Top 10 Film Directors of the 1930s

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1	Michael Curtiz	3.0064	109	1910s - 4 1920s - 19 1930s - 42 1940s - 21 1950s - 19 1960s - 4	1. Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938) 2. Captain Blood (1935) 3. Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) 4. Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) See all Michael Curtiz movie rankings
2	Victor Fleming	2.9761	38	1910s - 1 1920s - 21 1930s - 11 1940s - 5	1. Gone with the Wind (1939) 2. Wizard of Oz, The (1939) 3. Captains Courageous (1937) 4. Wet Parade, The (1932) See all Victor Fleming movie rankings
3	Frank Capra	2.9703	34	1920s - 9 1930s - 7 1940s - 14 1950s - 3 1960s - 1	1. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 2. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) 3. It Happened One Night (1934) 4. Broadway Bill (1934) See all Frank Capra movie rankings
4	George Cukor	2.9675	46	1930s - 19 1940s - 9 1950s - 11 1960s - 4 1970s - 2 1980s - 1	1. David Copperfield (1935) 2. Holiday (1938) 3. Camille (1936) 4. Women, The (1939) See all George Cukor movie rankings
5	Howard Hawks	2.9611	40	1920s - 7 1930s - 14 1940s - 10 1950s - 5 1960s - 3 1970s - 1	1. Scarface (1932) 2. Bringing Up Baby (1938) 3. Twentieth Century (1934) 4. Only Angels Have Wings (1939) See all Howard Hawks movie rankings
6	James Whale	2.9427	21	1930s - 17 1940s - 3 1960s - 1	1. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 2. Frankenstein (1931) 3. Show Boat (1936) 4. Invisible Man, The (1933) See all James Whale movie rankings
7	Josef von Sternberg	2.8279	21	1920s - 8 1930s - 10 1940s - 2 1950s - 1	1. Blue Angel, The (1930) 2. Shanghai Express (1932) 3. Scarlet Empress, The (1934) 4. Dishonored (1931) See all Josef von Sternberg movie rankings
8	Ernest B. Schoedsack	2.8193	13	1920s - 2 1930s - 9 1940s - 2	1. King Kong (1933) 2. Most Dangerous Game, The (1932) 3. Last Days of Pompeii, The (1935) 4. Son of Kong, The (1933) See all Ernest B. Schoedsack movie rankings
9	Lloyd Bacon	2.7960	116	1920s - 38 1930s - 47 1940s - 22 1950s - 9	1. 42nd Street (1933) 2. Footlight Parade (1933) 3. Boy Meets Girl (1938) 4. Marked Woman (1937) See all Lloyd Bacon movie rankings
10	Mervyn LeRoy	2.7829	66	1920s - 8 1930s - 28 1940s - 14 1950s - 12 1960s - 4	1. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) 2. Little Caesar (1931) 3. Five Star Final (1931) 4. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) See all Mervyn LeRoy movie rankings

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