List of adventure films of the 1930s explained

A list of adventure films released in the 1930s.

1930

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Big TrailRaoul WalshJohn Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, Tyrone Power Sr., El BrendelEpic western, wagon train
The Black WatchJohn FordVictor McLaglen, Myrna LoyUnited States
Dangerous ParadiseWilliam A. WellmanNancy Carroll, Richard Arlen, Warner Oland, Gustav von SeyffertitzUnited States
A Daughter of the CongoOscar MicheauxKathleen Noisette, Lorenzo TuckerUnited States
General CrackAlan CroslandJohn Barrymore, Marian Nixon, Armida, Lowell ShermanUnited States
The Green GoddessAlfred E. GreenGeorge Arliss, H. B. Warner, Alice JoyceUnited States
Hell HarborHenry KingLupe Vélez, Jean Hersholt, John HollandUnited StatesRomantic adventure
Hell's IslandEdward SlomanJack Holt, Ralph Graves, Dorothy SebastianUnited States
The Man HunterD. Ross LedermanRin Tin TinUnited States
MoroccoJosef von SternbergGary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Adolphe MenjouUnited StatesDesert adventure
Paradise IslandBert GlennonMarceline Day, Kenneth HarlanUnited States
RenegadesVictor FlemingWarner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Noah BeeryUnited States
The Sea GodGeorge AbbottRichard Arlen, Fay Wray, Eugene PalletteUnited StatesSea adventure
The Sea WolfAlfred SantellUnited StatesSea adventure
The Silver HordeGeorge ArchainbaudEvelyn Brent, Joel McCrea, Jean Arthur, Blanche SweetUnited StatesSea adventure
The SpoilersEdwin CareweGary Cooper, Kay Johnson, Betty CompsonUnited StatesWestern
Storm over Mont BlancArnold FanckLeni Riefenstahl, Sepp RistGermanyMountaineering adventure
VengeanceArchie MayoJack Holt, Dorothy RevierUnited States
Women EverywhereAlexander KordaJ. Harold Murray, Fifi D'OrsayUnited StatesMusical

1931

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Adventurer of TunisWilli WolffEllen Richter, Theo Shall, Charles PuffyGermany
Beau IdealHerbert BrenonRalph Forbes, Lester Vail, Irene Rich, Loretta Young
CorsairRoland WestChester MorrisUnited StatesSea adventure
Danger IslandRay TaylorKenneth Harlan, Lucile Browne, Walter Miller, Andy DevineUnited StatesSerial
DirigibleFrank CapraJack Holt, Ralph Graves, Fay WrayUnited States
East of BorneoGeorge MelfordRose Hobart, Charles Bickford, Georges Renavent, Lupita TovarUnited StatesJungle adventure
Fifty Fathoms DeepRoy William NeillJack Holt, Loretta Sayers, Richard CromwellUnited StatesSea adventure
King of the WildB. Reeves Eason, Richard ThorpeWalter Miller, Nora Lane, Dorothy Christy, Boris KarloffUnited StatesSerial
Never the Twain Shall MeetW. S. Van DykeUnited StatesSea adventure
Trader HornW. S. Van DykeHarry Carey, Edwina Booth, Duncan Renaldo, Mutia OmooluUnited States
The Unholy GardenGeorge FitzmauriceRonald Colman, Fay WrayUnited States

