1936
Movies I've watched that were released in 1936.
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- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyJames StewartPrivate detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora are back home at last and hoping for a quiet New Year when there is a murder. The obvious suspect is his wife, Nora's cousin, Selma.
- DirectorDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsEverett ClarkJack MercerGus WickeBetty Boop is incensed at her farmer neighbor's cruelty to his animals. But the inventive Grampy knows how to teach him a lesson.
- DirectorWalter LantzManuel MorenoStarsBernice HansenOswald Rabbit, his dog and a duck family are going to the beach. While Oswald goes fishing, his dog and the unattended little ducklings are teasing each other with pranks and high jinks ensue.
- DirectorDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsClarence NashMae QuestelBetty tries a regime of exercise, but her weight loss gets out of hand. She sings "Keep Your Girlish Figure."
- DirectorDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsJack MercerMae QuestelThe Little King, comic strip character, meets Betty Boop.
- DirectorRené BertrandJean PainlevéPerrault's fairy tale presented in claymation with choral voices. Bluebeard goes courting, all six of his wives having died. He arrives at the house of a widow with two daughters. He's greatly feared, but he overcomes objections with a generous dowry. One sister (Anne) refuses him; the other accepts. At his castle, the damsel delights in precious minutes away from Bluebeard in the rose garden. The Saracens declare war; Bluebeard goes off to fight them, leaving the keys to the castle in the damsel's hands. He warns her not to enter the forbidden room. As war rages, she discovers riches in the castle and then enters the forbidden room. Will Bluebeard discover her act? Can she escape death?
- DirectorGeorge CukorStarsGreta GarboRobert TaylorLionel BarrymoreA Parisian courtesan must choose between the young man who loves her and the callous baron who wants her, even as her own health begins to fail.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsJeane CowanVerna DeaneMelvin J. GibbyA visit to a Hollywood nightclub, featuring caricatures of, among others, Walter Winchell, Hugh Herbert, W.C. Fields, Katharine Hepburn, Ned Sparks, Johnny Weissmuller, Lupe Velez, John Barrymore, Harpo Marx, George Arliss, 'Mae West', Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, 'Clark Gable', Edna May Oliver, Gary Cooper, The Dionne Quintuplets, Groucho Marx, Helen Morgan, Wallace Beery, 'Edward G. Robinson' and George Raft.
- DirectorDavid HandWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigClarence NashMorty Citymouse invites his cousin Abner Countrymouse for a visit and shows him the ways of the big city, including traps, eating quietly, and busy traffic.
- DirectorDorothy ArznerStarsRosalind RussellJohn BolesBillie BurkeA domineering woman marries a wealthy man for his money, and then uses her position to further her own ambitions for money and power.
- DirectorJean RenoirStarsSylvia BatailleJane MarkenGeorges D'ArnouxThe family of a Parisian shop-owner spends a day in the country. The daughter falls in love with a man at the inn, where they spend the day.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigBernice HansenClarence NashA little elephant is ashamed of his trunk until he saves his tiger girlfriend with it by using it as a fire hose when her house burns.
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsMae WestWarren WilliamRandolph ScottA movie star, stranded in the country, trifles with a young man's affections.
- DirectorDave FleischerDave TendlarStarsEverett ClarkMargie HinesMae QuestelBetty Boop and Little Jimmy are prevented by a thunderstorm from going to the carnival; the inventive Grampy devises a substitute
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsJack MercerMae QuestelA stray kitten wanders into Betty Boop's house, gets sick on candy, and is cured with catnip by Betty and Pudgy the pup.
- DirectorTex AveryStarsTex AveryBilly BletcherTommy BondA 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.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsMae WestVictor McLaglenPhillip ReedCarlton Rose, a girl known as "the Frisco Doll" escapes to Alaska after accidentally killing her guard.
- DirectorJean RenoirStarsJean GabinSuzy PrimLouis JouvetA charismatic thief makes friends with a bankrupt baron who comes to live in the thief's slum. Meanwhile the thief seeks the love of a young woman, who is held emotionally captive by her slumlord family.
