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TopTenREVIEWS Top Actor of the 1930s is C. Aubrey Smith.

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1Movie reviews for C. Aubrey SmithC. Aubrey SmithMovie critics combined give C. Aubrey Smith a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
103
  • 1910s - 5
  • 1920s - 9
  • 1930s - 65
  • 1940s - 24
  • 1. Four Feathers, The (1939)
  • 2. Prisoner of Zenda, The (1937)
  • 3. Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The (1935)
  • 4. China Seas (1935)
2Movie reviews for Clark GableClark GableMovie critics combined give Clark Gable a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
80
  • 1920s - 2
  • 1930s - 47
  • 1940s - 15
  • 1950s - 14
  • 1960s - 2
  • 1. Gone with the Wind (1939)
  • 2. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
  • 3. It Happened One Night (1934)
  • 4. Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
3Movie reviews for Guy KibbeeGuy KibbeeMovie critics combined give Guy Kibbee a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
111
  • 1930s - 78
  • 1940s - 32
  • 1. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
  • 2. Captain Blood (1935)
  • 3. 42nd Street (1933)
  • 4. Footlight Parade (1933)
4Movie reviews for John WayneJohn WayneMovie critics combined give John Wayne a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
145
  • 1920s - 1
  • 1930s - 63
  • 1940s - 33
  • 1950s - 18
  • 1960s - 20
  • 1970s - 10
  • 1. Baby Face (1933)
  • 2. Stagecoach (1939)
  • 3. Big Trail, The (1930)
  • 4. Life of Jimmy Dolan, The (1933)
5Movie reviews for Myrna LoyMyrna LoyMovie critics combined give Myrna Loy a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
113
  • 1920s - 32
  • 1930s - 58
  • 1940s - 13
  • 1950s - 4
  • 1960s - 3
  • 1970s - 2
  • 1980s - 1
  • 1. Thin Man, The (1934)
  • 2. Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
  • 3. Libeled Lady (1936)
  • 4. Love Me Tonight (1932)
6Movie reviews for Lewis StoneLewis StoneMovie critics combined give Lewis Stone a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
132
  • 1910s - 2
  • 1920s - 41
  • 1930s - 62
  • 1940s - 14
  • 1950s - 13
  • 1. David Copperfield (1935)
  • 2. Grand Hotel (1932)
  • 3. Big House, The (1930)
  • 4. China Seas (1935)
7Movie reviews for Allen JenkinsAllen JenkinsMovie critics combined give Allen Jenkins a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
110
  • 1930s - 66
  • 1940s - 32
  • 1950s - 7
  • 1960s - 4
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
  • 2. 42nd Street (1933)
  • 3. Destry Rides Again (1939)
  • 4. Dead End (1937)
8Movie reviews for Robert BarratRobert BarratMovie critics combined give Robert Barrat a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
119
  • 1910s - 1
  • 1920s - 1
  • 1930s - 77
  • 1940s - 31
  • 1950s - 9
  • 1. Captain Blood (1935)
  • 2. Baby Face (1933)
  • 3. Life of Emile Zola, The (1937)
  • 4. I Loved a Woman (1933)
9Movie reviews for Joan BlondellJoan BlondellMovie critics combined give Joan Blondell a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
93
  • 1930s - 55
  • 1940s - 14
  • 1950s - 7
  • 1960s - 8
  • 1970s - 8
  • 1980s - 1
  • 1. Public Enemy, The (1931)
  • 2. Footlight Parade (1933)
  • 3. Blonde Crazy (1931)
  • 4. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
10Movie reviews for Boris KarloffBoris KarloffMovie critics combined give Boris Karloff a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
149
  • 1910s - 1
  • 1920s - 47
  • 1930s - 48
  • 1940s - 22
