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1. Dinner at Eight (1933)

Passed | 111 min | Drama

Affluent Millicent and Oliver Jordan throw a dinner for a handful of wealthy and/or well-born acquaintances, each of whom has much to reveal.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Marie Dressler, John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow

Votes: 9,014 | Gross: $4.58M

2. A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

Not Rated | 128 min | Drama, History, Romance

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution.

Directors: Jack Conway, Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allan, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen

Votes: 6,297

3. Camille (1936)

Passed | 109 min | Drama, Romance

A 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.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan

Votes: 8,745 | Gross: $1.15M

4. Hollywood Party (1937)

Approved | 21 min | Comedy, Short, Musical

Elissa Landi and Charley Chase host a Chinese-themed tea party near the Southern California seashore complete with musical entertainment, a fashion show, and attended by Hollywood celebrities.

Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Elissa Landi, Joe Morrison, Leon Errol, Al Lyons Band

Votes: 237

5. Anna Karenina (1935)

Passed | 95 min | Drama, Romance

The married Anna Karenina falls in love with Count Vronsky despite her husband's refusal to grant a divorce, and both must contend with the social repercussions.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Freddie Bartholomew, Maureen O'Sullivan

Votes: 5,792 | Gross: $0.87M

6. Flesh and the Devil (1926)

Passed | 112 min | Drama

Childhood friends are torn apart when one of them marries the woman the other fiercely loves.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson, Barbara Kent

Votes: 4,631 | Gross: $1.61M

7. Night Must Fall (1937)

Passed | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

When a rich but cantankerous dowager on an isolated estate hires an engaging handyman, her niece/companion becomes suspicious of his motives.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, May Whitty, Alan Marshal

Votes: 2,940

8. The Merry Widow (1934)

Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

When a small kingdom's main taxpayer leaves for Paris, its king dispatches a dashing count to win back her allegiance.

Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Edward Everett Horton, Marcel Vallée

Votes: 3,255

9. Romeo and Juliet (1936)

Passed | 125 min | Drama, Romance

Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Conway Tearle

Votes: 2,227

10. Maytime (1937)

Passed | 132 min | Drama, Musical, Mystery

An aging opera singer looks back on her long life, including her relationships with her vocal teacher and a student.

Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, John Barrymore, Herman Bing

Votes: 1,182

11. Hollywood Party (1934)

Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Musical

Jimmy Durante is jungle star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake lions. So when Baron Munchausen comes to town with real man-eating lions, Durante throws a big ... See full summary »

Directors: Richard Boleslawski, Allan Dwan, Edmund Goulding, Russell Mack, Charles Reisner, Roy Rowland, George Stevens, Sam Wood | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jimmy Durante, Jack Pearl

Votes: 1,066

12. Sadie McKee (1934)

Approved | 93 min | Drama, Romance

A working girl's fortunes improve when she marries into money, but happiness is not so easily won.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Joan Crawford, Gene Raymond, Franchot Tone, Edward Arnold

Votes: 1,605

13. The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)

Passed | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

An ex-sailor turned boxer finds romance and gets a shot at the heavyweight title.

Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Howard Hawks | Stars: Myrna Loy, Max Baer, Primo Carnera, Jack Dempsey

Votes: 1,070

14. Riptide (1934)

Passed | 92 min | Drama, Romance

Mary is an impetuous romantic who marries British aristocrat Lord Philip Rexford on a whim. Their marriage is successful, though, and they grow closer over the years.

Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Herbert Marshall, Mrs. Patrick Campbell

Votes: 682

15. Another Language (1933)

Approved | 77 min | Drama

Stella and Victor meet in Europe, fall deeply in love, and marry soon thereafter. Then they sail back to the States to meet Victor's family, and the honeymoon is over: Victor's family, ... See full summary »

Director: Edward H. Griffith | Stars: Louise Closser Hale, John Beal, Henry Travers, Margaret Hamilton

Votes: 398

16. The Solitaire Man (1933)

Passed | 67 min | Crime, Romance

Oliver Lane is "The Solitaire Man," a renowned jewel thief who is ready to retire and marry Helen, his partner in crime and his one true love. Their plans are shattered when another member ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Herbert Marshall, Mary Boland, Lionel Atwill, May Robson

