List of British films of 1938

A list of British films released in 1938.

A–K


Title Director Cast Genre Notes
13 Men and a GunMario ZampiArthur Wontner, Clifford Evans, Allan JeayesWarCo-production with Italy
Alf's Button AfloatMarcel VarnelBud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Alastair SimComedy
Almost a GentlemanOswald MitchellBilly Bennett, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn JohnsComedy
Almost a HoneymoonNorman LeeTommy Trinder, Linden Travers, Edmund BreonComedy
Anything to Declare?Redd DavisJohn Loder, Noel Madison, Belle ChrystallCrime
Around the TownHerbert SmithVic Oliver, Irene Ware, Finlay CurrieMusical[1]
Bank HolidayCarol ReedMargaret Lockwood, Hugh Williams, John LodgeDrama
Bed and BreakfastWalter WestDaphne Courtney, Barry Lupino, Mabel PoultonDrama
Bedtime StoryDonovan PedeltyJack Livesey, Lesley Wareing, Eliot MakehamComedy
Blondes for DangerJack RaymondGordon Harker, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Ivan BrandtComedy thriller
Break the NewsRené ClairJack Buchanan, Maurice Chevalier, Marta LabarrComedy
Calling All CrooksGeorge BlackDouglas Wakefield, Billy Nelson, Leslie PerrinsComedy
The ChallengeMilton RosmerRobert Douglas, Frank Birch, Luis TrenkerAdventure
Chinatown NightsToni FrenguelliHarry Agar Lyons, Anne Grey, Nell EmeraldSci-fi
ChipsEdward GodalRobb Wilton, Davy Burnaby, Joyce BlandMusical
The CitadelKing VidorRobert Donat, Rosalind Russell, Ralph RichardsonDrama
The Claydon Treasure MysteryManning HaynesJohn Stuart, Garry Marsh, Evelyn AnkersCrime
Climbing HighCarol ReedMichael Redgrave, Jessie Matthews, Alastair SimComedy
Coming of AgeManning HaynesEliot Makeham, Joyce Bland, Jack MelfordComedy
Convict 99Marcel VarnelWill Hay, Moore Marriott, Googie WithersComedy
CrackerjackAlbert de CourvilleTom Walls, Lilli Palmer, Noel MadisonComedy crime
The Dance of DeathGerald BlakeVesta Victoria, Stewart Rome, Julie SuedoCrime
Dangerous MedicineArthur B. WoodsElizabeth Allan, Cyril Ritchard, Anthony HollesThriller
The Dark StairwayArthur B. WoodsHugh Williams, Chili Bouchier, Garry MarshCrime
Darts Are TrumpsMaclean RogersEliot Makeham, Nancy O'Neil, Ian ColinComedy[2]
Dead Men Tell No TalesDavid MacDonaldEmlyn Williams, Sara Seegar, Hugh WilliamsThriller
The Divorce of Lady XTim WhelanLaurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, Binnie BarnesRomantic comedy
Double or QuitsRoy William NeillPatricia Medina, Hal Walters, Ian FlemingCrime[3]
The DrumZoltan KordaSabu, Raymond Massey, Valerie HobsonAdventure
Easy RichesMaclean RogersGeorge Carey, Gus McNaughton, Marjorie TaylorComedy
Everything Happens to MeRoy William NeillMax Miller, Chili Bouchier, Norma VardenComedy
Father O'NineRoy KellinoHal Gordon, Dorothy Dewhurst, Jimmy GoddenComedy
Follow Your StarSinclair HillArthur Tracy, Belle Chrystall, Horace HodgesMusical
The Gables MysteryHarry HughesFrancis L. Sullivan, Antoinette Cellier, Leslie PerrinsCrime
The Gaunt StrangerWalter FordeSonnie Hale, Alexander Knox, Patricia RocMystery
Glamour GirlArthur B. WoodsGene Gerrard, Lesley Brook, Betty LynneComedy
Hey! Hey! USAMarcel VarnelWill Hay, Edgar Kennedy, Fred DuprezComedy
His Lordship Goes to PressMaclean RogersJune Clyde, Hugh Williams, Leslie PerrinsComedy
His Lordship RegretsMaclean RogersClaude Hulbert, Winifred Shotter, Gina MaloComedy
Hold My HandThornton FreelandStanley Lupino, Sally Gray, Polly WardMusical
HousemasterHerbert BrenonOtto Kruger, Diana Churchill, Phillips HolmesComedy
I See IceAnthony KimminsGeorge Formby, Kay Walsh, Garry MarshComedy
If I Were BossMaclean RogersBruce Seton, Googie Withers, Julie SuedoDrama[4]
Incident in ShanghaiJohn Paddy CarstairsMargaret Vyner, Patrick Barr, John DeverellComedy
Inspector HornleighEugene FordeGordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Hugh WilliamsComedy crime
It's in the AirAnthony KimminsGeorge Formby, Polly Ward, Garry MarshComedy
It's in the BloodGene GerrardClaude Hulbert, Lesley Brook, James StephensonComedy
I've Got a HorseHerbert SmithSandy Powell, Norah Howard, Evelyn RobertsComedy
Jane Steps OutPaul L. SteinDiana Churchill, Jean Muir, Peter Murray-HillComedy
John HalifaxGeorge KingJohn Warwick, Nancy Burne, Ralph MichaelDrama
Kate Plus TenReginald DenhamJack Hulbert, Genevieve Tobin, Francis L. SullivanThriller
Keep SmilingMonty BanksGracie Fields, Roger Livesey, Mary MaguireComedy
Kicking the Moon AroundWalter FordeBert Ambrose, Evelyn Dall, Florence DesmondMusical