  • 1950s - 11
  • 1960s - 16
  • 1970s - 4
  • 1. Scarface (1932)
  • 2. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
  • 3. Black Cat, The (1934)
  • 4. Frankenstein (1931)
11Movie reviews for Ginger RogersGinger RogersMovie critics combined give Ginger Rogers a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
77
  • 1930s - 44
  • 1940s - 17
  • 1950s - 13
  • 1960s - 2
  • 1980s - 1
  • 1. Top Hat (1935)
  • 2. 42nd Street (1933)
  • 3. Bachelor Mother (1939)
  • 4. Swing Time (1936)
12Movie reviews for Bette DavisBette DavisMovie critics combined give Bette Davis a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
95
  • 1930s - 43
  • 1940s - 21
  • 1950s - 10
  • 1960s - 9
  • 1970s - 7
  • 1980s - 4
  • 1990s - 1
  • 1. Petrified Forest, The (1936)
  • 2. Jezebel (1938)
  • 3. Dark Victory (1939)
  • 4. Of Human Bondage (1934)
13Movie reviews for Henry KolkerHenry KolkerMovie critics combined give Henry Kolker a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
139
  • 1910s - 13
  • 1920s - 15
  • 1930s - 101
  • 1940s - 10
  • 1. Baby Face (1933)
  • 2. Holiday (1938)
  • 3. Last Days of Pompeii, The (1935)
  • 4. Mad Love (1935)
14Movie reviews for E.E. CliveE.E. CliveMovie critics combined give E.E. Clive a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
70
  • 1930s - 66
  • 1940s - 4
  • 1. Captain Blood (1935)
  • 2. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
  • 3. Tale of Two Cities, A (1935)
  • 4. Invisible Man, The (1933)
15Movie reviews for Maureen O'SullivanMaureen O'SullivanMovie critics combined give Maureen O'Sullivan a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
68
  • 1930s - 44
  • 1940s - 6
  • 1950s - 10
  • 1960s - 1
  • 1970s - 2
  • 1980s - 5
  • 1. Thin Man, The (1934)
  • 2. David Copperfield (1935)
  • 3. Day at the Races, A (1937)
  • 4. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
16Movie reviews for Spencer ChartersSpencer ChartersMovie critics combined give Spencer Charters a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
150
  • 1920s - 5
  • 1930s - 111
  • 1940s - 34
  • 1. In Old Chicago (1937)
  • 2. It's a Gift (1934)
  • 3. Libeled Lady (1936)
  • 4. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
17Movie reviews for Robert YoungRobert YoungMovie critics combined give Robert Young a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
87
  • 1930s - 53
  • 1940s - 30
  • 1950s - 4
  • 1. Kid from Spain, The (1932)
  • 2. Today We Live (1933)
  • 3. Band Plays On, The (1934)
  • 4. Dangerous Number (1937)
18Movie reviews for Basil RathboneBasil RathboneMovie critics combined give Basil Rathbone a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
91
  • 1920s - 7
  • 1930s - 36
  • 1940s - 30
  • 1950s - 6
  • 1960s - 11
  • 1980s - 1
  • 1. Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
  • 2. Captain Blood (1935)
  • 3. David Copperfield (1935)
  • 4. Tale of Two Cities, A (1935)
19Movie reviews for Alan HaleAlan HaleMovie critics combined give Alan Hale a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
171
  • 1910s - 23
  • 1920s - 43
  • 1930s - 56
  • 1940s - 46
  • 1950s - 3
  • 1. Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
  • 2. It Happened One Night (1934)
  • 3. Imitation of Life (1934)
  • 4. Last Days of Pompeii, The (1935)
20Movie reviews for Reginald OwenReginald OwenMovie critics combined give Reginald Owen a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
124
  • 1910s - 2
  • 1920s - 2
  • 1930s - 60
  • 1940s - 47
  • 1950s - 6
  • 1960s - 6
