Musical Films
- Anything Goes starring Bing Crosby and Ethel Merman
- Born To Dance released November 27 starring Eleanor Powell, Virginia Bruce, James Stewart, Frances Langford, Buddy Ebsen and the vocal group The Foursome.
- Cain and Mabel starring Marion Davies, Clark Gable and Allen Jenkins
- Can This Be Dixie? starring Jane Withers, Slim Summerville, Helen Wood and Thomas Beck. Directed by George Marshall
- Captain January starring Shirley Temple, Guy Kibbee and Slim Summerville. Directed by David Butler.
- Collegiate released January 22 starring Jack Oakie and Frances Langford and featuring songwriters Mack Gordon and Harry Revel.
- Dancing Pirate starring Charles Collins, Frank Morgan and Steffi Duna
- Everybody Dance starring Cicely Courtneidge
- Everything Is Rhythm starring Harry Roy and Princess Pearl (actress) and featuring Mabel Mercer
- Follow the Fleet starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
- The Great Ziegfeld starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan, Fanny Brice, Virginia Bruce and Ray Bolger.
- Hats Off starring Mae Clark and John Payne. Directed by Boris Petroff.
- Her Master's Voice starring Edward Everett Horton and Peggy Conklin
- King of Burlesque starring Alice Faye, Jack Oakie and Warner Baxter and featuring Fats Waller and Kenny Baker
- Pigskin Parade starring Stuart Erwin, Patsy Kelly, Jack Haley, Betty Grable, Dixie Dunbar and Judy Garland and featuring The Yacht Club Boys
- Poor Little Rich Girl released July 24 starring Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Jack Haley and featuring Tony Martin.
- Public Nuisance No. 1 starring Frances Day.
- Rhythm on the Range released July 1 starring Bing Crosby and Frances Farmer.
- Rose-Marie starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
- Show Boat starring Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Helen Morgan, Paul Robeson and Hattie McDaniel
- Soft Lights and Sweet Music film revue featuring Ambrose & his Orchestra, Evelyn Dall, Turner Layton and Elisabeth Welch
- Stage Struck starring Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Frank McHugh, Jeanne Madden and The Yacht Club Boys.
- Suzy starring Jean Harlow, Franchot Tone, Cary Grant and Inez Courtney
- Swing Time starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
- Three Smart Girls
- Variety Parade
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