American films of 1936

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The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld

A list of American films released in 1936.
The Great Ziegfeld won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
















Contents

[edit] A-B

Title Director Cast Genre Notes/Studio
1936
Absolute Quiet George B. Seitz Lionel Atwill, Irene Hervey, Raymond Walburn, Stuart Irwin, Ann Loring Drama
Ace Drummond Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith John King Adventure
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith Donald Briggs, Jean Rogers Sports
After the Thin Man W. S. Van Dyke William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart, Elissa Landi Crime
The Alamo: Shrine of Texas Liberty K. W. Kier, Norman Sheldon Coates Gwynne, Sterling Waters, Stuart Paton War
All American Chump Edwin L. Marin Stuart Irwin, Robert Armstrong, Betty Furness, Edmund Gwenn Comedy
Anthony Adverse Mervyn LeRoy Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Woods, Anita Louise, Edmund Gwenn, Claude Rains, Louis Hayward, Gale Sondergaard, Steffi Duna Drama
Ants in the Pantry Preston Black Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
The Big Noise Frank McDonald Guy Kibbee, Alma Lloyd, Warren Hull, and Dick Foran Comedy
The Black Coin Albert Herman Dave O'Brien Mystery
Blue Blazes Buster Keaton Buster Keaton
The Bohemian Girl James W. Horne, Charley Rogers Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Thelma Todd, Antonio Moreno, Darla Hood Comedy The last film release for Thelma Todd who died in 1935
Born to Dance Roy Del Ruth Eleanor Powell, James Stewart, Virginia Bruce, Una Merkel, Frances Langford Musical

[edit] After the Thin Man

[edit] C-E

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Camille George Cukor Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan Drama Winner of New York Film Critics Circle Award (Greta Garbo)
Captain January David Butler Shirley Temple, Guy Kibbee, Slim Summerville, Buddy Ebsen, Sara Haden, Jane Darwell, June Lang Musical
Ceiling Zero Howard Hawks James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, June Travis, Stuart Irwin, Barton MacLane, Henry Wadsworth, Martha Tibbetts, Isabel Jewell Drama
The Charge of the Light Brigade Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Patric Knowles, C. Henry Gordon, David Niven, Nigel Bruce Adventure
The Chemist Buster Keaton
Chatterbox George Nichols Jr. Anne Shirley, Phillips Holmes, Edward Ellis, Margaret Hamilton, Lucille Ball Comedy
China Clipper Ray Enright Pat O'Brien, Beverly Roberts, Ross Alexander, Humphrey Bogart, Marie Wilson Drama
The Clutching Hand Albert Herman Jack Mulhall, Mae Busch Mystery
Come and Get It Howard Hawkes, William Wyler Edward Arnold, Joel McCrea, Frances Farmer, Walter Brennan, Mady Christians, Mary Nash, Andrea Leeds Drama Winner Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Walter Brennan) - award introduced this year
Counterfeit Erle C. Kenton Chester Morris, Margot Grahame, Lloyd Nolan, Marian Marsh Crime
Custer's Last Stand Elmer Clifton Rex Lease Western
Darkest Africa B. Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane Clyde Beatty Adventure
The Devil-Doll Tod Browning Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Frank Lawton, Rafaela Ottiano Horror
The Devil is a Sissy W. S. Van Dyke, Roland Brown Freddie Bartholomew, Mickey Rooney, Jackie Cooper, Ian Hunter Comedy
Disorder in the Court Preston Black Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
Dodsworth William Wyler Walter Huston, Paul Lukas, Ruth Chatterton, Mary Astor, David Niven, Maria Ouspenskaya, Spring Byington Drama
Every Sunday Felix E. Feist Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin Short an 11 minute short film made to introduce Garland and Durbin

[edit] Disorder in the Court

[edit] F-H

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
F-Man Edward F. Cline Jack Haley, William Frawley, Grace Bradley Comedy
False Alarms Del Lord Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
Flash Gordon Frederick Stephani Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton Science fiction
Follow the Fleet Mark Sandrich Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Harriet Nelson, Astrid Allwyn, Betty Grable, Lucille Ball Musical
Frankie and Johnnie John H. Auer, Chester Erskine Helen Morgan, Chester Morris, Lilyan Tashman Drama
Fury Fritz Lang Spencer Tracy, Sylvia Sidney, Walter Abel, Bruce Cabot, Walter Brennan Crime
The Garden Murder Case Edwin L. Marin Edmund Lowe, Virginia Bruce, Benita Hume, Nat Pendleton Mystery
General Spanky Gordon Douglas, Fred C. Newmeyer George "Spanky" McFarland, Phillips Holmes, Frank Morgan Comedy MGM
The Gorgeous Hussy Clarence Brown Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Franchot Tone, Melvyn Douglas, James Stewart Drama
Grand Slam Opera Buster Keaton Buster Keaton
The Great Ziegfeld Robert Z. Leonard William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan, Fanny Brice, Virginia Bruce, Ray Bolger, Nat Pendleton Musical Winner Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Actress (Luise Rainer)
The Green Pastures Mark Connelly, William Keighley Rex Ingram, Oscar Polk, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson Drama
Half Shot Shooters Preston Black Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
His Brother's Wife W. S. Van Dyke Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor, Jean Hersholt, Joseph Calleia Drama

[edit] False Alarms

[edit] The Great Ziegfeld

[edit] K-M

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Kelly the Second Gus Meins Patsy Kelly, Guinn Williams, Charley Chase Comedy
The Lady Consents Stephen Roberts Ann Harding, Herbert Marshall, Margaret Lindsay Comedy
The Lawless Nineties Joseph Kane John Wayne, Ann Rutherford, Harry Woods, George Hayes Western
Libeled Lady Jack Conway Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, Walter Connolly Comedy
Little Boy Blue Ub Iwerks Billy Bletcher Animation, Short
The Longest Night Errol Taggart Robert Young, Florence Rice, Ted Healy Mystery
Love on a Bet Leigh Jason Gene Raymond, Wendy Barrie, Helen Broderick Comedy
Love on the Run W. S. Van Dyke Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Reginald Owen Comedy
Mad Holiday George B. Seitz Edmund Lowe, Elissa Landi, ZaSu Pitts, Ted Healy, Edmund Gwenn Comedy
The Milky Way Leo McCarey Harold Lloyd, Adolphe Menjou, Helen Mack, Lionel Stander Comedy remade in 1946 as The Kid from Brooklyn
Mister Cinderella Edward Sedgwick Jack Haley, Betty Furness, Arthur Treacher, Raymond Walburn Comedy
Mixed Magic Buster Keaton Buster Keaton
Modern Times Charles Chaplin Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Stanley Stanford, Chester Conklin Comedy
Moonlight Murder Edwin L. Marin Chester Morris, