Cartoons released in 1939

202 cartoons ← 1938 1940 →

  1. Scrambled Eggs

    November 20, 1939 No. 984. MPAA: 5461 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    Dawn is breaking in the forest. A swan, gracefully swimming, flutters her wings, and from them, little swans fall out to stretch and yawn. Water lilies unfold to reveal a frog sleeping in o…

  2. Millionaire Hobo

    November 24, 1939 No. 3921 Theatrical Series Screen Gems

    The adventures of a young boy and his dog. Vonsey and Oopie are the two bullies on the block who sometime give the two problems.

  3. The Hitchhiker

    December 1, 1939 No. 3924 Theatrical Series TerryToon Cartoons

    Gandy Goose hitches a ride for himself and his trailer from Puddy the Pup, but he gets kicked out.

  4. Sniffles And The Bookworm

    December 2, 1939 No. 9197. Blue Ribbon: 1251. MPAA… Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Sniffles takes refuge in a bookshop. He meets a bookworm who sings and plays with book characters. Sniffles wakes all the characters, including Frankenstein's monster. The monster gets out…

  5. The Sleeping Princess

    December 4, 1939 No. 976 Theatrical Series Walter Lantz Productions

    A baby is born to the Queen and King of a mythical kingdom, and the whole countrieside is invited to a christening reception, including the Four Good Fairies who watch over the kingdom. The…

  6. Peace On Earth

    December 9, 1939 No. 3913.. MPAA: 05730 Theatrical MGM

    On Christmas Eve, two squirrel children ask their grandfather what men are. He describes them, then narrates the story of how humanity destroyed itself by war, as chilling scenes of armed c…

  7. The Ice Pond

    December 15, 1939 No. 3925 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

  8. Screwball Football

    December 16, 1939 No. 9155. MPAA: 05254 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    A series of gags hang on a football game. The running gag is a baby licking an ice cream cone; the portly man sitting next to him keeps stealing licks. We see the team warm-ups, the coin fl…

  9. The Film Fan

    December 16, 1939 No. 9156. MPAA: 5674 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    Porky attends a free movie showing, and enjoys a "Looney Tone" newsreel and other previews.

  10. Mother Goose In Swingtime

    December 18, 1939 No. 3922 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    A little girl dreams that she's in Mother Goose Land filled with all sorts of Hollywood movie stars.

  11. Gulliver's Travels

    December 22, 1939 Theatrical Fleischer Studios

    Shipwrecked by a storm at sea, normal-sized Lemuel Gulliver washes up on the shore of Lilliput, where the citizens are no larger than Gulliver's thumb. Discovered by excitable town crier (a…

  12. Park Your Baby

    December 22, 1939 No. 3923 Theatrical Series Columbia Pictures Corporation

    Scrappy babysits two tough twins for double the trouble. There was a time when big-city department stores would babysit your children in special nursery room- as part of their free service.…

  13. The First Robin

    December 29, 1939 No. 3926 Theatrical TerryToon Cartoons

    Featuring Robin, Birds, Cat

  14. The Curious Puppy

    December 30, 1939 No. 9157. MPAA: 5394 Theatrical Series Leon Schlesinger Studios

    A puppy wanders into an empty amusement park at night and has to avoid the guard dog. The two curious dogs end up accidentally pushing buttons to start up some pretty wild rides.

  15. The Mad Maestro

    December 30, 1939 No. 3914 Theatrical MGM

    The maestro is conducting his orchestra of assorted animals. Some of them aren't very adept at following his direction.

