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| 1 |  | Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) |  3.6852 24 reviews | Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Adaptation |
$6.55
| Aboard the HMS Bounty a crew and its captain set sail for Tahiti, but when the crew gets fed up ...more about Mutiny on the Bounty starring Clark Gable and Charles Laughton |
| 2 |  | Captain Blood (1935) |  3.1998 32 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Romance |
$8.68
| Dr. Peter Blood, a British surgeon, is arrested and wrongly condemned to slavery in the Caribbean ...more about Captain Blood starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland |
| 3 |  | China Seas (1935) | 3.0980 11 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance |
$4.81
| Dynamic Alan Gaskell captains a ship bound from Hong Kong to Singapore. Gaskell tries to turn over ...more about China Seas starring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow |
| 4 |  | Public Enemy, The (1931) | 3.0706 31 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Crime |
$6.16
| Tom's bad way of life is constantly set up against his brother Mike's, who has a job during the day ...more about Public Enemy starring James Cagney and Jean Harlow |
| 5 |  | Gunga Din (1939) | 3.0426 26 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, War, Comedy |
$12.20
| Based loosely on the poem by Rudyard Kipling, this takes place in British India during the Thuggee ...more about Gunga Din starring Cary Grant and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. |
| 6 |  | Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) | 3.0404 17 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$41.37
| James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds ...more about Tarzan the Ape Man starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan |
| 7 |  | In Old Chicago (1937) | 3.0291 21 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Western, Musical |
$4.86
| The O'Leary brothers live very different lifestyles. When their mother's cow tips over a lantern ...more about In Old Chicago starring Francis Ford and Tyrone Power |
| 8 |  | Only Angels Have Wings (1939) | 2.9992 15 reviews | Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance |
$10.23
| While waiting for her boat, Bonnie Lee stops at a small airport in South America. The pilots there ...more about Only Angels Have Wings starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur |
| 9 |  | Tarzan and His Mate (1934) | 2.9911 15 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$41.37
| In the first sequel to Tarzan, the Ape Man, Harry Holt returns to Africa to head up a large ivory ...more about Tarzan and His Mate starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan |
| 10 |  | In the Wake of the Bounty (1933) | 2.9679 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | "In The Wake of The Bounty" is Errol Flynn's film debut as Fletcher Christian. This Austrailian ...more about In the Wake of the Bounty starring Mayne Lynton and Errol Flynn |
| 11 |  | Son of Kong, The (1933) | 2.8847 17 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Horror, Comedy |
$8.68
| After the disastrous results of his last expedition, Carl Denham leaves New York aboard a ship to ...more about Son of Kong starring Robert Armstrong and Helen Mack |
| 12 |  | Stagecoach (1939) | 2.8283 30 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Western, Romance |
$13.99
| A stagecoach carrying various passengers sets off from Tonto to Lordsburg, New Mexico, but along ...more about Stagecoach starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne |
| 13 |  | Speed (1936) | 2.7670 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | Terry is the chief car tester for Emery Motors and Frank is an Engineer. Jane has just been hired ...more about Speed starring James Stewart and Wendy Barrie |
| 14 |  | Beau Geste (1939) | 2.7563 8 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$16.37
| Beau, John, and Digby Geste are three inseparable, adventurous brothers who haven been adopted into ...more about Beau Geste starring Gary Cooper and Ray Milland |
| 15 |  | Seas Beneath (1931) |  2.6939 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War | N/A | In the waning days of WWI, a U.S. "Mystery Ship," sets sail for the coast of Spain towing a ...more about Seas Beneath starring Marion Lessing and Mona Maris |
| 16 |  | Tarzan the Fearless (1933) | 2.6556 5 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$5.99
