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1930s Adventure Movies

Public list by WPS with 209 movies or TV shows/series

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The Adventures of Robin Hood(1938)

3.8/5 (with 306 votes)

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.

The Most Dangerous Game(1932)

PG-13
| 1h 3min | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Horror
3.5/5 (with 107 votes)

When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While he is very gracious at first, Zaroff eventually forces Rainsford and two other shipwreck survivors, brother and sister Eve and Martin Towbridge, to participate in a sadistic game of cat and mouse in which they are the prey and he is the hunter.

Call of the Wild(1935)

3.1/5 (with 20 votes)

Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold fields. His luck changes when he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog that is part wolf to keep him from being shot by an arrogant Englishman also headed for the Yukon. En route to the Yukon with Shorty Houlihan -- who spent time in jail for opening someone else's letter with a map of where gold is to be found -- Jack rescues a woman whose husband was the addressee of that letter. Buck helps Jack win a $1,000 bet to get the supplies he needs. And when Jack and Claire Blake pet Buck one night, fingers touch.

Treasure Island(1934)

NR
| 1h 43min | Action, Adventure, Kids & Family
3.3/5 (with 27 votes)

In this early film adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of buccaneer Captain Flint's buried treasure.

The Prince and the Pauper(1937)

3.4/5 (with 15 votes)

Two boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when young teenage Tom sneaks into the palace garden, he meets the prince. They change clothes with one another before the guards discover them and throw out the prince thinking he's the urchin. No one believes them when they try to tell the truth about which is which. Soon after, the old king dies and the prince will inherit the throne.

China Seas(1935)

NR
| 1h 27min | Adventure, Action, Drama
3.3/5 (with 12 votes)

Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only risky cargo he carries; both his fiery mistress and his refined fiancee are aboard!

Bird of Paradise(1932)

NR
| 1h 20min | Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
2.5/5 (with 8 votes)

When a young South Seas sailor falls overboard, the beautiful daughter of a Polynesian king dives in and saves his life. Thus begins the romance of Johnny and Luana. Though Luana is promised to another man, Johnny whisks her away, and for a brief time the lovers live very happily together. But, when a local volcano threatens their lives, Luana knows that she must sacrifice herself to the volcanic gods in order to save her island.

Undersea Kingdom(1936)

NR
| 3h 46min | Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction
2.2/5 (with 7 votes)

Crash Corrigan, a recent graduate of Annapolis, and Diana, a go-getting reporter, join Professor Norton for a search for the source of a string of earthquakes, Atlantis. They ride Prof. Norton's rocket submarine searching the sea and little Billy Norton, the professor's son stows away, of course. When they find Atlantis they are caught in a war between peaceful Atlanteans, note their white capes, and war-monging Atlanteans, note their black capes. After many harrowing moments for Crash, Diana, Prof. Norton and Billy, they barely get away with their lives when they escape a tower of Atlantis raised to the surface for the sole purpose of dominating or destroying the Earth (Which one depends on the compliance of the upper world dwellers.)

The Prisoner of Zenda(1937)

3.8/5 (with 19 votes)

An Englishman who resembles the king of a small European nation gets mixed up in palace intrigue when his look-alike is kidnapped.

The Last of the Mohicans(1936)

NR
| 1h 31min | Western, Adventure, Drama, History, War
3.3/5 (with 15 votes)

The story is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War, and concerns—in part—a Huron massacre (with passive French acquiescence) of between 500 to 1,500 Anglo-American troops, who had honorably surrendered at Fort William Henry, plus some women and servants; the kidnapping of two sisters, daughters of the British commander; and their rescue by the last Mohicans.

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back(1937)

NR
| 1h 4min | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 5 votes)

Drummond's girlfriend is kidnapped by his enemies and he along with his friend Nielsen, an inspector from Scotland Yard, follow the trail and try to rescue her from the kidnappers.

Directed by Louis King - With John Barrymore, John Howard

Bulldog Drummond in Africa(1938)

NR
| 58min | Action, Adventure
2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

Drummond has to leave for Morocco on his wedding day with his fiancee and trusted friends to rescue his friend Nielsen who is kidnapped by an international criminal.

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The Buccaneer(1938)

3.4/5 (with 3 votes)

French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.

Sinners in Paradise(1938)

NR
| 1h 5min | Adventure
3.1/5 (with 2 votes)

The survivors from a plane crash are washed up on an island where the only inhabitants are Mr. Taylor and his servant, Ping. The mismatched group must learn to get along and work together if they are to convince Taylor to let them borrow his boat and return to the main land.

