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Baby Face(1933)

1h 16min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 46 votes)

A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.

King Kong(1933)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 44min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
3.8/5 (with 618 votes)

Adventurous filmmaker, Carl Denham, sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to displayed on Broadway as Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.

Freaks(1932)

1h 2min | Drama, Horror
3.9/5 (with 503 votes)

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

Dracula(1931)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 12min | Horror, Drama, Fantasy
3.6/5 (with 493 votes)

British estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet with the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a castle in London and is, unbeknownst to Renfield, a vampire. After Dracula enslaves Renfield and drives him to insanity, the pair sail to London together, and as Dracula begins preying on London socialites, the two become the subject of study for a supernaturalist professor, Abraham Van Helsing.

Night Nurse(1931)

1h 12min | Crime, Drama, Comedy
3.4/5 (with 27 votes)

Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.

Frankenstein(1931)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 11min | Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
3.7/5 (with 709 votes)

Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a creature from body parts of the deceased. Aided by his loyal misshapen assistant, Fritz, Frankenstein succeeds in animating his monster, but, confused and traumatized, it escapes into the countryside and begins to wreak havoc. Frankenstein searches for the elusive being and eventually must confront his tormented creation.

All Quiet on the Western Front(1930)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 13min | Drama, War
3.9/5 (with 321 votes)

A young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I. Together with several other young German soldiers, he experiences the horrors of war, such evil of which he had not conceived of when signing up to fight. They eventually become sad, tormented, and confused of their purpose.

Scarface(1932)

1h 33min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 245 votes)

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio "Tony" Camonte, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

The Mummy(1932)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 13min | Horror, Drama, Fantasy
3.4/5 (with 250 votes)

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

Tarzan the Ape Man(1932)

1h 40min | Action, Adventure
3.4/5 (with 85 votes)

James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds that will provide enough ivory to make them rich. Parker's beautiful daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them. Jane is terrified when Tarzan and his ape friends abduct her, but when she returns to her father's expedition she has second thoughts about leaving Tarzan.

M(1931)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 57min | Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
4.1/5 (with 931 votes)

In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.

The Invisible Man(1933)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 11min | Horror, Science Fiction
3.8/5 (with 338 votes)

Working in Dr. Cranley's laboratory, scientist Jack Griffin was always given the latitude to conduct some of his own experiments. His sudden departure, however, has Cranley's daughter Flora worried about him. Griffin has taken a room at the nearby Lion's Head Inn, hoping to reverse an experiment he conducted on himself that made him invisible. But the experimental drug has also warped his mind, making him aggressive and dangerous. He's prepared to do whatever it takes to restore his appearance.

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Little Caesar(1931)

3.5/5 (with 105 votes)

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

It Happened One Night(1934)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 45min | Comedy, Romance / Love
3.9/5 (with 504 votes)

A renegade reporter and a young heiress meet on a bus heading for New York, and end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops.

Tabu(1931)

3.6/5 (with 66 votes)

The youngsters Matahi and Reri are in love with each other. The old warrior Hitu announces that Reri is to be the new chosen virgin for the gods. This means she must stay untouched, otherwise she and her lover will be killed. But Matahi abducts and escapes with her to an island ruled by the white man, where their gods would be harmless and powerless.

Directed by F. W. Murnau - With Anne Chevalier

42nd Street(1933)

3.4/5 (with 71 votes)

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.

Grand Hotel(1932)

1h 52min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 125 votes)

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

Duck Soup(1933)

1h 9min | Comedy, War
3.7/5 (with 331 votes)

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

Island of Lost Souls(1932)

3.5/5 (with 95 votes)

An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.

Trouble in Paradise(1932)

3.7/5 (with 112 votes)

Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.

The Public Enemy(1931)

1h 23min | Crime, Drama
3.6/5 (with 136 votes)

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1931)

3.6/5 (with 113 votes)

Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.

A Farewell to Arms(1932)

1h 29min | Drama, Romance / Love, War
3.2/5 (with 53 votes)

A tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and British nurse Catherine Barkley. Eventually separated by Frederic's transfer, tremendous challenges and difficult decisions face each as the war rages on.

Of Human Bondage(1934)

1h 23min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 47 votes)

A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.

Tarzan and His Mate(1934)

1h 44min | Action, Adventure
3.3/5 (with 58 votes)

Harry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory expedition.

Gold Diggers of 1933(1933)

1h 37min | Comedy, Drama
3.6/5 (with 52 votes)

Things get tough for Carol and her showgirl pals, Trixie and Polly, when the Great Depression kicks in and all the Broadway shows close down. Wealthy songwriter Brad saves the day by funding a new Depression-themed musical for the girls to star in, but when his stuffy high-society brother finds out and threatens to disown Brad, Carol and her gold-digging friends scheme to keep the show going, hooking a couple of millionaires along the way.

Shanghai Express(1932)

3.5/5 (with 74 votes)

A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.

Footlight Parade(1933)

3.5/5 (with 33 votes)

A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.

Cleopatra(1934)

3.1/5 (with 28 votes)

The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.

Cimarron(1931)

2h 3min | Drama, Western, History
2.8/5 (with 46 votes)

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading citizen of the boom town of Osage. Once the town is established, however, he begins to feel confined once again, and heads for the Cherokee Strip, leaving his family behind. During this and other absences, his wife Sabra must learn to take care of herself and soon becomes prominent in her own right.

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