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1. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Passed | 91 min | Drama, Romance
An elderly couple are forced to live hundreds of miles apart when they lose their house and none of their five children will take both parents in.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Fay Bainter, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 9,506
2. Of Mice and Men (1939)
Passed | 106 min | Adventure, Drama
A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Burgess Meredith, Betty Field, Charles Bickford
Votes: 6,851
3. The Mortal Storm (1940)
Passed | 100 min | Drama
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young, Frank Morgan
Votes: 6,036
4. My Favorite Wife (1940)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
Missing for seven years and presumed dead, a woman returns home on the day of her husband's second marriage.
Director: Garson Kanin | Stars: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott, Gail Patrick
Votes: 11,511
5. They Won't Forget (1937)
Passed | 95 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery
A politically ambitious district attorney, unscrupulous tabloid journalists, and regional prejudice combine to charge a teacher with the murder of his student.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, Edward Norris, Otto Kruger
Votes: 1,941
6. The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
Passed | 93 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert, Miriam Hopkins, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 4,116
7. The Wiser Sex (1932)
Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Drama
A young woman goes undercover to gather evidence to free her boyfriend, an attorney who has been framed for a murder he didn't commit.
Directors: Berthold Viertel, Victor Viertel | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, Lilyan Tashman, William 'Stage' Boyd
Votes: 59
8. Brother Orchid (1940)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sothern, Donald Crisp
Votes: 3,170
9. A Man to Remember (1938)
Approved | 79 min | Drama, Romance
Doctor John Abbott is a single parent who settles in the town of Westport, with his son Dick, trying to eke out a living for them. He also inherits, by way of his doorstep, an unwanted baby... See full summary »
Director: Garson Kanin | Stars: Anne Shirley, Edward Ellis, Lee Bowman, William Henry
Votes: 471
10. The Plainsman (1936)
Passed | 113 min | Drama, Western
Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody attempt to stop an Indian uprising that was started by white gun-runners.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, James Ellison, Charles Bickford
Votes: 2,429
11. Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
Approved | 82 min | Drama, Mystery
Dr. James Kildare decides to take a position at a large New York hospital instead of joining his father's country practice but he finds himself in serious trouble when he saves a suicidal woman.
Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Lew Ayres, Lynne Carver, Nat Pendleton
Votes: 708
12. The Sisters (1938)
Approved | 99 min | Drama
Three daughters of a small town pharmacist undergo trials and tribulations in their problematic marriages between 1904 and 1908.
Director: Anatole Litvak | Stars: Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter
Votes: 2,129
13. Hard to Get (1938)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Romance
When spoiled young heiress Maggie Richards (Olivia de Havilland) tries to charge some gasoline at an auto camp run by Bill Davis (Dick Powell), he makes her work out her bill by making beds... See full summary »
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland, Charles Winninger, Allen Jenkins
Votes: 710
14. Poppy (1936)
Passed | 73 min | Comedy
Carny con artist and snake-oil salesman Eustace McGargle tries to stay one step ahead of the sheriff but is completely devoted to his beloved daughter Poppy.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: W.C. Fields, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Cromwell, Catherine Doucet
Votes: 754
15. The Great O'Malley (1937)
Passed | 71 min | Drama
A by-the-book patrolman who cares more about the letter of the law than justice feels guilty when his inflexibility sends a family man to prison.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Sybil Jason, Ann Sheridan
Votes: 887
16. The Great Man Votes (1939)
Passed | 72 min | Drama
In 1923, Gregory Vance, a widower with two children, is a former scholar who has turned from book-to-bottle. He works, slightly, as a night-watchman and his children, who know him for what ... See full summary »
Director: Garson Kanin | Stars: John Barrymore, Peter Holden, Virginia Weidler, Katharine Alexander
Votes: 646
17. The Music Goes 'Round (1936)
Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
On a leave of absence from Broadway, Harry Wallace (Harry Richman), the star of a musical comedy, encounters a troupe of untalented showboat players and takes them to New York City. Without... See full summary »
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Harry Richman, Rochelle Hudson, Walter Connolly, Douglass Dumbrille
Votes: 21
18. Mannequin (1937)
Passed | 95 min | Drama
Rags-to-riches Hennessey meets newlyweds Jessie and Eddie from his old neighborhood. Eddie plots to have Jessie divorce him, marry Hennessey, divorce Hennessey, then bring Hennessey's money... See full summary »
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Joan Crawford, Spencer Tracy, Alan Curtis, Ralph Morgan
Votes: 1,484
19. The Buccaneer (1938)
Approved | 126 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Semi-fictional account of pirate Jean Lafitte's involvement in the War of 1812.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Fredric March, Franciska Gaal, Akim Tamiroff, Margot Grahame
Votes: 780
20. Pride of the Blue Grass (1939)
Approved | 65 min | Drama
Based on the story of the steeplechase-winning blind jumping horse, Elmer Gantry aka Gantry the Great, owned by Eleanor Getzendaner. The horse plays himself.
