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The Four Feathers is a 1939 British Technicolor adventure film directed by Zoltan Korda, starring John Clements, Ralph Richardson, June Duprez, and C. Aubrey Smith. Set during the reign of Queen Victoria, it tells the story of a man accused of cowardice and his efforts to redeem his name. It is widely regarded as the best of the numerous film adaptations of the 1902 novel of the same name by A.E.W. Mason.

Frontier Pony Express is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts (as Mary Hart) and Noble Johnson as the lead villain. SYNOPSIS As Yankee and Rebel forces contend for the allegiance of California, Pony Express rider Roy and his sidekick must round up a pack of villains before Roy can turn his attentions to the girl. At the start of the American Civil War in 1861 the Pony Express is of vital importance to the United States. A Confederate secret agent, Brett Langhorne, is working undercover by purchasing the newspaper in the town of St. Joe. Accompanied by his sister they meet Roy Rogers, a Pony Express rider, who rescues her from a runaway stagecoach. Brett unsuccessfully tries to get Roy to work for money to help the Confederacy. Brett's local contact is Senator Calhoun Lassiter who Brett and the Confederacy believe will assist in bringing California into the Confederacy. But Lassiter betrays both the United States of America and the Confederacy as he wants to make California an independent "Republic of the Pacific" that he will despotically rule. To this end, Lassiter commissions outlaw Luke Johnson and his gang to steal, by force, critical documents being transmitted through the town of St. Joe by Pony Express. Roy risks limb and life to protect the mission of the Pony Express against the vicious outlaws, unaware of the Confederate agents supporting them. He finally learns the full extent of the plot when Lassiter and Langhorne have a falling out, and Lassiter shoots the young man in the back; and Langhorne confesses the plot to Roy as he dies. Rogers, the Pony Express officials, and the cavalry then work out a plan which brings an end to the machinations of Lassiter and Johnson. CAST & CREW Roy Rogers as Pony Express Rider Roy Rogers Mary Hart as Ann Langhorne Don Dillaway as Brett Langhorne Noble Johnson as Luke Johnson Edward Keane as Sen. Calhoun Lassiter Raymond Hatton as Horseshoe the Trapper William Royle as Dan Garrett Ethel Wales as Mrs. Murphy (Langhorne's housekeeper) Jack Kirk as Cavalry Captain Monte Blue as "Cherokee", a rider Directed by Joseph Kane Written by Norman S. Hall (original story and screenplay) Produced by Joseph Kane Cinematography William Nobles Edited by Gene Milford Distributed by Republic Pictures Release date April 12, 1939 Running time 58 minutes 54 minutes (American edited version) Country United States Language English

Girl from Rio is a 1939 American drama film directed by Lambert Hillyer from a screenplay by Milton Raison and John Thomas Neville. The film stars Movita, Warren Hull, and Alan Baldwin. SYNOPSIS 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. Marquita Romero is a singer in Rio de Janeiro, is engaged to an American newspaper reporter, Steven Ward. The day before she is to have her theatrical singing debut in Rio de Janeiro, she receives a call from New York City. Her brother, Carlos, has been arrested and charged with murder. She decides to rush to his side. When she arrives in New York City, she talks to Carlos' wife, Annette Templeton, and learns that the charges stem from the fire which engulfed the club where they were both performing. Carlos and Annette had been fired shortly before the fire, due to the club owner's jealousy over Carlos and Annette's relationship. The day after he fired them, Mitchell, the club owner, asked to speak with Carlos at the club. After their meeting, Carlos leaves, and the club burns down, which also results in a death. When Marquita goes to discuss the case with Carlos' attorney, she finds out that the attorney believes Carlos to be guilty, and has no plans to offer a significant defense. Ward has followed his fiancé to New York. Learning the story from Marquita, he engages the help of an old friend, Robert Montgomery, who is a renowned New York attorney, and Montgomery agrees to represent Carlos. Ward uncovers the fact that Mitchell has had several clubs burn down, and has collected numerous insurance claims on the fires. With this evidence in hand, he approaches the investigator for the Pyramid Fire Insurance Company, Dennis Slater, hoping that he would dig deeper. However, Slater does not take up the investigation, instead demanding that Ward find more incriminating evidence. Stymied, Marquita goes undercover at another one of Mitchell's clubs as a singer. Shortly after she arrives at the club, Mitchell's girlfriend becomes jealous, and decides to look into her history. She uncovers the fact that Marquita is Carlos' sister, and tells Mitchell about her. Mitchell confronts her in his office, and is threatening to kill her, when Marquita grabs Mitchell's gun and fires it at him. She misses, but the incendiary rounds in the weapon start a fire, which uncovers how Mitchell started all the other fires. As the fire spreads, Ward arrive to rescue Marquita. The following day Mitchell is arrested, and Marquita and Carlos return to their home in Rio de Janeiro. CAST & CREW Movita as Marquita Romero Warren Hull as Steven Ward Alan Baldwin as Carlos Kay Linaker as Vicki Clay Clement as Mitchell Pamela Blake (credited as Adele Pearce) as Annette Templeton Soledad Jiménez (credited as Soledad Jiminez) as Lola Richard Tucker as Roger Montgomery Dennis Moore as Collins Directed by Lambert Hillyer Written by Milton Raison, John Thomas Neville Produced by E. B. Derr Cinematography Paul Ivano Edited by Robert S. Golden, Russell Schoengarth Production company Monogram Pictures Release date August 7, 1939 Running time 63 minutes Country United States Language English

The Gorilla is a 1939 American comedy horror film starring the Ritz Brothers, Anita Louise, Art Miles, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, and Patsy Kelly. It was based on the 1925 play of the same name by Ralph Spence. SYNOPSIS When a wealthy man (Lionel Atwill) is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive. Patsy Kelly portrays a newly hired maid who wants to quit because the butler, played by Bela Lugosi, scares her. CAST & CREW Jimmy Ritz as Garrity Anita Louise as Norma Denby Harry Ritz as Harrigan Al Ritz as Mulligan Patsy Kelly as Kitty Lionel Atwill as Walter Stevens Bela Lugosi as Peters Joseph Calleia as the Stranger Edward Norris as Jack Marsden Wally Vernon as a Seaman Paul Harvey as Conway Art Miles as Poe the Gorilla Directed by Allan Dwan Written by Rian James, Sid Silvers Based on The Gorilla 1925 play by Ralph Spence Produced by Harry Joe Brown Cinematography Edward Cronjager Edited by Allen McNeil Music by David Buttolph. David Raksin, Cyril J. Mockridge, Alfred Newman Distributed by 20th Century-Fox Release date May 26, 1939 Running time 66 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $175,000 NOTES By October 1938, 20th Century-Fox bought the rights to Ralph Spence's play The Gorilla. Fox wanted production on the film to start in January, which would be when The Ritz Brothers finished their tour. The studio wanted Kane Richmond to play a part in the film, but Richmond was replaced by Edward Norris after Richmond signed on for the film Charlie Chan in Reno. Fox signed on Bela Lugosi for the film as the butler. This character was originally meant for Peter Lorre. The death of the Ritz Brothers' father caused production of the film in January to be delayed. Fox placed a $150,000 suit against the Ritz brothers for a breach of contract as the film was stated to start production on January 30, but was halted when the Ritz Brothers did not show up. They were reluctant to appear in a B picture. By March, the film began shooting again with the Ritz brothers returning to the film. The Gorilla became the last film made for Fox by the Ritz brothers. The Gorilla premiered on May 26, 1939. A negative review of the film was written in The New York Times stating, "It's all supposed to be either really funny or shockingly thrilling, depending on how you look at it. We couldn't see it either way." Describing the Ritz Brothers performance in the film as "perhaps best appreciated by those who find the antics of The Three Stooges to be of too high an order of wit," critic Craig Butler wrote in AllMovie that "shameless scenery chewing from Patsy Kelly ... can't distract from the baldness of some of the plot machinations or from the fact that many of the comic moments are shoehorned in with little rhyme or reason." Writing for Turner Classic Movies, critic Jeff Stafford described the film as "interesting primarily for Lugosi's tongue-in-cheek performance," but that the Ritz Brothers "come off like a poor man's version of The Marx Brothers," and that "Patsy Kelly's shrill performance as the terrified maid can also grate on your nerves."

