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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 |  | 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 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | Edge of the World, The (1937) | 2.8218 30 reviews | NA | Drama, History |
$23.09
| A trio wanders the cliffs of a Shetland island and encounters a gravestone at the edge of a ...more about Edge of the World starring Belle Chrystall and Eric Berry |
| 5 |  | Operator 13 (1934) |  2.6391 1 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Romance | N/A | Gail Loveless (Marion Davies), a spy known as Operator 13 working for the Union and Federal cause ...more about Operator 13 starring Marion Davies and Gary Cooper |
| 6 |  | British Agent (1934) | 2.5387 1 reviews | NA | Drama, History, War, Romance | N/A | ...more about British Agent starring Leslie Howard and Kay Francis |
| 7 |  | Gold Is Where You Find It (1938) | 2.5341 3 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Western | N/A | Michael Curtiz directs a Western that is almost of epic proportions, and screenwriters Warren Duff ...more about Gold Is Where You Find It starring George Brent and Olivia de Havilland |
| 8 | | Madame DuBarry (1934) | 2.5296 2 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Madame DuBarry starring Reginald Owen and Victor Jory |
| 9 |  | Tower of London (1939) | 2.5296 5 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Horror |
$17.37
| In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, ...more about Tower of London starring Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff |
| 10 |  | Toy Wife, The (1938) | 2.5204 1 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | ...more about Toy Wife starring Luise Rainer and Melvyn Douglas |
| 11 |  | Wet Parade, The (1932) | 2.5204 1 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | Sprawling story of Prohibition set against two families and how they are affected by booze. The ...more about Wet Parade starring Dorothy Jordan and Robert Young |
| 12 |  | Sign of the Cross, The (1932) | 2.4876 8 reviews | NA | Drama, History |
$19.99
| After burning Rome, Emperor Nero decides to blame the Christians, and issues the edict that they ...more about Sign of the Cross starring Elissa Landi and Claudette Colbert |
| 13 |  | 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 |
| 14 |  | 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 |
| 15 |  | Cleopatra (1934) | 2.3606 15 reviews | NA | Drama, History |
$19.99
| In 48 BC, Cleopatra, facing palace revolt in her kingdom of Egypt, welcomes the arrival of Julius ...more about Cleopatra starring Claudette Colbert and Warren William |
| 16 |  | Conquest (1937) | 2.3332 4 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Romance | N/A | After a brief informal meeting two months earlier when they were impressed with each other, ...more about Conquest starring Greta Garbo and Charles Boyer |
| 17 | | Suez (1938) | 2.2739 1 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Romance | N/A | De Lesseps is a young aristocrat who conceives the idea for the Suez Canal. When Napoleon fails ...more about Suez starring Tyrone Power and Loretta Young |
| 18 |  | 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 |
| 19 |  | Fire Over England (1937) |  2.2434 4 reviews | NA | Adventure, History, War, Romance | N/A | Queen Elizabeth is running this show. The men in her court should be thinking about how to add to ...more about Fire Over England starring Flora Robson and Leslie Banks |
| 20 |  | Broadway to Hollywood (1933) | 2.2373 1 reviews | NA | History, Musical | N/A | ...more about Broadway to Hollywood starring Alice Brady and Eddie Quillan |
| 21 |  | Night Riders, The (1939) | 2.0867 2 reviews | NA | History, Western | N/A | Talbot uses a phony land grant to rule thirteen million acres, taxing everyone heavily and evicting ...more about Night Riders starring John Wayne and Ray Corrigan |
| 22 |  | Oklahoma Kid, The (1939) | 2.0319 2 reviews | NA | History, Western | N/A | McCord's gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land, and the notorious outlaw ...more about Oklahoma Kid starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart |
| 23 |  | Westward Ho (1935) | 1.8812 1 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Western |
$9.99
| Ballard's trail jumpers attack the Wyatt Company wagon train, killing young John's parents and ...more about Westward Ho starring John Wayne and Glenn Strange |
| 24 | | Affairs of Cellini, The (1934) | 1.7990 1 reviews | NA | History, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Affairs of Cellini starring Fay Wray |
| 25 |  | 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 |
| 26 | | Challenge, The (1938) | 1.6894 2 reviews | NA | Adventure, History | N/A | In 1865, the unconquered Matterhorn beckons; former rivals, Italian Carrel and Englishman Whymper, ...more about Challenge starring Luis Trenker and Robert Douglas |
| 27 | | World Moves On, The (1934) | 1.6712 2 reviews | NA | Drama, History, War, Romance | N/A | ...more about World Moves On starring Reginald Denny and Madeleine Carroll |
