |
Topper | Norman Z. McLeod | Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Cary Grant | Comedy | MGM |
Tough to Handle | | | Action | Independent |
Tovarich | | | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
Trail of Vengeance | | | Western | Republic |
Trailin' Trouble | | | Western | Grand National |
Trapped | | | Western | Columbia |
Trapped by G-Men | | | Crime | Columbia |
The Trigger Trio | | | Western | Republic |
Trouble at Midnight | | | Action | Universal |
Trouble in Morocco | | | Adventure | Columbia |
Trouble in Texas | | | Western | Grand National |
True Confession | Wesley Ruggles | Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, John Barrymore | Comedy | Paramount |
The Trusted Outlaw | | | Western | Republic |
Turn Off the Moon | | | Comedy | Paramount |
Two-Fisted Sheriff | | | Western | Columbia |
Two Gun Law | | | Western | Columbia |
Two Wise Maids | | | Drama | Republic |
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U–V
W–Z
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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Waikiki Wedding | | | Musical comedy | Paramount |
Wake Up and Live | Sidney Lanfield | Patsy Kelly, Ben Bernie, Walter Winchell | Musical comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Wallaby Jim of the Islands | | | Adventure | Grand National |
Way Out West | | | Comedy | MGM |
We Have Our Moments | | | Comedy | Universal |
We Who Are About to Die | Christy Cabanne | Ann Dvorak, Preston Foster, Willie Fung | Drama, Crime | RKO |
Wee Willie Winkie | | | Adventure | 20th Century Fox |
We're on the Jury | Ben Holmes | Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Charles Lane | Comedy | RKO |
Wells Fargo | Frank Lloyd | Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Porter Hall | Western | Paramount |
Westbound Mail | | | Western | Columbia |
West Bound Limited | | | Action | Universal |
West of Shanghai | John Farrow, Crane Wilbur | Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Beverly Roberts | Adventure | Warner Bros. |
Western Gold | | | Western | 20th Century Fox |
The Westland Case | | | Mystery | Universal |
What Price Vengeance | | | Crime | Independent |
When Love Is Young | | | Comedy | Universal |
When You're in Love | Harry Lachman, Robert Riskin | Cary Grant, Grace Moore, Aline MacMahon | Romantic Comedy | Columbia |
When's Your Birthday? | | | Comedy | RKO |
Where Trails Divide | | | Western | Monogram |
Whistling Bullets | John English | | Western | Independent |
White Bondage | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Wife, Doctor and Nurse | Walter Lang | Loretta Young, Warner Baxter, Virginia Bruce | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Wild and Woolly | Alfred L. Werker | Jane Withers, Walter Brennan, Lon Chaney Jr. | Western comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Wild Horse Rodeo | | | Western | Republic |
Wild Money | Louis King | Edward Everett Horton, Louise Campbell, Lynne Overman | Comedy | Paramount |
The Wildcatter | | | Drama | Universal |
Windjammer | | | Adventure | RKO |
Wine, Women and Horses | James Van Trees, Louis King | Ann Sheridan, Barton MacLane, Walter Cassel | Drama | Warner Bros. |
Wings over Honolulu | H. C. Potter | Wendy Barrie, Ray Milland, William Gargan | Military Romance | Universal |
Wise Girl | Leigh Jason | Miriam Hopkins, Ray Milland, Guinn Williams | Comedy | RKO |
Woman Against the World | | | Drama | Columbia |
Woman Chases Man | John G. Blystone | Charles Winninger, Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea | Comedy | United Artists |
The Woman I Love | Anatole Litvak | Paul Muni, Miriam Hopkins, Louis Hayward | War drama | RKO |
Woman in Distress | | | Crime | Columbia |
Woman-Wise | | | Crime | 20th Century Fox |
The Women Men Marry | | | Drama | MGM |
Women of Glamour | | | Comedy | Columbia |
The Wrong Road | | | Drama | Republic |
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge | | | Western | Republic |
You Can't Beat Love | Christy Cabanne | Preston Foster, Joan Fontaine, Herbert Mundin | Romantic Comedy | RKO |
You Can't Buy Luck | | | Mystery | RKO |
You Can't Have Everything | Norman Taurog | Alice Faye, Gypsy Rose Lee, The Ritz Brothers | Musical Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
You Only Live Once | Fritz Lang | Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, Barton MacLane | Drama | United Artists |
You're a Sweetheart | | | Musical | Universal |
You're Only Young Once | George B. Seitz | Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker | Comedy | MGM |
Young Dynamite | | | Crime | Independent |
Youth on Parole | | | Crime drama | Republic | |
See also
References
- Web site: Alcatraz Island.
- Web site: Dark Manhattan.
- Web site: Exclusive (1937). https://web.archive.org/web/20170807051349/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a9b41c8. dead. August 7, 2017.
- Web site: A Girl with Ideas (1937).
- Web site: The Gold Racket.
- Web site: Love Takes Flight (1937). https://web.archive.org/web/20180526042753/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6af50d46. dead. May 26, 2018.
- Web site: The Man Who Cried Wolf.
- Web site: Oh, Doctor (1937). https://web.archive.org/web/20180522113221/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b1e2915. dead. May 22, 2018.
- Web site: Roaring Timber.
- Web site: She's Dangerous (1937).
- Web site: Telephone Operator.
- Web site: Wildfilmhistory.org.
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