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. THE WHOLE FAMILY WORKS (Mikio Naruse, Japan)
11. THE WOMEN (George Cukor, USA)
12. FRONTIER MARSHAL (Allan Dwan, USA)
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. TEST PILOT (Victor Fleming, USA)
8. SONG OF THE SCARLET FLOWER (Teuvo Tulio, Finland)
 9. SUBMARINE PATROL (John Ford, USA)
10. MARIE ANTOINETTE (W. S. Van Dyke, USA)
11. SHANGHAI DRAMA (G.W. Pabst, France)
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. GRAND ILLUSION (Jean Renoir, France)
12. VIRGINITY (Otakar Vavra, Czechoslovakia)
13. MANNEQUIN (Frank Borzage, USA)
14. YOUNG AND INNOCENT (Alfred Hitchcock, UK)
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. THE CRIME OF MONSIEUR LANGE (Jean Renoir, France)
7. STORY OF A CHEAT (Sacha Guitry, France)
8. SECRET AGENT (Alfred Hitchcock, UK)
9. THE TEXAS RANGERS (King Vidor, USA)
10. ROMEO AND JULIET (George Cukor, USA)
11. DODSWORTH (William Wyler, USA)
12. A DAY IN THE COUNTRY (Jean Renoir, France)
13. MARY OF SCOTLAND (John Ford, USA)
14. SCHLUSSAKKORD (Douglas Sirk, Germany)
15. BY THE BLUEST OF SEAS (Boris Barnet, USSR)
 16. THE PLAINSMAN (Cecil B. DeMille, USA)
17. CESAR (Marcel Pagnol, France)
18. FURY (Fritz Lang, USA)
19. MON PERE AVAIT RAISON (Sacha Guitry, France)
SUTTER'S GOLD (James Cruze, USA)
LES BAS-FONDS (Jean Renoir, France)
 
1935

1. RUGGLES OF RED GAP (Leo McCarey, USA)
2. SYLVIA SCARLETT (George Cukor, USA)
3. THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN (Josef von Sternberg, USA)
4. A POT WORTH A MILLION RYO (Sadao Yamanaka, Japan)
5. THE WEDDING NIGHT (King Vidor, USA)
6. CEILING ZERO (Howard Hawks, USA)
7. RECKLESS (Victor Fleming, USA)
8. LIVES OF A BENGAL LANCER (Henry Hathaway, USA)
9. THE 39 STEPS (Alfred Hitchcock, UK)
10. WIFE! BE LIKE A ROSE! (Mikio Naruse, Japan)
11. DIVINE (Max Ophuls, France)
12. MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (John M. Stahl, USA)
13. THREE SISTERS WITH MAIDEN HEARTS (Mikio Naruse, Japan)
14. HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE (Mitchell Leisen, USA)
 15. THE GOOD FAIRY (William Wyler, USA)
16. SO RED THE ROSE (King Vidor, USA)
17. SHE MARRIED HER BOSS (Gregory La Cava, USA)
18. THE FARMER TAKES A WIFE (Victor Fleming, USA)
19. BONNE CHANCE (Sacha Guitry, France)
20. THE PHANTOM LIGHT (Michael Powell, UK)
 21. PRIVATE WORLDS (Gregory La Cava, USA)
22. LA KERMESSE HEROIQUE (Jacques Feyder, France)
23. 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. ONE MORE RIVER (James Whale, USA)
6. MASKERADE (Willi Forst, Germany)
7. TONI (Jean Renoir, France)
8. A STORY OF FLOATING WEEDS (Yasujiro Ozu, Japan)
9. THE THIN MAN (W. S. Van Dyke, USA)
10. VIVA VILLA! (Howard Hawks and Jack Conway, USA)
11. A MODERN HERO (G. W. Pabst, USA)
12. THE MERRY WIDOW (Ernst Lubitsch, USA)
13. STREET WITHOUT END (Mikio Naruse, Japan)
14. QUEEN OF SPORTS (Sun Yu, China)
15. BORN TO BE BAD (Lowell Sherman, USA)
16. THE HIGHWAY (Sun Yu, China)
17. IMITATION OF LIFE (John Stahl, USA)
18. LE ROI DES CHAMPS-ELYSEES (Max Nosseck, France)
19. 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. ZERO DE CONDUITE (Jean Vigo, France)
12. GALLANT LADY (Gregory La Cava, USA)
13. JOFROI (Marcel Pagnol, France)
14. BLOOD MONEY (Rowland Brown, 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)

APART FROM YOU (Mikio Naruse, Japan)
A MAN'S CASTLE (Frank Borzage, USA)
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)
DUCK SOUP (Leo McCarey, 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. TROUBLE IN PARADISE (Ernst Lubitsch, USA)
6. SCARFACE (Howard Hawks, USA)
7. FORBIDDEN (Frank Capra, USA)
8. THE OLD DARK HOUSE (James Whale, 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. BOUDU SAUVE DES EAUX (Jean Renoir, France)
14. HELL'S HIGHWAY (Rowland Brown, USA)
15. BACK STREET (John Stahl, USA)
16. WHERE NOW ARE THE DREAMS OF YOUTH? (Yasujiro Ozu, Japan)
 17. RED DUST (Victor Fleming, USA)
18. AIR MAIL (John Ford, USA)
19. AFTER TOMORROW (Frank Borzage, USA)
20. SERVICE FOR LADIES (Alexander Korda, UK)
21. AMERICAN MADNESS (Frank Capra, USA)
22. THE GREEKS HAD A WORD FOR THEM (Lowell Sherman, USA)
23. THE IMPATIENT MAIDEN (James Whale, USA)
24. L'ATLANTIDE (G. W. Pabst, Germany)
25. MOVIE CRAZY (Clyde Bruckman, USA)
26. RAIN (Lewis Milestone, USA)
27. 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. KAMARADSCHAFT (G. W. Pabst, Germany)
11. TARNISHED LADY (George Cukor, USA)
12. WATERLOO BRIDGE (James Whale, 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. PLATINUM BLONDE (Frank Capra, USA)
18. BACHELOR APARTMENT (Lowell Sherman, USA)
19. THE FRONT PAGE (Lewis Milestone, USA)
20. THE STRUGGLE (D. W. Griffith, USA)
21. TABU (F. W. Murnau, USA)
22. THE ROYAL BED (Lowell Sherman, USA)
 23. FRIENDS AND LOVERS (Victor Schertzinger, USA)

DISHONORED (Josef von Sternberg, USA)
PRIVATE LIVES (Sidney Franklin, USA)
GIRLS ABOUT TOWN (George Cukor, USA)
LIMITE (Mario Peixoto, Brazil)
FLUNKY, WORK HARD! (Mikio Naruse, Japan)
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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