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Top HatTop Hat (1935) Recommended
Dir. Mark Sandrich
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
Magically irrepressible musical with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers enacting some brilliant toe–tapping routines to the tunes of Irving Berlin…
Triumph of the WillTriumph of the Will (1935) Recommended
Dir. Leni Riefenstahl
The famous official document of the Nazi rally at Nuremberg, 1934, shot in stunning geometric compositions. This manages to stagger the senses, while…
Werewolf of London / She-Wolf of LondonWerewolf of London / She-Wolf of London (1935)
Dir. Stuart Walker, Jean Yarbrough
Feat. Henry Hull, Warner Oland, Don Porter
A double feature of early 'werewolf' horrors. Werewolf of London (1935) Dir. Stuart Walker – The first film to feature the 'werewolf'…
Anne of Green GablesAnne of Green Gables (1934)
Dir. Dawn O'Day
Feat. Dawn O'Day, Tom Brown, Sara Haden
Charming early adaptation of the classic L.M. Montgomery novel starring Dawn O'Day as Anne Shirley (Dawn legally changed her name to Anne Shirley…
Belle of the NinetiesBelle of the Nineties (1934)
Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Mae West
Mae's first post–production code outing: she plays a sultry cabaret singer lusted after by a myriad of Missippian males. Duke Ellington also…
Born to be BadBorn to be Bad (1934)
Dir. Lowell Sherman
Feat. Loretta Young, Cary Grant
A worthy though now–obscure melodrama from pre–Hays Code Hollywood, in which street–tramp Young tries to successively rob, extort…
Bright EyesBright Eyes (1934)
Dir. David Butler
Feat. Shirley Temple, James Dunn, Jane Darwell
Colourised version of an early Shirley Temple classic – with the recently orphaned cutie mixed up in an adoption battle. Features the song,…
Count of Monte Cristo, TheCount of Monte Cristo, The (1934)
Dir. Rowland V Lee
Feat. Robert Donat, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer
Exemplary version of Alexandre Dumas' classic swashbuckler. Robert Donat plays the imprisoned officer seeking revenge with steel and panache.
DamesDames (1934)
Dir. Ray Enright, Busby Berkeley
Feat. Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, ZaSu Pitts
This blissful musical battle between stage–hopefuls and a disapproving decency group is often referred to by critics as the 'Gold Diggers of…
Gay Divorcee, TheGay Divorcee, The (1934)
Dir. Mark Sandrich
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers received top–billing for the first time in this excellent revision of Cole Porter's Broadway musical. Songs…

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