Cinema Premieres in august 1939



Current cinema premieres in august 1939, like I Stole a Million, Mr. Wong in Chinatown, Sinful Souls, Elsa Maxwell's Hotel for Women and Slaphappy Valley.

Premiered tuesday August 1, 1939

Three movies that premieres on August 1, 1939: I Stole a Million, Mr. Wong in Chinatown and Sinful Souls.

I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million (1939)
Premiere August 1, 1939

  • Main cast: Henry Armetta, Dick Foran, George Raft, Claire Trevor
  • Director: Frank Tuttle

Mr. Wong in Chinatown

Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
Premiere August 1, 1939

  • Main cast: Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Huntley Gordon, Marjorie Reynolds

Sinful Souls

Sinful Souls (1939)
Premiere August 1, 1939

  • Main cast: Olin Francis, Jack Ingram
  • Director: Del Frazier

Premiered thursday August 3, 1939

Two movies that premieres on August 3, 1939: Elsa Maxwell's Hotel for Women and Slaphappy Valley.

Elsa Maxwell's Hotel for Women

Elsa Maxwell's Hotel for Women (1939)
Premiere August 3, 1939

  • Main cast: Linda Darnell, Lynn Bari, Ann Sothern
  • Director: Gregory Ratoff

Slaphappy Valley

Slaphappy Valley (1939)
Premiere August 3, 1939

  • Main cast: Mel Blanc, Phil Kramer
  • Director: Alex Lovy

Premiered friday August 4, 1939

Three movies that premieres on August 4, 1939: Bachelor Mother, They All Come Out and Wise Quacks.

Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother (1939)
Premiere August 4, 1939

  • Main cast: David Niven, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, Frank Albertson
  • Director: Garson Kanin

They All Come Out

They All Come Out (1939)
Premiere August 4, 1939

  • Main cast: Edward Gargan, Rita Johnson, Bernard Nedell
  • Director: Jacques Tourneur

Wise Quacks

Wise Quacks (1939)
Premiere August 4, 1939

  • Main cast: Mel Blanc, Robert Clampett
  • Director: Robert Clampett

Premiered saturday August 5, 1939

One movies that premieres on August 5, 1939: Indianapolis Speedway.

Indianapolis Speedway

Indianapolis Speedway (1939)
Premiere August 5, 1939

  • Main cast: John Payne, Pat O'Brien, Frank McHugh
  • Director: Lloyd Bacon

Premiered sunday August 6, 1939

One movies that premieres on August 6, 1939: Wall Street Cowboy.

Wall Street Cowboy

Wall Street Cowboy (1939)
Premiere August 6, 1939

  • Main cast: Roy Rogers, Ann Baldwin, Raymond Hatton, George 'Gabby' Hayes
  • Director: Joseph Kane

Premiered monday August 7, 1939

Two movies that premieres on August 7, 1939: The Girl from Rio and Snuffy Skunk's Party.

The Girl from Rio

The Girl from Rio (1939)
Premiere August 7, 1939

  • Main cast: Alan Baldwin, Warren Hull, Kay Linaker
  • Director: Lambert Hillyer

Snuffy Skunk's Party

Snuffy Skunk's Party (1939)
Premiere August 7, 1939

  • Main cast: Mel Blanc
  • Director: Elmer Perkins

Premiered thursday August 10, 1939

Two movies that premieres on August 10, 1939: Chicken Wagon Family and Jitterbug Knights.

Chicken Wagon Family

Chicken Wagon Family (1939)
Premiere August 10, 1939

  • Main cast: Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Weaver, Jane Withers
  • Director: Herbert I. Leeds

Jitterbug Knights

Jitterbug Knights (1939)
Premiere August 10, 1939


Premiered friday August 11, 1939

Five movies that premieres on August 11, 1939: Donald's Penguin, Lady of the Tropics, Mooching Through Georgia, When Tomorrow Comes and Yip-Yip-Yippy.

Donald's Penguin

Donald's Penguin (1939)
Premiere August 11, 1939

  • Main cast: Clarence Nash
  • Director: Jack King

Lady of the Tropics

Lady of the Tropics (1939)
Premiere August 11, 1939

  • Main cast: Hedy Lamarr, Robert Taylor, Gloria Franklin, Joseph Schildkraut
  • Director: Jack Conway

Mooching Through Georgia

Mooching Through Georgia (1939)
Premiere August 11, 1939

  • Main cast: Buster Keaton, Monte Collins, Bud Jamison, Harley Wood
  • Director: Jules White

When Tomorrow Comes

When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
Premiere August 11, 1939

  • Main cast: Charles Boyer, Irene Dunne, Barbara O'Neil, Onslow Stevens
  • Director: John M. Stahl

Yip-Yip-Yippy

Yip-Yip-Yippy (1939)
Premiere August 11, 1939


Premiered saturday August 12, 1939

Four movies that premieres on August 12, 1939: Hare-um Scare-um, Straight Shooter, Take a Cue and Torchy Blane Playing with Dynamite.

