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| 51 |  | Freaks (1932) |  3.0651 108 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror |
$12.71
| A carnival barker displays a sideshow freak called the Feathered Hen and tells her story. ...more about Freaks starring Wallace Ford and Leila Hyams |
| 52 |  | Twentieth Century (1934) | 3.0592 19 reviews | Not Rated | Comedy, Adaptation |
$3.95
| Broadway director Oscar Jaffe (John Barrymore) is a bigger ham than most actors, but through sheer ...more about Twentieth Century starring Etienne Girardot and John Barrymore |
| 53 |  | Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) | 3.0558 11 reviews | Not Rated | Horror, Crime, Mystery |
$17.91
| In 19th Century Paris, the maniacal Dr. Mirakle abducts young women and injects them with ape blood ...more about Murders in the Rue Morgue starring Sidney Fox and Bela Lugosi |
| 54 |  | Destry Rides Again (1939) | 3.0483 21 reviews | NA | Western, Comedy |
$5.66
| Although Destry hates guns and gun play, he takes the position as town deputy promising to clean up ...more about Destry Rides Again starring Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart |
| 55 |  | Horse Feathers (1932) | 3.0476 32 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$44.28
| Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff has just been installed as the new president of Huxley College. His ...more about Horse Feathers |
| 56 |  | Merry Widow, The (1934) | 3.0455 9 reviews | Not Rated | Musical, Romance, Comedy, , Romance, Adaptation | N/A | The small kingdom of Marshovia has a little problem. The main tax-payer, the wealthy widow Sonia ...more about Merry Widow starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald |
| 57 |  | Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) | 3.0441 19 reviews | NA | Drama |
$9.76
| An old classics teacher looks back over his long career, remembering pupils and colleagues, and ...more about Goodbye starring Robert Donat and Milton Rosmer |
| 58 |  | 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. |
| 59 |  | 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 |
| 60 |  | Swing Time (1936) | 3.0398 22 reviews | NA | Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$8.68
| Lucky is tricked into missing his wedding to Margaret by the other members of Pop's magic and dance ...more about Swing Time starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers |
| 61 |  | Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1939) | 3.0349 12 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Crime, Mystery |
$14.99
| On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from abroad and opens up the ancestral hall on ...more about Hound of the Baskervilles starring Richard Greene and Basil Rathbone |
| 62 |  | Dracula (1931) | 3.0347 90 reviews | NA | Drama, Fantasy, Horror |
$12.95
| After a harrowing ride through the Carpathian mountains in eastern Europe, Renfield enters castle ...more about Dracula starring Bela Lugosi and Helen Chandler |
| 63 |  | 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 |
| 64 |  | You Can't Take It with You (1938) | 3.0284 33 reviews | NA |
$15.34
| Alice Sycamore has to introduce the family of her fiance, Tony Kirby, to her own family. The ...more about You Can't Take It with You starring Jean Arthur and Lionel Barrymore | |
| 65 |  | Morning Glory (1933) | 3.0253 8 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | Eva Lovelace, would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage, is a wildly optimistic ...more about Morning Glory starring Katharine Hepburn and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. |
| 66 |  | White Zombie (1932) | 3.0251 19 reviews | NA | Horror |
$5.00
| Young couple Madeleine and Neil are coaxed by acquaintance Monsieur Beaumont to get married on his ...more about White Zombie starring Bela Lugosi and Madge Bellamy |
| 67 |  | Junjo (1930) | 3.0123 8 reviews | NA | N/A | ...more about Junjo | |
| 68 |  | My Man Godfrey (1936) | 3.0087 42 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy |
$9.98
| In the depths of the Depression, a party game brings dizzy socialite Irene Bullock to the city dump ...more about My Man Godfrey starring William Powell and Carole Lombard |
| 69 |  | Footlight Parade (1933) | 3.0086 17 reviews | NA | Musical, Romance, Comedy |
$41.37
| Chester Kent produces Musical Comedies on the stage. With the beginning of the talkies aera he ...more about Footlight Parade starring James Cagney and Joan Blondell |
| 70 |  | Camille (1936) | 3.0077 20 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance |
$12.71
| Marguerite is a courtesan in Paris. She falls deeply in love with a young man of promise, Armand ...more about Camille starring Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor |
| 71 |  | 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 |
| 72 |  | Kid from Spain, The (1932) | 2.9935 5 reviews | NA | Musical | N/A | Eddie and his Mexican friend Ricardo are expelled from college after Ricardo put Eddie in the ...more about Kid from Spain starring Eddie Cantor and Lyda Roberti |
| 73 |  | 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 |
| 74 | | 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 |
| 75 |  | Zoo in Budapest (1933) | 2.9862 9 reviews | NA | Romance | N/A | Flamboyant Zani grew up and works in the zoo. He loves animals so much that he steals animal furs ...more about Zoo in Budapest starring Loretta Young and Gene Raymond |
| 76 |  | Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) | 2.9862 8 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy |
$8.25
| Andy's girlfriend Polly is planning to spend Christmas at her grandmother's, which puts a kink in ...more about Love Finds Andy Hardy starring Mickey Rooney and Lewis Stone |