1932

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
L'AtlantideG. W. PabstBrigitte HelmFrance
Germany
BaroudRex Ingram, Alice TerryPierre Batcheff, Rosita GarciaFrance
The Black HussarGerhard LamprechtConrad Veidt, Mady ChristiansGermany
Bring 'Em Back AliveClyde E. ElliottFrank BuckUnited StatesDocumentary
Chandu the MagicianWilliam Cameron Menzies, Marcel VarnelEdmund Lowe, Bela Lugosi, Irene Ware, Henry B. WalthallUnited StatesSecret agent
Devil on DeckWallace FoxReed Howes, Molly O'Day, Wheeler Oakman, June MarloweUnited StatesSea adventure
F.P.1Karl HartlHans Albers, Sybille Schmitz, Paul Hartmann, Peter LorreGermany
Hell's HeadquartersAndrew L. StoneJack Mulhall, Barbara WeeksUnited States
Island of Lost SoulsErle C. KentonCharles Laughton, Richard ArlenUnited StatesHorror adventure
Jungle MysteryRay TaylorTom TylerUnited StatesSerial
KongoWilliam J. CowenWalter Huston, Lupe Vélez, Conrad Nagel, Virginia BruceUnited StatesHorror adventure
The Mask of Fu ManchuCharles Brabin, Charles Vidor, King VidorBoris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen Morley, Charles StarrettUnited StatesHorror adventure
The Most Dangerous GameIrving Pichel, Ernest B. SchoedsackJoel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks, Robert Armstrong, Noble JohnsonUnited StatesHorror adventure, desert island, jungle
The MummyKarl FreundBoris Karloff, Zita JohannUnited StatesHorror adventure
Peter Voss, Thief of MillionsE. A. DupontWilli Forst, Alice Treff, Paul Hörbiger, Otto WernickeGermanyAdventure comedy
The RebelCurtis Bernhardt, Luis TrenkerLuis Trenker, Luise UllrichGermany
Red DustVictor FlemingClark Gable, Jean Harlow, Mary AstorUnited StatesRomantic adventure
Roar of the DragonWesley RugglesUnited States
The Savage GirlHarry L. FraserRochelle Hudson, Harry MyersUnited StatesJungle adventure
Shanghai ExpressJosef von SternbergUnited States
Tarzan the Ape ManW. S. Van DykeJohnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'SullivanUnited StatesJungle adventure
The Three MusketeersHenri Diamant-BergerAimé Simon-Girard, Henri Rollan, Thomy Bourdelle, Jean-Louis AllibertFrance
Tiger SharkHoward HawksEdward G. Robinson, Richard Arlen, Zita JohannUnited StatesSea adventure
War CorrespondentPaul SloaneJack Holt, Ralph Graves, Lila LeeUnited States
The White GodGeorge SchnéevoigtPaul Richter, Mona Mårtenson, Rudolf Klein-RoggeDenmark
Germany		Arctic adventure
White ZombieVictor Hugo HalperinBela LugosiUnited StatesHorror adventure

1933

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The 1002nd NightAlexandre VolkoffIvan Mosjoukine, Tania Fédor, Natalya LisenkoFrance
Below the SeaAlbert S. RogellFay Wray, Ralph BellamyUnited StatesSea adventure
The Bitter Tea of General YenFrank CapraBarbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, Walter Connolly, Toshia MoriUnited StatesRomantic adventure
Dick Turpin
Don QuixoteG.W. PabstFeodor Chaliapin, George Robey, Oscar Asche, Emily FitzroyFrance
United Kingdom		Romantic adventure, adventure drama
The Flaming SignalGeorge Jeske, Charles E. RobertsJohn David Horsley, Marceline Day, Noah Beery, Mischa AuerUnited States
King KongMerian C. Cooper, Ernest B. SchoedsackFay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank ReicherUnited StatesJungle adventure
Kiss of ArabyPhil RosenMaria Alba, Walter Byron, Claire WindsorUnited States
Laughing at LifeFord BeebeVictor McLaglen, Conchita MontenegroUnited States
The Perils of PaulineRay TaylorEvalyn Knapp, Robert AllenUnited StatesSerial
RefugeesGustav UcickyHans Albers, Käthe von NagyGermany
Savage GoldGeorge Miller DyottGeorge Miller DyottUnited StatesDocumentary
So This Is AfricaEdward F. ClineBert Wheeler, Robert WoolseyUnited StatesAdventure comedy
The Son of KongErnest B. SchoedsackRobert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Frank Reicher, John MarstonUnited StatesJungle adventure
S.O.S. EisbergArnold FanckLeni Riefenstahl, Gustav Diessl, Sepp Rist, Ernst UdetGermanyArctic adventure
Tarzan the FearlessRobert F. HillLarry "Buster" Crabbe, Jacqueline Wells, E. Alyn WarrenUnited StatesSerial, jungle adventure
The Three MusketeersArmand Schaefer, Colbert ClarkJohn Wayne, Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton, Francis X. Bushman Jr.United StatesSerial
TimbuctooWalter Summers, Arthur B. WoodsHenry Kendall, Margot GrahameUnited KingdomAdventure comedy
When Strangers MarryClarence G. BadgerJack Holt, Lilian BondUnited States
White WomanStuart WalkerCarole Lombard, Charles LaughtonUnited States
The Woman I StoleIrving CummingsJack Holt, Fay Wray, Noah BeeryUnited States

