{"id":10508,"date":"2023-09-18T03:43:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T08:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=10508"},"modified":"2023-09-18T03:43:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T08:43:46","slug":"my-most-favorite-films-from-1925-through-1939-all-5-stars-on-my-letterboxd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=10508","title":{"rendered":"My most favorite films from 1925 through 1939……all 5 stars on my Letterboxd"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have rated approximately 500 films as five star flicks\u00a0 (out of five stars)\u00a0 of the 5000 plus that I have reviewed on my Letterboxd.\u00a0 Of my rating of five stars, I have given the following films an extra \u201chighly recommended\u201d label.\u00a0 Here are my most favorite films by rating and by love of viewing them.\u00a0 PART ONE 1925 through 1939<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

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The Big Parade\u00a0 1925<\/a><\/small>\u00a0Directed by\u00a0King Vidor<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

silent film about World War One. Has it\u2019s place as one of the most significant war films in history. A must watch for film buffs\u2026highly regarded\u2026\u2026.have the movie on blue ray\u2026..<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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All Quiet on the Western Front\u00a0 1930<\/a><\/small>\u00a0Directed by\u00a0Lewis Milestone<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

the best film of Eric Maria Remarque\u2019s novel. Historic WW1 battles shot on film. Anti-war and makes you think why countries can get young men to give up their lives to fight and die. One of my best ten war\/military films\u2026.have it on blue ray\u2026..<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Westfront 1918\u00a01930<\/a><\/small>\u00a0\u2018Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterie\u2019<\/em>\u00a0Directed by\u00a0G.W. Pabst<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

a film on WW1 trench warfare from the German side\u2026\u2026\u2026recommended\u2026.just purchased the blue ray edition (Criterion) Pabst\u2019s take is of a lower budget than \u201cAll Quiet\u2026..\u201dthat came out in the same year. A look at the horrors of the Great War without any sentimentality. Compares well with all the great films on this war and nothing is held back. The cursing by the soldiers is surprising for 1930. Pabst shows how he is the better director over MIlestone (AQOTWF) and that says a lot. Use of filmed sound in the movie is a first for the director and historic. \u201cIt was particularly pioneering in its early use of sound \u2013 it was Pabst\u2019s first \u201ctalkie\u201d \u2013 in that Pabst managed to record live audio during complex tracking shots through the trenches.\u201d Highly recommended. (a better film than ALL QUIET? No. But the overall look of the battlefield and the fire fights are true to life (compares to actual film of THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD, \u201d and the cinematography is better.)<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Little\u00a0Caesar 1931<\/a><\/small>\u00a0Directed by\u00a0Mervyn LeRoy<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

EG Robinson\u2019s take on a gay, violent, jazzy, murdering, mother loving gangster. A classic of film\u2026..have the DVD<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Frankenstein \u00a01931<\/a><\/small>\u00a0Directed by\u00a0James Whale<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

Wow! in 1931\u2026.Wow! Today. The ultimate and first. Karloff bring humanity to the titular role. Do not have the feature.<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Tarzan the Ape Man 1932<\/a><\/small>\u00a0Directed by\u00a0W.S. Van Dyke<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

The beginning of Johnny Weissmuller as the ape man. A tremendous start to the franchise with the former Olympic champion playing the part. I liked the 2nd installment better but this one gets the films going. (Revised on June 17, 2020)-After another look I have upgraded this movie to a five star rating. The movie does everything it sets out to do in 1932 and those goals still are met some 87 years later. A pre-code look that continues in the following film, this one has a a love story to go along with the Tarzan we began to know his Jane. After the interlude after some play at the lake, Tarzan nails her and she loves it (not shown). Weismuller shows why he is so good in this role as he allows his facial expressions to dominate in his acting and O\u2019Sullivan gives us the innocence of a young woman yet one that had been around the block before her trip in the jungle. She shows her sexual side in a very nuanced performance. A truly great adventure film. Have the DVD.<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Grand\u00a0Hotel 1932<\/a><\/small>\u00a0Directed by\u00a0Edmund Goulding<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

outstanding flick with some of the greatest actors of all time\u2026..highly recommended\u2026..<\/span><\/h2>\n

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It Happened One\u00a0Night 1934<\/a><\/small>\u00a0Directed by\u00a0Frank Capra<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

Capra shows his versatility in this great romantic comedy. Gable was never better and Colbert was perfect too. Best comedy of the 1930\u2019s.<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Tarzan and His\u00a0Mate 1934<\/a><\/small>\u00a0Directed by\u00a0Cedric Gibbons<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

sex, nudity and a great love match for this pre-code film\u2026..a movie with a chimp to throw in\u2026\u2026.have it on DVD\u2026\u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Captains\u00a0Courageous 1937<\/a><\/small>\u00a0Directed by\u00a0Victor Fleming<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

one of Tracy\u2019s best with great support from everyone including Lionel Barrymore, Freddie Bartholomew, and Melvin Douglas\u2026\u2026highly recommended\u2026..have the DVD\u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Stagecoach 1939<\/a><\/small>\u00a0Directed by\u00a0John Ford<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

Wayne is great in this 39 classic. One of the best westerns of all time.<\/span><\/h2>\n

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The Wizard of\u00a0Oz \u00a01939<\/a><\/small>\u00a0Directed by\u00a0Victor Fleming<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n
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Mr. Smith Goes to\u00a0Washington \u00a01939<\/a><\/small>\u00a0Directed by\u00a0Frank Capra<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n

Classic by Capra. Stewart give a wonderful performance. Blue ray book is the way I went with this one.<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Destry Rides\u00a0Again 1939<\/a><\/small>\u00a0Directed by\u00a0George Marshall<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n

one of my favorite Jimmy Stewart westerns\u2026..Marline Dietrich holds her own in one sexy ground breaking film\u2026.highly regarded by critics and well worth a watch\u2026.have it on DVD.<\/span><\/h2>\n

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