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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Lincoln in Illinois | John Cromwell | Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon | Drama, Biography | Nominated for 2 Academy Awards. |
| Adventure in Diamonds | George Fitzmaurice | George Brent, Isa Miranda, John Loder | Drama | |
| Adventures of Red Ryder | William Witney, John English | Don "Red" Barry, Noah Beery, Tommy Cook | Western | 12-chapter movie serial based on the Western comic strip Red Ryder. |
| Alias the Deacon | Christy Cabanne | Bob Burns, Mischa Auer, Peggy Moran | Comedy | Version of Alias the Deacon (1928 silent film). |
| All This, and Heaven Too | Anatole Litvak | Bette Davis, Charles Boyer, Jeffrey Lynn | Drama | Nominated for 3 Academy Awards. |
| Always a Bride | Noel M. Smith | Rosemary Lane, George Reeves, John Eldredge | Comedy | Version of Brides Are Like That (1936 film). |
| Am I Guilty? | Sam Newfield | Ralph Cooper, Sybil Lewis, Sam McDaniel | Crime drama | |
| Americaner Shadchen | Edgar G. Ulmer | Leo Fuchs, Judith Abarbanel, Judel Dubinsky | Romantic comedy | English title "American Matchmaker";in Yiddish & English |
| And One Was Beautiful | Robert B. Sinclair | Robert Cummings, Laraine Day, Jean Muir | Romantic drama | |
| Andy Hardy Meets Debutante | George B. Seitz | Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker | Comedy | 9th (out of 16) film with Andy Hardy character. |
| An Angel from Texas | Ray Enright | Eddie Albert, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris | Romantic comedy | Version of The Butter and Egg Man (1928 silent film). |
| Angels Over Broadway | Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell | Drama | Nominated for Academy Award. |
| Anne of Windy Poplars | Jack Hively | Anne Shirley, James Ellison, Henry Travers | Drama | Follows Anne of Green Gables (1934 film). |
| Argentine Nights | Albert S. Rogell | The Ritz Brothers, The Andrews Sisters, Constance Moore, George Reeves | Comedy, Musical | |
| Arise, My Love | Mitchell Leisen | Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Dennis O'Keefe | Romantic comedy | Won Academy Award; another 3 nominations. |
| Arizona | Wesley Ruggles | Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William | Western | Nominated for 2 Academy Awards. |
| Arizona Frontier | Albert Herman | Tex Ritter, Slim Andrews, White Flash (Tex Ritter's Horse) | Western | |
| Arizona Gang Busters | Sam Newfield | Tim McCoy, Pauline Haddon, Lou Fulton | War, Western |
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