1934

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Adventure GirlHerman C. RaymakerJoan LowellUnited StatesDocudrama
The Affairs of CelliniGregory La CavaFredric March, Constance Bennett, Fay Wray, Frank MorganUnited States
Beyond BengalHarry SchenckHarry SchenckUnited StatesDocumentary
Black MoonRoy William NeillFay Wray, Jack Holt, Dorothy BurgessUnited StatesHorror adventure
Le BossuRené StiRobert VidalinFrance
CartoucheJacques DaroyPaul LallozFrance
Colonel BloodW. P. LipscombFrank Cellier, Anne Grey, Mary Lawson, Allan Jeayes
The Eternal DreamArnold FanckSepp Rist, Brigitte HorneyGermanyMountaineering adventure
Four Frightened PeopleCecil B. DeMilleHerbert Marshall, Claudette Colbert, Mary Boland, William GarganUnited StatesJungle adventure, desert island
Le Grand JeuJacques FeyderPierre Richard-Willm, Marie Bell, Charles Vanel, Françoise RosayFrance
The Lost JungleDavid Howard, Armand SchaeferClyde BeattyUnited StatesSerial
The Lost PatrolJohn FordVictor McLaglen, Boris Karloff, Wallace Ford, Reginald DennyUnited StatesDesert
Ein Mann will nach DeutschlandPaul WegenerKarl Ludwig Diehl, Brigitte HorneyGermanySea adventure
Marie GalanteHenry KingSpencer Tracy, Ketti GallianUnited States
Murder in TrinidadLouis KingNigel Bruce, Heather Angel, Victor JoryUnited StatesMystery
North Pole, AhoyAndrew MartonWalter Riml, Gustav LantschnerGermanyArctic adventure, adventure comedy
Peer GyntFritz WendhausenGermany
Pirate TreasureRay TaylorRichard TalmadgeUnited StatesSerial
The Private Life of Don JuanAlexander KordaDouglas Fairbanks, Merle OberonUnited Kingdom
PursuedLouis KingRosemary Ames, Victor Jory, Russell HardieUnited States
Red MorningWallace FoxSteffi Duna, Regis Toomey, Raymond HattonUnited StatesSea adventure
The Riders of German East AfricaHerbert SelpinGermany
The Scarlet PimpernelHarold YoungLeslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel BruceUnited Kingdom
Schwarzer Jäger JohannaJohannes MeyerGermany
A Scream in the NightFred C. NewmeyerLon Chaney Jr.United StatesMystery
Sixteen Fathoms DeepArmand SchaeferLon Chaney Jr., Sally O'NeilUnited StatesSea adventure
Tarzan and His MateCedric Gibbons, Jack ConwayJohnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'SullivanUnited StatesJungle adventure
Treasure IslandVictor FlemingWallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Nigel BruceUnited StatesPirate film
Wild CargoArmand DenisFrank BuckUnited StatesDocumentary
Young EaglesEdward Laurier, Vin MooreBobby Cox, Jim VanceUnited StatesSerial, family-oriented adventure

