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39 Steps, The
42nd Street
Adventures of Robin Hood, The
After the Thin Man
Âge d'or, L'
Alexander Nevsky
All Quiet on the Western Front
Angels with Dirty Faces
Animal Crackers
Another Thin Man
Atalante, L'
Awful Truth, The
Black Cat, The
Blood of a Poet
Blue Angel, The (German version)
Boys Town -
Bride of Frankenstein
Bringing Up Baby
Captain Blood
Captains Courageous
Charge of the Light Brigade
City Lights
David Copperfield
Day at the Races, A
Destry Rides Again
Dinner at Eight
Dodsworth
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dracula ( English & Spanish version)
Duck Soup
Four Feathers, The
Frankenstein
Freaks
Fury
'G' Men
Gone with the Wind
Good Earth, The
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Grand Hotel
Grand Illusion
Gunga Din
Holiday
Horse Feathers
Hound of the Baskervilles, The
Hunchback of Notre Dame, The
I Am a Fugative from a Chain Gang
Imitation of Life
Informer, The
Invisible Man, The
Island of Lost Souls
It Happened One Night
It's A Gift
King Kong
Lady Vanishes, The
Life of Emile Zola, The
Little Caesar
Little Women
Lost Horizon
Lost Patrol, The
M
Mad Love
Midsummer Night's Dream, A
Modern Times
Monkey Business
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mummy, The
Music Box, The
Mutiny on the Bounty
My Man Godfrey
Night at the Opera, A
Ninotchka
Nothing Sacred
Of Mice and Men
Old Dark House, The
Olympia 1 & Olympia 2
Private Life of Henry VIII, The
Public Enemy, The
Red Dust
Rembrandt
Rules of the Game
San Francisco
Scarface
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Sons of the Desert
Stage Door
Stagecoach
Swing Time
Thin Man, The
Top Hat
Topper
Triumph of the Will
Trouble in Paradise
Twentieth Century
Umarete wa mita keredo
Way Out West
Wizard of Oz, The
Women, The
Wuthering Heights
You Can't Take It with You


We have had an AFI 100 challenge and we have had a Sight & Sound challenge (Still running I believe), So now we have "The HTF 100 Great Films of the 1930's Challenge".

This list is made up of the 64 films that myself and other members of the HTF, nominated and voted on in the '30s Tourney' I ran at the beginning of the year.
At the end of that tournament I took more suggestions and nominations to complete a list of the 100 best films of the 1930's by choice of various HTF members who participated in the tournament , From this point on I shall refer to these fine folks as our "Expert Panel"


The HTF 100 Great Films of the 30's, expert panel of classic film enthusiasts are...

Dana A, Evan Case, Gabe D, George Kaplan, Jay E, Jeff Amaris, Jim Armstrong, Jim K, Justin Doring, Luke B, Martin Teller, Rain, Rob Tomlin, Steeve Bergeron, SteveGon, Tommy G, Walt Riarson, & Myself


I really do feel that this list has just as much validity as any other top 100 list , and in some cases I would say even more so as We actually have a feel for who most of these people are and what types of films they may like or dislike. The same can not be said for any Academy or Select group of film critics.

The object here is rather simple in concept- To View all 100 of the films on the list- I see this as being somewhere in between the AFI and S&S challenges in the level of difficulty. It will most likely be harder to complete than the AFI challenge, yet would seem to be easier than the Sight & Sound Challenge.

If you are in question about a movie or what version it is, Just simply click on the linked title in the master list below, It should take you straight to the IMDB listing of the film in question.

I went back and forth on how to set the deadline and came to the decision of June 30th, 2004 (20+ months). If it needs to be extended at that point than it will be.


For your Consideration List

These are the films that will be eligible for inclusion, during the revoting, that will be held at the end of this challenge.

