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| List of years in film (table) |
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| … 1929 . 1930 . 1931 . 1932 . 1933 . 1934 . 1935 … 1936 1937 1938 -1939- 1940 1941 1942 … 1943 . 1944 . 1945 . 1946 . 1947 . 1948 . 1949 … In television: 1936 1937 1938 -1939- 1940 1941 1942 In radio : 1936 1937 1938 -1939- 1940 1941 1942 |
| Related time period or subjects |
| … 1936 . 1937 . 1938 - 1939 - 1940 . 1941 . 1942 … … 1900s . 1910s . 1920s -1930s- 1940s . 1950s . 1960s |
| Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +... |
| Years in film |
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| 1870s |
| 1880s |
| 1890s |
| 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 |
| 1900s |
| 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 |
| 1910s |
| 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 |
| 1920s |
| 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 |
| 1930s |
| 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 |
| 1940s |
| 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 •1949 |
| 1950s |
| 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 |
| 1960s |
| 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 |
| 1970s |
| 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 |
| 1980s |
| 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 |
| 1990s |
| 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 |
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| 2010s |
| 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 |
The year 1939 in film involved some significant events.
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Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the greatest year in film history". Hollywood was at the height of its Golden Age, and this particular year saw the release of an unusually large number of exceptional movies, many of which have been honored as all-time classics, when multitudes of other films of the era have been largely forgotten.
August 15 - The Wizard of Oz premieres in the US.
December 15 - Gone with the Wind premieres in Atlanta, Georgia, USA with a 3-day festival.
| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gone with the Wind | MGM | $400,176,459 |
| 2. | The Wizard of Oz | MGM | $16,538,431 |
| 3. | Ninotchka | MGM | |
| 3. | Jesse James | 20th Century Fox | |
| 5. | Mr Smith Goes to Washington | Columbia | |
| 6. | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | RKO | |
| 7. | The Old Maid | Warners Bros. | |
| 8. | The Rains Came | 20th Century Fox | |
| 9. | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | RKO | |
| 10. | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | MGM | |
| 11. | Another Thin Man | MGM |
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