L–Z
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Lady VanishesAlfred HitchcockMargaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, May WhittyMysteryNumber 35 in the list of BFI Top 100 British films
Lassie from LancashireJohn Paddy CarstairsMarjorie Browne, Mark Daly, Vera LennoxComedy
The Last BarricadeAlex BryceMeinhart Maur, Greta Gynt, Hay PetrieRomance[5]
Lightning ConductorMaurice ElveyGordon Harker, Sally Gray, John LodgeComedy
Lily of LagunaOswald MitchellNora Swinburne, Richard Ainley, Jenny LairdDrama
Little Dolly DaydreamOswald MitchellBinkie Stuart, Talbot O'Farrell, Jane WelshMusical[6]
The Londonderry AirAlex BryceSara Allgood, Liam Gaffney, Phyllis RyanRomance
Luck of the NavyJack RaymondGeoffrey Toone, Judy Kelly, Clifford EvansComedy
Make It ThreeDavid MacDonaldHugh Wakefield, Edmund Willard, Diana BeaumontComedy
Many Tanks Mr. AtkinsRoy William NeillClaude Hulbert, Reginald Purdell, Davy BurnabyComedy
MarigoldThomas BentleySophie Stewart, Patrick Barr, Edward ChapmanDrama
Meet Mr. PennyDavid MacDonaldRichard Goolden, Vic Oliver, Kay WalshComedy
Merely Mr. HawkinsMaclean RogersEliot Makeham, Dinah Sheridan, Max AdrianComedy[7]
Miracles Do HappenMaclean RogersJack Hobbs, Marjorie Taylor, George CarneyComedy
Mountains O'MourneHarry HughesRené Ray, Niall MacGinnis, Betty Ann DaviesMusical comedy
Mr. Reeder in Room 13Norman LeePeter Murray-Hill, Sally Gray, Gibb McLaughlinCrime
Mr. SatanArthur B. WoodsJames Stephenson, Chili Bouchier, Betty LynneThriller
Murder TomorrowDonovan PedeltyGwenllian Gill, Jack Livesey, Raymond LovellCrime
My Irish MollyAlex BryceBinkie Stuart, Phillip Reed, Maureen O'HaraMusical
Night AloneThomas BentleyLesley Brook, Leonora Corbett, Lesley BrookComedy
Night JourneyOswald MitchellGeoffrey Toone, Patricia Hilliard, Alf GoddardCrime
No ParkingJack RaymondGordon Harker, Irene Ware, Leslie PerrinsComedy
Oh Boy!Albert de CourvilleAlbert Burdon, Mary Lawson, Bernard NedellComedy
Old Bones of the RiverMarcel VarnelWill Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore MarriottComedy
Old IronTom WallsEva Moore, Cecil Parker, Veronica RoseComedy
Old Mother Riley in ParisOswald MitchellArthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Magda KunComedy
On VelvetWidgey R. NewmanWally Patch, Vi Kaley, Julie SuedoComedy
Owd BobRobert StevensonWill Fyffe, Margaret Lockwood, John LoderDrama
Paid in ErrorMaclean RogersGeorge Carney, Marjorie Taylor, Googie WithersComedy
Penny ParadiseCarol ReedEdmund Gwenn, Betty Driver, Jimmy O'DeaComedy
PremiereWalter SummersJohn Lodge, Judy Kelly, Hugh WilliamsMystery
Prison Without BarsBrian Desmond HurstCorinne Luchaire, Edna Best, Barry K. BarnesDrama
PygmalionAnthony Asquith, Leslie HowardLeslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid LawsonComedyGeorge Bernard Shaw's play
Queer CargoHarold D. SchusterJohn Lodge, Judy Kelly, Louis BorelDrama
Quiet PleaseRoy William NeillReginald Purdell, Lesley Brook, Julien MitchellComedy[8]
The Rebel SonAdrian Brunel, Albert de Courville, Alexis GranowskyHarry Baur, Anthony Bushell, Patricia RocHistorical
The Return of Carol DeaneArthur B. WoodsBebe Daniels, Peter Coke, Arthur MargetsonDrama
The Return of the FrogMaurice ElveyGordon Harker, Hartley Power, Rene RayCrime
Romance à la carteMaclean RogersLeslie Perrins, Dorothy Boyd, Anthony HollesComedy[9]
A Royal DivorceJack RaymondRuth Chatterton, Pierre Blanchar, Carol GoodnerDrama
