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1. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Passed | 129 min | Drama
An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin
Votes: 99,983 | Gross: $0.06M
2. All the King's Men (1949)
Approved | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir
The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.
Director: Robert Rossen | Stars: Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek
Votes: 16,594
3. Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Passed | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Hollywood director John L. Sullivan sets out to experience life as a homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie.
Director: Preston Sturges | Stars: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest
Votes: 28,528
4. San Francisco (1936)
Passed | 115 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A Barbary Coast saloonkeeper and a Nob Hill impresario are rivals for the affections of a beautiful singer, both personally and professionally, in 1906 San Francisco.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy, Jack Holt
Votes: 6,105
5. Horses' Collars (1935)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Western, Short
The Stooges are private detectives in the Old West trying to help a girl recover an IOU from a bad guy. Their attempts to steal the IOU from the villain's wallet, then from a safe, meet ... See full summary »
Director: Clyde Bruckman | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Dorothea Kent
Votes: 760
6. Streets of Laredo (1949)
Passed | 93 min | Drama, Western
An outlaw separates from his two partners in crime after they join the Texas Rangers, and he continues to commit daring robberies.
Director: Leslie Fenton | Stars: William Holden, Macdonald Carey, Mona Freeman, William Bendix
Votes: 793
7. The Nevadan (1950)
Approved | 81 min | Western
A mysterious stranger crosses paths with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Randolph Scott, Dorothy Malone, Forrest Tucker, Frank Faylen
Votes: 1,225
8. She (1935)
Passed | 101 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
A group of explorers search of the legendary "flame of life," a mysterious force that bestows immortality.
Directors: Lansing C. Holden, Irving Pichel | Stars: Helen Gahagan, Randolph Scott, Helen Mack, Nigel Bruce
Votes: 1,906
9. Way Out West (1937)
Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Family, Western
Stanley and Ollie are enlisted to deliver the deed to a goldmine in a small village, only for it to be stolen.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Sharon Lynn, James Finlayson
Votes: 8,994
10. None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
Passed | 113 min | Drama, Romance
When an itinerant reluctantly returns home to help his sickly mother run her shop, they are both tempted to turn to crime to help make ends meet.
Director: Clifford Odets | Stars: Cary Grant, Ethel Barrymore, Barry Fitzgerald, June Duprez
Votes: 2,828
11. The Sea of Grass (1947)
Passed | 123 min | Drama, Western
On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Robert Walker, Melvyn Douglas
Votes: 2,439
12. The Bank Dick (1940)
Not Rated | 72 min | Comedy
Henpecked Egbert Sousé has comic adventures as a substitute film director and unlikely bank guard.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Evelyn Del Rio
Votes: 7,804
13. My Little Chickadee (1940)
Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Western
After a scandal runs a gold-digger out of town, she meets a con artist and becomes embroiled in a string of petty deceits.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: Mae West, W.C. Fields, Joseph Calleia, Dick Foran
Votes: 3,061
14. Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
Passed | 91 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A cowboy competes with a gambling tycoon on the Barbary Coast for the hand of a beautiful dance-hall queen.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut, William Frawley
Votes: 1,645
15. Dakota (1945)
Passed | 82 min | Western
In 1871 Dakota, two crooked businessmen oppose the local wheat farmers and the railroad development to control the town of Fargo.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond
Votes: 1,704
16. Three Faces West (1940)
Approved | 79 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Austrian refugees Dr Braun and his daughter Leni join the town's plan to relocate to Oregon. The town leader falls for Leni, but she is betrothed to the man who helped them escape from the Third Reich.
Director: Bernard Vorhaus | Stars: John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie, Charles Coburn, Spencer Charters
Votes: 966
17. Lust for Gold (1949)
Passed | 90 min | Romance, Western
Fortune seeker Barry Storm stumbles onto some clues that may lead him to the fabulous Lost Dutchman Mine, but others have tried and been murdered.
Directors: S. Sylvan Simon, George Marshall | Stars: Ida Lupino, Glenn Ford, Gig Young, William Prince
Votes: 1,699
18. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Musical
A filmmaker attempts to sell a surreal script he has written, which comes to life as he pitches it.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: W.C. Fields, Gloria Jean, Leon Errol, Billy Lenhart
Votes: 2,642
19. The Desperadoes (1943)
Approved | 87 min | Western
A wanted outlaw arrives in town to rob a bank that has already been held up! His past and his friendship with the sheriff land them both in trouble.
Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes
Votes: 1,619
20. The Big Shot (1942)
Approved | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Fearing life in prison for a fourth offense, convict Duke Berne pulls out of an armored car robbery, planned by his crooked lawyer, but he is framed for the robbery anyway.
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Irene Manning, Richard Travis, Susan Peters
Votes: 1,340
21. Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
Approved | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WW2 hero Joe Miracle steals the money from the club's safe and hides in a settlement home, while the mob is on his tail.
Directors: Gordon Douglas, Henry Levin | Stars: Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, John Ireland, Beulah Bondi
Votes: 1,259
22. New Frontier (1939)
Approved | 57 min | Drama, Western
The Three Mesquiteers convince a group of settlers to exchange their present property for some which, unbeknownst to our good guys, is going to be worthless. They are captured before they can warn the ranchers.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Raymond Hatton, Jennifer Jones
Votes: 692
23. Lost in a Harem (1944)
Passed | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.
Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marilyn Maxwell, John Conte
Votes: 1,289
24. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Family
The owner of a debt-ridden circus contends with pursuing bill collectors and sheriffs, and his beloved daughter's relationships with one of his performers and a stuffy but wealthy young man.
Directors: George Marshall, Edward F. Cline | Stars: W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Votes: 1,886
25. Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
Passed | 55 min | Drama, Western
The Mesquiteers capture a horse thief who escapes justice through a crooked judge. They gather signatures urging the governor to investigate but a friend with the petition is murdered. Stony is accused.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, June Martel
Votes: 484
26. The Gal Who Took the West (1949)
Approved | 84 min | Western
In order to gain passage to the West, a woman poses as an opera singer, and causes a feud between two cousins.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Charles Coburn, Scott Brady, John Russell
Votes: 330
27. Follow the Boys (1944)
Approved | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were ... See full summary »
Directors: A. Edward Sutherland, John Rawlins | Stars: George Raft, Vera Zorina, Grace McDonald, Charley Grapewin
Votes: 502
28. Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
Passed | 55 min | Drama, Western
After gold shipments from a mining town have been hijacked, the three Mesquiteers buy a plane to fly the gold out. The owner of the shipping line brings in Eastern gangsters to thwart them.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: John Wayne, Louise Brooks, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune
Votes: 542
29. Cheyenne (1947)
Passed | 99 min | Western
Wells Fargo stages are being robbed by 'The Poet' and no one can find out who he is. Wylie is a gambler who is found by the sheriff and gives him the option of going back to a questionable ... See full summary »
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyman, Janis Paige, Bruce Bennett
Votes: 624
30. Green Light (1937)
Passed | 85 min | Drama, Romance
A brilliant young surgeon takes the blame for a colleague when a botched surgery causes a patient's death and buries himself at a wilderness research facility.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Errol Flynn, Anita Louise, Margaret Lindsay, Cedric Hardwicke
Votes: 621
31. Racing Lady (1937)
Approved | 59 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A shrewd millionaire who owns races horses for publicity for his automobile business, claims ownership of a female horse trainer's thoroughbred in order to get the trainer.
Director: Wallace Fox | Stars: Ann Dvorak, Smith Ballew, Harry Carey, Berton Churchill
Votes: 155
32. Jeepers Creepers (I) (1939)
Approved | 69 min | Comedy, Western
A greedy land baron tries to cheat a family out of its land because he secretly knows there's oil under it.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Leon Weaver, Frank Weaver, June Weaver, Roy Rogers
Votes: 120
33. Juke Girl (1942)
Passed | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Danny and Steve are migrant farm workers who wind up in Cat Tail, Florida. Cat Tail is run by Madden Packing and Danny works for Madden while Steve works for the underdog farmer named Nick.... See full summary »
Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Richard Whorf, George Tobias
Votes: 545
34. Man of Conquest (1939)
Passed | 105 min | History, War, Western
The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas.
Director: George Nicholls Jr. | Stars: Richard Dix, Gail Patrick, Joan Fontaine, Edward Ellis
Votes: 194
35. Sensations of 1945 (1944)
Approved | 86 min | Music, Romance
Father and son press agents fail to see things eye to eye, in the final screen appearance of comedian W.C. Fields.