Gulliver's Travels is a 1939 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Max Fleischer and directed by Dave Fleischer for Fleischer Studios.[3] Released to cinemas in the United States on December 22, 1939, by Paramount Pictures, the story is a very loose adaptation of Jonathan Swift's 1726 novel of the same name, specifically only the first part of four, which tells the story of Lilliput and Blefuscu, and centers around an explorer who helps a small kingdom who declared war after an argument over a wedding song. The film was Fleischer Studios' first feature-length animated film, as well as the second animated feature film produced by an American studio after Walt Disney Productions' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, as Paramount had commissioned the feature in response to the success of that film.[5] The sequences for the film were directed by Seymour Kneitel, Willard Bowsky, Tom Palmer, Grim Natwick, William Henning, Roland Crandall, Thomas Johnson, Robert Leffingwell, Frank Kelling, Winfield Hoskins, and Orestes Calpini. SYNOPSIS A doctor washes ashore on an island inhabited by little people. CAST & CREW Sam Parker as Gulliver Max Smith as Gulliver (singing voice) Pinto Colvig as Gabby, Snitch, Gulliver (water gurgling sounds)[6] Jack Mercer as Prince David,[7] King Little, Twinkletoes, Snoop, Horses, Royal Chef Lanny Ross as the singing voice of Prince David Tedd Pierce as King Bombo, Sneak, Villagers Lovey Warren as Princess Glory Jessica Dragonette as the singing voice of Princess Glory Joe Oriolo as Italian Barber Margie Hines as Lilliputian Woman, Princess Glory (some crying and sobs) Carl Meyer as Lilliputians Directed by Dave Fleischer Animation directors: Seymour Kneitel, Willard Bowsky, Tom Palmer, Grim Natwick, William Henning, Roland Crandall, Thomas Johnson, Robert Leffingwell, Frank Kelling, Winfield Hoskins, Orestes Calpini Written by Dan Gordon, Cal Howard, Tedd Pierce, Edmond Seward, Isadore Sparber Based on Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift Produced by Max Fleischer Cinematography Charles Schettler Music by Victor Young, Leo Robin (songs), Ralph Rainger (songs), Al Neiburg (songs), Winston Sharples (songs), Sammy Timberg (songs) Production companies Paramount Pictures, Fleischer Studios Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date December 22, 1939 Running time 76 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $700,000 Box office $3.27 million Max Fleischer had envisioned a feature as early as 1934, but Paramount vetoed the idea based largely on their interests in maintaining financial solvency following their series of bankruptcy reorganizations. However, after the success of Walt Disney Productions' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Paramount wanted to duplicate the Disney success and ordered a feature for a 1939 Christmas release, which would be Paramount's very first animated feature. When the story was first written in New York, Popeye the Sailor had originally been cast as Gulliver. This was scrapped, however, and the story was restructured once the West Coast team of Cal Howard, Tedd Pierce, and Edmond Seward came aboard (although Popeye would later be cast as a Gulliver-like character in an abridged version of the story called "Popeye's Travels", made for the 1960s Popeye the Sailor television show). One of the major challenges for Fleischer Studios was the 18-month delivery envelope, coming at a time when Fleischer Studios was relocating to Miami, Florida. While Snow White was in production for 18 months, it had been in development for just as long, allowing for a total of three years to reach the screen. To meet this deadline, the Fleischer staff was greatly expanded to some 800 employees. Animation training classes were set up with Miami art schools as a conduit for additional workers. Experienced lead animators were lured from Hollywood studios, including Nelson Demorest, Joe D'Igalo, and former Fleischer Animators Grim Natwick, Al Eugster, and Shamus Culhane, who returned after working for the Walt Disney Studios. Several West Coast techniques were introduced in order to provide better animation and greater personality in the characters. Some animators adapted while others did not. Pencil tests were unheard of in New York but were soon embraced as a tool for improving production methods. While the majority of the characters were animated through conventional animation techniques, rotoscoping was used to animate Gulliver, Glory, and David. Fleischer Studios delivered Gulliver for Paramount's planned Christmas release schedule, opening in New York on December 20, 1939, going into general release two days later. Considering the potential demonstrated in the two Popeye specials, Gulliver's Travels lacked the built-in brand recognition of those shorts. This much-anticipated feature produced by Max Fleischer was still met with by an eager public and started out well, breaking box-office records in spite of the inevitable comparisons to Snow White.