Runaway LadiesJean de LimurBetty Stockfeld, Roger Tréville, Hugh WakefieldComedy[10]
Sailing AlongSonnie HaleJessie Matthews, Barry MacKay, Roland YoungMusical Comedy
St. Martin's LaneTim WhelanCharles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex HarrisonComedy Drama
Save a Little SunshineNorman LeePatricia Kirkwood, Dave Willis, Tommy TrinderComedy
ScruffyRandall FayeJack Melford, Toni Edgar-Bruce, Billy MersonFamily
Second Best BedTom WallsTom Walls, Jane Baxter, Veronica RoseComedy
Second ThoughtsAlbert ParkerEvelyn Ankers, A. Bromley Davenport, Marjorie FieldingDrama
Sexton Blake and the Hooded TerrorGeorge KingGeorge Curzon, Tod Slaughter, Greta GyntCrime
Silver TopGeorge KingMarie Wright, Betty Ann Davies, David FarrarCrime
Simply TerrificRoy William NeillClaude Hulbert, Patricia Medina, Reginald PurdellComedy
The Singing CopArthur B. WoodsKeith Falkner, Chili Bouchier, Marta LabarrComedy
A Sister to Assist 'ErGeorge Dewhurst, Widgey R. NewmanMuriel George, Polly Emery, Charles PatonComedy
Sixty Glorious YearsHerbert WilcoxAnna Neagle, Anton Walbrook, C. Aubrey SmithHistorical
The Sky's the LimitLee GarmesJack Buchanan, Mara Losseff, William KendallMusical comedy
South RidingVictor SavilleEdna Best, Ralph Richardson, Ann ToddDrama
Special EditionRedd DavisLucille Lisle, John Garrick, Norman PierceThriller[11]
A Spot of BotherDavid MacDonaldRobertson Hare, Alfred Drayton, Sandra StormeComedy
Star of the CircusAlbert de CourvilleOtto Kruger, Gertrude Michael, John ClementsDramaRemake of the 1937 German film Truxa
StardustMelville W. BrownBen Lyon, Lupe Vélez, Wallace FordMusical
Stepping ToesJohn BaxterHazel Ascot, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Richard CooperMusical
Strange BoardersHerbert MasonTom Walls, Renée Saint-Cyr, Googie WithersComedy thriller
Sweet DevilRené GuissartBobby Howes, Jean Gillie, William KendallComedy
Tea Leaves in the WindWard WingNils Asther, Gibson Gowland, Cyril ChadwickDrama
The TerrorRichard BirdWilfrid Lawson, Bernard Lee, Linden TraversCrime
Thank EvansRoy William NeillMax Miller, Hal Walters, Polly WardComedy
They Drive by NightArthur B. WoodsEmlyn Williams, Ernest Thesiger, Anna KonstamThriller
This Man Is NewsDavid MacDonaldBarry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair SimComedy thriller
ThistledownArthur B. WoodsAino Bergö, Keith Falkner, Athole StewartMusical
Too Many HusbandsIvar CampbellJack Melford, Geoffrey Sumner, Brian OultonComedy[12]
Vessel of WrathErich PommerCharles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Robert NewtonDrama
The Villiers DiamondBernard MainwaringEvelyn Ankers, Edward Ashley, Julie SuedoCrime
The ViperRoy William NeillClaude Hulbert, Betty Lynne, Hal WaltersComedy
The Ware CaseRobert StevensonClive Brook, Jane Baxter, Barry K. BarnesCrime
Weddings Are WonderfulMaclean RogersJune Clyde, Esmond Knight, Rene RayComedy
We're Going to Be RichMonty BanksGracie Fields, Victor McLaglen, Brian DonlevyComedy
What a Man!Edmond T. GrévilleSydney Howard, Vera Pearce, Jenny LairdComedy
Who Goes Next?Maurice ElveyBarry K. Barnes, Sophie Stewart, Jack HawkinsWar
A Yank at OxfordJack ConwayRobert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'SullivanComedy
Yellow SandsHerbert BrenonMarie Tempest, Belle Chrystall, Robert NewtonComedy drama
You're the DoctorRoy LockwoodBarry K. Barnes, Googie Withers, Norma VardenComedy