Angel
A Nous La Libertie
Arrowsmith
Babes in Toyland
Beau Geste
Bete Humaine, Le
Big House
Block-Heads
Champ, The
Boudu Saved from Drowning
Christmas Carol, A
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Death Takes a Holiday
Double Wedding
Zemlya (aka: Earth)
Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Footlight Parade
Gold Diggers of 1933
Hallelujah I'm a Bum
In Name Only
International House
Jewel Robbery
Jezebel
Judge Priest
Kennel Murder Case
Libeled Lady
Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The
Love Affair
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Love Me Tonight
Man Who Knew Too Much, The
Million, Le
Morocco
Most Dangerous Game, The
Only Angels Have Wings
Osaka Elegy)
Pépé le Moko
Prisoner of Shark Island
Prisoner of Zenda, The
Pygmalion
Roaring Twenties
Ruggles of Red Gap
Scarlet Empress, The
Secret Agent
Shall We Dance
Shanghai Express
She Done Him Wrong
Sign of the Cross
Son of Frankenstein
Star Is Born, A
Story of Floating Weeds
Story of the Late Chrysanthemums
Tabu
Tale of Two Cities
Tarzan and His Mate
Tarzan the Ape Man
Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Trader Horn
Under the Roofs of Paris
Vampyr
Wee Willie Winkie
WereWolf of London
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Young Mr. Lincoln
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Printable Schedule

-All Times listed are Eastern Standard Time.
-All Showings are on "Turner Classic Movies" unless otherwise noted

I am using 5:00 AM as the start of the next day. So a movie that is listed as Thursday at 4:30 am will be on very late Thursday night rather than late Wednesday/early Thursday

Titles in bold with an asterisk are consideration titles


MARCH

06th 01:30 AM Death Takes a Holiday
07th 08:00 PM The Sign of the Cross
11th 09:30 PM Love Affair
18th 02:00 AM The Testament Of Dr. Mabuse
29th 08:00 PM Death Takes a Holiday
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(09-14-02) Brian Lawrence / 100 34 33 32 Last Seen "L' Âge d'or "
(09-14-02) George Kaplan / 29 12 11 6 Last seen "Blood of a Poet"
(09-15-02) David Dennison / 77 70 69 68 Last seen "Holiday"
(09-15-02) Evan Case /27 02 01 FINISHED !!! ]
(09-16-02) Eric Peterson /70 3 2 1 Last seen "I Was Born But...."
(09-16-02) Tommy G / 45 31 30 29 Last Seen "The Black Cat"
(09-16-02) Lew Crippen /100 2 1 01 FINISHED !!!
(09-16-02) Rob Willey/ 27 14 13 12 Last seen "Grand Illusion"
(10-03-02) Jeff Bannow / 100 97 96 95 Last seen "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde "
(10-07-02) Steve Gon /13
(11-03-02) Chris Richard / 75 1 FINISHED !!!
(12-29-02) Adam S. / 91 2 1 FINISHED !!!
(02-10-03) Jeff Gross / 84 73 62 61 Last seen "King Kong"
(03-04-03) Arman / 88 72 71 70 Last seen "Rules of The Game"
(04-13-03) Michael Streeter / 76 58 56 8 Last seen "???? "
(05-14-04) Joe Lozo
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I'll bite.

Let's see, there aren't very many films on that list that I haven't technically seen, but quite a few are fuzzy enough to deserve a rewatch, especially if we're going to be voting on them. Therefore 29 on my to watch list:

Âge d'or, L'
Alexander Nevsky
Atalante, L'
Black Cat, The
Blood of a Poet
Charge of the Light Brigade
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Fury
'G' Men
Imitation of Life
Island of Lost Souls
Little Women
Lost Patrol, The
Mad Love
Midsummer Night's Dream, A
Music Box, The
Of Mice and Men
Old Dark House, The
Olympia 1 & Olympia 2
Private Life of Henry VIII, The
Rembrandt
Rules of the Game
Sons of the Desert
Topper
Triumph of the Will
Trouble in Paradise
Twentieth Century
Umarete wa mita keredo
Way Out West

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Am I welcome to officially try this challenge? I'm generally limited to what appears on television and can buy borrow or rent on DVD or laserdisc.(I don't get TCM, and I no longer have a VHS player.)

As of the start of this challenge, I've only seen five of the list of films, which generally makes me a bit of a philistine wrt 30's film.

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This is a great list of films and I urge anyone interested in classic films to participate in this challenge and see as many as these films as possible.




Crawdaddy
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9/15/02 at 12:43am
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I always thought I was pretty weak in the 30's and this list confirms it, as I've only seen 33.

2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 320  Last Watched: Make Way For Tomorrow

Last 8 Films Watched: In the Loop - A- / It Might Get Loud - B+ / What Just Happened? - B / Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - C- / Drums Along the Mohawk - A- / Punisher War Zone - B+ / Moon - C+ / A Man For All Seasons - B+

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9/15/02 at 7:27am
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I'll have to second Crawdaddy. This is a very strong list indeed. Have fun everyone.

