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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Side Kids | Robert F. Hill | Leon Ames, Dennis Moore, Joyce Bryant | Comedy | 1st (out of 22) film of East Side Kids series. |
| Edison, the Man | Clarence Brown | Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson, Lynne Overman | Biographical | Nominated for Academy Award. |
| Elmer's Candid Camera | Chuck Jones | Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan | Animated | |
| Escape | Mervyn LeRoy | Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Conrad Veidt | Drama | |
| Eyes of the Navy | Charles B. Middleton, Frank Whitbeck | Short Documentary | Nominated for Academy Award. | |
| Fantasia | James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, and 9 more | Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor | Animated | Won 2 Honorary Academy Awards. Footage preserved in US National Registry. #1 in Top Grossing Films*. |
| The Fatal Hour | William Nigh | Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Grant Withers | Thriller | |
| The Fight for Life | Pare Lorentz | Myron McCormick, Storrs Haynes, Will Geer | Drama | Nominated for Academy Award. |
| The Fighting 69th | William Keighley | James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent | War | |
| Flame of Barbary Coast | Joseph Kane | John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut | Western | |
| Flight Command | Frank Borzage | Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, Walter Pidgeon | Drama War | Nominated for Academy Award. |
| Foreign Correspondent | Alfred Hitchcock | Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall | Spy Thriller | Nominated for 6 Academy Awards. #15 in Top Grossing Films. |
| Four Sons | Archie Mayo | Don Ameche, Eugenie Leontovich, Mary Beth Hughes | Drama War | Remake of Four Sons (1928 silent film). |
| From Nurse to Worse | Jules White | The Three Stooges | Comedy Short | |
| A Fugitive from Justice | Terry O. Morse | Roger Pryor, Lucile Fairbanks, Eddie Foy Jr. | Crime drama |
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