List of Universal Pictures films (1930–1939)

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This is a list of films produced or distributed by Universal Pictures in 1930–1939, founded in 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It is the main motion picture production and distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal division of Comcast.

Poster for All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Poster for Dracula (1931)

Poster for Frankenstein (1931)

Poster for The Mummy (1932)

Poster for Imitation of Life (1934)

Poster for Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Poster for My Man Godfrey (1936)

Poster for Destry Rides Again (1939)

## 1930

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January 12, 1930 | Night Ride | [1][2][3]
January 19, 1930 | Parade of the West | Part-Talkie
January 26, 1930 | The Climax |
February 8, 1930 | The Mounted Stranger |
February 9, 1930 | Dames Ahoy! |
February 25, 1930 | The Jade Box | Part-Talkie Serial
March 1930 | Undertow |
March 1, 1930 | The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland |
March 2, 1930 | Lucky Larkin | Synchronized Score
March 23, 1930 | Trailing Trouble |
March 29, 1930 | Captain of the Guard |
April 1930 | Hide-Out |
April 6, 1930 | The Fighting Legion | Part-Talkie
April 19, 1930 | King of Jazz | All Technicolor
Universal's First All Color Feature
April 27, 1930 | Roaring Ranch |
May 4, 1930 | Mountain Justice |
May 25, 1930 | The Czar of Broadway |
June 1930 | Embarrassing Moments |
June 2, 1930 | The Lightning Express | Part-Talkie Serial
June 8, 1930 | Trigger Tricks |
Young Desire |
June 29, 1930 | Song of the Caballero |
July 13, 1930 | What Men Want |
July 17, 1930 | Terry of the Times | Part-Talkie Serial
August 3, 1930 | The Little Accident |
Sons of the Saddle |
August 22, 1930 | The Storm |
August 24, 1930 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Winner, Academy Award For Best Picture
Spurs |
September 18, 1930 | Outside the Law |
October 6, 1930 | A Lady Surrenders |
October 10, 1930 | The Indians Are Coming | Universal's First All-Talking Serial
October 23, 1930 | East Is West |
October 26, 1930 | The Concentratin' Kid |
November 10, 1930 | The Cat Creeps | Lost Film
November 23, 1930 | See America Thirst |
December 1930 | Free Love |
December 5, 1930 | The Boudoir Diplomat |
December 21, 1930 | The Cohens and Kellys in Africa |

## 1931

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February 2, 1931 | Resurrection |
February 14, 1931 | Dracula |
March 3, 1931 | Finger Prints |
March 23, 1931 | Heroes of the Flames |
March 29, 1931 | Bad Sister |
April 12, 1931 | The Virtuous Husband |
April 30, 1931 | Iron Man |
May 11, 1931 | The She-Wolf | (a.k.a. Mother's Millions)
May 14, 1931 | Seed |
May 27, 1931 | Up for Murder |
July 15, 1931 | Ex-Bad Boy |
August 1931 | Many a Slip |
August 1, 1931 | The Homicide Squad |
East of Borneo |
August 24, 1931 | Danger Island |
September 4, 1931 | Waterloo Bridge[N 1] | distribution only
September 21, 1931 | Graft |
October 13, 1931 | The Spirit of Notre Dame |
October 20, 1931 | Reckless Living |
October 23, 1931 | The Spell of the Circus |
November 21, 1931 | Frankenstein |
November 23, 1931 | Battling with Buffalo Bill |
November 28, 1931 | Nice Women |
December 1, 1931 | Lasca of the Rio Grande |
Heaven on Earth |
December 4, 1931 | A House Divided |
December 26, 1931 | Strictly Dishonorable |
December 28, 1931 | The Last Ride |

