1935 Movies
Take a nostalgic look back at the top movies of 1935, celebrating the films, directors and actors that defined the year and left a lasting legacy in the world of entertainment.
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![Top Hat]( "Top Hat")
Top Hat
Written by: Erik Charell, Dwight Taylor, Allan Scott, Al Boasberg
Directed by: Mark Sandrich
Starring: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Arnold, Erik Rhodes, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore, Edward Arnold, Eric Blore, Helen Broderick, Erik Rhodes
Country: United States of America
Outline: A Broadway dancer pursues a beautiful model, leading to a series of comedic misunderstandings and romantic entanglements. The film is renowned for its musical numbers and the chemistry between Astaire and Rogers.
source: imdb.com
![Roberta]( "Roberta")
Roberta
Written by: Jane Murfin, Sam Mintz, Allan Scott
Directed by: William A. Seiter
Starring: Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott
Country: United States of America
Outline: John Kent inherits his aunt's Parisian dress shop and partners with designer Stephanie. Amidst romantic entanglements and a fashion show, they navigate love and business.
source: imdb.com
![China Seas]( "China Seas")
China Seas
Written by: James Kevin McGuinness, Jules Furthman
Directed by: Tay Garnett
Starring: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, Rosalind Russell
Country: United States of America
Outline: Captain Alan Gaskell faces pirates in the South Pacific, entangled with his former lover Dolly and her new beau, leading to unexpected sparks.
source: imdb.com
![The Littlest Rebel]( "The Littlest Rebel")
The Littlest Rebel
Written by: James O'Hara, William M. Conselman
Directed by: David Butler
Starring: Shirley Temple, John Boles, Jack Holt, Bill Robinson
Country: United States of America
Outline: A young Southern girl, daughter of a Confederate officer, befriends Union soldiers during the Civil War, leading to a series of adventures.
source: imdb.com
![The Crusades]( "The Crusades")
The Crusades
Written by: Aeneas MacKenzie, Jeanie MacPherson, Waldemar Young
Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
Starring: Loretta Young, Henry Wilcoxon, Ian Keith, C. Aubrey Smith
Country: United States of America
Outline: The story of Richard the Lionheart's crusade to the Holy Land, focusing on his love for a Saracen princess.
source: imdb.com
![Bride of Frankenstein]( "Bride of Frankenstein")
Bride of Frankenstein
Written by: William Hurlbut, John L. Balderston, Mary Shelley
Directed by: James Whale
Starring: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Thesiger
Country: United States of America
Outline: Dr. Frankenstein is coerced into creating a mate for his monster, leading to tragic consequences.
source: imdb.com
![The 39 Steps]( "The 39 Steps")
The 39 Steps
Written by: Charles Bennett, Ian Hay
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Outline: A Canadian visitor to London becomes involved in a deadly spy ring after a mysterious woman is murdered in his apartment. On the run from both the police and the spies, he seeks to uncover the truth behind 'The 39 Steps'.
source: imdb.com
![Captain Blood]( "Captain Blood")
Captain Blood
Written by: Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, Olivia de Havilland
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Starring: Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, Olivia de Havilland
Country: United States of America
Outline: A British doctor is unjustly enslaved and becomes a pirate in the Caribbean, seeking revenge against the corrupt governor who wronged him.
source: imdb.com
![The Good Fairy]( "The Good Fairy")
The Good Fairy
Written by: Ludwig Bemelmans, William Wyler
Directed by: William Wyler
Starring: Margaret Sullavan, Herbert Marshall, Frank Morgan
Country: United States of America
Outline: A naive young woman marries a man she believes is a prince, only to discover he is a penniless nobleman, leading to comedic misunderstandings.
source: imdb.com
![Ruggles of Red Gap]( "Ruggles of Red Gap")
Ruggles of Red Gap
Written by: Harry Leon Wilson, James Gleason
Directed by: Leo McCarey
Starring: Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles
Country: United States of America
Outline: A British valet is won in a poker game by an American rancher, leading to comedic cultural clashes as the valet adjusts to life in the American West.
source: imdb.com
![Charlie Chan in Paris]( "Charlie Chan in Paris")
Charlie Chan in Paris
Written by: Robert Ellis, Helen Logan
Directed by: Lewis Seiler, Hamilton MacFadden
Starring: Warner Oland, Mary Brian, Charles Middleton, Henry Kolker, Leonid Kinskey
Country: United States of America
Outline: Detective Charlie Chan travels to Paris to investigate the murder of a wealthy woman, uncovering a web of intrigue and deception. His keen intellect and cultural insights lead him through a maze of suspects.
