Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1936

1. Modern Times (1936) Modern Times (1936)
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The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman. Dir: Charles Chaplin With: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman Comedy | Drama 87 mins.
2. Show Boat (1936) Show Boat (1936)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady. Dir: James Whale With: Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance 113 mins.
3. The Petrified Forest (1936) The Petrified Forest (1936)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
A waitress, a hobo and a bank robber get mixed up at a lonely diner in the desert. Dir: Archie Mayo With: Leslie Howard, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis Crime | Drama 82 mins.
4. Sabotage (1936) Sabotage (1936)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  
A Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, Desmond Tester Mystery | Thriller 76 mins.
5. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  
Longfellow Deeds, a simple-hearted Vermont tuba player, inherits a fortune and has to contend with opportunist city slickers. Dir: Frank Capra With: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft Comedy | Drama 115 mins.
6. Reefer Madness (1936) Reefer Madness (1936)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3.5/10 X  
Cautionary tale features a fictionalized and highly exaggerated take on the use of marijuana. A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to "reefer" cigarettes by holding wild parties with jazz music. Dir: Louis J. Gasnier With: Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles Drama 66 mins.
7. My Man Godfrey (1936) My Man Godfrey (1936)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X  
A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler...but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye. Dir: Gregory La Cava With: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady Romance | Comedy 94 mins.
8. Swing Time (1936) Swing Time (1936)
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A performer and gambler travels to New York City to raise the $25,000 he needs to marry his fiancée, only to become entangled with a beautiful aspiring dancer. Dir: George Stevens With: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore Comedy | Musical | Romance 103 mins.
9. Things to Come (1936) Things to Come (1936)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  
A story of 100 years: a decades-long second world war leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and tries space travel. Dir: William Cameron Menzies With: Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman, Ralph Richardson Sci-Fi 100 mins.
10. Mad Holiday (1936) Mad Holiday (1936)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  
Philip Trent is tired of playing film detective Shelby James. He thinks that the stories are tripe and plans a vacation to get away from Hollywood... Dir: George B. Seitz With: Edmund Lowe, Elissa Landi, Zasu Pitts Comedy | Mystery United States-PASSED 71 mins.
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