## 1932

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January 3, 1932 | The Unexpected Father |
January 4, 1932 | Detective Lloyd |
February 21, 1932 | Murders in the Rue Morgue |
February 28, 1932 | Law and Order |
March 1, 1932 | The Impatient Maiden |
Stowaway |
March 14, 1932 | Steady Company |
March 28, 1932 | The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood |
The Airmail Mystery |
April 1, 1932 | Scandal for Sale |
Racing Youth |
April 17, 1932 | Destry Rides Again |
April 24, 1932 | The Rider of Death Valley |
May 5, 1932 | Night World |
June 2, 1932 | Radio Patrol |
June 16, 1932 | Doomed Battalion |
June 20, 1932 | Heroes of the West |
June 23, 1932 | Fast Companions |
June 30, 1932 | The Texas Bad Man |
July 1, 1932 | Tom Brown of Culver |
August 4, 1932 | My Pal, the King |
September 8, 1932 | Okay, America! |
September 12, 1932 | Jungle Mystery |
September 25, 1932 | The Fourth Horseman |
October 1, 1932 | The All American |
October 2, 1932 | Once in a Lifetime |
October 20, 1932 | The Old Dark House | distribution only
November 3, 1932 | Hidden Gold |
Air Mail |
December 1, 1932 | Afraid to Talk |
December 5, 1932 | The Lost Special | Film serial
December 22, 1932 | The Mummy |
Flaming Guns |
December 30, 1932 | Back Street |

## 1933

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January 5, 1933 | They Just Had to Get Married |
January 12, 1933 | Laughter in Hell |
February 1, 1933 | Nagana |
February 2, 1933 | Terror Trail |
February 23, 1933 | Clancy of the Mounted |
March 16, 1933 | Rustlers' Roundup |
March 25, 1933 | Private Jones |
April 1, 1933 | Destination Unknown |
April 8, 1933 | Out All Night |
April 15, 1933 | The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble |
April 20, 1933 | Lucky Dog |
May 1, 1933 | The Big Cage |
May 4, 1933 | The Kiss Before the Mirror |
May 22, 1933 | The Phantom of the Air |
June 1, 1933 | King of the Arena |
Horse Play |
Don't Bet on Love |
July 20, 1933 | The Fiddlin' Buckaroo |
Secret of the Blue Room |
August 1, 1933 | Moonlight and Pretzels |
August 3, 1933 | Her First Mate |
August 14, 1933 | Gordon of Ghost City |
September 4, 1933 | The Trail Drive  |
September 22, 1933 | S.O.S. Eisberg |
September 25, 1933 | Ladies Must Love |
October 1, 1933 | Saturday's Millions |
Love, Honor, and Oh Baby! |
October 20, 1933 | The Perils of Pauline |
October 26, 1933 | Strawberry Roan |
November 1, 1933 | Only Yesterday |
November 13, 1933 | The Invisible Man |
November 25, 1933 | Myrt and Marge |
December 9, 1933 | King for a Night |
December 11, 1933 | Counsellor at Law |
Gun Justice |
December 18, 1933 | By Candlelight |

## 1934

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January 6, 1934 | Bombay Mail |
January 15, 1934 | Cross Country Cruise |
January 22, 1934 | Beloved |
January 29, 1934 | Pirate Treasure |
February 10, 1934 | Madame Spy |
February 26, 1934 | The Poor Rich |
March 1, 1934 | Wheels of Destiny |
March 5, 1934 | The Crosby Case |
March 7, 1934 | Midnight |
March 19, 1934 | The Countess of Monte Cristo |
March 30, 1934 | Death Takes a Holiday |
April 3, 1934 | Uncertain Lady |
April 4, 1934 | I Like It That Way |
April 6, 1934 | Honor of the Range |
April 9, 1934 | Glamour |
April 21, 1934 | I'll Tell the World |
April 23, 1934 | The Vanishing Shadow |
May 1, 1934 | Let's Be Ritzy |
Affairs of a Gentleman |
May 4, 1934 | Love Birds |
May 18, 1934 | The Black Cat |
June 1, 1934 | Half a Sinner |
Let's Talk It Over |
June 4, 1934 | Little Man, What Now? |
June 7, 1934 | The Love Captive |
June 11, 1934 | Smoking Guns |
July 16, 1934 | The Red Rider |
July 17, 1934 | I Give My Love |
August 6, 1934 | One More River |
August 13, 1934 | Romance in the Rain |
September 1, 1934 | The Human Side |
One Exciting Adventure |
Million Dollar Ransom |
Gift of Gab |
Embarrassing Moments |
September 24, 1934 | Rocky Rhodes |
October 1, 1934 | Wake Up and Dream |
October 22, 1934 | Great Expectations |
October 29, 1934 | Tailspin Tommy |
November 1, 1934 | There's Always Tomorrow |
November 5, 1934 | Cheating Cheaters |
November 24, 1934 | When a Man Sees Red |
November 26, 1934 | Imitation of Life | Nominee, Academy Award for Best Picture
December 3, 1934 | Secret of the Chateau |
December 10, 1934 | Strange Wives |
December 20, 1934 | Peter |
December 24, 1934 | The Man Who Reclaimed His Head |

