List of adventure films of the 1930s

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Adventure films
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A list of adventure films released in the 1930s.

1930[edit]

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Big Trail Raoul Walsh John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, Tyrone Power Sr., El Brendel United States Epic western, wagon train
The Black Watch John Ford Victor McLaglen, Myrna Loy United States
Dangerous Paradise William A. Wellman Nancy Carroll, Richard Arlen, Warner Oland, Gustav von Seyffertitz United States
A Daughter of the Congo Oscar Micheaux Kathleen Noisette, Lorenzo Tucker United States
General Crack Alan Crosland John Barrymore, Marian Nixon, Armida, Lowell Sherman United States
The Green Goddess Alfred E. Green George Arliss, H. B. Warner, Alice Joyce United States
Hell Harbor Henry King Lupe Vélez, Jean Hersholt, John Holland United States Romantic adventure
Hell's Island Edward Sloman Jack Holt, Ralph Graves, Dorothy Sebastian United States
The Man Hunter D. Ross Lederman Rin Tin Tin United States
Morocco Josef von Sternberg Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Adolphe Menjou United States Desert adventure
Paradise Island Bert Glennon Marceline Day, Kenneth Harlan United States
Renegades Victor Fleming Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Noah Beery United States
The Sea God George Abbott Richard Arlen, Fay Wray, Eugene Pallette United States Sea adventure
The Sea Wolf Alfred Santell Milton Sills, Raymond Hackett United States Sea adventure
The Silver Horde George Archainbaud Evelyn Brent, Joel McCrea, Jean Arthur, Blanche Sweet United States Sea adventure
The Spoilers Edwin Carewe Gary Cooper, Kay Johnson, Betty Compson United States Western
Storm over Mont Blanc Arnold Fanck Leni Riefenstahl, Sepp Rist Germany Mountaineering adventure
Vengeance Archie Mayo Jack Holt, Dorothy Revier United States
Women Everywhere Alexander Korda J. Harold Murray, Fifi D'Orsay United States Musical

1931[edit]

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Adventurer of Tunis Willi Wolff Ellen Richter, Theo Shall, Charles Puffy Germany
Beau Ideal Herbert Brenon Ralph Forbes, Lester Vail, Irene Rich, Loretta Young United States
Corsair Roland West Chester Morris United States Sea adventure
Danger Island Ray Taylor Kenneth Harlan, Lucile Browne, Walter Miller, Andy Devine United States Serial
Dirigible Frank Capra Jack Holt, Ralph Graves, Fay Wray United States
East of Borneo George Melford Rose Hobart, Charles Bickford, Georges Renavent, Lupita Tovar United States Jungle adventure
Fifty Fathoms Deep Roy William Neill Jack Holt, Loretta Sayers, Richard Cromwell United States Sea adventure
King of the Wild B. Reeves Eason, Richard Thorpe Walter Miller, Nora Lane, Dorothy Christy, Boris Karloff United States Serial
Never the Twain Shall Meet W. S. Van Dyke Leslie Howard, Conchita Montenegro United States Sea adventure
Trader Horn W. S. Van Dyke Harry Carey, Edwina Booth, Duncan Renaldo, Mutia Omoolu United States
The Unholy Garden George Fitzmaurice Ronald Colman, Fay Wray United States

1932[edit]

