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1933 results

by gromit82 • Created 4 years ago • Modified 4 years ago
The Year by Year poll for 1933, from iCM Forum.
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  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, and The Marx Brothers in Duck Soup (1933)

    1. 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
  • Fay Wray and King Kong in King Kong (1933)

    2. 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
  • Viktor Satori in The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)

    3. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

    19332h 2mNot Rated
    7.9 (14K)
    A criminal mastermind uses hypnosis to rule the rackets after death.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsRudolf Klein-RoggeOtto WernickeThomy Bourdelle
  • Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, and Henry Travers in The Invisible Man (1933)

    4. The Invisible Man

    19331h 11mApproved87Metascore
    7.6 (42K)
    A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.
    DirectorJames WhaleStarsClaude RainsGloria StuartWilliam Harrigan
  • Zero for Conduct (1933)

    5. Zero for Conduct

    193347mNot Rated
    7.2 (9.8K)
    In a repressive boarding school with rigid rules of behavior, four boys decide to rebel against the direction on a celebration day.
    DirectorJean VigoStarsJean DastéRobert le FlonLouis Lefebvre
  • Edna Callahan, Maxine Cantway, Margaret Cathew, Virginia Dabney, Marlo Dwyer, Muriel Gordon, Mildred Dixon, and Kathy Cunningham in Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

    6. 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
  • Warner Baxter, George Brent, Bebe Daniels, Allen Jenkins, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Ned Sparks, and George E. Stone in 42nd Street (1933)

    7. 42nd Street

    19331h 29mApproved83Metascore
    7.3 (14K)
    When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
    DirectorLloyd BaconStarsWarner BaxterBebe DanielsGeorge Brent
  • Hedy Lamarr in Ecstasy (1933)

    8. Ecstasy

    19331h 22mTV-MA
    6.6 (3K)
    Eva has just got married to an older gentleman. She leaves him, and one day, she meets a young man, and they fall in love. Fate brings the husband together with the young lover that has taken Eva from him.
    DirectorGustav MachatýStarsHedy LamarrZvonimir RogozAribert Mog
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Sons of the Desert (1933)

    9. Sons of the Desert

    19331h 8mPassed
    7.5 (10K)
    When Stan and Ollie trick their wives into thinking that they are taking a medicinal cruise while they're actually going to a convention, the wives find out the truth the hard way.
    DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyCharley Chase
  • Greta Garbo in Queen Christina (1933)

    10. Queen Christina

    19331h 39mApproved
    7.5 (9K)
    Queen Christina of Sweden is a popular monarch who is loyal to her country. However, when she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, she must choose between the throne and the man she loves.
    DirectorRouben MamoulianStarsGreta GarboJohn GilbertIan Keith
  • Snow-White (1933)

    11. Snow-White

    19337mShort
    7.4 (2.4K)
    Trouble starts when the queen's magic mirror says Betty Boop is fairest. Cab Calloway sings "St. James Infirmary Blues."
    DirectorsDave FleischerRoland CrandallStarsCab CallowayBilly MurrayMae Questel
  • John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Billie Burke, Jean Harlow, Marie Dressler, Edmund Lowe, and Lee Tracy in Dinner at Eight (1933)

    12. 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
  • Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent in Baby Face (1933)

    13. 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
  • James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, and Dick Powell in Footlight Parade (1933)

    14. 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
  • Magda Schneider in Playing at Love (1933)

    15. Playing at Love

    19331h 28mNot Rated
    7.5 (1.6K)
    Vienna in the beginning of the twentieth century. Cavalry Lieutenant Fritz Lobheimer is about to end his affair with Baroness Eggerdorff when he meets the young Christine, the daughter of an opera violinist. Baron Eggerdorff however soon hears of his past misfortune...
    DirectorMax OphülsStarsWolfgang LiebeneinerCarl EsmondMagda Schneider
  • Spencer Tracy and Loretta Young in Man's Castle (1933)

    16. Man's Castle

    19331h 18mApproved
    7.1 (2.1K)
    Charming vagabond Bill takes young, unemployed Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he convinces showgirl Fay La Rue to support him, Trina discovers she's pregnant.
    DirectorFrank BorzageStarsSpencer TracyLoretta YoungMarjorie Rambeau
  • Treno popolare (1933)

    17. Treno popolare

    19331h 3m
    7.0 (236)
    A story about the comic adventures of a group of summertime travelers.
    DirectorRaffaello MatarazzoStarsMarcello SpadaLina GennariCarlo Petrangeli
  • Charles Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

    18. The Private Life of Henry VIII

    19331h 37mPassed
    7.0 (5.2K)
    King Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon.
    DirectorAlexander KordaStarsCharles LaughtonRobert DonatFranklin Dyall
  • Wild Boys of the Road (1933)

    19. Wild Boys of the Road

    19331h 8mApproved
    7.5 (2.5K)
    In the depths of the Depression, two teenage boys strike out on their own in order to help their struggling parents and find life on the road tougher than expected.
    DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsFrankie DarroRochelle HudsonEdwin Phillips
  • Carl Behr, Harry Frank, Erich Haußmann, Hanson Milde-Meissner, and Hilde von Stolz in Life Begins Tomorrow (1933)

    20. Life Begins Tomorrow

    19331h 29m
    7.3 (111)
    After serving five years in prison, Robert is released. Since his wife Marie is late to pick him up and misses him they start looking for each other. Robert sees a man drop a note in Marie's letterbox, and in a jealous rage follows him.
    DirectorWerner HochbaumStarsErich HaußmannHilde von StolzHarry Frank
  • Jean Harlow and Lee Tracy in Bombshell (1933)

    21. Bombshell

    19331h 36mPassed81Metascore
    7.1 (3.3K)
    A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.
    DirectorVictor FlemingStarsJean HarlowLee TracyFrank Morgan
  • Land Without Bread (1933)

    22. Land Without Bread

    193330mShort
    7.3 (6.5K)
    A surrealist film, a pseudo-documentary portrait of Las Hurdes, a remote region of Spain where civilisation has barely developed, showing how the local peasants try to survive without even the most basic utilities and skills.
    DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsAbel JacquinAlexandre O'Neill
  • Annabella, Pál Fejös, Gustav Fröhlich, Sergio Otzoup, and Josef Fenneker in Ray of Sunshine (1933)

    23. Ray of Sunshine

    19331h 27m
    7.3 (204)
    Vienna, at the height of the Great Depression. Like so many others, Hans has no work, no money, nowhere to live. Having lost his livelihood as a taxi driver, he decides that the only solution is to kill himself. But just as he is about to drown himself, he sees a young woman dive into the river, obviously with the same intention. Without a thought, Hans pulls the woman out of the water and does his best to comfort her. Her name is Anna and she is only 18, but like Hans she no longer has the strength to go on living.
    DirectorPál FejösStarsAnnabellaGustav FröhlichPaul Otto
  • Lot in Sodom (1933)

    24. Lot in Sodom

    193328mNot RatedShort
    6.5 (739)
    Lot in Sodom is a sensual depiction of the Sodom and Gomorrah story filled with sinewy and semi-clad bodies, delirious bacchanales devoted to physical pleasure, and a searing, cataclysmic finale depicting the fall of a city devoted to sins of the flesh. Digitally mastered from excellent 35mm elements. Lot In Sodom has its original experimental soundtrack by Alec Wilder.
    DirectorsJames Sibley WatsonMelville WebberStarsFriedrich HaakHildegarde WatsonDorthea House
  • 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

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