| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|
| Abe Lincoln in Illinois | John Cromwell | Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon | Biography | RKO
- nominated for 2 Academy Awards
|
| Adventure in Diamonds | George Fitzmaurice | George Brent, Isa Miranda, John Loder | Drama | Paramount |
| Alias the Deacon | Christy Cabanne | Bob Burns, Mischa Auer, Peggy Moran | Comedy | Universal
- remake of Alias the Deacon (1928) [1]
|
| All This, and Heaven Too | | Bette Davis, Charles Boyer, Jeffrey Lynn | Drama | Warner Bros.
- nominated for 3 Academy Awards
|
| Always a Bride | Noel M. Smith | Rosemary Lane, George Reeves, John Eldredge | Comedy | Warner Bros.
- remake of Brides Are Like That (1936)
|
| American Matchmaker | | Leo Fuchs, Judith Abarbanel, Judel Dubinsky | Romance, Comedy | |
| Am I Guilty? | Sam Newfield | Ralph Cooper, Sybil Lewis, Sam McDaniel | Crime | Supreme |
| And One Was Beautiful | Robert B. Sinclair | Robert Cummings, Laraine Day, Jean Muir | Romantic drama | MGM |
| Andy Hardy Meets Debutante | George B. Seitz | Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker | Comedy | MGM
- 9th of 16 Andy Hardy films
|
| An Angel from Texas | Ray Enright | | Romantic comedy | Warner Bros.
- remake of The Butter and Egg Man (1928)
|
| Angels Over Broadway | Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes | Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell | Drama | Columbia
- nominated for Academy Award
|
| Anne of Windy Poplars | Jack Hively | Anne Shirley, James Ellison, Henry Travers | Drama | RKO
- sequel to Anne of Green Gables (1934)
|
| The Ape | | | Horror | Monogram |
| Argentine Nights | Albert S. Rogell | | Musical comedy | Universal |
| Arise, My Love | Mitchell Leisen | Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Dennis O'Keefe | Romantic comedy | Paramount
- 4 Academy Award nominations, won 1
|
| Arizona | Wesley Ruggles | Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William | Western | Columbia
- nominated for 2 Academy Awards
|
| Arizona Frontier | Albert Herman | | Western | Monogram |
| Arizona Gang Busters | Sam Newfield | | Western | PRC | |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|
| Babies for Sale | Charles Barton | Rochelle Hudson, Glenn Ford, Miles Mander | Drama | Columbia |
| Bad Man from Red Butte | Ray Taylor | Johnny Mack Brown, Bob Baker, Fuzzy Knight | Western | Universal |
| The Bank Dick | Edward F. Cline | W. C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel | Comedy | Universal |
| Barnyard Follies | Frank McDonald | | Musical | Republic |
| Before I Hang | Nick Grinde | Boris Karloff, Evelyn Keyes, Bruce Bennett | Horror | Columbia |
| Behind the News | Joseph Santley | Lloyd Nolan, Doris Davenport, Frank Albertson | Drama | Republic
- nominated for Academy Award
|
| Beyond the Sacramento | Lambert Hillyer | Wild Bill Elliott, Evelyn Keyes, Dub Taylor | Western | Columbia |
| Beyond Tomorrow | A. Edward Sutherland | | Fantasy | RKO |
| A Bill of Divorcement | John Farrow | Maureen O'Hara, Adolphe Menjou, Fay Bainter | Drama | RKO
- remake of 1932 film
|
| Billy the Kid in Texas | Sam Newfield | Bob Steele, Al St. John, Carleton Young | Western | PRC
- 2nd of 6 Billy the Kid films starring Steele
|
| Billy the Kid Outlawed | Sam Newfield | Bob Steele, Louise Currie, Al St. John, Carleton Young | Western | PRC
- 1st of 6 Billy the Kid films starring Steele
|
| Billy the Kid's Gun Justice | Sam Newfield | Bob Steele, Al St. John, Louise Currie, Carleton Young | Western | PRC
- 3rd of 6 Billy the Kid films starring Steele
|
| The Biscuit Eater | Stuart Heisler | Billy Lee, Lester Matthews, Richard Lane | Drama | Paramount |
| Bitter Sweet | W. S. Van Dyke | Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, George Sanders | Musical | MGM
- nominated for 2 Academy Awards; based on Noël Coward operetta
|
| Black Diamonds | Christy Cabanne | Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Kathryn Adams Doty | Crime drama | Universal |
| Black Friday | Arthur Lubin | Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Stanley Ridges | Science fiction | Universal |
| Blame It on Love | | | Comedy, drama | Independent |
| Blazing Six Shooters | Joseph H. Lewis | Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Dick Curtis | Western | Columbia |
| Blondie Has Servant Trouble | Frank R. Strayer | Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Jonathan Hale | Comedy | Columbia
- 6th of 28 Blondie films
|
| Blondie on a Budget | Frank R. Strayer | Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Rita Hayworth | Comedy | Columbia
