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| 1 |  | 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 |
| 2 |  | 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. |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | 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 |
| 5 |  | 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 |
| 6 |  | 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 |
| 7 |  | 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 |
| 8 | | Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939) | 2.2556 2 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy | N/A | Now that their parents are back together, the Craig girls think life is going to be easy. It is, ...more about Three Smart Girls Grow Up starring Deanna Durbin and Charles Winninger |
| 9 | | Eternally Yours (1939) |  2.2465 2 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$5.16
| Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say ...more about Eternally Yours starring Loretta Young and Hugh Herbert |
| 10 | | On Borrowed Time (1939) | 2.2373 4 reviews | NA | Drama, Fantasy, Comedy | N/A | Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his cantankerous ...more about On Borrowed Time starring Lionel Barrymore and Beulah Bondi |
| 11 |  | Made for Each Other (1939) | 2.1825 2 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
$2.95
| Young lawyer meets and marries girl after knowing her one day. Takes bride home to meet his mother ...more about Made for Each Other starring Carole Lombard and James Stewart |
| 12 | | Come on George! (1939) | 2.1780 2 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | George befriends a race horse only to discover that it has a reputation for attacking any jockey ...more about Come on George! starring George Formby and Patricia Kirkwood |
| 13 | | Jeepers Creepers (1939/II) | 2.1369 1 reviews | NA | Horror, Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | Police officer Porky is called to investigate strange noises at a house that might be haunted. ...more about Jeepers Creepers |
| 14 | | Man About Town (1939) | 2.0273 1 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy | N/A | Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't ...more about Man About Town starring Jack Benny and Dorothy Lamour |
| 15 |  | Beware Spooks! (1939) | 2.0182 1 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | ...more about Beware Spooks! starring Joe E. Brown and Mary Carlisle |
| 16 |  | Gorilla, The (1939) | 2.0045 2 reviews | NA | Horror, Crime, Mystery, Comedy |
$5.00
| When a wealthy man (Atwill) is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz ...more about Gorilla starring Anita Louise and Patsy Kelly |
| 17 | | We Want Our Mummy (1939) | 1.9816 1 reviews | NA | Comedy, Short | N/A | The stooges go to Egypt in search of the mummy of king Rootin-Tootin for which a museum will pay a ...more about We Want Our Mummy starring Curly Howard and Larry Fine |
| 18 | | Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939) | 1.9177 1 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | A book salesman (Olin Howlin as Olin Howland) sells Blondie Bumstead (Penny Singleton) a set of ...more about Blondie Brings Up Baby starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake |
| 19 | | Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939) | 1.8812 1 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | Blondie and Dagwood are in charge of operations at a mountain motel. The elderly owners of the ...more about Blondie Takes a Vacation starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake |
| 20 | | Blondie Meets the Boss (1939) | 1.8447 2 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | Dagwood Bumstead (Arthur Lake) quits his job when his long-awaited vacation is postponed. Blondie ...more about Blondie Meets the Boss starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake |
| 21 | | Trouble Brewing (1939) | 1.8447 1 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | ...more about Trouble Brewing starring George Formby and Googie Withers |
| 22 | | Private Detective (1939) | 1.8173 1 reviews | NA | Mystery, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Private Detective starring Jane Wyman and Dick Foran |
| 23 | | Sweepstakes Winner (1939) | 1.8173 1 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | ...more about Sweepstakes Winner starring Marie Wilson and Johnnie Davis |
| 24 | | Kid from Texas, The (1939) | 1.8173 1 reviews | NA | Western, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Kid from Texas starring Florence Rice and Jessie Ralph |
| 25 | | First Love (1939) |  1.7351 2 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy |
$16.37
| In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and ...more about First Love starring Deanna Durbin and Robert Stack |
| 26 |  | Pest from the West (1939) | 1.6803 1 reviews | NA | Comedy, Short |
$17.33
| A rich Yank docks his yacht in Mexico and steps ashore for adventure. Meanwhile, Conchita, the ...more about Pest from the West starring Buster Keaton and Lorna Gray |