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer(1935)

NR
| 1h 49min | Adventure, Drama, War
3.4/5 (with 17 votes)

In the Northwest Frontier of India, the 41st Bengal Lancers leaded by the harsh Colonel Tom Stone are having trouble with the rebellious leader Mohammed Khan. After two casualties, the experienced but insubordinate Lieutenant Alan McGregor receives as replacement, the arrogant Lieutenant Forsythe and the immature son of Colonel Stone, Lieutenant Donald Stone. With the intention to prove that he will not have any privilege in the troop, the reception of Colonel Stone to his son is absolutely cold, but he becomes the protégé of McGregor. When Lieutenant Stone is kidnapped by Mohammed Khan, McGregor and Forsythe disobey the direct order of their commander, disguise as Indian peddlers and go to Khan's fortress to attempt to rescue their friend.

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell(1936)

3h 39min | Adventure
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A 12-episode serial in which scholastic sports star Frank Merriwell leaves school to search for his missing father. His adventures involve a mysterious inscription on a ring, buried treasure, kidnaping and Indian raids. He saves his father and returns to school just in time to win a decisive baseball game with his remarkable pitching and hitting.

Directed by Lew Landers - With Donald Briggs

Wee Willie Winkie(1937)

3.2/5 (with 10 votes)

In 1897, little Priscilla Williams, along with her widowed mother, goes to live with her army colonel paternal grandfather on the British outpost he commands in northern India.

The Three Musketeers(1933)

NR
| 3h 30min | Action, Adventure
2.8/5 (with 2 votes)

Tom Wayne rescues Clancy, Renard and Schmidt in the Arabian desert and they join him in going after El Shaitan, a bad guy who is never seen as he tries to wipe out the Foreign Legion.

Trader Horn(1931)

NR
| 2h 2min | Action, Adventure
2.6/5 (with 5 votes)

While on safari in an unexplored area of Africa, Trader Horn and Peru find missionary Edith Trent killed by natives. They decide to carry on her quest for her lost daughter Nina. They find her as the queen of a particularly savage tribe, and try to bring her back to civilization.

Northern Frontier(1935)

NR
| 57min | Western

A Mountie sets out to infiltrate and break up a gang of counterfeiters.

Mr. Robinson Crusoe(1932)

1h 16min | Adventure, Comedy
3.0/5 (with 6 votes)

Steve Drexel voluntarily strands himself on a deserted island on a bet. He intends to re-create civilization and carves a miniature city of 52nd Street and Park Avenue out of the jungle. Drexel is befriended by his dog, a native monkey, and a wild goat that is captured in one of his traps. He attempts to cultivate a native as his Man Friday from Robinson Crusoe, but fails as the native escape.

The Barbarian(1933)

NR
| 1h 23min | Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
2.4/5 (with 5 votes)

An Arab prince masquerades as a tour guide for rich women in order to enrich himself.

Mystery Liner(1934)

NR
| 1h 2min | Mystery
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Police try to solve a murder on board an ocean liner.

Directed by William Nigh

Wallaby Jim of the Islands(1937)

1h 1min | Adventure

Wallaby Jim and his men have just found a valuable source of pearls in the South Pacific. But Jim's associate Norman has put the whole operation in jeopardy because of his gambling problem. Jim's unscrupulous rival Richter decides to exploit the situation by jumping Jim's claim and trying to take over for himself.

Directed by Charles Lamont

King Neptune(1932)

NR
| 7min | Animation
3.1/5 (with 10 votes)

After a short introduction, one of Neptune's mermaids is captured by a pirate ship, and their anchor chain entangles King Neptune; the various sea creatures launch a full-on assault on the pirate ship, and eventually the giant King himself gets free and creates major havoc for the ship.

Directed by Burt Gillett

Chandu the Magician(1932)

3.2/5 (with 9 votes)

When delusional madman Roxor kidnaps a scientist in hopes of using his death ray to achieve world dominance, he is opposed by Chandu, a powerful hypnotist and yogi.

Perils of Pauline(1933)

3h 51min | Action, Adventure
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A famous scientist and his beautiful daughter travel to Indochina to find an ivory disc that has the formula for a deadly gas engraved on it. An evil doctor and his gang are also looking for it.

Queen of Atlantis(1932)

2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

Antinea, the Queen of Atlantis, rules her secret kingdom hidden beneath the Sahara Desert. One day two lost explorers stumble into her kingdom, and soon realize that they haven’t really been saved—Antinea has a habit of taking men as lovers, then when she’s done with them, she kills them and keeps them mummified.

Captain Calamity(1936)

2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A South Seas skipper fights off thieves and pirates who are after a lost treasure.

Booloo(1938)

1h 1min | Adventure
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

White hunters in a Malayan jungle stalk a white tiger and bait their trap with a native girl. Captain Rogers to the rescue but falls for the Colonel's daughter.

Directed by Clyde E. Elliott
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