| 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 |