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Ghoul, TheGhoul, The (1933)
Dir. T. Hayes Hunter
Feat. Boris Karloff, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger
Creaky, but efficient Karloff outing centres on an Egyptologist who returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb.
Gold Diggers of 1933Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon
Busby Berkeley brings his snappy camerawork and choreography magic to the production numbers of this pre–'Hays code' musical, in which Dick…
Hallelujah, I'm a BumHallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Al Jolson, Madge Evans, Frank Morgan
Freewheeling musical comedy set (and made) during the Great Depression, with Al Jolson playing a hobo in New York who falls in love with the mayor's…
I'm No AngelI'm No Angel (1933) Recommended
Dir. Wesley Ruggles
Feat. Mae West, Cary Grant
Man–eater and circus performer Mae West digs for gold, settling on (and suing!) the loaded Cary Grant, only to fall in love for…
Island of Lost SoulsIsland of Lost Souls (1933) Recommended
Dir. Erle C. Kenton
Feat. Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen
First screen version of H.G. Wells' fascinating novel features the delightfully loony Charles Laughton as Dr. Moreau, the exiled scientist obsessed…
Kennel Murder Case, TheKennel Murder Case, The (1933)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. William Powell, Mary Astor
Stylish murder mystery from the pre code era with William Powell playing detective and Scottish Terrier owner Philo Vance, popularised in the novels…
King KongKing Kong (1933) Aro Favourite
Dir. Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Feat. Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong
An iconic classic of cinema that literally smashed new ground in terms of special effects, and must have had unwitting audiences of the day…
LiebeleiLiebelei (1933)
Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Arthur Schnitzler
An early work from the German maestro of the tracking shot, whose tale of doomed romance between a young soldier and fraulein (taken from a play by…
Little WomenLittle Women (1933) Recommended
Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Katharine Hepburn
Constantly enjoyable version of Louisa Alcott's novel about four sisters and their mother coping while their father fights in the Civil War. Splendid…
Mystery of the Wax MuseumMystery of the Wax Museum (1933)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, Frank McHugh
An early horror which formed the basis of Vincent Price's HOUSE OF WAX. Containing its own grisly twists on the 'waxing' process, this is well worth…

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