Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsEmmysSan Diego Comic-ConSummer Watch GuideToronto Int'l Film FestivalSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Copy

Pre-Codes I've Seen-Best to Worst

by benhere • Created 1 year ago • Modified 14 hours ago
List activity
463 views
• 3 this week
Create a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
  • 1 - 250
  • 1099 titles
  • Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent in Baby Face (1933)

    1. Baby Face

    19331h 11mApproved
    7.5 (8.8K)
    A young woman who has been abused by men all her life decides to turn the tables and exploit her hapless colleagues at a big-city bank to make a cozy life for herself.
    DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsBarbara StanwyckGeorge BrentDonald Cook
  • Herbert Marshall, Kay Francis, and Miriam Hopkins in Trouble in Paradise (1932)

    2. Trouble in Paradise

    19321h 23mApproved
    7.9 (17K)
    A gentleman thief and a lady pickpocket join forces to con a beautiful perfume company owner. Romantic entanglements and jealousies confuse the scheme.
    DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMiriam HopkinsKay FrancisHerbert Marshall
  • Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Red Dust (1932)

    3. Red Dust

    19321h 23mPassed66Metascore
    7.2 (5.2K)
    The owner of a rubber plantation becomes involved with the new wife of one of his employees.
    DirectorVictor FlemingStarsClark GableJean HarlowGene Raymond
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, and The Marx Brothers in Duck Soup (1933)

    4. Duck Soup

    19331h 9mApproved93Metascore
    7.7 (64K)
    Rufus T. Firefly is named the dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale, contending with two inept spies who can't seem to keep straight which side they're on.
    DirectorLeo McCareyStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico Marx
  • The Thin Man (1934)

    5. The Thin Man

    19341h 31mTV-PG86Metascore
    7.9 (34K)
    Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.
    DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyMaureen O'Sullivan
  • John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Billie Burke, Jean Harlow, Marie Dressler, Edmund Lowe, and Lee Tracy in Dinner at Eight (1933)

    6. Dinner at Eight

    19331h 51mApproved
    7.5 (9.5K)
    As an aspiring New York socialite prepares for a lavish dinner party, her guests find themselves consumed by a tangle of business, romantic, and personal crises - all of which come to a head on the big night.
    DirectorGeorge CukorStarsMarie DresslerJohn BarrymoreWallace Beery
  • Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in It Happened One Night (1934)

    7. It Happened One Night

    19341h 45mApproved87Metascore
    8.1 (117K)
    A rogue reporter trailing a runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York and they end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops along the way.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsClark GableClaudette ColbertWalter Connolly
  • Edna Callahan, Maxine Cantway, Margaret Cathew, Virginia Dabney, Marlo Dwyer, Muriel Gordon, Mildred Dixon, and Kathy Cunningham in Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

    8. Gold Diggers of 1933

    19331h 37mPassed
    7.7 (9.6K)
    A wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous.
    DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsWarren WilliamJoan BlondellAline MacMahon
  • Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, and Elizabeth Patterson in Love Me Tonight (1932)

    9. Love Me Tonight

    19321h 44mPassed
    7.5 (4.9K)
    A Parisian tailor finds himself posing as a baron in order to collect a sizeable bill from an aristocrat, only to fall in love with an aloof young princess.
    DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsMaurice ChevalierJeanette MacDonaldCharles Ruggles
  • Clark Gable and Joan Crawford in Possessed (1931)

    10. Possessed

    19311h 16mPassed
    6.9 (2.5K)
    An ambitious factory girl meets a handsome, wealthy lawyer, but he's interested in her as a mistress, not a wife.
    DirectorClarence BrownStarsJoan CrawfordClark GableWallace Ford
  • Miriam Hopkins in The Story of Temple Drake (1933)

    11. The Story of Temple Drake

    19331h 10mNot Rated
    7.1 (2.1K)
    A wealthy but neurotic Southern belle finds herself trapped in the hideout of a gang of vicious bootleggers. The gang's leader lusts after her, and is determined not to let anything stand in the way of his having her.
    DirectorStephen RobertsStarsMiriam HopkinsWilliam GarganJack La Rue
  • James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, and Dick Powell in Footlight Parade (1933)

