Gone With The Wind
Dec 15 "Gone With The Wind", drama film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, premieres in Atlanta (Best Picture 1940, inflation not adjusted highest-grossing film of all time)
Of Mice and Men
Dec 30 Film adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men" is released, starring Burgess Meredith as George, and Lon Chaney Jr. as Lennie