The Great Commandment is a 1939 American Christian film directed by Irving Pichel, which portrays the conversion to Christianity of a young Zealot, Joel, and the Roman soldier Longinus through the teachings of Jesus in his Parable of the Good Samaritan. It was co-produced by Rev. James K. Friedrich and released by Cathedral Films in 1939. Its theatrical release was in 1941 by Twentieth Century Fox. SYNOPSIS n Jerusalem young Zealot Joel wants to fight the Roman conquerors and hopes that Jesus will be their Jewish king. But Jesus is crucified, and Joel becomes an early Christian, learning to live by the divine command, ‚Love thy neighbor.' The film takes place in 30 A.D. Judea in a fictional village near Jerusalem. The protagonist is Joel, the elder son of the village rabbi Lamech. Lamech wants Joel to follow in his footsteps as a scribe and rabbi, but Joel is secretly a zealot leader, believing that more must be done to help his nation than studying the Scriptures. He is also secretly in love with Tamar, the daughter of the carpet merchant Jemuel, and he overhears his father and Jemuel arranging a marriage between Tamar and one of Lamech's sons. Unfortunately for Joel it turns out to be his younger brother Zadok, an impetuous zealot, whom Joel has to protect from his own recklessness. A crisis is brought about by the arrival of a troop of soldiers led by a centurion, Longinus, who issues the demand for a special tax to be collected by a tax collector traveling with them. Zadok and other zealots organize the release of prisoners taken by the soldiers, which moves Longinus to plan a massacre of the men of the village. Zadok wants to attack the Romans right away, but Joel feels that a larger resistance is needed through someone reputed to be the coming Messiah of the Jewish people, Jesus Christ. Joel runs afoul of his father in declaring his love for Tamar, whom his father wants wedded to Zadok, and in revealing that he is a zealot leader. With the sword of the zealots entrusted to him, Joel goes out to find Jesus in order to enlist His leadership of their cause. [Jesus is not presented directly in this film, but only as a reflection in water, as the glow of light on His listeners, and by way of the voice of Irving Pichel, the director.] Joel meets Jesus' disciples, Andrew and Judas Iscariot, who have two different ideas about Jesus' mission. Judas, like the zealots, thinks that Jesus should be a military and political leader who would lead his people against the Romans. Joel confronts Jesus with the sword of the zealots, and Jesus declines his invitation with the words of Matthew 26:52 "all who take up the sword will perish by the sword." Longinus sends word for his soldiers to meet him at the inn, and he has the soldiers arrest Joel and take him to prison in Jerusalem. In prison Joel misses the Passion of Jesus. Tamar is allowed to visit him. They are met by Longinus, who tells Joel that he had him arrested for his own protection from the village mob. He tells him of another wonder: he was a witness of Jesus' crucifixion, and he was the soldier who thrust the spear in His side to make sure He was dead. Longinus throws down the spear, and he, Joel, and Tamar return to the village to witness their Christian faith. CAST & CREW John Beal as Joel Irving Pichel providing the voice of Jesus Maurice Moscovitch as Rabbi Lamech, Joel's father Albert Dekker as Longinus Marjorie Cooley as Tamar Warren McCollum as Zadok, Joel's brother Lloyd Corrigan as Jemuel Olaf Hytten as Nathan Ian Wolfe as tax collector Anthony Marlowe as wedding singer Lester Scharff as first zealot Marc Lobell as Judas Iscariot Harold Minjir as Andrew Earl Gunn as wounded man Albert Spehr as second zealot George Rosener as a merchant John Merton as Roman officer under Longinus Perry Ivins as first elder D'Arcy Corrigan as the blind man Max Davidson as the old man Stanley Price as second elder Belle Mitchell as Jemuel's wife Directed by Irving Pichel Written by Dana Burnet Produced by John T. Coyle Cinematography Charles P. Boyle, A.S.C. Edited by Ralph Dixon Distributed by Cathedral Films, Inc. Release dates 1939 (by Cathedral Films), June 13, 1941 (by 20th Century Fox) Running time 78 min Country United States Language English

The Gorilla is a 1939 American comedy horror film starring the Ritz Brothers, Anita Louise, Art Miles, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, and Patsy Kelly. It was based on the 1925 play of the same name by Ralph Spence. SYNOPSIS When a wealthy man (Lionel Atwill) is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive. Patsy Kelly portrays a newly hired maid who wants to quit because the butler, played by Bela Lugosi, scares her. CAST & CREW Jimmy Ritz as Garrity Anita Louise as Norma Denby Harry Ritz as Harrigan Al Ritz as Mulligan Patsy Kelly as Kitty Lionel Atwill as Walter Stevens Bela Lugosi as Peters Joseph Calleia as the Stranger Edward Norris as Jack Marsden Wally Vernon as a Seaman Paul Harvey as Conway Art Miles as Poe the Gorilla Directed by Allan Dwan Written by Rian James, Sid Silvers Based on The Gorilla 1925 play by Ralph Spence Produced by Harry Joe Brown Cinematography Edward Cronjager Edited by Allen McNeil Music by David Buttolph. David Raksin, Cyril J. Mockridge, Alfred Newman Distributed by 20th Century-Fox Release date May 26, 1939 Running time 66 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $175,000 NOTES By October 1938, 20th Century-Fox bought the rights to Ralph Spence's play The Gorilla. Fox wanted production on the film to start in January, which would be when The Ritz Brothers finished their tour. The studio wanted Kane Richmond to play a part in the film, but Richmond was replaced by Edward Norris after Richmond signed on for the film Charlie Chan in Reno. Fox signed on Bela Lugosi for the film as the butler. This character was originally meant for Peter Lorre. The death of the Ritz Brothers' father caused production of the film in January to be delayed. Fox placed a $150,000 suit against the Ritz brothers for a breach of contract as the film was stated to start production on January 30, but was halted when the Ritz Brothers did not show up. They were reluctant to appear in a B picture. By March, the film began shooting again with the Ritz brothers returning to the film. The Gorilla became the last film made for Fox by the Ritz brothers. The Gorilla premiered on May 26, 1939. A negative review of the film was written in The New York Times stating, "It's all supposed to be either really funny or shockingly thrilling, depending on how you look at it. We couldn't see it either way." Describing the Ritz Brothers performance in the film as "perhaps best appreciated by those who find the antics of The Three Stooges to be of too high an order of wit," critic Craig Butler wrote in AllMovie that "shameless scenery chewing from Patsy Kelly ... can't distract from the baldness of some of the plot machinations or from the fact that many of the comic moments are shoehorned in with little rhyme or reason." Writing for Turner Classic Movies, critic Jeff Stafford described the film as "interesting primarily for Lugosi's tongue-in-cheek performance," but that the Ritz Brothers "come off like a poor man's version of The Marx Brothers," and that "Patsy Kelly's shrill performance as the terrified maid can also grate on your nerves."

The Gorilla is a 1939 American comedy horror film starring the Ritz Brothers, Anita Louise, Art Miles, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, and Patsy Kelly. It was based on the 1925 play of the same name by Ralph Spence.

The original digital print we were working from is the Thunderbean Blu-ray release that Steve Stanchfield spent nearly a year on the project, scanning three 35mm Technicolor prints and then working frame-by-frame to restore the film. The lion's share of the work here is from Thunderbean and we would like to recognize the enormous work and effort they put into this film. Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally minuscule rival, Blefuscu, as well as smooth the way for the romance between the Princess and Prince of the opposing lands. In this he is alternately aided and hampered by the Lilliputian town crier and general fussbudget, Gabby. A life-threatening situation develops when the bumbling trio of Blefuscu spies, Sneak, Snoop, and Snitch, manage to steal Gulliver's pistol.

Heritage of the Desert is a 1939 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Norman Houston and Harrison Jacobs. The film stars Donald Woods, Evelyn Venable, Russell Hayden, Robert Barrat, Sidney Toler, C. Henry Gordon and Willard Robertson. It is based on the 1910 novel The Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey. The film was released on June 23, 1939, by Paramount Pictures. SYNOPSIS Easterner John Abbott heads west to investigate the trouble on the ranch he owns. Abbott's manager Holderness is the culprit and has his man shoot Abbott and leave him for dead. But Abbott recovers, and practicing with a gun, will be ready the next time. 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, falls in love with John but is about to marry Snap Thornton to keep a promise made by her father. She runs away on her wedding day but is captured and held hostage by outlaw Henry Holderness. John, the Naabs and fellow ranchers rush to her rescue. CAST & CREW Donald Woods as John Abbott Evelyn Venable as Miriam Naab Russell Hayden as David Naab Robert Barrat as Andrew Naab Sidney Toler as Nosey C. Henry Gordon as Henry Holderness Willard Robertson as Henchman Nebraska Paul Guilfoyle as Snap Thornton Paul Fix as Henchman Chick Chance John 'Skins' Miller as Postmaster John Twerk Reginald Barlow as Judge Stevens Directed by Lesley Selander Screenplay by Norman Houston, Harrison Jacobs Based on The Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey Produced by Harry Sherman Cinematography Russell Harlan Edited by Sherman A. Rose Music by Victor Young Production company Paramount Pictures Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date June 23, 1939 Running time 73 minutes Country United States Language English