1935

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
La BanderaJulien DuvivierJean Gabin, AnnabellaFrance
The Best Man WinsErle C. KentonUnited StatesSea adventure
The Black RoomRoy William NeillBoris KarloffUnited StatesHorror adventure
The Call of the SavageLew LandersNoah Beery Jr.United StatesSerial
The Call of the WildWilliam A. WellmanClark Gable, Loretta YoungUnited States
Captain BloodMichael CurtizErrol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Lionel AtwillUnited StatesPirate film
China SeasTay GarnettClark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, Rosalind RussellUnited StatesSea adventure, romantic adventure
Clive of IndiaRichard BoleslawskiRonald Colman, Loretta Young, Colin CliveUnited States
The CrusadesCecil B. DeMilleLoretta Young, Henry Wilcoxon, Ian KeithUnited States
Demon of the HimalayasAndrew MartonGustav DiesslSwitzerlandMountaineering adventure
Drake of EnglandArthur B. WoodsSea adventure
Der Dschungel ruftHarry PielHarry Piel, Gerda MaurusGermany
East of JavaGeorge MelfordCharles BickfordUnited States
Fang and ClawFrank BuckFrank BuckUnited StatesDocumentary
Last of the PagansRichard ThorpeRay Mala, Lotus LongUnited StatesSea adventure
The Last OutpostLouis J. Gasnier, Charles BartonCary Grant, Claude RainsUnited States
The Live WireHarry S. WebbUnited StatesSea adventure
The Lives of a Bengal LancerHenry HathawayGary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard CromwellUnited StatesRomantic adventure
The Lost CityHarry RevierWilliam BoydUnited StatesSerial, fantasy adventure
McGlusky the Sea RoverWalter SummersUnited KingdomSea adventure
Midshipman EasyCarol ReedUnited KingdomSea adventure
Mutiny AheadThomas AtkinsUnited StatesSea adventure
Mutiny on the BountyFrank LloydClark Gable, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, MovitaUnited StatesSea adventure, adventure drama
The Mystery of the Mary CelesteDenison CliftBela LugosiUnited KingdomSea adventure
The New Adventures of TarzanEdward A. KullHerman BrixUnited StatesSerial
... nur ein KomödiantErich EngelRudolf Forster, Paul WegenerAustria
Oil for the Lamps of ChinaMervyn LeRoyPat O'BrienUnited States
Professional SoldierTay GarnettVictor McLaglen, Freddie BartholomewUnited States
Queen of the JungleRobert F. HillMary Kornman, Reed HowesUnited StatesSerial
La Route impérialeMarcel L'HerbierKäthe von Nagy, Pierre Richard-Willm, Pierre RenoirFrance
Sanders of the RiverZoltan KordaLeslie Banks, Paul Robeson, Nina Mae McKinneyUnited Kingdom
Savage FuryLew LandersNoah Beery Jr., Walter Miller, Dorothy ShortUnited StatesJungle adventure
SheLansing C. Holden, Irving PichelRandolph Scott, Helen Gahagan, Helen Mack, Nigel BruceUnited States
Storm Over the AndesChristy CabanneJack HoltUnited States
The Three MusketeersRowland V. LeeWalter Abel, Margot Grahame, Paul LukasUnited States
Under the Pampas MoonJames TinlingWarner Baxter, Ketti GallianUnited StatesRomantic adventure

1936

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Across the DesertJohann Alexander Hübler-KahlaFred Raupach, Heinz Evelt Germany
The Adventures of Frank MerriwellCliff SmithDonald BriggsUnited StatesSerial
The Black CoinAlbert HermanRalph GravesUnited StatesSerial
Black GoldRussell HoptonFrankie Darro, LeRoy Mason, Gloria SheaUnited StatesAction adventure
The Bold CaballeroWells RootRobert LivingstonUnited States
Captain CalamityJohn ReinhardtGeorge F. HoustonUnited StatesSea adventure
The Charge of the Light BrigadeMichael CurtizErrol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Patric Knowles, David NivenUnited States
Dangerous WatersLambert HillyerJack Holt, Robert ArmstrongUnited StatesSea adventure
Darkest AfricaB. Reeves Eason, Joseph KaneUnited StatesSerial
Down to the SeaLewis D. CollinsRussell Hardie, Ben Lyon, Ann RutherfordUnited StatesSea adventure
L'Esclave blancJean-Paul PaulinGeorge Rigaud, Sanlure France
Italy
Flash GordonFord Beebe, Robert F. HillBuster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Frank ShannonUnited StatesSerial, space adventure
The General Died at DawnLewis MilestoneUnited States
Isle of FuryFrank McDonaldUnited States
Juan MoreiraNelo CosimiArgentina
The Jungle PrincessWilhelm ThieleUnited States
The Last Four on Santa CruzWerner KlinglerHermann Speelmans, Françoise Rosay, Valéry InkijinoffGermany
The Last of the MohicansGeorge B. SeitzRandolph Scott, Binnie BarnesUnited StatesWestern
The Leathernecks Have LandedHoward BrethertonUnited States
A LegionnaireChristian-JaqueFernandelFranceAdventure comedy
The Lion ManJohn P. McCarthyJon Hall, Kathleen Burke, Ted AdamsUnited States
Michel StrogoffJacques de Baroncelli, Richard EichbergAnton Walbrook, Charles VanelFrance
The Mine with the Iron DoorDavid HowardRichard Arlen, Cecilia Parker, Henry B. WalthallUnited States
North of NomeWilliam NighUnited States
Port ArthurNicolas FarkasAnton Walbrook, Danielle Darrieux, Charles VanelFrance
Revolt of the ZombiesVictor Hugo HalperinDorothy Stone, Dean JaggerUnited StatesHorror adventure
Rhodes of AfricaBerthold ViertelWalter Huston, Oskar Homolka
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper IslandRay Taylor, Mack V. WrightRay Mala, Mamo Clark, Herbert RawlinsonUnited StatesSerial, US spies in Polynesia
Le Roman d'un spahiMichel BernheimGeorge Rigaud, Mireille Balin, Princesse Khandou France
Sea SpoilersFrank R. StrayerJohn Wayne, Nan GreyUnited StatesSea adventure
Song of FreedomJ. Elder WillsPaul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Esme PercyUnited KingdomAdventure drama
Lo squadrone biancoAugusto GeninaItaly
Tarzan EscapesRichard ThorpeJohnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'SullivanUnited StatesJungle adventure
TundraNorman DawnAlfred Delcambre United States
UncivilisedCharles ChauvelAustralia
Under Blazing HeavensGustav UcickyHans Albers, Lotte LangGermanySea adventure
Under Two FlagsFrank LloydRonald Colman, Claudette Colbert, Victor McLaglen, Rosalind RussellUnited States
Undersea KingdomB. Reeves Eason, Joseph KaneRay "Crash" Corrigan, Lois Wilde, Monte BlueUnited StatesSerial
We're in the Legion Now!Crane WilburReginald Denny, Esther RalstonUnited StatesAdventure comedy
White DeathEdwin G. BowenAustraliaSea adventure
White HunterIrving CummingsUnited States
Wings Over AfricaLadislao VajdaUnited Kingdom