~Edwin

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I think my count is 24. There are a few others I believe I have seen, but they require a rewatch.

I am always up for a good challenge.
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I was wondering when this was going to start. I've seen 74 of these (75 if Olympia is counted twice), and have 5-6 others on tape. Almost all of the rest seem to pop up frequently on TCM.

I'll certainly sign up.

Evan

"               " - Buster Keaton
S&S (1992 & 2002), The 1930s : Finished! S&S Club : 311 seen (Recent: Bigger Than Life)
AFI Challenge Stars: 36 left, Songs: 11 left, Passions: 2 left, Cheers: 4 left, Quotes: 2 left, Top Tens: 1 left; (Most Recent: Camille [Passions, Stars]) 

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9/15/02 at 10:36am
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Am I welcome to officially try this challenge? I'm generally limited to what appears on television and can buy borrow or rent on DVD or laserdisc.(I don't get TCM, and I no longer have a VHS player.)



Yes, You are in Anyone can join in.


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I think my count is 24. There are a few others I believe I have seen, but they require a re-watch


24 films yet to watch or 24 films you have seen? You are in, I just need to clarify the number for the above list.


Now I need to get off my duff and count the films I need to see :b


Okay I have seen about 60+ of the films but am also a bit fuzzy on a few. So my seen total will start at 42, leaving me 58 films to watch.
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Unfortunately it is 24 seen, 76 to watch. Long but enjoyable road ahead.
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9/15/02 at 11:57am
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Ok, I'll add two seen for the Spanish-language Dracula and the additional Olympia. I'll take three off because I'm sorta fuzzy on Dr. Jekyll, Hound of the Baskervilles and Topper.

My current count is therefore 73 seen out of 102.

Evan

"               " - Buster Keaton
S&S (1992 & 2002), The 1930s : Finished! S&S Club : 311 seen (Recent: Bigger Than Life)
AFI Challenge Stars: 36 left, Songs: 11 left, Passions: 2 left, Cheers: 4 left, Quotes: 2 left, Top Tens: 1 left; (Most Recent: Camille [Passions, Stars]) 

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9/15/02 at 12:49pm
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My current count is therefore 73 seen out of 102.


For now We'll leave the count goal at 100, the other two can be considered extra credit. so your total would be 100 - 73 = 27 yet to watch.

Maybe later I'll take a vote on how to handle this. Maybe count the two Olympia's as 1 film and make the Spanish language Dracula an optional bonus film?
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9/15/02 at 1:03pm
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I'd like to participate, but I'm trying to complete the Sound and Sound challenge. Perhaps I'll join in a year.

~T
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Quick recount, I've seen 34 plus the Spanish language Dracula.

I'm not going to make much of an effort on this until I've finished the S&S Challenge and am closer to being caught up on my DVD backlog.

2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 320  Last Watched: Make Way For Tomorrow

Last 8 Films Watched: In the Loop - A- / It Might Get Loud - B+ / What Just Happened? - B / Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - C- / Drums Along the Mohawk - A- / Punisher War Zone - B+ / Moon - C+ / A Man For All Seasons - B+

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Put me down for 30 seen. There's a few more that I've seen partially or a long time ago, so I'll check those out again.
"Shoot a few scenes out of focus. I want to win the foreign film award."
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I'm definitely up for the challenge although it will be quite a challenge as I have seen 57 out of the 102 (seen both versions of Dracula and have not seen Olympia or Olympia 2). Here's what I need to see:
42nd Street
After The Thin Man
Âge d'or, L'
Another Thin Man
Atalante, L'
Black Cat, The
Blood of a Poet
Boys Town
Captain Blood
Captains Courageous
Charge of the Light Brigade
David Copperfield
Destry Rides Again
Dinner At Eight
'G' Men
The Good Earth
Grand Hotel
Gunga Din
Holiday
The Hound of Baskervilles
Imitation of Life
Informer, The
Island of Lost Souls
Little Caesar
Little Women
The Lost Patrol
Mad Love
The Music Box
Nothing Sacred
The Old Dark Horse
Olympia 1
Olympia 2
The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Public Enemy
Red Dust
Rembrandt
San Francisco
Stage Door
Swing Time
Topper
Triumph of the Will
Twentieth Century
Umarete wa mita keredo
The Women
Wuthering Heights
Please release The Goodies on Region 1 DVD
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Thanks for the schedule. I have not seen:

1.After the Thin Man
2.L’Âge d’or
3.Angels with Dirty Faces
4.The Black Cat
5.Dinner at Eight
6.Dracula (Español)
7.Freaks
8.Fury
9.Imitation of Life
10.The Informer
11.It’s a Gift
12.Mad Love
13.Ninotchka
14.The Old Dark House
15.Olympia 1
16.Olympia 2
17.Swing Time
18.Umarete wa mita keredo

If asked before hand I would have thought that my list would have been smaller. I have to re-watch some others in order to have a valid opinion.

1.Another Thin Man
2.The Awful Truth
3.Captain Blood
4.Dodsworth
5.The Four Feathers
6.Freaks
7.Fury
8.The Informer
9.Mad Love
10.Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
11.Rembrandt
12.San Francisco
13.Triumph of the Will
14.The Women
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I've seen 67 of the movies on the list, which means I still need to see 35.
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Even though I have the Thin Man box set, Me and my dog Asta will watch them when they come on

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AMC is listed where it should say TCM.

I've seen a lot of the movies on the list, but will pursue some that I haven't since they're reccomened. I'm interested in The Grand Illusion on DVD...

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OK, I'm in.

I've seen 74 and need to see 26.

Rob

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AMC is listed where it should say TCM.



Do you mean the listing for Bringing Up Baby?

That is indeed on AMC, So I posted it in blue and made sure to specify that it was on AMC rather than TCM.

While AMC pretty much sucks now I had hoped to find a few more classics. But their website schedule is outdated and it seems that in the next 2 weeks "Bringing Up Baby" is the only film from this challenge that they will be showing.

My standard listings are for TCM, but I will also try to keep you all informed should some of these movies pop up on AMC, Fox Movie Channel, and perhaps even Sundance or IFC if they ever run some of the foreign films on the list. I will always make sure to list those times in a blue or red font, so one does not set their VCR or PVR to record TCM at that time.
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Hm, I had thought that I was pretty up on 30's films but I've only seen 42 of these. Unfortunately, so few of the others are on DVD that this is not a very appealing challenge to try to make up the other 58; even if I caught all the ones I'm missing on TCM that only gets me to 68. I blame Warner for sitting on most of these. Good luck finding a copy of Olympia; even with Riefenstahl getting some good press on her recent 100th birthday she's still pretty much reviled. I saw Olympia I in film class, and despair of ever seeing Olympia II.

Nice list though. I'm having a hard time thinking of any pictures that ought to be on it and take the place of ones that are there so I'd call it a job well done.

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100 I've decided to start from zero and view all the films between now and the deadline.
I like that thought. Reset my counter to zero, as well.

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Good luck finding a copy of Olympia
I've only seen excerpts (albeit substantial), so I put them both on my not-seen list. One would think that enough time had passed. After all, its not that hard to watch Birth of a Nation, which for me as a citizen of the U.S., is a lot more difficult to view without prejudice.
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Brian : Okay, I'm in. It looks like I've got my work cut out for me. At least by comparison to most other people in this thread.

But I'll have fun trying. Gone With the Wind was wonderful. Next up, King Kong or The 39 Steps. (now to scour eBay for a cheap laser copy.)

Edit : It'll give me an excellent reason to finally buy a TiVo. And since OAR of 30's films is nearly Television AR, I won't be breaking my rules of home movie watching.
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The complete Olympia has aired on TCM a few times (artistic nudity and the occasional Nazi glorification intact, as well). Don't know when it will air again. Not until 2003 at the earliest, it appears.

Evan

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S&S (1992 & 2002), The 1930s : Finished! S&S Club : 311 seen (Recent: Bigger Than Life)
AFI Challenge Stars: 36 left, Songs: 11 left, Passions: 2 left, Cheers: 4 left, Quotes: 2 left, Top Tens: 1 left; (Most Recent: Camille [Passions, Stars]) 

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Caught Holiday last night via time-shift of TCM. At least that won’t be necessary for Top Hat. My wife left for the bedroom TV, mentioning, “I know how this one ends.”
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Watched Top Hat on TCM the other night. I’d forgotten how funny some of the lines are. And though I’ve never thought that much of Ginger as an actor, what presence.
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