More than 507 American feature films were released in 1933.Film Facts 1934 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p35Features 1934 Year Book of Motion Pictures The Film Daily p119–203 Hollywood was dominated by the eight major studios Fox Film, MGM, Paramount, RKO, Warner Brothers, Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures and United Artists. Cavalcade won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
A-B Title Director Featured Cast Genre Note42nd StreetLloyd BaconWarner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, Una Merkel, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Ginger Rogers, Dick Powell, Ned Sparks, George E. Stone, Allen Jenkins Musical Warner Bros.Above the Clouds Roy William Neill Robert Armstrong, Richard Cromwell, Dorothy Wilson Drama ColumbiaAce of AcesJ. Walter Ruben Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allan, Ralph BellamyDrama, War RKOAdorableWilliam DieterleJanet Gaynor, Herbert Mundin, Sterling Holloway Musical Fox FilmAdvice to the Lovelorn Alfred L. Werker Lee Tracy, Sally Blane, Paul Harvey, Sterling Holloway, C. Henry Gordon, Isabel Jewell Drama United ArtistsAfter Tonight George Archainbaud Constance Bennett, Gilbert Roland Spy RKOAggie Appleby, Maker of Men Mark Sandrich Charles Farrell, Wynne Gibson, William Gargan, ZaSu Pitts, Betty Furness, Blanche Friderici Comedy RKOAir Hostess Albert S. Rogell Evalyn Knapp, James Murray, Arthur Pierson Drama ColumbiaAlice in WonderlandNorman Z. McLeodCharlotte Henry, Richard Arlen, Roscoe Ates, Gary Cooper, Leon Errol, Louise Fazenda, W. C. Fields, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Cary Grant, Raymond Hatton, Edward Everett Horton, Roscoe Karns, Baby LeRoy, Mae Marsh, Polly Moran, Jack Oakie, Edna May Oliver, May Robson, Charlie Ruggles, Alison Skipworth, Ned Sparks, Ford Sterling Fantasy Paramount Alimony Madness B. Reeves Eason Helen Chandler, Leon Ames, Edward Earle Drama IndependentAnn Carver's Profession Edward Buzzell Fay Wray, Gene Raymond, Claire Dodd Drama ColumbiaAnn VickersJohn CromwellIrene Dunne, Walter Huston Drama RKOAnother Language Edward H. Griffith Robert Montgomery, Helen Hayes, Louise Closser Hale Romance MGMArizona to Broadway James Tinling James Dunn, Joan Bennett, Herbert Mundin, Gene Malin Crime Fox Film As the Devil Commands Roy William Neill Alan Dinehart, Mae Clarke, Neil Hamilton Mystery ColumbiaThe AvengerEdwin L. MarinRalph Forbes, Adrienne Ames, Arthur Vinton Drama, Crime MonogramBaby FaceAlfred E. GreenBarbara Stanwyck, George Brent Drama Warner Bros.The BarbarianSam WoodRamon Novarro, Myrna Loy Adventure MGMBeauty for SaleRichard BoleslawskiMadge Evans, Alice Brady, Otto Kruger, Una MerkelDrama MGMBed of RosesGregory La Cava, Charles KerrConstance Bennett, Joel McCrea, Pert Kelton Drama RKOA Bedtime StoryNorman TaurogMaurice Chevalier, Helen Twelvetrees, Edward Everett HortonMusical ParamountBefore Dawn Irving Pichel Stuart Erwin, Dorothy Wilson, Warner Oland, Dudley Digges, Gertrude Hoffmann Drama RKOBefore Midnight Lambert Hillyer Ralph Bellamy, June Collyer, Claude Gillingwater Mystery Columbia Before Morning Arthur Hoerl Leo Carrillo, Lora Baxter, Taylor Holmes Drama IndependentBelow the SeaAlbert S. Rogell Fay Wray, Ralph Bellamy Drama ColumbiaBerkeley SquareFrank LloydLeslie Howard, Heather Angel Fantasy Fox FilmBest of Enemies Rian James Buddy Rogers, Marian Nixon, Greta Nissen Comedy Fox Film The Big Bluff Reginald Denny Reginald Denny, Claudia Dell, Donald Keith Comedy IndependentThe Big Brain George