Dangerous Men

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A list of movies referenced in Mick LaSalle's book on the pre-Code era, Dangerous Men: Pre-Code Hollywood and the Birth of the Modern Man. I've included every film listed in the appendix, save Drag and Young Nowheres, which are considered lost.

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  1. 73 -

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  2. 59 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  3. 74 -

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  4. 9 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  5. 58 -

    Dracula

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 171 -

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  7. 199 -

    The Thin Man

    1934, in 14 top lists Check
  8. 98 -

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    1932, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 1 -

    42nd Street

    1933, in 12 top lists Check
  10. 157 -

    The Public Enemy

    1931, in 13 top lists Check
  11. 80 -

    Gold Diggers of 1933

    1933, in 11 top lists Check
  12. 28 -

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 19 -

    The Big Parade

    1925, in 13 top lists Check
  14. 149 -

    The Phantom of the Opera

    1925, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 53 -

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1931, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 119 -

    Love Me Tonight

    1932, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 212 -

    The Unknown

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  18. 114 -

    Little Caesar

    1931, in 10 top lists Check
  19. 198 -

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 104 -

    Island of Lost Souls

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 229 -

    Wings

    1927, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 84 -

    Grand Hotel

    1932, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 71 -

    Footlight Parade

    1933, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 158 -

    Queen Christina

    1933, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 105 -

    The Jazz Singer

    1927, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 220 -

    Way Down East

    1920, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 17 -

    Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ

    1925 — a.k.a. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 46 -

    Design for Living

    1933, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 90 -

    He Who Gets Slapped

    1924, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 69 -

    Flesh and the Devil

    1926, in 9 top lists Check
  31. 49 -

    Dinner at Eight

    1933, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 142 -

    One Hour with You

    1932, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 65 -

    A Farewell to Arms

    1932, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 97 -

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    1923, in 5 top lists Check
  35. 24 -

    Blonde Venus

    1932, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 52 -

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1920, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 72 -

    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    1921, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 148 -

    The Penalty

    1920, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 180 -

    The Smiling Lieutenant

    1931, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 125 -

    Man's Castle

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 161 -

    Red Dust

    1932, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 92 -

    Hell's Angels

    1930, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 29 -

    Broken Lullaby

    1932, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 228 -

    Wild Boys of the Road

    1933 — a.k.a. Dangerous Days, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 33 -

    Cavalcade

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 224 -

    West of Zanzibar

    1928, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 54 -

    Doctor X

    1932, in 1 top list Check
  48. 18 -

    The Big House

    1930, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 127 -

    The Mark of Zorro

    1920, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 167 -

    Robin Hood

    1922, in 3 top lists Check
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