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Mr. Smith Goes to Wa

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

IMDb: 8.1
1939

A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesnt back down

Lady for a Day (1933

Lady for a Day (1933)

IMDb: 7.4
1933

A gangster tries to make Apple Annie, the Times Square apple seller, a lady for a day

It Happened One Nigh

It Happened One Night (1934)

IMDb: 8.1
1934

A renegade reporter and a crazy young heiress meet on a bus heading for New York, and end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops

The Nazis Strike (19

The Nazis Strike (1943)

IMDb: 7.0
1943

The official World War II US government account of Nazi international aggression leading up to the British and French declarations of war

The Great Buster (20

The Great Buster (2018)

IMDb: 7.5
2018

Documentary on the life and works of comic genius Buster Keaton, directed by Peter Bogdanovich

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

IMDb: 8.0
1943

A writer of books on the futility of marriage risks his reputation when he decides to get married Things get even more complicated when he learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are habitual murderers

Mr. Deeds Goes to To

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

IMDb: 7.9
1936

A simple small town man inherits a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him

Meet John Doe (1941)

Meet John Doe (1941)

IMDb: 7.6
1941

A man needing money agrees to impersonate a non existent person who said hed be committing suicide as a protest, and a political movement begins

State of the Union (

State of the Union (1948)

IMDb: 7.3
1948

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels

The Battle of Russia

The Battle of Russia (1943)

IMDb: 7.1
1943

Documentary revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War

Forbidden (1932)

Forbidden (1932)

IMDb: 6.9
1932

A librarian takes a cruise and falls for an unobtainable man, a district attorney married to an invalid

Riding High (1950)

Riding High (1950)

IMDb: 6.1
1950

A horse trainer who has fallen on hard times looks to his horse, Broadway Bill, to finally win the big race

The Bitter Tea of Ge

The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)

IMDb: 7.0
1932

A Chinese warlord and an engaged Christian missionary fall in love

American Madness (19

American Madness (1932)

IMDb: 7.4
1932

Socially conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protege is wrongly accused for robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dicksons wife had an affair all in the same day

Prelude to War (1942

Prelude to War (1942)

IMDb: 7.1
1942

The official World War II US Government film statement defining the various enemies of the Allies and why they must be fought

A Hole in the Head (

A Hole in the Head (1959)

IMDb: 6.3
1959

Widower Tony is trying to keep a small Miami hotel afloat while raising a 12 year old son Hes forced to ask his harried brother Mario for help, but hell only bail Tony out if he quits his bohemian lifestyle and marries a sensible

You Cant Take It wit

You Cant Take It with You (1938)

IMDb: 7.9
1938

A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good natured but decidedly eccentric family

Tunisian Victory (19

Tunisian Victory (1944)

IMDb: 6.7
1944

Documentary made by the U S Army Signal Corps

Ladies of Leisure (1

Ladies of Leisure (1930)

IMDb: 6.7
1930

An upper crust artist hires a party girl as a model romance follows

Your Job in Germany

Your Job in Germany (1945)

IMDb: 5.1
1945

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Platinum Blonde (193

Platinum Blonde (1931)

IMDb: 6.8
1931

A young woman from a very rich family impulsively marries a reporter, but each assumes the other is the one whose lifestyle must change

Its a Wonderful Life

Its a Wonderful Life (1946)

IMDb: 8.6
1946

An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed

The Miracle Woman (1

The Miracle Woman (1931)

IMDb: 7.2
1931

After an unappreciated minister dies, his daughter loses her faith in God, prompting her to open a phony temple with a con man Can the love of a blind aviator restore her faith and happiness

Lost Horizon (1937)

Lost Horizon (1937)

IMDb: 7.7
1937

When a wise diplomats plane crashes in the snows of Tibet, he and the other survivors are guided to Shangri La, where they wrestle with the invitation to stay