The Best Films According to Andrew Sarris's The American Cinema

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In Andrew Sarris's The American Cinema, every director in the book has their full filmography listed, and Sarris italicizes the best films of each director. Here is the full collection of every film italicized in the book (with the exception of Out of the Past, which remains unitalicized likely as an error as he calls it Jacques Torneur's masterpiece).

The book has multiple sections, with who Sarris viewed as the pantheon directors at the top, and slowly dwindling in quality as the list goes down. However, there is merit to be found towards the bottom, as he lists a series of oddities, one-shots, and, at the time, newcomers, as well as subjects for further research.

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    The Covered Wagon

    1923, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 1200 new

    Hollywood

    1923, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ruggles of Red Gap

    1923, in 0 top lists Check
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    Merton of the Movies

    1924, in 0 top lists Check
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    Beggar on Horseback

    1925, in 1 top list Check
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    Washington Merry-Go-Round

    1932 — a.k.a. Invisible Power, in 0 top lists Check
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    I Cover the Waterfront

    1933, in 0 top lists Check
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    David Harum

    1934, in 0 top lists Check
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    Sutter's Gold

    1936, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;