Friday, November 30, 2007

Best films of the 1930s

There is a brilliantly competent chronological list of 39 of the best films of the 1930s here: http://www.epinions.com/content_4059996292

Follow the link to get descriptions of the films, plus a 'bubbling under/almosts include" list.

1. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) Director Lewis Milestone
2. M (1931), Germany, directed by Fritz Lang
3. Le Million (1931), France, directed by Rene Clair
4. Vampyr (1931), aka The Vampire or Vampyr, Ou L'Etrange Aventure de David Gray, France/Germany, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer
5. La Chienne (1931), aka The bbitch or Isn't Life a Bitc…h?, France/US, directed by Jean Renoir
6.Dracula (1931) Director: Tod Browning
7. Trouble in Paradise (1932) Director Ernst Lubitsch
8. Boudu Saved From Drowning (1932), aka Boudu Sauve des Eaux, France, directed by Jean Renoir
9.. Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1932) directed by Rouben Mamoulian
10. Freaks (1932) Director Tod Browning
11. Scarface (1932) Director Howard Hawks
12. Horsefeathers (1932) Directed by Norman Z McLeod
14. I'm No Angel (1933) Director Wesley Ruggles & uncredited Mae West
15. King Kong (1933) Director Merian C. Cooper Special Effects Willis O’Brien
16. Duck Soup (1933) Director Leo McCarey
17. Sons of the Desert (1933) Director William A Seiter
18.Zero de Conduite (1933), aka Zero for Conduct, France, directed by Jean Vigo
19. Island of Lost Souls (1933) Director Erie C. Kenton
20. 42nd Street (1933) Director Lloyd Bacon
21. It Happened One Night (1934) Director Frank Capra
22. It’s a Gift (1934) Director Norman Z McLeod
23. L'Atalante (1934), aka Le Chaland Qui Passe, France, directed by Jean Vigo
24. Twentieth Century (1934) Director Howard Hawks
25. The Old Fashioned Way (1934) Director William Beaudine and uncredited W.C. Fields
26.. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)Director: James Whale
27. The 39 Steps (1935- British) Director Alfred Hitchcock
28. Swing Time (1936) Director George Stevens
29. Modern Times (1936) Director Charlie Chaplin
30. Dodsworth (1936) Director William Wyler
31. Mr Deeds Goes to Town (1936) Directory Frank Capra
32. The Awful Truth (1937) Director Leo McCarey
33. Grand Illusion (1937 - French) Director Jean Renoir
34. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Directed by Michael Curtiz
35. Bringing Up Baby (1938) Director Howard Hawks
36. The Wizard of Oz (1939) Director, Victor Fleming
37. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) Director William Dieterle
38. The Rules of the Game (1939) Director Jean Renoir
39. Le Jour Se Leve (1939), aka Daybreak, France, directed by Marcel Carne

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