| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| Racket Busters | Lloyd Bacon | George Brent, Allen Jenkins, Humphrey Bogart | Crime | Warner Bros. |
| Radio City Revels | Benjamin Stoloff | Jack Oakie, Bob Burns, Ann Miller | Musical comedy | RKO |
| The Rangers' Round-Up | Sam Newfield | Fred Scott, Al St. John, Christine McIntyre | Western | Independent |
| The Rage of Paris | Henry Koster | Danielle Darrieux, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mischa Auer | Romantic comedy | Universal |
| Rascals | H. Bruce Humberstone | Jane Withers, Rochelle Hudson, Robert Wilcox | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| Rawhide | Ray Taylor | Lou Gehrig, Smith Ballew, Evalyn Knapp | Western | 20th Century Fox |
| Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm | Allan Dwan | Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Helen Westley | Comedy drama | 20th Century Fox |
| Rebellious Daughters | Jean Yarbrough | Marjorie Reynolds, Verna Hillie, Sheila Bromley | Drama | Independent |
| Reckless Living | Frank McDonald | Robert Wilcox, Nan Grey, William Lundigan | Drama | Universal |
| Red River Range | George Sherman | John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune | Western | Republic |
| Reformatory | Lewis D. Collins | Jack Holt, Charlotte Wynters, Grant Mitchell | Crime | Columbia |
| The Renegade Ranger | David Howard | George O'Brien, Rita Hayworth, Tim Holt | Western | RKO |
| Rhythm of the Saddle | George Sherman | Gene Autry, Peggy Moran, Smiley Burnette | Western | Republic |
| Rich Man, Poor Girl | Reinhold Schünzel | Lew Ayres, Robert Young, Lana Turner | Comedy | MGM |
| Ride a Crooked Mile | Alfred E. Green | Frances Farmer, Akim Tamiroff, Lynne Overman | Western | Paramount |
| Riders of the Black Hills | George Sherman | Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Ann Evers | Western | Republic |
| Rio Grande | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett, Ann Doran, Bob Nolan | Western | Columbia |
| Road Demon | Otto Brower | Henry Arthur, Joan Valerie, Henry Armetta | Crime | 20th Century Fox |
| The Road to Reno | S. Sylvan Simon | Randolph Scott, Hope Hampton, Glenda Farrell | Comedy | Universal |
| Rolling Caravans | Joseph Levering | Jack Luden, Eleanor Stewart, Harry Woods | Western | Columbia |
| Rollin' Plains | Albert Herman | Tex Ritter, Karl Hackett, Horace Murphy | Western | Grand National |
| Romance in the Dark | H. C. Potter | Gladys Swarthout, John Boles, John Barrymore | Romance | Warner Bros. |
| Romance of the Limberlost | William Nigh | Jean Parker, Eric Linden, Marjorie Main | Drama | Monogram |
| Romance on the Run | Gus Meins | Donald Woods, Patricia Ellis, Grace Bradley | Comedy crime | Republic |
| Room Service | William A. Seiter | Marx Brothers, Lucille Ball, Ann Miller | Comedy | RKO |
| Rough Riding Rhythm | J.P. McGowan | Kermit Maynard, Beryl Wallace, Olin Francis | Western | Independent |
| Rose of the Rio Grande | William Nigh | John Carroll, Movita, Gino Corrado | Adventure | Monogram |
| Safety in Numbers | Malcolm St. Clair | Jed Prouty, Shirley Deane, Spring Byington | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| The Saint in New York | Ben Holmes | Louis Hayward, Kay Sutton, Jack Carson | Thriller | RKO |
| Saleslady | Arthur Greville Collins | Anne Nagel, Weldon Heyburn, Kenneth Harlan | Comedy | Monogram |
| Sally, Irene and Mary | William A. Seiter | Alice Faye, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Davis | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| Santa Fe Stampede | George Sherman | John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, June Martel | Western | Republic |
| Say It in French | Andrew L. Stone | Ray Milland, Irene Hervey, Mary Carlisle | Comedy | Paramount |
| Scandal Street | James P. Hogan | Lew Ayres, Louise Campbell, Lucien Littlefield | Drama | Paramount |
| Secrets of a Nurse | Arthur Lubin | Dick Foran, Helen Mack, Edmund Lowe | Mystery | Universal |
| Secrets of an Actress | William Keighley | Kay Francis, George Brent, Ian Hunter | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| Sergeant Murphy | B. Reeves Eason | Ronald Reagan, Mary Maguire, Donald Crisp | Comedy | Warner Bros. |
| Service de Luxe | Rowland V. Lee | Constance Bennett, Vincent Price, Charlie Ruggles | Comedy | Universal |
| Shadows Over Shanghai | Charles Lamont | Ralph Morgan, Robert Barrat, Robert Barrat | Drama | Grand National |
| Sharpshooters | James Tinling | Brian Donlevy, Lynn Bari, Douglass Dumbrille | Adventure | 20th Century Fox |
| Shine On, Harvest Moon | Joseph Kane | Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Stanley Andrews | Western | Republic |
| The Shining Hour | Frank Borzage | Joan Crawford, Margaret Sullavan, Melvyn Douglas | Drama | MGM |
| The Shopworn Angel | H. C. Potter | James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, Walter Pidgeon | War drama | MGM |