| Mary Brooks' father, who has been studying ancient tribes, falls into the hands of "the people of ...more about Tarzan the Fearless starring Buster Crabbe and E. Alyn Warren |
| 17 |  | Tarzan Escapes (1936) | 2.6544 9 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$41.37
| White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He ...more about Tarzan Escapes starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan |
| 18 |  | Devil Dogs of the Air (1935) | 2.6026 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Romance, Comedy | N/A | Tommy O'Toole, a self-absorbed pilot, aspires to join the Marines. He is lucky enough to train with ...more about Devil Dogs of the Air starring James Cagney and Pat O'Brien |
| 19 |  | Eagle and the Hawk, The (1933) | 2.5661 3 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War | N/A | The pilots of a Royal Air Force squadron in World War I face not only physical but mental dangers ...more about Eagle and the Hawk starring Cary Grant and Jack Oakie |
| 20 |  | Charge of the Light Brigade, The (1936) | 2.5410 8 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, War, Romance |
$12.71
| Major Vickers is an officer at the 27th Lancers in India 1856. When the regiment is on maneuver, ...more about Charge of the Light Brigade starring Errol Flynn and Patric Knowles |
| 21 |  | Call of the Wild, The (1935) | 2.4930 4 reviews | NA | Action, Western |
$32.26
| Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold ...more about Call of the Wild starring Clark Gable and Loretta Young |
| 22 |  | Secret Agent X-9 (1937) | 2.4930 1 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure | N/A | This classic 1930's serial follows the adventures of SECRET AGENT X-9 (Scott Kolk). His assignment ...more about Secret Agent X-9 starring Scott Kolk and Jean Rogers |
| 23 | | Maltese Falcon, The (1931) | 2.4638 9 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | Adhering closely to Dashiel Hammett's story, sleazy detective Sam Spade seeks the whereabouts of a ...more about Maltese Falcon starring Bebe Daniels and Ricardo Cortez |
| 24 |  | Spawn of the North (1938) | 2.4565 2 reviews | NA | Action, Romance | N/A | Two Alaskan salmon fishermen, Tyler Dawson (skipper of the "Who Cares") and Jim Kimmerlee of the ...more about Spawn of the North starring George Raft and Henry Fonda |
| 25 |  | Crowd Roars, The (1932) | 2.4565 2 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | Famous motor-racing champion Joe Greer returns to his hometown to compete in a local race. He ...more about Crowd Roars starring James Cagney and Joan Blondell |
| 26 |  | Star Packer, The (1934) | 2.2739 2 reviews | NA | Action, Western, Romance |
$3.42
| John Travers and his Indian companion Yak are after the mysterious Shadow and his gang. When ...more about Star Packer starring John Wayne and Verna Hillie |
| 27 |  | Allegheny Uprising (1939) | 2.2602 2 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, History, Western | N/A | In British colonial America, Captain Swanson's adherence to the rules results in Trader Callendar's ...more about Allegheny Uprising starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne |
| 28 |  | Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) |  2.2160 3 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$41.37
| A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name ...more about Tarzan Finds a Son! starring Laraine Day and Johnny Weissmuller |
| 29 |  | Texas Terror (1935) | 2.1643 1 reviews | NA | Action, Western, Romance |
$2.99
| Sheriff John Higgins quits and goes into prospecting after he thinks he has killed his best friend ...more about Texas Terror starring John Wayne and Lucile Browne |
| 30 | | Sun Never Sets, The (1939) | 2.1369 1 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | When Clive Randolph finally returns "home" from Gold Coast colony, younger brother John balks at ...more about Sun Never Sets starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Basil Rathbone |
| 31 |  | Mandrake the Magician (1939) | 2.1369 2 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$13.29
| Columbia's 7th serial (between Flying G-Men and Overland With Kit Carson)was based on the King ...more about Mandrake the Magician starring Warren Hull and Doris Weston |
| 32 | | Spy in Black, The (1939) | 2.0973 6 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Thriller, Romance | N/A | When a German U-Boat captain is sent on a spying mission to the North of Scotland during World War ...more about Spy in Black starring Conrad Veidt and Sebastian Shaw |
