March 20, 1970

Top 10 Films of the 1930's

1. "La Règle du jeu" (1939, Jean Renoir, France)

2. "The Million Ryo Pot" (1935, Sadao Yamanaka, Japan)

3. "The Masseurs And A Woman" (1938, Hiroshi Shimizu, Japan)

4. "Arigato-san" (1936, Hiroshi Shimizu, Japan)

5. "King Kong" (1933, Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, RKO)

6. "Midnight" (1939, Mitchell Leisen, Paramount)

7. "Bringing Up Baby" (1938, Howard Hawks, RKO)

8. "Duck Soup" (1933, Leo McCarey, Paramount)

9. "M" (1931, Fritz Lang, Germany)

10. "Top Hat" (1935, Mark Sandrich, RKO)


Short Top 10:

1. "Las Hurdes" (1932, Luis Bunuel, Spain)

2. "Bezhin Meadow" (1937, Sergei Eisenstein, Soviet Union)

3. "The Music Box" (1932, James Parrott, Roach, USA)

4. "À propos de Nice" (1930, Jean Vigo, France)

5. "Partie de campagne" (1936, Jean Renoir, France)

6. "Busy Bodies" (1933, Lloyd French, Roach, USA)

7. "N Or NW" (1938, Len Lye, UK)

8. "Night Mail" (1936, Harry Watt, Basil Wright, UK)

9. "The Plow That Broke The Plains" (1936, Pare Lorentz, USA)

10. "Lot In Sodom" (1933, James Sibley Watson, Melville Webber, USA)


Cartoon Top 10:

1. "Snow White" (1933, Dave Fleischer, Paramount)

2. "Three Little Pigs" (1933, Burt Gillett, Disney)

3. "Peace On Earth" (1939, Hugh Harman, MGM)

4. "Komposition in Blau" (1935, Oskar Fischinger, Germany)

5. "Thugs With Dirty Mugs" (1939, Tex Avery, Warner)

6. "The Band Concert" (1935, Wilfred Jackson, Disney)

7. "Porky's Double Trouble" (1937, Frank Tashlin, Warner)

8. "Wot A Night" (1931, John Foster, George Stallings, RKO)

9. "Mickey's Trailer" (1938, Ben Sharpsteen, Disney)

10. "Bimbo's Initiation" (1931, Dave Fleischer, Paramount)


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