1939
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1.
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
American classic in which a manipulative woman and a roguish man carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction. (238 mins.)
Director: Victor Fleming
2.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the US Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down. (129 mins.)
Director: Frank Capra
3.
Stagecoach
(1939)
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process. (96 mins.)
Director: John Ford
4.
The Rules of the Game
(1939)
Renoir's look at bourgeois life in France at the onset of World War II. An assorted cast of characters - the rich and their poor servants - meet up at a French chateau. (110 mins.)
Director: Jean Renoir
5.
The Wizard of Oz
(1939)
Dorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home. (101 mins.)
Director: Victor Fleming
6.
Wuthering Heights
(1939)
A servant in the house of Wuthering Heights tells a traveler the unfortunate tale of lovers Cathy and Heathcliff. (104 mins.)
Director: William Wyler
7.
Ninotchka
(1939)
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest. (110 mins.)
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
8.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
(1939)
An aged teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school recalls his career and his personal life over the decades. (114 mins.)
Director: Sam Wood
9.
Only Angels Have Wings
(1939)
At a remote South American trading port, the manager of an air freight company is forced to risk his pilots' lives in order to win an important contract. (121 mins.)
Director: Howard Hawks
10.
Destry Rides Again
(1939)
Kent, the unscrupulous boss of Bottleneck has Sheriff Keogh killed when he asks one too many questions... (94 mins.)
Director: George Marshall
11.
Midnight
(1939)
A chorus girl, stranded in Paris, is "set up" by a millionaire to break up his wife's affair with another man. (94 mins.)
Director: Mitchell Leisen
12.
The Roaring Twenties
(1939)
Three men attempt to make a living in Prohibitionist America after returning home from fighting together in World War I. (106 mins.)
Director: Raoul Walsh
13.
Dark Victory
(1939)
A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour, and must decide whether she'll meet her final days with dignity. (104 mins.)
Director: Edmund Goulding
14.
Young Mr. Lincoln
(1939)
A fictionalized account of the early life of the American president as a young lawyer facing his greatest court case. (100 mins.)
Director: John Ford
15.
The Women
(1939)
A study of the lives and romantic entanglements of various interconnected women. (133 mins.)
Director: George Cukor
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