Re: Ten Best Films of the 1930's
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 8:29 pm
Ten Best Films of 1930
1. All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone)
2. The Blue Angel (Josef von Sternberg)
3. L'age d'Or (Luis Buñuel)
4. Hell's Angels (Howard Hughes)
5. The Divorcee (Robert Z. Leonard)
6. Morocco (Josef von Sternberg)
7. The Big House (George Hill)
8. Anna Christie (Clarence Brown)
9. The Royal Family of Broadway (Cyril Gardner & George Cukor)
10. The Dawn Patrol (Howard Hawks)
Ten Best Films of 1931
1. M (Fritz Lang)
2. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin)
3. The Front Page (Lewis Milestone)
4. Mata Hari (George Fitzmaurice)
5. Cimarron (Wesley Ruggles)
6. Frankenstein (James Whale)
7. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Rouben Mamoulian)
8. The Champ (King Vidor)
9. The Public Enemy (William A. Wellman)
10. Little Caesar (Mervyn LeRoy)
Ten Best Films of 1932
1. I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (Mervyn LeRoy)
2. Vampyr (Carl Th. Dreyer)
3. Scarface: The Shame of a Nation (Howard Hawks)
4. Grand Hotel (Edmund Goulding)
5. Freaks (Tod Browning)
6. Shanghai Express (Josef von Sternberg)
7. I Was Born, But... (Yasujiro Ozu)
8. Bird of Paradise (King Vidor)
9. Blonde Venus (Josef von Sternberg)
10. Tarzan the Ape Man (W.S. Van Dyke)
Ten Best Films of 1933
1. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey)
2. Dinner at Eight (George Cukor)
3. King Kong (Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack)
4. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (Frank Capra)
5. Cavalcade (Frank Lloyd)
6. Lady for a Day (Frank Capra)
7. The Bowery (Raoul Walsh)
8. The Invisible Man (James Whale)
9. 42nd Street (Frank Lloyd)
10. Zero for Conduct (Jean Vigo)
Ten Best Films of 1934
1. It Happened One Night (Frank Capra)
2. The Scarlet Empress (Josef von Sternberg)
3. L'Atalante (Jean Vigo)
4. Imitation of Life (John M. Stahl)
5. Of Human Bondage (John Cromwell)
6. The Thin Man (W. S. Van Dyke)
7. The Gay Divorcée (Mark Sandrich)
8. The Count of Monte Cristo (Rowland V. Lee)
9. Queen Christina (Rouben Mamoulian)
10. Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille)
Ten Best Films of 1935
1. The 39 Steps (Alfred Hitchcock)
2. The Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale)
3. Captain Blood (Michael Curtiz)
4. Mutiny on the Bounty (Frank Lloyd)
5. The Informer (John Ford)
6. Ruggles of Red Gap (Leo McCarey)
7. Anna Karenina (Clarence Brown)
8. David Copperfield (George Cukor)
9. A Tale of Two Cities (Jack Conway)
10. Top Hat (Mark Sandrich)
Ten Best Films of 1936
1. Dodsworth (William Wyler)
2. Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
3. My Man Godfrey (Gregory LaCava)
4. Fury (Fritz Lang)
5. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Frank Capra)
6. The Story of Louis Pasteur (William Dieterle)
7. Show Boat (James Whale)
8. These Three (William Wyler)
9. Swing Time (George Stevens)
10. Theodora Goes Wild (Richard Boleslawski)
Ten Best Films of 1937
1. Make Way for Tomorrow (Leo McCarey)
2. The Awful Truth (Leo McCarey)
3. Grand Illusion (Jean Renoir)
4. Lost Horizon (Frank Capra)
5. The Life of Emile Zola (William Dieterle)
6. A Star Is Born (William A. Wellman)
7. The Hurricane (John Ford)
8. Camille (George Cukor)
9. Night Must Fall (Richard Thorpe)
10. Dead End (William Wyler)
Ten Best Films of 1938
1. Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks)
2. The Lady Vanishes (Alfred Hitchcock)
3. Angels with Dirty Faces (Michael Curtiz)
4. Jezebel (William Wyler)
5. You Can't Take It With You (Frank Capra)
6. The Citadel (King Vidor)
7. The Adventures of Robin Hood (Michael Curtiz & William Keighley)
8. Pygmalion (Anthony Asquith & Leslie Howard)
9. Boys Town (Norman Taurog)
10. Holiday (George Cukor)
Ten Best Films of 1939
1. The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir)
2. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming)
3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Frank Capra)
4. Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming)
5. Dark Victory (Edmund Goulding)
6. Only Angels Have Wings (Howard Hawks)
7. Ninotchka (Ernst Lubitsch)
8. Wuthering Heights (William Wyler)
9. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (William Dieterle)
10. Stagecoach (John Ford)
1. All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone)
2. The Blue Angel (Josef von Sternberg)
3. L'age d'Or (Luis Buñuel)
4. Hell's Angels (Howard Hughes)
5. The Divorcee (Robert Z. Leonard)
6. Morocco (Josef von Sternberg)
7. The Big House (George Hill)
8. Anna Christie (Clarence Brown)
9. The Royal Family of Broadway (Cyril Gardner & George Cukor)
10. The Dawn Patrol (Howard Hawks)
Ten Best Films of 1931
1. M (Fritz Lang)
2. City Lights (Charlie Chaplin)
3. The Front Page (Lewis Milestone)
4. Mata Hari (George Fitzmaurice)
5. Cimarron (Wesley Ruggles)
6. Frankenstein (James Whale)
7. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Rouben Mamoulian)
8. The Champ (King Vidor)
9. The Public Enemy (William A. Wellman)
10. Little Caesar (Mervyn LeRoy)
Ten Best Films of 1932
1. I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (Mervyn LeRoy)
2. Vampyr (Carl Th. Dreyer)
3. Scarface: The Shame of a Nation (Howard Hawks)
4. Grand Hotel (Edmund Goulding)
5. Freaks (Tod Browning)
6. Shanghai Express (Josef von Sternberg)
7. I Was Born, But... (Yasujiro Ozu)
8. Bird of Paradise (King Vidor)
9. Blonde Venus (Josef von Sternberg)
10. Tarzan the Ape Man (W.S. Van Dyke)
Ten Best Films of 1933
1. Duck Soup (Leo McCarey)
2. Dinner at Eight (George Cukor)
3. King Kong (Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack)
4. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (Frank Capra)
5. Cavalcade (Frank Lloyd)
6. Lady for a Day (Frank Capra)
7. The Bowery (Raoul Walsh)
8. The Invisible Man (James Whale)
9. 42nd Street (Frank Lloyd)
10. Zero for Conduct (Jean Vigo)
Ten Best Films of 1934
1. It Happened One Night (Frank Capra)
2. The Scarlet Empress (Josef von Sternberg)
3. L'Atalante (Jean Vigo)
4. Imitation of Life (John M. Stahl)
5. Of Human Bondage (John Cromwell)
6. The Thin Man (W. S. Van Dyke)
7. The Gay Divorcée (Mark Sandrich)
8. The Count of Monte Cristo (Rowland V. Lee)
9. Queen Christina (Rouben Mamoulian)
10. Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille)
Ten Best Films of 1935
1. The 39 Steps (Alfred Hitchcock)
2. The Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale)
3. Captain Blood (Michael Curtiz)
4. Mutiny on the Bounty (Frank Lloyd)
5. The Informer (John Ford)
6. Ruggles of Red Gap (Leo McCarey)
7. Anna Karenina (Clarence Brown)
8. David Copperfield (George Cukor)
9. A Tale of Two Cities (Jack Conway)
10. Top Hat (Mark Sandrich)
Ten Best Films of 1936
1. Dodsworth (William Wyler)
2. Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
3. My Man Godfrey (Gregory LaCava)
4. Fury (Fritz Lang)
5. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Frank Capra)
6. The Story of Louis Pasteur (William Dieterle)
7. Show Boat (James Whale)
8. These Three (William Wyler)
9. Swing Time (George Stevens)
10. Theodora Goes Wild (Richard Boleslawski)
Ten Best Films of 1937
1. Make Way for Tomorrow (Leo McCarey)
2. The Awful Truth (Leo McCarey)
3. Grand Illusion (Jean Renoir)
4. Lost Horizon (Frank Capra)
5. The Life of Emile Zola (William Dieterle)
6. A Star Is Born (William A. Wellman)
7. The Hurricane (John Ford)
8. Camille (George Cukor)
9. Night Must Fall (Richard Thorpe)
10. Dead End (William Wyler)
Ten Best Films of 1938
1. Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks)
2. The Lady Vanishes (Alfred Hitchcock)
3. Angels with Dirty Faces (Michael Curtiz)
4. Jezebel (William Wyler)
5. You Can't Take It With You (Frank Capra)
6. The Citadel (King Vidor)
7. The Adventures of Robin Hood (Michael Curtiz & William Keighley)
8. Pygmalion (Anthony Asquith & Leslie Howard)
9. Boys Town (Norman Taurog)
10. Holiday (George Cukor)
Ten Best Films of 1939
1. The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir)
2. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming)
3. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Frank Capra)
4. Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming)
5. Dark Victory (Edmund Goulding)
6. Only Angels Have Wings (Howard Hawks)
7. Ninotchka (Ernst Lubitsch)
8. Wuthering Heights (William Wyler)
9. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (William Dieterle)
10. Stagecoach (John Ford)