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Added by the giraffe on 9 Nov 2011 06:54
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Pre-1940s favorite films

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Prior to 1930

Metropolis
People who added this item 2017 Average listal rating (1069 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.3
Metropolis (1927)
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A Trip to the Moon (1902)
People who added this item 1305 Average listal rating (779 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 8.2
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
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The Gold Rush (1925)
People who added this item 987 Average listal rating (636 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 8.2
The Gold Rush (1925)
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One A.M.
People who added this item 76 Average listal rating (57 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.1
One A.M. (1916)
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The Immigrant
People who added this item 198 Average listal rating (136 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.7
The Immigrant (1917)
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Nosferatu (1922)
People who added this item 1744 Average listal rating (1019 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.8
Nosferatu (1922) (1922)
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The Cocoanuts
People who added this item 100 Average listal rating (67 ratings) 6.9 IMDB Rating 7
The Cocoanuts (1929)
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The Vagabond
People who added this item 96 Average listal rating (61 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 6.9
The Vagabond (1916)
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The Rink
People who added this item 93 Average listal rating (66 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.1
The Rink (1916)
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The Pawnshop
People who added this item 79 Average listal rating (54 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.1
The Pawnshop (1916)
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
People who added this item 1249 Average listal rating (723 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 8.1
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
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1930s

Duck Soup
People who added this item 769 Average listal rating (510 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.8
Duck Soup (1933)
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Animal Crackers
People who added this item 203 Average listal rating (128 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.5
Animal Crackers (1930)
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A Night at the Opera (1935)
People who added this item 453 Average listal rating (290 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.8
A Night at the Opera (1935)
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Frankenstein
People who added this item 1111 Average listal rating (669 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.8
Frankenstein (1931)
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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
People who added this item 261 Average listal rating (115 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.9
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
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King Kong
People who added this item 1270 Average listal rating (812 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.9
King Kong (1933)
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The Invisible Man
People who added this item 506 Average listal rating (320 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.7
The Invisible Man (1933)
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
People who added this item 298 Average listal rating (168 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.6
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)
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The Bride of Frankenstein
People who added this item 794 Average listal rating (469 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.8
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
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Monkey Business (1931)
People who added this item 164 Average listal rating (119 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.4
Monkey Business (1931)
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M
People who added this item 1525 Average listal rating (857 ratings) 8.5 IMDB Rating 8.3
M (1931)
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Horse Feathers
People who added this item 180 Average listal rating (126 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.6
Horse Feathers (1932)
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It Happened One Night
People who added this item 908 Average listal rating (572 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 8.1
It Happened One Night (1934)
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Dracula (1931)
People who added this item 965 Average listal rating (611 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.4
Dracula (1931)
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The Wizard of Oz
People who added this item 3725 Average listal rating (2451 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 8
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
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Freaks
People who added this item 1062 Average listal rating (621 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.9
Freaks (1932)
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A Day at the Races
People who added this item 190 Average listal rating (123 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.6
A Day at the Races (1937)
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
People who added this item 3541 Average listal rating (2269 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.6
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (1938)
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Vampyr
People who added this item 452 Average listal rating (251 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.4
Vampyr (1932)
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
People who added this item 853 Average listal rating (530 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 8.1
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
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As you'll quickly notice here I haven't watched a lot of movies made prior to 1940. I've seen many from the 1930s (mostly due to Universal's horror movies & the Marx Bros.), but even less from prior to 1930. So at this point in time splitting them up into separate lists seems like a waste. I'm currently working on catching up on films from these decades, so if/when I reach a point where I can justify this list being split up I'll do so.

Update: The 1940s films now have their own list, and have thus been removed from this one.

Related lists:
My favorite Horror movies - 30s
My favorite Horror movies - 40s
Favorite films of the '50s
Swingin' films of the '60s
Super films of the '70s
My annual best movies of lists

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