Director: William C. McGann | Stars: Edith Fellows, James McCallion, Granville Bates, Aldrich Bowker
Votes: 89
21. Honor Among Lovers (1931)
75 min | Drama, Romance
Jerry Stafford, a businessman, is in love with his secretary but she deserts him for another man. When she realizes her mistake, she goes back to him. Doris Brown is her girlfriend who is in love with a man named Monty Dunn.
Director: Dorothy Arzner | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Fredric March, Monroe Owsley, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 531
22. The Perfect Specimen (1937)
Passed | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
Raised in seclusion to be the epitome of mental, physical and moral perfection, Gerald Beresford Wicks is resigned to following his grandmother's wishes until a chance encounter with Mona Carter leads him into the outside world.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Errol Flynn, Joan Blondell, Hugh Herbert, Edward Everett Horton
Votes: 457
23. Flowing Gold (1940)
Approved | 81 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes and the misfortunes of a small oil company that hires him as a roughneck.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: John Garfield, Frances Farmer, Pat O'Brien, Raymond Walburn
Votes: 522
24. Woman Wanted (1935)
Passed | 67 min | Crime, Drama
Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into another auto. Ann escapes and ends up in the vehicle of Tony Baxter, a lawyer who has eyes for her.
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Maureen O'Sullivan, Joel McCrea, Lewis Stone, Louis Calhern
Votes: 541
25. Drunk Driving (1939)
Passed | 22 min | Short, Drama
In this Crime Does Not Pay series entry, John Jones is an up and coming businessman who drinks too much but denies he has a problem. One day he mixes drinking and driving, and the tragic consequences hit very close to home.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Dick Purcell, Jo Ann Sayers, Richard Lane, King Baggot
Votes: 182
26. Wells Fargo (1937)
Passed | 97 min | Drama, History, Western
The life and career of a Wells Fargo official frames this fictionalized account of the express company's formation.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Joel McCrea, Bob Burns, Frances Dee, Lloyd Nolan
Votes: 640
27. Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is another reporter who is about to expose the editor's ties to the mob. When the editor is killed, both reporter ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd, Robert Cummings
Votes: 102
28. The Shining Hour (1938)
Passed | 76 min | Drama, Romance
A nightclub dancer marries into high society and has to contend with her jealous sister-in-law.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Joan Crawford, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young, Melvyn Douglas
Votes: 1,295 | Gross: $0.94M
29. Anne of Windy Poplars (1940)
Approved | 86 min | Drama, Romance
Anne Shirley, now betrothed to her childhood sweetheart Gilbert Blythe, takes a teaching position in a prestigious school far from her home on Prince Edward Island. While she is quickly ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Hively | Stars: Anne Shirley, James Ellison, Henry Travers, Patric Knowles
Votes: 216
30. Beloved Enemy (1936)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, Romance, War
In 1921, Irish rebels launch an uprising with the aim of creating an Irish republic, independent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. One of the rebellion's leaders and a ... See full summary »
Director: H.C. Potter | Stars: Merle Oberon, Brian Aherne, Karen Morley, Henry Stephenson
Votes: 385
31. The Jury's Secret (1938)
Approved | 65 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
Bill Sheldon has a grudge against Midland City newspaper publisher Brandon Williams as Sheldon blames the city's recent flood against Williams for using his power and influence to hold up ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Sloman | Stars: Kent Taylor, Fay Wray, Jane Darwell, Nan Grey
Votes: 34
32. Under Suspicion (1937)
Approved | 61 min | Mystery, Romance
When auto magnate Robert Bailey announces he is going to retire and turn his plant over to the employees he incurs the enmity of K.Y. Mitchell, a large stockholder in the company; Carey ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis D. Collins | Stars: Jack Holt, Katherine DeMille, Luis Alberni, Rosalind Keith
Votes: 12
33. Back in Circulation (1937)
Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Morning Express ace reporter 'Timmy' Blake uses her wiles and charms to get the scoop on rival papers, and keep her editor happy. When the Express gets a tip that a wealthy old man was ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Joan Blondell, Margaret Lindsay, John Litel
Votes: 425
34. Let's Get Married (1937)
Approved | 68 min | Adventure, Comedy
Political kingmaker Joe Quinn (Walter Connally) attempts to elevate his daughter's ambitious suitor, George Willoughby (Reginald Denny), into the the higher echelons of politics by getting ... See full summary »
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Ida Lupino, Walter Connolly, Ralph Bellamy, Raymond Walburn
Votes: 60
35. Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937)
Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama
After being in jail for seventeen years a crook is met by the girl he kidnapped as a baby. She now thinks he's her father. When he returns her to her real father there's a job and a reward, but an old prisonmate gets in the way.