Archainbaud Phillips Holmes, Fay Wray, George E. Stone Drama RKOThe Big ChanceAlbert HermanJohn Darrow, Mickey Rooney, Natalie Moorhead Drama, Crime IndependentThe Big Cage Kurt Neumann Clyde Beatty, Anita Page, Mickey Rooney Drama UniversalBig Executive Erle C. Kenton Ricardo Cortez, Sharon Lynn, Richard Bennett Drama Paramount Big Time or Bust Sam Newfield Regis Toomey, Gloria Shea, Walter Byron Drama IndependentThe Billion Dollar Scandal Harry Joe Brown Robert Armstrong, Constance Cummings, Frank Morgan Drama ParamountThe Bitter Tea of General YenFrank CapraBarbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, Toshia MoriDrama, War ColumbiaBlack BeautyPhil Rosen Esther Ralston, Alexander Kirkland, Hale HamiltonDrama MonogramBlind Adventure Ernest B. Schoedsack Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Roland Young Mystery RKOBlondie Johnson Ray Enright Joan Blondell, Chester Morris, Allen Jenkins Drama Warner Bros.Blood MoneyRowland BrownGeorge Bancroft, Judith Anderson, Frances Dee Drama, Crime United ArtistsBombshellVictor FlemingJean Harlow, Lee Tracy, Franchot Tone Comedy, Drama MGMBondage Alfred Santell Dorothy Jordan, Alexander Kirkland, Merle Tottenham Drama Fox FilmThe BoweryRaoul WalshWallace Beery, George Raft, Jackie Cooper, Fay Wray Comedy, Drama United ArtistsBreed of the Border Robert N. Bradbury Bob Steele, Marion Byron, Ernie Adams Western MonogramBrief Moment David Burton Carole Lombard, Gene Raymond, Donald Cook Drama ColumbiaBroadway Bad Sidney Lanfield Joan Blondell, Ricardo Cortez, Ginger Rogers Drama Fox FilmBroadway Through a Keyhole Lowell Sherman Constance Cummings, Russ Columbo, Gregory Ratoff Musical United ArtistsBroadway to Hollywood Willard Mack Alice Brady, Frank Morgan, Madge Evans Musical MGMBroken DreamsRobert G. Vignola Randolph Scott, Martha Sleeper, Joseph Cawthorn Drama MonogramBureau of Missing PersonsRoy Del RuthBette Davis, Pat O'Brien, Glenda FarrellDrama Warner Bros.By Appointment OnlyFrank R. Strayer Aileen Pringle, Lew Cody, Sally O'NeilDrama Chesterfield
C-D Title Director Featured Cast Genre NoteThe California Trail Lambert Hillyer Buck Jones, Helen Mack, Luis Alberni Western ColumbiaBy Candlelight James Whale Elissa Landi, Paul Lukas, Nils Asther Comedy UniversalCaptured!Roy Del Ruth Leslie Howard, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Margaret Lindsay Drama, War Warner Bros. Carnival Lady Howard Higgin Boots Mallory, Allen Vincent, Gertrude Astor Drama IndependentCavalcadeFrank Lloyd Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard, Beryl Mercer Drama, War Fox FilmCentral AirportWilliam A. Wellman Richard Barthelmess, James Murray, Sally Eilers Drama Warner Bros.Chance at Heaven William A. Seiter Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marian Nixon Drama RKOCharlie Chan's Greatest CaseHamilton MacFadden Warner Oland, Heather Angel Mystery Fox Film Cheating Blondes Joseph Levering Thelma Todd, Inez Courtney, Mae Busch Mystery MajesticThe Cheyenne Kid Robert F. Hill Tom Keene, Roscoe Ates, Otto Hoffman Western RKOThe Chief Charles Reisner Ed Wynn, Dorothy Mackaill, Charles Sale Comedy MGMChild of Manhattan Edward Buzzell Nancy Carroll, John Boles, Buck Jones Drama ColumbiaChristopher Bean Sam Wood Marie Dressler, Lionel Barrymore, Helen Mack Comedy MGMChristopher Strong Dorothy Arzner Katharine Hepburn, Colin Clive, Helen Chandler Drama RKOThe Circus Queen Murder Roy William Neill Adolphe Menjou, Donald Cook, Greta Nissen Mystery ColumbiaClear All Wires! George Hill Lee Tracy, Benita Hume, Una