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1. Tale of Two Cities, A (1935)
  • 2. Christmas Carol, A (1938)
  • 3. Queen Christina (1933)
  • 4. Of Human Bondage (1934)
21Movie reviews for Kay FrancisKay FrancisMovie critics combined give Kay Francis a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
69
  • 1920s - 5
  • 1930s - 50
  • 1940s - 14
  • 1. Trouble in Paradise (1932)
  • 2. I Loved a Woman (1933)
  • 3. Secrets of an Actress (1938)
  • 4. Stolen Holiday (1937)
22Movie reviews for Berton ChurchillBerton ChurchillMovie critics combined give Berton Churchill a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
113
  • 1910s - 1
  • 1920s - 3
  • 1930s - 100
  • 1940s - 9
  • 1. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
  • 2. In Old Chicago (1937)
  • 3. Stagecoach (1939)
  • 4. Menace (1934)
23Movie reviews for James CagneyJames CagneyMovie critics combined give James Cagney a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
62
  • 1930s - 32
  • 1940s - 12
  • 1950s - 15
  • 1960s - 2
  • 1980s - 1
  • 1. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
  • 2. Public Enemy, The (1931)
  • 3. Footlight Parade (1933)
  • 4. Each Dawn I Die (1939)
24Movie reviews for Bela LugosiBela LugosiMovie critics combined give Bela Lugosi a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
84
  • 1910s - 1
  • 1920s - 14
  • 1930s - 35
  • 1940s - 27
  • 1950s - 6
  • 2000s - 1
  • 1. Island of Lost Souls (1933)
  • 2. Black Cat, The (1934)
  • 3. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
  • 4. Dracula (1931)
25Movie reviews for Mickey RooneyMickey RooneyMovie critics combined give Mickey Rooney a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
153
  • 1930s - 47
  • 1940s - 21
  • 1950s - 22
  • 1960s - 16
  • 1970s - 16
  • 1980s - 6
  • 1990s - 20
  • 2000s - 5
  • 1. Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
  • 2. Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
  • 3. Captains Courageous (1937)
  • 4. Boys Town (1938)
26Movie reviews for Joseph CrehanJoseph CrehanMovie critics combined give Joseph Crehan a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
186
  • 1910s - 1
  • 1930s - 95
  • 1940s - 83
  • 1950s - 7
  • 1. Babes in Arms (1939)
  • 2. Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
  • 3. Billy the Kid Returns (1938)
  • 4. Smart Blonde (1937)
27Movie reviews for Nat PendletonNat PendletonMovie critics combined give Nat Pendleton a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
95
  • 1920s - 3
  • 1930s - 72
  • 1940s - 20
  • 1. Thin Man, The (1934)
  • 2. Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
  • 3. Another Thin Man (1939)
  • 4. Blonde Crazy (1931)
28Movie reviews for Franchot ToneFranchot ToneMovie critics combined give Franchot Tone a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
66
  • 1930s - 36
  • 1940s - 22
  • 1950s - 3
  • 1960s - 5
  • 1. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
  • 2. Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The (1935)
  • 3. Today We Live (1933)
  • 4. Bombshell (1933)
29Movie reviews for Gary CooperGary CooperMovie critics combined give Gary Cooper a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
93
  • 1920s - 19
  • 1930s - 36
  • 1940s - 17
  • 1950s - 20
  • 1960s - 1
  • 1. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
  • 2. Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The (1935)
  • 3. Today We Live (1933)
  • 4. Farewell to Arms, A (1932)
30Movie reviews for Donald CrispDonald CrispMovie critics combined give Donald Crisp a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