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
L'Atlantide G. W. Pabst Brigitte Helm France
Germany
Baroud Rex Ingram, Alice Terry Pierre Batcheff, Rosita Garcia France
United Kingdom
The Black Hussar Gerhard Lamprecht Conrad Veidt, Mady Christians Germany
Bring 'Em Back Alive Clyde E. Elliott Frank Buck United States Documentary
Chandu the Magician William Cameron Menzies, Marcel Varnel Edmund Lowe, Bela Lugosi, Irene Ware, Henry B. Walthall United States Secret agent
Devil on Deck Wallace Fox Reed Howes, Molly O'Day, Wheeler Oakman, June Marlowe United States Sea adventure
F.P.1 Karl Hartl Hans Albers, Sybille Schmitz, Paul Hartmann, Peter Lorre Germany
Hell's Headquarters Andrew L. Stone Jack Mulhall, Barbara Weeks United States
Island of Lost Souls Erle C. Kenton Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen United States Horror adventure
Jungle Mystery Ray Taylor Tom Tyler United States Serial
Kongo William J. Cowen Walter Huston, Lupe Vélez, Conrad Nagel, Virginia Bruce United States Horror adventure
The Mask of Fu Manchu Charles Brabin, Charles Vidor, King Vidor Boris Karloff, Lewis Stone, Karen Morley, Charles Starrett United States Horror adventure
The Most Dangerous Game Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks, Robert Armstrong, Noble Johnson United States Horror adventure, desert island, jungle
The Mummy Karl Freund Boris Karloff, Zita Johann United States Horror adventure
Peter Voss, Thief of Millions E. A. Dupont Willi Forst, Alice Treff, Paul Hörbiger, Otto Wernicke Germany Adventure comedy
The Rebel Curtis Bernhardt, Luis Trenker Luis Trenker, Luise Ullrich Germany
Red Dust Victor Fleming Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Mary Astor United States Romantic adventure
Roar of the Dragon Wesley Ruggles Richard Dix, Gwili Andre, Edward Everett Horton, ZaSu Pitts, C. Henry Gordon United States
The Savage Girl Harry L. Fraser Rochelle Hudson, Harry Myers United States Jungle adventure
Shanghai Express Josef von Sternberg Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, Clive Brook United States
Tarzan the Ape Man W. S. Van Dyke Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan United States Jungle adventure
The Three Musketeers Henri Diamant-Berger Aimé Simon-Girard, Henri Rollan, Thomy Bourdelle, Jean-Louis Allibert France
Tiger Shark Howard Hawks Edward G. Robinson, Richard Arlen, Zita Johann United States Sea adventure
War Correspondent Paul Sloane Jack Holt, Ralph Graves, Lila Lee United States
The White God George Schnéevoigt Paul Richter, Mona Mårtenson, Rudolf Klein-Rogge Denmark
Germany		 Arctic adventure
White Zombie Victor Hugo Halperin Bela Lugosi United States Horror adventure

1933[edit]

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The 1002nd Night Alexandre Volkoff Ivan Mosjoukine, Tania Fédor, Natalya Lisenko France
Below the Sea Albert S. Rogell Fay Wray, Ralph Bellamy United States Sea adventure
The Bitter Tea of General Yen Frank Capra Barbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, Walter Connolly, Toshia Mori United States Romantic adventure
Dick Turpin Victor Hanbury, John Stafford Victor McLaglen United Kingdom
Don Quixote G.W. Pabst Feodor Chaliapin, George Robey, Oscar Asche, Emily Fitzroy France
United Kingdom		 Romantic adventure, adventure drama
The Flaming Signal George Jeske, Charles E. Roberts John David Horsley, Marceline Day, Noah Beery, Mischa Auer United States
King Kong Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher United States Jungle adventure
Kiss of Araby Phil Rosen Maria Alba, Walter Byron, Claire Windsor United States
Laughing at Life Ford Beebe Victor McLaglen, Conchita Montenegro United States
The Perils of Pauline Ray Taylor Evalyn Knapp, Robert Allen United States Serial
Refugees Gustav Ucicky Hans Albers, Käthe von Nagy Germany
Savage Gold George Miller Dyott George Miller Dyott United States Documentary
So This Is Africa Edward F. Cline Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey United States Adventure comedy
The Son of Kong Ernest B. Schoedsack Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Frank Reicher, John Marston United States Jungle adventure
S.O.S. Eisberg Arnold Fanck Leni Riefenstahl, Gustav Diessl, Sepp Rist, Ernst Udet Germany Arctic adventure
Tarzan the Fearless Robert F. Hill Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Jacqueline Wells, E. Alyn Warren United States Serial, jungle adventure
The Three Musketeers Armand Schaefer, Colbert Clark John Wayne, Jack Mulhall, Raymond Hatton, Francis X. Bushman Jr. United States Serial
Timbuctoo Walter Summers, Arthur B. Woods Henry Kendall, Margot Grahame United Kingdom Adventure comedy
When Strangers Marry Clarence G. Badger Jack Holt, Lilian Bond United States
White Woman Stuart Walker Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton United States
The Woman I Stole Irving Cummings Jack Holt, Fay Wray, Noah Beery United States

1934[edit]

