Racketeers of the Range (1939)
A large packing company is trying to obtain a monopoly by taking over the last small independent meat packer. Barney O’Dell, owner of the largest ranch, is trying to stop…
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.
You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
Fields plays “Larsen E. Whipsnade”, the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure,…
The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
Bob Blake and his sidekick and four singing cowboys arrive at the Jackson ranch where Bob learns from Betty Jackson that her brother, Joe, is missing. Bob investigates and learns…
Zenobia (1939)
A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter’s upcoming marriage and an affectionate medicine show elephant.
Scouts to the Rescue (1939)
Filmed in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Sonora, California, this Universal serial is Universal’s 40th sound-era serial. Eagle Scout Bruce Scott, leader of Martinsville Troop Number One, and his pack…
Invisible Stripes (1939)
A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.
Union Pacific (1939)
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing…
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his…
Beach Picnic (1939)
Sea Scouts (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds…
Department Store (1939)
New Frontier (1939)
Each Dawn I Die (1939)
A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter’s criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
The Lion Has Wings (1939)
This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the British people against the Nazis.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a gypsy young girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo’s protege and bell-ringer of…
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting…
Three Texas Steers (1939)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they marry and then abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career together. While they’re…