Dan Sallitt's Favorite Films of the 1930s, by International Release Date


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1939

1. ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS (Howard Hawks, USA)
2. THE RULES OF THE GAME (Jean Renoir, France)
3. DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK (John Ford, USA)
4. WHEN TOMORROW COMES (John Stahl, USA)
5. THE SPY IN BLACK (Michael Powell, UK)
6. LOVE AFFAIR (Leo McCarey, USA)
7. NINOTCHKA (Ernst Lubitsch, USA)
8. FIVE CAME BACK (John Farrow, USA)
9. STAGECOACH (John Ford, USA)
10. EARTH (Tomu Uchida, Japan)
 11. THE WHOLE FAMILY WORKS (Mikio Naruse, Japan)
12. THE WOMEN (George Cukor, USA)
13. MUD AND SOLDIERS (Tomotaka Tasaka, Japan)
 14. FRONTIER MARSHAL (Allan Dwan, USA)
15. BEL AMI (Willi Forst, Germany)
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (Frank Capra, USA)
BACK DOOR TO HEAVEN (William K. Howard, USA)
FIFTH AVENUE GIRL (Gregory La Cava, USA)

1938

1. BRINGING UP BABY (Howard Hawks, USA)
2. HOLIDAY (George Cukor, USA)
3. THE LADY VANISHES (Alfred Hitchcock, UK)
4. WERTHER (Max Ophuls, France)
5. THREE COMRADES (Frank Borzage, USA)
6. THE DRUM (Zoltan Korda, UK)
7. SONG OF THE SCARLET FLOWER (Teuvo Tulio, Finland)
 8. SUBMARINE PATROL (John Ford, USA)
9. MARIE ANTOINETTE (W. S. Van Dyke, USA)
10. SHANGHAI DRAMA (G.W. Pabst, France)
11. TEST PILOT (Victor Fleming, USA)
12. THE SHINING HOUR (Frank Borzage, USA)
13. SPAWN OF THE NORTH (Henry Hathaway, USA)
14. QUADRILLE (Sacha Guitry, France)
 15. LA BETE HUMAINE (Jean Renoir, France)
16. THE DAWN PATROL (Edmund Goulding, USA)
17. THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, USA)
18. THE CITADEL (King Vidor, USA)

SUEZ (Allan Dwan, USA)

1937

1. ANGEL (Ernst Lubitsch, USA)
2. HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT (Frank Borzage, USA)
3. MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (Leo McCarey, USA)
4. HUMANITY AND PAPER BALLOONS (Sadao Yamanaka, Japan)
5. THE AWFUL TRUTH (Leo McCarey, USA)
6. EASY LIVING (Mitchell Leisen, USA)
7. THE YOUNG (Shiro Toyoda, Japan)
8. GUEULE D'AMOUR (Jean Gremillon, France)
9. STAGE DOOR (Gregory La Cava, USA)
10. CAMILLE (George Cukor, USA)
11. VIRGINITY (Otakar Vavra, Czechoslovakia)
12. MANNEQUIN (Frank Borzage, USA)
13. YOUNG AND INNOCENT (Alfred Hitchcock, UK)
14. GRAND ILLUSION (Jean Renoir, France)
15. WEE WILLIE WINKIE (John Ford, USA)
16. GREEN FIELDS (Edgar G. Ulmer and Jacob Ben-Ami, USA)
17. FAISONS UN REVE (Sacha Guitry, France)
18. THE THIRTEEN (Mikhail Romm, USSR)
19. SLAVE SHIP (Tay Garnett, USA)
20. SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT (Victor Schertzinger, USA)
21. A STAR IS BORN (William Wellman, USA)
 
1936

1. THE ROAD TO GLORY (Howard Hawks, USA)
2. MY MAN GODFREY (Gregory La Cava, USA)
3. COME AND GET IT (Howard Hawks and William Wyler, USA)
4. REMBRANDT (Alexander Korda, UK)
5. SABOTAGE (Alfred Hitchcock, UK)
6. BURGTHEATER (Willi Forst, Austria)
7. THE CRIME OF MONSIEUR LANGE (Jean Renoir, France)
8. STORY OF A CHEAT (Sacha Guitry, France)
9. MORNING'S TREE-LINED STREET (Mikio Naruse, Japan)
10. SECRET AGENT (Alfred Hitchcock, UK)
11. A DAY IN THE COUNTRY (Jean Renoir, France)
12. THE TEXAS RANGERS (King Vidor, USA)
13. ROMEO AND JULIET (George Cukor, USA)
14. MARY OF SCOTLAND (John Ford, USA)
15. SCHLUSSAKKORD (Douglas Sirk, Germany)
16. BY THE BLUEST OF SEAS (Boris Barnet, USSR)
 17. THE PLAINSMAN (Cecil B. DeMille, USA)
18. CESAR (Marcel Pagnol, France)
19. FURY (Fritz Lang, USA)
20. MON PERE AVAIT RAISON (Sacha Guitry, France)
SUTTER'S GOLD (James Cruze, USA)
 
