More than 488 American feature films were released in 1932.Film Facts 1933 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p33Features Released 1933 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p121–223 Grand Hotel won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
A-B Title Director Cast Genre Notes20,000 Years in Sing Sing Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis, Louis Calhern Drama Warner Bros.70,000 Witnesses Ralph Murphy Dorothy Jordan, Phillips Holmes, Charlie Ruggles Mystery ParamountAfraid to TalkEdward L. CahnSidney Fox, Eric Linden, Louis Calhern Drama, Crime UniversalAfter the Ball Milton Rosmer Esther Ralston, Basil Rathbone, George Curzon Comedy Fox Film. Co-Production with the UKAfter Tomorrow Frank Borzage Charles Farrell, Marian Nixon, Minna Gombell Drama Fox FilmThe Age of ConsentGregory La Cava Dorothy Wilson, Arline Judge, John Halliday Drama RKOAir MailJohn Ford Ralph Bellamy, Pat O'Brien, Gloria Stuart Drama, Adventure Universal Alias Mary Smith E. Mason Hopper Blanche Mehaffey, Raymond Hatton, John Darrow Mystery IndependentAlias the Doctor Michael Curtiz, Lloyd Bacon Richard Barthelmess, Marian Marsh, Norman Foster Drama Warner Bros.The All American Russell Mack Richard Arlen, Andy Devine, Gloria Stuart Drama UniversalAlmost Married William Cameron Menzies Violet Heming, Ralph Bellamy, Alexander Kirkland Thriller Fox FilmAmateur Daddy John G. Blystone Warner Baxter, Marian Nixon, Rita La Roy Drama Fox FilmAmerican MadnessFrank Capra Walter Huston, Pat O'Brien, Kay Johnson Drama ColumbiaThe Animal Kingdom Edward H. Griffith Leslie Howard, Ann Harding, Myrna Loy Drama RKOAren't We All? Harry Lachman Gertrude Lawrence, Hugh Wakefield, Owen Nares Comedy ParamountAre You Listening? Harry Beaumont William Haines, Madge Evans, Anita Page Drama MGM The Arm of the Law Louis King Rex Bell, Marceline Day, Lina Basquette Mystery MonogramArsène Lupin Jack Conway John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Karen Morley Mystery MGMAs the Devil Commands Roy William Neill Alan Dinehart, Mae Clarke, Neil Hamilton Mystery ColumbiaAs You Desire MeGeorge Fitzmaurice Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Erich von Stroheim Drama MGMAttorney for the DefenseIrving Cummings Edmund Lowe, Constance Cummings, Evelyn Brent Drama ColumbiaBachelor's Affairs Alfred L. Werker Adolphe Menjou, Minna Gombell, Joan Marsh Comedy Fox FilmBachelor Mother Charles Hutchison Evalyn Knapp, Margaret Seddon, James Murray Action IndependentBack StreetJohn M. Stahl Irene Dunne, John Boles, ZaSu PittsDrama Universal Battling Buckaroo Armand Schaefer Lane Chandler, Doris Hill, Yakima Canutt Western IndependentThe Beast of the CityCharles Brabin Walter Huston, Jean Harlow, Wallace Ford Drama, Crime MGMBeauty and the BossRoy Del Ruth Marian Marsh, David Manners, Warren William Comedy, Romance Warner Bros.Beauty Parlor Richard Thorpe Barbara Kent, Joyce Compton, Dorothy Revier Drama Chesterfield Behind Jury Doors B. Reeves Eason Helen Chandler, William Collier Jr., Blanche Friderici Mystery Independent Behind Stone Walls Frank R. Strayer Edward Nugent, Priscilla Dean, Ann Christy Drama IndependentBehind the MaskJohn Francis Dillon Jack Holt, Boris Karloff, Constance Cummings