List of British films of 1939 explained

A list of British films released in 1939.

1939

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1939
All Living ThingsCatherine Lacey, Michael GainsboroughDrama short[1]
The Arsenal Stadium MysteryLeslie Banks, Greta Gynt, Ian McLeanMystery
Ask a PolicemanComedy
Beyond Our HorizonMilton Rosmer, Josephine Wilson, Jimmy HanleyDrama Short[2]
Black EyesOtto Kruger, Mary Maguire, Walter RillaDrama
Black Limelight Crime
Blind Folly Clifford Mollison, Lilli Palmer, Leslie PerrinsComedy
The Body VanishedAnthony Hulme, C. Denier Warren, Ernest SeftonCrime drama
Cheer Boys CheerEdmund Gwenn, Nova Pilbeam, Jimmy O'DeaComedy
Come On George!George Formby, Pat Kirkwood, Ronald ShinerComedy
Confidential LadyStewart Rome, Jane Baxter, Ben LyonDrama
The Dark Eyes of London Bela Lugosi, Greta Gynt, Hugh WilliamsHorror
Dead Men are DangerousRobert Newton, John Warwick, Googie WithersThriller
DiscoveriesCarroll Levis, Issy BonnVariety revue
Down Our AlleyHughie Green, Vivienne Chatterton, Wally PatchMusical comedy
The Face at the WindowTod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor, John WarwickThriller
Flying Fifty-FiveDerrick de Marney, Nancy Burne, Marius GoringDrama
The Four FeathersZoltan KordaRalph Richardson, John Clements, June DuprezAdventure
The Four Just MenFrank Lawton, Hugh Sinclair, Griffith Jones, Francis L. SullivanThriller
French Without TearsComedy
The Frozen LimitsThe Crazy Gang, Moore Marriott, Bernard LeeComedy
The Gang's All HereThornton FreelandJack Buchanan, Googie Withers, Edward Everett HortonComedy
A Gentleman's GentlemanEric Blore, Marie Lohr, Patricia HilliardComedy
A Girl Must LiveCarol ReedMargaret Lockwood, Renée Houston, Lilli PalmerComedy
The Good Old Days Max Miller, Hal Walters, Kathleen GibsonComedy
Goodbye, Mr. ChipsSam WoodDrama Number 72 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
Happy EventDiana Magwood, H. Seaton, Gordon LeslieDrama short
Hell's CargoWalter Rilla, Kim Peacock, Robert NewtonAdventure
Home from HomeHerbert SmithSandy Powell, René Ray, Kathleen HarrisonComedy drama
Hospital HospitalityWilliam Christie Wally Patch, Finlay Currie, George Bass, Jr.Comedy short[3]
I Killed the CountComedy
I Met a MurdererThriller
InquestElizabeth Allen, Herbert Lomas, Hay PetrieCrime
Inspector Hornleigh on HolidayWalter FordeGordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Linden TraversComedy crime
Jamaica InnAlfred HitchcockCharles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Emlyn WilliamsDrama
Just like a WomanPaul L. SteinJohn Lodge, Gertrude Michael, Jeanne De CasalisComedy
The Lambeth WalkAlbert de CourvilleLupino Lane, Sally Gray, Enid Stamp-TaylorComedy
Let's Be FamousWalter FordeJimmy O'Dea, Betty Driver, Sonnie HaleComedy
The Lion Has WingsVariousMerle Oberon, Ralph Richardson, June DuprezWar
Lucky to MeThomas BentleyStanley Lupino, Phyllis Brooks, Barbara BlairComedy
Me and My PalThomas BentleyDave Willis, Patricia Kirkwood, John WarwickComedy
Men Without Honour Crime
The MikadoMusical comedy
The Mind of Mr. ReederJack RaymondWill Fyffe, Kay WalshMystery
Murder in SohoNorman LeeCrime
Murder Will OutRoy William NeillJohn Loder, Jane BaxterCrime
Music Hall ParadeOswald MitchellRichard Norris, Charles SewellMusical[4]
The Mysterious Mr. Davis Drama
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared Crime
Oh Dear UncleFrank O'Brien, Syd CrossleyComedy short
Old Mother Riley, MPOswald MitchellArthur Lucan, Kitty McShaneComedy
On the Night of the FireBrian Desmond HurstRalph Richardson, Diana WynyardCrime
The Outsider Drama
Over the MoonComedy
PandamoniumHal Walters, Jane GriffithsComedy short
Pathetone Parade of 1939Robb Wilton, MantovaniVariety short[5]
Pathetone Parade of 1940Robb Wilton, Patrica Rossborough, Nosmo KingVariety short
Poison PenDrama
Prince of PeacePamela KellinoDrama short
Q PlanesWorld War II
Secret Journey Thriller
Shadow of DeathDonald Calthrop, Ellen PollockDrama short
She Couldn't Say NoGraham CuttsTommy Trinder, Fred EmneyComedy
Shipyard Sally Comedy
The Silent Battle Thriller
So This Is LondonThornton FreelandRobertson Hare, Alfred DraytonComedy
Sons of the SeaMaurice ElveyLeslie Banks, Kay WalshDrama
The Spy in BlackConrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Marius GoringWorld War I First collaboration between Powell and Pressburger
Stolen LifePaul CzinnerElisabeth Bergner, Michael RedgraveDrama
Sword of HonourGeoffrey Toone, Sally GrayDrama
There Ain't No JusticeDrama
This Man in ParisDavid MacDonald,Comedy/mystery Sequel to This Man Is News
Too Dangerous to LiveAnthony Hankey, Leslie NormanSebastian Shaw, Anna KonstamCrime
Traitor SpyBruce Cabot, Marta Labarr, Tamara DesniDrama
Trouble BrewingGeorge Formby, Googie WithersComedy
Trunk Crime Thriller
Two MinutesDonald Taylor Walter Hudd, Edana RomneyDrama short[6]
Wanted by Scotland Yard Crime
What Men Live ByEsmond Knight, Eliot Makeham, Olga LindoDrama short
What Would You Do, Chums?Syd Walker, Jean GillieDrama
Yes, Madam?Norman LeeBobby Howes, Diana ChurchillMusical/comedy
Young Man's FancyRobert StevensonGriffith Jones, Anna LeeComedy

See also

References

  1. Web site: All Living Things (1939). https://web.archive.org/web/20190222151852/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7e7862e5. dead. February 22, 2019.
  2. Web site: Beyond Our Horizon (1939). https://web.archive.org/web/20190222041809/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bc3b1cf. dead. February 22, 2019.
  3. Web site: Hospital Hospitality (1940). https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042052/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b728ea431. dead. February 22, 2019.
  4. Web site: Music Hall Parade (1939). https://web.archive.org/web/20170531040656/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b102f47. dead. May 31, 2017.
  5. Web site: Pathetone Parade of 1939 Part 1.
  6. Web site: Two Minutes (1939). https://web.archive.org/web/20171019020523/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b9409a7. dead. October 19, 2017.

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