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The Movies of 1936: World Premieres
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★ = Grain of Salt
Updated: 5 Mar 2023, with Sabotage, Sisters of the Gion, and The Petrified Forest
Top Ten List
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Modern Times Dir. Charlie Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard A+ |
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Dodsworth Dir. William Wyler. Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Mary Astor A |
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Camille Dir. George Cukor. Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Henry Daniell A |
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Sisters of the Gion Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi. Isuzu Yamada, Yōko Umemaru A– |
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Swing Time Dir. George Stevens. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore A– |
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Libeled Lady Dir. Jack Conway. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy A– |
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Pigskin Parade Dir. David Butler. Jack Haley, Patsy Kelly, Eddie Nugent A– |
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My Man Godfrey Dir. Gregory La Cava. William Powell, Carole Lombard B+ |
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Come and Get It Dirs. Howard Hawks and William Wyler. Edward Arnold A– |
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Follow the Fleet Dir. Mark Sandrich. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott B+ |
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Ranked Tiers of Films Screened
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Modern Times Dir. Charlie Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard A+ |
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| Camille Dir. George Cukor. Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Henry Daniell A |
| Dodsworth Dir. William Wyler. Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Mary Astor A |
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| Libeled Lady Dir. Jack Conway. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy A– |
| Pigskin Parade Dir. David Butler. Jack Haley, Patsy Kelly, Eddie Nugent A– |
| Sisters of the Gion Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi. Isuzu Yamada, Yōko Umemaru A– |
| Swing Time Dir. George Stevens. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore A– |
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| Come and Get It Dirs. Howard Hawks and William Wyler. Edward Arnold B+ |
| Follow the Fleet Dir. Mark Sandrich. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott B+ |
| My Man Godfrey Dir. Gregory La Cava. William Powell, Carole Lombard B+ |
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| Broken Blossoms Dir. John Brahm. Emlyn Williams, Dolly Haas, Arthur Margetson B |
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Dir. Frank Capra. Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur B |
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| The Petrified Forest Dir. Archie Mayo. Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Dick Foran B |
| Sabotage Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, John Loder B |
| San Francisco Dir. W.S. Van Dyke. Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald B |
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Song of Freedom Dir. J. Elder Wills. Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Esme Percy B |
| These Three Dir. William Wyler. Merle Oberon, Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea B |
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| The Garden of Allah Dir. Richard Boleslawski. Marlene Dietrich, Charles Boyer B– |
| The General Died at Dawn Dir. Lewis Milestone. Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll B– |
| The Gorgeous Hussy Dir. Clarence Brown. Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas B– |
| Theodora Goes Wild Dir. Richard Boleslawski. Irene Dunne, Melvyn Douglas B– |
| Three Smart Girls Dir. Henry Koster. Deanna Durbin, Nan Grey, Barbara Read B– |
| Valiant Is the Word for Carrie Dir. Wesley Ruggles. Gladys George, Jackie Moran B– |
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| Craig's Wife Dir. Dorothy Arzner. Rosalind Russell, John Boles, Jane Darwell C+ |
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The Great Ziegfeld Dir. Robert Z. Leonard. William Powell, Myrna Loy C+ |
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| Anthony Adverse Dir. Mervyn LeRoy. Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland C |
| Romeo and Juliet Dir. George Cukor. Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard C |
| Satan Met a Lady Dir. William Dieterle. Warren William, Bette Davis, Marie Wilson C |
| The Story of Louis Pasteur Dir. William Dieterle. Paul Muni, Donald Woods C |
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| Reefer Madness Dir. Louis Gasnier. Kenneth Craig, Dorothy Short, Dave O'Brien F |
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