Love Affair is a 1939 American romance film, co-starring Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne, and featuring Maria Ouspenskaya. It was directed by Leo McCarey and written by Delmer Daves and Donald Ogden Stewart, based on a story by McCarey and Mildred Cram.Controversial on concept, the official screenplay was re-tooled and rewritten to appease Hollywood censorship and relied on actor input and improvisation, causing long delays and budget extensions. The movie became a surprise hit of 1939, showing McCarey's versatility after a long career of comedic films, and launching the surprising team-up of Dunne and Boyer. Academy Award nominations include Best Actress for Dunne, Best Supporting Actress for Ouspenskaya, Best Original Song, Best Writing (Original), and Best Picture. Its popularity was later dwarfed by McCarey's 1957 remake An Affair to Remember, which spawned its own remakes with 1994's Love Affair and a few Indian adaptations. SYNOPSIS A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. One December, French painter (and famed womanizer) Michel Marnet meets American singer Terry McKay aboard a liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean. They are both already engaged, he to heiress Lois Clarke, she to Kenneth Bradley. They begin to flirt and to dine together on the ship, but his worldwide reputation makes them conscious that others are watching. Eventually, they decide that they should dine separately and not associate with each other. At a stop at Madeira, they visit Michel's grandmother Janou, who bonds with Terry and admits wanting Michel to settle down. As the ship is ready to disembark at New York City, the two make an appointment to meet in the new year, six months later on top of the Empire State Building, giving Michel enough time to decide whether he can start making enough money to support a relationship with Terry. His paintings fail to sell, so he finds work designing advertising billboards around the city, while Terry breaks off her engagement to Kenneth and successfully negotiates a contract with a Philadelphia nightclub to perform through to June. When the rendezvous date arrives, they both head to the Empire State Building. However, Terry is struck by a car on a nearby street and is told by doctors she may be paralyzed for the rest of her life, though that will not be known for certain for six months. Not wanting to be a burden to Michel, she does not contact him, preferring to let him think the worst. Meanwhile, Michel, who waits until closing time, travels to Madeira to discover his grandmother has recently died, and continues working in New York City. Terry is overheard singing in the garden of her physiotherapy by the owner of a children's orphanage, who hires her as a music teacher. Six months pass by, and during Terry's first outing since the accident, she and Michel meet by accident at a theater on Christmas Eve, though since she is already seated, Terry is able to conceal her disability. The next morning on Christmas Day, after the children visit Terry at her apartment, Michel makes a surprise visit and finally learns the truth. CAST & CREW Irene Dunne as Terry McKay Charles Boyer as Michel Marnet Maria Ouspenskaya as Grandmother Janou Lee Bowman as Kenneth Bradley Astrid Allwyn as Lois Clarke Maurice Moscovitch as Maurice Cobert, art dealer Directed by Leo McCarey Screenplay by Delmer Daves, Donald Ogden Stewart Story by Leo McCarey, Mildred Cram Produced by Leo McCarey Cinematography Rudolph Maté Edited by Edward Dmytryk, George Hively Music by Roy Webb Production company RKO Radio Pictures Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures Release date April 7, 1939 Running time 87 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $860,000 Box office $1.8 million NOTES The initial screenplay was rejected by the Production Code Administration, accusing the story of endorsing adultery. Another related argument believed Terry had not been punished for her kept behavior, while Michel had been given redemption, so this led to Terry's paralysis. "You dissolved to her in a hospital with her realizing that God hadn't wanted her to meet [Michel] until she was sorry for what she had done before," explained Donald Ogden Stewart. Initially a period piece set in the 1850s about the tragic romance of a French ambassador, the final draft of the script was complete and filming was announced to begin September 15, but it was later pushed back a month. Due to concerns of a potential war in Europe, the French embassy wanted stronger allyship with the United States and had concerns about a movie about a French diplomat and an American woman having an affair. McCarey and Daves reworked the story as a modern tale, with Terry's characterization now based on a woman Daves met on a cruise who was rumored to be returning to the United States after hiding in Europe for being caught as the mistress of a small-town government official.

Gulliver's Travels is a 1939 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Max Fleischer and directed by Dave Fleischer for Fleischer Studios. Released to cinemas in the United States on December 22, 1939, by Paramount Pictures, the story is a very loose adaptation of Jonathan Swift's 1726 novel of the same name, specifically only the first part of four, which tells the story of Lilliput and Blefuscu, and centers around an explorer who helps a small kingdom who declared war after an argument over a wedding song. The film was Fleischer Studios' first feature-length animated film, as well as the second animated feature film produced by an American studio after Walt Disney Productions' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, as Paramount had commissioned the feature in response to the success of that film.[5] The sequences for the film were directed by Seymour Kneitel, Willard Bowsky, Tom Palmer, Grim Natwick, William Henning, Roland Crandall, Thomas Johnson, Robert Leffingwell, Frank Kelling, Winfield Hoskins, and Orestes Calpini.

Harlem Rides the Range is a 1939 American Western race film directed by Richard C. Kahn. It followed the groundbreaking 1937 Western musical film Harlem on the Prairie. SYNOPSIS A cowboy and his sidekick try to help a homesteader from being cheated out of his property. Bob Blake (Herb Jeffries) and his sidekick Dusty (Lucius Brooks) are two cowboys riding across the countryside in search of adventure. They come across a ranch where it appears a murder has taken place but they find the victim of the crime, Jim Dennison (Leonard Christmas), still alive. Dennison is hiding in fear of his life after what had taken place at the ranch. Bob sees a picture of the rancher's daughter Margaret (Artie Young) and falls in love at first sight; he cannot stop talking about how beautiful the girl in the picture is. Bob drops a glove when he leaves the ranch, which causes problems later. The villain, Bradley (Clarence Brooks), wants to seize the ranch after terrorizing Dennison. Bob sets out to save Margaret and narrowly escapes a plot to frame him for the murder of one of the ranch foremen, Jim Connors (Tom Southern). Bradley uses Bob's dropped glove as part of the frameup. Bob is sent to jail, but is able to escape and tries to find Margaret. After a fight, Bob saves Margaret and they enjoy the romantic moment Bob had imagined when he first saw her picture. The ranch is saved; the story ends with Bob and Margaret together at last, and Bradley put in his place. CAST & CREW Herb Jeffries as Bob Blake Lucius Brooks as Dusty F.E. Miller as Slim Perkins the Cook Clarence Brooks as Bradley Spencer Williams as Mr. Watson Tom Southern as Jim Connors (Watson's foreman) Artie Young as Miss Margaret Dennison Leonard Christmas as Jim Dennison Wade Dumas as Dog City Sheriff John Thomas as Cactus, Watson Cowboy The Four Tones as Singing Group Directed by Richard C. Kahn Screenplay by F.E. Miller, Spencer Williams Story by Spencer Williams Produced by Richard C. Kahn, Alfred N. Sack Cinematography Roland Price, Clark Ramsey Music by Lew Porter Distributed by Sack Amusement Enterprises Release date February 1, 1939 Running time 56 minutes Country United States Language English NOTES Sets for all-black movies (especially Westerns) were difficult to come by; Harlem Rides the Range (and other Herb Jeffries films) were shot at the 40-acre Murray's Dude Ranch in Apple Valley, California. Originally established to give urban youth and their families the western experience, the ranch fell on hard times during the Great Depression and had become an interracial dude ranch which catered to film stars as well as ordinary families. The ranch's renewed popularity again enabled the Murrays to return to their original mission of helping inner city youth.

