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Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor (1920-39) and Gold Medal (1944-68) winning films

by cts-6 • Created 10 years ago • Modified 10 years ago
A list of the films selected by annual readers polls in the once-venerable movie fan magazine. "Photoplay" was published from 1911 to 1980. In addition the break from 1940 to 1943, there was also no award in 1960 (between "Pillow Talk" and "Splendor in the Grass").
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  • Bobby Connelly and Vera Gordon in Humoresque (1920)

    1. Humoresque

    19201h
    6.2 (244)
    The matriarch of a poor Jewish family nurtures her talented son's dream of being a great violinist, but as an adult, global events call for him to postpone his dream.
    DirectorFrank BorzageStarsGaston GlassVera GordonAlma Rubens
  • Richard Barthelmess and Gladys Hulette in Tol'able David (1921)

    2. Tol'able David

    19211h 39m
    7.1 (2K)
    When three thuggish men are responsible for the death of his father and the crippling of his brother, young David must choose between supporting his family or risking his life and exacting vengeance.
    DirectorHenry KingStarsRichard BarthelmessGladys HuletteWalter P. Lewis
  • Robin Hood (1922)

    3. Robin Hood

    19222h 23mNot Rated
    7.0 (2.6K)
    A nobleman becomes the vigilante Robin Hood who protects the oppressed English people from the tyrannical Prince John.
    DirectorAllan DwanStarsDouglas FairbanksWallace BeerySam De Grasse
  • The Covered Wagon (1923)

    4. The Covered Wagon

    19231h 38m
    6.6 (841)
    Two wagon caravans converge at what is now Kansas City, and combine for the westward push to Oregon. On their quest the pilgrims will experience desert heat, mountain snow, hunger, and Indian attacks. To complicate matters further, a love triangle develops, as pretty Molly must chose between Sam, a brute, and Will, the dashing captain of the other caravan. Can Will overcome the skeleton in his closet and win Molly's heart?
    DirectorJames CruzeStarsJ. Warren KerriganLois WilsonAlan Hale
  • George A. Billings in The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)

    5. The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

    19242h
    5.9 (38)
    A biographical film featuring the presidency and assassination of Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.
    DirectorPhil RosenStarsGeorge A. BillingsDanny HoyRuth Clifford
  • The Big Parade (1925)

    6. The Big Parade

    19252h 31mNot Rated
    7.9 (7.6K)
    A young American soldier witnesses the horrors of the Great War.
    DirectorsKing VidorGeorge W. HillStarsJohn GilbertRenée AdoréeHobart Bosworth
  • Noah Beery, Ronald Colman, and Ralph Forbes in Beau Geste (1926)

    7. Beau Geste

    19261h 41m
    7.0 (530)
    Michael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is reunited with his two brothers in North Africa, where they face greater danger from their own sadistic commander than from the rebellious Arabs.
    DirectorHerbert BrenonStarsRonald ColmanNeil HamiltonRalph Forbes
  • 7th Heaven (1927)

    8. 7th Heaven

    19271h 50m
    7.5 (4.4K)
    A street cleaner saves a young woman's life, and the pair slowly fall in love until war intervenes.
    DirectorFrank BorzageStarsJanet GaynorCharles FarrellBen Bard
  • Francis X. Bushman Jr., James Hall, Margaret Mann, George Meeker, and Charles Morton in Four Sons (1928)

    9. Four Sons

    19281h 40mPassed
    7.2 (981)
    A family saga in which three sons of a Bavarian widow go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany's eventual opponent.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJames HallMargaret MannCharles Morton
  • Joan Bennett and George Arliss in Disraeli (1929)

    10. Disraeli

    19291h 30mPassed
    6.1 (1.5K)
    Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchase of the Suez Canal.
    DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsGeorge ArlissDoris LloydDavid Torrence
  • All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

    11. All Quiet on the Western Front

    19302h 32mApproved91Metascore
    8.1 (70K)
    A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.
    DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsLew AyresLouis WolheimJohn Wray
  • Irene Dunne and Richard Dix in Cimarron (1931)

    12. Cimarron

    19312h 3mApproved70Metascore
    5.8 (7.3K)
    A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century.
    DirectorWesley RugglesStarsRichard DixIrene DunneEstelle Taylor
  • Fredric March and Norma Shearer in Smilin' Through (1932)