1937

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Adventure's EndArthur LubinJohn WayneUnited StatesSea adventure
Alarm in PekingHerbert SelpinGustav FröhlichGermany
Aloha, le chant des îlesLéon MathotJean Murat, Danièle Parola, ArlettyFrance
The Black CorsairAmleto PalermiCiro Verratti, Silvana JachinoItalyPirate film
Captains CourageousVictor FlemingSpencer Tracy, Freddie Bartholomew, Lionel BarrymoreUnited StatesAdventure drama, sea adventure
China PassageEdward KillyVinton Haworth, Gordon Jones, Constance Worth, Leslie FentonUnited StatesSea adventure, mystery
CondottieriLuis TrenkerLuis TrenkerItaly
Germany
Elephant BoyRobert J. FlahertySabu, Walter Hudd, W. E. Holloway[1]
The Emperor's CandlesticksGeorge FitzmauriceWilliam Powell, Luise Rainer, Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan, Frank MorganUnited States
The High CommandThorold DickinsonLionel Atwill, Lucie Mannheim, James MasonUnited Kingdom
I Cover the WarArthur LubinJohn WayneUnited States
Jungle JimFord Beebe, Clifford SmithGrant WithersUnited StatesSerial
Jungle MenaceHarry L. Fraser, George MelfordFrank BuckUnited StatesSerial
King Solomon's MinesRobert StevensonUnited KingdomAfrican adventure
The Legion of Missing MenHamilton MacFaddenUnited StatesWar adventure
Lost HorizonFrank CapraRonald Colman, Jane Wyatt, Edward Everett Horton, Thomas Mitchell, John HowardUnited States
The MessengerRaymond RouleauJean Gabin, Gaby Morlay, Jean-Pierre AumontFrance
The Mysterious PilotSpencer Gordon BennetFrank Hawks, Dorothy SebastianUnited StatesSerial
Outlaws of the OrientErnest B. SchoedsackJack Holt, Mae ClarkeUnited States
The Pearls of the CrownSacha GuitrySacha Guitry, Raimu, Arletty, Jean-Louis BarraultFranceAdventure comedy
The Prince and the PauperWilliam KeighleyErrol Flynn, Billy and Bobby Mauch, Claude RainsUnited States
The Prisoner of ZendaJohn Cromwell, W. S. Van DykeRonald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mary Astor, Raymond Massey, David NivenUnited StatesSwashbuckler
Les RéprouvésJacques SéveracJean ServaisFrance
Return of the Scarlet PimpernelHanns SchwarzBarry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart, Margaretta Scott, James MasonUnited Kingdom
Sea DevilsBenjamin StoloffVictor McLagen, Preston Foster, Ida LupinoUnited StatesSea adventure
Slave ShipTay GarnettWarner Baxter, Wallace Beery, Elizabeth Allan, Mickey RooneyUnited States
Southern MailPierre BillonPierre Richard-Willm, Jany Holt, Charles VanelFrance
Three LegionnairesHamilton MacFaddenUnited StatesAdventure comedy
Tim Tyler's LuckFord Beebe, Wyndham GittensUnited StatesSerial
La Tour de NesleGaston RoudèsTania Fédor, Jean Weber, Jacques VarennesFrance
Troïka sur la piste blancheJean DrévilleJean Murat, Jany Holt, Charles VanelFrance
Trouble in MoroccoErnest B. SchoedsackJack Holt, Mae ClarkeUnited States
Under the Red RobeVictor SjöströmConrad Veidt, Annabella, Raymond MasseyUnited Kingdom
Wallaby Jim of the IslandsCharles LamontGeorge F. HoustonUnited StatesSea adventure
West of ShanghaiJohn FarrowUnited States
The Wife of General LingLadislao VajdaGriffith Jones, Valéry Inkijinoff, Adrianne RennUnited Kingdom
WindjammerEwing ScottGeorge O'BrienUnited StatesSea adventure
Woman of MalaccaMarc AllégretEdwige Feuillère, Pierre Richard-WillmFranceRomantic adventure
The Yellow FlagGerhard LamprechtHans Albers, Olga Chekhova, Dorothea WieckGermany
Zorro Rides AgainJohn English, William WitneyJohn Carroll, Helen ChristianUnited StatesSerial, western