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Adventure Girl Herman C. Raymaker Joan Lowell United States Docudrama
The Affairs of Cellini Gregory La Cava Fredric March, Constance Bennett, Fay Wray, Frank Morgan United States
Beyond Bengal Harry Schenck Harry Schenck United States Documentary
Black Moon Roy William Neill Fay Wray, Jack Holt, Dorothy Burgess United States Horror adventure
Le Bossu René Sti Robert Vidalin France
Cartouche Jacques Daroy Paul Lalloz France
Colonel Blood W. P. Lipscomb Frank Cellier, Anne Grey, Mary Lawson, Allan Jeayes United Kingdom
The Eternal Dream Arnold Fanck Sepp Rist, Brigitte Horney Germany Mountaineering adventure
Four Frightened People Cecil B. DeMille Herbert Marshall, Claudette Colbert, Mary Boland, William Gargan United States Jungle adventure, desert island
Le Grand Jeu Jacques Feyder Pierre Richard-Willm, Marie Bell, Charles Vanel, Françoise Rosay France
The Lost Jungle David Howard, Armand Schaefer Clyde Beatty United States Serial
The Lost Patrol John Ford Victor McLaglen, Boris Karloff, Wallace Ford, Reginald Denny United States Desert
Ein Mann will nach Deutschland Paul Wegener Karl Ludwig Diehl, Brigitte Horney Germany Sea adventure
Marie Galante Henry King Spencer Tracy, Ketti Gallian United States
Murder in Trinidad Louis King Nigel Bruce, Heather Angel, Victor Jory United States Mystery
North Pole, Ahoy Andrew Marton Walter Riml, Gustav Lantschner Germany Arctic adventure, adventure comedy
Peer Gynt Fritz Wendhausen Hans Albers, Olga Chekhova, Otto Wernicke Germany
Pirate Treasure Ray Taylor Richard Talmadge United States Serial
The Private Life of Don Juan Alexander Korda Douglas Fairbanks, Merle Oberon United Kingdom
Pursued Louis King Rosemary Ames, Victor Jory, Russell Hardie United States
Red Morning Wallace Fox Steffi Duna, Regis Toomey, Raymond Hatton United States Sea adventure
The Riders of German East Africa Herbert Selpin Sepp Rist Germany
The Scarlet Pimpernel Harold Young Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce United Kingdom
Schwarzer Jäger Johanna Johannes Meyer Marianne Hoppe, Paul Hartmann, Gustaf Gründgens Germany
A Scream in the Night Fred C. Newmeyer Lon Chaney Jr. United States Mystery
Sixteen Fathoms Deep Armand Schaefer Lon Chaney Jr., Sally O'Neil United States Sea adventure
Tarzan and His Mate Cedric Gibbons, Jack Conway Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan United States Jungle adventure
Treasure Island Victor Fleming Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Nigel Bruce United States Pirate film
Wild Cargo Armand Denis Frank Buck United States Documentary
Young Eagles Edward Laurier, Vin Moore Bobby Cox, Jim Vance United States Serial, family-oriented adventure

1935[edit]