- 5th of 28 Blondie films
|
| Blondie Plays Cupid | Frank R. Strayer | Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Glenn Ford | Comedy | Columbia
- 7th of 28 Blondie films
|
| The Blue Bird | Walter Lang | Shirley Temple, Spring Byington, Nigel Bruce | Fantasy | 20th Century Fox. Nominated for 2 Academy Awards |
| Boom Town | Jack Conway | Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Claudette Colbert | Drama | MGM
- nominated for 2 Academy Awards
|
| The Border Legion | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Carol Hughes | Western | Republic |
| Boss of Bullion City | Ray Taylor | Johnny Mack Brown, Maria Montez, Nell O'Day | Western | Universal |
| Bowery Boy | William Morgan | | Crime | Republic |
| Boys of the City | Joseph H. Lewis | | Comedy, thriller | Monogram
- 2nd of 22 East Side Kids films
|
| The Boys from Syracuse | A. Edward Sutherland | Allan Jones, Irene Hervey, Martha Raye | Musical | Universal
- nominated for 2 Academy Awards
|
| Brigham Young | Henry Hathaway | Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Dean Jagger | Biography | 20th Century Fox |
| British Intelligence | Terry O. Morse | Boris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay, Bruce Lester | Spy | Warner Bros.
- third film adaptation of 1918 play Three Faces East
|
| Broadway Melody of 1940 | Norman Taurog | Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy | Musical | MGM
- final film in The Broadway Melody series
|
| Broken Strings | Bernard B. Ray | | Drama | Independent |
| Brother Orchid | Lloyd Bacon | | Crime, comedy | Warner Bros. |
| Brother Rat and a Baby | Ray Enright | Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Jane Bryan | Comedy | Warner Bros.
- sequel to Brother Rat (1938)
|
| Buck Benny Rides Again | Mark Sandrich | Jack Benny, Ellen Drew, Eddie Anderson | Western comedy | Paramount
- cast from The Jack Benny Program radio show
|
| Bullet Code | David Howard | George O'Brien, Virginia Vale, Slim Whitaker | Western | RKO
- remake of Melody of the Plains (1937)
|
| Bullets for Rustlers | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett, Lorna Gray, Bob Nolan | Western | Columbia |
| Buzzy Rides the Range | Richard C. Kahn | | Western | Independent | |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|
| Cafe Hostess | Sidney Salkow | | Crime drama | Columbia[2] |
| Calling All Husbands | Noel M. Smith | George Tobias, Lucile Fairbanks, Ernest Truex | Comedy | Warner Bros. Remake of Too Young to Marry |
| Calling Philo Vance | William Clemens | James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, Henry O'Neill | Mystery | Warner Bros. 12th (out of 15) film with Philo Vance character |
| Captain Caution | Richard Wallace | | Adventure | United Artists. Nominated for Academy Award |
| The Captain Is a Lady | | | Comedy | MGM |
| Carolina Moon | Frank McDonald | Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey | Western | Republic. Remake of Tumbling Tumbleweeds |
| The Carson City Kid | | | Western | Republic |
| Castle on the Hudson | Anatole Litvak | John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien | Drama | Warner Bros. Remake of 20,000 Years in Sing Sing |
| Chad Hanna | Henry King | Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, Linda Darnell | Romantic drama | 20th Century Fox |
| Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum | Lynn Shores | | Mystery | 20th Century Fox. 6th (out of 22) with Toler as Charlie Chan |
| Charlie Chan in Panama | 20th Century Fox. Norman Foster | Sidney Toler, Jean Rogers, Lionel Atwill | Mystery | 20th Century Fox. 7th (out of 22) with Toler as Charlie Chan |
| Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise | Eugene Forde | Sidney Toler, Marjorie Weaver, Lionel Atwill | Mystery | 20th Century Fox. 5th (out of 22) with Toler as Charlie Chan |
| Charter Pilot | Eugene Forde | Lloyd Nolan, Lynn Bari, Arleen Whelan | Adventure | 20th Century Fox |
| Chasing Trouble | Howard Bretherton | Frankie Darro, Marjorie Reynolds, Mantan Moreland | Comedy, drama | Monogram |
| Cherokee Strip | Lesley Selander | Richard Dix, Florence Rice, William Henry | Western | Paramount |
| The Cheyenne Kid | | | Western | Monogram |
| Christmas in July | Preston Sturges | Dick Powell, Ellen Drew, Raymond Walburn | Screwball comedy | Paramount |
| A Chump at Oxford | Alfred J. Goulding | Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Forrester Harvey | Comedy | United Artists. Partial remake of From Soup to Nuts |
