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1. City Lights (1931)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers
Votes: 196,148 | Gross: $0.02M
2. On Dangerous Ground (1917)
50 min | Drama, War
Bradford Stewart, a young American surgeon studying in Germany, is dining in Cologne with a German friend, Ritter Bloem, a philosopher and a patriotic German. The latter is called away by ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Thornby | Stars: Carlyle Blackwell, Gail Kane, William Bailey, Stanhope Wheatcroft
Votes: 120
3. Trouble in Paradise (1932)
Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A gentleman thief and a lady pickpocket join forces to con a beautiful perfume company owner. Romantic entanglements and jealousies confuse the scheme.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall, Charles Ruggles
Votes: 16,204 | Gross: $1.04M
4. Scarface (1932)
PG | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ambitious and nearly insane violent gangster climbs the ladder of success in the mob, but his weaknesses prove to be his downfall.
Directors: Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson | Stars: Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen Morley, Osgood Perkins
Votes: 30,327
5. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Passed | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon, Ruby Keeler
Votes: 9,148 | Gross: $4.80M
6. One Way Passage (1932)
Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: William Powell, Kay Francis, Frank McHugh, Aline MacMahon
Votes: 4,448
7. The King of Kings (1927)
Not Rated | 160 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Jesus Christ faces religious and political oppression during his ministry and in the days before his death and resurrection.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: H.B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming, Ernest Torrence, Joseph Schildkraut
Votes: 2,418 | Gross: $1.77M
8. Kid Galahad (1937)
Passed | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Wayne Morris
Votes: 3,934
9. The Iron Horse (1924)
Passed | 150 min | Drama, History, Romance
After witnessing the murder of his father by a renegade as a boy, the grown-up Brandon helps to realize his father's dream of a transcontinental railway.
Director: John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, Charles Edward Bull, Cyril Chadwick
Votes: 2,446 | Gross: $2.06M
10. Union Pacific (1939)
Passed | 135 min | Drama, Western
In 1862, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward California.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Akim Tamiroff, Robert Preston
Votes: 3,385
11. 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: 2,430
12. Orchids and Ermine (1927)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Romance
A telephone operator at an opulent hotel falls in love with a young man who turns out to be a rich oil millionaire.
Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Colleen Moore, Jack Mulhall, Sam Hardy, Gwen Lee
Votes: 182
13. Women's Wares (1927)
60 min | Romance, Drama
Director: Arthur Gregor | Stars: Evelyn Brent, Bert Lytell, Larry Kent, Gertrude Short
Votes: 12
14. The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Crime
After an extended stay in England, Sophie Lang returns to America. She is beautiful, sophisticated--and a notorious jewel thief. A New York police detective who's been trying to nail her ... See full summary »
Directors: Ralph Murphy, William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Gertrude Michael, Paul Cavanagh, Arthur Byron, Alison Skipworth
Votes: 90
15. Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Passed | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Florida ship salvager Loxi falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore. However, their romance is complicated by the arrival of another suitor.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey
Votes: 3,548
16. 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: 782
17. Madame Behave (1925)
Passed | 55 min | Comedy, Romance
A cross-dressing farce, adapted from "Madame Lucy" by Jean Arlette, in which to help a friend in a lawsuit, Jack Mitchell disguises himself as the mysterious "Madame Brown," a missing ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Sidney | Stars: Julian Eltinge, Ann Pennington, Lionel Belmore, David James
Votes: 39
18. The Milky Way (1936)
Passed | 89 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan (Lloyd), somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manager decides to build up the milkman's reputation in a series of fixed fights and ... See full summary »
Directors: Leo McCarey, Ray McCarey, Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Adolphe Menjou, Verree Teasdale, Helen Mack
Votes: 1,843 | Gross: $1.17M
19. The Baroness and the Butler (1938)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A butler gets elected to the Hungarian parliament where he opposes his master's government.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: William Powell, Annabella, Helen Westley, Henry Stephenson
Votes: 693
20. The House on 56th Street (1933)
Passed | 68 min | Drama, History
Peggy Martin chooses to marry young, wealthy Monty, who she loves. They have a child together and an amazing relationship...until Peggy visits her ailing ex-boyfriend, Fiske, who threatens to commit suicide if she won't take him back.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Gene Raymond, John Halliday
Votes: 737
21. Camille (1915)
50 min | Drama
Marguerite Gautier, known as "Camille" on account of her fondness for camellias, is queen of the underworld. She has a wealthy lover in Count de Varville, whom, though he supplies her with ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Capellani | Stars: Clara Kimball Young, Paul Capellani, Lillian Cook, Robert Cummings
Votes: 23
22. The Jazz Singer (1927)
Passed | 88 min | Drama, Music, Musical
The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.
Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer
Votes: 11,080 | Gross: $7.63M
23. Five and Ten (1931)
Passed | 89 min | Drama, Romance
After her businessman father moves her family from Kansas City to New York, a woman falls in love with an engaged man.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Marion Davies, Leslie Howard, Richard Bennett, Irene Rich
Votes: 1,443
24. 15 Maiden Lane (1936)
Approved | 65 min | Mystery
Insurance investigator Trevor pretends to be a thief to enter a gang of jewel thieves.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Claire Trevor, Cesar Romero, Douglas Fowley, Lloyd Nolan
Votes: 77
25. Under Two Flags (1916)
Passed | 60 min | Adventure, Drama
Lewis Victor of the French Foreign Legion is actually Bertie Cecil, a British nobleman hiding from dishonour for a crime actually committed by his brother. He is loved by Cigarette, a camp ... See full summary »
Director: J. Gordon Edwards | Stars: Theda Bara, Herbert Heyes, Stuart Holmes, Stanhope Wheatcroft
Votes: 24
26. Blood and Sand (1922)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A toreador's (Rudolph Valentino) familial and social life is threatened when he has an affair.
Directors: Fred Niblo, Dorothy Arzner | Stars: Rudolph Valentino, Rosa Rosanova, Leo White, Rosita Marstini
Votes: 1,535 | Gross: $2.73M
27. We're in the Money (1935)
Passed | 66 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
Two gold-digging process servers are tasked with subpoenaing one's boyfriend, who has been using a pseudonym to avoid breach-of-promise servings and suits.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Hugh Herbert, Ross Alexander
Votes: 518
28. Thanks a Million (1935)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Entertainers enter a political rally to get out of the rain and become part of the show. One of them (Powell) gives a speech in place of the besotted candidate (Walburn) and is chosen to be... See full summary »
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak, Fred Allen, Patsy Kelly
Votes: 272
29. When Knights Were Cold (1923)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Though only the second half survives, here's a synopsis of what's left: Stan is a Robin Hood-type character in a medieval walled town. He's chased by an army of knights, but both he and his... See full summary »
Director: Frank Fouce | Stars: Stan Laurel, Mae Laurel, Catherine Bennett, Scotty MacGregor
Votes: 52
30. The Crime Nobody Saw (1937)
Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Three play-authors, Horace Dryden, Nick Milburn and "Babe" Lawton, are in an apartment seeking a plot for a new play. They are still on Page 1 when an intoxicated man wanders into their ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Lew Ayres, Ruth Coleman, Eugene Pallette, Benny Baker
Votes: 98
31. Laughing at Danger (1924)
60 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
When he is jilted, Alan Remington, the son of a wealthy Washington politician, falls into a state of deep depression. On the advice of Professor Hollister, from whom he is purchasing a ... See full summary »
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Richard Talmadge, Joseph W. Girard, Joseph Harrington, Eva Novak
Votes: 49
32. Captain Fearless (1925)
Adventure
The story of a devil-may-care, reckless youth who, better than anything else, loved a good fight. And when he meets "the" girl in Old Mexico, it is a fight for love.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Reginald Denny, Julanne Johnston, Harry Tighe, Claire de Lorez
Votes: 9
33. Sin Takes a Holiday (1930)
Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Romance
A plain secretary works for a womanizing divorce lawyer who only dates married women. To avoid having to deal with the matrimonial pursuits of any of his potential romances, he offers her financial support if she marries him in name only.
Director: Paul L. Stein | Stars: Constance Bennett, Kenneth MacKenna, Basil Rathbone, Rita La Roy
Votes: 759
34. The Death Kiss (1932)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Murder during film shoot sparks search for a killer.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Adrienne Ames, John Wray
Votes: 1,418
35. Maternity (1917)
50 min | Drama
A woman overcomes her fear of childbirth and embraces motherhood.
Director: John B. O'Brien | Stars: Alice Brady, Marie Chambers, John Bowers, David Powell
Votes: 13
36. The Passionate Plumber (1932)
Passed | 73 min | Comedy
To make her lover jealous, a beautiful socialite passes off a bumbling plumber as her paramour.
Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, Polly Moran, Irene Purcell
Votes: 554
37. Break of Hearts (1935)
Approved | 78 min | Drama, Romance
Franz Roberti is a famous orchestra conductor who has a number of girlfriends. While talking with his old music teacher, Professor Thalma, he meets Constance, an aspiring music composer. ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Moeller | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Charles Boyer, John Beal, Jean Hersholt
Votes: 669
38. When Were You Born? (1938)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Crime, Film-Noir
Mei Lee Ling, an astrology expert, tells one of her fellow passengers on a ship, that he will die within two days and the next day he is dead. The police suspects that Mei does know ... See full summary »
Director: William C. McGann | Stars: Margaret Lindsay, Anna May Wong, Lola Lane, Anthony Averill
Votes: 423
39. A Modern Cinderella (1917)
50 min | Drama
Joyce's mother keeps her younger daughter in the background so that Polly, the elder daughter, can monopolize all the eligible young men, especially Tom. Although Tom is Polly's choice, she... See full summary »
Director: John G. Adolfi | Stars: June Caprice, Frank Morgan, Betty Prendergast, Stanhope Wheatcroft
Votes: 14
40. Speed (1936)
Passed | 70 min | Action, Drama, Romance
With the help of his mechanic buddy, an engineer, and the company's attractive new publicist, an automotive test driver struggles to develop a new carburetor by entering cars in the Indy 500 and speed trials at California's Muroc Dry Lake.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: James Stewart, Wendy Barrie, Una Merkel, Weldon Heyburn
Votes: 642
41. The Right to Happiness (1919)
80 min | Drama
The story of twin sisters, one raised in Russia, the other in America, and how their lives diverge and re-entangle.
Director: Allen Holubar | Stars: Dorothy Phillips, William Stowell, Robert Anderson, Henry A. Barrows
Votes: 27
42. Pal o' Mine (1924)
Passed | 60 min | Drama, Romance
Opera singer Julia Montfort (Irene Rich) returns to the stage when her husband, Verdugo Montford (Josef Swickard) loses his job...and then gives him work secretly paid for by herself. When ... See full summary »
Director: Edward LeSaint | Stars: Irene Rich, Josef Swickard, Willard Louis, Alan Roscoe
Votes: 17
43. East Lynne (1916)
Passed | 50 min | Drama
A woman leaves her husband and children for mistaken reasons. After being thought killed in a train crash, she returns in disguise to be the children's governess.
Director: Bertram Bracken | Stars: Theda Bara, Ben Deeley, Stuart Holmes, Claire Whitney
Votes: 43
44. Girl in Danger (1934)
Passed | 57 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Inspector Steve Trent tracks the stolen Cortez emerald, last pilfered by a murdered gangster.
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Shirley Grey, Arthur Hohl, Charles Sabin
Votes: 51
45. Westward Passage (1932)
Passed | 73 min | Drama, Romance
A struggling writer divorces his wife to pursue his career without interference, but they meet in Europe years later after she has remarried.
Director: Robert Milton | Stars: Ann Harding, Laurence Olivier, Zasu Pitts, Irving Pichel
Votes: 368
46. The Pinnacle Rider (1926)
Short, Western
A ranch owner who has inherited his property and consequently fled the walled cities and his relatives has his seclusion invaded by an aunt, her son and the supposed fiancée of the latter, ... See full summary »
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Jack Mower, Velma Connor, Billy Engle, Al Hart
Votes: 21
47. The Blue Bonnet (1919)
50 min | Drama
As an infant, Ruth Drake was stolen from her father by her vengeful mother, and then abandoned. She was adopted and raised by a pawnbroker, and as a young woman joins the Salvation Army in ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Chaudet | Stars: Billie Rhodes, Ben F. Wilson, Irene Rich, Stanhope Wheatcroft
48. A Ladies Man (1922)
Comedy, Short
An aristocratic society couple adopt a foundling of unknown parentage. At the age of ten, however, the unknown foundling heard the call of worldly adventure and ran away from the luxurious ... See full summary »
Directors: Charles Reisner, Malcolm St. Clair, Hunt Stromberg | Stars: Bull Montana, Charles Hill Mailes, Claire McDowell, Myrtle Lind
49. The Veiled Adventure (1919)
50 min | Comedy, Romance
When a young man professes his stand against such things as stealing from his family, telling even a tiny lie, or eloping, Geraldine Barker sets out to make him do each of those things in grand style.
Director: Walter Edwards | Stars: Constance Talmadge, Harrison Ford, Stanhope Wheatcroft, Vera Doria
50. The Hottentot (1922)
60 min | Comedy
A young man happens to have the same name as a famous steeplechase jockey, and when he finds out that people keep mistaking him for the jockey (although he's never been on a horse in his ... See full summary »
Directors: James W. Horne, Del Andrews | Stars: Douglas MacLean, Madge Bellamy, Lila Leslie, Martin Best
Gross: $0.27M