| 33 | | Hurricane, The (1937) | 2.0410 4 reviews | NA | Action, Drama | N/A | Sailor Terangi is unjustly imprisoned for killing a man in a fight. Unfortunately, the governor of ...more about Hurricane starring Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall |
| 34 |  | Dick Tracy (1937) | 2.0364 3 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Crime |
$9.99
| ...more about Dick Tracy starring Ralph Byrd and Kay Hughes |
| 35 | | New Adventures of Tarzan, The (1935/I) | 2.0273 2 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure | N/A | The Green Goddess is a totem worshiped by the primitive natives of a lost city deep in the jungles ...more about New Adventures of Tarzan starring Ula Holt and Frank Baker |
| 36 | | Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939) | 2.0182 1 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Crime | N/A | Diabolical mastermind Harry Crowel, a.k.a. Prisoner 39013, escapes and, with a seemingly endless ...more about Daredevils of the Red Circle starring Charles Quigley and David Sharpe |
| 37 | | Adventures of Rex and Rinty, The (1935) | 1.9816 1 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure | N/A | A 12 episode serial starring Rex, the King of the Wild Horses and Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr. Rex is brought ...more about Adventures of Rex and Rinty starring Rex (III) and Rin Tin Tin Jr. |
| 38 | | Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand, The (1936) | 1.9816 1 reviews | NA | Action, Crime, Mystery | N/A | This Weiss Serials Production film, ("Presented" by George M. Merrick who also co-wrote the ...more about Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand starring Rex Lease and Mae Busch |
| 39 | | King of the Jungle (1933) | 1.9725 1 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure | N/A | ...more about King of the Jungle starring Buster Crabbe and Frances Dee |
| 40 | | Dick Tracy Returns (1938) | 1.9542 2 reviews | NA | Action | N/A | ...more about Dick Tracy Returns starring Ralph Byrd and Jerry Tucker |
| 41 | | Wolf Dog, The (1933) | 1.8721 1 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure | N/A | Frank Courtney is the heir to great wealth, but his guardian Norman Bryan secretly plots to do the ...more about Wolf Dog starring Frankie Darro and Rin Tin Tin Jr. |
| 42 |  | Two-Fisted Law (1932) | 1.8173 1 reviews | NA | Action, Western, Romance |
$19.99
| Rancher Tim Clark borrows money from Bob Russell, who then rustles Clark's cattle so he will be ...more about Two-Fisted Law starring Alice Day and Wheeler Oakman |
| 43 |  | Ace Drummond (1936) | 1.7807 2 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$5.40
| This 13 chapter serial is based on the comic strip character Ace Drummond created by Eddie ...more about Ace Drummond starring Noah Beery Jr. and Guy Bates Post |
| 44 | | Darkest Africa (1936) | 1.7807 1 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure | N/A | ...more about Darkest Africa starring Clyde Beatty and Manuel King |
| 45 |  | Real Glory, The (1939) |  1.7351 4 reviews | NA | Action, History, War | N/A | In 1906 the American army pulls out of Manila leaving a handful of officers to try and get the ...more about Real Glory starring Gary Cooper and Andrea Leeds |
| 46 | | Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938) | 1.6986 2 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$5.14
| At his English manor, Lord Greystoke - aka Tarzan - recounts his recent adventures in Guatemala. He ...more about Tarzan and the Green Goddess starring Ula Holt and Frank Baker |
| 47 | | Brown on Resolution (1935) | 1.5433 1 reviews | NA | Action | N/A | ...more about Brown on Resolution starring Betty Balfour and Jimmy Hanley |
| 48 | | King of the Damned (1935) | 1.4063 1 reviews | NA | Action | N/A | Revolt on a prison island is a parable of workers revolution. A cruel and repressive penal colony ...more about King of the Damned starring Conrad Veidt and Helen Vinson |
| 49 | | New Adventures of Tarzan, The (1935/II) | 1.3607 1 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure | N/A | The Green Goddess is a totem worshiped by the primitive natives of a lost city deep in the jungles ...more about New Adventures of Tarzan starring Ula Holt and Frank Baker |
| 50 | | Wild Waters (1935) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Short | N/A | ...more about Wild Waters starring Gertrude Messinger and William Desmond |
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