Horror Columbia Between Fighting Men Forrest Sheldon Ken Maynard, Ruth Hall, Josephine Dunn Western Sono ArtBeyond the Rockies Fred Allen Tom Keene, Rochelle Hudson, Julian Rivero Western RKOThe Big BroadcastFrank Tuttle Bing Crosby, George Burns, Gracie AllenComedy, Musical ParamountBig City BluesMervyn LeRoy Eric Linden, Joan Blondell, Walter Catlett Drama Warner Bros.The Big Stampede Tenny Wright John Wayne, Noah Beery, Mae Madison Western Warner Bros.The Big Timer Edward Buzzell Ben Lyon, Constance Cummings, Thelma Todd Sports Columbia Big Town Arthur Hoerl Lester Vail, Frances Dade, John Miltern Crime IndependentA Bill of Divorcement George Cukor John Barrymore, Billie Burke, Katharine Hepburn Drama RKOBird of ParadiseKing Vidor Dolores del Río, Joel McCrea, John Halliday Romantic RKOBlessed Event Roy Del Ruth Lee Tracy, Mary Brian, Dick Powell Comedy Warner Bros.Blonde VenusJosef von Sternberg Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Cary Grant Drama ParamountBlondie of the FolliesEdmund Goulding Marion Davies, Robert Montgomery, Billie Dove Comedy MGMThe Boiling Point George Melford Hoot Gibson, Helen Foster, Wheeler Oakman Western IndependentBorder DevilsWilliam Nigh Gabby Hayes, Kathleen Collins, Harry CareyWestern IndependentBreach of Promise Paul L. Stein Chester Morris, Mae Clarke, Theodore von Eltz Drama TiffanyBroadway to Cheyenne Harry L. Fraser Rex Bell, Marceline Day, Robert Ellis Western MonogramBroken Lullaby Ernst Lubitsch Lionel Barrymore, Nancy Carroll Drama ParamountThe Broken WingLloyd Corrigan Lupe Vélez, Melvyn Douglas, Leo Carrillo Drama, Western ParamountBusiness and Pleasure David Butler Will Rogers, Joel McCrea, Dorothy Peterson Comedy Fox FilmBut the Flesh Is Weak Jack Conway Robert Montgomery, Nora Gregor, Heather Thatcher Comedy MGMBy Whose Hand?Benjamin Stoloff Ben Lyon, Barbara Weeks, Tom Dugan Comedy, Drama Columbia
C-D Title Director Cast Genre NotesThe Cabin in the CottonMichael CurtizBette Davis, Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Jordan Drama First NationalCall Her SavageJohn Francis Dillon Clara Bow, Thelma Todd, Gilbert Roland Drama Fox Film Cannonball Express Wallace Fox Rex Lease, Leon Ames, Ruth Renick Action Sono ArtCareless Lady Kenneth MacKenna Joan Bennett, John Boles, Minna Gombell Comedy Fox FilmCarnival Boat Albert S. Rogell William Boyd, Ginger Rogers, Marie Prevost Adventure RKOCentral ParkJohn G. AdolfiJoan Blondell, Wallace Ford, Guy Kibbee Drama, Crime First NationalChandu the Magician William Cameron Menzies, Marcel Varnel Edmund Lowe, Bela Lugosi, Irene Ware Horror Fox FilmCharlie Chan's ChanceJohn G. Blystone Warner Oland, Marian Nixon, H. B. Warner Drama, Mystery Fox FilmCheaters at Play Hamilton MacFadden Thomas Meighan, Charlotte Greenwood Drama Fox FilmCock of the AirTom Buckingham Chester Morris, Billie Dove, Walter Catlett Comedy United ArtistsThe Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood John Francis Dillon George Sidney, June Clyde, Norman Foster Comedy UniversalCome On Danger! Robert F. Hill Tom Keene, Julie Haydon, Robert EllisWestern RKO Come On, Tarzan Alan James Ken Maynard, Merna Kennedy, Niles Welch Western Sono ArtThe ConquerorsWilliam A. Wellman Richard Dix, Edna May Oliver, Guy Kibbee Drama