Top 20 films of the 1930's POLL

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What are your favorite films from the 1930's? Only lists with twenty choices will be taken to account for the poll.

#1 Spot is worth 20 points, #2 is worth 19, etc.


The Results:




1. King Kong (275 points)
2. The Wizard of Oz (214 points)
3. M (189 points)
4. Gone With the Wind (175 points)
5. The 39 Steps (165 points)
6. It Happened One Night (137 points)
7. The Adventures of Robin Hood (134 points)
8. Modern Times (118 points)
9. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (116 points)
10. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (109 points)
11. The Lady Vanishes (100 points)
12. La Grande Illusion (95 points)
13. City Lights (94 points)
14. Bride of Frankenstein (90 points)
15. Frankenstein (85 points)
16. The Invisible Man (82 points)
17. All Quiet on the Western Front (78 points)
18. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (72 points)
19. Freaks (67 points
20. Duck Soup (67 points)



The Math:

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1st tiebreaker: most votes
2nd tiebreaker: highest single vote


1. King Kong (19+9+20+19+6+19+13+15+13+18+18+15+20+18+17+20+16) 275
2. The Wizard of Oz (10+1+20+19+20+3+20+6+20+4+20+18+11+18+18+6) 214
3. M (11+2+3+16+2+13+16+6+17+20+20+8+1+20+20+14) 189
4. Gone With the Wind (15+13+7+16+16+17+1+14+11+15+17+8+5+17+3) 175
5. The 39 Steps (8+17+11+18+14+11+12+10+12+11+18+14+9) 165
6. It Happened One Night (12+12+18+12+12+3+4+12+7+15+1+9+20) 137
7. The Adventures of Robin Hood (5+1+14+15+7+15+9+7+2+2+19+19+12+7) 134
8. Modern Times (16+2+1+14+12+3+18+19+16+15+2) 118
9. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (6+13+5+15+17+5+3+14+11+10+17) 116
10. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (9+10+2+13+2+16+17+12+20+6+2) 109
11. The Lady Vanishes (9+7+7+5+7+12+11+12+14+16) 100
12. La Grande Illusion (13+19+20+9+6+17+11) 95
13. City Lights (1+15+20+19+11+18+5+5) 94
14. Bride of Frankenstein (17+11+10+19+8+8+17) 90
15. Frankenstein (18+3+13+9+7+13+14+8) 85
16. The Invisible Man (3+15+2+14+6+17+13+8+4) 82
17. All Quiet on the Western Front (18+9+9+7+4+8+4+19) 78
18. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (12+8+19+15+18) 72
19. Freaks (16+3+13+1+2+13+19) 67
20. Duck Soup (6+20+20+7+14) 67
21. The Public Enemy (10+7+11+10+1+12+15) 66
22. Stagecoach (19+14+9+3+2+9+7) 63
23. Bringing Up Baby (10+17+17+4+13) 61
24. The Rules of the Game (13+2+18+17+9) 59
25. L'Atalante (8+8+8+17+16) 57
26. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1+5+10+17+16+5+2) 56
27. Scarface (17+18+16+4) 55
28. Dracula (4+2+4+6+3+6+12+4+12) 53
29. Vampyr (5+19+10+19) 53
30. Angels With Dirty Faces (20+16+4+9+1) 50
31. Captain Blood (11+20+4+15) 50
32. The Thin Man (11+19+13+7) 50
33. Trouble in Paradise (4+18+10+13) 45
34. Shanghai Express (7+16+9+13) 45
35. The Blue Angel (14+14+15) 43
36. The Black Cat (5+8+16+11) 40
37. City Girl (9+12+19) 40
38. Island of Lost Souls (13+1+10+8+6) 38
39. Mutiny on the Bounty (17+14+5) 36
40. Only Angels Have Wings (18+11+4+2) 35
41. The Awful Truth (17+12+5) 34
42. Grand Hotel (1+16+16) 33
43. Mr Deeds Goes to Town (15+14+1) 30
44. Tabu (20+10) 30