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
La Bandera Julien Duvivier Jean Gabin, Annabella France
The Best Man Wins Erle C. Kenton Jack Holt, Edmund Lowe, Bela Lugosi, Florence Rice United States Sea adventure
The Black Room Roy William Neill Boris Karloff United States Horror adventure
The Call of the Savage Lew Landers Noah Beery Jr. United States Serial
The Call of the Wild William A. Wellman Clark Gable, Loretta Young United States
Captain Blood Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Lionel Atwill United States Pirate film
China Seas Tay Garnett Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, Rosalind Russell United States Sea adventure, romantic adventure
Clive of India Richard Boleslawski Ronald Colman, Loretta Young, Colin Clive United States
The Crusades Cecil B. DeMille Loretta Young, Henry Wilcoxon, Ian Keith United States
Demon of the Himalayas Andrew Marton Gustav Diessl Switzerland Mountaineering adventure
Drake of England Arthur B. Woods Matheson Lang, Athene Seyler, Jane Baxter United Kingdom Sea adventure
Der Dschungel ruft Harry Piel Harry Piel, Gerda Maurus Germany
East of Java George Melford Charles Bickford United States
Fang and Claw Frank Buck Frank Buck United States Documentary
Last of the Pagans Richard Thorpe Ray Mala, Lotus Long United States Sea adventure
The Last Outpost Louis J. Gasnier, Charles Barton Cary Grant, Claude Rains United States
The Live Wire Harry S. Webb Richard Talmadge United States Sea adventure
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Henry Hathaway Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell United States Romantic adventure
The Lost City Harry Revier William Boyd United States Serial, fantasy adventure
McGlusky the Sea Rover Walter Summers Jack Doyle, Tamara Desni, Henry Mollison United Kingdom Sea adventure
Midshipman Easy Carol Reed Hughie Green, Roger Livesey, Margaret Lockwood, Robert Adams United Kingdom Sea adventure
Mutiny Ahead Thomas Atkins Neil Hamilton, Kathleen Burke United States Sea adventure
Mutiny on the Bounty Frank Lloyd Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Movita United States Sea adventure, adventure drama
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste Denison Clift Bela Lugosi United Kingdom Sea adventure
The New Adventures of Tarzan Edward A. Kull Herman Brix United States Serial
... nur ein Komödiant Erich Engel Rudolf Forster, Paul Wegener Austria
Oil for the Lamps of China Mervyn LeRoy Pat O'Brien United States
Professional Soldier Tay Garnett Victor McLaglen, Freddie Bartholomew United States
Queen of the Jungle Robert F. Hill Mary Kornman, Reed Howes United States Serial
La Route impériale Marcel L'Herbier Käthe von Nagy, Pierre Richard-Willm, Pierre Renoir France
Sanders of the River Zoltan Korda Leslie Banks, Paul Robeson, Nina Mae McKinney United Kingdom
Savage Fury Lew Landers Noah Beery Jr., Walter Miller, Dorothy Short United States Jungle adventure
She Lansing C. Holden, Irving Pichel Randolph Scott, Helen Gahagan, Helen Mack, Nigel Bruce United States
Storm Over the Andes Christy Cabanne Jack Holt United States
The Three Musketeers Rowland V. Lee Walter Abel, Margot Grahame, Paul Lukas United States
Under the Pampas Moon James Tinling Warner Baxter, Ketti Gallian United States Romantic adventure

1936[edit]

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Across the Desert Johann Alexander Hübler-Kahla Fred Raupach, Heinz Evelt Germany
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Cliff Smith Donald Briggs United States Serial
The Black Coin Albert Herman Ralph Graves United States Serial
Black Gold Russell Hopton Frankie Darro, LeRoy Mason, Gloria Shea United States Action adventure
The Bold Caballero Wells Root Robert Livingston United States
Captain Calamity John Reinhardt George F. Houston United States Sea adventure
The Charge of the Light Brigade Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Patric Knowles, David Niven United States
Dangerous Waters Lambert Hillyer Jack Holt, Robert Armstrong United States Sea adventure
Darkest Africa B. Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane Clyde Beatty, Manuel King, Elaine Shepard United States Serial
Down to the Sea Lewis D. Collins Russell Hardie, Ben Lyon, Ann Rutherford United States Sea adventure
L'Esclave blanc Jean-Paul Paulin George Rigaud, Sanlure France
Italy
Flash Gordon Ford Beebe, Robert F. Hill Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon United States Serial, space adventure
The General Died at Dawn Lewis Milestone Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Akim Tamiroff United States
Isle of Fury Frank McDonald Humphrey Bogart, Donald Woods, Margaret Lindsay United States
Juan Moreira Nelo Cosimi Antonio Podestá, Domingo Sapelli, Guillermo Casali, María Esther Podestá Argentina
The Jungle Princess Wilhelm Thiele Dorothy Lamour, Ray Milland, Akim Tamiroff United States
The Last Four on Santa Cruz Werner Klingler Hermann Speelmans, Françoise Rosay, Valéry Inkijinoff Germany
The Last of the Mohicans George B. Seitz Randolph Scott, Binnie Barnes United States Western
The Leathernecks Have Landed Howard Bretherton Lew Ayres, Isabel Jewell United States
A Legionnaire Christian-Jaque Fernandel France Adventure comedy
The Lion Man John P. McCarthy Jon Hall, Kathleen Burke, Ted Adams United States
Michel Strogoff Jacques de Baroncelli, Richard Eichberg Anton Walbrook, Charles Vanel France
The Mine with the Iron Door David Howard Richard Arlen, Cecilia Parker, Henry B. Walthall United States
North of Nome William Nigh Jack Holt United States
Port Arthur Nicolas Farkas Anton Walbrook, Danielle Darrieux, Charles Vanel France
Revolt of the Zombies Victor Hugo Halperin Dorothy Stone, Dean Jagger United States Horror adventure
Rhodes of Africa Berthold Viertel Walter Huston, Oskar Homolka United Kingdom
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright Ray Mala, Mamo Clark, Herbert Rawlinson United States Serial, US spies in Polynesia
Le Roman d'un spahi Michel Bernheim George Rigaud, Mireille Balin, Princesse Khandou France
Sea Spoilers Frank R. Strayer John Wayne, Nan Grey United States Sea adventure
Song of Freedom J. Elder Wills Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Esme Percy United Kingdom Adventure drama
Lo squadrone bianco Augusto Genina Antonio Centa, Fosco Giachetti Italy
Tarzan Escapes Richard Thorpe Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan United States Jungle adventure
Tundra Norman Dawn Alfred Delcambre United States
Uncivilised Charles Chauvel Margot Rhys, Dennis Hoey Australia
Under Blazing Heavens Gustav Ucicky Hans Albers, Lotte Lang Germany Sea adventure
Under Two Flags Frank Lloyd Ronald Colman, Claudette Colbert, Victor McLaglen, Rosalind Russell United States
Undersea Kingdom B. Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane Ray "Crash" Corrigan, Lois Wilde, Monte Blue United States Serial
We're in the Legion Now! Crane Wilbur Reginald Denny, Esther Ralston United States Adventure comedy
White Death Edwin G. Bowen Zane Grey Australia Sea adventure
White Hunter Irving Cummings Warner Baxter, June Lang United States
Wings Over Africa Ladislao Vajda Joan Gardner, Ian Colin, James Harcourt United Kingdom

