MFB: February 1939

Introduction for newcomers

Monthly Film Bulletin
February 1939
Vol. 6 No. 62

Ambush
USA - 1939 - 82m - bw
Paramount (A)
D: Kurt Neumann

Blondie
USA - 1938 - 70m - bw
Columbia (U)
D: Frank R. Strayer
Followed by: Blondie Meets the Boss (1939, Apr/1939), Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939, Oct/1939), Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939, Mar/1940), Blondie on a Budget (1940, Jul/1940), Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940, Nov/1940), Blondie Plays Cupid (1940, Feb/1941), Blondie Goes Latin (1941, Aug/1941), Blondie in Society (1941, Nov/1941), Blondie Goes to College (1942), Blondie's Blessed Event (1942, Dec/1942), Blondie for Victory (1942, Feb/1943), It's a Great Life (1943, Oct/1943), Footlight Glamour (1943, Jan/1944), Leave It to Blondie (1945, May/1945), Life With Blondie (1945, May/1946), Blondie's Lucky Day (1946, Jun/1946), Blondie Knows Best (1946, Sep/1946), Blondie's Big Moment (1947, Mar/1947), Blondie's Holiday (1947, Apr/1947), Blondie in the Dough (1947, Oct/1947), Blondie's Anniversary (1948, Aug/1948), Blondie's Reward (1948, Sep/1948), Blondie's Secret (1948, Apr/1949), Blondie's Big Deal (1949, Aug/1949), Blondie Hits the Jackpot (1949, Oct/1949), Blondie's Hero (1950, Jan-Feb/1950), Beware of Blondie (1950, Mar-Apr/1950).

Brother Rat
USA - 1938 - 89m - bw
First National (A)
D: William Keighley
Followed by: Brother Rat and a Baby (1940, Oct/1940).

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
USA - 1939 - 70m - bw
MGM (U)
D: Edward Sedgwick

Charlie Chan in Honolulu
USA - 1938 - 67m - bw
20th Century Fox
D: H. Bruce Humberstone
Series: Charlie Chan Carries On (1931).

Chorus Girl
Strachy
Pol - 1938 - 94m - bw
[No distributor or certificate]
D: Eugeniusz Cekalski, Karol Szolowski

Come On, Leathernecks!
USA - 1938 - 65m - bw
British Lion (U)
D: James Cruze

Conflit
Fr - 1938 - 94m - bw
European (A) (cut)
D: Léonide Moguy

The Crooked Way
Gang Bullets
USA - 1938 - 63m - bw
Pathé (A)
D: Lambert Hillyer

The Duke of West Point
USA - 1938 - 96m - bw
United Artists (U)
D: Alfred E. Green

Éducation de Prince
(USA: Bargekeeper's Daughter)
Fr - 1938 - 90m - bw
United Curzon (A)
D: Alexander Esway

Exposed
USA - 1938 - 63m - bw
General Film (A)
D: Harold D. Schuster

The Fifth Round
Tough Kid
USA - 1938 - 59m - bw
Pathé (U)
D: Howard Bretherton

Four Girls in White
USA - 1939 - 73m - bw
MGM (A)
D: S. Sylvan Simon

UK title: The Crooked Way

The Girl Downstairs
USA - 1938 - 77m - bw
MGM (U)
D: Norman Taurog

The Great Man Votes
USA - 1938 - 72m - bw
RKO Radio (U)
D: Garson Kanin

Gunga Din
USA - 1939 - 117m - bw
RKO Radio (U)
D: George Stevens

His Exciting Night
USA - 1938 - 61m - bw
General Film (U)
D: Gus Meins

Homicide Bureau
USA - 1939 - 58m - bw
Columbia (A)
D: Charles C. Coleman

Honolulu
USA - 1939 - 83m - bw
MGM (U)
D: Edward Buzzell

Honor of the West
USA - 1939 - 58m - bw
General Film (U)
D: George Waggner

I Am a Criminal
USA - 1938 - 74m - bw
Pathé (U)
D: William Nigh

Ignace
Fr - 1937 - 102m - bw
The Film Society (A)
D: Pierre Colombier

I Stand Accused
USA - 1938 - 63m - bw
British Lion (A)
D: John H. Auer

Kentucky
USA - 1938 - 96m - col
20th Century Fox (U)
D: David Butler

The Last Warning
USA - 1938 - 63m - bw
General Film (A)
D: Albert S. Rogell
Series: The Westland Case (1937, Dec/1937).