45. My Man Godfrey (3+16+10) 29
46. Gunga Din (19+6+3) 28
47. The Mummy (12+5+2+7+1) 27
48. Lost Horizon (12+15) 27
49. Young Mr. Lincoln (13+2+11) 26
50. Ninotchka (8+18) 26
51. Design for Living (15+5+5) 25
52. Destry Rides Again (8+1+15) 24
53. Camille (19+5) 24
54. It's a Gift (5+18) 23
55. Things to Come (5+16) 21
56. Stage Door (6+14) 20
57. Make Way For Tomorrow 20
57. Limite 20
59. Earth (14+3+2) 19
60. Little Caesar (8+11) 19
61. Pygmalion (9+10) 19
62. Each Dawn I Die 19
62. Dishonored 19
62. Alice in Wonderland 19
65. The Mystery of the Wax Museum (5+13) 18
66. Sherlock Holmes (11+7) 18
67. Jezebel 18
67. A Slight Case of Murder18
67. The Goddess 18
70. Dark Victory (12+5) 17
71. Petrified Forest (11+6) 17
72. Bullets or Ballots 17
72. People on Sunday 17
74. Swing Time (4+12) 16
75. Mad Love (6+10) 16
76. Sons of the Desert 16
76. The Flying Mouse 16
76. Footlight Parade 16
79. The Most Dangerous Game (3+12) 15
80. Forty Second Street 15
80. The Count of Monte Cristo 15
80. Enthusiasm 15
80. Elmer Elephant 15
84. Way out West 14
84. The Kennel Murder Case 14
84. Morocco 14
84. Gold Diggers of 1933 14
84. Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde 14
89. The Old Dark House (6+1+6) 13
90. You Cant Take It With You 13
90. Vivacious Lady 13
90. Ganga Bruta 13
93. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (4+6+1) 11
94. The Roaring Twenties (2+9) 11
95. Port of Shadows 11
95. Osaka Elegy 11
95. The Mikado 11
98. Pepe Le Moko (1+9) 10
99. Westward Ho 10
99. The Bat Whispers 10
99. Blonde Venus 10
99. Alexander Nevsky 10
99. Animal Crackers 10
99. Ecstasy 10
99. Cosmic Journey 10
106. Holiday (6+3) 9
107. Hell's Angels 9
107. The Hound of the Baskervilles 9
107. The Murders in the Rue Morgue 9
107. Scrooge 9
111. Show Boat 8
111. You're Telling Me! 8
111. Zero for Conduct 8
111. Topper 8
111. A Night at the Opera 8
111. Our Relations 8
117. Red Dust 7
117. Smart Money 7
117. The Mask of Fu Manchu 7
117. The Life of Emile Zola 7
117. The Four Feathers 7
117. The Women 7
123. Imitation of Life 6
123. You Only Live Once 6
123. Pack up Your Troubles 6
126. The Scarlet Empress 5
126. The Blood of a Poet 5
128. Les Miserables 4
128. Heroes For Sale 4
128. Top Hat 4
128. Three Songs About Lenin 4
128. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse 4
128. Drums Along the Mohawk 4
128. Babes in the Woods 4
135. Dr X (1+2) 3
136. Safe in Hell 3
136. A Story of Floating Weeds 3
136. Playful Pluto 3
136. The Mayor of Hell 3
136. I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang! 3
136. The Land Without Bread (Las Hurdes) 3
136. The Prisoner of Zenda 3
143. Dodsworth 2
143. Wuthering Heights 2
145. Two Pence Magic 1
145. Maniac 1
145. White Zombie 1

My List
1) Tabu (1931)
2) Camille (1936)
3) Jezebel (1938)
4) People on Sunday (1930)
5) Modern Times (1936)
6) Gone With the Wind (1939)
7) The Blue Angel (1930)
8) The Rules of the Game (1939)
9) It Happened One Night (1934)
10) M (1931)
11) The Wizard of Oz (1939)
12) City Girl (1930)
13) L'Atalante (1934)
14) Shanghai Express (1932)
15) Duck Soup (1933)
16) It's a Gift (1934)
17) Swing Time (1936)
18) My Man Godfrey (1936)
19) Dodsworth (1936)
20) Pepe Le Moko (1937)