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1. Citizen Kane (1941)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Mystery
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 465,567 | Gross: $1.59M
2. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Passed | 129 min | Comedy, Drama
A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold
Votes: 121,300 | Gross: $9.60M
3. Fighting Thoroughbreds (1939)
63 min | Drama, Sport
A prize-winning stallion breeds off-guard with a mare owned by his rival. The colt is trained to race from birth, eventually running in the Kentucky Derby against another horse owned by its sire.
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Mary Carlisle, Robert Allen, George 'Gabby' Hayes
Votes: 12
4. The Public Enemy (1931)
Passed | 83 min | Crime, Drama
An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell
Votes: 23,006 | Gross: $1.01M
5. Swing Time (1936)
Passed | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Roguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick
Votes: 14,576
6. Heroes for Sale (1933)
Passed | 76 min | Drama, Romance, War
A veteran fights drug addiction to make his way in the business world.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Loretta Young, Richard Barthelmess, Aline MacMahon, Gordon Westcott
Votes: 2,513
7. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Approved | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
Humble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Mary Howard
Votes: 2,053
8. Little Caesar (1931)
Not Rated | 79 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell, William Collier Jr.
Votes: 14,502
9. The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
PG-13 | 63 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A psychotic big game hunter deliberately strands a luxury yacht on a remote island, where he begins to hunt its passengers for sport.
Directors: Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks, Robert Armstrong
Votes: 13,988 | Gross: $0.97M
10. Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Passed | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.
Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Jack Conway, George Cukor | Stars: Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Leo Carrillo
Votes: 4,800
11. Charlie Chan's Secret (1935)
Passed | 72 min | Mystery
The heir to a huge fortune is presumed drowned, then shows up, is then murdered.
Director: Gordon Wiles | Stars: Warner Oland, Rosina Lawrence, Charles Quigley, Henrietta Crosman
Votes: 1,750
12. The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
Approved | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of how Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Don Ameche, Loretta Young, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn
Votes: 1,194
13. Parole! (1936)
Passed | 67 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In a state penitentiary on New Year's Eve, gangster "Okay" Percy Smith knifes fellow inmate Zingo Browning, killing him. The next day, convicted lawyers Russell Whalen and Marty Crawford ... See full synopsis »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Henry Hunter, Ann Shepherd, Alan Dinehart, Alan Baxter
Votes: 40
14. The Country Beyond (1936)
Approved | 73 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A Canadian Northwest Mounted Policeman suspects his girlfriend's father of theft and murder.
Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: Rochelle Hudson, Paul Kelly, Robert Kent, Alan Hale
Votes: 16
15. The Rainbow Trail (1932)
Passed | 65 min | Western
Sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage (1931).
Director: David Howard | Stars: George O'Brien, Cecilia Parker, Minna Gombell, Roscoe Ates
Votes: 31
16. Call It Luck (1934)
Approved | 65 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A London taxicab driver cashes in on a big sweepstakes ticket and becomes the prey of a confidence-gang that sells him a nag of a cavalry horse on the claim that it is a brother to a current Derby winner.
Director: James Tinling | Stars: Pat Paterson, Herbert Mundin, Charles Starrett, Gordon Westcott
Votes: 18
17. Golden Boy (1939)
Approved | 99 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A poor young Italian man who is a virtuoso on the violin wishes to become a champion boxer to make a fortune for his family. But what is the road to success and happiness, and what is the price?
Director: Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, William Holden, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 2,177
18. Guilty Hands (1931)
Passed | 69 min | Drama, Crime
A district attorney commits the perfect murder when he kills his daughter's womanizing fiancé and then tries framing the fiancé's lover.
Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Lionel Barrymore | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Kay Francis, Madge Evans, William Bakewell
Votes: 965
19. Romance in Manhattan (1934)
Passed | 77 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Rejected as an immigrant because he doesn't have the required $200, a Czech immigrant jumps ship and is befriended by a chorus girl and becomes a taxi driver.
Director: Stephen Roberts | Stars: Francis Lederer, Ginger Rogers, Arthur Hohl, Jimmy Butler
Votes: 826
20. Love on a Bet (1936)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Romance
In order to raise money to produce a play (as well as prove that the plot isn't ridiculous), Michael McCreigh makes a bet with his Uncle Carlton that he can begin in Central Park in his ... See full summary »
Director: Leigh Jason | Stars: Gene Raymond, Wendy Barrie, Helen Broderick, William Collier Sr.