| City for Conquest | Anatole Litvak, Jean Negulesco | James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Frank Craven | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| City of Chance | Ricardo Cortez | Lynn Bari, C. Aubrey Smith, Amanda Duff | Film noir | 20th Century Fox |
| Colorado | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Pauline Moore | Western | Republic |
| Comin' Round the Mountain | George Archainbaud | Bob Burns, Una Merkel, Jerry Colonna | Comedy | Paramount |
| Comrade X | King Vidor | Clark Gable, Hedy Lamarr, Oskar Homolka | Comedy Spy | MGM. Nominated for Academy Award |
| Congo Maisie | H. C. Potter | Ann Sothern, John Carroll, Rita Johnson | Comedy | MGM. Version of Red Dust (1932 film); 2nd (out of 10) film with Maisie Ravier character |
| Convicted Woman | Nick Grinde | Rochelle Hudson, Frieda Inescort, June Lang, Glenn Ford | Crime | Columbia |
| The Courageous Dr. Christian | | | Drama | RKO |
| Covered Wagon Days | George Sherman | Robert Livingston, Raymond Hatton, Duncan Renaldo | Western | Republic. 29th (out of 51) film of The Three Mesquiteers series |
| Covered Wagon Trails | | Jack Randall, Sally Cairns, David Sharpe | Western | Monogram[3] |
| The Cowboy from Sundown | | | Western | Monogram |
| The Crooked Road | | | Crime drama | Republic |
| Cross-Country Romance | Frank Woodruff | Gene Raymond, Wendy Barrie, Hedda Hopper | Romantic comedy | RKO |
| Curtain Call | Frank Woodruff | Barbara Read, Alan Mowbray, Helen Vinson | Romantic comedy | RKO |
| Dance, Girl, Dance | Dorothy Arzner | Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball | Musical | RKO. Footage preserved in US National Registry |
| Dancing on a Dime | Joseph Santley | Robert Paige, Peter Lind Hayes, Eddie Quillan | Musical | Paramount |
| Danger Ahead | Ralph Staub | James Newill, Dorothea Kent, Guy Usher | Adventure | Monogram. 5th (out of 6) with Newill as Sgt. Renfrew of Royal Mounties |
| Danger on Wheels | Christy Cabanne | Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Peggy Moran | Sports thriller | Universal[4] |
| Dark Command | Raoul Walsh | Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon | Western | Republic. Nominated for 2 Academy Awards |
| Dark Streets of Cairo | László Kardos | Sigrid Gurie, Ralph Byrd, Eddie Quillan | Mystery | Universal |
| The Devil Bat | | | Horror | PRC |
| The Devil's Pipeline | | | Drama | Paramount |
| Diamond Frontier | Harold D. Schuster | Victor McLaglen, John Loder, Anne Nagel | Adventure | Universal |
| A Dispatch from Reuters | William Dieterle | Edward G. Robinson, Edna Best, Eddie Albert | Biography | Warner Bros. |
| The Doctor Takes a Wife | | | Romantic comedy | Columbia |
| Doomed to Die | William Nigh | Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers | Mystery | Monogram
- Mr. Wong series
|
| Double Alibi | | | Mystery | Universal[5] |
| Down Argentine Way | Irving Cummings | Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Carmen Miranda | Musical | 20th Century Fox. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards; #9 in Top Grossing Films |
| Dr. Christian Meets the Women | | | Mystery | RKO. Dr. Christian series |
| Dr. Cyclops | Ernest B. Schoedsack | Albert Dekker, Charles Halton, Janice Logan | Science Fiction Horror | Paramount. Nominated for Academy Award |
| Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | William Dieterle | Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Gordon, Otto Kruger | Biography | Warner Bros. Nominated for Academy Award |
| Dr. Kildare's Crisis | | | Drama | MGM |
| Dr. Kildare Goes Home | Harold S. Bucquet | | Drama | MGM |
| Dr. Kildare's Strange Case | | | Drama | MGM |
| Dreaming Out Loud | | | Comedy | RKO |
| Drums of the Desert | George Waggner | | Western | Monogram[6] |
| Dulcy | | | Comedy | MGM |
| The Durango Kid | | Charles Starrett, Luana Walters, Kenneth McDonald | Western | Columbia | |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|
| The Earl of Chicago | | | Comedy | MGM |
| Earl of Puddlestone | | | Comedy | Republic |
| Earthbound | | | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
| East of the River | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| East Side Kids | Robert F. Hill | Leon Ames, Dennis Moore, Joyce Bryant | Comedy | Monogram. 1st (out of 22) film of East Side Kids series |
| Edison, the Man | Clarence Brown | Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson, Lynne Overman | Biographical | MGM. Nominated for Academy Award |
| Ellery Queen, Master Detective | | | Mystery | Columbia |
| Emergency Squad | | | Action | Paramount |
| Enemy Agent | | | Thriller | Universal |
| Escape | Mervyn LeRoy | Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Conrad Veidt | Drama | MGM |
