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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 |  | King Kong (1933) | 3.6418 111 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror |
$3.59
| A film crew exploring a remote island captures a gigantic ape and brings him back to New York for ...more about King Kong starring Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong |
| 3 |  | Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938) | 3.6412 67 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Romance |
$18.18
| Sir Robin of Locksley, defender of downtrodden Saxons, runs afoul of Norman authority and is forced ...more about Adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland |
| 4 |  | Four Feathers, The (1939) |  3.2316 10 reviews | NA | Adventure, War | N/A | A British army officer who resigns his commission on the eve of his unit's embarkation to a mission ...more about Four Feathers starring Allan Jeayes and Donald Gray |
| 5 |  | Prisoner of Zenda, The (1937) | 3.2236 13 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Romance |
$12.71
| This is a classic swashbuckler. Rudolph Rassendyll, Rudolf V's identical distant cousin, is asked ...more about Prisoner of Zenda starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Madeleine Carroll |
| 6 |  | Island of Lost Souls (1933) | 3.2053 18 reviews | NA | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Romance | N/A | After his ship goes down, Edward Parker is rescued at sea. Parker gets into a fight with Captain ...more about Island of Lost Souls starring Charles Laughton and Richard Arlen |
| 7 |  | 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 |
| 8 |  | David Copperfield (1935) | 3.1998 9 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama |
$12.71
| When David's father dies, his mother remarries. His new stepfather Murdstone has a mean and cruel ...more about David Copperfield starring Edna May Oliver and Elizabeth Allan |
| 9 |  | Black Cat, The (1934) | 3.1677 36 reviews | NA | Adventure, Thriller, Horror, Crime |
$21.22
| Honeymooning in Hungary, Joan and Peter Allison share their train compartment with Dr. Vitus ...more about Black Cat starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff |
| 10 |  | Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The (1935) | 3.1316 7 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama |
$16.37
| The 41st Bengal Lancers are stationed on the Northwest Frontier of British India, guarding against ...more about Lives of a Bengal Lancer starring Gary Cooper and Franchot Tone |
| 11 |  | 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 |
| 12 |  | 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. |
| 13 |  | 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 |
| 14 |  | 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 |
| 15 |  | 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 |
| 16 |  | Shanghai Express (1932) | 2.9907 12 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Romance | N/A | Many passengers on the Shanghai Express are more concerned that the notorious Shanghai Lil is on ...more about Shanghai Express starring Marlene Dietrich and Clive Brook |
| 17 |  | Captains Courageous (1937) | 2.9816 18 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama |
$10.99
| Harvey Cheyne is a spoiled brat used to having his own way. When a prank goes wrong onboard an ...more about Captains Courageous starring Spencer Tracy and Freddie Bartholomew |
| 18 |  | Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) | 2.9207 18 reviews | NA | Adventure, War, Western |
$6.88
| Before the Revolutionary War farmer Martin brings bride Magdelana the Mohawk Valley where they are ...more about Drums Along the Mohawk starring Francis Ford and Claudette Colbert |
| 19 |  | Most Dangerous Game, The (1932) | 2.9050 25 reviews | NA | Adventure, Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$5.00
| A cabin cruiser is shipwrecked off the coast of a remote island, and its three passengers manage to ...more about Most Dangerous Game starring Leslie Banks and Fay Wray |
| 20 |  | Last Days of Pompeii, The (1935) | 2.8857 7 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History |
$4.49
| Peaceloving blacksmith Marcus refuses lucrative offers to fight in the arena...until his wife dies ...more about Last Days of Pompeii starring Preston Foster and Alan Hale |
| 21 |  | 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 |
| 22 |  | Mask of Fu Manchu, The (1932) | 2.8127 18 reviews | NA | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$25.98
| Englishmen race to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan. They have to get there fast, as the evil genius ...more about Mask of Fu Manchu starring Boris Karloff and Lewis Stone |
| 23 |  | Barbary Coast (1935) | 2.7813 18 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Western, Romance |
$6.62
| Mary Rutledge arrives from the east, finds her fiance dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel ...more about Barbary Coast starring Miriam Hopkins and Edward G. Robinson |
| 24 |  | 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 |
| 25 |  | Big Trail, The (1930) |  2.7157 13 reviews | NA | Adventure, Western, Romance |
$4.52
| Breck leads a wagon train of pioneers through Indian attack, storms, deserts, swollen rivers, down ...more about Big Trail starring John Wayne and Tyrone Power Sr. |
| 26 |  | Prince and the Pauper, The (1937) | 2.7092 3 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Family |
$13.79
| On the same day two boys are born: the pauper Tom and prince Edvard. As a kid, Tom sneaks into the ...more about Prince and the Pauper starring Errol Flynn and Claude Rains |
| 27 |  | Carnival Boat (1932) | 2.7031 1 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | Ginger Rogers, a young entertainer on a carnival boat, is in love with William Boyd but Hobart ...more about Carnival Boat starring William Boyd and Ginger Rogers |
| 28 |  | West of Shanghai (1937) | 2.6574 1 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, War | N/A | Gordon Creed travels to a remote site in the Chinese back country in order to obtain rights to a ...more about West of Shanghai starring Boris Karloff and Beverly Roberts |
| 29 |  | 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 |
| 30 |  | 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 |
| 31 | | Wild Boys of the Road (1933) | 2.6483 7 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama | N/A | At the bottom of the depression, Tom's mother has been out of work for months when Ed's father ...more about Wild Boys of the Road starring Frankie Darro and Edwin Phillips |
| 32 |  | Another Dawn (1937) | 2.6026 4 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Romance | N/A | Colonel John Wister, on duty with the British army in the desert region of Dubik, returns to ...more about Another Dawn starring Kay Francis and Errol Flynn |
| 33 |  | Souls at Sea (1937) | 2.6026 4 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | Based on the true story of the William Brown murders, this courtroom potboiler set in 1842 ...more about Souls at Sea starring George Raft and Gary Cooper |
| 34 |  | Lost Patrol, The (1934) | 2.5880 5 reviews | NA | Adventure, War |
$41.37
| A World War I British Army patrol is crossing the Mesopotomian desert when their commanding ...more about Lost Patrol starring Boris Karloff and Wallace Ford |
| 35 |  | Jamaica Inn (1939) | 2.5707 16 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Crime |
$6.49
| Set in Cornwall where the young orphan, Mary, is sent to live with Aunt Patience and Uncle Joss who ...more about Jamaica Inn starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara |
| 36 |  | Under Two Flags (1936) | 2.5661 1 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | Sergeant Victor comes to the French Foreign Legion after taking the blame for his brother's crime. ...more about Under Two Flags starring Ronald Colman and Claudette Colbert |
| 37 |  | 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 |
| 38 |  | Too Hot to Handle (1938) | 2.5113 2 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Romance, Comedy | N/A | Chris Hunter is a sly newsreel reporter. While in Shanghai doing reports on the Chinese-Japanese ...more about Too Hot to Handle starring Clark Gable and Myrna Loy |
| 39 |  | 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 |
| 40 |  | Airmail (1932) | 2.4474 1 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama | N/A | Level headed Mike Miller runs Desert Airport, an air mail base full of daring young pilots risking ...more about Airmail starring Ralph Bellamy and Gloria Stuart |
| 41 | | Prestige (1932) | 2.4291 1 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama | N/A | Based on Harry Hervey's novel, a French officer assigned to run a prison camp in Indochina succumbs ...more about Prestige starring Ann Harding and Adolphe Menjou |
| 42 |  | Buccaneer, The (1938) | 2.4063 2 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History | N/A | In the War of 1812, the British have sacked Washington and hope to capture New Orleans, where ...more about Buccaneer starring Fredric March and Franciska Gaal |
| 43 |  | Barbarian, The (1933) | 2.4017 1 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Romance | N/A | A racy story of Myrna, who arrives in Cairo to meet her fiance. She attracts the attention of ...more about Barbarian starring Myrna Loy and Reginald Denny |
| 44 | | Man in the Iron Mask, The (1939) | 2.3956 6 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | Louis XIV of France plots to keep his twin brother Philippe imprisoned in an iron mask, away from ...more about Man in the Iron Mask starring Louis Hayward and Joan Bennett |
| 45 | | Wee Willie Winkie (1937) | 2.3743 3 reviews | NA | Adventure, Family | N/A | Little Priscilla Williams goes to live with her grandfather, the colonel at a British Army base in ...more about Wee Willie Winkie starring Shirley Temple and C. Aubrey Smith |
| 46 |  | Crusades, The (1935) | 2.3713 5 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History, War |
$19.99
| The Third Crusade as it didn't happen. King Richard Coeur de Lion goes on the crusade to avoid ...more about Crusades starring Loretta Young and Henry Wilcoxon |
| 47 |  | Doctor Syn (1937) | 2.3469 3 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama | N/A | When customs and excise men arrive at the village of Dymchurch in Kent, they uncover an intricate ...more about Doctor Syn starring George Arliss and Margaret Lockwood |
| 48 |  | Undersea Kingdom (1936) | 2.3469 2 reviews | NA | Adventure, Sci-Fi |
$5.14
| Crash Corrigan, a recent graduate of Annapolis, and Diana, a go-getting reporter, join Professor ...more about Undersea Kingdom starring Ray Corrigan and Lois Wilde |
| 49 |  | Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937) | 2.3401 4 reviews | NA | Adventure, Thriller, Mystery |
$4.65
| Captain High 'Bulldog' Drummond has just returned to England. As he is driving home in the dark, a ...more about Bulldog Drummond Escapes starring Ray Milland and Reginald Denny |
| 50 | | Elephant Boy (1937) | 2.2784 9 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama | N/A | This black and white movie is based on Rudyard Kipling's "Toomai, of the Elephants", in which a ...more about Elephant Boy starring Sabu (I) and W.E. Holloway |
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