    12. Footlight Parade

    19331h 44mG80Metascore
    7.5 (6.4K)
    Chester Kent struggles against time, romance, and a rival's spy to produce spectacular live "prologues" for movie houses.
    DirectorLloyd BaconStarsJames CagneyJoan BlondellRuby Keeler
  • Jean Harlow, Robert Williams, and Loretta Young in Platinum Blonde (1931)

    13. Platinum Blonde

    19311h 29mApproved
    6.7 (3.9K)
    A young woman from a very rich family impulsively marries a reporter, but each assumes the other is the one whose lifestyle must change.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsJean HarlowLoretta YoungRobert Williams
  • John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Joan Crawford, and Greta Garbo in Grand Hotel (1932)

    14. Grand Hotel

    19321h 52mApproved79Metascore
    7.3 (22K)
    A group of very different individuals staying at a luxurious hotel in Berlin deal with each of their respective dramas.
    DirectorEdmund GouldingStarsGreta GarboJohn BarrymoreJoan Crawford
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Ben Lyon in Night Nurse (1931)

    15. Night Nurse

    19311h 12mPassed
    7.0 (4.9K)
    A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.
    DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsBarbara StanwyckBen LyonJoan Blondell
  • Fay Wray and King Kong in King Kong (1933)

    16. King Kong

    19331h 40mApproved92Metascore
    7.9 (94K)
    A film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.
    DirectorsMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce Cabot
  • City Lights (1931)

    17. City Lights

    19311h 27mG99Metascore
    8.5 (209K)
    With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinVirginia CherrillFlorence Lee
  • Marlene Dietrich and Emil Jannings in The Blue Angel (1930)

    18. The Blue Angel

    19301h 44mPassed90Metascore
    7.6 (17K)
    An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.
    DirectorJosef von SternbergStarsEmil JanningsMarlene DietrichKurt Gerron
  • Greta Garbo in Anna Christie (1930)

    19. Anna Christie

    19301h 29mPassed
    6.5 (3.7K)
    A young woman reunites with her estranged father and falls in love with a sailor, but struggles to tell them about her dark past.
    DirectorClarence BrownStarsGreta GarboCharles BickfordGeorge F. Marion
  • Warren William and Loretta Young in Employees' Entrance (1933)

    20. Employees' Entrance

    19331h 15mPassed
    7.2 (1.8K)
    A working girl is menaced by her tyrannical employer.
    DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsWarren WilliamLoretta YoungWallace Ford
  • One Way Passage (1932)

    21. One Way Passage

    19321h 7mApproved73Metascore
    7.5 (4.8K)
    A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.
    DirectorTay GarnettStarsWilliam PowellKay FrancisFrank McHugh
  • Wallace Beery and Marie Dressler in Min and Bill (1930)

    22. Min and Bill

    19301h 9mApproved
    6.7 (2K)
    Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy, the young woman she took in as an infant.
    DirectorGeorge W. HillStarsMarie DresslerWallace BeeryDorothy Jordan
  • Kathleen Burke in Island of Lost Souls (1932)

    23. Island of Lost Souls

    19321h 10mApproved
    7.3 (12K)
    A mad doctor conducts ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked sailor who finds himself trapped there.
    DirectorErle C. KentonStarsCharles LaughtonBela LugosiRichard Arlen
  • Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931)

    24. Dracula

    19311h 15mPassed71Metascore
    7.3 (63K)
    Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night.
    DirectorsTod BrowningKarl FreundStarsBela LugosiHelen ChandlerDavid Manners
  • Design for Living (1933)

    25. Design for Living

    19331h 31mPassed
    7.4 (8.3K)
    A woman cannot decide between two men who love her, and the trio agree to try living together in a platonic friendly relationship.
    DirectorErnst LubitschStarsFredric MarchGary CooperMiriam Hopkins

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.