Movies of 1934
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1. Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
Passed | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
The idyllic life of Tarzan and Jane is challenged by men on safari who come seeking ivory, and come seeking Jane as well.
Directors: Cedric Gibbons, James C. McKay, Jack Conway | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton, Paul Cavanagh
Votes: 5,572
Release date April 16, 1934 Directed by Cedric Gibbons Johnny Weissmuller ... Tarzan Maureen O'Sullivan ... Jane Parker
2. Cleopatra (1934)
Passed | 100 min | Biography, Drama, History
The man-hungry Queen of Egypt leads Julius Caesar and Marc Antony astray, amid scenes of DeMillean splendor.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon, Joseph Schildkraut
Votes: 4,616
Release date October 5, 1934
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Claudette Colbert ... Cleopatra
John Carradine ... Roman Citizen
David Niven ... Slave
Academy Awards, USA 1935
NOMINEE Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Assistant Director
WINNER Best Cinematography
NOMINEE Best Film Editing
NOMINEE Best Sound, Recording
3. The Gay Divorcee (1934)
Approved | 107 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A woman thinks a flirting man is the co-respondent her lawyer has hired to expedite her divorce.
Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton
Votes: 8,640
Release date October 11, 1934
Directed by Mark Sandrich
Ginger Rogers ... Mimi Glossop
Betty Grable ... Dance Specialty - Knock Knees
Academy Awards, USA 1935
NOMINEE Best Picture
NOMINEE Best Art Direction
WINNER Best Music, Original Song
NOMINEE Best Music, Score
NOMINEE Best Sound, Recording
4. The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Passed | 104 min | Drama, History, Romance
A German noblewoman enters into a loveless marriage with the dim-witted, unstable heir to the Russian throne, then plots to oust him from power.
Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser
Votes: 7,240
Release date May 9, 1934 Directed by Josef von Sternberg Marlene Dietrich ... Sophia Frederica / Catherine II
5. Them Thar Hills (1934)
Approved | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Stan and Ollie take a trip into the mountains ('the high multitude') so Ollie can recover from gout. Bootleggers have dumped their moonshine in the well from which the boys sample their '... See full summary »
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Charlie Hall
Votes: 2,335
Release date July 21, 1934 Directed by Charley Rogers Stan Laurel ... Stan Oliver Hardy ... Ollie
6. It's a Gift (1934)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy
A henpecked New Jersey grocer makes plans to move to California to grow oranges, despite the resistance of his overbearing wife.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: W.C. Fields, Kathleen Howard, Jean Rouverol, Julian Madison
Votes: 5,761
Release date November 30, 1934 Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
7. Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
After testifying in court against a dangerous criminal, the boys plan to skip town, but the criminal escapes prison and comes after them.
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Walter Long
Votes: 1,527
Release date June 23, 1934 Directed by Charley Rogers Stan Laurel ... Mr. Laurel Oliver Hardy ... Mr. Hardy
8. The Black Cat (1934)
Not Rated | 65 min | Crime, Horror, Romance
American honeymooners in Hungary become trapped in the home of a Satan-worshipping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident.
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Julie Bishop
Votes: 13,003 | Gross: $0.51M
Release date May 7, 1934 Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer Boris Karloff ... Hjalmar Poelzig Bela Lugosi ... Dr. Vitus Werdegast John Carradine ... Cult Organist
9. The Live Ghost (1934)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
A gruff sea captain, who absolutely detests the word "ghost," is having trouble manning his ship because of the rumor it's...well...haunted. He inveigles Stanley and Oliver into helping him... See full summary »
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Walter Long
Votes: 1,570
Release date December 8, 1934 Directed by Charles Rogers Stan Laurel ... Stan Oliver Hardy ... Ollie
10. 'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)
Approved | 52 min | Drama, Western
A cowboy escorts a little girl, whose mother made her the heir of a cash-able oil company, and must protect her from an outlaw as they search for the girl's father.
Director: Harry L. Fraser | Stars: John Wayne, Sheila Terry, Shirley Jean Rickert, Jack Rockwell
Votes: 1,136
Release date December 5, 1934 Directed by Harry L. Fraser John Wayne ... Chris Morrell
11. 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: 1,375 | Gross: $0.69M
Release date July 30, 1934 Directed by Sam Taylor Harold Lloyd ... Ezekiel Cobb
12. The Man from Utah (1934)
Passed | 51 min | Drama, Western
In a horse-riding rodeo contest bad guys want John Weston to lose. When he doesn't go along they add some insurance: a poisoned needle just under his saddle.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Polly Ann Young, Anita Campillo, Edward Peil Sr.
