Top 22 History Movies Popular from 1939

The story of how a great Russian prince led a ragtag army to battle an invading force of Teutonic Knights. Learn about Alexander Nevsky / IMDB / YouTube

A fictionalized account of the early life of the American president as a young lawyer facing his greatest court case. Learn about Young Mr. Lincoln / IMDB / YouTube

Newlyweds Gil and Lana Martin try to establish a farm in the Mohawk Valley but are menaced by Indians and Tories as the Revolutionary War begins. Info on Drums Along the Mohawk / IMDB / YouTube

A British Army officer resigns, burning his last-day summons to war in the Sudan. Accusing him of cowardice, his girlfriend and three friends give him white feathers. To gain redemption, he shadows his friends to save their lives. Get info on The Four Feathers / IMDB / YouTube

A depiction of the love/hate relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex. Get info on The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex / IMDB / YouTube

During the Oklahoma Land Rush, the lawlessness is exacerbated by the McCord gang's feud with the Kincaids, who are trying to bring law and justice to the region. Details on The Oklahoma Kid / IMDB / YouTube

Louis Napoleon III (Claude Rains) takes advantage of the American Civil War to circumvent the Monroe Doctrine and expand his power by helping Emperor Maximilian von Habsburg (Brian Aherne) to add Mexico to his empire. Learn about Juarez / IMDB / YouTube

In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother King Edward IV of England. Get info on Tower of London / IMDB / YouTube

Despotic King Louis XIV discovers he has a twin brother who has grown up under the tutelage of his foster father, the patriotic musketeer D'Artagnan. Details on The Man in the Iron Mask / IMDB / YouTube

In 1759, in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Valley, local settlers and Indian fighters try to persuade the British authorities to ban the trading of alcohol and arms with the marauding Indians. Learn about Allegheny Uprising / IMDB / YouTube

Tasked by his editor, American reporter Henry M. Stanley travels to a dangerous and uncharted region of East Africa to find the missing Scottish pioneer missionary Dr. David Livingstone. Explore Stanley and Livingstone / IMDB / YouTube

Man about town and first class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring robberies. Meeting Gwen from his schooldays and falling in love all over again, he spends the weekend with her parents, Lord and Lady Melrose. A necklace presents an irresistible temptation, but also in attendance is Scotland Yard's finest, finally on the trail. Details on Raffles / IMDB / YouTube

A small American contingent tries to train rural tribesmen to defend themselves against fanatical Muslim radicals in 1906 Philippines. Get info on The Real Glory / IMDB / YouTube

The story of how Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Look into The Story of Alexander Graham Bell / IMDB / YouTube

Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marries an actor, so Connors fires them. She asks for him as director of her next film. Many silent stars shown making the transition to sound. Look into Hollywood Cavalcade / IMDB / YouTube

Talbot uses a phony land grant to rule thirteen million acres, taxing everyone heavily and evicting those who won't pay. The Three Mesquiteers becomes mysterious night riders to fight this evil. Find out about The Night Riders / IMDB / YouTube

It starts in 1844 in Maryland, where Blake Cantrell, plantation owner with slaves, is forced by debts to sell his estate and his people. Then he leaves for Cumberland, looking for a job (first time in his life), and ends up working for a stagecoach line run by Boss Starkey and owned by Susan Griffith. Before love and friendship can triumph, Cantrell will have to commi. Look into Stand Up and Fight / IMDB / YouTube

The 400 million people of China are heirs to a great civilization, as their pagodas and stone lions can attest. Check out The 400 Million / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas. More about Man of Conquest / IMDB / YouTube

Pete illustrates the many uses of oil in daily life, showing that the world depends on it. Get info on Pete Roleum and His Cousins / IMDB / YouTube