Thirties
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1. Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror (1938)
Not Rated | 70 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Sexton Blake and Tinker foil criminal plot connected with the Tongs, and master-minded by "famous stamp collector" and millionaire.
Director: George King | Stars: George Curzon, Tod Slaughter, Greta Gynt, Tony Sympson
Votes: 261
2. Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
Approved | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a prominent official is murdered at a banquet honoring Charle Chan, the detective and son Lee team up to expose an opium-smuggling ring.
Director: James Tinling | Stars: Warner Oland, Irene Hervey, Jon Hall, Russell Hicks
Votes: 1,601
3. La llorona (1933)
73 min | Horror, Mystery
In modern day Mexico, a man on the street is supernaturally killed after hearing the eerie sound of a wailing woman. We then arrive at the manor of an upper class family, who are ... See full summary »
Director: Ramón Peón | Stars: Ramón Pereda, Virginia Zurí, Carlos Orellana, Adriana Lamar
Votes: 343
4. Kaibyô nazo no shamisen (1938)
74 min | Horror
In this pre-war classic, a jealous stage actress named Mitsue murders a cat belonging to a young woman who is in love with the same man as Mitsue. The spirit of the cat returns as a vengeful ghost.
Director: Kiyohiko Ushihara | Stars: Tokusaburô Arashi, Shinpachirô Asaka, Yaeko Asano, Yuriko Asano
Votes: 115
5. Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
Passed | 67 min | Crime, Mystery
While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Sidney Toler, Phyllis Brooks, Victor Sen Yung, Eddie Collins
Votes: 1,843
6. The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930)
Passed | 73 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
The villainous master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu sets out to destroy the people he holds responsible for the death of his family.
Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: Warner Oland, O.P. Heggie, Jean Arthur, Neil Hamilton
Votes: 313
7. City in Darkness (1939)
Approved | 75 min | Crime, Mystery
While in Paris for a reunion on the eve of World War II, Charlie finds that the murder of a hated businessman leads him to a conspiracy to smuggle arms to Germany.
Director: Herbert I. Leeds | Stars: Sidney Toler, Lynn Bari, Richard Clarke, Harold Huber
Votes: 1,356
8. Come on George! (1939)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Musical
George (George Formby) is an old stable hand and is the only one who can control a jittery racehorse.
Director: Anthony Kimmins | Stars: George Formby, Pat Kirkwood, Joss Ambler, Meriel Forbes
Votes: 199
9. Murder on Diamond Row (1937)
Approved | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An out-of-favor Scotland Yard inspector (Edmund Lowe) hunts a killer diamond fence--The Squeaker (Sebastian Shaw).
Director: William K. Howard | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Sebastian Shaw, Ann Todd, Tamara Desni
Votes: 268
10. Maid in Hollywood (1934)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Thelma came to Hollywood from Joplin to be a star, but now she and her pal Patsy are ready to pack up and go home. Then, through Patsy's deviousness, Thelma gets a call to come to the ... See full summary »
Director: Gus Meins | Stars: Thelma Todd, Patsy Kelly, Constance Bergen, Don Barclay
Votes: 86
11. Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
77 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
It comes as no surprise when Inspector Hornleigh and his assistant, Sergeant Bingham, go to enjoy the winds and rains on their annual seaside vacation, when they run into a "busman's ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Forde | Stars: Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Linden Travers, Wally Patch
Votes: 239
12. Backs to Nature (1933)
20 min | Comedy, Short
The girls are going on a camping trip.
Director: Gus Meins | Stars: Thelma Todd, Patsy Kelly, Don Barclay, Alice Belcher
Votes: 98
13. Dragnet Girl (1933)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A gangster tries to find redemption with the inadvertent help of an innocent shop girl and his jealous girlfriend will do anything to keep him.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Jôji Oka, Sumiko Mizukubo, Kôji Mitsui
Votes: 1,056
14. School's Out (1930)
20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
The kids mistake Miss Crabtree's brother for a potential boyfriend, and plot to discourage him.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Norman 'Chubby' Chaney, Jackie Cooper, Dorothy DeBorba
Votes: 442
15. The Pajama Party (1931)
20 min | Comedy, Short
After running their car off the road, a society matron insists that the girls spend the evening at her mansion.
Director: Hal Roach | Stars: Zasu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Elizabeth Forrester, Eddie Dunn
Votes: 119
16. Wild Poses (1933)
Approved | 20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
An Our Gang Comedy. Spanky's parents take their reluctant boy to get his portrait taken by a prissy photographer.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Tommy Bond
Votes: 388
17. Snow-White (1933)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Trouble starts when the queen's magic mirror says Betty Boop is fairest. Cab Calloway sings "St. James Infirmary Blues."
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Roland Crandall | Stars: Cab Calloway, Billy Murray, Mae Questel
Votes: 2,216
18. Bimbo's Initiation (1931)
Not Rated | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bimbo the dog is initiated into a secret society in a sadistic 'fun house'; then Betty Boop (with dog's ears) takes a hand.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Grim Natwick | Stars: Margie Hines, Billy Murray, William Pennell, Mae Questel
Votes: 1,704
19. Whispering Whoopee (1930)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Charley hires three "party girls" to help him land a business deal.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Charley Chase, Thelma Todd, Anita Garvin, Dolores Brinkman
Votes: 174
20. You Made Me Love You (1933)
70 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A rich American businessman in London makes believe he's lost all his money so that his daughter will marry a composer.
Director: Monty Banks | Stars: Stanley Lupino, Thelma Todd, John Loder, Gerald Rawlinson
Votes: 122
21. Minnie the Moocher (1932)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Betty Boop and Bimbo run away from home, but that night they are scared by a chorus of ghosts singing the title song.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra, Cab Calloway, Billy Murray, William Pennell
Votes: 1,723
22. Red Hot Mamma (1934)
R | 7 min | Animation, Short
Betty Boop, sleepless on a freezing night, builds a nice hot fire which proves too much of a good thing; in a dream she visits Hell, sings "Hell's Bells, " and makes Hell freeze over!
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Star: Bonnie Poe
Votes: 324
23. Blotto (1930)
Approved | 26 min | Short, Comedy
Stan fakes receiving a telegram so he can go to a club with Ollie and a bottle of his unsuspecting wife's liquor, but she overhears his plans.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Anita Garvin, Baldwin Cooke
Votes: 1,813
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