RKOCornered B. Reeves Eason Tim McCoy, Shirley Grey, Noah Beery Western ColumbiaThe County FairLouis KingHobart Bosworth, Marion Shilling, Ralph InceSports/Drama MonogramCowboy Counsellor George Melford Hoot Gibson, Sheila Bromley, Jack Rutherford Western IndependentThe Crash William Dieterle Ruth Chatterton, George Brent, Paul Cavanagh Drama Warner Bros. Crashin' Broadway John P. McCarthy Rex Bell, Doris Hill, Harry Bowen Western MonogramThe Crooked CircleH. Bruce Humberstone ZaSu Pitts, Ben Lyon, James GleasonComedy, Mystery World Wide PicturesCrooner Lloyd Bacon David Manners, Ann Dvorak, Claire Dodd Musical Warner Bros.Cross-Examination Richard Thorpe H. B. Warner, Sally Blane, Natalie Moorhead Drama IndependentThe Crowd Roars Howard Hawks James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak Sports Warner Bros.The Crusader Frank R. Strayer Evelyn Brent, H. B. Warner, Lew Cody Drama MajesticCynara King Vidor Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, Phyllis Barry Drama United Artists Dancers in the Dark David Burton Miriam Hopkins, Jack Oakie, George Raft Drama ParamountDance Team Sidney Lanfield James Dunn, Sally Eilers, Ralph Morgan Comedy Fox FilmDaring Danger D. Ross Lederman Tim McCoy, Alberta Vaughn, Wallace MacDonald Western ColumbiaThe Dark HorseAlfred E. Green Bette Davis, Warren William, Guy Kibbee Comedy, Drama Warner Bros.The Death Kiss Edwin L. Marin David Manners, Adrienne Ames, Bela Lugosi Mystery TiffanyDeception Lewis Seiler Leo Carrillo, Thelma Todd, Barbara Weeks Sports drama ColumbiaDestry Rides AgainBenjamin Stoloff Tom Mix, Claudia Dell, ZaSu Pitts Western UniversalDevil and the Deep Marion Gering Tallulah Bankhead, Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton Drama ParamountThe Devil Is Driving Benjamin Stoloff Edmund Lowe, Wynne Gibson, James Gleason Drama ParamountDevil on Deck Wallace Fox Reed Howes, Molly O'Day, Wheeler Oakman Adventure World Wide PicturesDevil's Lottery Sam Taylor Elissa Landi, Victor McLaglen, Paul Cavanagh Drama Fox FilmDiscarded Lovers Fred C. Newmeyer Natalie Moorhead, Russell Hopton, Barbara Weeks Mystery IndependentDisorderly Conduct John W. Considine Jr. Spencer Tracy, Sally Eilers, Ralph Bellamy Comedy Fox FilmDivorce in the FamilyCharles Reisner Jackie Cooper, Conrad Nagel, Lewis Stone Drama, Romance MGMThe Divorce Racket Aubrey Scotto James Rennie, Olive Borden, Judith Wood Drama IndependentDocks of San Francisco George B. Seitz Mary Nolan, Jason Robards Sr., Marjorie Beebe Crime IndependentDoctor XMichael CurtizFay Wray, Lionel Atwill, Lee Tracy Drama, Horror First NationalDoomed Battalion Cyril Gardner Luis Trenker, Tala Birell, Victor Varconi Drama UniversalDown to Earth David Butler Will Rogers, Dorothy Jordan, Irene Rich Comedy Fox FilmDownstairs Monta Bell John Gilbert, Paul Lukas, Hedda Hopper Drama MGMThe DrifterWilliam A. O'ConnorWilliam Farnum, Noah Beery Sr., Phyllis Barrington Drama IndependentDrifting Souls Louis King Lois Wilson, Theodore von Eltz, Raymond Hatton Drama Independent Dynamite Denny Frank R. Strayer Jay Wilsey, Blanche Mehaffey, William V. Mong Action Independent Dynamite Ranch Forrest Sheldon Ken Maynard, Ruth Hall, Alan Roscoe Western Sono Art
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