## 1935

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January 2, 1935 | Life Returns |
January 21, 1935 | A Notorious Gentleman |
Rustlers of Red Dog |
February 4, 1935 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
February 11, 1935 | Rendezvous at Midnight |
February 18, 1935 | The Good Fairy |
March 1, 1935 | Night Life of the Gods |
March 4, 1935 | Transient Lady |
March 5, 1935 | I've Been Around |
March 11, 1935 | The Crimson Trail |
March 18, 1935 | It Happened in New York |
March 22, 1935 | Straight from the Heart |
April 1, 1935 | Storm Over the Andes |
Princess O'Hara |
April 15, 1935 | Stone of Silver Creek |
The Call of the Savage |
April 22, 1935 | Bride of Frankenstein |
April 22, 1935 | Mister Dynamite |
May 1, 1935 | Alias Mary Dow |
May 13, 1935 | Werewolf of London |
May 31, 1935 | Chinatown Squad |
June 1, 1935 | Border Brigands |
July 1, 1935 | Manhattan Moon |
July 2, 1935 | Lady Tubbs |
July 8, 1935 | The Raven |
The Roaring West |
July 29, 1935 | Outlawed Guns |
August 5, 1935 | She Gets Her Man |
September 1, 1935 | The Affair of Susan |
September 2, 1935 | Diamond Jim |
October 1, 1935 | The Throwback |
King Solomon of Broadway |
His Night Out |
October 21, 1935 | Three Kids and a Queen |
Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery |
October 22, 1935 | Stormy |
October 28, 1935 | Remember Last Night? |
November 1, 1935 | Fighting Youth |
November 11, 1935 | The Ivory-Handled Gun |
December 1, 1935 | East of Java |
Sweet Surrender |
December 9, 1935 | The Great Impersonation |
December 30, 1935 | Magnificent Obsession |

## 1936

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January 13, 1936 | The Adventures of Frank Merriwell |
January 20, 1936 | The Invisible Ray |
January 22, 1936 | Sunset of Power |
January 29, 1936 | Silver Spurs |
January 30, 1936 | Next Time We Love |
February 10, 1936 | Dangerous Waters |
February 12, 1936 | Don't Get Personal |
March 1, 1936 | Sutter's Gold |
March 9, 1936 | Love Before Breakfast |
April 6, 1936 | Flash Gordon |
May 11, 1936 | Dracula's Daughter |
May 17, 1936 | Show Boat[N 1] | distribution only; last universal pictures corporation film
June 1, 1936 | For the Service | first universal productions inc. film
Nobody's Fool |
June 14, 1936 | Parole! |
July 1, 1936 | The Cowboy and the Kid |
July 6, 1936 | The Phantom Rider |
August 1, 1936 | Crash Donovan |
August 16, 1936 | Postal Inspector |
September 1, 1936 | Yellowstone |
September 6, 1936 | My Man Godfrey |
September 20, 1936 | Ride 'Em Cowboy |
September 27, 1936 | The Girl on the Front Page |
September 28, 1936 | Sea Spoilers |
October 1, 1936 | The Luckiest Girl in the World |
October 4, 1936 | Two in a Crowd |
October 11, 1936 | The Magnificent Brute |
October 19, 1936 | Ace Drummond |
November 1, 1936 | The Man I Marry |
November 8, 1936 | Love Letters of a Star |
November 29, 1936 | Conflict |
December 1, 1936 | The Boss Rider of Gun Creek |
Flying Hostess |
December 3, 1936 | Four Days' Wonder |
December 20, 1936 | Empty Saddles |
Three Smart Girls | Nominee, Academy Award for Best Picture
December 27, 1936 | Mysterious Crossing |