1938

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Adventure in SaharaD. Ross LedermanUnited States
The Adventures of Marco PoloArchie MayoUnited States
The Adventures of Robin HoodMichael Curtiz, William KeighleyErrol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude RainsUnited StatesSwashbuckler, romantic adventure
Alert in the MediterraneanLéo JoannonFranceSea adventure
Bar du sudHenri FescourtFrance
The BuccaneerCecil B. DeMilleUnited StatesPirate film
Bulldog Drummond in AfricaLouis KingJohn Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, J. Carrol NaishUnited States
Call of the YukonJohn T. Coyle, B. Reeves EasonUnited States
CapriccioKarl RitterLilian Harvey, Viktor StaalGermanyAdventure comedy
The ChallengeLuis Trenker, Milton RosmerRobert Douglas, Luis Trenker
Coral ReefsMaurice GleizeFranceSea adventure
The DrumZoltan KordaSabu, Raymond Massey, Valerie Hobson, Roger LiveseyUnited Kingdom[2]
Ettore FieramoscaGino Cervi, Mario Ferrari, Elisa CeganiItaly
La Femme du bout du mondeJean EpsteinFranceSea adventure
Flash Gordon's Trip to MarsFord Beebe, Robert F. HillBuster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Frank ShannonUnited StatesSerial, space adventure
Flight into NowhereLewis D. CollinsJack Holt, Dick PurcellUnited States
Hawk of the WildernessJohn English, William WitneyHerman Brix, Ray Mala, Noble JohnsonUnited StatesSerial, uncharted jungle island
Heart of the NorthLewis SeilerUnited StatesWestern
Her Jungle LoveGeorge ArchainbaudUnited StatesRomantic adventure
I Was an AdventuressRaymond BernardEdwige Feuillère, Jean Murat, Jean-Max, Jean TissierFrance
If I Were KingFrank LloydUnited States
The Indian TombRichard EichbergLa Jana, Philip Dorn, Gustav Diessl, Theo LingenGermany
KautschukEduard von BorsodyRené Deltgen, Gustav DiesslGermany
KidnappedAlfred L. WerkerWarner Baxter, Freddie BartholomewUnited States
MollenardRobert SiodmakFranceSea adventure
The Mountain CallsLuis TrenkerLuis Trenker, Heidemarie HatheyerGermanyMountaineering adventure
Old Bones of the RiverMarcel VarnelWill HayUnited Kingdom
Les Pirates du railChristian-JaqueFrance
La Piste du sudPierre BillonFrance
Rose of the Rio GrandeWilliam NighMovita, John CarrollUnited States
S.O.S. SaharaJacques de BaroncelliCharles Vanel, Jean-Pierre AumontFrance
Germany
The Secret of Treasure IslandElmer CliftonUnited StatesSerial, sea adventure
Spawn of the NorthHenry HathawayUnited StatesSea adventure
Storm Over AsiaRichard OswaldFranceAdventure drama
Storm Over BengalSidney SalkowPatric Knowles, Richard Cromwell, Rochelle HudsonUnited States
SuezAllan DwanTyrone Power, Loretta Young, AnnabellaUnited States
Tarzan's RevengeD. Ross LedermanGlenn Morris, Eleanor HolmUnited States
The Tiger of EschnapurRichard EichbergLa Jana, Philip Dorn, Gustav Diessl, Theo LingenGermany
Too Hot to HandleJack ConwayUnited StatesAdventure comedy
Trade WindsTay GarnettFredric March, Joan Bennett, Ralph Bellamy, Ann SothernUnited StatesAdventure comedy, sea adventure
Under the Southern CrossAntonio Centa, Doris Duranti, Enrico Glori, Giovanni GrassoItaly
Vessel of WrathErich PommerCharles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Robert NewtonUnited KingdomAdventure comedy