| Escape to Glory | | | War | Columbia |
| Fantasia | James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, 9 more | Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor | Animated | Disney. Won 2 Honorary Academy Awards; footage preserved in US National Registry; #1 in Top Grossing Films* |
| The Fargo Kid | | | Western | RKO |
| The Farmer's Daughter | James P. Hogan | | Comedy | Paramount |
| The Fatal Hour | William Nigh | Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers | Thriller | Monogram |
| Father Is a Prince | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| The Fight for Life | Pare Lorentz | Myron McCormick, Will Geer, Dudley Digges | Drama | Columbia. Nominated for Academy Award |
| The Fighting 69th | William Keighley | James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent | War | Warner Bros. |
| Five Little Peppers at Home | | | Comedy | Columbia |
| Five Little Peppers in Trouble | | Edith Fellows, Tommy Bond, Pierre Watkin | Comedy | Columbia. Last of series |
| Flight Angels | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| Flight Command | Frank Borzage | Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, Walter Pidgeon | War | MGM. Nominated for Academy Award |
| Florian | | | Drama | MGM |
| Flowing Gold | | | Adventure | Warner Bros. |
| Foreign Correspondent | Alfred Hitchcock | Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall | Spy thriller | United Artists. Nominated for 6 Academy Awards; #15 in Top Grossing Films |
| Forgotten Girls | | | Drama | Republic |
| Forty Little Mothers | | | Drama | MGM |
| Four Shall Die | | | Crime | Independent |
| Four Sons | Archie Mayo | Don Ameche, Eugenie Leontovich, Mary Beth Hughes | War drama | 20th Century Fox. Remake of Four Sons (1928 silent film) |
| Framed | | | Crime | Universal |
| Free, Blonde and 21 | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| Friendly Neighbors | | | Comedy | Republic |
| French Without Tears | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| Frontier Crusader | | | Western | PRC |
| Frontier Vengeance | | | Western | Republic |
| Fugitive from a Prison Camp | Lewis D. Collins | | Thriller | Columbia |
| A Fugitive from Justice | Terry O. Morse | Roger Pryor, Lucile Fairbanks, Eddie Foy Jr. | Crime drama | Warner Bros. | |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|
| Gallant Sons | | | Drama | MGM |
| Gambling on the High Seas | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| Gangs of Chicago | | | Crime | Republic |
| Gaucho Serenade | | | Western | Republic |
| The Gay Caballero | | | Western | 20th Century Fox |
| The Ghost Breakers | George Marshall | | Horror comedy | Paramount |
| The Ghost Comes Home | | | Comedy | MGM |
| Ghost Valley Raiders | | | Western | Republic |
| Girl from Avenue A | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| Girl from God's Country | | | Drama | Republic |
| Girl from Havana | | | Drama | Republic |
| Girl in 313 | | | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
| Girls of the Road | | | Action | Columbia |
| Girls Under 21 | | | Drama | Columbia |
| Give Us Wings | Charles Lamont | Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell | Adventure | Universal. Dead End Kids |
| Glamour for Sale | D. Ross Lederman | Anita Louise, Roger Pryor, Frances Robinson | Crime | Columbia |
| The Golden Fleecing | | | Comedy | MGM. Written by S. J. Perelman |
| Golden Gloves | | | Drama | Paramount |
| The Golden Trail | | | Western | Monogram |
| Gold Rush Maisie | | | Comedy | MGM
- third in series
|
| Go West | Edward Buzzell | Marx Brothers, John Carroll, Diana Lewis | Comedy | MGM |
| Grand Ole Opry | | | Comedy | Republic |
| Grandpa Goes to Town | | | Comedy | Republic |
| Granny Get Your Gun | | | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
| The Grapes of Wrath | John Ford | Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine | Drama | 20th Century Fox. Won 2 Academy Awards, one for Best Director; another 5 nominations; footage preserved in US National Registry; #12 in Top Grossing Films |
| The Great Dictator | Charles Chaplin | Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie | Comedy | United Artists. Nominated for 5 Academy Awards; footage preserved in US National Registry |
| The Great McGinty | Preston Sturges | Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, Akim Tamiroff | Comedy | Paramount. Won Academy Award for screenplay |
| The Great Plane Robbery | Lewis D. Collins | | Crime | Columbia |
| The Great Profile | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| Green Hell | James Whale | Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Bennett, John Howard | Adventure | Universal |
