Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- January 3 - Where Did You Get That Girl?
- January 17 - Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga
- January 31 - Buck Privates
- February 4 - Back Street
- February 14 - Meet the Chump
- March 21 - The Man Who Lost Himself
- March 28 - Horror Island, Man Made Monster
- April 6 - The Flame of New Orleans
- April 8 - Sky Raiders
- April 11 - The Lady from Cheyenne
- May 2 - The Black Cat
- May 30 - In the Navy
- July 18 - Rawhide Rangers
- August 1 - Too Many Blondes
- August 22 - This Woman Is Mine
- September 15 - Badlands of Dakota
- September 19 - Sing Another Chorus
- September 26 - It Started with Eve
- October 3 - Mob Town
- October 6 - Burma Convoy
- October 10 - Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
- October 17 - South of Tahiti
- October 31 - Appointment for Love
- November 21 - Moonlight in Hawaii
- November 28 - Keep 'Em Flying
- December 4 - Paris Calling
- December 9 - The Wolf Man
- December 26 - Hellzapoppin'
Shorts[]
- January 27 - Mouse Trappers
- February 24 - Fair Today
- March 28 - Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat
- March 31 - Hysterical Highspots in American History
- May 26 - Dizzy Kitty
- June 9 - Salt Water Daffy
- July 7 - Woody Woodpecker
- July 28 - Andy Panda's Pop
- August 9 - The Screwdriver
- September 1 - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company "B"
- October 20 - Man's Best Friend
- November 24 - Pantry Panic
- December 1 - $21 a Day-(Once a Month)
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