- DirectorDavid HandHamilton LuskeStarsDon BrodiePinto ColvigWalt DisneyA friend shipped Mickey a baby elephant, Bobo (not, apparently, related to the Warner Bros. Bobo) as a playmate for Pluto. Pluto's first introduction is to Bobo's trunk, through a fence. He's not thrilled, and marches away. The playful Bobo grabs Pluto's tail and follows. Pluto's devil self tells him he's being replaced, and tells him to attack with red pepper.
- DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinPaulette GoddardHenry BergmanThe Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
- DirectorDave FleischerThomas JohnsonStarsMax FleischerMae QuestelIn a return to the 'Out of the Inkwell' format, Betty Boop invents a 'pep' formula to speed up lazy Pudgy, but it escapes into the 'real world' with rapid results.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMickey Mouse and Donald Duck, with the help of Goofy the iceman, try to move out before the sheriff can sell off their furniture.
- DirectorGregory La CavaStarsWilliam PowellCarole LombardAlice BradyA scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
- DirectorDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsJack MercerMae QuestelA caterwauling cat annoys Betty Boop and Pudgy; the latter tries cat-chasing, but bites off more than he can chew.
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsHarland EvansThe Four BlackbirdsGeraldine HarrisThe fish and frogs gather at the old mill pond to hear a jazz concert. Performers include caricatures of Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, and tap dancer Bill Robinson ("Bojangles").
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsJack MercerMae QuestelLou FleischerThe legendary sailors Popeye and Sindbad do battle to see which one is the greatest.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsJayne ShadduckBernice HansenLeone Le DouxChristmas morning, and two puppies (and their children) are up early. The pups are frightened by a large stuffed dog, a train set, a crying doll, a toy tank, and other toys. By the time the parents are up, the pups and the other toys have managed to break just about all the toys.
- DirectorLouis J. GasnierStarsDorothy ShortKenneth CraigLillian MilesCautionary tale that features a fictionalized take on marijuana use. A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to "reefer" cigarettes by holding wild parties with jazz music.
- DirectorDave FleischerDave TendlarStarsEverett ClarkJack MercerMae QuestelAt Betty Boop's Animal Hospital, various species have appropriate ailments. Morale becomes a problem; Professor Grampy to the rescue!
- DirectorGeorge StevensStarsFred AstaireGinger RogersVictor MooreRoguish 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.
- DirectorWilliam Cameron MenziesStarsRaymond MasseyEdward ChapmanRalph RichardsonThe story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.
- DirectorDavid HandStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigIn their quest for survival, the Three Mouseketeers continually outwit Captain Katt. While he is in pursuit of them, the blind mice get mixed up in a collection of bottles, confusing Katt and causing him to be caught in his own traps.
- DirectorBurt GillettDavid HandStarsAlyce ArdellLeone Le DouxBonnie PoeTwo frivolous pigs blow the "wolf" horn one too many times and Practical Pig ignores them. The Big Bad Wolf and Three Little Wolves capture the pigs and eventually Practical Pig manages to rescue them in nick of time with "Wolf Pacifier."
- DirectorDavid HandStarsPinto ColvigClarence NashPurv PullenMickey has been reading Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There", and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive. He eats a walnut, which makes him briefly larger, then small. He dances around a lot, ultimately doing a major number with a deck of cards. He dances with the queen, making the king jealous. He comes after Mickey with swords, and Mickey defends himself with a sewing needle. Mickey gets the upper hand, and the king calls for reinforcements. Mickey finds himself chased by several decks, which throw their spots at him. He turns on a fan and blows them away, back through the mirror, where his alarm is ringing.
- DirectorLee BlairPaul FennellWilliam HannaStarsDelos JewkesJ. Donald WilsonDwarfs greet the coming of spring by manufacturing various bright colours.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsAlyce ArdellMarcellite GarnerEddie HoldenA sequel to The Tortoise and the Hare (1935), Max Hare and Toby Tortoise are competing again, this time mismatched in the boxing ring.
- DirectorDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsMae QuestelBetty Boop is training a flock of pigeons, but one stray leads Pudgy the pup on a precarious chase over the rooftops.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsJack MercerMae QuestelWhile Betty Boop is away, the kittens get into mischief. Will Pudgy the Pup take the blame as usual?
- DirectorDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsJack MercerMae QuestelPudgy the pup tries to emulate a tough bulldog, but Betty Boop sings him the error of his ways.