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    Drums Along the Mohawk 1939 POSTER

    Drums Along the Mohawk

    1939

    English

    7.0

    12

    82%

    60%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    countryside

    Drama

    frontiersman

    historically inaccurate

    History

    husband wife relationship

    newlywed

    Romance

    War

    Western

    John Ford John Ford Director Ward Bond Ward Bond as Adam Hartman Chief John Big Tree Chief John Big Tree as Blue Back Henry Fonda Henry Fonda as Gilbert Martin Edwin Maxwell Edwin Maxwell as Rev. Daniel Gros
    Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing prosperity and happiness are threatened by the sinister sound of drums that announce dark times of revolution and war.
    Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1939 POSTER

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    1939

    English

    7.9

    9

    81%

    86%

    boys' boarding school

    Drama

    headmaster

    Romance

    school

    schoolteacher

    teacher

    world war i

    Sam Wood Sam Wood Director Nigel Stock Nigel Stock as John Forrester Robert Donat Robert Donat as Mr. Chips Austin Trevor Austin Trevor as Ralston Patrick Ludlow Patrick Ludlow as (uncredited)
    A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who touched his life.
    When Tomorrow Comes 1939 POSTER

    When Tomorrow Comes

    1939

    English

    6.7

    3

    44%

    44%

    Action

    Drama

    hurricane

    infidelity

    Music

    natural disaster

    Romance

    self sacrifice

    strike

    waitress

    John M. Stahl John M. Stahl Director Edward Earle Edward Earle as Assistant Manager Mickey Kuhn Mickey Kuhn as Boy Addison Richards Addison Richards as Refugee Leader at Bus Mary Treen Mary Treen as Waitress
    A waitress destined for a better life falls in love with a handsome stranger, only to find that he is already married.
    Jesse James 1939 POSTER

    Jesse James

    1939

    English

    7.0

    7

    67%

    67%

    Action

    bank

    Biography

    Crime

    Drama

    farmer

    History

    jesse james

    railroad

    technicolor

    train

    Western

    Henry King Henry King Director Harold Goodwin Harold Goodwin as Bill John Elliott John Elliott as Judge Mathews George Chandler George Chandler as Roy Gene Lockhart Gene Lockhart as Wiseacre Sitting Outside Marshal's Office
    After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
    Prisioneros de la tierra 1939 POSTER

    Prisioneros de la tierra

    1939

    Spanish

    7.0

    4

    Drama

    Mario Soffici Mario Soffici Director Ulderico Camorino Ulderico Camorino as Elisa Galvé Elisa Galvé as Andrea Else a.k.a. Chinita Raúl De Lange Raúl De Lange as Dr. Else Agustín Barbosa Agustín Barbosa as Singer
    Argentina, 1915. Accompanied by a doctor and his beautiful daughter, Köhner, a ruthless foreman who rules a yerba mate plantation with an iron fist, arrives in the city of Posadas with the purpose of hiring workers.
    Three Sappy People 1939 POSTER

    Three Sappy People

    1939

    English

    7.8

    7

    Comedy

    Jules White Jules White Director Ann Doran Ann Doran as Countess Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Dr. York Don Beddoe Don Beddoe as J. Rumsford Rumsford Larry Fine Larry Fine as Larry
    The stooges are phone repairmen who are mistaken for the psychiatrists in whose office they are working. A rich man hires them to treat his impetuous young wife who is always running of for submarine rides and the like. The boys ruin a dinner party at their clients mansion but their antics so amuse his wife the she is cured and the stooges are paid off handsomely.
    The Hound of the Baskervilles 1939 POSTER

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

    1939

    English

    7.4

    13

    91%

    83%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    black and white

    Crime

    fugitive

    Horror

    mystery

    Mystery

    rural area

    sequel

    Thriller

    Sidney Lanfield Sidney Lanfield Director John Carradine John Carradine as Barryman Nigel Bruce Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson Basil Rathbone Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes Herschel Graham Herschel Graham as Ship Passenger
    When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1939 POSTER

    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

    1939

    English

    7.2

    12

    80%

    78%

    Action

    black and white

    Crime

    crown jewels

    head bashed in

    jewel

    murder

    Mystery

    Thriller

    tower of london

    Alfred L. Werker Alfred L. Werker Director Ida Lupino Ida Lupino as Ann Brandon Leonard Mudie Leonard Mudie as Barrows - Moriarty's Attorney Keith Hitchcock Keith Hitchcock as Constable Nigel Bruce Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson
    Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it involve a family curse, the crown jewels of England, or something else…
    Two Girls on the Street 1939 POSTER

    Two Girls on the Street

    1939

    Hungarian

    6.3

    3

    Comedy

    Drama

    André De Toth André De Toth Director János Makláry János Makláry as Gyula Szöreghy Gyula Szöreghy as Házmester Károly Kovács Károly Kovács as Lali Lajos Sugár Lajos Sugár as Ügyvéd
    Two girls run away from a small village. Gyöngyi comes from an aristocratic family and her father throws her out of the house when he discovers she has gotten pregnant out of wedlock. She finds herself wandering the streets of Budapest and earns money playing the violin in a restaurant. Vica is an orphaned peasant; she is afraid of her stepfather and moves to the city where she gets a job on a construction site. Gyöngyi and Vica meet on the streets of Budapest, move in together and turn their lives around.
    Confessions of a Nazi Spy 1939 POSTER

    Confessions of a Nazi Spy

    1939

    English

    6.7

    13

    100%

    60%

    based on true story

    Drama

    fascist

    fbi

    german american

    new york city

    spy

    War

    Anatole Litvak Anatole Litvak Director Hans Schumm Hans Schumm as Bismarck Officer with Crew List Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson as Edward Renard Francis Lederer Francis Lederer as Kurt Schneider Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as Tom - in Coffee Shop
    FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.
    Rio 1939 POSTER

