Drama Movies of 1939
Wuthering Heights
William Wyler's Wuthering Heights is one of the earliest screen adaptations of the ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Few will argue with the contention that RKO Radio's 1939 ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Golden Boy
Director Rouben Mamoulian often claimed that he'd been inspired to make Golden Boy after ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips, based on James Hilton's novel, is a melodrama about a shy British teacher named Mr. Chipping (Robert Donat) who devotes his life to teaching "his ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Eternally Yours
Anita's (Loretta Young) life seems to be progressing nicely. She's engaged to Don Barnes (Broderick Crawford), a wealthy man that will give her all the ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Intermezzo
Gregory Ratoff directed David O. Selznick's richly produced American remake of the Swedish film directed by ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Each Dawn I Die
Otis Ferguson has said of Each Dawn I Die that "the story is of the kind you would have to see ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
The Rains Came
Myrna Loy stars in Clarence Brown's sumptuous and exotic romance, based upon the novel by Louis Bromfield. Loy plays Lady ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Susannah of the Mounties
The sole survivor of an Indian attack, orphan girl Susannah Sheldon (Shirley Temple) becomes the mascot of the Canadian Mountie outpost headed by Superintendent Standing ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
The Little Princess
Shirley Temple's first Technicolor feature, The Little Princess was ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal opens in New York, depicting the latest victory in the ring for Johnny Bradfield ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Of Mice and Men
This 1939 film version of John Steinbeck's classic novel was a surprising choice for comedy producer Hal Roach; in fact, Roach had no intention of filming the property until forced to do so as ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
In this third installment of MGM's "Dr. Kildare" series, Dr. James Kildare (Lew Ayres) comes to the rescue when his supervisor/mentor Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore) nearly collapses from overwork. Gillespie is seeking a ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Back Door to Heaven
William K. Howard, a once-prestigious director fallen on ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Hitler -- Beast of Berlin
Also known as Beasts of Berlin and Hitler: Beast of Berlin, this was the inagural effort of Producers Distributing ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Way Down South
Way Down South ranks as among the better Bobby Breen ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Meet Dr. Christian
As a direct result with his excellent showing as warm-hearted Dr. Dafoe in the Dionne Quintuplets films, Jean Hersholt was awarded a not dissimilar radio series about a kindly general practioner named Dr. Christian. Two ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Streets of New York
The cumbersome title refers to the fact that tenement-dwelling teenager Jackie Cooper is studying to become a ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Daughter of the Tong
The FBI goes up against a female gang leader in this ultra-low-budget thriller directed by Raymond K. Johnson. Grant Withers stars as Ralph Dickson, an agent assigned to look into the killing of a colleague. ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Mutiny in the Big House
A frequent visitor to contemporary TV cable services, Monogram's Mutiny in the Big ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Panama Patrol
This sequel to Grand National's 1938 actioner Cipher Bureau once again stars Leon Ames as bureau head Major Philip Waring. In case you're wondering, the ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Nancy Drew, Reporter
The second entry in Warner Bros.' popular detective series, Nancy Drew, Reporter presented ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Fisherman's Wharf
In this musical drama, a child is abandoned upon the San Francisco docks. He is found and raised by a ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Buried Alive
A man is wrongfully convicted of a crime and sent to prison. Realizing that he is the victim of political shenanigans, he dutifully does his time. Eventually he comes up for ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
Crimes at the Dark House
So since when have crimes been committed in a house with all the ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
The Face at the Window
As with any film featuring the outrageously operatic antics ... [ Drama movie - 1939 ]
La China Hilaria
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