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Updated: 11 Feb 2023, with Our Betters, I'm No Angel, and Land without Bread

Top Ten List

1.  King Kong Dir. Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack. Fay Wray A
2.  Queen Christina Dir. Rouben Mamoulian. Greta Garbo, John Gilbert A–
3.  42nd Street Dir. Lloyd Bacon. Ruby Keeler, Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels A–
4.  Duck Soup Dir. Leo McCarey. Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern A–
5.  Baby Face Dir. Alfred E. Green. Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent A–
6.  The Bitter Tea of General Yen Dir. Frank Capra. Barbara Stanwyck B+
7.  Little Women Dir. George Cukor. Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett B+
8.  Heroes for Sale Dir. William Wellman. Richard Barthelmess, Gordon Westcott B+
9.  Counsellor at Law Dir. William Wyler. John Barrymore, Bebe Daniels B+
10.  Apart from You Dir. Mikio Naruse. Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Sumiko Mizukubo B+



Ranked Tiers of Films Screened

King Kong Dir. Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack. Fay Wray A

42nd Street Dir. Lloyd Bacon. Ruby Keeler, Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels A–
Baby Face Dir. Alfred E. Green. Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent A–
Counsellor at Law Dir. William Wyler. John Barrymore, Bebe Daniels B+
Duck Soup Dir. Leo McCarey. Marx Brothers, Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern A–
Queen Christina Dir. Rouben Mamoulian. Greta Garbo, John Gilbert A–

Apart from You Dir. Mikio Naruse. Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Sumiko Mizukubo B+
The Bitter Tea of General Yen Dir. Frank Capra. Barbara Stanwyck B+
Dinner at Eight Dir. George Cukor. Lionel Barrmore, Billie Burke B+
The Emperor Jones Dir. Dudley Murphy. Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges B+
Heroes for Sale Dir. William Wellman. Richard Barthelmess, Gordon Westcott B+
The Invisible Man Dir. James Whale. Claude Rains, William Harrigan B+
Lilly Turner Dir. William Wellman. Ruth Chatterton, Frank McHugh, George Brent B+
Little Women Dir. George Cukor. Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett B+
Lot in Sodom Dir. James Sibley Watson, Melville Weber. Experimental B+

Blondie Johnson Dir. Ray Enright. Joan Blondell, Chester Morris, Earle Foxe B
Employees' Entrance Dir. Roy Del Ruth. Warren William, Loretta Young B
Female Dir. Michael Curtiz, William Wellman. Ruth Chatterton, George Brent B
Gold Diggers of 1933 Dir. Mervyn LeRoy. Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler B
Lady for a Day Dir. Frank Capra. Warren William, May Robson, Ned Sparks B
Land without Bread Dir. Luis Buñuel. Documentary about Las Hurdes region B
The Private Life of Henry VIII Dir. Alexander Korda. Charles Laughton B–
Sailor's Luck Dir. Raoul Walsh. James Dunn, Sally Eilers, Victor Jory B
She Done Him Wrong Dir. Lowell Sherman. Mae West, Cary Grant B
The Story of Temple Drake Dir. Stephen Roberts. Miriam Hopkins B
Zero for Conduct Dir. Jean Vigo. Louis Lefebvre, Gilbert Pruchon B

Christopher Strong Dir. Dorothy Arzner. Colin Clive, Katharine Hepburn B–
I'm No Angel Dir. Wesley Ruggles. Mae West, Cary Grant, Kent Taylor B–
Mystery of the Wax Museum Dir. Michael Curtiz. Lionel Atwill, Glenda Farrell B–
Picture Snatcher Dir. Lloyd Bacon. James Cagney, Ralph Bellamy, Patricia Ellis B–

Cavalcade Dir. Frank Lloyd. Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook, Una O'Connor C+
Design for Living Dir. Ernst Lubitsch. Miriam Hopkins, Fredric March C+
Morning Glory Dir. Lowell Sherman. Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. C+
Our Betters Dir. George Cukor. Constance Bennett, Violet Kemble Cooper C+
State Fair Dir. Henry King. Janet Gaynor, Norman Foster, Will Rogers C+

Berkeley Square Dir. Frank Lloyd. Leslie Howard, Heather Angel, Valerie Taylor C
Ladies They Talk About Dir. Howard Bretherton, William Keighley C

Flying Down to Rio Dir. Thornton Freeland. Gene Raymond, Dolores de Rio C–