Lawless Valley
USA - 1938 - 59m - bw
RKO Radio (U)
D: David Howard

Little Tough Guys in Society
USA - 1938 - 63m - bw
General Film (U)
D: Erle C. Kenton
Series: Little Tough Guy (1938, Aug/1938).

Man From Music Mountain
USA - 1938 - 58m - bw
British Lion (U)
D: Joseph Kane
Series: In Old Santa Fe (1934, May/1954).

Marriage Forbidden
Damaged Goods
(aka: Are You Fit to Marry?)
(aka: Forbidden Desire)
USA - 1937 - 56m - bw
Associated-British (A - London)
D: Phil Goldstone

Me and My Pal
UK - 1939 - 74m - bw
Pathé (U)
D: Thomas Bentley

Mr. Moto's Last Warning
USA - 1939 - 71m - bw
20th Century Fox (U)
D: Norman Foster
Series: Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937, Jul/1937).

Nancy Drew-- Detective

Nancy Drew-- Detective

USA - 1938 - 66m - bw
First National (U)
D: William Clemens
Followed by: Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939, May/1939), Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939, Jul/1939), Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939, Nov/1939).

The Night Hawk
USA - 1938 - 63m - bw
British Lion (A) (cut)
D: Sidney Salkow

The Outsider
UK - 1939 - 90m - bw
Associated-British (A)
D: Paul L. Stein

Pals of the Saddle
USA - 1938 - 55m - bw
British Lion (U)
D: George Sherman
Series: The Three Mesquiteers (1936, Feb/1937).

Pardon Our Nerve
USA - 1939 - 65m - bw
20th Century Fox (U)
D: H. Bruce Humberstone
Series: Meet the Girls (1938, Oct/1938).

Le patriote
Fr - 1938 - 97m - bw
European (A) (cut)
D: Maurice Tourneur

Persons in Hiding
USA - 1939 - 70m - bw
Paramount (A)
D: Louis King

Le quai des brumes
(USA: Port of Shadows)
Fr - 1938 - 91m - bw
Unity (A) (cut)
D: Marcel Carné
Also reviewed: Apr 1991.

Riders of the Black Hills
USA - 1938 - 55m - bw
British Lion (U) (cut)
D: George Sherman
Series: The Three Mesquiteers (1936, Feb/1937).

Rough Riding Rhythm
USA - 1937 - 57m - bw
Fidelity (U)
D: J.P. McGowan

Seven Sisters
Erevamo sette sorelle
(USA: We Were Seven Sisters)
It - 1939 - 97m - bw
Anit (A)
D: Mario Mattoli

She Kidnapped a Man
Hanno rapito un uomo
(aka: They've Kidnapped a Man)
It - 1938 - 76m - bw
Anit (A)
D: Gennaro Righelli

The Sisters
USA - 1938 - 99m - bw
First National (A)
D: Anatole Litvak

Son of Frankenstein
USA - 1939 - 99m - bw
General Film (H)
D: Rowland V. Lee
Series: Frankenstein (1931, Jul/1938).

So This is London
UK - 1939 - 70m - bw
20th Century Fox (A)
D: Thornton Freeland

Stand Up and Fight
USA - 1939 - 97m - bw
MGM (U)
D: W.S. Van Dyke

Stolen Life
UK - 1939 - 90m - bw
Paramount (A)
D: Paul Czinner

Storm Over Bengal
USA - 1938 - 65m - bw
British Lion (U)
D: Sidney Salkow

Strange Case of Dr. Meade
USA - 1938 - 60m - bw
Columbia (A)
D: Lewis D. Collins

Thanks for Everything
USA - 1938 - 70m - bw
20th Century Fox (U)
D: William A. Seiter

Tom Sawyer, Detective
USA - 1938 - 68m - bw
Paramount (A)
D: Louis King

Topper Takes a Trip
USA - 1938 - 80m - bw
United Artists (A)
D: Norman Z. McLeod
Series: Topper (1937, Aug/1937).

Torchy Gets Her Man
USA - 1938 - 63m - bw
First National (U)
D: William Beaudine
Series: Smart Blonde (1937, Mar/1937).

The Vagabond Violinist
The Broken Melody
Aus - 1937 - 89m - bw
RKO Radio (U) (cut)
D: Ken G. Hall

What a Man!
UK - 1938 - 74m - bw
British Lion (U)
D: Edmond T. Gréville

Wings of the Navy
USA - 1939 - 89m - bw
First National (U)
D: Lloyd Bacon

Zaza
USA - 1938 - 83m - bw
Paramount (A)
D: George Cukor