Directors: George Marshall, Otto Preminger | Stars: Victor McLaglen, Walter Connolly, Peter Lorre, June Lang
Votes: 133
36. Mountain Justice (1937)
Passed | 83 min | Drama, Romance
Stalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid prejudice and familial abuse.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: George Brent, Josephine Hutchinson, Guy Kibbee, Mona Barrie
Votes: 292
37. It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While hospitalized young Billy meets his silent movie idol Tim Bart but then the talkies came, destroying Bart's career. Now Bart must convince his young friend he is still a star.
Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Richard Dix, Fay Wray, Victor Kilian, Charles Arnt
Votes: 700
38. The Captain's Kid (1936)
Passed | 72 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Marcia Prentiss, a New England spinster, is annoyed when reaching her summer home to find that her niece, Betsy Ann, is there after being told to remain in school, but is there because she ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: May Robson, Sybil Jason, Guy Kibbee, Jane Bryan
Votes: 131
39. Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
Approved | 94 min | Drama, History, Romance
Hydraulic Mining versus Sacramento Valley Farming.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains, Margaret Lindsay
Votes: 616
40. 13 Hours by Air (1936)
Approved | 80 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Airline pilot Jack Gordon (Fred MacMurray) on a flight from New York to San Francisco, is immediately attracted to beautiful passenger Felice Rollins (Joan Bennett). Known as a "lady's man"... See full summary »
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Joan Bennett, Zasu Pitts, John Howard
Votes: 184
41. Romance on the Run (1938)
68 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A man has the knack for finding stolen items. and then returns them to the insurance company. Finds some fake jewels and turns them in. Antics ensue.
Director: Gus Meins | Stars: Donald Woods, Patricia Ellis, Grace Bradley, Edward Brophy
Votes: 135
42. Next Time I Marry (1938)
Passed | 65 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
In order to become the richest girl in America, a heiress must marry in haste.
Director: Garson Kanin | Stars: Lucille Ball, James Ellison, Lee Bowman, Granville Bates
Votes: 430
43. Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
Passed | 56 min | Comedy, Western
Minerva Hatton is back in Nevada, where she grubstaked her fortune years ago. Her granddaughter Julie Westcott is visiting while getting a divorce. They are blackmailed by Julie's husband, ... See full summary »
Director: George Amy | Stars: May Robson, Harry Davenport, Margot Stevenson, Hardie Albright
Votes: 190
44. Women in Hiding (1940)
Approved | 22 min | Crime, Drama, Short
The MGM crime reporter introduces Dr. Mallory, health commissioner of a large Midwestern city, he who talks about the dangers pregnant women face by going to clinics that advertise discreet... See full summary »
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Marsha Hunt, Jane Drummond, Mary Bovard, C. Henry Gordon
Votes: 232
45. O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935)
Passed | 87 min | Drama
A one-armed circus animal tamer regains his son and the confidence he lost along with his wife.
Director: Richard Boleslawski | Stars: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Henry Stephenson
Votes: 211
46. Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
77 min | Comedy, Romance
Joe Meadows (Joel McCrea), a sensitive lad from Kansas, arrives in New York to begin a sea-faring career. But due to the scarcity of jobs in that field he accepts work at an ocean-site ... See full summary »
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Joel McCrea, Andrea Leeds, Frank Jenks, Dorothea Kent
Votes: 52
47. Young Mother Hubbard (1917)
73 min | Drama
Forced by the death of her mother to care for her three brothers and sisters, little Mona Fairfax is known to farmers of her district as Young Mother Hubbard. The children's step-father, ... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Berthelet | Stars: Mary McAllister, William Clifford, Carolyn Irwin, Granville Bates
Votes: 28
48. Green Light (1937)
Passed | 85 min | Drama, Romance
A brilliant young surgeon takes the blame for a colleague when a botched surgery causes a patient's death and buries himself at a wilderness research facility.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Errol Flynn, Anita Louise, Margaret Lindsay, Cedric Hardwicke
Votes: 621
49. Fast and Furious (1939)
Passed | 73 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Rare book dealers Joel and Garda take a summertime jaunt to the seashore where he becomes involved in a beauty pageant as investor and judge - much to her chagrin.
Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Franchot Tone, Ann Sothern, Ruth Hussey, Lee Bowman
Votes: 874
50. Naughty But Nice (1939)
Passed | 89 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
Professor Hardwick teaches at Winfield College and detests the new swing music that is the craze. He has written a rhapsody which he takes to New York to be published. Staying with his Aunt... See full summary »
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Dick Powell, Ann Sheridan, Gale Page, Helen Broderick
Votes: 363