Movies released in 1939

Man of Conquest

64/100

The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas.

Daughter of the Tong

48/100

A detective matches wits with the female leader of an Oriental crime ring.

Irish Luck

52/100

Buzzy O'Brien is a bellhop in a hotel where a guest is murdered. The police blame Kitty Monahan and Buzzy succeeds in helping her escape and hides her at his home with his mother. Buzzy and... See full summary »

Swanee River

65/100

More fictional than factual biography of Stephen Foster. Songwriter from Pittsburgh falls in love with the South, marries a Southern gal (Leeds), then is accused of sympathizing when the ... See full summary »

Man About Town

69/100

Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't take him seriously as a lover. To show her, he picks up stranger Lady Arlington, whose ... See full summary »

Boy Slaves

63/100

A runaway follows the leader of a gang of boys, and they all wind up working in a turpentine camp.

Poison Pen

70/100

A small, sedate British village is shocked when its residents begin receiving hate-filled diatribes, known as "poison pen letters".

They All Come Out

61/100

A "Crime Doesn't Pay" morality drama about a young man sentenced to a prison term and attempts by the system to rehabilitate jailed criminals.

Coral Reefs

61/100

The adventures of a sailor (Lennard) from Mexico to a lagoon in the Pacific ocean, and the meeting with a lonely girl (Lilian White).

Full Confession

60/100

A Catholic priest by the name of Father Loma must convince a man to step forward to save an innocent man from being sent to the electric chair.

Trouble Brewing

70/100

George has won a lot of money at the races but he's paid with counterfeit money. He sets about tracking down the criminals himself.

The Secret Four

65/100

The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't above a bit of murder or sabotage to serve their ends, but they ... See full summary »

Lying Lips

49/100

A nightclub singer refuses to "date" customers, so she's framed for the murder of her aunt, convicted of the killing and sent to prison. However, her friend, who is a police detective, ... See full summary »

South of the Border

63/100

Federal Agent Gene Autry and his sidekick Frog are sent to Mexico to prevent foreign powers from gaining control of Mexican oil refineries and fomenting revolution among the Mexican people.... See full summary »

The Invisible Killer

44/100

A fiendish killer uses sound waves to commit his murders.

Convict's Code

55/100

A man is framed and sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. When he is let out on limited parole, he sets out to clear his name and find the real criminals.

The Cowboy Quarterback

49/100

Football scout for the Chicago Packers Rusty Walker signs Harry Lynn, a legendary broken-field runner. Harry won't leave his home town without his girlfriend Maizie Williams. He gets ... See full summary »

Kriminalkommissär Studer

74/100

Streets of New York

64/100

Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune. Along the way he faces numerous obstacles, opportunities and ... See full summary »

The Kid from Kokomo

68/100

A fight promoter finds his fighter, Wayne Morris, in the sticks, a country hick left by his mother when he was young and he won't leave his home as he is still waiting for her to return to ... See full summary »

The Marshal of Mesa City

64/100

School teacher Virginia King, annoyed by the unwanted attentions from Mesa City sheriff Jud Cronin, resigns and departs for Yuma. Her stagecoach is attacked by a gang led be Cronin's ... See full summary »

Derrière la façade

68/100

The owner of an apartment building is found murdered. Two rival policemen, Boucheron and Lambert, investigate...

Thunder Afloat

65/100

The Sign of Death

63/100

The story of a murder inspired by an ancient Aztec ritual in honor of Quetzalcoatl by a lost codes.

Law of the Pampas

72/100

Hoppy and Lucky are headed to South America to deliver a herd of cattle. Bad guy Ralph Merritt gets in their way. For a while.