| Gun Code | | | Western | PRC |
| Half a Sinner | | | Mystery | Universal |
| Haunted House | | | Mystery | Monogram |
| He Married His Wife | Roy Del Ruth | Joel McCrea, Nancy Kelly, Roland Young | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| He Stayed for Breakfast | | | Comedy | Columbia |
| Her First Romance | | | Musical | Monogram |
| Heroes of the Saddle | | | Western | Republic |
| Hidden Enemy | | | Thriller | Monogram |
| Hidden Gold | | | Western | Paramount |
| High School | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| Hired Wife | | | Comedy | Universal |
| His Girl Friday | Howard Hawks | Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy | Screwball comedy | Columbia. Remake of The Front Page (1931); remade in 1974 |
| Hit Parade of 1941 | John H. Auer | | Musical comedy | Republic, nominated for 2 Academy Awards |
| Hold That Woman! | | | Comedy | PRC |
| Honeymoon Deferred | | | Mystery | Universal |
| Hot Steel | | | Drama | Universal |
| The House Across the Bay | Archie Mayo | George Raft, Joan Bennett, Lloyd Nolan | Crime drama | United Artists |
| The House of the Seven Gables | Joe May | | Thriller | Universal
- nominated for Academy Award
|
| The Howards of Virginia | Frank Lloyd | Cary Grant, Martha Scott, Cedric Hardwicke | Period Drama | Columbia
- nominated for 2 Academy Awards
|
| Hullabaloo | Edwin L. Marin | Frank Morgan, Virginia Grey, Dan Dailey | Musical comedy | MGM | |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|
| Keeping Company | | | Drama | MGM |
| The Kid from Santa Fe | | | Western | Monogram |
| King of the Lumberjacks | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| Kit Carson | | | Western | United Artists |
| Kitty Foyle | Sam Wood | Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig | Drama | RKO. Won Academy Award for Best Actress; another 4 nominations |
| Knights of the Range | | | Western | Paramount |
| Knute Rockne, All American | Lloyd Bacon | Pat O'Brien, Ronald Reagan, Gale Page | Biographical | Warner Bros. Story of football coach Knute Rockne |
| La Conga Nights | | | Comedy | Universal |
| Laddie | | | Drama | RKO |
| Ladies Must Live | | | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
| The Lady in Question | | | Comedy | Columbia |
| Lady with Red Hair | Curtis Bernhardt | Miriam Hopkins, Claude Rains, Richard Ainley | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| Land of the Six Guns | | | Western | Monogram |
| The Last Alarm | | | Crime | Monogram |
| Laughing at Danger | | | Crime | Monogram |
| Law and Order | Ray Taylor | Johnny Mack Brown, Nell O'Day, James Craig | Western | Universal |
| The Leather Pushers | John Rawlins | | Comedy | Universal |
| Legion of the Lawless | | | Western | RKO |
| The Letter | William Wyler | Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson | Film noir | Warner Bros. Nominated for 7 Academy Awards |
| The Light of Western Stars | | | Western | Paramount |
| Lightning Strikes West | | | Western | Independent |
| Lillian Russell | Irving Cummings | Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda | Biographical | 20th Century Fox. Nominated for Academy Award |
| Li'l Abner | | | Comedy | RKO |
| A Little Bit of Heaven | | Gloria Jean, Hugh Herbert, Robert Stack | Musical | Universal. Followup to The Under-Pup (1939 film) |
| Little Men | | | Drama | RKO. Based on novel by Louisa May Alcott |
| Little Nellie Kelly | | | Musical comedy | MGM |
| Little Old New York | | | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
| Little Orvie | | | Comedy drama | RKO |
| Lone Star Raiders | | | Western | Republic |
| The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady | | | Mystery | Columbia |
| The Lone Wolf Strikes | | | Mystery | Columbia |
| The Long Voyage Home | John Ford | John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter | War Drama | United Artists. Nominated for 6 Academy Awards |
| Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! | | | Comedy | Universal |
| Love Thy Neighbor | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| Lucky Cisco Kid | | | Western | 20th Century Fox |
| Lucky Partners | | | Romantic comedy | RKO | |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|
| Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me | | | Comedy | Universal |
| Maisie Was a Lady | | | Comedy | MGM
- 4th of series
|
| The Man from Dakota | Leslie Fenton | Wallace Beery, Dolores del Río, John Howard | Historical Drama | MGM |
| The Man from Tumbleweeds | | | Western | Columbia |
