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| 1 |  | Gone with the Wind (1939) |  3.8877 116 reviews | G | Drama, War, Romance |
$12.71
| On the eve of the American Civil War, Scarlett O'Hara meets Rhett Butler. Amongst a war torn ...more about Gone with the Wind starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh |
| 2 |  | Wizard of Oz, The (1939) | 3.8475 140 reviews | G | Adventure, Fantasy, Musical, Family |
$18.89
| Dorothy and her dog are mysteriously transported through a tornado to the magical and strange land ...more about Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland and Frank Morgan |
| 3 |  | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) |  3.4155 44 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$13.84
| Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed on a lark by the ...more about Mr. Smith Goes to Washington starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur |
| 4 |  | Four Feathers, The (1939) |  3.2316 10 reviews | NA | Adventure, War | N/A | A British army officer who resigns his commission on the eve of his unit's embarkation to a mission ...more about Four Feathers starring Allan Jeayes and Donald Gray |
| 5 |  | Wuthering Heights (1939) | 3.1003 8 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance | N/A | The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns ...more about Wuthering Heights starring Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier |
| 6 |  | Bachelor Mother (1939) | 3.0697 10 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy | N/A | Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a ...more about Bachelor Mother starring Ginger Rogers and Ernest Truex |
| 7 |  | Destry Rides Again (1939) | 3.0483 21 reviews | NA | Western, Comedy |
$5.66
| Although Destry hates guns and gun play, he takes the position as town deputy promising to clean up ...more about Destry Rides Again starring Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart |
| 8 |  | Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) | 3.0441 19 reviews | NA | Drama |
$9.76
| An old classics teacher looks back over his long career, remembering pupils and colleagues, and ...more about Goodbye starring Robert Donat and Milton Rosmer |
| 9 |  | Gunga Din (1939) | 3.0426 26 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, War, Comedy |
$12.20
| Based loosely on the poem by Rudyard Kipling, this takes place in British India during the Thuggee ...more about Gunga Din starring Cary Grant and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. |
| 10 |  | Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1939) | 3.0349 12 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Crime, Mystery |
$14.99
| On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from abroad and opens up the ancestral hall on ...more about Hound of the Baskervilles starring Richard Greene and Basil Rathbone |
| 11 |  | Only Angels Have Wings (1939) | 2.9992 15 reviews | Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance |
$10.23
| While waiting for her boat, Bonnie Lee stops at a small airport in South America. The pilots there ...more about Only Angels Have Wings starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur |
| 12 |  | Love Affair (1939) | 2.9668 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
$3.24
| French playboy Michel Marnet and American Terry McKay fall in love aboard ship. They arrange to ...more about Love Affair starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer |
| 13 |  | Ninotchka (1939) | 2.9633 29 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy |
$12.71
| Only the royal suite at the grandest hotel in Paris has a safe large enough for the jewels of the ...more about Ninotchka starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas |
| 14 |  | Son of Frankenstein (1939) | 2.9618 15 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$8.89
| Wolf Frankenstein, son of Henry Frankenstein, returns with his wife, to his fathers estate to claim ...more about Son of Frankenstein starring Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff |
| 15 |  | Women, The (1939) | 2.9607 19 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$8.68
| Wealthy Mary Haines is unaware her husband is having an affair with shopgirl Crystal Allen. Sylvia ...more about Women starring Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford |
| 16 |  | Dark Victory (1939) | 2.9481 28 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance |
$8.68
| Judith Traherne is at the height of young society when Dr. Frederick Steele diagnoses a brain tumor. ...more about Dark Victory starring Bette Davis and George Brent |
| 17 |  | Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) | 2.9249 25 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography |
$24.99
| Ten years in the life of Abraham Lincoln, before he became known to his nation and the world. He ...more about Young Mr. Lincoln starring Henry Fonda and Alice Brady |
| 18 |  | Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939) | 2.9245 10 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance |
$5.17
| A concert violinist becomes charmed with his daughter's talented piano teacher. When he invites her ...more about Intermezzo: A Love Story starring Leslie Howard and Ingrid Bergman |
| 19 |  | Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) | 2.9207 18 reviews | NA | Adventure, War, Western |
$6.88
| Before the Revolutionary War farmer Martin brings bride Magdelana the Mohawk Valley where they are ...more about Drums Along the Mohawk starring Francis Ford and Claudette Colbert |
| 20 |  | Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The (1939) | 2.8720 19 reviews | NA | Thriller, Crime, Mystery |
$12.98
| Professor Moriarity has a scheme for stealing the crown jewels from the Tower of London. To get ...more about Adventures of Sherlock Holmes starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce |
| 21 |  | Stagecoach (1939) | 2.8283 30 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Western, Romance |
$13.99
| A stagecoach carrying various passengers sets off from Tonto to Lordsburg, New Mexico, but along ...more about Stagecoach starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne |
| 22 |  | Babes in Arms (1939) | 2.8254 7 reviews | NA | Musical | N/A | Mickey Moran, son of an old vaudeville-team puts on his own show to avoid being sent with other ...more about Babes in Arms starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland |
| 23 |  | Each Dawn I Die (1939) | 2.7802 10 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$9.99
| Although innocent, reporter Frank Ross is found guilty of murder and is sent to jail. While his ...more about Each Dawn I Die starring James Cagney and George Raft |
| 24 |  | Another Thin Man (1939) | 2.7695 16 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Comedy |
$41.37