| 77 |  | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) | 2.9844 32 reviews | G | Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Family, Animation, Disney | N/A | The first, and by far most memorable full-length animated feature from the Disney Studios, "Snow ...more about Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
| 78 |  | Christmas Carol, A (1938) | 2.9841 14 reviews | NA | Drama, Fantasy, Christmas |
$6.99
| The timeworn Dickens' story about the old merchant Scrooge and how his own disappointments in life ...more about Christmas Carol starring Reginald Owen and Gene Lockhart |
| 79 |  | 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 |
| 80 |  | Pygmalion (1938) | 2.9795 21 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$20.08
| The snobbish & intellectual Professor of languages, Henry Higgins makes a bet with his friend that ...more about Pygmalion starring Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller |
| 81 |  | Queen Christina (1933) | 2.9755 12 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Romance |
$8.68
| Young Christina ascends to the Swedish throne at age 5. While she is queen, Sweden becomes a ...more about Queen Christina starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert |
| 82 |  | Jezebel (1938) | 2.9742 26 reviews | NA | Drama |
$12.71
| Set in antebellum New Orleans during the early 1850's, this film follows Julie Marsden through her ...more about Jezebel starring Bette Davis and Henry Fonda |
| 83 |  | Murders in the Zoo (1933) | 2.9713 12 reviews | NA | Horror, Crime, Mystery | N/A | Eric Gorman returns with his wife Evelyn from a trip to the Orient collecting zoo animals, having ...more about Murders in the Zoo starring Lionel Atwill and Gail Patrick |
| 84 |  | Klondike Annie (1936) | 2.9709 6 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | ...more about Klondike Annie starring Mae West and Philip Reed |
| 85 |  | Honor Among Lovers (1931) | 2.9679 1 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | Fredric March, a businessman, is in love with his secretary (Claudette Colbert) but she deserts him ...more about Honor Among Lovers starring Claudette Colbert and Monroe Owsley |
| 86 |  | Trouble in Paradise (1932) | 2.9679 17 reviews | Not Rated | Romance, Comedy, Adaptation |
$27.95
| High class European thief Gaston Monesque meets his soul mate Lily, a pickpocket masquerading as a ...more about Trouble in Paradise starring Edward Everett Horton and Miriam Hopkins |
| 87 |  | 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 |
| 88 |  | Today We Live (1933) | 2.9679 1 reviews | NA | Drama, War, Romance | N/A | The two lovers are living together and are not married as they hesitantly explain to her brother. ...more about Today We Live starring Joan Crawford and Gary Cooper |
| 89 | | Yogoto no yume (1933) | 2.9679 1 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | ...more about Yogoto no yume |
| 90 | | Captain Hates the Sea, The (1934) | 2.9679 2 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | ...more about Captain Hates the Sea starring Wynne Gibson and Alison Skipworth |
| 91 |  | Mayerling (1936) | 2.9679 5 reviews | Not Rated | Foreign | N/A | ...more about Mayerling starring Charles Boyer and Danielle Darrieux |
| 92 |  | Old Dark House, The (1932) | 2.9671 25 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Comedy |
$14.61
| Seeking shelter from a pounding rainstorm in a remote region of Wales, several travellers are ...more about Old Dark House starring Boris Karloff and Melvyn Douglas |
| 93 |  | Love Affair (1939) | 2.9668 9 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Comedy |
$3.24
| French playboy Michel Marnet and American Terry McKay fall in love aboard ship. They arrange to ...more about Love Affair starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer |
| 94 |  | Ninotchka (1939) | 2.9633 29 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy |
$12.71
| Only the royal suite at the grandest hotel in Paris has a safe large enough for the jewels of the ...more about Ninotchka starring Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas |
| 95 |  | Son of Frankenstein (1939) | 2.9618 15 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$8.89
| Wolf Frankenstein, son of Henry Frankenstein, returns with his wife, to his fathers estate to claim ...more about Son of Frankenstein starring Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff |
| 96 |  | Women, The (1939) | 2.9607 19 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$8.68
| Wealthy Mary Haines is unaware her husband is having an affair with shopgirl Crystal Allen. Sylvia ...more about Women starring Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford |
| 97 |  | Scarlet Empress, The (1934) | 2.9601 20 reviews | NA | Drama, History |
$21.95
| Young Princess Sophia of Germany is taken to Russia to marry the half-wit Grand Duke Peter, son of ...more about Scarlet Empress starring Marlene Dietrich and John Lodge |
| 98 |  | Imitation of Life (1934) | 2.9581 9 reviews | NA | Drama |
$16.99
| Bea Pullman and her daughter Jessie have had a hard time making ends meet since Bea's husband died. ...more about Imitation of Life starring Claudette Colbert and Warren William |
| 99 |  | It's a Gift (1934) | 2.9557 8 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$41.99
| The owner of a general store (Harold Bisonette) is hounded by his status-anxious wife ("That's ...more about It's a Gift starring W.C. Fields and Kathleen Howard |
| 100 |  | Dark Victory (1939) | 2.9481 28 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance |
$8.68
| Judith Traherne is at the height of young society when Dr. Frederick Steele diagnoses a brain tumor. ...more about Dark Victory starring Bette Davis and George Brent |
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