1937[edit]

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Adventure's End Arthur Lubin John Wayne United States Sea adventure
Alarm in Peking Herbert Selpin Gustav Fröhlich Germany
Aloha, le chant des îles Léon Mathot Jean Murat, Danièle Parola, Arletty France
The Black Corsair Amleto Palermi Ciro Verratti, Silvana Jachino Italy Pirate film
Captains Courageous Victor Fleming Spencer Tracy, Freddie Bartholomew, Lionel Barrymore United States Adventure drama, sea adventure
China Passage Edward Killy Vinton Haworth, Gordon Jones, Constance Worth, Leslie Fenton United States Sea adventure, mystery
Condottieri Luis Trenker Luis Trenker Italy
Germany
Elephant Boy Robert J. Flaherty Sabu, Walter Hudd, W. E. Holloway United Kingdom [1]
The Emperor's Candlesticks George Fitzmaurice William Powell, Luise Rainer, Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan, Frank Morgan United States
The High Command Thorold Dickinson Lionel Atwill, Lucie Mannheim, James Mason United Kingdom
I Cover the War Arthur Lubin John Wayne United States
Jungle Jim Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith Grant Withers United States Serial
Jungle Menace Harry L. Fraser, George Melford Frank Buck United States Serial
King Solomon's Mines Robert Stevenson Cedric Hardwicke, Paul Robeson, Roland Young, Anna Lee United Kingdom African adventure
The Legion of Missing Men Hamilton MacFadden Ralph Forbes, Ben Alexander, Hala Linda United States War adventure
Lost Horizon Frank Capra Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt, Edward Everett Horton, Thomas Mitchell, John Howard United States
The Messenger Raymond Rouleau Jean Gabin, Gaby Morlay, Jean-Pierre Aumont France
The Mysterious Pilot Spencer Gordon Bennet Frank Hawks, Dorothy Sebastian United States Serial
Outlaws of the Orient Ernest B. Schoedsack Jack Holt, Mae Clarke United States
The Pearls of the Crown Sacha Guitry Sacha Guitry, Raimu, Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault France Adventure comedy
The Prince and the Pauper William Keighley Errol Flynn, Billy and Bobby Mauch, Claude Rains United States
The Prisoner of Zenda John Cromwell, W. S. Van Dyke Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mary Astor, Raymond Massey, David Niven United States Swashbuckler
Les Réprouvés Jacques Séverac Jean Servais France
Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel Hanns Schwarz Barry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart, Margaretta Scott, James Mason United Kingdom
Sea Devils Benjamin Stoloff Victor McLagen, Preston Foster, Ida Lupino United States Sea adventure
Slave Ship Tay Garnett Warner Baxter, Wallace Beery, Elizabeth Allan, Mickey Rooney United States
Southern Mail Pierre Billon Pierre Richard-Willm, Jany Holt, Charles Vanel France
Three Legionnaires Hamilton MacFadden Robert Armstrong, Lyle Talbot, Anne Nagel United States Adventure comedy
Tim Tyler's Luck Ford Beebe, Wyndham Gittens Frankie Thomas, Frances Robinson, Al Shean, William 'Billy' Benedict United States Serial
La Tour de Nesle Gaston Roudès Tania Fédor, Jean Weber, Jacques Varennes France
Troïka sur la piste blanche Jean Dréville Jean Murat, Jany Holt, Charles Vanel France
Trouble in Morocco Ernest B. Schoedsack Jack Holt, Mae Clarke United States
Under the Red Robe Victor Sjöström Conrad Veidt, Annabella, Raymond Massey United Kingdom
Wallaby Jim of the Islands Charles Lamont George F. Houston United States Sea adventure
West of Shanghai John Farrow Boris Karloff, Beverly Roberts, Ricardo Cortez United States
The Wife of General Ling Ladislao Vajda Griffith Jones, Valéry Inkijinoff, Adrianne Renn United Kingdom
Windjammer Ewing Scott George O'Brien United States Sea adventure
Woman of Malacca Marc Allégret Edwige Feuillère, Pierre Richard-Willm France Romantic adventure
The Yellow Flag Gerhard Lamprecht Hans Albers, Olga Chekhova, Dorothea Wieck Germany
Zorro Rides Again John English, William Witney John Carroll, Helen Christian United States Serial, western