    13. Smilin' Through

    19321h 38mApproved
    6.9 (1.7K)
    The adoptive father of a young woman is horrified to learn she plans to marry the son of the man who accidentally killed her aunt years before.
    DirectorSidney FranklinStarsNorma ShearerFredric MarchLeslie Howard
  • Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Frances Dee, and Jean Parker in Little Women (1933)

    14. Little Women

    19331h 55mPassed92Metascore
    7.2 (8.3K)
    A chronicle of the lives of sisters growing up in 19th-century New England.
    DirectorGeorge CukorStarsKatharine HepburnJoan BennettPaul Lukas
  • Charles Laughton, Fredric March, and Norma Shearer in The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)

    15. The Barretts of Wimpole Street

    19341h 49mPassed
    6.9 (2.3K)
    Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.
    DirectorSidney FranklinStarsNorma ShearerFredric MarchCharles Laughton
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Naughty Marietta (1935)

    16. Naughty Marietta

    19351h 45mApproved
    6.5 (1.6K)
    In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and escapes to colonial New Orleans, where she finds an unlikely true love.
    DirectorsRobert Z. LeonardW.S. Van DykeStarsJeanette MacDonaldNelson EddyFrank Morgan
  • Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald in San Francisco (1936)

    17. San Francisco

    19361h 55mApproved
    7.1 (6.4K)
    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.
    DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsClark GableJeanette MacDonaldSpencer Tracy
  • Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, and Freddie Bartholomew in Captains Courageous (1937)

    18. Captains Courageous

    19371h 57mApproved81Metascore
    7.9 (11K)
    A spoiled brat who falls overboard from a steamship in the 1920s gets picked up by a New England fishing boat, where he's made to earn his keep by joining the crew in their work.
    DirectorVictor FlemingStarsSpencer TracyFreddie BartholomewLionel Barrymore
  • Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Sweethearts (1938)

    19. Sweethearts

    19381h 54mApproved
    6.2 (759)
    The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning to Hollywood.
    DirectorsW.S. Van DykeRobert Z. LeonardStarsJeanette MacDonaldNelson EddyFrank Morgan
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)

    20. Gone with the Wind

    19393h 58mG97Metascore
    8.2 (347K)
    A sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
    DirectorVictor FlemingStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas Mitchell
  • Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, and Risë Stevens in Going My Way (1944)

    21. Going My Way

    19442h 6mApproved90Metascore
    7.0 (14K)
    When young Father O'Malley arrives at St. Dominic's, old Father Fitzgibbon doesn't think much of his new assistant.
    DirectorLeo McCareyStarsBing CrosbyBarry FitzgeraldFrank McHugh
  • Gregory Peck and Greer Garson in The Valley of Decision (1945)

    22. The Valley of Decision

    19451h 59mApproved
    7.3 (2.5K)
    An Irish maid falls for the son of her wealthy boss, though their disapproving fathers and a bitter strike at the steel mill complicate matters.
    DirectorTay GarnettStarsGreer GarsonGregory PeckDonald Crisp
  • Ingrid Bergman and Bing Crosby in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

    23. The Bells of St. Mary's

    19452h 6mApproved
    7.2 (10K)
    At a big city Catholic school, Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and succeed in extending the school through the gift of a building.
    DirectorLeo McCareyStarsBing CrosbyIngrid BergmanHenry Travers
  • Evelyn Keyes and Larry Parks in The Jolson Story (1946)

    24. The Jolson Story

    19462h 8mApproved
    7.2 (1.9K)
    This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz. He becomes a star, falls in love with a non-Jewish dancer, and marries her. In the end he chooses success on the stage.
    DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsLarry ParksEvelyn KeyesWilliam Demarest
  • Maureen O'Hara, Robert Young, and Clifton Webb in Sitting Pretty (1948)

    25. Sitting Pretty

    19481h 23mApproved
    7.4 (2.9K)
    A family that hires a live-in babysitter is surprised when he turns out to be a man who's a quirky genius.
    DirectorWalter LangStarsRobert YoungMaureen O'HaraClifton Webb

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