Votes: 199
21. When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
Passed | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A concert pianist unhappily married to a mentally ill woman falls in love with a waitress.
Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Barbara O'Neil, Onslow Stevens
Votes: 751
22. Madison Square Garden (1932)
74 min | Drama, Sport
Director: Harry Joe Brown | Stars: Jack Oakie, Thomas Meighan, Marian Nixon, William Collier Sr.
Votes: 33
23. Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
Passed | 72 min | Mystery
When the #1 heavyweight contender is mysteriously poisoned during a bout, Moto knows that identifying the gambler who placed large bets against him is the key to solving the murder.
Director: James Tinling | Stars: Peter Lorre, Keye Luke, Dick Baldwin, Lynn Bari
Votes: 813
24. Let 'em Have It (1935)
Passed | 96 min | Crime, Drama
Young Federal gang-busters in action, with pauses for romance.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Richard Arlen, Virginia Bruce, Alice Brady, Bruce Cabot
Votes: 222
25. Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
Passed | 89 min | Crime, Drama
A G-man goes undercover to infiltrate a gang, helping the group's leader escape from prison to gain his trust.
Director: J. Walter Ruben | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Jean Arthur, Chester Morris, Joseph Calleia
Votes: 673
26. International Settlement (1938)
Approved | 75 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In Shanghai amidst Sino-Japanese warfare an adventurer (Sanders) collecting money from gun suppliers falls in loves with a French singer (Del Rio).
Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: Dolores Del Río, George Sanders, June Lang, Dick Baldwin
Votes: 89
27. Thunder in the Night (1935)
69 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
On a windy evening in Budapest, police Captain Karl Torok meets with his superior, the prefect of police, who has just lost the position of president of the cabinet to Torok's friend since ... See full summary »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Karen Morley, Paul Cavanagh, Una O'Connor
Votes: 94
28. Gentle Julia (1936)
Approved | 62 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A shy newspaperman (Brown) nearly gives up when his girlfriend (Hunt) falls for the new guy in town (Meeker) till Withers sets things right.
Director: John G. Blystone | Stars: Jane Withers, Tom Brown, Marsha Hunt, Jackie Searl
Votes: 35
29. We Who Are About to Die (1936)
Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama
An innocent man sits on death row in colorful company, as friends race to save his life.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak, John Beal, Ray Mayer
Votes: 220
30. The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
Passed | 71 min | Adventure, Mystery
A group of spies is after the plans for an anti-aircraft gun, and the leader uses the opportunity to embroil the Lone Wolf in the plot. Trying to settle an old score, this shady character ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Godfrey | Stars: Warren William, Ida Lupino, Rita Hayworth, Virginia Weidler
Votes: 819
31. The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
Approved | 74 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A medical researcher visits the deserted home of a pioneer in cryogenic science who disappeared 10 years earlier and finds him frozen in ice but still alive.
Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Boris Karloff, Roger Pryor, Jo Ann Sayers, Stanley Brown
Votes: 1,105
32. The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929)
Passed | 113 min | Drama
Broadway showgirl Mary Dugan is charged with murder in the knifing death of her wealthy lover and goes on trial for her life. When her defense counsel appears to bungle his job, Mary's ... See full summary »
Director: Bayard Veiller | Stars: Norma Shearer, Lewis Stone, H.B. Warner, Raymond Hackett
Votes: 158
33. Join the Marines (1937)
Approved | 67 min | Action
A New York City cop leaves the department to join the U.S. Olympic team. He falls for the spoiled daughter of a Marine colonel, and winds up getting kicked off the team. He joins the ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Paul Kelly, June Travis, Purnell Pratt, Reginald Denny
Votes: 37
34. Orchids to You (1935)
74 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
An unlikely courtroom romance blooms between a flower-shop owner and her unscrupulous landlord's married attorney.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: John Boles, Jean Muir, Charles Butterworth, Ruthelma Stevens
Votes: 47
35. Hell Divers (1931)
Passed | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Rival fighter-pilots train in the art of dive bombing while teasing each other about their bravery and manliness. They wind up stranded and must work together for a common goal.