| Manhattan Heartbeat | | | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
| The Man I Married | | | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
| The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | | | Mystery | 20th Century Fox |
| The Man with Nine Lives | Nick Grinde | | Horror
Sci-fi | Columbia |
| Margie | | | Comedy | Universal |
| The Marines Fly High | Benjamin Stoloff, George Nicholls Jr. | Richard Dix, Chester Morris, Lucille Ball | Adventure | RKO |
| The Mark of Zorro | Rouben Mamoulian | Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone | Adventure | 20th Century Fox. Nominated for Academy Award; footage preserved in US National Registry |
| Marked Men | | | Drama | PRC |
| Married and in Love | | | Drama | RKO |
| Maryland | | | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
| Meet the Missus | | | Comedy | Republic |
| Meet the Wildcat | | | Drama | Universal |
| Melody and Moonlight | | | Comedy | Republic |
| Melody Ranch | Joseph Santley | | Western | Republic |
| Men Against the Sky | | | Drama | RKO |
| Men Without Souls | | | Crime | Columbia |
| Mexican Spitfire | Leslie Goodwins | Lupe Vélez, Leon Errol, Donald Woods | Comedy | RKO. First of series |
| Mexican Spitfire Out West | | | Comedy | RKO. Second of series |
| Michael Shayne, Private Detective | | | Mystery | 20th Century Fox. First of series |
| Midnight Limited | | | Mystery | Monogram |
| Military Academy | | | Drama | Columbia |
| Millionaire Playboy | | | Comedy | RKO |
| Millionaires in Prison | | | Drama | RKO |
| Misbehaving Husbands | | | Comedy | PRC |
| Money and the Woman | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| Moon Over Burma | | | Romance | Paramount |
| The Mortal Storm | Frank Borzage | | Drama | MGM |
| The Mummy's Hand | Christy Cabanne | | Horror | Universal |
| Murder in the Air | | | Drama | Warner Bros |
| Murder on the Yukon | | | Western | Monogram |
| Murder Over New York | | | Mystery | 20th Century Fox. Charlie Chan |
| Music in My Heart | Joseph Santley | Tony Martin, Rita Hayworth, Edith Fellows | Musical | Columbia. Nominated for Academy Award |
| My Favorite Wife | Garson Kanin | Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott | Screwball comedy | RKO. Nominated for 3 Academy Awards |
| My Little Chickadee | Edward F. Cline | Mae West, W. C. Fields, Dick Foran | Comedy | Universal |
| My Love Came Back | | | Romance | Warner Bros. |
| My Son, My Son! | Charles Vidor | Madeleine Carroll, Brian Aherne, Louis Hayward | Drama | United Artists. Nominated for Academy Award |
| Mystery in Swing | | | Music | Independent |
| Mystery Sea Raider | | | Drama | Paramount |
| New Moon | Jack Conway | Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy | Musical drama | MGM |
| A Night at Earl Carroll's | Kurt Neumann | Ken Murray, J. Carrol Naish, Rose Hobart | Musical | Paramount |
| Night Train to Munich | | | Thriller | 20th Century Fox |
| Nobody's Children | Charles Barton | | Drama | Columbia |
| North West Mounted Police | Cecil B. DeMille | Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Paulette Goddard | Western | Paramount. Won Academy Award for editing; 4 more nominations |
| Northwest Passage | King Vidor, Jack Conway, W. S. Van Dyke | Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter Brennan | Adventure | MGM. Nominated for Academy Award; #19 in Top Grossing Films |
| No, No, Nanette | | | Comedy | RKO |
| No Time for Comedy | | | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
|
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|
| Oh Johnny, How You Can Love | | | Comedy | Universal |
| Oklahoma Renegades | | | Western | Republic |
| The Old Swimmin' Hole | | | Drama | Monogram |
| On the Spot | | | Comedy | Monogram |
| One Crowded Night | Irving Reis | | Drama | RKO |
| One Man's Law | | | Western | Republic |
| One Million B.C. | Hal Roach Jr., Hal Roach | Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Lon Chaney Jr. | Fantasy | United Artists. Nominated for 2 Academy Awards |
| One Night in the Tropics | A. Edward Sutherland | | Comedy | Universal. Film debut of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello |
| On Their Own | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| Opened by Mistake | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| Our Town | Sam Wood | William Holden, Martha Scott, Fay Bainter | Drama | United Artists. Nominated for 6 Academy Awards |
| Out West with the Peppers | | | Western | Columbia. Third of series |
| Outside the Three-Mile Limit | | | Crime | Columbia |
| Pals of the Silver Sage | | | Western | Monogram |
