Warren Hull, Henry Mollison, and Anne Nagel in A Bride for Henry (1937)

Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jennifer Garner, and Colin Farrell in Daredevil (2003)

Including many of the lower budget B movies as well as the more well known classics. Starting with the 1930's , there's a list for each decade. I'll sprinkle in just a few 1920s releases onto this list as I am not a silent film expert to do a seperate list for those. And I'll only sprinkle in a few foreign language movies onto this and the other lists as I'm no expert on those either. The goal is to give a flavor of the time as best as possible given that most of us weren't around then. 

Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, and Eugene Pallette in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Carole Lombard and Lyle Talbot in No More Orchids (1932)

First of all, most movies on this list are not really bad. But they are not good either. In order not to bore you with every average movie I have seen I will restrain myself only to those of interest. That means you will find movies here that were successful at the box office but did not deserve that undue success or movies that did not stand the test of time. Other entries concern movies that are acclaimed by critics but to me are nothing short of being pretentious. Other titles could include films that were much talked about for whatever reason upon their initial release and therefore hold some kind of reputation that, however, do not qualify them for quality movies. You may also find movies here to which famous actors or directors contributed to but which are a let-down in the end nevertheless.

So, have fun browsing through my selection of the odds and sods of the movie world and let me know what you think.

PS: This list is by no means complete as I will add new worthwhile films as I stumble across them.

My attempt at a comprehensive list of feature-length and short sound films produced in America between 1930 and July 1934 (plus others included on pre-code.com, and Wikipedia's and Letterboxd's Pre-Code film lists).

An unpleasant (or rich , or a troublemaker ) person , various people he annoys who become suspects , a detective - police or amateur , who brings all the suspects together at the end - with or without saying "I bet you're wondering why I brought you all here " . Not all murder films fit the formula , these are ones that do .

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