| 28 | | Tudor Rose (1936) | 1.6164 1 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | A dramatization of Lady Jane Grey's short life, from her forced marriage (which she resisted) to ...more about Tudor Rose starring Cedric Hardwicke and Nova Pilbeam |
| 29 |  | Stanley and Livingstone (1939) | 1.5798 1 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History | N/A | When American newspaperman and adventurer Henry M. Stanley comes back from the western Indian wars, ...more about Stanley and Livingstone starring Spencer Tracy and Nancy Kelly |
| 30 | | Vicar of Bray, The (1937) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | History | N/A | ...more about Vicar of Bray starring Stanley Holloway and K. Hamilton Price |
| 31 | | Face Behind the Mask, The (1938) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Mystery, Short | N/A | ...more about Face Behind the Mask starring George Sorel and Leonard Penn |
| 32 | | Yankee Doodle Goes to Town (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Short | N/A | Made just before America would be forced into the Second World War, this short subject is a brief ...more about Yankee Doodle Goes to Town starring Clem Bevans and Albert Russell |
| 33 | | Outcasts of Poker Flat, The (1937) | No Score 1 reviews | NA | History, Western | N/A | ...more about Outcasts of Poker Flat starring Preston Foster and Richard Lane |
| 34 |  | Plow That Broke the Plains, The (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Documentary, Short |
$29.99
| ...more about Plow That Broke the Plains |
| 35 | | Spy of Napoleon (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | ...more about Spy of Napoleon starring Richard Barthelmess and Dolly Haas |
| 36 | | Madame Guillotine (1931) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Romance | N/A | ...more about Madame Guillotine starring Madeleine Carroll and Brian Aherne |
| 37 | | Declaration of Independence, The (1938) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Short |
$10.75
| This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware, who cast the deciding vote so that ...more about Declaration of Independence starring John Litel and Ted Osborne |
| 38 | | Warner Bros. Jubilee Dinner (1930) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Short, Music | N/A | ...more about Warner Bros. Jubilee Dinner starring Otis Skinner and Louise Fazenda |
| 39 | | Knight Without Armour (1937) | No Score 1 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller | N/A | Because he can pass as a Russian, A.J. Fothergill is recruited to spy on the revolutionary movement ...more about Knight Without Armour starring Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat |
| 40 | | Colonel Blood (1934) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | ...more about Colonel Blood starring Frank Cellier and Anne Grey |
| 41 | | Marriage of Corbal, The (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Romance | N/A | ...more about Marriage of Corbal starring Nils Asther and Hugh Sinclair |
| 42 | | Victoria the Great (1937) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | ...more about Victoria the Great starring Anna Neagle and Anton Walbrook |
| 43 | | Dreyfus (1931) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | ...more about Dreyfus starring Cedric Hardwicke and Charles Carson |
| 44 |  | Old Glory (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Family, Animation, Short |
$12.71
| Porky falls asleep after refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance. Uncle Sam comes to him in his ...more about Old Glory |
| 45 | | Firefly, The (1937) | No Score 1 reviews | NA | History, Musical, Romance | N/A | Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. ...more about Firefly starring Jeanette MacDonald and Allan Jones |
| 46 | | Law West of Tombstone, The (1938) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | History, Western | N/A | Notoriuos liar Bill Barker, having been banished westward by the law, talks the townspeople of ...more about Law West of Tombstone starring Harry Carey and Tim Holt |
| 47 | | Wild Girl (1932) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History | N/A | ...more about Wild Girl starring Charles Farrell and Joan Bennett |
| 48 |  | Hearts Divided (1936) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Musical, Romance | N/A | Napoleon needs money to fight his wars in Europe so he wants 20 million dollars for the Louisiana ...more about Hearts Divided starring Marion Davies and Dick Powell |
| 49 |  | Stand Up and Fight (1939) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Drama, History, Western | N/A | This western starring Beery and Taylor as rivals is one cackling western. It involves the ...more about Stand Up and Fight starring Wallace Beery and Robert Taylor |
| 50 | | Drums of Destiny (1937) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, History, Romance | N/A | ...more about Drums of Destiny starring Edna Lawrence and Budd Buster |
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