Top of the World: 35 Movies of the 30s

I wanted to do this top since a long time as I love movies from the 30s, especially the comedies. I think they were unique and the pre-code era allowed movies with a great touch of realism and modernism.

As always, I invite you to respect my choices. This is a list of my most favourite movies, so it’s purely subjective. If there is a movie you like, but that isn’t on that list, it’s not necessarily because I don’t like it. It might be because I haven’t seen it, or simply because this is a top 35 and not a top 50. Just to give you an idea I have seen about 95 movies from the 30s. Thanks.

I invite you to clic on the various links that appears in orange if you are interested to read more reviews.

Well, here we go! 🙂

35- Bank Holiday (Carol Reed, 1938)

34- (Gustaf Molander, 1938)

33- The Awful Truth (Leo McCarey, 1937)

32- The Adventures of Robin Hood (Michael Curtiz & William Keighley, 1938)

31- Dinner at Eight (George Cukor, 1933)

30- The Women (George Cukor, 1939)

29- Le Quai des Brumes (Marcel Carné, 1938)

28- Holiday (George Cukor, 1938)

27- Murder! (Alfred Hitchcock, 1930)

26- A Girl Must Live (Carol Reed, 1939)

25- My Man Godfrey(Gregory LaCava, 1936)

24- Wuthering Heights (William Wyler, 1939)

23- The 39 Steps (Alfred Hitchcock, 1935)

22- Free & Easy(Edward Sedgwick, 1930)

21- Baby Face (Alfred E. Green, 1933)

20- Shanghai Express (Josef von Sternberg, 1932)

19- Red Salute( Sidney Lanfield, 1935)

18- Nothing Sacred (William A. Wellman, 1937)

17- Easy Living (Mitchell Leisen, 1937)

16- Dames (Ray Enright, 1934)

15- Little Women (George Cukor, 1933)

14- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Frank Capra, 1936)

13- Young and Innocent(Alfred Hitchcock, 1937)

12- Topper(Norman Z. McLeod, 1937)

11- Libeled Lady (Jack Conway, 1936)

10- Golden Boy ( Rouben Mamoulian, 1939)

9- All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone, 1930)

8- 42nd Street (Llyod Bacon, 1933)

7- Gold Diggers of 1933 (Mervyn LeRoy, 1933)

6- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(Frank Capra, 1939)

5- Gone With the Wind(Victor Flemming, 1939)

4- La Grand Illusion (Jean Renoir, 1937)

3- Modern Times(Charlie Chaplin, 1936)

2- The Lady Vanishes (Alfred Hitchcock, 1938)

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1- Bringing Up Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)

This also happens to be my 2nd most favourite movie of all times after Some Like It Hot 🙂

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That’s it! Now please don’t hesitate to tell me what are YOUR favourite movies of the 30s in the comment section. I’ll be very curious to know! 🙂

See you!