## 1937

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January 17, 1937 | The Mighty Treve |
January 18, 1937 | Jungle Jim |
January 24, 1937 | She's Dangerous |
February 1, 1937 | Girl Overboard |
Breezing Home |
February 14, 1937 | Sandflow |
March 28, 1937 | When Love Is Young |
March 29, 1937 | We Have Our Moments |
April 1, 1937 | Left-Handed Law |
April 12, 1937 | Secret Agent X-9 |
April 16, 1937 | California Straight Ahead! |
April 18, 1937 | Top of the Town |
April 25, 1937 | Let Them Live |
May 2, 1937 | Night Key |
May 9, 1937 | As Good as Married |
May 16, 1937 | Oh, Doctor |
Wings over Honolulu |
May 30, 1937 | The Man in Blue |
June 1, 1937 | The Road Back |
Armored Car |
June 6, 1937 | The Wildcatter |
Smoke Tree Range |
June 27, 1937 | Love in a Bungalow |
July 4, 1937 | I Cover the War |
July 5, 1937 | Wild West Days |
July 11, 1937 | West Bound Limited |
August 15, 1937 | Reported Missing |
August 29, 1937 | The Man Who Cried Wolf |
September 5, 1937 | One Hundred Men and a Girl | Nominee, Academy Award for Best Picture
Black Aces |
September 26, 1937 | Behind the Mike |
September 30, 1937 | Idol of the Crowds |
October 1, 1937 | The Lady Fights Back |
October 3, 1937 | Carnival Queen |
October 10, 1937 | Law for Tombstone |
October 15, 1937 | Radio Patrol |
October 17, 1937 | Trouble at Midnight |
October 21, 1937 | That's My Story |
October 31, 1937 | The Westland Case | last universal productions inc. film
November 1, 1937 | Some Blondes Are Dangerous | first universal pictures company inc. film
A Girl with Ideas |
November 14, 1937 | Merry-Go-Round of 1938 |
December 1, 1937 | Boss of Lonely Valley |
Sudden Bill Dorn |
Courage of the West |
December 5, 1937 | Adventure's End |
December 12, 1937 | Prescription for Romance |
December 26, 1937 | You're a Sweetheart |
December 27, 1937 | Tim Tyler's Luck |