| Parole Fixer | | | Drama | Paramount |
| Passport to Alcatraz | | | Thriller | Columbia |
| Phantom of Chinatown | | | Mystery | Monogram |
| Phantom Raiders | | | Drama | MGM |
| Phantom Rancher | | | Western | Independent |
| The Phantom Submarine | Charles Barton | | Adventure | Columbia |
| The Philadelphia Story | George Cukor | Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart | Screwball comedy | MGM. Won 2 Academy Awards; 4 more nominations |
| Pier 13 | | | Mystery | 20th Century Fox |
| Pinocchio | | | Animated | Disney. Won 2 Academy Awards; footage preserved in US National Registry; #2 in Top Grossing Films* |
| Pinto Canyon | | | Western | Monogram |
| Pioneer Days | | | Western | Monogram |
| Pioneers of the Frontier | | | Western | Columbia |
| Pioneers of the West | | | Western | Republic |
| Pony Post | Ray Taylor | | Western | Universal |
| Pop Always Pays | | | Comedy | RKO |
| Prairie Law | David Howard | | Western | RKO |
| Prairie Schooners | | | Western | Columbia |
| Pride and Prejudice | Robert Z. Leonard | Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Edward Ashley | Drama | MGM. Won Academy Award (art direction); #20 in Top Grossing Films |
| Pride of the Bowery | | | Comedy | Monogram |
| Primrose Path | Gregory La Cava | Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marjorie Rambeau | Drama | RKO. Rambeau nominated for Academy Award |
| Private Affairs | Albert S. Rogell | | Comedy | Universal |
| Public Deb No. 1 | | | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| The Quarterback | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| Queen of the Mob | | | Crime | Paramount |
| Queen of the Yukon | Phil Rosen | Charles Bickford, Irene Rich, June Carlson | Adventure | Monogram |
| Ragtime Cowboy Joe | | | Western | Universal |
| Rainbow Over the Range | | | Western | Monogram |
| Rancho Grande | | | Western | Republic |
| The Range Busters | | | Western | Monogram |
| The Ranger and the Lady | | | Western | Republic |
| Rangers of Fortune | | | Western | Paramount |
| Rebecca | Alfred Hitchcock | Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson | Suspense | United Artists. Won 2 Academy Awards, one for Best Picture; another 9 nominations; #3 in Top Grossing Films |
| Remedy for Riches | | | Drama | RKO |
| Remember the Night | Mitchell Leisen | Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Willard Robertson | Romantic drama | Paramount |
| The Return of Frank James | Fritz Lang | | Western | 20th Century Fox |
| The Return of Wild Bill | | | Western | Columbia |
| Rhythm of the Rio Grande | | | Western | Monogram |
| Rhythm on the River | Victor Schertzinger | Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Basil Rathbone | Musical Comedy | Paramount. Nominated for Academy Award |
| Riders from Nowhere | | | Western | Monogram |
| Riders of Black Mountain | | | Western | PRC |
| Riders of Pasco Basin | | | Western | Universal |
| Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride | | | Western | Republic |
| Ridin' the Trail | Raymond K. Johnson | | Western | Independent |
| River's End | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| Road to Singapore | Victor Schertzinger | Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour | Musical comedy | Paramount. First of series |
| Rocky Mountain Rangers | | | Western | Republic |
| Roll Wagons Roll | | | Western | Monogram |
| Rollin' Home to Texas | | | Western | Monogram | |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| Safari | | | Adventure | Paramount |
| The Sagebrush Family Trails West | Sam Newfield | | Western | Independent |
| Sailor's Lady | Allan Dwan | Nancy Kelly, Jon Hall, Dana Andrews | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| The Saint Takes Over | Jack Hively | | Crime | RKO
- The Saint series
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| The Saint's Double Trouble | Jack Hively | | Crime | RKO |
| San Francisco Docks | | | Crime | Universal |
| Sandy Gets Her Man | | | Comedy | Universal |
| Sandy Is a Lady | | | Comedy | Universal |
| Santa Fe Marshal | | | Western | Paramount |
| Santa Fe Trail | Michael Curtiz | Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey, Ronald Reagan | Western | Warner Bros. |
| Saps at Sea | Gordon Douglas | Laurel and Hardy, James Finlayson, Richard Cramer | Comedy | United Artists |
| Saturday's Children | | | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| Scatterbrain | | | Comedy | Republic |
| The Sea Hawk | Michael Curtiz | Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains | Adventure | Warner Bros.
