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1. Laura (1944)
Passed | 88 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating.
Directors: Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price
Votes: 51,401 | Gross: $4.36M
2. Reefer Madness (1936)
PG | 66 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Cautionary tale that features a fictionalized take on marijuana use. A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to "reefer" cigarettes by holding wild parties with jazz music.
Director: Louis J. Gasnier | Stars: Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles, Dave O'Brien
Votes: 9,348
3. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Approved | 110 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, Fay Bainter
Votes: 6,863
4. The More the Merrier (1943)
Passed | 104 min | Comedy
During the World War II housing shortage in Washington, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn, Richard Gaines
Votes: 7,471
5. Dick Tracy Returns (1938)
Approved | 260 min | Drama
Dick Tracy battles spies and saboteurs in his efforts to bring to justice the Stark gang, a criminal family led by the vicious Pa Stark.
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Lynne Roberts, Charles Middleton, Jerry Tucker
Votes: 440
6. Badman's Territory (1946)
Passed | 97 min | Western
Sheriff Mark Rowley and his brother John find themselves in an annexed area of Indian Territory which is home to notorious outlaws like Jesse James and Sam Bass.
Director: Tim Whelan | Stars: Randolph Scott, Ann Richards, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Ray Collins
Votes: 854 | Gross: $4.00M
7. Brigham Young (1940)
Approved | 114 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
In 1844, after the assassination of Mormon leader Joseph Smith by an angry mob in Illinois, the Mormons choose Brigham Young as their new leader and follow him to a new promised land in Utah.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Dean Jagger, Brian Donlevy
Votes: 1,140
8. The Beast of the City (1932)
Passed | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick ruthlessly goes after organized crime and is prepared to use brutal and violent methods to fight it.
Director: Charles Brabin | Stars: Walter Huston, Jean Harlow, Wallace Ford, Jean Hersholt
Votes: 1,420 | Gross: $0.89M
9. The Shadow (1940)
Passed | 285 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The Shadow battles a villain known as The Black Tiger, who has the power to make himself invisible and is trying to take over the world with his death ray.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Victor Jory, Veda Ann Borg, Roger Moore, Robert Fiske
Votes: 376
10. Follow the Boys (1944)
Approved | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were ... See full summary »
Directors: A. Edward Sutherland, John Rawlins | Stars: George Raft, Vera Zorina, Grace McDonald, Charley Grapewin
Votes: 502
11. The Iron Claw (1941)
Approved | 289 min | Crime
Miserly old Anton Benson once recovered a treasure in gold from a sunken Spanish galleon, and in his greed murdered anyone who got in his way of keeping it. Now his family is gathered at ... See full summary »
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Charles Quigley, Joyce Bryant, Forrest Taylor, Walter Sande
Votes: 65
12. Born to Be Bad (1934)
Approved | 62 min | Drama, Romance
An immoral mother blackmails a wealthy businessman after he accidentally hits her delinquent son with his truck.
Directors: Lowell Sherman, Jack Conway | Stars: Loretta Young, Cary Grant, Jackie Kelk, Marion Burns
Votes: 1,261
13. The Fuller Brush Man (1948)
Passed | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Striving to be a whiz-bang salesman and screwing up at every turn, Red Skelton turns in a genius comic performance inevitably getting into big trouble, impossible situations and a wild chase involving dastardly crooks.
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Red Skelton, Janet Blair, Don McGuire, Hillary Brooke
Votes: 652
14. Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
Passed | 55 min | Drama, Western
After gold shipments from a mining town have been hijacked, the three Mesquiteers buy a plane to fly the gold out. The owner of the shipping line brings in Eastern gangsters to thwart them.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: John Wayne, Louise Brooks, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune
Votes: 542
15. Blazing the Western Trail (1945)
Passed | 60 min | Western
Stage line owner Brent's men rob the Halliday stages. When his manager Waring protests, Brent has him killed. Waring's nephew Jeff takes his uncle's job and helps Halliday get the mail contract by entering the official stagecoach race.
Director: Vernon Keays | Stars: Charles Starrett, Tex Harding, Dub Taylor, Carole Mathews
Votes: 173
16. Here Comes the Navy (1934)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Gloria Stuart, Frank McHugh
Votes: 1,166 | Gross: $2.58M
17. Convict's Code (1939)
62 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A man is framed and sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. When he is let out on limited parole, he sets out to clear his name and find the real criminals.
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Robert Kent, Anne Nagel, Sidney Blackmer, Victor Kilian
Votes: 285
18. Sidewalks of New York (1931)
Passed | 74 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A dim-witted slumlord tries to reform a gang of urban boys (and impress an attractive young woman) by transforming their rough neighborhood into a more decent place.
