1
The Pickwick Papers (1952) | Directed by Noel Langley
1:44:37
2
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) | American drama film directed by John Cromwell
1:41:34
3
The Rains Came (1939) | American drama film directed by Clarence Brown
1:43:27
4
Jane Eyre (1943) : Director - Robert Stevenson
1:36:11
5
Always Goodbye (1938) | Directed by Sidney Lanfield
1:14:59
6
Molly and Me (1945) | Directed by Lewis Seiler
1:15:48
7
Pinky (1949) | Groundbreaking drama directed by Elia Kazan
1:41:55
8
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) | Directed by John M. Stahl
2:17:23
9
How Green Was My Valley (1941) | Directed by John Ford
1:58:36
10
The Razor's Edge (1946) | Drama directed by Edmund Goulding
2:24:56
11
Swamp Water (1941) | A compelling drama directed by Jean Renoir
1:30:10
12
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) | Directed by Elia Kazan
2:08:52
13
The Southerner (1945) | Drama directed by Jean Renoir
1:31:54
14
Four in a Jeep (1951) | A drama film directed by Leopold Lindtberg
1:38:15
15
Come to the Stable (1949) | Directed by Henry Koster
1:32:57
16
National Velvet (1944) | Directed by Clarence Brown
2:03:03
17
Sentimental Journey (1946) | Directed by Walter Lang
1:34:29
18
Since You Went Away (1944) | American drama film directed by John Cromwell
2:56:56
19
"Three Faces West" (1940) | Directed by Bernard Vorhaus
1:18:17
20
The Green Promise (1949) | A family drama directed by William D. Russell
1:34:03
21
They Were Sisters (1945) | British drama film directed by Arthur Crabtree
1:49:16
22
The Woman in the Hall (1947) | British drama film directed by Jack Lee
1:28:08
23
Tobacco Road (1941) | Directed by John Ford
1:24:36
24
Lady for a Night (1942) | A captivating drama directed by Leigh Jason
1:26:32
25
Deadline USA (1952) | Directed by Richard Brooks
1:27:03
26
Penny Serenade (1941) | Directed by George Stevens
1:59:43
27
Wuthering Heights (1934) | Directed by William Wyler
1:44:09
28
The Little Princess (1939) | Directed by Walter Lang
1:32:51
29
The Happy Years (1950) | Directed by William A. Wellman
1:49:59
30
Heidi (1937) | Directed by Allan Dwan
1:28:10
31
The Green Cockatoo (1937) | British comedy directed by William Cameron Menzies
1:02:18
32
Now and Forever (1934) | Directed by Henry Hathaway
1:21:52
33
Leave Her to Heaven (1945) | Directed by John M. Stahl
1:50:00
34
The Prince and the Pauper (1937) | Directed by William Keighley
1:57:51
35
Beloved Enemy (1936) | Directed by H.C. Potter
1:26:17
36
Titanic (1953) | Directed by Jean Negulesco
1:37:45
37
No Way Out (1950) | Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1:46:39
38
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) | Directed by Norman Taurog
1:30:32
39
The Glass Wall (1953) | Directed by Maxwell Shane
1:19:55
40
Paula (1952) | Directed by Rudolph Maté
1:19:49
41
Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) | Directed by Michael Gordon
1:53:03
42
The Soldier and the Lady (1937) | Directed by George Nichols Jr.
1:23:42
43
Hamlet (1948) | Directed by Sir Laurence Olivier
2:33:25
44
The Seventh Veil (1945) | Directed by Compton Bennett
1:33:58
45
In Old Chicago (1937) | Directed by Henry King
1:50:55
46
The First of the Few (1942) / Spitfire | Directed by Leslie Howard
1:59:29
47
The Rocking Horse Winner (1949) | Directed by Anthony Pelissier
1:31:33
48
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) | Directed by John Ford
1:36:01
49
Wee Willie Winkie (1937) | Directed by John Ford
1:40:05
50
Golden Boy (1939) | Directed by Rouben Mamoulian
1:39:15
51
They Call It Sin (1932) | Directed by Thornton Freeland
1:08:54
52
A Letter to Three Wives (1949) | Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1:43:09
53
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) | Directed by Herbert Wilcox
1:35:54
54
No Highway in the Sky (1951) | Directed by Henry Koster
1:38:02
55
Hell's House (1932) | Directed by Howard Higgin
1:10:42
56
Fourteen Hours (1951) | Directed by Henry Hathaway
1:32:05
57
The Little Foxes (1941) | Directed by William Wyler
1:56:03
The Bad Sister (1931) | Directed by Hobart Henley
1:04:48
59
The Fountainhead (1949) | Directed by King Vidor
1:52:36
60
Of Human Bondage (1934) | Directed by John Cromwell
1:22:53
61
Arrowsmith (1931) | Directed by John Ford
1:39:03
62