Votes: 312

17. The Night Is Young (1935)

Passed | 81 min | Romance, Musical, Drama

Austrian Emperor Franz Josef has arranged a marriage for his nephew, the Archduke Paul Gustave - nicknamed Gustl - to the suitable Princess Matilda, a woman Gustl can't even remember. He is... See full summary »

Director: Dudley Murphy | Stars: Ramon Novarro, Evelyn Laye, Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel

Votes: 282

18. Sworn Enemy (1936)

Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Hank Sherman is a law student who stumbles into a job as a chauffeur for a wealthy businessman and, in the process, falls in love with his boss' beautiful assistant Margaret. His job ... See full summary »

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Robert Young, Florence Rice, Joseph Calleia, Lewis Stone

Votes: 234

19. The Stranger's Return (1933)

89 min | Comedy, Drama

A divorcée leaves New York to visit her grandfather's farm and recover in the Midwest, where she unexpectedly falls in love with a married farmer.

Director: King Vidor | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Miriam Hopkins, Franchot Tone, Stuart Erwin

Votes: 504

20. Should Ladies Behave (1933)

Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Drama

An unhappy couple watch as their daughter throws herself at an older man because he is a sophisticated artist. The daughter doesn't know that her aunt is the man's lover. At a weekend ... See full summary »

Director: Harry Beaumont | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Alice Brady, Conway Tearle, Katharine Alexander

Votes: 233

21. Exit Smiling (1926)

Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Romance

A maid who works for a traveling theatrical troupe wants desperately to be an actress, and manages to get some small roles in the company's productions, but is determined to do anything she... See full summary »

Director: Sam Taylor | Stars: Beatrice Lillie, Jack Pickford, Doris Lloyd, DeWitt Jennings

Votes: 518

22. Over the Counter (1932)

Passed | 18 min | Musical, Short

The staff at Drake's Department Store is exasperated because Mr. Drake, the store owner and president, has let his adult son Freddy run rampant at the store despite knowing that he is a ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Cummings | Stars: Sidney Toler, Franklin Pangborn, Emerson Treacy, Eleanor Thatcher

Votes: 170

23. This Side of Heaven (1934)

Passed | 77 min | Drama, Romance

A family man. (Lionel Barrymore) becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.

Director: William K. Howard | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Fay Bainter, Mae Clarke, Tom Brown

Votes: 295

24. Baby Mine (1928)

60 min | Comedy

A young chiropractor is tricked by a tall, homely girl into marriage, but he ducks out the morning after the honeymoon. Months go by and he learns that his bride has become a mother. ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Karl Dane, George K. Arthur, Charlotte Greenwood, Louise Lorraine

25. Women Are Trouble (1936)

Passed | 58 min | Crime, Drama

When Prohibition ends, the mobsters move into the "protection" racket; those who do not pay are knocked off. Small-town reporter Ruth wants a job at the big-city paper, but the editor will ... See full summary »

Director: Errol Taggart | Stars: Stuart Erwin, Paul Kelly, Florence Rice, Margaret Irving

Votes: 126

26. Becky (1927)

70 min | Comedy, Romance

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Director: John P. McCarthy | Stars: Sally O'Neil, Owen Moore, Harry Crocker, Gertrude Olmstead

27. On Ze Boulevard (1927)

Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Crime

Gaston, a French waiter, wins a large sum of money in a gambling pool and embarks on a wild spending spree while his sweetheart, Musette, who has always been practical and thrifty, ... See full summary »

Director: Harry F. Millarde | Stars: Lew Cody, Renée Adorée, Anton Vaverka, Dorothy Sebastian

Votes: 10

28. We Went to College (1936)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy

Phil is high strung and needs a rest so Nina talks him into going to the Sutter College homecoming. He takes his wife and Glenn, who was another classmate, to have some fun and get a brick ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Charles Butterworth, Walter Abel, Hugh Herbert, Una Merkel

Votes: 125

29. Tin Hats (1926)

70 min | Comedy

At Armistice time, three members of the A. E. F. become separated from their regiment attempting to retrieve some souvenirs. Looking for their company, they cycle into a Rhenish village and... See full summary »

Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Conrad Nagel, Claire Windsor, George Cooper, Bert Roach