Cinema Premieres in may 1939



Current cinema premieres in may 1939, like Boys' Reformatory, The Birth of a Toothpick, The Mikado, With Best Dishes and Desert Bride.

Premiered monday May 1, 1939

Four movies that premieres on May 1, 1939: Boys' Reformatory, The Birth of a Toothpick, The Mikado and With Best Dishes.

Boys' Reformatory

Boys' Reformatory (1939)
Premiere May 1, 1939

  • Main cast: Grant Withers, Frankie Darro, Lillian Elliott, Ben Welden
  • Director: Howard Bretherton

The Birth of a Toothpick

The Birth of a Toothpick (1939)
Premiere May 1, 1939


The Mikado

The Mikado (1939)
Premiere May 1, 1939

  • Main cast: John Barclay, Sydney Granville, Martyn Green
  • Director: Victor Schertzinger

With Best Dishes

With Best Dishes (1939)
Premiere May 1, 1939

  • Main cast: Charles Kemper, Lillian Roth
  • Director: Milton Schwarzwald

Premiered tuesday May 2, 1939

One movies that premieres on May 2, 1939: Desert Bride.

Desert Bride

Desert Bride (1935)
Premiere May 2, 1939

  • Main cast: Raymond Aimos, Jean Gabin, Robert Le Vigan
  • Director: Julien Duvivier

Premiered wednesday May 3, 1939

Four movies that premieres on May 3, 1939: Barnyard Egg-citement, Fighting the Racketeers, Blue Montana Skies and Hollywood Hobbies.

Barnyard Egg-citement

Barnyard Egg-citement (1939)
Premiere May 3, 1939


Fighting the Racketeers

Fighting the Racketeers (1939)
Premiere May 3, 1939

  • Main cast: Eve Arden, Tom Brown, Barton MacLane
  • Director: Arthur Lubin

Blue Montana Skies

Blue Montana Skies (1939)
Premiere May 3, 1939

  • Main cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Harry Woods

Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies (1939)
Premiere May 3, 1939

  • Main cast: Milton Berle, William Benedict, Joyce Compton, Sally Payne
  • Director: George Sidney

Premiered thursday May 4, 1939

One movies that premieres on May 4, 1939: Outside These Walls.

Outside These Walls

Outside These Walls (1939)
Premiere May 4, 1939

  • Main cast: Don Beddoe, Dolores Costello, Virginia Weidler, Michael Whalen
  • Director: Ray McCarey

Premiered friday May 5, 1939

Five movies that premieres on May 5, 1939: Chasing Danger, Moving Vanities, Rose of Washington Square, The Chump Takes a Bump and Union Pacific.

Chasing Danger

Chasing Danger (1939)
Premiere May 5, 1939

  • Main cast: Preston Foster, Lynn Bari, Wally Vernon
  • Director: Ricardo Cortez

Moving Vanities

Moving Vanities (1939)
Premiere May 5, 1939

  • Main cast: Barbara Jo Allen, Leon Errol, Eddie Gribbon
  • Director: Lou Brock

Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square (1939)
Premiere May 5, 1939

  • Main cast: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Al Jolson
  • Director: Gregory Ratoff

The Chump Takes a Bump

The Chump Takes a Bump (1939)
Premiere May 5, 1939

  • Main cast: Charley Chase, Ruth Skinner

Union Pacific

Union Pacific (1939)
Premiere May 5, 1939

  • Main cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Akim Tamiroff
  • Director: Cecil B. DeMille

Premiered saturday May 6, 1939

Three movies that premieres on May 6, 1939: Confessions of a Nazi Spy, Mandrake, the Magician and Thugs with Dirty Mugs.

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
Premiere May 6, 1939

  • Main cast: Edward G. Robinson, George Sanders, Francis Lederer
  • Director: Anatole Litvak

Mandrake, the Magician

Mandrake, the Magician (1939)
Premiere May 6, 1939

  • Main cast: Warren Hull, Al Kikume, Doris Weston
  • Director: Norman Deming, Sam Nelson

Thugs with Dirty Mugs

Thugs with Dirty Mugs (1939)
Premiere May 6, 1939

  • Main cast: Mel Blanc, Tex Avery, John Deering
  • Director: Tex Avery

Premiered sunday May 7, 1939

Two movies that premieres on May 7, 1939: Double Crime in the Maginot Line and The Black Corsair.

Double Crime in the Maginot Line

Double Crime in the Maginot Line (1937)
Premiere May 7, 1939

  • Main cast: Jacques Baumer, Fernand Fabre, Victor Francen
  • Director: Félix Gandéra

The Black Corsair

The Black Corsair (1938)
Premiere May 7, 1939

  • Main cast: Nerio Bernardi, Silvana Jachino
  • Director: Amleto Palermi

Premiered monday May 8, 1939

One movies that premieres on May 8, 1939: Here Comes Malicious.

