Movies released in 1939

Robert Koch, der Bekämpfer des Todes

65/100

The young country doctor Dr. Robert Koch is desperate seeking a cure for a tuberculosis epidemic costing many children in his district life.

Cowboys from Texas

71/100

Texas has opened up land for homesteaders. Clay Allison wants their land and has his men led by Plummer try to start a range war between them and the ranchers. With each side suspecting the... See full summary »

Disputed Passage

67/100

A doctor's medical studies are threatened by his infatuation with a Chinese girl. The girl returns to China, but complications ensue when she runs into him in Nanking during a Japanese bombing raid.

Louise

67/100

Louise, a young seamstress, has fallen in love with Julien, her neighbor, a composer who lives a Bohemian life with his friends, artists like him. Her over-possessive working class parents ... See full summary »

Rikas tyttö

47/100

Hätävara

56/100

The priest's daughter, Vappu Kankare who first irritates and then admires the ambitious habitant, Jalmar "Jali" Kinnu. After the studies, Vappu and Jali get married, but the marriage is disappointing.

An Adventure of Salvator Rosa

65/100

Gino Cervi, Luisa Ferida, and Osvaldo Valenti star in this Italian swashbuckler which would have starred Errol Flynn or Douglas Fairbanks had it been made in Hollywood. Salvatore Rosa was a... See full summary »

Exile Express

55/100

Spies will not stop at murder in their attempts to wrest a secret formula for a deadly poison away from American scientists.

Jeepers Creepers

67/100

A greedy land baron tries to cheat a family out of its land because he secretly knows there's oil under it.

The Star Maker

61/100

This is a film about the life of Gus Edwards, a well known vaudeville composer, entertainer, and producer.

The Kansas Terrors

70/100

Stony and Rusty deliver horses to a Caribbean Island. The island's ruthless Commandant has his troops robbing and killing the peasants. The outlaw Renaldo leads the peasant revolt and Stony and Rusty quickly join up with them.

Landstormens lilla lotta

52/100

It's time for conscription training outside the small town Lillköping. The bank clerk becomes an officer - the bank manager ordinary soldier...

The Great Victor Herbert

67/100

I Stole a Million

68/100

A grizzled cabbie is scammed out of his life savings by a fake finance company. He tries to no avail to get police assistance.

$1000 a Touchdown

60/100

A show-biz couple inherit a college on the brink of bankruptcy. In a bid to increase funding they attempt to build up the college football team by offering $1,000 for every touchdown scored.

The Immortal Heart

70/100

Biography of Paul Henlein, the man who invented the pocket watch.

The World Will Shake

61/100

Jean Durand ,a young scientist invents a machine which can predict the date of your death accurately.He tries to use a prostitute as a guinea pig to test the machine.Jean Durand is evil,and... See full summary »

Cafe Society

69/100

Heritage of the Desert

71/100

John Abbott returns to the desert land he owns, and after being wounded by hired gunman Chick Chance, he is befriended by rancher Andrew Naab and his son, Marvin. Naab's daughter, Marian, ... See full summary »

Navy Secrets

60/100

A Navy officer is assigned to break up a spy ring within the service itself.

Je t'attendrai

73/100

During WW1, a train is stopped by a bombing ;a young soldier takes advantage of the opportunity to go to his native village to see his parents .

The Fighting Gringo

61/100

Ben Wallace is after Don Aliso's rancho. After falsifying his land survey, he frames him for murder. But Wallace has a dull-witted accomplice in Rance Potter and this is who Wade Barton ... See full summary »

Sky Patrol

52/100

"Tailspin Tommy" Tompkins and "Skeeter" Milligan are training young U. S. Army fliers for the newly-formed 'Sky Patrol,'a branch of the Army Reserves which operates along the borders and ... See full summary »

Girl from Rio

50/100

A girl who is a famous singer in Brazil comes to New York to help clear her brother, who has been charged with arson and murder.

Taming of the West

63/100

Bill Saunders arriving in a lawless town is quickly made Marshal. But when he arrests the gang members, the victims refuse to testify. However one rancher is willing to testify and when the... See full summary »