| 27 |  | Flying Deuces, The (1939) | 1.6597 6 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$2.00
| Oliver is heartbroken when he finds that Georgette, the inkeeper's daughter he's fallen in love ...more about Flying Deuces starring Oliver Hardy and Jean Parker |
| 28 | | Inspector Hornleigh (1939) | 1.6529 1 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | When a landlady finds one of her tenants murdered, Inspector Hornleigh is sent to investigate. ...more about Inspector Hornleigh starring Gordon Harker and Alastair Sim |
| 29 | | Shipyard Sally (1939) | 1.5981 1 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy | N/A | Music hall performer (Fields) manages the saloon her father (Howard) bought. The clientele includes ...more about Shipyard Sally starring Gracie Fields and Sydney Howard |
| 30 |  | How to Eat (1939) | 1.5981 1 reviews | NA | Comedy, Short | N/A | Benchley lectures on the problems that can adversely affect a person's digestion, such as ...more about How to Eat starring Robert Benchley |
| 31 | | Fast and Furious (1939) | 1.5798 1 reviews | NA | Mystery, Comedy | N/A | Joel and Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take ...more about Fast and Furious starring Franchot Tone and Ann Sothern |
| 32 | | Cheer Boys Cheer (1939) | 1.5707 1 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | Set in the world of brewing, a classic tale (an Ealing speciality) of the small, friendly, family ...more about Cheer Boys Cheer starring Nova Pilbeam and Edmund Gwenn |
| 33 | | Star Maker, The (1939) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | Biography, Musical, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Star Maker starring Bing Crosby and Linda Ware |
| 34 | | Believe It or Else (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | In this spoof of the newsreel series, we meet a man who drinks large amounts of milk, a snake ...more about Believe It or Else |
| 35 | | Curious Puppy, The (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | While pursuing a little dog who's wandered into an amusement park at night, the park's watchdog ...more about Curious Puppy |
| 36 | | Sniffles and the Bookworm (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | Literary characters come to life late at night in a bookshop, serenading Sniffles the mouse with ...more about Sniffles and the Bookworm |
| 37 | | These Glamour Girls (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy | N/A | A drunken college student invites a dance hostess to the big college dance and then forgets he ...more about These Glamour Girls starring Lew Ayres and Lana Turner |
| 38 | | Cousin Wilbur (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Short | N/A | ...more about Cousin Wilbur starring Scotty Beckett and Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer |
| 39 |  | Raffles (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Romance, Comedy | N/A | Man about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. ...more about Raffles starring Olivia de Havilland and Dame May Whitty |
| 40 | | Life Begins for Andy Panda (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | ...more about Life Begins for Andy Panda |
| 41 | | I Killed the Count (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery, Comedy | N/A | ...more about I Killed the Count starring Ben Lyon and Syd Walker |
| 42 | | Family Next Door, The (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | ...more about Family Next Door starring Hugh Herbert and Joy Hodges |
| 43 | | St. Louis Blues (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy | N/A | A Broadway musical comedy star tires of the same old grind and flees the city. She runs into the ...more about St. Louis Blues starring Dorothy Lamour and Tito Guízar |
| 44 | | Jitterbug Follies (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | Count Screwloose and J.R. the Wonder Dog are promoting a $10,000 swing contest. They plan to skip ...more about Jitterbug Follies |
| 45 | | This Man in Paris (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Mystery, Comedy | N/A | ...more about This Man in Paris starring Barry K. Barnes and Valerie Hobson |
| 46 | | Just Like a Woman (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | ...more about Just Like a Woman |
| 47 |  | Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy | N/A | Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school's annual ...more about Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever starring Lewis Stone and Mickey Rooney |
| 48 | | Paris Honeymoon (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy | N/A | A Texas millionaire travels to Europe to meet his girlfriend, a European countess. He stops in a ...more about Paris Honeymoon starring Ben Blue and Bing Crosby |
| 49 | | His Lordship Goes to Press (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | ...more about His Lordship Goes to Press starring June Clyde and Hugh Williams |
| 50 | | Little Accident (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | ...more about Little Accident starring Hugh Herbert and Florence Rice |
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