Heritage of the Desert is a 1939 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Norman Houston and Harrison Jacobs. The film stars Donald Woods, Evelyn Venable, Russell Hayden, Robert Barrat, Sidney Toler, C. Henry Gordon and Willard Robertson. It is based on the 1910 novel The Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey. The film was released on June 23, 1939, by Paramount Pictures. SYNOPSIS Easterner John Abbott heads west to investigate the trouble on the ranch he owns. Abbott's manager Holderness is the culprit and has his man shoot Abbott and leave him for dead. But Abbott recovers, and practicing with a gun, will be ready the next time. 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, falls in love with John but is about to marry Snap Thornton to keep a promise made by her father. She runs away on her wedding day but is captured and held hostage by outlaw Henry Holderness. John, the Naabs and fellow ranchers rush to her rescue. CAST & CREW Donald Woods as John Abbott Evelyn Venable as Miriam Naab Russell Hayden as David Naab Robert Barrat as Andrew Naab Sidney Toler as Nosey C. Henry Gordon as Henry Holderness Willard Robertson as Henchman Nebraska Paul Guilfoyle as Snap Thornton Paul Fix as Henchman Chick Chance John 'Skins' Miller as Postmaster John Twerk Reginald Barlow as Judge Stevens Directed by Lesley Selander Screenplay by Norman Houston, Harrison Jacobs Based on The Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey Produced by Harry Sherman Cinematography Russell Harlan Edited by Sherman A. Rose Music by Victor Young Production company Paramount Pictures Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release date June 23, 1939 Running time 73 minutes Country United States Language English

The Little Princess is a 1939 American drama film directed by Walter Lang. The screenplay by Ethel Hill and Walter Ferris is loosely based on the 1905 novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The film was the first Shirley Temple movie to be filmed completely in Technicolor. It was also her last major success as a child star. This film was the third of three in which Shirley Temple and Cesar Romero appeared together, second was Wee Willie Winkie (1937) and Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937).

The Little Princess is a 1939 American drama film directed by Walter Lang. The screenplay by Ethel Hill and Walter Ferris is loosely based on the 1905 novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The film was the first Shirley Temple movie to be filmed completely in Technicolor. It was also her last major success as a child star. This film was the third of three in which Shirley Temple and Cesar Romero appeared together, second was Wee Willie Winkie (1937) and Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937). Although it maintained the novel's Victorian London setting, the film introduced several new characters and storylines and used the Second Boer War and the siege of Mafeking as a backdrop to the action. Temple and Arthur Treacher had a musical number together, performing the song "Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent Road". Temple also appeared in an extended ballet sequence. The film's ending was drastically different from the book. In 1968, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication. SYNOPSIS A little girl is left by her father in an exclusive seminary for girls, when her father fights in the Second Boer War. Later, when he is presumed dead she is forced to become a servant. CAST & CREW Shirley Temple as Sara Crewe Richard Greene as Geoffrey Hamilton Anita Louise as Rose Ian Hunter as Captain Reginald Crewe Cesar Romero as Ram Dass Arthur Treacher as Hubert "Bertie" Minchin Mary Nash as Mistress Amanda Minchin Sybil Jason as Becky Miles Mander as Lord Wickham Marcia Mae Jones as Lavinia Deidre Gale as Jessie Ira Stevens as Ermengarde E. E. Clive as Mr. Barrows Beryl Mercer as Queen Victoria Eily Malyon as Mrs. O'Connell the Cook Rita Paige as Minnie the Cook's Helper Clyde Cook as Attendant Keith Kenneth as Bobbie Will Stanton as a Groom Harry Allen as a Groom Holmes Herbert as a Doctor Evan Thomas as a Doctor Guy Bellis as a Doctor Kenneth Hunter as General Robert baden powell Lionel Braham as Colonel Directed by Walter Lang Screenplay by Ethel Hill, Walter Ferris Based on A Little Princess 1905 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, Gene Markey Cinematography Arthur C. Miller, William Skall Edited by Louis Loeffler Music by Charles Maxwell, Cyril J. Mockridge, Herbert W. Spencer, Samuel Pokrass Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Release date March 10, 1939 Running time 93 minutes Country United States Language English Budget over $1 million or $1.3 million NOTES After filming was completed, Daryl Zanuck of Fox requested additional scenes shot totalling $300,000 pushing the cost over $1 million. This made the movie the most expensive Shirley Temple film to date. As part of the preparation for the movie, great pains were taken to make sure every aspect of it was true to 1899 and England, the time period and setting of the story. Props such as the doll had to be to the exact specifications of a doll made at that time. Clothing also had to be precise. Production was held up after it was discovered that one of the costumes Temple wore used snap fasteners that were not invented until 1908. During the scene where Temple dumps ashes on Marcia Mae Jones' character, the original plan was to do it in one take. Temple, however, who was angry about the attention received by Sybil Jason in a previous scene, wanted to repeat it after the first take, likely just to "let off steam", but when she asked director Lang for a second ash-dump take, he said it was not necessary. For the ballet dance scene, Temple was trained by ballet dance instructor Ernest Belcher. Temple rented her pony Spunky to the studio to simply lie down in the stall. The artificial green coloration of the straw (which was green so it would show better in Technicolor) however caused the pony to become restless and resulted in him being removed and Temple losing his appearance fee. As a way of fitting in with the rest of the crew, Temple wanted to have her own punch card for punching in and out of work for the day and was initially rebuffed. The director Lang eventually relented and gave her a card to use. IBM caught word of Temple's enthusiasm and provided a special custom-made punch card recorder embossed with her name along with punch cards with her photo on them. The machine sat unused while Temple continued using the regular machine. Her time cards were likewise ignored by the studio payroll person. Janet Maslin, writing for The New York Times 44 years later, on the occasion of its VHS release by Media Home Entertainment, called it "antiquated enough to seem charming" and concludes that "[t]he movie's music, its corny but likable histrionics and its rousing patriotism (it was made in 1939) culminate in a happy ending sure to make even grown-up viewers cry".