91
  • 1910s - 12
  • 1920s - 8
  • 1930s - 39
  • 1940s - 20
  • 1950s - 8
  • 1960s - 4
  • 1. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
  • 2. Life of Emile Zola, The (1937)
  • 3. Wuthering Heights (1939)
  • 4. Jezebel (1938)
31Movie reviews for Una MerkelUna MerkelMovie critics combined give Una Merkel a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
93
  • 1920s - 1
  • 1930s - 58
  • 1940s - 14
  • 1950s - 15
  • 1960s - 5
  • 1. 42nd Street (1933)
  • 2. Destry Rides Again (1939)
  • 3. Merry Widow, The (1934)
  • 4. Bombshell (1933)
32Movie reviews for C. Henry GordonC. Henry GordonMovie critics combined give C. Henry Gordon a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
77
  • 1930s - 72
  • 1940s - 5
  • 1. Scarface (1932)
  • 2. Mata Hari (1931)
  • 3. Storm at Daybreak (1933)
  • 4. Under Two Flags (1936)
33Movie reviews for Robert WarwickRobert WarwickMovie critics combined give Robert Warwick a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
159
  • 1910s - 25
  • 1920s - 7
  • 1930s - 71
  • 1940s - 35
  • 1950s - 21
  • 1. Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
  • 2. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
  • 3. Life of Emile Zola, The (1937)
  • 4. Tale of Two Cities, A (1935)
34Movie reviews for Lionel BarrymoreLionel BarrymoreMovie critics combined give Lionel Barrymore a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
201
  • 1910s - 79
  • 1920s - 40
  • 1930s - 48
  • 1940s - 29
  • 1950s - 5
  • 1. David Copperfield (1935)
  • 2. Grand Hotel (1932)
  • 3. You Can't Take It with You (1938)
  • 4. Camille (1936)
35Movie reviews for Glenda FarrellGlenda FarrellMovie critics combined give Glenda Farrell a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
73
  • 1930s - 53
  • 1940s - 11
  • 1950s - 6
  • 1960s - 3
  • 1. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
  • 2. Little Caesar (1931)
  • 3. Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
  • 4. Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
36Movie reviews for Edward Everett HortonEdward Everett HortonMovie critics combined give Edward Everett Horton a score of 3.9965 out of 4
3.9965
119
  • 1920s - 18
  • 1930s - 67
  • 1940s - 26
  • 1950s - 1
  • 1960s - 6
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1. Top Hat (1935)
  • 2. Holiday (1938)
  • 3. Merry Widow, The (1934)
  • 4. Trouble in Paradise (1932)
37Movie reviews for William PowellWilliam PowellMovie critics combined give William Powell a score of 3.9805 out of 4
3.9805
96
  • 1920s - 40
  • 1930s - 35
  • 1940s - 15
  • 1950s - 5
  • 1960s - 1
  • 1. Thin Man, The (1934)
  • 2. Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
  • 3. My Man Godfrey (1936)
  • 4. Libeled Lady (1936)
38Movie reviews for Arthur HohlArthur HohlMovie critics combined give Arthur Hohl a score of 3.9790 out of 4
3.9790
87
  • 1920s - 3
  • 1930s - 64
  • 1940s - 20
  • 1. Whole Town's Talking, The (1935)
  • 2. Island of Lost Souls (1933)
  • 3. Baby Face (1933)
  • 4. Show Boat (1936)
39Movie reviews for Lionel AtwillLionel AtwillMovie critics combined give Lionel Atwill a score of 3.9709 out of 4
3.9709
74
  • 1910s - 3
  • 1920s - 2
  • 1930s - 42
  • 1940s - 27
  • 1. Captain Blood (1935)
  • 2. Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1939)
  • 3. Murders in the Zoo (1933)
  • 4. Son of Frankenstein (1939)
40Movie reviews for Cary GrantCary GrantMovie critics combined give Cary Grant a score of 3.9678 out of 4