  16. Benkei tai Ushiwaka

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Nippon Dôga Kenkyu Tokoro

    Featuring Ushiwaka (Minamoto no Yoshitsune), Benkei, Crow Spirits

  17. Boevye Stranicy

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Soyuzmultfilm

  18. Breakfast Pals

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Cartoon Films Limited

    Theatrical cartoon pitching Rice Krispies breakfast cereal. In this precursor of the animated television commercial, Snap, Crackle and Pop, the Rice Krispies mascots, the Breakfast Pals of…

  19. Chiora (Dostonyj Otvet)

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Goskinoprom Of Georgia

  20. Ded Ivan (Kak Ded Ivan Smert' Prognal)

    December 31, 1939 Theatrical Soyuzmultfilm

    Featuring Ivan

  21. Derby Nite

    1939 (estimated) Unproduced / Cancelled Universal Studios

  22. Fritz Und Fratz (Series)

    1939 (estimated) Series Degeto

    Featuring Fritz, Fratz

  23. Limpopo

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Soyuzmultfilm

    Featuring Doctor Ajbolit, Animals

  24. Lining The Blues

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

    An experimental film in which the images were hand-drawn directly onto clear film by Guy Glover. The colorful moving forms capture the spirit of "Andy's Blues," played by pianist Joe Sulliv…

  25. Mamore Tetsuro

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Geijutsu Eiga-sha

  26. Mangwa: Shin Saru Kani Gassen

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Nihon Doga Kenkyu-jo

  27. Mojdodyr

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Soyuzmultfilm

    Featuring Boy

  28. Morgan's Ghost

    1939 (estimated) Cancelled in Development Walt Disney Studios

    In this variation on "Treasure Island," Mickey, Donald and Goofy find a treasure map and try to follow it to the end, all the time trying to evade Pete.

  29. Mountain Carvers

    1939 (estimated) Cancelled in Development Walt Disney Studios

    Mickey, Donald and Goofy as artisans attempting to carve out their own version of Mount Rushmore.

  30. Mr. Peanut and His Family Tree

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Ted Eshbaugh Studios

  31. Museum Keeper

    1939 (estimated) Cancelled in Development Walt Disney Studios

    Donald as a museum keeper guarding a priceless collection of paintings. Some of the 'paintings' in this unmade short, which featured Donald in various classic artworks, were later used in o…

  32. Nakayoku Hatarake

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Mombusho, Murata Manga Kenkyu-jo

  33. Oh Whiskers!

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical General Post Office Film Unit

  34. One Bad Knight

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical The Jam Handy Organization, Inc. Sponsor: Chevrolet Divisio…

  35. Pobednyj Marshrut

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Soyuzmultfilm

    A film-poster about the labor achievements of the Soviet people.

  36. Scherzo

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

    Picture and sound dance triple-quick in this version of a musical scherzo. A film without words.

  37. She Married A Cop

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Republic Pictures

    Featuring Paddy Pig, Peggy Pig; (Live-Action) Sidney, Minnie, Bob, Ma Duffy, Pete, Mabel, Joe, Pa Duffy, Bekins, the Butler, Linda, Jimmy, Trudy

  38. St. Francis

    1939 (estimated) Indepenent

  39. Swinging The Lambeth Walk

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Realist Films.

  40. Taezhnye Druz'ya

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Soyuzmultfilm

    Featuring Bears, Wolves, Hares

  41. The Amazing Recovery Of Inbad The Ailer

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Walter Lantz Productions

    Featuring Sultan Inbad

  42. The Obedient Flame

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Science Films, British Gas Corporation

    This documentary, using both live-action photography and animation, shows the advantages of cooking with gas.

  43. The Princess And The Pauper

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Jamison Handy Organization, Inc. Sponsored by: Chevrolet Mo…

    Nicky Nome, a spinoff from "A Coach for Cinderella" and hero of this cartoon, rescues a treasure-laden pauper from the Valley of Jewels, taking him on a magic carpet ride to visit a beautif…

  44. The Queen Was In The Parlour

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Publicity Films.

    Featuring Jim Crow

  45. The Standard Parade

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Walt Disney Studios

    Mickey leads the parade in this short promotional film for the 1939 Standard Oil "Travel Tykes Weekly".

  46. Umi No Arawashi

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Chiyogami Eiga-sha

  47. Voinstvennye Bobry

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Soyuzmultfilm

    Featuring Beavers

  48. Waste Not, Want Not

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Eric Porter Studios

    Featuring Willie the Wombat

  49. Wonder Bakers at the World's Fair

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical Ted Eshbaugh Studios

  50. You're Telling Me

    1939 (estimated) Theatrical G.B. Screen Services.