1939

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnRichard ThorpeMickey Rooney, Rex IngramUnited States
AngélicaJean ChouxViviane Romance, Georges FlamantFrance
BarricadeGregory RatoffAlice Faye, Warner BaxterUnited States
Beau GesteWilliam A. WellmanGary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Broderick Crawford, Brian Donlevy, Susan HaywardUnited StatesColonial (French Foreign Legion)
Brand im OzeanGünther RittauHans Söhnker, René Deltgen, Winnie MarkusGermanySea adventure
Buck RogersFord Beebe, Saul A. GoodkindBuster Crabbe, Constance Moore, Jackie MoranUnited StatesSerial, science fiction adventure
CadetsKarl RitterMathias Wieman, Andrews Engelmann, Carsta LöckGermany
Congo ExpressEduard von BorsodyMarianne Hoppe, Willy Birgel, René DeltgenGermany
Five Came BackJohn FarrowChester Morris, Lucille Ball, Wendy Barrie, John CarradineUnited StatesAdventure drama
The Five Cents of LavaredeMaurice CammageFernandelFranceAdventure comedy
The Flying DeucesA. Edward SutherlandStan Laurel, Oliver HardyUnited StatesAdventure comedy
The Four FeathersZoltan KordaJohn Clements, Ralph Richardson, C. Aubrey SmithUnited States
Colonial (British in Sudan)
Gunga DinGeorge StevensCary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.United StatesColonial (British India)
Island of Lost MenKurt NeumannAnna May Wong, J. Carrol Naish, Broderick Crawford, Anthony Quinn, Rudolf ForsterUnited States
Jamaica InnAlfred HitchcockCharles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Hay PetrieUnited Kingdom
La Loi du NordJacques FeyderMichèle Morgan, Pierre Richard-Willm, Charles VanelFrance
Mandrake the MagicianNorman Deming, Sam NelsonWarren Hull, Doris Weston, Al KikumeUnited StatesSerial
Mutiny on the BlackhawkChristy CabanneRichard Arlen, Andy Devine, Noah BeeryUnited States
Only Angels Have WingsHoward HawksCary Grant, Jean Arthur, Thomas MitchellUnited States
Stanley and LivingstoneHenry KingUnited States
The Sun Never SetsRowland V. LeeDouglas Fairbanks Jr., Basil Rathbone, Lionel AtwillUnited StatesJungle adventure
Tarzan Finds a Son!Richard ThorpeJohnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'SullivanUnited StatesJungle adventure
The Three MusketeersAllan DwanDon Ameche, Ritz BrothersUnited StatesAdventure comedy, musical
Tropic FuryChristy CabanneUnited States
Uproar in DamascusGustav UcickyBrigitte Horney, Joachim GottschalkGermany
VidocqJacques DaroyAndré BruléFrance
Water for CanitogaHerbert SelpinHans AlbersGermanyWestern
The Wizard of OzVictor FlemingJudy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret HamiltonUnited States
Zorro's Fighting LegionWilliam Witney, John EnglishUnited StatesSerial

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overview: Elephant Boy. AllMovie. November 9, 2017. Erickson, Hal.
  2. Web site: Overview: The Drum. AllMovie. November 9, 2017. Erickson, Hal.

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