Short films
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Devil's RockGermain BurgerRichard Hayward, Geraldine MitchellMusical[13]
Dial 999Lawrence HuntingtonJohn Longden, Ian FlemingCrime
The Sky RaidersFraser FoulshamNita Harvey, Ambrose DayThriller[14]
Take Off That HatEric HumphrissFred Duprez, C. Denier WarrenComedy[15]

See also

References
  1. "Around the Town (1938)". Archived from the original on September 17, 2018.
  2. "Darts Are Trumps (1938)". Archived from the original on December 16, 2018.
  3. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73511/Double-or-Quits/full-credits.html
  4. "If I Were Boss (1938)". Archived from the original on February 22, 2019.
  5. "The Last Barricade (1938)". Archived from the original on December 3, 2017.
  6. "Little Dolly Daydream (1938)". Archived from the original on May 30, 2017.
  7. "Merely Mr. Hawkins (1938)". Archived from the original on February 22, 2019.
  8. "Quiet Please (1938)". Archived from the original on April 21, 2018.
  9. "Romance a la Carte (1938)". Archived from the original on December 16, 2018.
  10. "Runaway Ladies (1938)". Archived from the original on December 16, 2018.
  11. "Special Edition (1938)". Archived from the original on December 16, 2018.
  12. "Too Many Husbands (1938)". Archived from the original on September 14, 2018.
  13. "Watch Devil's Rock online". player.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-01-21.
  14. "The Sky Raiders (1938)". Archived from the original on August 22, 2017.
  15. "Special Edition (1938)". Archived from the original on December 16, 2018.
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