50 Classic Motion Pictures: The Stuff that Dreams are Made of

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A selection of Vintage Films from Hollywood's Golden Age by film buff, David Zinman. In 1970, Zinman published a book listing his writings on films that still "hold up on repeat screenings today" from the 1930s and 1940s. Zinman has described himself as a "movie bum" rather than a movie scholar and as such the list itself serves as a refined and nostalgic look back on films from yesteryear.
I. Grand Dames (1-5)
II.Heroes and He-Men (6-12)
III. Adventure (13-19)
IV. Funny Men (20-23)
V. Life Styles (24-28)
VI. Monsters (29-31)
VII. We the People (32-36)
VIII. Directors (37-41)
IX. The Love Game (42-45)
X. Intrigue (46-50)
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Ninotchka
1939, in 20 top lists Check -
2 new
She Done Him Wrong
1933, in 8 top lists Check -
3 new
Destry Rides Again
1939, in 8 top lists Check -
4 new
The Letter
1940, in 5 top lists Check -
5 new
Dinner at Eight
1933, in 4 top lists Check -
6 new
The Maltese Falcon
1941, in 27 top lists Check -
7 new
San Francisco
1936, in 3 top lists Check -
8 new
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936, in 11 top lists Check -
9 new
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939, in 15 top lists Check -
10 new
Captains Courageous
1937, in 6 top lists Check -
11 new
The Public Enemy
1931, in 13 top lists Check -
12 new
Top Hat
1935, in 13 top lists Check -
13 new
Mutiny on the Bounty
1935, in 6 top lists Check -
14 new
She
1935, in 0 top lists Check -
15 new
Beau Geste
1939, in 0 top lists Check -
16 new
Lost Horizon
1937, in 7 top lists Check -
17 new
Viva Villa!
1934, in 1 top list Check -
18 new
Flash Gordon
1936, in 2 top lists Check -
19 new
The Hurricane
1937, in 0 top lists Check -
20 new
The Bank Dick
1940, in 8 top lists Check -
21 new
A Night at the Opera
1935, in 17 top lists Check -
22 new
Way Out West
1937, in 7 top lists Check -
23 new
City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
24 new
Gone with the Wind
1939, in 31 top lists Check -
25 new
How Green Was My Valley
1941, in 11 top lists Check -
26 new
The Good Earth
1937, in 5 top lists Check -
27 new
Mayerling
1936, in 1 top list Check -
28 new
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939, in 6 top lists Check -
29 new
King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
30 new
Dracula
1931, in 10 top lists Check -
31 new
Frankenstein
1931, in 18 top lists Check -
32 new
The Grapes of Wrath
1940, in 24 top lists Check -
33 new
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943, in 14 top lists Check -
34 new
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930, in 19 top lists Check -
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All the King's Men
1949, in 8 top lists Check -
36 new
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932, in 14 top lists Check -
37 new
The 39 Steps
1935, in 16 top lists Check -
38 new
Meet John Doe
1941, in 3 top lists Check -
39 new
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944, in 8 top lists Check -
40 new
Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
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42nd Street
1933, in 12 top lists Check -
42 new
It Happened One Night
1934, in 29 top lists Check -
43 new
Grand Hotel
1932, in 4 top lists Check -
44 new
Death Takes a Holiday
1934, in 0 top lists Check -
45 new
Maytime
1937, in 0 top lists Check -
46 new
Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
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Nightmare Alley
1947, in 8 top lists Check -
48 new
The Informer
1935, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
50 new
Charlie Chan at the Opera
1936, in 0 top lists Check
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