Heroes in Blue is a 1939 American crime film produced by T.R. Williams for Monogram Pictures, directed by William Watson and starring Dick Purcell, Bernadene Hayes and Frank Sheridan. The screenplay was written by Charles Williams from an original story by Charles Williams and Charles Curran.The film was released on November 7, 1993. Moran, a gangster, hires Joe Murphy to make a large wager on a horse race, but he doesn't make the bet in time. The horse wins, but Moran's men believe Joe is about to run off with the payoff, and one of them is killed in an argument with Joe. Joe's father Mike, who is a night watchman, tries to make a deal with Moran but it backfires. Joe's policeman brother, Terry, has to go after his brother who is now wanted for murder, while also making sure Moran ends up behind bars. SYNOPSIS Gangster Moran gives Joe Murphy several thousand dollars to bet on a horse race, the horse wins and Joe takes off with the money. Moran informs Mike Murphy, Joe's father, that no harm will come to Joe if Mike doesn't interfere with the robbing of stores on his beat. Joe's policeman brother, Terry Murphy, learns of the plot and sets out to free his father and brother of Moran's threats. Former cop Mike Murphy (Frank Sheridan) works as a night watchman, having left the police force for a safer line of work. One of his sons, Terry Murphy (Dick Purcell) is a police officer trying to get a promotion so he can marry Kathleen (Julie Warren). The other son, Joe Murphy (Charles Quigley), works for a shady businessman named Moran (Edward Keane) who owns a trucking business. Moran sends Joe to the racetrack with $2000 to make a bet on a horse called Running Wild for a $10,000 payoff, and he also sends Blackie to keep an eye on Joe and make sure he comes back with the money, a cab driver named Moe, who also works for Moran, drives them there. After Joe overhears other men talking badly about Running Wild he calls Moran's office to confirm the name of the horse and is not able to make the bet in time. Joe uses the money to bet on a different horse but loses. After the race is over Joe knows he's gonna be in bad trouble if he doesn't give Moran the payoff, so he tries to call Daisy just before attempting to slip away. Blackie accuses him of trying to run off with the money, Joe tries to explain but Blackie's gun goes off and he is killed by his own gun. Joe and his wife Daisy (Bernadene Hayes) go into hiding at a hotel, and then Daisy asks Kathleen for her help which she agrees to. Terry is asked by the police captain to bring Joe in for questioning and he knows he has no choice. But first he has to find his brother. Stunned by the recent bad news, Mrs. Murphy (Lillian Elliott), Terry and Joe's mother, has a heart attack and is hospitalized. Mike tries clear Joe's debt with Moran, and he ends up agreeing to look the other way while Moran's men burglarize a warehouse on Mike's beat while he is on his night watchman shift. Mike then goes to Joe's hotel to tell him he took care of his debt and urges him to visit his mother in the hospital, which he does while Kathleen happens to be there. Terry shows up and the two men argue, and Joe takes off. Terry discovers that Kathleen is somehow involved in helping Joe, and she tells Terry where Joe is hiding out which leads to his arrest. Joe is convicted of murdering Blackie, and Daisy turns to Terry for help in clearing Joe's name. Moe, the cab driver, is the only witness that can attest to Joe's innocence, and Daisy promises Terry she will find out some information. Moran threatens to tell Terry that Mike looked the other way during a burglary unless Mike lets Moran's men burglarize again, this time a jewelry store. This time Terry is nearby and tries to prevent the heist but is shot by one of Moran's men. The day Terry returns back to work, Daisy tips him off about a burglary at a warehouse on Mike's beat that will be happening that night and Terry makes sure he is there. Terry and Mike discover an unlocked warehouse and enter through different doors. Mike tries to get Moran and his men to leave the warehouse, and Terry overhears Moran telling Mike that it was him that let them in. Terry attempts to arrest the men but there is a shootout and Mike is shot by one of Moran's men and is able to shoot Moran just before he dies in order to save Terry's life. CAST & CREW Dick Purcell as Terry Murphy Charles Quigley as Joe Murphy Bernadene Hayes as Daisy Edward Keane as Moran Julie Warren as Kathleen Lillian Elliott as Mrs. Murphy Frank Sheridan as Mike Murphy Paul Fix as Henchman Directed by William Watson Written by Charles Williams, Charles W. Curran Produced by T.R. Williams Cinematography Harry Neumann Edited by Bruce Schoengarth Distributed by Monogram Pictures Release date 7 November 1939 Running time 61 minutes Country United States Language English

In Old Caliente is a 1939 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. SYNOPSIS Americans come West to California in the hope of peaceful settlement. Set after California's Statehood but before the American Civil War, Roy Rogers is working for a wealthy Spanish family. One of their men is secretly betraying the arrival of targets of opportunity to a group of Anglo American bandits but puts the blame on Roy. The film has several unusual sequences such as having several scenes shot on a beach and having bandits after a giant sphere of gold. There is only one mention made of Caliente, California. CAST & CREW Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers Lynne Roberts as Jean Marshall George "Gabby" Hayes as "Gabby" Whittaker Jack La Rue as Sujarno Katherine DeMille as Rita Vargas Frank Puglia as Don José Vargas Harry Woods as 'Curly' Calkins Paul Marion as Carlos Vargas Ethel Wales as Aunt Felicia Merrill McCormick as Pedro Directed by Joseph Kane Written by Norman Houston (story), Norman Houston (screenplay) and Gerald Geraghty (screenplay) Produced by Joseph Kane Cinematography William Nobles Edited by Edward Mann Distributed by Republic Pictures Release date June 19, 1939 Running time 57 minutes, 54 minutes (US edited version) Country United States Language English

The Invisible Killer is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Grace Bradley, Roland Drew and William Newell. It was one of the earliest films made by Producers Releasing Corporation, a low-budget outfit concentrating on second features. SYNOPSIS A fiendish killer uses sound waves to commit his murders. CAST & CREW Grace Bradley as Sue Walker Roland Drew as Lt. Jerry Brown William Newell as Det. Sgt. Pat Dugan Alex Callam as Arthur Enslee Frank Coletti as Vani Martin Sidney Grayler as Lefty Ross Crane Whitley as Dist. Atty. Richard Sutton Boyd Irwin as Mr. Cunningham Jean Brooks as Gloria Cunningham David Oliver as Llewellyln Worcester, Sutton's Valet Harry Woth as Tyler, Sutton's Secretary Ernie Adams as Squint, the Croupier Kernan Cripps as Plainclothesman John Elliott as Gambler Al Ferguson as Detective Guarding Tyler Larry Steers as Sue's Boss Directed by Sam Newfield Written by Joseph O'Donnell Based on The Fox and the Hound by Maxwell Shane Produced by Sigmund Neufeld Cinematography Jack Greenhalgh Edited by Holbrook N. Todd Music by David Chudnow Production company Sigmund Neufeld Productions Distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation Release date November 14, 1939 Running time 63 minutes Country United States Language English