3.9678
72
  • 1930s - 34
  • 1940s - 20
  • 1950s - 13
  • 1960s - 5
  • 1. Holiday (1938)
  • 2. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
  • 3. She Done Him Wrong (1933)
  • 4. Awful Truth, The (1937)
41Movie reviews for Hugh HerbertHugh HerbertMovie critics combined give Hugh Herbert a score of 3.9486 out of 4
3.9486
99
  • 1920s - 2
  • 1930s - 56
  • 1940s - 40
  • 1950s - 1
  • 1. Footlight Parade (1933)
  • 2. Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
  • 3. Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1935)
  • 4. Miss Pacific Fleet (1935)
42Movie reviews for Dick PowellDick PowellMovie critics combined give Dick Powell a score of 3.9312 out of 4
3.9312
61
  • 1930s - 35
  • 1940s - 19
  • 1950s - 7
  • 1. 42nd Street (1933)
  • 2. Footlight Parade (1933)
  • 3. Captains Courageous (1937)
  • 4. Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
43Movie reviews for Forrester HarveyForrester HarveyMovie critics combined give Forrester Harvey a score of 3.9110 out of 4
3.9110
68
  • 1920s - 7
  • 1930s - 48
  • 1940s - 13
  • 1. Captain Blood (1935)
  • 2. Invisible Man, The (1933)
  • 3. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
  • 4. Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
44Movie reviews for Joan CrawfordJoan CrawfordMovie critics combined give Joan Crawford a score of 3.8687 out of 4
3.8687
82
  • 1920s - 24
  • 1930s - 26
  • 1940s - 13
  • 1950s - 12
  • 1960s - 6
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1. Grand Hotel (1932)
  • 2. Today We Live (1933)
  • 3. Women, The (1939)
  • 4. Bride Wore Red, The (1937)
45Movie reviews for Humphrey BogartHumphrey BogartMovie critics combined give Humphrey Bogart a score of 3.8685 out of 4
3.8685
79
  • 1920s - 1
  • 1930s - 35
  • 1940s - 27
  • 1950s - 16
  • 1. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
  • 2. Petrified Forest, The (1936)
  • 3. Dark Victory (1939)
  • 4. Dead End (1937)
46Movie reviews for Barbara StanwyckBarbara StanwyckMovie critics combined give Barbara Stanwyck a score of 3.8460 out of 4
3.8460
88
  • 1920s - 3
  • 1930s - 34
  • 1940s - 26
  • 1950s - 22
  • 1960s - 3
  • 1. Baby Face (1933)
  • 2. Breakfast for Two (1937)
  • 3. Mad Miss Manton, The (1938)
  • 4. Bitter Tea of General Yen, The (1933)
47Movie reviews for Walter KingsfordWalter KingsfordMovie critics combined give Walter Kingsford a score of 3.8427 out of 4
3.8427
96
  • 1930s - 49
  • 1940s - 36
  • 1950s - 11
  • 1. Life of Emile Zola, The (1937)
  • 2. Captains Courageous (1937)
  • 3. Carefree (1938)
  • 4. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
48Movie reviews for Hobart CavanaughHobart CavanaughMovie critics combined give Hobart Cavanaugh a score of 3.8395 out of 4
3.8395
134
  • 1920s - 1
  • 1930s - 78
  • 1940s - 54
  • 1950s - 1
  • 1. Captain Blood (1935)
  • 2. Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1935)
  • 3. Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)
  • 4. Wife vs. Secretary (1936)
49Movie reviews for George BrentGeorge BrentMovie critics combined give George Brent a score of 3.8320 out of 4
3.8320
88
  • 1930s - 52
  • 1940s - 30
  • 1950s - 5
  • 1970s - 1
  • 1. 42nd Street (1933)
  • 2. Baby Face (1933)
  • 3. Jezebel (1938)
  • 4. Dark Victory (1939)
50Movie reviews for Irene DunneIrene DunneMovie critics combined give Irene Dunne a score of 3.8288 out of 4
3.8288
45
  • 1930s - 29
  • 1940s - 12
  • 1950s - 4
  • 1. Show Boat (1936)
  • 2. Awful Truth, The (1937)
  • 3. Love Affair (1939)
  • 4. Consolation Marriage (1931)