source: imdb.com
![Gold Diggers of 1935]( "Gold Diggers of 1935")
Gold Diggers of 1935
Written by: Manuel Seff, Peter Milne
Directed by: Busby Berkeley
Starring: Dick Powell, Adolphe Menjou, Gloria Stuart, Alice Brady, Hugh Herbert, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh, Joseph Cawthorn, Grant Mitchell, Dorothy Dare, Winifred Shaw
Country: United States of America
Outline: Romantic antics abound among the guests at a luxury hotel, including a stage director, an eccentric millionaire, and the daughter of a financial backer.
source: imdb.com
![The Informer]( "The Informer")
The Informer
Written by: Dudley Nichols, Liam O'Flaherty
Directed by: John Ford
Starring: Victor McLaglen, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Preston Foster, Una O'Connor, Heather Angel, J.M. Kerrigan, Donald Meek
Country: United States of America
Outline: A hard-drinking Irishman betrays his wanted friend for a mere twenty pounds during the Irish Rebellion of 1922.
source: imdb.com
![Charlie Chan in Shanghai]( "Charlie Chan in Shanghai")
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Written by: Robert Ellis, Helen Logan
Directed by: James Tinling
Starring: Warner Oland, Keye Luke, Harold Huber, Tetsu Komai, Edward Arnold
Country: United States of America
Outline: Detective Charlie Chan investigates a murder aboard a ship bound for Shanghai, leading him into a complex case involving international intrigue and espionage. His methodical approach uncovers hidden motives and secrets.
source: imdb.com
![Peter Ibbetson]( "Peter Ibbetson")
Peter Ibbetson
Written by: John Meehan, Edwin Justus Mayer, Waldemar Young, Constance Collier, Vincent Lawrence
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
Starring: Gary Cooper, Ann Harding, John Halliday, Ida Lupino
Country: United States of America
Outline: A Victorian-era architect, commissioned by the Duke of Towers to design his stables, falls in love with the Duchess.
source: imdb.com
![Show Them No Mercy!]( "Show Them No Mercy!")
Show Them No Mercy!
Written by: Kubec Glasmon, Henry Lehrman
Directed by: George Marshall
Starring: Rochelle Hudson, Cesar Romero, Bruce Cabot, Edward Norris, Edward Brophy, Warren Hymer
Country: United States of America
Outline: A young couple and their child fall prey to kidnappers when a storm drives them into a seemingly abandoned farmhouse.
source: imdb.com
![The Gilded Lily]( "The Gilded Lily")
The Gilded Lily
Written by: Claude Binyon, Jack Kirkland, Melville Baker
Directed by: Wesley Ruggles
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Fred MacMurray
Country: United States of America
Outline: A stenographer becomes a famed entertainer and is courted by an English nobleman and an informal American reporter.
source: imdb.com
![The Little Colonel]( "The Little Colonel")
The Little Colonel
Written by: William M. Conselman, William A. Drake, Edward Peple
Directed by: David Butler
Starring: Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Evelyn Venable, John Boles, Bill Robinson
Country: United States of America
Outline: A young girl brings her divorced parents back together by helping her grandfather, a Confederate veteran, and her grandmother, a Unionist, reconcile.
source: imdb.com
![The Raven]( "The Raven")
The Raven
Written by: Edgar Allan Poe, John P. Marquand, John L. Balderston
Directed by: Lew Landers
Starring: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lester Matthews, Irene Ware, Samuel S. Hinds
Country: United States of America
Outline: A mad doctor and his daughter are threatened by a sinister man who is the spitting image of the doctor’s old nemesis, Edgar Allan Poe.
source: imdb.com
![Anna Karenina]( "Anna Karenina")
Anna Karenina
Written by: Lev Tolstoy, S.N. Behrman, Salka Viertel, Paul V. Rados
Directed by: Clarence Brown
Starring: Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Freddie Bartholomew, May Robson, Reginald Owen
Country: United States of America
Outline: A married aristocrat and a country gentleman engage in a passionate affair that leads to a scandal and a tragic ending.
source: imdb.com
![Dangerous]( "Dangerous")
Dangerous
Written by: Lester Cohen
Directed by: Alfred E. Green
Starring: Bette Davis, Franchot Tone, Margaret Lindsay
Country: United States of America
Outline: An alcoholic actress, considered a dangerous jinx, is rehabilitated but later demonstrates her perilous nature once again.
source: imdb.com
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