1937: World Premieres 1937: Still Left to See 1937: Oscar's Ballot Looking Back Moving Ahead Browse Films by Title / Year / Reviews Home / Blog / E-Mail The Movies of 1937: World Premieres  By Title // By Grade ★ = Full Review   /   ★ = Capsule   /   ★ = Feature or Blog Post   /   ★ = Grain of Salt Updated: 3 Mar 2023, with formatting updates Top Ten List 1.  Grand Illusion Dir. Jean Renoir. Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Marcel Dalio A+ 2.  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dir. David Hand. Animated A 3.  Dead End Dir. William Wyler. Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart A 4.  Stage Door Dir. Gregory La Cava. Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers A– 5.  Make Way for Tomorrow Dir. Leo McCarey. Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi B+ 6.  A Star Is Born Dir. William Wellman. Janet Gaynor, Fredric March B+ 7.  History Is Made at Night Dir. Frank Borzage. Charles Boyer, Jean Arthur B+ 8.  The Awful Truth Dir. Leo McCarey. Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Ralph Bellamy B+ 9.  The Edge of the World Dir. Michael Powell. Niall MacGinnis, John Laurie B+ 10.  They Won't Forget Dir. Mervyn LeRoy. Claude Rains, Edward Norris B+ Ranked Tiers of Films Screened Grand Illusion Dir. Jean Renoir. Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Marcel Dalio A+ Dead End Dir. William Wyler. Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart A Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dir. David Hand. Animated A Stage Door Dir. Gregory La Cava. Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers A– The Awful Truth Dir. Leo McCarey. Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Ralph Bellamy B+ Captains Courageous Dir. Victor Fleming. Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy B+ Easy Living Dir. Mitchell Leisen. Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, Ray Milland B+ The Edge of the World Dir. Michael Powell. Niall MacGinnis, John Laurie B+ History Is Made at Night Dir. Frank Borzage. Charles Boyer, Jean Arthur B+ The Hurricane Dir. John Ford. C. Aubrey Smith, Jon Hall, Dorothy Lamour B+ Lost Horizon Dir. Frank Capra. Ronald Colman, John Howard, H.B. Warner B+ Make Way for Tomorrow Dir. Leo McCarey. Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi B+ A Star Is Born Dir. William Wellman. Janet Gaynor, Fredric March B+ Stella Dallas Dir. King Vidor. Barbara Stanwyck, Anne Shirley, John Boles B+ They Won't Forget Dir. Mervyn LeRoy. Claude Rains, Edward Norris B+ In Old Chicago Dir. Henry King. Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche B Night Must Fall Dir. Richard Thorpe. Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell B One Hundred Men and a Girl Dir. Henry Koster. Deanne Durbin B Topper Dir. Norman Z. McLeod. Roland Young, Constance Bennett B You Only Live Once Dir. Fritz Lang. Henry Fonda, Sylvia Sidney B Angel Dir. Ernst Lubitsch. Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Melvyn Douglas B– Conquest Dir. Clarence Brown. Greta Garbo, Charles Boyer, Henry Stephenson B– ★ Quality Street Dir. George Stevens. Katharine Hepburn, Franchot Tone B– The Good Earth Dir. Sidney Franklin. Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Charley Grapewin C+ Nothing Sacred Dir. William Wellman. Fredric March, Carole Lombard C+ The Bride Wore Red Dir. Dorothy Arzner. Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone C– ★ The Life of Émile Zola Dir. William Dieterle. Paul Muni, Gale Sondergaard C– ★ The Emperor's Candlesticks Dir. George Fitzmaurice. William Powell D+