From Here to Eternity (1953) | Directed by Fred Zinnemann
1:58:05
63
Oliver Twist (1933) | Directed by William J. Cowen
1:10:54
64
King's Row (1942) | Directed by Sam Wood
2:06:58
65
Not Wanted (1949) | Directed by Elmer Clifton
1:31:11
66
Summer Storm (1944) | Directed by Douglas Sirk
1:46:25
67
Arch of Triumph (1948) | Directed by Lewis Milestone
2:12:30
68
Journey to Italy (1954) | Directed by Roberto Rossellini
1:26:08
69
Tokyo Joe (1949) | Directed by Stuart Heisler
1:28:49
70
The World Moves On (1934) | Directed by John Ford
1:44:14
71
That's My Man (1947) | Directed by Frank Borzage
1:37:12
72
Brute Force (1947) | Directed by Jules Dassin
1:38:01
73
Wicked Woman (1953) | Directed by Russell Rouse
1:16:22
74
Lifeboat (1944) | Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
1:36:55
75
21 Days (1940) | Directed by Basil Dean
1:11:53
76
The President's Lady (1953) | A captivating historical drama
1:37:49
77
I Was a Shoplifter (1950) | A film noir crime drama directed by Charles Lamont
1:13:46
78
Man on a Tightrope (1953) | A gripping drama directed by the renowned Elia Kazan
1:45:03
79
The Baron of Arizona (1950) | Historical drama directed by Samuel Fuller
1:36:35
80
The Long Memory (1953) | Directed by Robert Hamer
1:29:18
81
Ruthless (1948) | Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
1:44:43
82
Edge of Doom (1950) | Directed by Mark Robson
1:37:18
83
Man in Grey (1943) | Directed by Leslie Arliss
1:51:37
84
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) | Directed by George Seaton
1:36:33
85
Three Secrets (1950) | Directed by Robert Wise
1:38:44
86
Bright Leaf (1950) | Directed by Michael Curtiz
1:50:30
87
Tales of Manhattan (1942) | Directed by Julien Duvivier
1:58:30
88
The Wild One (1953) | Directed by László Benedek
1:18:04
89
The Prowler (1951) | Directed by Joseph Losey
1:32:30
90
Kiss of Death (1947) | Directed by Henry Hathaway
1:39:01
91
Pitfall (1948) | Directed by André de Toth
1:25:20
92
Hard, Fast and Beautiful! (1951) | Directed by Ida Lupino
1:17:36
93
The Dark Horse (1946) | Directed by Delmer Daves
58:31
94
Hearts in Bondage (1936) | Directed by Lew Ayres
52:38
95
The Letter (1929) | Directed by Jean de Limur
1:00:22
96
All That Money Can Buy (aka The Devil and Daniel Webster) (1941) | Directed by William Dieterle
1:46:09
97
The Walls of Jericho (1948) | Directed by John M. Stahl
1:41:41
98
Remember the Day (1941) | Directed by Henry King
1:26:08
99
The Grapes of Wrath (1940) | Directed by John Ford
2:09:44
100
The Moon is Down (1943) | Directed by Irving Pichel
1:30:14
101
Beyond Tomorrow (1940) | Directed by A. Edward Sutherland
1:23:54
102
Personal Affair (1953) | Directed by Anthony Pelissier
1:17:25
103
Under My Skin (1950) | Directed by Jean Negulesco
1:26:04
104
Serpent of the Nile (1953) | Directed by William Castle
1:18:03
105
Black Narcissus (1947) | Directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger
1:40:35
106
The Last Command (1928) | Directed by Josef von Sternberg
1:28:28
107
Deep Waters (1948) | Directed by Henry King
1:24:51
108
Disputed Passage (1939) | Directed by Frank Borzage
1:30:49
109
Little Men (1940) | Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
1:23:06
110
The Old Swimmin' Hole (1940) | Directed by Robert F. McGowan
1:19:07
111
The Weaker Sex (1948) | Directed by Roy Ward Baker
1:24:54
112
Lloyd's of London (1936) | Directed by Henry King
1:58:32
113
So Ends Our Night (1941) | Directed by John Cromwell
2:01:09
114
The Shanghai Gesture (1941) | Directed by Josef von Sternberg
1:38:43
115
This Happy Breed (1944) | Directed by David Lean
1:51:12
116
A Place of One's Own (1945) | Directed by Bernard Knowles
1:32:21
117
Little Man, What Now? (1934) | Directed by Frank Borzage
1:37:52
118
Of One Blood (1944) | Directed by Spencer Williams
1:01:01
119
When the Bough Breaks (1947) | Directed by Lawrence Huntington
2:08:32
120
Angel on My Shoulder (1946) | Directed by Archie Mayo
1:41:25
121
Brilliant Marriage" (1936) | Directed by Phil Rosen
1:04:19
122
The Song of Bernadette (1943) | Directed by Henry King
2:37:53
123
Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) | Directed by Tay Garnett
1:34:53
124
Becky Sharp (1935) | Directed by Rouben Mamoulian
1:26:10
125
All My Sons (1948) | Directed by Irving Reis
1:31:48
126
Paid in Full (1950) | Directed by William Dieterle
1:44:33