Jamaica Inn is a 1939 British adventure thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel of the same name. It is the first of three of du Maurier's works that Hitchcock adapted (the others were her novel Rebecca and short story "The Birds"). It stars Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara in her first major screen role. It is the last film Hitchcock made in the United Kingdom before he moved to the United States. The film is a period piece set in Cornwall in 1820, in the real Jamaica Inn (which still exists) on the edge of Bodmin Moor. SYNOPSIS In Cornwall, 1819, a young woman discovers she's living near a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecks for profit. The film is set in 1820 (at the start of the reign of King George IV, as mentioned by Pengallan in his first scene). Over and above its function as a hostelry, Jamaica Inn houses the clandestine rural headquarters of a gang of cut-throats and thieves, led by innkeeper Joss Merlyn. They have become wreckers. They are responsible for a series of engineered shipwrecks in which they extinguish coastal warning beacons, causing ships to run aground on the rocky Cornish coast. They then kill the surviving sailors and steal their cargo. One evening, a young Irish-woman, Mary Yellan, is dropped off by coach near the inn, at the home of the local squire and justice of the peace, Sir Humphrey Pengallan. She requests the loan of a horse so she can ride to Jamaica Inn to re-unite with her aunt Patience (the wife of Joss Merlyn). Despite Pengallan's warnings, she intends to live at Jamaica Inn with her late mother's sister. It transpires that Pengallan is the secret criminal mastermind behind the wrecking gang; he learns from his well-to-do friends and acquaintances when well-laden ships are passing near the coast, determines when and where the wrecks are to be caused, and fences the stolen cargo. He uses the lion's share of the proceeds to support his lavish lifestyle and passes a small fraction of them to Joss and the gang. Meanwhile, Pengallan learns of a ship full of precious cargo which is due to pass the local coastline. He informs Joss and the gang, who go to the beach, and there extinguish the coastal warning beacon, as they wait for the ship to appear. However, Mary re-lights the warning beacon, and the ship's crew avoid the treacherous rocks and sail by unharmed. The gang angrily resolves to kill Mary as revenge for preventing the wreck, but Joss, who has developed a reluctant admiration for her, rescues her and the two escape by horse-cart. Joss is shot in the back and collapses when they reach Jamaica Inn. As Patience is about to tell Mary that Pengallan is the secret leader of the wrecking gang, Pengallan shoots and kills Patience from off-camera. Joss dies of his wound as well. Pengallan then takes Mary hostage, ties and gags her, and tells her that he plans to keep her now that she has no one else in the world. He drives her, still tied up and covered by a heavy cloak, to the harbour, where they board a large ship going to France. CAST & CREW Charles Laughton as Sir Humphrey Pengallan Leslie Banks as Joss Merlyn Maureen O'Hara as Mary Yellen Robert Newton as James 'Jem' Trehearne - Sir Humphrey's Gang Marie Ney as Patience Merlyn Horace Hodges as Butler Hay Petrie as Groom Frederick Piper as Agent Herbert Lomas as Tenant Clare Greet as Tenant William Devlin as Tenant Emlyn Williams as Harry the Pedlar Jeanne de Casalis as Sir Humphrey's friend Mabel Terry-Lewis as Lady Beston A. Bromley Davenport as Ringwood (credited as Bromley Davenport) George Curzon as Captain Murray Basil Radford as Lord George Wylie Watson as Salvation Watkins Morland Graham as Sea Lawyer Sydney Edwin Greenwood as Dandy Mervyn Johns as Thomas Stephen Haggard as The Boy, Willie Penhale Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Sidney Gilliat, Joan Harrison, Alma Reville, J. B. Priestley Based on Jamaica Inn 1936 novel by Daphne du Maurier Produced by Erich Pommer, Charles Laughton Cinematography Bernard Knowles, Harry Stradling Edited by Robert Hamer Music by Eric Fenby Production company Mayflower Productions Distributed by Associated British Picture Corporation Release date 15 May 1939 Running time 108 minutes 100 minutes (original US release) Country United Kingdom Language English

Irish Luck is a 1939 American comedy adventure film directed by Howard Bretherton. The film is also known as Amateur Detective in the United Kingdom. SYNOPSIS 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. CAST & CREW Frankie Darro as Buzzy O'Brien Dick Purcell as Steve Lanahan Lillian Elliott as Mrs. O'Brien Dennis Moore as Jim Monahan James Flavin as Hotel Detective Fluger Sheila Darcy as Kitty Monahan Mantan Moreland as Jefferson Ralph Peters as Detective Jenkins Tristram Coffin as Mr. Mace Pat Gleason as Banning Gene O'Donnell as Bond Robber Donald Kerr as Reporter Howard M. Mitchell as Hotel Manager Aloha Wray as Dancer irected by Howard Bretherton Written by Charles M. Brown (story), Mary McCarthy (screenplay) Produced by Scott R. Dunlap, Grant Withers Cinematography Harry Neumann Edited by Russell F. Schoengarth Music by Edward J. Kay Release date August 22, 1939 Running time 58 minutes Country United States Language English

Love Affair is a 1939 American romance film, co-starring Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne, and featuring Maria Ouspenskaya. It was directed by Leo McCarey and written by Delmer Daves and Donald Ogden Stewart, based on a story by McCarey and Mildred Cram. Controversial on concept, the official screenplay was re-tooled and rewritten to appease Hollywood censorship and relied on actor input and improvisation, causing long delays and budget extensions. The movie became a surprise hit of 1939, showing McCarey's versatility after a long career of comedic films, and launching the surprising team-up of Dunne and Boyer. Academy Award nominations include Best Actress for Dunne, Best Supporting Actress for Ouspenskaya, Best Original Song, Best Writing (Original), and Best Picture. Its popularity was later dwarfed by McCarey's 1957 remake An Affair to Remember, which spawned its own remakes with 1994's Love Affair and a few Indian adaptations. SYNOPSIS A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. One December, French painter (and famed womanizer) Michel Marnet meets American singer Terry McKay aboard a liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean. They are both already engaged, he to heiress Lois Clarke, she to Kenneth Bradley. They begin to flirt and to dine together on the ship, but his worldwide reputation makes them conscious that others are watching. Eventually, they decide that they should dine separately and not associate with each other. At a stop at Madeira, they visit Michel's grandmother Janou, who bonds with Terry and admits wanting Michel to settle down. As the ship is ready to disembark at New York City, the two make an appointment to meet in the new year, six months later on top of the Empire State Building, giving Michel enough time to decide whether he can start making enough money to support a relationship with Terry. His paintings fail to sell, so he finds work designing advertising billboards around the city, while Terry breaks off her engagement to Kenneth and successfully negotiates a contract with a Philadelphia nightclub to perform through to June. When the rendezvous date arrives, they both head to the Empire State Building. However, Terry is struck by a car on a nearby street and is told by doctors she may be paralyzed for the rest of her life, though that will not be known for certain for six months. Not wanting to be a burden to Michel, she does not contact him, preferring to let him think the worst. Meanwhile, Michel, who waits until closing time, travels to Madeira to discover his grandmother has recently died, and continues working in New York City. Terry is overheard singing in the garden of her physiotherapy by the owner of a children's orphanage, who hires her as a music teacher. Six months pass by, and during Terry's first outing since the accident, she and Michel meet by accident at a theater on Christmas Eve, though since she is already seated, Terry is able to conceal her disability. The next morning on Christmas Day, after the children visit Terry at her apartment, Michel makes a surprise visit and finally learns the truth. CAST & CREW Irene Dunne as Terry McKay Charles Boyer as Michel Marnet Maria Ouspenskaya as Grandmother Janou Lee Bowman as Kenneth Bradley Astrid Allwyn as Lois Clarke Maurice Moscovitch as Maurice Cobert, art dealer Directed by Leo McCarey Screenplay by Delmer Daves, Donald Ogden Stewart Story by Leo McCarey, Mildred Cram Produced by Leo McCarey Cinematography Rudolph Maté Edited by Edward Dmytryk, George Hively Music by Roy Webb Production company RKO Radio Pictures Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures Release date April 7, 1939 Running time 87 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $860,000 Box office $1.8 million NOTES The initial screenplay was rejected by the Production Code Administration, accusing the story of endorsing adultery. Another related argument believed Terry had not been punished for her kept behavior, while Michel had been given redemption, so this led to Terry's paralysis. "You dissolved to her in a hospital with her realizing that God hadn't wanted her to meet [Michel] until she was sorry for what she had done before," explained Donald Ogden Stewart. Initially a period piece set in the 1850s about the tragic romance of a French ambassador, the final draft of the script was complete and filming was announced to begin September 15, but it was later pushed back a month. Due to concerns of a potential war in Europe, the French embassy wanted stronger allyship with the United States and had concerns about a movie about a French diplomat and an American woman having an affair. McCarey and Daves reworked the story as a modern tale, with Terry's characterization now based on a woman Daves met on a cruise who was rumored to be returning to the United States after hiding in Europe for being caught as the mistress of a small-town government official.