Here Comes Malicious

Here Comes Malicious (1939)
Premiere May 8, 1939

  • Main cast: Joe Hernandez

Premiered wednesday May 10, 1939

One movies that premieres on May 10, 1939: De spooktrein.

De spooktrein

De spooktrein (1939)
Premiere May 10, 1939

  • Main cast: Chris Baay, Adolphe Engers, Sara Heyblom, Lies de Wind
  • Director: Karel Lamač

Premiered thursday May 11, 1939

Two movies that premieres on May 11, 1939: Ex-Champ and Krazy's Shoe Shop.

Ex-Champ

Ex-Champ (1939)
Premiere May 11, 1939

  • Main cast: Tom Brown, Nan Grey, Victor McLaglen
  • Director: Phil Rosen

Krazy's Shoe Shop

Krazy's Shoe Shop (1939)
Premiere May 11, 1939


Premiered friday May 12, 1939

Five movies that premieres on May 12, 1939: Dark Magic, Moon Over Harlem, Musical Mountaineers, Panama Lady and Three Texas Steers.

Dark Magic

Dark Magic (1939)
Premiere May 12, 1939

  • Main cast: Robert Benchley, Ruth Lee
  • Director: Roy Rowland

Moon Over Harlem

Moon Over Harlem (1939)
Premiere May 12, 1939

  • Main cast: Cora Green, Buddy Harris
  • Director: Edgar G. Ulmer

Musical Mountaineers

Musical Mountaineers (1939)
Premiere May 12, 1939


Panama Lady

Panama Lady (1939)
Premiere May 12, 1939

  • Main cast: Lucille Ball, Evelyn Brent, Steffi Duna, Allan Lane
  • Director: Jack Hively

Three Texas Steers

Three Texas Steers (1939)
Premiere May 12, 1939

  • Main cast: John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Carole Landis, Max Terhune
  • Director: George Sherman

Premiered saturday May 13, 1939

One movies that premieres on May 13, 1939: Torchy Runs for Mayor.

Torchy Runs for Mayor

Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
Premiere May 13, 1939

  • Main cast: Glenda Farrell, Tom Kennedy, Barton MacLane, John Miljan
  • Director: Ray McCarey

Premiered monday May 15, 1939

Four movies that premieres on May 15, 1939: Goodbye Mr. Chips, Man of Conquest, Only Angels Have Wings and Oil Can, and Does!.

Goodbye Mr. Chips

Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939)
Premiere May 15, 1939

  • Main cast: John Mills, Greer Garson, Robert Donat
  • Director: Sam Wood

Man of Conquest

Man of Conquest (1939)
Premiere May 15, 1939

  • Main cast: Joan Fontaine, Edward Ellis
  • Director: George Nichols Jr.

Only Angels Have Wings

Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Premiere May 15, 1939

  • Main cast: Cary Grant, Rita Hayworth, Jean Arthur, Richard Barthelmess
  • Director: Howard Hawks

Oil Can, and Does!

Oil Can, and Does! (1939)
Premiere May 15, 1939

  • Main cast: Charles R. Bowers

Premiered thursday May 18, 1939

One movies that premieres on May 18, 1939: Nick's Coffee Pot.

Nick's Coffee Pot

Nick's Coffee Pot (1939)
Premiere May 18, 1939


Premiered friday May 19, 1939

Six movies that premieres on May 19, 1939: Donald's Cousin Gus, It's a Wonderful World, Radio Hams, Rhythm Romance, Wotta Nitemare and Yes, We Have No Bonanza.

Donald's Cousin Gus

Donald's Cousin Gus (1939)
Premiere May 19, 1939

  • Main cast: James Macdonald, Clarence Nash, Pinto Colvig
  • Director: Jack King

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Premiere May 19, 1939

  • Main cast: James Stewart, Claudette Colbert, Guy Kibbee, Nat Pendleton
  • Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Radio Hams

Radio Hams (1939)
Premiere May 19, 1939

  • Main cast: Barbara Bedford, Clayton Moore, Robert Homans
  • Director: Felix E. Feist

Rhythm Romance

Rhythm Romance (1939)
Premiere May 19, 1939

  • Main cast: Bob Hope, Una Merkel, Gene Krupa, Shirley Ross
  • Director: George Archainbaud

Wotta Nitemare

Wotta Nitemare (1939)
Premiere May 19, 1939

  • Main cast: Pinto Colvig, Margie Hines, Jack Mercer
  • Director: Willard Bowsky, Dave Fleischer

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

Yes, We Have No Bonanza (1939)
Premiere May 19, 1939

  • Main cast: Dick Curtis, Curly Howard

Premiered saturday May 20, 1939

Nine movies that premieres on May 20, 1939: Flag of Mercy, For Your Convenience, My Wife's Relatives, Naughty But Mice, Carey Wilson's Prophet Without Honor, Sons of Liberty, Sweepstakes Winner, They Asked for It and You Can't Get Away with Murder.