Votes: 1,254
Release date May 15, 1934 Directed by Robert N. Bradbury John Wayne ... John Weston
13. Of Human Bondage (1934)
Passed | 83 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
A young man finds himself attracted to a cold, unfeeling waitress who might ultimately destroy them both.
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Bette Davis, Leslie Howard, Frances Dee, Kay Johnson
Votes: 8,390
Release date June 28, 1934
Directed by John Cromwell
Bette Davis ... Mildred
Academy Awards, USA 1935
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Leading Role (Bette Davis)
14. The Star Packer (1934)
Approved | 53 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A gang working for The Shadow is terrorizing the town. John Travers decides to take on the job of sheriff and do something about it.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Verna Hillie, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Yakima Canutt
Votes: 1,290
Release date July 30, 1934 Directed by Robert N. Bradbury John Wayne ... John Travers
15. West of the Divide (1934)
Approved | 54 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Ted Hayden impersonates a wanted man and joins Gentry's gang only to learn later that Gentry was the one who killed his father. He saves Virginia Winters' dad's ranch from Gentry and also rescues his long-lost brother Spud.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Virginia Brown Faire, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Lloyd Whitlock
Votes: 1,071
Release date February 15, 1934 Directed by Robert N. Bradbury John Wayne ... Ted Hayden posing as Gat Ganns
16. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
Not Rated | 97 min | Adventure, Drama
A noblewoman discovers her husband is The Scarlet Pimpernel, a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the blade of the guillotine.
Director: Harold Young | Stars: Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce
Votes: 4,771
Release dates 20 December 1934 Directed by Harold Young
17. The Lucky Texan (1934)
Passed | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Jerry Mason, a young Texan, and Jake Benson, an old rancher, become partners and strike it rich with a gold mine. They then find their lives complicated by bad guys and a woman.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Barbara Sheldon, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Lloyd Whitlock
Votes: 1,372
Release date January 22, 1934 Directed by Robert N. Bradbury John Wayne ... Jerry Mason
18. Six of a Kind (1934)
Passed | 62 min | Comedy
When a respectable middle-class couple take a cross-country trip by auto, they share expenses with a decidedly oddball couple, none of whom know the car carries embezzled funds.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, W.C. Fields, George Burns
Votes: 732
Release date February 9, 1934 Directed by Leo McCarey
19. Randy Rides Alone (1934)
Approved | 52 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Jailed for murders he didn't commit, Randy escapes only to stumble into the den of the real murderers.
Director: Harry L. Fraser | Stars: John Wayne, Alberta Vaughn, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Yakima Canutt
Votes: 1,179
Release date June 18, 1934 Directed by Harry L. Fraser John Wayne ... Randy Bowers
20. March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Opposing the evil Barnaby, Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try and fail to pay-off Mother Peep's mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry Little Bo. Enraged, Barnaby's Bogeymen are set on Toyland.
Directors: Gus Meins, Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Virginia Karns, Charlotte Henry
Votes: 7,562
Release date November 9, 1934 Directed by Gus Meins & Charles Rogers Stan Laurel ... Stannie Dum Oliver Hardy ... Ollie Dee
21. The Lawless Frontier (1934)
Approved | 59 min | Drama, Western
Mexican outlaw Zanti killed John Tobin's parents. John teams up with Dusty, also hurt by Zanti, to get the bad guy.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Sheila Terry, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Jack Rockwell
Votes: 1,123
Release date November 22, 1934 Directed by Robert N. Bradbury John Wayne ... John Tobin
22. Blue Steel (1934)
Passed | 52 min | Drama, Western
U.S. marshal John Carruthers observes a robbery and Sheriff Jake thinks he may be the culprit. Meanwhile the town's leading citizen is planning to rob everybody blind.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury | Stars: John Wayne, Eleanor Hunt, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Edward Peil Sr.
Votes: 1,760
Release date May 10, 1934 Directed by Robert N. Bradbury John Wayne ... John Carruthers
23. Oliver the Eighth (1934)
Passed | 27 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Keen to climb the social ladder by marrying a rich widow, Oliver finds the nerve to cheat on his partner Stanley. What he doesn't know is that her favorite hobby is murder--and it looks like he's next. Who can save Oliver the Eighth?
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Jack Barty
Votes: 1,672
Release date January 13, 1934 Directed by Lloyd French Stan Laurel ... Stan Oliver Hardy ... Oliver
24. The Wise Little Hen (1934)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald and Peter Pig refuse to help the Wise Little Hen plant her corn or harvest it, but they are plenty anxious to help eat it.
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Billy Deltcer, Florence Gill, Clarence Nash
Votes: 2,531
Release date June 7, 1934 Directed by Wilfred Jackson Donald Duck
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