The Bad Sister (1931) | Directed by Hobart Henley

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"The Bad Sister" is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Hobart Henley. The film features Conrad Nagel, Sidney Fox, and Bette Davis in key roles.

The story centers around Marianne Madison (played by Sidney Fox), a young woman who is persuaded by her ambitious and manipulative mother, Mrs. Madison (played by ZaSu Pitts), to impersonate her twin sister Laura Lou, who has recently passed away. Marianne takes on Laura Lou's identity and becomes entangled in a complicated web of deception, leading to romantic entanglements and family conflicts. Conrad Nagel plays the role of Dr. Dick Lindley, who becomes romantically involved with Marianne.

"The Bad Sister" is notable for being one of Bette Davis's early film appearances, although she is in a supporting role. Sidney Fox delivers a nuanced performance as the conflicted and manipulated Marianne, while Conrad Nagel adds a solid presence as the romantic interest. Bette Davis's role is relatively small, but her talent is already evident in her portrayal of Laura Madison.

Hobart Henley's direction contributes to the film's melodramatic tone, characteristic of the early 1930s. The narrative explores themes of identity, deception, and the consequences of familial manipulation. The film is an interesting reflection of the pre-Code era, where storytelling could be more daring and provocative.

While "The Bad Sister" may not be as well-remembered as some other films of its time, it is appreciated by fans of early Hollywood cinema for its melodramatic storytelling and the chance to see Bette Davis in her early career. The film is an example of the types of roles Davis was initially cast in before achieving greater recognition in later years.

In summary, "The Bad Sister" is a product of its era, featuring melodramatic storytelling and notable performances from Sidney Fox and Conrad Nagel. Bette Davis's presence adds interest for fans of classic Hollywood cinema, showcasing her talent even in the earlier stages of her career.

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