1938[edit]

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Adventure in Sahara D. Ross Lederman Paul Kelly, C. Henry Gordon, Lorna Gray United States
The Adventures of Marco Polo Archie Mayo Gary Cooper, Basil Rathbone United States
The Adventures of Robin Hood Michael Curtiz, William Keighley Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains United States Swashbuckler, romantic adventure
Alert in the Mediterranean Léo Joannon Pierre Fresnay, Rolf Wanka, Kim Peacock France Sea adventure
Bar du sud Henri Fescourt Charles Vanel, Tania Fédor France
The Buccaneer Cecil B. DeMille Fredric March, Franciska Gaal, Akim Tamiroff United States Pirate film
Bulldog Drummond in Africa Louis King John Howard, Heather Angel, H. B. Warner, J. Carrol Naish United States
Call of the Yukon John T. Coyle, B. Reeves Eason Richard Arlen United States
Capriccio Karl Ritter Lilian Harvey, Viktor Staal Germany Adventure comedy
The Challenge Luis Trenker, Milton Rosmer Robert Douglas, Luis Trenker United Kingdom
Coral Reefs Maurice Gleize Jean Gabin, Michèle Morgan, Pierre Renoir France Sea adventure
The Drum Zoltan Korda Sabu, Raymond Massey, Valerie Hobson, Roger Livesey United Kingdom [2]
Ettore Fieramosca Alessandro Blasetti Gino Cervi, Mario Ferrari, Elisa Cegani Italy
La Femme du bout du monde Jean Epstein Charles Vanel, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Germaine Rouer France Sea adventure
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Ford Beebe, Robert F. Hill Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon United States Serial, space adventure
Flight into Nowhere Lewis D. Collins Jack Holt, Dick Purcell United States
Hawk of the Wilderness John English, William Witney Herman Brix, Ray Mala, Noble Johnson United States Serial, uncharted jungle island
Heart of the North Lewis Seiler Dick Foran United States Western
Her Jungle Love George Archainbaud Dorothy Lamour, Ray Milland United States Romantic adventure
I Was an Adventuress Raymond Bernard Edwige Feuillère, Jean Murat, Jean-Max, Jean Tissier France
If I Were King Frank Lloyd Ronald Colman, Basil Rathbone United States
The Indian Tomb Richard Eichberg La Jana, Philip Dorn, Gustav Diessl, Theo Lingen Germany
Kautschuk Eduard von Borsody René Deltgen, Gustav Diessl Germany
Kidnapped Alfred L. Werker Warner Baxter, Freddie Bartholomew United States
Mollenard Robert Siodmak Harry Baur, Pierre Renoir, Albert Préjean, Gabrielle Dorziat France Sea adventure
The Mountain Calls Luis Trenker Luis Trenker, Heidemarie Hatheyer Germany Mountaineering adventure
Old Bones of the River Marcel Varnel Will Hay United Kingdom
Les Pirates du rail Christian-Jaque Charles Vanel, Erich von Stroheim, Suzy Prim, Marcel Dalio, Valéry Inkijinoff France
La Piste du sud Pierre Billon Albert Préjean, Jean-Louis Barrault, Ketti Gallian France
Rose of the Rio Grande William Nigh Movita, John Carroll United States
S.O.S. Sahara Jacques de Baroncelli Charles Vanel, Jean-Pierre Aumont France
Germany
The Secret of Treasure Island Elmer Clifton Don Terry, Gwen Gaze United States Serial, sea adventure
Spawn of the North Henry Hathaway George Raft, Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour United States Sea adventure
Storm Over Asia Richard Oswald Conrad Veidt, Sessue Hayakawa, Madeleine Robinson, Michiko Tanaka France Adventure drama
Storm Over Bengal Sidney Salkow Patric Knowles, Richard Cromwell, Rochelle Hudson United States
Suez Allan Dwan Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Annabella United States
Tarzan's Revenge D. Ross Lederman Glenn Morris, Eleanor Holm United States
The Tiger of Eschnapur Richard Eichberg La Jana, Philip Dorn, Gustav Diessl, Theo Lingen Germany
Too Hot to Handle Jack Conway Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Walter Pidgeon United States Adventure comedy
Trade Winds Tay Garnett Fredric March, Joan Bennett, Ralph Bellamy, Ann Sothern United States Adventure comedy, sea adventure
Under the Southern Cross Guido Brignone Antonio Centa, Doris Duranti, Enrico Glori, Giovanni Grasso Italy
Vessel of Wrath Erich Pommer Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Robert Newton United Kingdom Adventure comedy