Jamaica Inn is a 1939 British adventure thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel of the same name. It is the first of three of du Maurier's works that Hitchcock adapted (the others were her novel Rebecca and short story "The Birds"). It stars Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara in her first major screen role. It is the last film Hitchcock made in the United Kingdom before he moved to the United States. The film is a period piece set in Cornwall in 1820, in the real Jamaica Inn (which still exists) on the edge of Bodmin Moor. SYNOPSIS In Cornwall, 1819, a young woman discovers she's living near a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecks for profit. The film is set in 1820 (at the start of the reign of King George IV, as mentioned by Pengallan in his first scene). Over and above its function as a hostelry, Jamaica Inn houses the clandestine rural headquarters of a gang of cut-throats and thieves, led by innkeeper Joss Merlyn. They have become wreckers. They are responsible for a series of engineered shipwrecks in which they extinguish coastal warning beacons, causing ships to run aground on the rocky Cornish coast. They then kill the surviving sailors and steal their cargo. One evening, a young Irish-woman, Mary Yellan, is dropped off by coach near the inn, at the home of the local squire and justice of the peace, Sir Humphrey Pengallan. She requests the loan of a horse so she can ride to Jamaica Inn to re-unite with her aunt Patience (the wife of Joss Merlyn). Despite Pengallan's warnings, she intends to live at Jamaica Inn with her late mother's sister. It transpires that Pengallan is the secret criminal mastermind behind the wrecking gang; he learns from his well-to-do friends and acquaintances when well-laden ships are passing near the coast, determines when and where the wrecks are to be caused, and fences the stolen cargo. He uses the lion's share of the proceeds to support his lavish lifestyle and passes a small fraction of them to Joss and the gang. Meanwhile, Pengallan learns of a ship full of precious cargo which is due to pass the local coastline. He informs Joss and the gang, who go to the beach, and there extinguish the coastal warning beacon, as they wait for the ship to appear. However, Mary re-lights the warning beacon, and the ship's crew avoid the treacherous rocks and sail by unharmed. The gang angrily resolves to kill Mary as revenge for preventing the wreck, but Joss, who has developed a reluctant admiration for her, rescues her and the two escape by horse-cart. Joss is shot in the back and collapses when they reach Jamaica Inn. As Patience is about to tell Mary that Pengallan is the secret leader of the wrecking gang, Pengallan shoots and kills Patience from off-camera. Joss dies of his wound as well. Pengallan then takes Mary hostage, ties and gags her, and tells her that he plans to keep her now that she has no one else in the world. He drives her, still tied up and covered by a heavy cloak, to the harbour, where they board a large ship going to France. CAST & CREW Charles Laughton as Sir Humphrey Pengallan Leslie Banks as Joss Merlyn Maureen O'Hara as Mary Yellen Robert Newton as James 'Jem' Trehearne - Sir Humphrey's Gang Marie Ney as Patience Merlyn Horace Hodges as Butler Hay Petrie as Groom Frederick Piper as Agent Herbert Lomas as Tenant Clare Greet as Tenant William Devlin as Tenant Emlyn Williams as Harry the Pedlar Jeanne de Casalis as Sir Humphrey's friend Mabel Terry-Lewis as Lady Beston A. Bromley Davenport as Ringwood (credited as Bromley Davenport) George Curzon as Captain Murray Basil Radford as Lord George Wylie Watson as Salvation Watkins Morland Graham as Sea Lawyer Sydney Edwin Greenwood as Dandy Mervyn Johns as Thomas Stephen Haggard as The Boy, Willie Penhale Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Written by Sidney Gilliat, Joan Harrison, Alma Reville, J. B. Priestley Based on Jamaica Inn 1936 novel by Daphne du Maurier Produced by Erich Pommer, Charles Laughton Cinematography Bernard Knowles, Harry Stradling Edited by Robert Hamer Music by Eric Fenby Production company Mayflower Productions Distributed by Associated British Picture Corporation Release date 15 May 1939 Running time 108 minutes 100 minutes (original US release) Country United Kingdom Language English

Keep Punching is a 1939 film about boxing. Its primary character is Henry Armstrong (born Henry Jackson). Unlike most films of the era, its cast was composed entirely of African Americans. The film includes Whitey's Lindy Hoppers (Lindy Hop) performing the much imitated Big Apple Routine. A film clip of the dance scene was also released as the short “Jittering Jitterbugs” in 1943 showing the Big Apple routine choreographed by Frankie Manning and the a Jitterbug dance competition that followed in the film. SYNOPSIS Golden gloves champion Henry Jackson turns professional and gets scheduled into a tough match. Days before the match, he finds an old school friend of his, Frank Harrison, unaware that Frank is betting heavily on his loss. Frank sets Henry up with beautiful Jerry Jordan, who is instructed to get him drunk and impede him in any way possible, due to Frank blackmailing her. On the day of the fight she slips him a sleeping drug. Henry Jackson, known as Little Dynamite, is a Golden Gloves champion who agrees to turn professional when approached by fight manager Ed Watson, despite the opposition raised by his father and Fanny Singleton, his sweetheart. Jackson is ready to fight for the championship when he runs into Frank Harrison, an old school friend. Harrison is not the faithful friend that Jackson believes him to be; he is betting heavily that the heavily-favored Jackson will lose the bout. To ensure that he does, Harrison introduces Jackson to hot mama Jerry Jordan, who is instructed to make him drink and stay out late to mess him up. The day of the fight, Harrison orders Jerry to slip Jackson a sleeping potion just before he leaves for the fight. Jerry, now in love with Jackson, finally agrees after Harrison threatens her. A few hours before the fight, Jackson, Harrison, Jerry, and Harlem hanger-on Windy are in Harrison's apartment when Jerry proposes a toast to Jordan. When he is not looking, she slips the sleeping potion into his glass. Windy sees her and switches glasses with Jackson. Jerry, ringside at the fight, sees the boy she loves getting a bad beating. Sobbing wildly, she leaves the arena and runs to a near-by church, where she drops on her knees and prays to God to forgive her and to let Henry win. CAST & CREW Henry Armstrong as Henry Jackson Willie Bryant as Frank Harrison Mae E. Johnson as Jerry Jordan(as Mae Johnson) Hamtree Harrington as 'Windy' Butler Canada Lee as Speedy Joe Williams Lionel Monagas as Eddie 'Ed' Watson Francine Everett as Fanny Singleton Dooley Wilson as Baron Skinner(as Arthur 'Dooley' Wilson) Hilda Offley as Mrs. Jackson Walter Robinson as Mr. Jackson George Wiltshire as Jack Hemingway J. Rosamond Johnson as The Minister Buddy Bowser as Harrison's Friend Elson Wright asBartender Lee Norman as Bandleader Norman Lee Arthur White's Lindy Hoppers and Jitterbugs Dancers Directed by John Clein Screenplay by Marcy Klauber, Story by John Rosamond Johnson Produced by John Clein, Edward Mead[1] Cinematography J. Burgi Contner, Jay Rescher Edited by Al Harburger Music by, Lee Norman (music score) Production company M. C. Pictures, Inc. Distributed by State Rights Release dates December 8, 1939 (Apollo Theater, Harlem) Running time 81 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $28,000