Directors: Zion Myers, Jules White | Stars: Buster Keaton, Anita Page, Cliff Edwards, Frank Rowan
Votes: 559
19. The Durango Kid (1940)
Approved | 61 min | Western
The first film in which Charles Starrett played an alter-ego character known as "The Durango Kid" but this entry, for all intents and purposes, has only the names of Starrett and "Durango" ... See full summary »
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Charles Starrett, Luana Walters, Kenneth MacDonald, Francis Walker
Votes: 181
20. Green Eyes (1934)
Passed | 68 min | Mystery
The owner of a large mansion in the country throws a costume party for some of his friends. However, the party turns sour when he is found stabbed to death in a closet. The police and a guest try to discover who committed the murder.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Shirley Grey, Charles Starrett, Claude Gillingwater, John Wray
Votes: 341
21. Murder on the Campus (1933)
Passed | 73 min | Mystery
A popular young student finds herself accused of a series of murders that have occurred on the college campus. Her boyfriend, a reporter for the local newspaper, knows she didn't do it, and sets out to prove her innocence and catch the real killer.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Shirley Grey, Charles Starrett, J. Farrell MacDonald, Ruth Hall
Votes: 309
22. Haunted House (1940)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Teenagers try to clear a friend accused of murder.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Jackie Moran, Marcia Mae Jones, George Cleveland, Christian Rub
Votes: 174
23. Westward Ho (1935)
Approved | 61 min | Drama, Western
As a youngster John Wyatt saw his parents killed and his brother kidnapped. On a wagon train heading West he meets his brother who is now a spy for the gang which originally did the dirty work. He and his brother both fall for Mary Gordon.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Sheila Bromley, Frank McGlynn Jr., Jim Farley
Votes: 638 | Gross: $0.50M
24. David Harum (1934)
Passed | 83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Rogers plays a small town banker in the 1890s whose chief rival is the deacon (Middleton) with whom he has traded horse flesh. Taylor is a bank teller who places a winning $4,500 bet on a ... See full summary »
Director: James Cruze | Stars: Will Rogers, Louise Dresser, Evelyn Venable, Kent Taylor
Votes: 109
25. Sitting Pretty (1933)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Chick Parker and Pete Pendleton are songwriters en route from New York to Hollywood to make their fame and fortune, joined by lunch-wagon proprietor Dorothy.
Director: Harry Joe Brown | Stars: Jack Oakie, Jack Haley, Ginger Rogers, Gregory Ratoff
Votes: 194
26. The Secret Code (1942)
Approved | 275 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A police detective goes undercover and joins a gang of Nazi agents using explosive gases and artificial lightning to sabotage the war effort, whom he battles in disguise as The Black Commando.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Paul Kelly, Anne Nagel, Trevor Bardette, Rudolph Anders
Votes: 74
27. She Couldn't Take It (1935)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Romance
The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of patriarch Dan Van Dyke. His self-centered, bubble-headed wife has a fondness for ... See full summary »
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: George Raft, Joan Bennett, Walter Connolly, Billie Burke
Votes: 190
28. High School Girl (1934)
Approved | 55 min | Drama
A biology teacher helps two teenagers who have strict and neglectful parents.
Director: Crane Wilbur | Stars: Helen MacKellar, Mahlon Hamilton, Cecilia Parker, Carlyle Moore Jr.
Votes: 59
29. Stranded (1935)
Approved | 72 min | Drama, Romance
A construction engineer with a heart of steel courts a social worker with a heart of gold, while fighting a protection racketeer that tries to derail the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Kay Francis, George Brent, Patricia Ellis, Donald Woods
Votes: 553
30. The Cat's-Paw (1934)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy
A naive missionary brought up in China returns to America to seek a wife. Corrupt politicians enlist him to run for mayor as a dummy candidate with no chance of winning.
Directors: Sam Taylor, Harold Lloyd | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Una Merkel, George Barbier, Nat Pendleton
Votes: 1,377 | Gross: $0.69M
31. The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
Approved | 65 min | Mystery, Romance
When a wealthy art dealer is murdered, the private investigator hired for the case discovers a web of blackmail, corruption and stolen bonds.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Reginald Denny, Patricia Farr, Jameson Thomas, Dorothy Revier
Votes: 188
32. Once in a Lifetime (1932)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Romance
Story of a Hollywood studio during the transition from silents to talkies.
Director: Russell Mack | Stars: Jack Oakie, Sidney Fox, Aline MacMahon, Russell Hopton
Votes: 214
33. The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)
Passed | 55 min | Drama, Western
The last solo-starring feature film Bill Elliott made for Columbia, as his next eight westerns for Columbia featured Tex Ritter as his co-star. Young Dave Crockett and his sidekick ... See full summary »
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor, Kenneth MacDonald
Votes: 61
34. Red River Valley (1936)
Passed | 59 min | Drama, Music, Western
Gene and Frog set out to find out who has been causing the accidents at a dam construction site.
Director: B. Reeves Eason | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Frances Grant, Boothe Howard
Votes: 252 | Gross: $0.23M
35. Frontier Scout (1938)
Approved | 61 min | Drama, Western
After fighting in the Civil War, Wild Bill Hickok and Whiney head west to investigate missing cattle herds. There they meet their war buddy Norris who is now in the cattle business. When he... See full summary »
Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: George Houston, Al St. John, Beth Marion, Stephen Chase
Votes: 101
36. The Unborn (1935)
Not Rated | 70 min | Drama
A young woman wishes to marry her boyfriend and raise a family, but because her own family has been deemed "defective" by the state health authorities--her parents are lazy alcoholics who ... See full summary »
Director: Crane Wilbur | Stars: Diane Sinclair, Donald Douglas, John Preston, Carlyle Moore Jr.