| In this adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's "The Farewell Murder", Nick and Nora (and their dog Asta) ...more about Another Thin Man starring William Powell and Myrna Loy |
| 25 |  | Gulliver's Travels (1939) | 2.7629 13 reviews | NA |
$3.42
| Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its ...more about Gulliver's Travels | |
| 26 |  | Beau Geste (1939) | 2.7563 8 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$16.37
| Beau, John, and Digby Geste are three inseparable, adventurous brothers who haven been adopted into ...more about Beau Geste starring Gary Cooper and Ray Milland |
| 27 |  | Midnight (1939) |  2.7378 12 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy | N/A | Showgirl Eve, stranded in Paris without a sou, befriends taxi driver Tibor Czerny, then gives him ...more about Midnight starring Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche |
| 28 |  | Dodge City (1939) | 2.7296 18 reviews | NA | Western |
$8.68
| Dodge City. A wide-open cattle town run by Jeff Surrett. Even going on a children's Sunday outing ...more about Dodge City starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland |
| 29 |  | At the Circus (1939) | 2.7226 18 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy, Family |
$8.63
| Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10000. Before Jeff can pay, ...more about At the Circus |
| 30 |  | They Made Me a Criminal (1939) | 2.6970 3 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Mystery |
$6.99
| Johnnie is a boxer. The same evening he won the world championship, he is charged for the murder of ...more about They Made Me a Criminal starring John Garfield and The Dead End Kids |
| 31 |  | Cat and the Canary, The (1939) | 2.6665 4 reviews | NA | Thriller, Mystery, Comedy, Family | N/A | Ten years have passed since the death of millionaire, Cyrus Norman. Cosby, Cyrus' attorney, has ...more about Cat and the Canary starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard |
| 32 | | Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) | 2.5716 6 reviews | NA | Mystery | N/A | A novelist friend of Charlie's appears to have committed suicide. At the international Exposition ...more about Charlie Chan at Treasure Island starring Sidney Toler and Sally Blane |
| 33 |  | Jamaica Inn (1939) | 2.5707 16 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Crime |
$6.49
| Set in Cornwall where the young orphan, Mary, is sent to live with Aunt Patience and Uncle Joss who ...more about Jamaica Inn starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara |
| 34 | | Nick of Time (1939) | 2.5463 20 reviews | NA | Animation, Short | N/A | ...more about Nick of Time |
| 35 |  | Tower of London (1939) | 2.5296 5 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Horror |
$17.37
| In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, ...more about Tower of London starring Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff |
| 36 |  | Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1939) | 2.5284 14 reviews | NA | Drama |
$9.76
| King Louis XI is a wise and old king and Frollo is the Chief Justice. Frollo gazes on the gypsy ...more about Hunchback of Notre Dame starring Maureen O'Hara |
| 37 |  | Q Planes (1939) | 2.4748 4 reviews | NA | Thriller | N/A | Experimental aircraft of several countries are mysteriously vanishing during test flights over the ...more about Q Planes starring Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson |
| 38 |  | Roaring Twenties, The (1939) | 2.4200 8 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$12.71
| After the WWI Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally ...more about Roaring Twenties starring James Cagney and Priscilla Lane |
| 39 | | Man in the Iron Mask, The (1939) | 2.3956 6 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | Louis XIV of France plots to keep his twin brother Philippe imprisoned in an iron mask, away from ...more about Man in the Iron Mask starring Louis Hayward and Joan Bennett |
| 40 |  | Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, The (1939) | 2.3621 6 reviews | NA | War, Biography, Musical, Romance |
$12.71
| In 1911, Vernon Castle, minor comic in a stage revue, pursues the leading lady to a New Jersey ...more about Story of Vernon and Irene Castle starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers |
| 41 |  | Of Mice and Men (1939) | 2.3332 4 reviews | NA | Drama |
$14.06
| George (Meredith) and half-wit Lenny (Chaney) work on a western ranch during the Great Depression, ...more about Of Mice and Men starring Betty Field and Lon Chaney Jr. |
| 42 |  | Juarez (1939) | 2.3218 5 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Romance | N/A | The newly named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carolotta arrive in Mexico to face popular ...more about Juarez starring Bette Davis and Gilbert Roland |
| 43 |  | Devil's Daughter, The (1939) | 2.2891 3 reviews | NA |
$6.99
| Sylvia Walton of Harlem inherits a Jamaican banana plantation and returns to manage it. Since her ...more about Devil's Daughter starring Nina Mae McKinney and Jack Carter | |
| 44 |  | In Name Only (1939) | 2.2876 5 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance | N/A | While out riding in the country, wealthy New Yorker Alec Walker meets young widow Julie Eden, and a ...more about In Name Only starring Carole Lombard and Cary Grant |
| 45 | | Panama Lady (1939) | 2.2830 2 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | ...more about Panama Lady starring Lucille Ball and Allan Lane |
| 46 |  | Golden Boy (1939) | 2.2784 6 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | Joe Bonaparte's father wants him to pursue his musical talent; but Joe wants to be a boxer. ...more about Golden Boy starring Barbara Stanwyck and Adolphe Menjou |
| 47 |  | Jesse James (1939) | 2.2784 2 reviews | NA | Western |
$9.99
| The railroads are squeezing farmers off their land. When a railroad agent kills their mother, Frank ...more about Jesse James starring Slim Summerville and Tyrone Power |
| 48 |  | It's a Wonderful World (1939) | 2.2739 2 reviews | NA | N/A | Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood is framed for murder and while Guy hides him so he ...more about It's a Wonderful World starring Claudette Colbert and James Stewart | |
| 49 |  | Allegheny Uprising (1939) | 2.2602 2 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, History, Western | N/A | In British colonial America, Captain Swanson's adherence to the rules results in Trader Callendar's ...more about Allegheny Uprising starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne |
| 50 |  | Little Princess, The (1939) | 2.2602 2 reviews | NA | Drama, Musical, Family |
$3.00
| In Victorian England little Sara Crewe's widowed father is sent to the Boer War. When he is ...more about Little Princess starring Shirley Temple and Richard Greene |
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