- nominated for 4 Academy Awards
|
| Second Chorus | H. C. Potter | Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Artie Shaw | Musical comedy | Paramount
- nominated for 2 Academy Awards
|
| The Secret Seven | James Moore | | Crime | Columbia |
| Secrets of a Model | | | Crime | Independent |
| Seven Sinners | Tay Garnett | Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Broderick Crawford | Adventure | Universal |
| Seventeen | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| She Couldn't Say No | | | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
| Shooting High | | | Western musical | 20th Century Fox |
| The Shop Around the Corner | Ernst Lubitsch[7] | James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Frank Morgan | Romantic comedy | MGM |
| The Showdown | | | Western | Paramount |
| Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot | | | Musical | Republic |
| Ski Patrol | | | War | Universal |
| Sky Bandits | | | Action | Monogram |
| Sky Murder | | | Mystery | MGM
- third in Nick Carter film series
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| Slightly Tempted | | | Comedy | Universal |
| So You Won't Talk | Edward Sedgwick | Joe E. Brown, Frances Robinson, Vivienne Osborne | Comedy | Columbia |
| Son of Ingagi | | | Science fiction | Independent |
| The Son of Monte Cristo | Rowland V. Lee | Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, George Sanders | Adventure | United Artists
- nominated for Academy Award
|
| Son of Roaring Dan | | | Western | Universal |
| Son of the Navy | | | Comedy | Monogram |
| Souls in Pawn | | | Drama | Independent |
| South of Pago Pago | | | Adventure | United Artists |
| South of Suez | Lewis Seiler | George Brent, Brenda Marshall, Lee Patrick | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| South to Karanga | | | Adventure | Universal |
| Sporting Blood | | | Drama | MGM |
| Spring Parade | | Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, Mischa Auer | Comedy, musical | Universal
- nominated for 4 Academy Awards
|
| Stage to Chino | | | Western | RKO |
| Stagecoach War | | | Western | Paramount |
| Star Dust | | | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
| Stolen Paradise | | | Drama | Monogram |
| Strange Cargo | Frank Borzage | Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Ian Hunter | Drama, romance | MGM |
| Stranger on the Third Floor | Boris Ingster | | Film noir | RKO |
| Street of Memories | Shepard Traube (1907–1983)[8] | | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
| Strike Up the Band | | Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra | Musical comedy | MGM
- 3 Academy Award nominations, won 1
|
| Susan and God | George Cukor | Joan Crawford, Fredric March, Ruth Hussey | Comedy | MGM |
| Swiss Family Robinson | Edward Ludwig | Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew | Adventure | RKO
- nominated for Academy Award
|
| Take Me Back to Oklahoma | | | Western | Monogram |
| Tear Gas Squad | | | Crime | Warner Bros. |
| Texas Rangers Ride Again | | | Western | Paramount |
| Texas Renegades | | | Western | PRC |
| Texas Stagecoach | | | Western | Columbia |
| Texas Terrors | | | Western | Republic |
| That Gang of Mine | Joseph H. Lewis | | Comedy | Monogram
- 3rd of 22 East Side Kids films
|
| They Drive by Night | Raoul Walsh | George Raft, Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino, Ann Sheridan | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| They Knew What They Wanted | Garson Kanin | Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton, William Gargan | Drama | RKO
- nominated for Academy Award
|
| The Thief of Bagdad | Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger, Tim Whelan | | Adventure | United Artists |
| Third Finger, Left Hand | | | Romantic comedy | MGM |
| This Thing Called Love | | | Romantic comedy | Columbia |
| Those Were the Days! | | | Comedy | Paramount |
| Three Cheers for the Irish | | | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
| Three Faces West | | | Drama | Republic |
| Three Men from Texas | | | Western | Paramount |
| Thundering Frontier | | | Western | Columbia |
| 'Til We Meet Again | Edmund Goulding | Merle Oberon, Pat O'Brien, Geraldine Fitzgerald | Drama | Warner Bros.
- remake of One Way Passage (1932)
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| Tin Pan Alley | Walter Lang | Alice Faye, Betty Grable, Jack Oakie, John Payne | Musical | 20th Century Fox
- won Academy Award for musical score
|
| Tom Brown's School Days | | | Drama | RKO
- based on 1857 novel
|
| Tomboy | | | Drama | Monogram |
| Too Many Girls | | | Musical | RKO |
| Too Many Husbands | Wesley Ruggles | Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, Melvyn Douglas | Romantic comedy | Columbia
- nominated for Academy Award
|
| Torrid Zone | William Keighley | James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien | Adventure | Warner Bros. |
| The Trail Blazers | | | Western | Republic |
| Trail of the Vigilantes | | | Western | Universal |
| Trailing Double Trouble | | | Wester | Monogram |
| Triple Justice | | | Western | RKO |
| Tugboat Annie Sails Again | Lewis Seiler | | Comedy | Warner Bros.
- sequel to 1933 film
|
| The Tulsa Kid | | | Western | Republic |
| Turnabout | | | Comedy | United Artists |
| Two Girls on Broadway | | | Comedy | MGM |
| Typhoon | Louis King | Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman | Adventure | Paramount
- nominated for Academy Award
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