1939[edit]

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Richard Thorpe Mickey Rooney, Rex Ingram United States
Angélica Jean Choux Viviane Romance, Georges Flamant France
Barricade Gregory Ratoff Alice Faye, Warner Baxter United States
Beau Geste William A. Wellman Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Broderick Crawford, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward United States Colonial (French Foreign Legion)
Brand im Ozean Günther Rittau Hans Söhnker, René Deltgen, Winnie Markus Germany Sea adventure
Buck Rogers Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind Buster Crabbe, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran United States Serial, science fiction adventure
Cadets Karl Ritter Mathias Wieman, Andrews Engelmann, Carsta Löck Germany
Congo Express Eduard von Borsody Marianne Hoppe, Willy Birgel, René Deltgen Germany
Five Came Back John Farrow Chester Morris, Lucille Ball, Wendy Barrie, John Carradine United States Adventure drama
The Five Cents of Lavarede Maurice Cammage Fernandel France Adventure comedy
The Flying Deuces A. Edward Sutherland Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy United States Adventure comedy
The Four Feathers Zoltan Korda John Clements, Ralph Richardson, C. Aubrey Smith United States
United Kingdom		 Colonial (British in Sudan)
Gunga Din George Stevens Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. United States Colonial (British India)
Island of Lost Men Kurt Neumann Anna May Wong, J. Carrol Naish, Broderick Crawford, Anthony Quinn, Rudolf Forster United States
Jamaica Inn Alfred Hitchcock Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Hay Petrie United Kingdom
La Loi du Nord Jacques Feyder Michèle Morgan, Pierre Richard-Willm, Charles Vanel France
Mandrake the Magician Norman Deming, Sam Nelson Warren Hull, Doris Weston, Al Kikume United States Serial
Mutiny on the Blackhawk Christy Cabanne Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Noah Beery United States
Only Angels Have Wings Howard Hawks Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Thomas Mitchell United States
Stanley and Livingstone Henry King Spencer Tracy, Nancy Kelly, Richard Greene, Cedric Hardwicke United States
The Sun Never Sets Rowland V. Lee Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Basil Rathbone, Lionel Atwill United States Jungle adventure
Tarzan Finds a Son! Richard Thorpe Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan United States Jungle adventure
The Three Musketeers Allan Dwan Don Ameche, Ritz Brothers United States Adventure comedy, musical
Tropic Fury Christy Cabanne Richard Arlen, Andy Devine United States
Uproar in Damascus Gustav Ucicky Brigitte Horney, Joachim Gottschalk Germany
Vidocq Jacques Daroy André Brulé France
Water for Canitoga Herbert Selpin Hans Albers Germany Western
The Wizard of Oz Victor Fleming Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton United States
Zorro's Fighting Legion William Witney, John English Reed Hadley, Sheila Darcy, William Corson, Leander de Cordova United States Serial

References[edit]

  1. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Overview: Elephant Boy". AllMovie. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Overview: The Drum". AllMovie. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
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