1935

1. RUGGLES OF RED GAP (Leo McCarey, USA)
2. THE GIRL IN THE RUMOR (Mikio Naruse, Japan)
3. SYLVIA SCARLETT (George Cukor, USA)
4. THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN (Josef von Sternberg, USA)
5. A POT WORTH A MILLION RYO (Sadao Yamanaka, Japan)
6. THE WEDDING NIGHT (King Vidor, USA)
7. CEILING ZERO (Howard Hawks, USA)
8. RECKLESS (Victor Fleming, USA)
9. LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER (Henry Hathaway, USA)
10. THE 39 STEPS (Alfred Hitchcock, UK)
11. WIFE! BE LIKE A ROSE! (Mikio Naruse, Japan)
12. DIVINE (Max Ophuls, France)
13. THE GIRL FROM THE MARSH CROFT (Douglas Sirk, Germany)
14. TONI (Jean Renoir, France)
15. MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (John M. Stahl, USA)
16. THREE SISTERS WITH MAIDEN HEARTS (Mikio Naruse, Japan)
17. HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE (Mitchell Leisen, USA)
 18. THE GOOD FAIRY (William Wyler, USA)
19. SO RED THE ROSE (King Vidor, USA)
20. SHE MARRIED HER BOSS (Gregory La Cava, USA)
21. THE FARMER TAKES A WIFE (Victor Fleming, USA)
22. BONNE CHANCE (Sacha Guitry, France)
23. THE PHANTOM LIGHT (Michael Powell, UK)
 24. PRIVATE WORLDS (Gregory La Cava, USA)
25. LA KERMESSE HEROIQUE (Jacques Feyder, France)
26. APRIL, APRIL! (Douglas Sirk, Germany)
 27. ANNIE OAKLEY (George Stevens, USA)

MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (Frank Lloyd, USA)
ALICE ADAMS (George Stevens, USA)
 
1934

1. TWENTIETH CENTURY (Howard Hawks, USA)
2. LA SIGNORA DI TUTTI (Max Ophuls, Italy)
3. LITTLE MAN, WHAT NOW? (Frank Borzage, USA)
4. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (Frank Capra, USA)
5. MASKERADE (Willi Forst, Austria)
6. ONE MORE RIVER (James Whale, USA)
7. A STORY OF FLOATING WEEDS (Yasujiro Ozu, Japan)
8. THE THIN MAN (W. S. Van Dyke, USA)
9. VIVA VILLA! (Howard Hawks and Jack Conway, USA)
10. A MODERN HERO (G. W. Pabst, USA)
11. THE MERRY WIDOW (Ernst Lubitsch, USA)
12. STREET WITHOUT END (Mikio Naruse, Japan)
13. QUEEN OF SPORTS (Sun Yu, China)
14. THE HIGHWAY (Sun Yu, China)
15. IMITATION OF LIFE (John Stahl, USA)
16. LE ROI DES CHAMPS-ELYSEES (Max Nosseck, France)
17. DAVID HARUM (James Cruze, USA)

L'ATALANTE (Jean Vigo, France)
THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (Alfred Hitchcock, UK)
MANHATTAN MELODRAMA (W. S. Van Dyke, USA)

1933

1. THE TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE (Fritz Lang, Germany)
2. THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII (Alexander Korda, UK)
3. LIEBELEI (Max Ophuls, Germany)
4. POLICEMAN (Tomu Uchida, Japan)
 5. DON QUIXOTE (G. W. Pabst, France/UK)
6. DESIGN FOR LIVING (Ernst Lubitsch, USA)
7. MORNING GLORY (Lowell Sherman, USA)
8. NIGHTLY DREAMS (Mikio Naruse, Japan)
9. ONLY YESTERDAY (John Stahl, USA)
10. LA MATERNELLE (Jean Benoit-Levy, France)
11. GALLANT LADY (Gregory La Cava, USA)
12. JOFROI (Marcel Pagnol, France)
13. BLOOD MONEY (Rowland Brown, USA)
14. HIS DOUBLE LIFE (Arthur Hopkins, USA)
15. OKRAINA (Boris Barnet, USSR)
16. HER FIRST MATE (William Wyler, USA)
17. PILGRIMAGE (John Ford, USA)
18. THE STRANGER'S RETURN (King Vidor, USA)
19. DOUBLE HARNESS (John Cromwell, USA)
20. QUEEN CHRISTINA (Rouben Mamoulian, USA)
21. I COVER THE WATERFRONT (James Cruze, USA)

ZERO DE CONDUITE (Jean Vigo, France)
THE PRIZEFIGHTER AND THE LADY (W. S. Van Dyke, USA)
THE COCKTAIL HOUR (Victor Schertzinger, USA)
BROADWAY THROUGH A KEYHOLE (Lowell Sherman, USA)
TODAY WE LIVE (Howard Hawks, USA)
THE WATER MAGICIAN (Kenji Mizoguchi, Japan)
THE DANCING GIRL OF IZU (Heinosuke Gosho, Japan)

