Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
Racing Blood | Victor Halperin | Frankie Darro, Kane Richmond, Gladys Blake | Sports | Independent |
Rainbow on the River | Kurt Neumann | Bobby Breen, May Robson, Charles Butterworth | Musical | RKO |
Ramona | Henry King | Loretta Young, Don Ameche, Kent Taylor | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
Rebellion | Lynn Shores | Tom Keene, Rita Hayworth, Duncan Renaldo | Western | Independent |
The Reckless Way | Raymond K. Johnson | Marian Nixon, Kane Richmond, Inez Courtney | Drama | Independent |
Red Lights Ahead | Roland D. Reed | Andy Clyde, Lucile Gleason, Ann Doran | Comedy | Chesterfield |
Red River Valley | B. Reeves Eason | Gene Autry, Frances Grant, Smiley Burnette | Western | Republic |
Reefer Madness | Louis J. Gasnier | Dorothy Short, Lillian Miles, Dave O'Brien | Exploitation | Independent |
The Return of Jimmy Valentine | Lewis D. Collins | Roger Pryor, Charlotte Henry, Robert Warwick | Crime | Republic |
The Return of Sophie Lang | George Archainbaud | Gertrude Michael, Guy Standing, Ray Milland | Drama | Paramount |
Reunion | Norman Taurog | Jean Hersholt, Rochelle Hudson, Dionne Quintuplets | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
Revolt of the Zombies | Victor Halperin | Dean Jagger, Dorothy Stone, Roy D'Arcy | Horror | Independent |
Rhythm on the Range | Norman Taurog | Bing Crosby, Frances Farmer, Bob Burns | Musical western | Paramount |
Ride 'Em Cowboy | Lesley Selander | Buck Jones, Luana Walters, Donald Kirke | Western | Universal |
Ride Ranger Ride | Joseph Kane | Gene Autry, Kay Hughes, Smiley Burnette | Western | Republic |
The Riding Avenger | Harry L. Fraser | Hoot Gibson, Ruth Mix, June Gale | Western | Grand National |
Ridin' On | Ira Webb | Tom Tyler, Joan Barclay, Rex Lease | Western | Independent |
Riffraff | J. Walter Ruben | Spencer Tracy, Jean Harlow, Mickey Rooney | Comedy, Crime | MGM |
Ring Around the Moon | Charles Lamont | Donald Cook, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Ann Doran | Drama | Chesterfield |
Rio Grande Ranger | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Robert Allen, Iris Meredith, Paul Sutton | Western | Columbia |
Rio Grande Romance | Robert F. Hill | Edward J. Nugent, Maxine Doyle, Lucille Lund | Adventure | Independent |
Rip Roarin' Buckaroo | Robert F. Hill | Tom Tyler, Beth Marion, Forrest Taylor | Western | Independent |
Road Gang | Louis King | Donald Woods, Kay Linaker, Joseph Crehan | Drama | Warner Bros. |
The Road to Glory | Howard Hawks | Lionel Barrymore, Fredric March, June Lang | War drama | 20th Century Fox |
Roaming Lady | Albert S. Rogell | Fay Wray, Thurston Hall, Ralph Bellamy | Drama | Columbia |
Roamin' Wild | Bernard B. Ray | Tom Tyler, Al Ferguson, Max Davidson | Western | Independent |
Roarin' Guns | Sam Newfield | Tim McCoy, Rex Lease, Wheeler Oakman | Western | Independent |
Roarin' Lead | Sam Newfield | Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Christine Maple | Western | Republic |
Robin Hood of El Dorado | William A. Wellman | Warner Baxter, Margo, Bruce Cabot | Western | MGM |
Rogue of the Range | S. Roy Luby | Johnny Mack Brown, Lois January, Stephen Chase | Western | Independent |
The Rogues Tavern | Robert F. Hill | Wallace Ford, Joan Woodbury, Barbara Pepper | Comedy horror | Independent |
Romance Rides the Range | Harry L. Fraser | Fred Scott, Cliff Nazarro, Marion Shilling | Western | Independent |
Romeo and Juliet | George Cukor | Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Basil Rathbone | Drama | MGM. Best Picture nominee |
Rose Bowl | Charles Barton | Eleanore Whitney, Tom Brown, Buster Crabbe | Comedy | Paramount |
Rose Marie | W. S. Van Dyke | Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, James Stewart | Musical Western | MGM; Remake of 1954 film |
Rose of the Rancho | Marion Gering | John Boles, Gladys Swarthout, Charles Bickford | Drama | Paramount |
San Francisco | W. S. Van Dyke | Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy | Drama | MGM. Best Picture nominee |
Santa Fe Bound | Harry S. Webb | Tom Tyler, Richard Cramer, Slim Whitaker | Western | Independent |
Satan Met a Lady | William Dieterle | Bette Davis, Warren William, Alison Skipworth | Comedy, Drama | Warner Bros. |
Sea Spoilers | Frank R. Strayer | John Wayne, Nan Grey, William Bakewell | Drama, Mystery | Universal |
Second Wife | Edward Killy | Gertrude Michael, Walter Abel, Erik Rhodes | Drama | RKO |
Secret Patrol | David Selman | Charles Starrett, Henry Mollison, J.P. McGowan | Western | Columbia |
