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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ghost Breakers | George Marshall | Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson | Horror Comedy | |
| Give Us Wings | Charles Lamont | Billy Halop, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell | Adventure | |
| Go West | Edward Buzzell | Marx Brothers, John Carroll, Diana Lewis | Comedy | |
| The Grapes of Wrath | John Ford | Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine | Drama | Won 2 Academy Awards, one for Best Director; another 5 nominations. Footage preserved in US National Registry. #12 in Top Grossing Films. |
| The Great Dictator | Charles Chaplin | Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie | Comedy | Nominated for 5 Academy Awards. Footage preserved in US National Registry. Satirical criticization of Adolf Hitler. |
| The Great McGinty | Preston Sturges | Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, Akim Tamiroff | Comedy | Won Academy Award. |
| Green Hell | James Whale | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Joan Bennett, John Howard | Adventure | |
| The Green Hornet | Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor | Gordon Jones, Wade Boteler, Anne Nagel | Adventure Serial | |
| He Married His Wife | Roy Del Ruth | Joel McCrea, Nancy Kelly, Roland Young | Comedy | |
| Hired! | Henry Jamison Handy (producer) | Short | ||
| His Girl Friday | Howard Hawks | Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy | Screwball comedy | Remake of The Front Page (1931 film). #16 in Top Grossing Films. |
| Hit Parade of 1941 | John H. Auer | Kenny Baker, Frances Langford, Hugh Herbert | Musical | Nominated for 2 Academy Awards. |
| The House Across the Bay | Archie Mayo | George Raft, Joan Bennett, Lloyd Nolan | Crime Drama | |
| The House of the Seven Gables | Joe May | George Sanders, Margaret Lindsay, Vincent Price | Thriller Drama | Nominated for Academy Award. |
| How High Is Up? | Del Lord | The Three Stooges | Comedy Short | |
| The Howards of Virginia | Frank Lloyd | Cary Grant, Martha Scott, Cedric Hardwicke | Period Drama | Nominated for 2 Academy Awards. Set in the American Revolution. |
| Hullabaloo | Edwin L. Marin | Frank Morgan, Virginia Grey, Dan Dailey | Musical Comedy |
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