Hare-um Scare-um

Hare-um Scare-um (1939)
Premiere August 12, 1939

  • Main cast: Mel Blanc
  • Director: Cal Dalton, Ben Hardaway

Straight Shooter

Straight Shooter (1939)
Premiere August 12, 1939

  • Main cast: Tim McCoy, Ben Corbett, Julie Sheldon
  • Director: Sam Newfield

Take a Cue

Take a Cue (1939)
Premiere August 12, 1939

  • Main cast: Doodles Weaver
  • Director: Felix E. Feist

Torchy Blane Playing with Dynamite

Torchy Blane Playing with Dynamite (1939)
Premiere August 12, 1939

  • Main cast: Jane Wyman, Sheila Bromley, Allen Jenkins, Tom Kennedy
  • Director: Noel M. Smith

Premiered sunday August 13, 1939

One movies that premieres on August 13, 1939: The Wizard of Oz.

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Premiere August 13, 1939

  • Main cast: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr

Premiered monday August 14, 1939

Two movies that premieres on August 14, 1939: Miracles for Sale and In Old Monterey.

Miracles for Sale

Miracles for Sale (1939)
Premiere August 14, 1939

  • Main cast: Robert Young, Florence Rice, Frank Craven, Henry Hull

In Old Monterey

In Old Monterey (1939)
Premiere August 14, 1939

  • Main cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, George 'Gabby' Hayes, June Storey
  • Director: Joseph Kane

Premiered tuesday August 15, 1939

One movies that premieres on August 15, 1939: Riders of the Frontier.

Riders of the Frontier

Riders of the Frontier (1939)
Premiere August 15, 1939

  • Main cast: Tex Ritter, Jack Rutherford, Hal Taliaferro
  • Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet

Premiered thursday August 17, 1939

One movies that premieres on August 17, 1939: The Man They Could Not Hang.

The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
Premiere August 17, 1939

  • Main cast: Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Roger Pryor
  • Director: Nick Grinde

Premiered friday August 18, 1939

Three movies that premieres on August 18, 1939: Stanley and Livingstone, These Glamour Girls and Ragged Angels.

Stanley and Livingstone

Stanley and Livingstone (1939)
Premiere August 18, 1939

  • Main cast: Spencer Tracy, Walter Brennan, Nancy Kelly
  • Director: Henry King, Otto Brower

These Glamour Girls

These Glamour Girls (1939)
Premiere August 18, 1939

  • Main cast: Lana Turner, Lew Ayres, Tom Brown, Richard Carlson
  • Director: S. Sylvan Simon

Ragged Angels

Ragged Angels (1939)
Premiere August 18, 1939

  • Main cast: Joel McCrea, Jascha Heifetz, Andrea Leeds, Gene Reynolds
  • Director: Archie Mayo

Premiered saturday August 19, 1939

Three movies that premieres on August 19, 1939: Each Dawn I Die, One Against the World and The Bill of Rights.

Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die (1939)
Premiere August 19, 1939

  • Main cast: James Cagney, George Bancroft, Jane Bryan, George Raft
  • Director: William Keighley

One Against the World

One Against the World (1939)
Premiere August 19, 1939

  • Main cast: Harold Goodwin, Claire McDowell, John Nesbitt
  • Director: Fred Zinnemann

The Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights (1939)
Premiere August 19, 1939

  • Main cast: Leonard Mudie, Moroni Olsen, Ted Osborne
  • Director: Crane Wilbur

Premiered monday August 21, 1939

Two movies that premieres on August 21, 1939: Port of Hate and Smuggled Cargo.

Port of Hate

Port of Hate (1939)
Premiere August 21, 1939

  • Main cast: Kenneth Harlan, Carleton Young, Polly Ann Young
  • Director: Harry S. Webb

Smuggled Cargo

Smuggled Cargo (1939)
Premiere August 21, 1939

  • Main cast: George Barbier, Rochelle Hudson, Barry MacKay
  • Director: John H. Auer, Michael Jacoby

Premiered tuesday August 22, 1939

Two movies that premieres on August 22, 1939: Five Little Peppers and How They Grew and Fugitive at Large.

