Top Ten Films of 1936: World Premieres
| 1. | Modern Times Dir. Charlie Chaplin. With Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard A+ |
| 2. | Dodsworth Dir. William Wyler. With Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Mary Astor A |
| 3. | Camille Dir. George Cukor. With Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Henry Daniell A |
| 4. | Libeled Lady Dir. Jack Conway. With William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy A– |
| 5. | Swing Time Dir. George Stevens. With Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore A– |
| 6. | Come and Get It Dirs. Howard Hawks & William Wyler. With Edward Arnold A– |
| 7. | My Man Godfrey Dir. Gregory La Cava. With William Powell, Carole Lombard B+ |
| 8. | Follow the Fleet Dir. Mark Sandrich. With Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott B+ |
Reviews from 1936
★ = Full-Length Review / © = Capsule-Length Review / ★ = Blog Review (New Window)
© The Great Ziegfeld Dir. Robert Z. Leonard. With William Powell, Luise Rainer C+
★ Modern Times Dir. Charlie Chaplin. With Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard A+
More Grades from 1936
Unreviewed titles I have seen recently enough to grade
Anthony Adverse Dir. Mervyn LeRoy. With Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland C–
The Garden of Allah Dir. Richard Boleslawski. With Marlene Dietrich, Charles Boyer B–
The Gorgeous Hussy Dir. Clarence Brown. With Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas B–
Reefer Madness Dir. Louis Gasnier. With Kenneth Craig, Dorothy Short, Dave O'Brien F
Romeo and Juliet Dir. George Cukor. With Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore C
Satan Met a Lady Dir. William Dieterle. With Warren William, Bette Davis, Marie Wilson D–
Theodora Goes Wild Dir. Richard Boleslawski. With Irene Dunne, Melvyn Douglas B–
These Three Dir. William Wyler. With Merle Oberon, Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea B–
Three Smart Girls Dir. Henry Koster. With Deanna Durbin, Nan Grey, Barbara Read B–
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie Dir. Wesley Ruggles. With Gladys George, Jackie Moran C–
Also from 1936
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain
Fantastic
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Dir. Frank Capra. With Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur (A–?)
Still to Come from 1936
Ten Most Enticing Prospects:
Craig's Wife Dir. Dorothy Arzner. With Rosalind Russell, John Boles, Billie Burke
The Crime of Monsieur Lange Dir. Jean Renoir. With Rene Léfèvre, Florelle, Jules Berry
A Day in the Country Dir. Jean Renoir. With Sylvia Bataille, Georges D'Arnoux
Desire Dir. Frank Borzage. With Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper, John Halliday
The Devil Doll Dir. Tod Browning. With Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan
Fury Dir. Fritz Lang. With Spencer Tracy, Sylvia Sidney, Walter Abel, Walter Brennan
Gold Diggers of 1937 Dirs. Lloyd Bacon & Busby Berkeley. With Dick Powell, Joan Blondell
Osaka Elegy Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi. With Isuzu Yamada, Seichi Takegawa, Chiyoko Okura
San Francisco Dir. W.S. Van Dyke. With Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy
Sisters of the Gion Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi. With Isuzu Yamada, Yôko Umemura, Benkei Shiganoya
Further Research:
After the Thin Man Dir. W.S. Van Dyke. With William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart
As You Like It Dir. Paul Czinner. With Henry Ainley, Elisabeth Bergner, Laurence Olivier
Born to Dance Dir. Roy Del Ruth. With Eleanor Powell, James Stewart, Virginia Bruce
The Bride Walks Out Dir. Leigh Jason. With Barbara Stanwyck, Gene Raymond, Robert Young
The Charge of the Light Brigade Dir. Michael Curtiz. With Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Dir. Stephen Roberts. With William Powell, Jean Arthur, James Gleason
The General Died at Dawn Dir. Lewis Milestone. With Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll
The Golden Arrow Dir. Alfred E. Green. With Bette Davis, George Brent, Eugene Pallette
The Green Pastures Dir. Marc Connelly & William Keighley. With Rex Ingram, Oscar Polk
The Last of the Mohicans Dir. George B. Seitz. With Randolph Scott, Binnie Barnes
Lloyd's of London Dir. Henry King. With Freddie Bartholomew, Madeleine Carroll, Guy Standing
The Lower Depths Dir. Jean Renoir. With Jean Gabin, Junie Astor, Suzy Prim, Louis Jouvet
Mary of Scotland Dir. John Ford. With Katharine Hepburn, Fredric March, Florence Eldridge
The Milky Way Dir. Leo McCarey. With Harold Lloyd, Adolphe Menjou, Verree Teasdale
Night Mail Dirs. Harry Watt & Basil Wright. Documentary about English mail delivery
The Petrified Forest Dir. Archie Mayo. With Bette Davis, Leslie Howard, Humprhey Bogart
Pigskin Parade Dir. David Butler. With Stuart Erwin, Patsy Kelly, Jack Haley, Judy Garland
Rembrandt Dir. Alexander Korda. With Charles Laughton, Gertrude Lawrence, Elsa Lanchester
Riffraff Dir. J. Walter Ruben. With Spencer Tracy, Jean Harlow, Una Merkel, Joseph Calleia
Rose-Marie Dir. W.S. Van Dyke. With Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Reginald Owen
Sabotage Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. With Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, Desmond Tester
Secret Agent Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. With John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll
Show Boat Dir. James Whale. With Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, Paul Robeson
The Story of Louis Pasteur Dir. William Dieterle. With Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson
Suzy Dir. George Fitzmaurice. With Jean Harlow, Franchot Tone, Cary Grant, Lewis Stone
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Dir. George King. With Tod Slaughter
A Tale of Two Cities Dir. Jack Conway. With Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allan
The Texas Rangers Dir. King Vidor. With Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie, Jean Parker
That Girl from Paris Dir. Leigh Jason. With Lily Pons, Jack Oakie, Gene Raymond, Mischa Auer
Things to Come Dir. William Cameron Menzies. With Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman
Wife vs. Secretary Dir. Clarence Brown. With Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy
Winterset Dir. Alfred Santell. With Burgess Meredith, Margo, Eduardo Ciannelli
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