Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1934
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It Happened One Night
(1934) A spoiled heiress, running away from her family, is helped by a man who's actually a reporter looking for a story. But then he falls for her... Dir: Frank Capra With: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly Comedy | Romance United States-APPROVED 105 mins. |
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The Thin Man
(1934) Comedy-mystery featuring Nick and Nora Charles: a former detective and his rich, playful wife. They solve a murder case mostly for the fun of it. Dir: W.S. Van Dyke With: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance United States-APPROVED 91 mins. |
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Little Miss Marker
(1934) Little Martha Jane, aka Little Miss Marker (Temple) is left with the bookmaker Sorrowful Jones by her dad as part of a bet on a horserace... Dir: Alexander Hall With: Adolphe Menjou, Dorothy Dell, Charles Bickford Comedy | Family | Drama United States-PASSED 80 mins. |
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The Merry Widow
(1934) The small kingdom of Marshovia has a little problem. The main tax-payer, the wealthy widow Sonia (who... Dir: Ernst Lubitsch With: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Edward Everett Horton Musical | Comedy | Romance 99 mins. |
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The Man Who Knew Too Much
(1934) A man and his wife receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre Crime | Mystery | Thriller United States-APPROVED 75 mins. |
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Imitation of Life
(1934) Bea Pullman and her daughter Jessie have had a hard time making ends meet since Bea's husband died. Help comes in the form of Delilah Johnson... Dir: John M. Stahl With: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson Drama | Romance United States-APPROVED 111 mins. |
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Babes in Toyland
(1934) Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage... Dir: Gus Meins, Charles Rogers With: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Virginia Karns Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical United States-APPROVED 77 mins. |
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Twentieth Century
(1934) A flamboyant Broadway impresario who has fallen on hard times tries to get his former lover, now a Hollywood diva, to return and resurrect his failing career. Dir: Howard Hawks With: John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Walter Connolly Comedy | Romance United States-APPROVED 91 mins. |
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The Count of Monte Cristo
(1934) After greedy men have Edmound Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him, he escapes to revenge himself on them. Dir: Rowland V. Lee With: Robert Donat, Elissa Landi, Louis Calhern Action | Adventure | Drama | History | Romance | Thriller 113 mins. |
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L'Atalante
(1934) When Juliette marries Jean, she comes to live on his ship, on board of which are, besides the two of them... Dir: Jean Vigo With: Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté, Michel Simon Drama | Romance 89 mins. |