Votes: 214
37. Robbers of the Range (1941)
Passed | 61 min | Drama, Western
Rancher Jim Drummond is framed for murder by crooked railroad agent J. R. Rankin, who will stop at nothing to gain valuable properties in the path of the future railroad.
Director: Edward Killy | Stars: Tim Holt, Virginia Vale, Ray Whitley, Emmett Lynn
Votes: 107
38. The Phantom Rider (1936)
Passed | 258 min | Western
A 15-episode serial in which Buck Grant, the Phantom Rider, helps rancher Mary Grayson fight off a band of outlaws out to seize her property.
Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Buck Jones, Marla Shelton, Diana Gibson, Harry Woods
Votes: 104
39. Midnight Alibi (1934)
Not Rated | 58 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A gambler hides out from some gangsters in an old lady's house. Later he's arrested for murder, but the old woman provides him with an alibi by saying he was with her on the night of the murder.
Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Richard Barthelmess, Ann Dvorak, Helen Chandler, Helen Lowell
Votes: 361
40. Moonlight on the Range (1937)
Approved | 59 min | Western
When Killer Dane kills Jeff's friend, Jeff goes after him. Jeff and Dane are look-alike half brothers and this leads Dane to make a raid dressed like Jeff. This gets Jeff arrested but ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Fred Scott, Al St. John, Lois January, Dick Curtis
Votes: 25
41. From Headquarters (1933)
TV-G | 64 min | Mystery, Drama
When a Broadway playboy is found dead, it's up to detective Jim Stevens to pick the murderer out of several likely candidates.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: George Brent, Margaret Lindsay, Eugene Pallette, Robert Barrat
Votes: 366
42. The Gunman from Bodie (1941)
Passed | 62 min | Drama, Western
Buck poses as a wanted killer and Sandy as a cook as the trio help ranchers stop a ruthless crook from taking over the area s water rights and help an orphaned baby.
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre
Votes: 164
43. That's My Boy (1932)
71 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Tommy Scott goes to a Connecticut college to become a doctor, but is soon discovered to be a prodigious football talent. He becomes a national star and falls in love, but fame and ill-advised financial deals threaten to ruin his future.
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Richard Cromwell, Dorothy Jordan, Mae Marsh, Arthur Stone
Votes: 154
44. The Oregon Trail (1939)
Passed | 320 min | Western
Frontier scout Jeff Scott (Johnny Mack Brown) and his pal, Deadwood Hawkins (Fuzzy Knight), are hired by Washington officials to stop outlaw and Indian raids on pioneer wagon trains ... See full summary »
Directors: Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, Louise Stanley, Fuzzy Knight, Bill Cody Jr.
Votes: 75
45. The Perfect Clue (1935)
Passed | 64 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Mona Stewart, madcap, spoiled daughter of a wealthy man, becomes upset when she learns that her father is engaged to a woman she hates. She runs away, via various modes of transportation, ... See full summary »
Director: Robert G. Vignola | Stars: David Manners, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Dorothy Libaire, Betty Blythe
Votes: 81
46. Marie Galante (1934)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Marie is kidnapped and taken aboard ship, then thrown off at Yucatan. She winds up singing in a café in the Panama Canal zone. There she gets involved in a plot to destroy the canal and runs into American intelligence officer Crawbett.
Director: Henry King | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Ketti Gallian, Ned Sparks, Helen Morgan
Votes: 408
47. The Range Busters (1940)
Approved | 56 min | Drama, Music, Western
After the owner of the Circle T Ranch is murdered by a ghostly serial killer, owner Carol Thorp resists offers to buy the ranch and is helped defend her property by the Range Busters.
Director: S. Roy Luby | Stars: Ray Corrigan, John 'Dusty' King, Max Terhune, Elmer
Votes: 106
48. Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932)
TV-G | 79 min | Drama
Button Gwinett Brown is a freshman congressman on a mission to rid Washington of corruption. He quickly runs afoul of the powerful Senator Norton, while falling for the granddaughter of the... See full summary »
Director: James Cruze | Stars: Lee Tracy, Constance Cummings, Walter Connolly, Alan Dinehart
Votes: 179
49. The Big Chance (1933)
Passed | 62 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Gangsters try to get a boxer to throw an important fight.
Director: Albert Herman | Stars: John Darrow, Merna Kennedy, Natalie Moorhead, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 204
50. Colorado Kid (1937)
Passed | 56 min | Drama, Western
When Hines kills the Colonel for his money, the Colorado Kid is arrested and then found guilt of the murder. Bibben beaks him out of jail and later identifies some of the bills spent by ... See full summary »
Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Bob Steele, Marion Weldon, Karl Hackett, Ernie Adams
Votes: 77