Flag of Mercy

Flag of Mercy (1939)
Premiere May 20, 1939

  • Main cast: Oscar Apfel, William Bailey, Sara Haden, John Nesbitt
  • Director: Edward L. Cahn

For Your Convenience

For Your Convenience (1939)
Premiere May 20, 1939

  • Main cast: Dorothy Patrick, Dwight Weist
  • Director: Ira Genet

My Wife's Relatives

My Wife's Relatives (1939)
Premiere May 20, 1939

  • Main cast: James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason
  • Director: Gus Meins

Naughty But Mice

Naughty But Mice (1939)
Premiere May 20, 1939

  • Main cast: Mel Blanc
  • Director: Chuck Jones

Carey Wilson's Prophet Without Honor

Carey Wilson's Prophet Without Honor (1939)
Premiere May 20, 1939

  • Main cast: Carey Wilson
  • Director: Felix E. Feist

Sons of Liberty

Sons of Liberty (1939)
Premiere May 20, 1939

  • Main cast: Claude Rains, Donald Crisp, Gale Sondergaard
  • Director: Michael Curtiz

Sweepstakes Winner

Sweepstakes Winner (1939)
Premiere May 20, 1939

  • Main cast: Johnnie Davis, Allen Jenkins
  • Director: William C. McGann

They Asked for It

They Asked for It (1939)
Premiere May 20, 1939

  • Main cast: Joy Hodges, William Lundigan, Michael Whalen
  • Director: Frank McDonald

You Can't Get Away with Murder

You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
Premiere May 20, 1939

  • Main cast: Humphrey Bogart, Billy Halop, John Litel, Gale Page
  • Director: Lewis Seiler

Premiered monday May 22, 1939

One movies that premieres on May 22, 1939: Wolf Call.

Wolf Call

Wolf Call (1939)
Premiere May 22, 1939

  • Main cast: Guy Usher
  • Director: George Waggner

Premiered tuesday May 23, 1939

One movies that premieres on May 23, 1939: The Kid from Kokomo.

The Kid from Kokomo

The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
Premiere May 23, 1939

  • Main cast: Joan Blondell, Pat O'Brien, Wayne Morris, May Robson
  • Director: Lewis Seiler

Premiered friday May 26, 1939

Five movies that premieres on May 26, 1939: Bridal Suite, Captain Fury, Home Early, Lucky Pigs and Racketeers of the Range.

Bridal Suite

Bridal Suite (1939)
Premiere May 26, 1939

  • Main cast: Robert Young, Walter Connolly
  • Director: Wilhelm Thiele

Captain Fury

Captain Fury (1939)
Premiere May 26, 1939

  • Main cast: Brian Aherne, June Lang, Victor McLaglen

Home Early

Home Early (1939)
Premiere May 26, 1939

  • Main cast: Robert Benchley, Ruth Lee, Jimmy Lydon
  • Director: Roy Rowland

Lucky Pigs

Lucky Pigs (1939)
Premiere May 26, 1939

  • Main cast: Elvia Allman, Sara Berner
  • Director: Ben Harrison

Racketeers of the Range

Racketeers of the Range (1939)
Premiere May 26, 1939

  • Main cast: George O’Brien, Marjorie Reynolds, Chill Wills
  • Director: D. Ross Lederman

Premiered saturday May 27, 1939

Two movies that premieres on May 27, 1939: Code of the Secret Service and Exile Express.

Code of the Secret Service

Code of the Secret Service (1939)
Premiere May 27, 1939

  • Main cast: Ronald Reagan, Eddie Foy Jr., Moroni Olsen, Rosella Towne
  • Director: Noel M. Smith

Exile Express

Exile Express (1939)
Premiere May 27, 1939


Premiered tuesday May 30, 1939

One movies that premieres on May 30, 1939: Young Mr. Lincoln.

Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
Premiere May 30, 1939

  • Main cast: Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Arleen Whelan
  • Director: John Ford

Premiered wednesday May 31, 1939

One movies that premieres on May 31, 1939: The Sun Never Sets.

The Sun Never Sets

The Sun Never Sets (1939)
Premiere May 31, 1939

  • Main cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Basil Rathbone, Lionel Atwill, Barbara O'Neil
  • Director: Rowland V. Lee