Senor Jim | Jacques Jaccard | Conway Tearle, Barbara Bedford, Betty Mack | Western | Independent |
Shakedown | David Selman | Lew Ayres, Joan Perry, Henry Mollison | Crime | Columbia |
Show Boat | James Whale | Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Paul Robeson | Musical | Universal |
Silly Billies | Fred Guiol | Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Dorothy Lee | Comedy | RKO |
Silks and Saddles | Robert F. Hill | Bruce Bennett, Toby Wing, Fuzzy Knight | Action | Independent |
Silver Spurs | Ray Taylor | Gabby Hayes, Buck Jones, Muriel Evans | Western | Universal |
Sing, Baby, Sing | Sidney Lanfield | Alice Faye, Adolphe Menjou, Gregory Ratoff | Musical | 20th Century Fox |
Sing Me a Love Song | Ray Enright | James Melton, Patricia Ellis, ZaSu Pitts | Comedy, Musical | Warner Bros. |
The Singing Cowboy | Mack V. Wright | Gene Autry, Lois Wilde, Smiley Burnette | Western | Republic |
The Singing Kid | William Keighley | Al Jolson, Sybil Jason, Beverly Roberts | Musical | Warner Bros. |
Sinner Take All | Errol Taggart | Bruce Cabot, Margaret Lindsay, Joseph Calleia | Murder mystery | MGM |
Sins of Man | Otto Brower | Jean Hersholt, Don Ameche, Allen Jenkins | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
Sitting on the Moon | Ralph Staub | Roger Pryor, Grace Bradley, Pert Kelton | Musical | Republic |
The Sky Parade | Otho Lovering | William Gargan, Katherine DeMille, Kent Taylor | Drama | Paramount |
Small Town Girl | William A. Wellman | Robert Taylor, Janet Gaynor, James Stewart | Comedy, Drama | MGM |
Smartest Girl in Town | Joseph Santley | Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, Eric Blore | Comedy | RKO |
Snowed Under | Ray Enright | George Brent, Genevieve Tobin, Glenda Farrell | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
Soak the Rich | Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur | Walter Connolly, Lionel Stander, Ilka Chase | Comedy | Paramount |
A Son Comes Home | E.A. Dupont | Mary Boland, Julie Haydon, Donald Woods | Drama | Paramount |
Song and Dance Man | Allan Dwan | Claire Trevor, Michael Whalen, Paul Kelly | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
Song of the Gringo | John P. McCarthy | Tex Ritter, Joan Woodbury, Monte Blue | Western | Grand National |
Song of the Saddle | Louis King | Dick Foran, Alma Lloyd, Charles Middleton | Western | Warner Bros. |
Song of the Trail | Russell Hopton | Kermit Maynard, Evelyn Brent, Fuzzy Knight | Western | Independent |
Sons o' Guns | Lloyd Bacon | Joe E. Brown, Joan Blondell, Beverly Roberts | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
Special Investigator | Louis King | Richard Dix, Margaret Callahan, Owen Davis Jr. | Drama, Crime | RKO |
Speed | Edwin L. Marin | James Stewart, Wendy Barrie, Ralph Morgan | Action | MGM |
The Speed Reporter | Bernard B. Ray | Richard Talmadge, Luana Walters, Richard Cramer | Crime | Independent |
Spendthrift | Raoul Walsh | Henry Fonda, Pat Paterson, Mary Brian | Romance | Paramount |
Stage Struck | Busby Berkeley | Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Frank McHugh | Comedy, Musical | Warner Bros. |
Stampede | Ford Beebe | Charles Starrett, J.P. McGowan, Finis Barton | Western | Columbia; Remake of 1949 film |
Star for a Night | Lewis Seiler | Claire Trevor, Jane Darwell, Dean Jagger | Drama | 20th Century Fox |
Step on It | Harry S. Webb | Richard Talmadge, Lois Wilde, Roger Williams | Crime | Independent |
Stormy Trails | Sam Newfield | Rex Bell, Lois Wilde, Lane Chandler | Western | Independent |
The Story of Louis Pasteur | William Dieterle | Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise | Biography | Warner Bros. Best Picture nominee |
Stowaway | William A. Seiter | Shirley Temple, Robert Young, Eugene Pallette | Comedy, Musical | 20th Century Fox |
Straight from the Shoulder | Stuart Heisler | Ralph Bellamy, Katherine Locke, Roger Williams | Drama | Paramount |
Strike Me Pink | Norman Taurog | Eddie Cantor, Ethel Merman, Sally Eilers | Musical comedy | United Artists |
Sunset of Power | Ray Taylor | Buck Jones, Donald Kirke, Charles Middleton | Western | Universal |
Sutter's Gold | James Cruze | Edward Arnold, Lee Tracy, Montagu Love | Drama, Western | Universal |
Suzy | George Fitzmaurice | Jean Harlow, Franchot Tone, Cary Grant | Drama | MGM |
Swing Time | George Stevens | Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore | Comedy, Musical | RKO |
Sworn Enemy | Edwin L. Marin | Florence Rice, Robert Young, Joseph Calleia | Drama, Crime | MGM |