| Sing You Sinners | Wesley Ruggles | Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray, Ellen Drew | Musical comedy | Paramount |
| The Singing Outlaw | Joseph H. Lewis | Bob Baker, Joan Barclay, Fuzzy Knight | Western | Universal |
| Sinners in Paradise | James Whale | Bruce Cabot, Marion Martin, Gene Lockhart | Drama | Universal |
| The Sisters | Anatole Litvak | Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Anita Louise | Drama | Warner Bros. |
| Six Gun Trail | Sam Newfield | Tim McCoy, Nora Lane, Ben Corbett | Western | Independent |
| Six-Shootin' Sheriff | Harry Fraser | Ken Maynard, Marjorie Reynolds, Lafe McKee | Western | Grand National |
| Sky Giant | Lew Landers | Joan Fontaine, Richard Dix, Harry Carey | Adventure | RKO |
| Slander House | Charles Lamont | Adrienne Ames, Craig Reynolds, Esther Ralston | Drama | Independent |
| A Slight Case of Murder | Lloyd Bacon | Edward G. Robinson, Jane Bryan, John Litel | Comedy crime | Warner Bros. |
| Smashing the Rackets | Lew Landers | Chester Morris, Rita Johnson, Frances Mercer | Drama | RKO |
| Smashing the Spy Ring | Christy Cabanne | Ralph Bellamy, Fay Wray, Ann Doran | Mystery | Columbia |
| Song of the Buckaroo | Albert Herman | Tex Ritter, Jinx Falkenburg, Tom London | Western | Monogram |
| Songs and Bullets | Sam Newfield | Fred Scott, Al St. John,Charles King | Western | Independent |
| Songs and Saddles | Harry L. Fraser | Gene Austin, Henry Roquemore, Charles King | Western | Grand National |
| Sons of the Legion | James P. Hogan | Lynne Overman, Evelyn Keyes, Tim Holt | Drama | Paramount |
| South of Arizona | Sam Nelson | Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Bob Nolan | Western | Columbia |
| Spawn of the North | Henry Hathaway | George Raft, Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour | Adventure | Paramount |
| Special Inspector | Leon Barsha | Charles Quigley, Rita Hayworth, George McKay | Crime | Columbia |
| Speed to Burn | Otto Brower | Michael Whalen, Lynn Bari, Henry Armetta | Crime | 20th Century Fox |
| Spirit of Youth | Harry L. Fraser | Joe Louis, Mantan Moreland, Edna May Harris | Sports | Independent |
| Spring Madness | S. Sylvan Simon | Maureen O'Sullivan, Lew Ayres, Burgess Meredith | Comedy | MGM |
| The Spy Ring | Joseph H. Lewis | William Hall, Jane Wyman, Esther Ralston | Thriller | Universal |
| Squadron of Honor | Charles C. Coleman | Don Terry, Mary Russell, Thurston Hall | Action | Columbia |
| Stablemates | Sam Wood | Wallace Beery, Mickey Rooney, Arthur Hohl | Sports | MGM |
| Stagecoach Days | Joseph Levering | Jack Luden, Eleanor Stewart, Harry Woods | Western | Columbia |
| Starlight Over Texas | Albert Herman | Tex Ritter, Carmen Laroux, Rosa Turich | Western | Monogram |
| Start Cheering | Albert S. Rogell | Jimmy Durante, Joan Perry, Walter Connolly | Comedy | Columbia |
| State Police | John Rawlins | William Lundigan, Constance Moore, John King | Crime | Universal |
| Stolen Heaven | Andrew L. Stone | Gene Raymond, Glenda Farrell, Lewis Stone | Drama | Paramount |
| The Storm | Harold Young | Charles Bickford, Barton MacLane, Nan Grey | Drama | Universal |
| Storm Over Bengal | Sidney Salkow | Patric Knowles, Richard Cromwell, Rochelle Hudson | Adventure | Republic |
| Straight, Place and Show | David Butler | Ritz Brothers, Ethel Merman, Richard Arlen | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| Strange Faces | Errol Taggart | Dorothea Kent, Frank Jenks, Mary Treen | Drama | Universal |
| The Stranger from Arizona | Elmer Clifton | Buck Jones, Dorothy Fay, Roy Barcroft | Western | Columbia |
| The Strange Case of Dr. Meade | Lewis D. Collins | Jack Holt, Beverly Roberts, John Qualen | Mystery | Columbia |
| Submarine Patrol | John Ford | Preston Foster, Richard Greene, Nancy Kelly | Adventure | 20th Century Fox |
| Sunset Murder Case | Louis J. Gasnier | Sally Rand, Esther Muir, Vince Barnett | Mystery | Grand National |
| Suez | Allan Dwan | Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Annabella | Historical | 20th Century Fox |
| Sweethearts | W. S. Van Dyke | Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan | Musical | MGM |
| Swing It, Sailor! | Raymond Cannon | Wallace Ford, Isabel Jewell, Mary Treen | Comedy | Grand National |
| Swing! | Oscar Micheaux | Cora Green, Amanda Randolph, Trixie Smith | Musical | Independent |
| Swing, Sister, Swing | Joseph Santley | Ken Murray, Johnny Downs, Nana Bryant | Musical | Universal |
| Swing That Cheer | Harold D. Schuster | Tom Brown, Robert Wilcox, Constance Moore | Sports comedy | Universal |
| Swing Your Lady | Ray Enright | Frank McHugh, Humphrey Bogart, Penny Singleton | Musical | Warner Bros. |
| Swiss Miss | John G. Blystone | Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Grete Natzler, Eric Blore | Comedy | MGM |