Director: Andrew L. Stone | Stars: Eleanor Powell, Dennis O'Keefe, C. Aubrey Smith, Eugene Pallette
Votes: 185
36. Under Western Stars (1938)
Passed | 65 min | Adventure, Western
Roy is elected to Congress to bring the misery of the "dustbowl" of the 1930s to the attention of Washington politicians.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes, Maple City Four
Votes: 425
37. The Millerson Case (1947)
Approved | 72 min | Crime, Mystery
In the 8th film of Columbia's "Crime Doctor" series, Dr. Robert Ordway is vacationing in the Blue Ridge Mountains district of West Virginia when a typhoid epidemic breaks out. Three deaths ... See full summary »
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Warner Baxter, Nancy Saunders, Clem Bevans, Griff Barnett
Votes: 303
38. And the Angels Sing (1944)
Approved | 96 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
The singing/dancing Angel sisters, Nancy (Dorothy Lamour), Bobby (Betty Hutton), Josie (Diana Lynn) and Patti (Mimi Chandler), aren't interested in performing together, and this plays havoc... See full summary »
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Dorothy Lamour, Fred MacMurray, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn
Votes: 221
39. Poppy (1936)
Passed | 73 min | Comedy
Carny con artist and snake-oil salesman Eustace McGargle tries to stay one step ahead of the sheriff but is completely devoted to his beloved daughter Poppy.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: W.C. Fields, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Cromwell, Catherine Doucet
Votes: 755
40. Miss Polly (1941)
Passed | 45 min | Comedy, Romance
A town's rigid forced morality rules stifle young people so severely that the town has gone two years without a marriage. Miss Polly conspires to help a couple overcome the meddling do-gooders.
Director: Fred Guiol | Stars: Zasu Pitts, Slim Summerville, Kathleen Howard, Brenda Forbes
Votes: 231
41. Argentine Nights (1940)
Approved | 75 min | Comedy, Music
An all-girl band flees to Argentina to avoid their creditors.
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: The Ritz Brothers, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz
Votes: 67
42. Long Pants (1927)
60 min | Comedy
Harry Shelby receives his first pair of long pants. He immediately falls in love with a cocaine-smuggling flapper named Bebe. When Bebe is imprisoned, he decides to rescue her; to do this, ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Harry Langdon, Gladys Brockwell, Alan Roscoe, Priscilla Bonner
Votes: 585
43. Silver Queen (1942)
PG | 80 min | Western
A well-known and confident young woman from the Barbary Coast decides to give up her chance at love in order to succeed in card games.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: George Brent, Priscilla Lane, Bruce Cabot, Lynne Overman
Votes: 200
44. The Valiant Hombre (1948)
Approved | 60 min | Western
The Cisco Kid (Duncan Renaldo) and Pancho (Leo Carrillo) find a dog, Daisy (played by Daisy), grieving for its lost master. Cisco senses a plot when he later learns that the missing man, ... See full summary »
Director: Wallace Fox | Stars: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, John Litel, Barbara Billingsley
Votes: 35
45. Wild West Days (1937)
Approved | 268 min | Western
Retired lawman Kentucky Wade and his three buddies, Mike Morales, "Dude" Hanford, and "Trigger" Benton come to Brimstone and help their friends Larry Munro and his sister, Lucy, in their ... See full summary »
Directors: Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith | Stars: Johnny Mack Brown, George Shelley, Lynn Gilbert, Frank Yaconelli
Votes: 99
46. They All Come Out (1939)
Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama
A "Crime Doesn't Pay" morality drama about a young man sentenced to a prison term and attempts by the system to rehabilitate jailed criminals.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Rita Johnson, Tom Neal, Bernard Nedell, Edward Gargan
Votes: 315
47. Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
Passed | 89 min | Crime, Drama
A G-man goes undercover to infiltrate a gang, helping the group's leader escape from prison to gain his trust.
Director: J. Walter Ruben | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Jean Arthur, Chester Morris, Joseph Calleia
Votes: 673
48. The Mighty McGurk (1947)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
"Slag" McGurk, a former boxing champ living on memories of glories past, spends his days and nights as a bouncer/braggert/boozer at Glenson's saloon. But when "Slag" stumbles upon a young ... See full summary »
Director: John Waters | Stars: Wallace Beery, Dean Stockwell, Edward Arnold, Aline MacMahon
Votes: 244
49. King of the Cowboys (1943)
Passed | 73 min | Western
Saboteurs are blowing up government warehouses (during World War II). Roy and his pals work undercover to put an end to their operations.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Smiley Burnette, Bob Nolan
Votes: 298
50. Santa Fe Saddlemates (1945)
Approved | 58 min | Drama, Western
Governor Price sends Sunset Carson to investigate a smuggling ring which is baffling the Border Patrol. Newspaper woman Ann Morton is working incognito in the saloon waiting for a break on ... See full summary »
Directors: Thomas Carr, Yakima Canutt | Stars: Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling, Olin Howland, Roy Barcroft
Votes: 64