Director: George W. Hill | Stars: Clark Gable, Wallace Beery, Conrad Nagel, Dorothy Jordan
Votes: 659
36. It's a Date (1940)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An aspiring actress is offered the lead in a major new play, but discovers that her mother, a more seasoned performer, expects the same part. The situation is further complicated when they both become involved with the same man.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Deanna Durbin, Kay Francis, Walter Pidgeon, Eugene Pallette
Votes: 669
37. Big City (1937)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance
To avoid a taxi war, city officials blame a gang bombing on driver Joe Benton's wife Anna and put her on a ship to deport her. The mayor is speaker at a boxers' banquet where Joe pleads for... See full summary »
Directors: Frank Borzage, George B. Seitz | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Luise Rainer, Charley Grapewin, Janet Beecher
Votes: 645
38. 20, 000 Men a Year (1939)
Passed | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Pilot disobeys unsafe orders and loses his job. He then starts a flying school which receives a boost when the government launches a program which it hopes will produce 20,000 pilots a year.
Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Randolph Scott, Preston Foster, Margaret Lindsay, Mary Healy
Votes: 99
39. The Public Menace (1935)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Non-citizen Arthur marries reporter Murphy for a bogus gangster's confession. A divorce is needed, and Murphy is fired. The gangster wants her to be his girlfriend, the police are outside, and only one who can save her is Murphy.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Jean Arthur, George Murphy, Douglass Dumbrille, George McKay
Votes: 295
40. One Wild Night (1938)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Crime
When four men disappear after withdrawing large sums from the same bank, crime student and son of the police chief (Baldwin) and newspaper reporter (Lang) try to uncover a possible extortion ring.
Director: Eugene Forde | Stars: June Lang, Dick Baldwin, Lyle Talbot, J. Edward Bromberg
Votes: 52
41. Three on a Honeymoon (1934)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Romance
This romantic comedy takes place on an ocean liner. One of the few unattached passengers is heiress Joan Foster. Joan finds herself in the arms of the ship's second officer. Little does she... See full summary »
Director: James Tinling | Stars: Sally Eilers, Zasu Pitts, Henrietta Crosman, Charles Starrett
Votes: 20
42. Ocean Swells (1934)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy
Dorothy and Carol are aboard a yacht, having sights of Bunny and Hopping believing them to be members of the aristocracy, when in fact, they're just crew members.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Dorothy Granger, Carol Tevis, Grady Sutton, Edgar Dearing
Votes: 24
43. Slave Ship (1937)
Passed | 92 min | Adventure, Drama
Captain Lovett ordered his first mate Thompson to get rid of his slave-trading crew and get a more respectable bunch for standard shipping, but when he brings his new bride Nancy aboard he finds the same old setup, including slave trade.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Warner Baxter, Wallace Beery, Elizabeth Allan, Mickey Rooney
Votes: 222
44. The First Baby (1936)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
By the time daughter and son-in-law have their second child, mother-in-law learns not to be so domineering.
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Johnny Downs, Shirley Deane, Jane Darwell, Dixie Dunbar
Votes: 12
45. I Stole a Million (1939)
Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A grizzled cabbie is scammed out of his life savings by a fake finance company. He tries to no avail to get police assistance.
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: George Raft, Claire Trevor, Dick Foran, Henry Armetta
Votes: 125
46. Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936)
Passed | 65 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A conscientious attorney who is a member of the State Parole Board, finds his own son, using an alias, up for parole and makes the decision to cast the approving vote. This turns out to cause many problems for the family while on vacation.
Director: Benjamin Stoloff | Stars: Lewis Stone, James Gleason, Bruce Cabot, Louise Latimer
Votes: 209
47. Kentucky (1938)
Passed | 96 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Romeo and Juliet story set amidst horse racing in Kentucky. The family feud of lovers Jack and Sally goes back to the Civil War and is kept alive by her Uncle Peter.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Loretta Young, Richard Greene, Walter Brennan, Douglass Dumbrille
Votes: 680
48. Frisco Kid (1935)
Passed | 77 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
After a roustabout sailer avoids being shanghaied in 1852 San Francisco, his audacity helps him to arise to a position of power in the vice industry of the infamous Barbary Coast.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: James Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, Ricardo Cortez, Lili Damita
Votes: 690
49. Rio (1939)
Passed | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A crazed man escapes from prison to kill his wife's lover.
Director: John Brahm | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Victor McLaglen, Sigrid Gurie, Robert Cummings
Votes: 195
50. The Big Shakedown (1934)
Not Rated | 64 min | Crime, Drama
Racketeers flood the market with counterfeit cosmetics and drugs, causing some tragedies.
Director: John Francis Dillon | Stars: Charles Farrell, Bette Davis, Ricardo Cortez, Glenda Farrell
Votes: 1,061