1932

1. SHANGHAI EXPRESS (Josef von Sternberg, USA)
2. I WAS BORN, BUT... (Yasujiro Ozu, Japan)
3. A FAREWELL TO ARMS (Frank Borzage, USA)
4. THE CROWD ROARS (Howard Hawks, USA)
5. THE OLD DARK HOUSE (James Whale, USA)
6. TROUBLE IN PARADISE (Ernst Lubitsch, USA)
7. SCARFACE (Howard Hawks, USA)
8. FORBIDDEN (Frank Capra, USA)
9. MARIE, A HUNGARIAN LEGEND (Pal Fejos, Hungary)
10. BLONDE VENUS (Josef von Sternberg, USA)
11. TIGER SHARK (Howard Hawks, USA)
12. ONE HOUR WITH YOU (Ernst Lubitsch and George Cukor, USA)
13. HELL'S HIGHWAY (Rowland Brown, USA)
14. BACK STREET (John Stahl, USA)
15. WHERE NOW ARE THE DREAMS OF YOUTH? (Yasujiro Ozu, Japan)
 16. RED DUST (Victor Fleming, USA)
17. AIR MAIL (John Ford, USA)
18. LA NUIT DE CARREFOUR (Jean Renoir, France)
19. AFTER TOMORROW (Frank Borzage, USA)
20. SERVICE FOR LADIES (Alexander Korda, UK)
21. BOUDU SAUVE DES EAUX (Jean Renoir, France)
22. AMERICAN MADNESS (Frank Capra, USA)
23. THE GREEKS HAD A WORD FOR THEM (Lowell Sherman, USA)
24. THE IMPATIENT MAIDEN (James Whale, USA)
25. L'ATLANTIDE (G. W. Pabst, Germany)
26. MOVIE CRAZY (Clyde Bruckman, USA)
27. RAIN (Lewis Milestone, USA)
28. A BLONDE DREAM (Paul Martin, Germany)
29. LADIES OF THE JURY (Lowell Sherman, USA)

RICH AND STRANGE (Alfred Hitchcock, UK)
THE MAN I KILLED (Ernst Lubitsch, USA)

1931

1. AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY (Josef von Sternberg, USA)
2. LA CHIENNE (Jean Renoir, France)
3. M (Fritz Lang, Germany)
4. DIRIGIBLE (Frank Capra, USA)
5. THE CHAMP (King Vidor, USA)
6. THE THREEPENNY OPERA (G. W. Pabst, Germany)
7. THE MIRACLE WOMAN (Frank Capra, USA)
8. MARIUS (Alexander Korda, France)
9. QUICK MILLIONS (Rowland Brown, USA)
10. WATERLOO BRIDGE (James Whale, USA)
11. KAMARADSCHAFT (G. W. Pabst, Germany)
12. TARNISHED LADY (George Cukor, USA)
13. CORSAIR (Roland West, USA)
14. HIGH STAKES (Lowell Sherman, USA)
15. TOKYO CHORUS (Yasujiro Ozu, Japan)
16. PARLOR, BEDROOM AND BATH (Edward Sedgwick, USA)
17. FRANKENSTEIN (James Whale, USA)
 18. PLATINUM BLONDE (Frank Capra, USA)
19. BACHELOR APARTMENT (Lowell Sherman, USA)
20. THE FRONT PAGE (Lewis Milestone, USA)
21. THE STRUGGLE (D. W. Griffith, USA)
22. TABU (F. W. Murnau, USA)
23. BERLIN-ALEXANDERPLATZ (Piel Jutzi, Germany)
 24. THE ROYAL BED (Lowell Sherman, USA)
 25. FRIENDS AND LOVERS (Victor Schertzinger, USA)

JIROKICHI THE RAT (Daisuke Ito, Japan)
THE SMILING LIEUTENANT (Ernst Lubitsch, USA)
DISHONORED (Josef von Sternberg, USA)
PRIVATE LIVES (Sidney Franklin, USA)
GIRLS ABOUT TOWN (George Cukor, USA)
LIMITE (Mario Peixoto, Brazil)

1930

1. MOROCCO (Josef von Sternberg, USA)
2. MONTE CARLO (Ernst Lubitsch, USA)
3. THE ROYAL FAMILY OF BROADWAY (George Cukor and Cyril Gardner, USA)
4. PART-TIME WIFE (Leo McCarey, USA)
5. WESTFRONT 1918 (G. W. Pabst, Germany)
6. THE BIG TRAIL (Raoul Walsh, USA)
7. CITY GIRL (F. W. Murnau, USA)
8. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Lewis Milestone, USA)
9. LADIES OF LEISURE (Frank Capra, USA)
10. MURDER (Alfred Hitchcock, UK)
11. LITTLE CAESAR (Mervyn LeRoy, USA)
12. THE DAWN PATROL (Howard Hawks, USA)
13. LA PETITE LISE (Jean Gremillon, France)
 14. ANNA CHRISTIE (Clarence Brown, USA)
15. HELL'S HEROES (William Wyler, USA)
16. HER MAN (Tay Garnett, USA)
17. FEET FIRST (Clyde Bruckman, USA)

L'AGE D'OR (Luis Bunuel, France)

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