    Rio

    1939

    English

    6.1

    3

    Crime

    Drama

    island prison

    penal colony

    prison escape

    rio de janeiro

    Romance

    John Brahm John Brahm Director Sidney D'Albrook Sidney D'Albrook as Convict Samuel S. Hinds Samuel S. Hinds as Lamartine Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as 'Mushy' Eddie Hall Eddie Hall as Prison Guard
    Diabolical French capitalist Paul Reynard is forced to leave Irene, his bride of one year, when he is arrested for the crimes of forgery and embezzlement and sentenced to a penal colony off the coast of South America.
    Island of Lost Men 1939 POSTER

    Island of Lost Men

    1939

    English

    5.9

    3

    60%

    chinese

    Crime

    Drama

    half caste

    jungle

    Mystery

    Kurt Neumann Kurt Neumann Director Vivien Oakland Vivien Oakland as Blonde Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn as Chang Tai William Haade William Haade as Hambly Philip Ahn Philip Ahn as Sam Ring
    A Chinese general's daughter tracks her father to a slave-labor tyrant's jungle empire.
    King of Chinatown 1939 POSTER

    King of Chinatown

    1939

    English

    6.3

    4

    20%

    Action

    chinatown

    Crime

    Drama

    escaped convict

    nurse

    operation

    pre-code

    Sport

    surgeon

    Nick Grinde Nick Grinde Director Pierre Watkin Pierre Watkin as Dist. Atty. Philips Eddie Marr Eddie Marr as Henchman Bert Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn as Mike Gordon Philip Ahn Philip Ahn as Robert 'Bob' Li
    A Chinese-American surgeon faces a moral dilemma after operating on the mob boss in charge of vice and protection rackets in her city's Chinatown.
    Dark Victory 1939 POSTER

    Dark Victory

    1939

    English

    7.4

    13

    83%

    80%

    Action

    best friend

    brain tumor

    Drama

    female friendship

    horseback riding

    long island

    prognosis

    Romance

    Edmund Goulding Edmund Goulding Director Geraldine Fitzgerald Geraldine Fitzgerald as Ann King Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Judith's Friend Frank Mayo Frank Mayo as Judith's Friend Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Party Guest
    Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele, Judith becomes distraught. After she decides to have surgery to remove the tumor, Judith realizes she is in love with Dr. Steele, but more troubling medical news may sabotage her new relationship, and her second chance at life.
    Geronimo! 1939 POSTER

    Geronimo!

    1939

    English

    6.0

    10

    Action

    Adventure

    apache nation

    cavalry

    Drama

    native american

    remake

    Western

    Paul Sloane Paul Sloane Director Pierre Watkin Pierre Watkin as Colonel White Addison Richards Addison Richards as Frederick Allison Gene Lockhart Gene Lockhart as Gillespie William Haade William Haade as McNeil
    The army's effort to capture Apache chief Geronimo, who is leading a band of warriors on a rampage of raiding and murder, is hampered by a feud between two officers--who are father and son.
    La fin du jour 1939 POSTER

    La fin du jour

    1939

    French

    7.8

    4

    Drama

    Julien Duvivier Julien Duvivier Director Gaby André Gaby André as Danielle Henri Nassiet Henri Nassiet as Gaston Noblet Odette Talazac Odette Talazac as La chanteuse Philippe Richard Philippe Richard as Le maréchal Marmont
    Aged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. One day Raphael Saint-Clair comes; he has been a famous actor and had a lot of love affairs. Passions come back, and jealousies... A bitter film about aging, failure and the entertainment.
    Young Mr. Lincoln 1939 POSTER

    Young Mr. Lincoln

    1939

    English

    7.5

    16

    100%

    81%

    Action

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    illinois

    lawyer

    murder

    self-defense

    trial

    witness

    John Ford John Ford Director Harold Goodwin Harold Goodwin as Jeremiah Carter Edwin Maxwell Edwin Maxwell as John T. Stuart George Chandler George Chandler as Loafer Jack Kelly Jack Kelly as Matt Clay
    In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law. Following her tragic death, Lincoln establishes a law practice in Springfield, where he meets a young Mary Todd. Lincoln's law skills are put to the test when he takes on the difficult task of defending two brothers who have been accused of murder.
    Bachelor Mother 1939 POSTER

    Bachelor Mother

    1939

    English

    7.5

    5

    100%

    88%

    baby

    Comedy

    department store

    misunderstanding

    motherhood

    new year's eve

    new york city

    Romance

    Garson Kanin Garson Kanin Director Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Clerk at Exchange Window Horace McMahon Horace McMahon as Dance Floor Official Barbara Pepper Barbara Pepper as Dance-Hall Hostess Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Dance Hall Official
    Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.
    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex 1939 POSTER

    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    1939

    English

    7.0

    2

    16th century

    Biography

    british monarchy

    Drama

    earl

    History

    queen

    queen elizabeth i

    Romance

    tudor

    Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz Director Forrester Harvey Forrester Harvey as Bit Part Errol Flynn Errol Flynn as Earl of Essex Alan Hale Alan Hale as Earl of Tyrone Vincent Price Vincent Price as Sir Walter Raleigh
    This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 POSTER

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939

    English

    8.1

    39

    97%

    94%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    governor

    politician

    senate

    senator

    sightseeing

    washington dc, usa

    Frank Capra Frank Capra Director Ann Doran Ann Doran as Paine's Secretary Edward Earle Edward Earle as Reporter Louis Jean Heydt Louis Jean Heydt as Soapbox Speaker Jack Carson Jack Carson as Sweeney Farrell - Newsman
    After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
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