## 1938

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January 8, 1938 | The Spy Ring |
January 16, 1938 | The Jury's Secret |
January 23, 1938 | The Singing Outlaw |
January 30, 1938 | The Black Doll |
February 1, 1938 | Mad About Music |
February 6, 1938 | Midnight Intruder |
February 13, 1938 | Forbidden Valley |
February 25, 1938 | Border Wolves |
March 1, 1938 | Reckless Living |
March 11, 1938 | The Crime of Doctor Hallet |
March 18, 1938 | State Police |
March 21, 1938 | Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars |
April 1938 | The Nurse from Brooklyn |
April 1, 1938 | The Last Stand |
April 1, 1938 | Goodbye Broadway |
April 22, 1938 | The Lady in the Morgue |
May 13, 1938 | Air Devils |
May 19, 1938 | Sinners in Paradise |
June 1, 1938 | Western Trails |
June 2, 1938 | The Devil's Party |
June 3, 1938 | Wives Under Suspicion |
June 17, 1938 | Outlaw Express |
June 30, 1938 | Young Fugitives |
July 1, 1938 | The Rage of Paris |
Danger on the Air |
July 5, 1938 | Flaming Frontiers |
July 12, 1938 | Prison Break |
July 22, 1938 | Little Tough Guy |
August 1938 | The Road to Reno |
August 5, 1938 | Letter of Introduction |
August 12, 1938 | The Missing Guest |
September 2, 1938 | Freshman Year |
September 9, 1938 | Personal Secretary |
September 16, 1938 | Black Bandit |
September 23, 1938 | Youth Takes a Fling |
October 7, 1938 | That Certain Age |
October 12, 1938 | Service de Luxe |
October 14, 1938 | Swing That Cheer |
October 18, 1938 | Red Barry |
October 21, 1938 | Guilty Trails |
October 28, 1938 | The Last Express |
The Storm |
November 1, 1938 | Little Tough Guys in Society |
November 4, 1938 | Prairie Justice |
Exposed |
November 11, 1938 | His Exciting Night |
November 13, 1938 | Strange Faces |
December 2, 1938 | Secrets of a Nurse |
December 16, 1938 | Swing, Sister, Swing |
Ghost Town Riders |
Gambling Ship |
December 23, 1938 | Newsboys' Home |

## 1939

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January 1939 | Pirates of the Skies |
January 6, 1939 | The Last Warning |
January 7, 1939 | The Phantom Creeps | Feature version of the film serial
January 13, 1939 | Son of Frankenstein |
Honor of the West |
February 10, 1939 | The Phantom Stage |
February 2, 1939 | Buck Rogers |
February 18, 1939 | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man |
March 1, 1939 | Society Smugglers |
March 10, 1939 | The Spirit of Culver |
March 3, 1939 | Risky Business |
March 17, 1939 | Mystery of the White Room |
March 24, 1939 | Three Smart Girls Grow Up |
March 31, 1939 | The Family Next Door |
April 7, 1939 | East Side of Heaven |
April 14, 1939 | Code of the Streets |
April 28, 1939 | For Love or Money |
May 1, 1939 | The Mikado | U.S. distribution
May 11, 1939 | Big Town Czar |
May 20, 1939 | They Asked for It |
May 31, 1939 | The Sun Never Sets |
June 2, 1939 | Inside Information |
June 14, 1939 | Unexpected Father |
June 16, 1939 | Ex-Champ |
June 30, 1939 | The House of Fear |
July 4, 1939 | The Oregon Trail | Serial film
July 7, 1939 | The Forgotten Woman |
August 1, 1939 | I Stole a Million |
August 11, 1939 | When Tomorrow Comes |
September 1, 1939 | Tropic Fury |
The Under-Pup |
September 2, 1939 | Mutiny on the Blackhawk |
September 8, 1939 | Hawaiian Nights |
September 21, 1939 | Two Bright Boys |
September 22, 1939 | The Witness Vanishes |
September 29, 1939 | Rio |
October 1, 1939 | Desperate Trails |
October 6, 1939 | Hero for a Day |
October 10, 1939 | Oklahoma Frontier |
October 27, 1939 | Little Accident |
November 3, 1939 | Legion of Lost Flyers |
November 4, 1939 | Call a Messenger |
November 5, 1939 | Scouts to the Rescue |
November 10, 1939 | One Hour to Live |
First Love |
November 17, 1939 | Tower of London |
December 1, 1939 | Laugh It Off |
December 9, 1939 | The Man from Montreal |
December 15, 1939 | Missing Evidence |
December 22, 1939 | The Big Guy |
December 29, 1939 | Destry Rides Again |

## See also

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* List of Focus Features films
* List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films
* Universal Pictures
* Category:Lists of films by studio

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Owned by Warner Bros. (via Turner Entertainment Co.)

## References

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1. ^ "Night Ride Exciting; Thrilling Trip of a Reporter Feature of Film at the Colony". The New York Times. January 20, 1930. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015.
2. ^ "Night Ride". American Film Institute.
3. ^ "Night Ride (1930) - Overview". TCM.

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