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Years in film

1870s
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The year 1939 in film involved some significant events.

Events

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.

October 17 - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington premieres in Washington D.C.

December 15 - Gone with the Wind premieres in Atlanta, Georgia, USA with a 3-day festival.

Top grossing films (U.S.)

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