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew

Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (1939)
Premiere August 22, 1939

  • Main cast: Tommy Bond, Edith Fellows, Dorothy Peterson
  • Director: Charles Barton

Fugitive at Large

Fugitive at Large (1939)
Premiere August 22, 1939

  • Main cast: Patricia Ellis, Stanley Fields, Jack Holt, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
  • Director: Lewis D. Collins

Premiered wednesday August 23, 1939

One movies that premieres on August 23, 1939: Detouring America.

Detouring America

Detouring America (1939)
Premiere August 23, 1939


Premiered thursday August 24, 1939

Two movies that premieres on August 24, 1939: Death of a Champion and Oklahoma Terror.

Death of a Champion

Death of a Champion (1939)
Premiere August 24, 1939

  • Main cast: Virginia Dale, Lynne Overman
  • Director: Robert Florey

Oklahoma Terror

Oklahoma Terror (1939)
Premiere August 24, 1939

  • Main cast: Virginia Carroll, Jack Randall, Don Rowan
  • Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet

Premiered friday August 25, 1939

Four movies that premieres on August 25, 1939: Calling All Curs, Fifth Ave Girl, The Bookworm and The Star Maker.

Calling All Curs

Calling All Curs (1939)
Premiere August 25, 1939

  • Main cast: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Isabel La Mal
  • Director: Jules White

Fifth Ave Girl

Fifth Ave Girl (1939)
Premiere August 25, 1939

  • Main cast: Ginger Rogers, Walter Connolly, James Ellison, Verree Teasdale
  • Director: Gregory La Cava

The Bookworm

The Bookworm (1939)
Premiere August 25, 1939

  • Main cast: Mel Blanc, Martha Wentworth
  • Director: Friz Freleng, Hugh Harman

The Star Maker

The Star Maker (1939)
Premiere August 25, 1939

  • Main cast: Bing Crosby, Louise Campbell, Ned Sparks, Linda Ware
  • Director: Roy Del Ruth

Premiered saturday August 26, 1939

Three movies that premieres on August 26, 1939: Angels Wash Their Faces, Everybody's Hobby and Unseen Guardians.

Angels Wash Their Faces

Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)
Premiere August 26, 1939

  • Main cast: Billy Halop, Leo Gorcey, Bernard Punsly
  • Director: Ray Enright

Everybody's Hobby

Everybody's Hobby (1939)
Premiere August 26, 1939

  • Main cast: Aldrich Bowker, Jackie Moran, Henry O'Neill
  • Director: William C. McGann

Unseen Guardians

Unseen Guardians (1939)
Premiere August 26, 1939

  • Main cast: Marjorie Kane, John Nesbitt, Nestor Paiva
  • Director: Basil Wrangell

Premiered sunday August 27, 1939

One movies that premieres on August 27, 1939: Silly Superstition.

Silly Superstition

Silly Superstition (1939)
Premiere August 27, 1939

  • Main cast: Mel Blanc
  • Director: Burt Gillett

Premiered monday August 28, 1939

Two movies that premieres on August 28, 1939: Daughter of the Tong and Flight at Midnight.

Daughter of the Tong

Daughter of the Tong (1939)
Premiere August 28, 1939

  • Main cast: Grant Withers, Evelyn Brent, Dorothy Short

Flight at Midnight

Flight at Midnight (1939)
Premiere August 28, 1939

  • Main cast: Jean Parker, Phil Regan, Roscoe Turner
  • Director: Sidney Salkow

Premiered tuesday August 29, 1939

Two movies that premieres on August 29, 1939: Ask a Policeman and The Women.

Ask a Policeman

Ask a Policeman (1939)
Premiere August 29, 1939

  • Main cast: Glennis Lorimer, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt
  • Director: Marcel Varnel

The Women

The Women (1939)
Premiere August 29, 1939

  • Main cast: Joan Crawford, Mary Boland, Rosalind Russell, Norma Shearer
  • Director: George Cukor

Premiered wednesday August 30, 1939

One movies that premieres on August 30, 1939: Konga, the Wild Stallion.

Konga, the Wild Stallion

Konga, the Wild Stallion (1939)
Premiere August 30, 1939

  • Main cast: Rochelle Hudson, Fred Stone, Robert Warwick
  • Director: Sam Nelson

Premiered thursday August 31, 1939

Three movies that premieres on August 31, 1939: Charlie Chan at Treasure Island, Nurse Edith Cavell and The Fighting Renegade.

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
Premiere August 31, 1939

  • Main cast: Cesar Romero, Douglas Fowley, Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung

Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
Premiere August 31, 1939

  • Main cast: George Sanders, Anna Neagle, Edna May Oliver
  • Director: Herbert Wilcox

The Fighting Renegade

The Fighting Renegade (1939)
Premiere August 31, 1939

  • Main cast: Tim McCoy, Joyce Bryant, Ben Corbett
  • Director: Sam Newfield