Merkel Comedy MGMCocktail HourRoy Mack Randolph Scott, Bebe Daniels, Sidney Blackmer Drama, Romance ColumbiaThe Cohens and Kellys in Trouble George Stevens Charles Murray, Andy Devine, Maureen O'Sullivan Comedy UniversalCollege Coach William A. Wellman Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak, Pat O'Brien Drama Warner Bros.College Humor Wesley Ruggles Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Richard Arlen, Mary Carlisle Musical comedy ParamountThe Constant WomanVictor Schertzinger Conrad Nagel, Leila Hyams, Claire Windsor Drama, Romance Sono-ArtConvention City Archie Mayo Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Mary Astor Comedy Warner Bros.CorruptionCharles E. Roberts Preston Foster, Tully Marshall, Evalyn Knapp Crime IndependentCounsellor at Law William Wyler John Barrymore, Bebe Daniels, Doris Kenyon Drama UniversalCradle Song Mitchell Leisen Dorothea Wieck, Evelyn Venable, Guy Standing Drama ParamountThe Crime of the CenturyWilliam Beaudine Jean Hersholt, Wynne Gibson, Frances Dee Drama, Mystery ParamountCross Fire Otto Brower Tom Keene, Betty Furness, Edgar Kennedy Western RKO Curtain at Eight E. Mason Hopper C. Aubrey Smith, Dorothy Mackaill, Paul Cavanagh Mystery MajesticDamaged LivesEdgar G. Ulmer Harry Myers, Marceline Day, Jason Robards Sr. Drama ColumbiaDance Girl Dance Frank R. Strayer Alan Dinehart, Evalyn Knapp, Edward Nugent Musical Chesterfield Dance Hall Hostess B. Reeves Eason Helen Chandler, Jason Robards Sr., Alberta Vaughn Drama IndependentDancing LadyRobert Z. Leonard Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Fred Astaire Comedy, Musical MGMDangerous Crossroads Lambert Hillyer Jackie Searl, Charles Sale, Frank Albertson Crime ColumbiaDangerously Yours Frank Tuttle Warner Baxter, Miriam Jordan, Herbert Mundin Comedy Fox FilmDaring DaughtersChristy Cabanne Marian Marsh, Kenneth Thomson, Bert Roach Comedy, Drama IndependentDay of ReckoningCharles BrabinRichard Dix, Una Merkel, Stuart Erwin Drama MGMDeadwood PassJ. P. McGowan Tom Tyler, Lafe McKee, Slim Whitaker Western IndependentDeluge Felix E. Feist Peggy Shannon, Sidney Blackmer, Lois Wilson Science fiction RKODesign for LivingErnst Lubitsch Fredric March, Gary Cooper, Miriam Hopkins Comedy, Romance ParamountDestination UnknownTay Garnett Pat O'Brien, Ralph Bellamy, Alan Hale Drama UniversalThe Devil's Brother Hal Roach Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Thelma Todd Comedy MGMThe Devil's in LoveWilliam Dieterle Loretta Young, Victor Jory, Vivienne Osborne Drama, Romance Fox FilmThe Devil's Mate Phil Rosen Peggy Shannon, Preston Foster, Hobart Cavanaugh Mystery MonogramDiamond Trail Harry L. Fraser Rex Bell, Frances Rich, Lloyd Whitlock Western MonogramDinner at EightGeorge Cukor John Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow Comedy, Drama MGMDiplomaniacs William A. Seiter Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Marjorie White Comedy RKODisgraced! Erle C. Kenton Helen Twelvetrees, Bruce Cabot, Adrienne Ames Mystery ParamountDoctor BullJohn Ford Will Rogers, Marian Nixon, Berton ChurchillComedy Fox FilmDon't Bet on Love Murray Roth Lew Ayres, Ginger Rogers, Shirley Grey Comedy UniversalDouble Harness John Cromwell Ann Harding, William Powell, Lilian Bond Comedy drama RKO Drum Taps J.P. McGowan Ken Maynard, Charles Stevens, Junior Coghlan Western Sono-ArtDuck SoupLeo McCarey Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Louis Calhern, Raquel Torres, Edgar Kennedy Comedy Paramount
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