Favorite Movies 1930s
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Favorite Movies 1930s

The '30s are considered the golden age of American movies. Which oldies still endure for you?

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1 Gone With the Wind
A spoiled southern belle (Vivien Leigh) falls for a married man (Leslie Howard) in this epic adaptation of the novel by Margaret Mitchell. 164 344
2 The Wizard of Oz
Judy Garland was immortalized when she sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" then got whisked off to the Technicolor land of Oz. 132 302
3 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Disney's first full-length animated movie is the tale of a princess entangled by the machinations of her evil stepmother. 96 234
4 It Happened One Night
Frank Capra's comedy tracks the misadventures of a newsman (Clark Gable) who threatens to expose a heiress-in-hiding (Claudette Colbert). 92 208
5 Frankenstein
Boris Karloff gives the definitive performance of the lurching monster in James Whale's take on the tale by Mary Shelley. 82 224
6 King Kong
Fay Wray is the damsel-in-distress who's paired up with the largest and hairiest leading man in movie history. 80 220
7 The Thin Man
A missing man's daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan) hires two saucy detectives (William Powell, Myrna Loy) to crack her convoluted case. 77 229
8 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Jimmy Stuart plays the idealistic senator who stands up to the powers-that-be in this Frank Capra classic. 68 208
9 Dracula
Bela Lugosi stars as the titular vampire who who has a Transylvanian accent that many have imitated but none have matched. 64 200
10 My Man Godfrey
Heiress Irene Bullock (Carole Lombard) cajoles an erudite, seemingly homeless man (William Powell) into becoming her family's butler. 52 198
11 Mutiny on the Bounty
Clark Gable incites a riot against the HMS Bounty's captain (played unforgettably by Charles Laughton). 37 165
12 The Public Enemy
Tom Powers (James Cagney) rises through the ranks of a Prohibition-era bootlegging operation in this drama by William Wellman. 26 144
13 Of Mice and Men
Itinerant laborers George (Burgess Meredith) and Lennie (Lon Chaney Jr.) are undone by the murder of their employer's wife (Betty Field). 20 146
14 The Adventures of Robin Hood
Errol Flynn is the titular bandit of Sherwood Forest who wins the heart of Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland) in this Academy Award winner. 19 229
15 Grand Hotel
Edmund Goulding's Best Picture winner chronicles one day inside the Grand Hotel of Berlin, with Greta Garbo starring. 11 131
16 Little Caesar
Gangster Caesar Enrico Bandello (Edward G. Robinson) is ruined in his attempt to dethrone a Chicago kingpin (Sidney Blackmer). 5 125
17 City Lights
An indigent tramp (Charlie Chaplin) befriends a blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill) who mistakes him for a millionaire. 4 172
18 Stagecoach
In this John Ford Western, a motely crew of pioneers makes its perilous way across New Mexico, led by outlaw Ringo Kid (John Wayne). 3 219
19 Captains Courageous
Spoiled-brat Harvey Cheyne (Freddie Bartholomew) falls off a cruise ship and onto the boat of Manuel Fidello (Spencer Tracy). 1 131
20 Boys Town
Oscar-winner Spencer Tracy depicts the stuggles of Fr. Edward J. Flanagan to found a community for delinquent boys. -2 132
21 Little Women
George Cukor's adaptation follows four New England girls (including Katharine Hepburn) as they marry and begin their careers. -2 144
22 Jezebel
Headstrong Julie Marsden (Bette Davis) loses her fiancé (Henry Fonda), but redeems herself during a yellow-jack outbreak as a selfless aid. -4 136
23 A Farewell to Arms
A World War I officer (Gary Cooper) falls in love a nurse (Helen Hayes), only to be undermined by a jealous friend (Adolphe Menjou). -4 118
24 The Champ
Wallace Beery plays a washed-up boxer who attempts to make a comeback in Tijuana with the lone support of his son (Jackie Cooper). -18 124
25 Cimarron
Sabra Cravat (Irene Dunne), abandoned by her muckraking husband (Richard Dix), remakes herself as a powerful Oklahoma publisher. -26 112