Movies of 1936
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1. 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: 14,589
Release date August 27, 1936
Directed by George Stevens
Ginger Rogers ... Penny Carroll
Academy Awards, USA 1937
NOMINEE Best Dance Direction
WINNER Best Music, Original Song
2. Tarzan Escapes (1936)
Passed | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Family
An expedition seeking to bring Jane back to civilization, and Tarzan into captivity, gets more than it's bargained for.
Directors: Richard Thorpe, John Farrow, James C. McKay, George B. Seitz, William A. Wellman | Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, John Buckler, Benita Hume
Votes: 3,607
Release date November 6, 1936 Directed by Richard Thorpe Johnny Weissmuller ... Tarzan Maureen O'Sullivan ... Jane
3. Modern Times (1936)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford
Votes: 259,586 | Gross: $0.16M
Release date February 5, 1936 Directed by Charlie Chaplin Charles Chaplin ... A Factory Worker Paulette Goddard ... A Gamin
4. Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
Approved | 79 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The daughter of a wealthy businessman becomes lost in the city while traveling to a new school, and is taken in by a pair of down-on-their-luck performers.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Gloria Stuart, Jack Haley
Votes: 1,590
Release date June 25, 1936 Directed by Irving Cummings Shirley Temple ... Barbara Barry
5. My Man Godfrey (1936)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick
Votes: 26,462
Release date September 1, 1936
Directed by Gregory La Cava
Carole Lombard ... Irene Bullock
Academy Awards, USA 1937
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Leading Role (William Powell)
NOMINEE Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Mischa Auer)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Leading Role (Carole Lombard)
NOMINEE Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Alice Brady)
NOMINEE Best Director
NOMINEE Best Writing, Screenplay
6. Aventure à Paris (1936)
95 min | Comedy
Michel Levasseur is a joyous reveler who does not care about the next day. So much so that one day a bailiff bursts into his Paris apartment and seizes his furniture on behalf of Raymond ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Allégret | Stars: Lucien Baroux, Danièle Parola, Jules Berry, Arletty
Votes: 53
Release date November 24, 1936 Directed by Marc Allégret Arletty ... Rose Blondel de Saint-Leu
7. The Garden of Allah (1936)
Approved | 79 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
The star-crossed desert romance of a cloistered woman and a renegade monk.
Director: Richard Boleslawski | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, Charles Boyer, Tilly Losch, Basil Rathbone
Votes: 1,708
Release date October 15, 1936
Directed by Richard Boleslawski
Marlene Dietrich ... Domini Enfilden
John Carradine ... Sand Diviner
Bonita Granville ... Convent Girl
Academy Awards, USA 1937
NOMINEE Best Assistant Director
NOMINEE Best Music, Score
Honorary Award
8. Follow the Fleet (1936)
Passed | 110 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A Navy sailor tries to rekindle a romance with the woman he loves while on liberty in San Francisco.
Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Harriet Nelson
Votes: 4,720
Release date February 20, 1936 Directed by Mark Sandrich Ginger Rogers ... Sherry Martin Randolph Scott ... Bilge Smith Betty Grable ... Singer in Trio Lucille Ball ... Kitty Collins
9. Libeled Lady (1936)
Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Romance
When a socialite sues a big paper for libel, the editor responsible calls in the help of his ignored fiancée and a former employee to frame her and make the false story seem true.
Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy
Votes: 8,921
Release date October 7, 1936
Directed by Jack Conway
Jean Harlow ... Gladys Benton
Myrna Loy ... Connie Allenbury
Spencer Tracy ... Warren Haggerty
Academy Awards, USA 1937
NOMINEE Best Picture
10. Klondike Annie (1936)
Passed | 78 min | Western
Carlton Rose, a girl known as "the Frisco Doll" escapes to Alaska after accidentally killing her guard.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Mae West, Victor McLaglen, Phillip Reed, Helen Jerome Eddy
Votes: 792
Release date February 21, 1936 Directed by Raoul Walsh Mae West ... The Frisco Doll
11. Our Relations (1936)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Family
Two pairs of long-lost twin brothers experience high jinks involving a valuable ring, cases of mistaken identity, and gangsters.
Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Alan Hale, Sidney Toler
Votes: 3,455
Release date September 15, 1936 Directed by Harry Lachman Stan Laurel ... Stan Laurel / Alf Laurel Oliver Hardy ... Oliver 'Ollie' Hardy / Bert Hardy Virginia Grey ... Pirate's Club Customer
12. Secret Agent (1936)
Not Rated | 86 min | Mystery, Thriller
After three British Agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: John Gielgud, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Young, Peter Lorre
Votes: 9,045
Release date 15 June 1936 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
13. 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
Release date February 7, 1936 Directed by Leo McCarey Harold Lloyd ... Burleigh 'Tiger' Sullivan Anthony Quinn ... Todd Fight Spectator (uncredited)
14. Sabotage (1936)
Not Rated | 76 min | Crime, Thriller
A Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Oscar Homolka, Desmond Tester, John Loder
Votes: 18,751
Release date 2 December 1936 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
15. The Bohemian Girl (1936)
Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Musical
A band of Gypsies is camped outside the walls of Count Arnheim's palace. Oliver's wife kidnaps the Count's daughter Arline, then leaves the child and runs off with her lover, Devilshoof. ... See full summary »
Directors: James W. Horne, Charley Rogers, Hal Roach | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Thelma Todd, Antonio Moreno
Votes: 2,240
Release date February 14, 1936 Directed by James W. Horne & Charles Rogers Stan Laurel ... Stan Oliver Hardy ... Ollie Paulette Goddard...Gypsy Vagabond
16. Winds of the Wasteland (1936)
Passed | 55 min | Drama, Western
The arrival of the telegraph put Pony Express riders like John Blair and his pal Smoky out of work. A race will decide whether they or Stageline owner Drake get the government mail contract.
Director: Mack V. Wright | Stars: John Wayne, Phyllis Fraser, Lew Kelly, Douglas Cosgrove
Votes: 1,159
Release date July 6, 1936 Directed by Mack V. Wright John Wayne ... John Blair
17. On the Wrong Trek (1936)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Comedy
Charlie relates his harrowing vacation to his co-workers, including his encounter with two confused, derby-hatted hitchikers.
Directors: Charley Chase, Harold Law | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, Rosina Lawrence
Votes: 476
Release date April 18, 1936 Directed by Harold Law Oliver Hardy ... Hitchhiker Stan Laurel ... Hitchhiker
18. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
Passed | 102 min | Drama, Family
An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Freddie Bartholomew, Dolores Costello, C. Aubrey Smith, Guy Kibbee
Votes: 2,521
Release date March 4, 1936 Directed by John Cromwell
19. Donald and Pluto (1936)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
Plumber Donald is using a large magnet in his work. When he drops it, it causes trouble for Pluto, especially after Pluto swallows it. Things begin clinging to him, especially his metal dog dish.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Lee Millar, Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,002
Release date September 10, 1936 Directed by Ben Sharpsteen Donald Duck
20. I Love to Singa (1936)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A spoof of Al Jolson's "The Jazz Singer", a strict piano teaching owl is cursed with a son who "loves to singa", but only jazz.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Billy Bletcher, Tommy Bond, Lou Fulton
Votes: 2,100
Release date July 18, 1936 Directed by Fred Avery
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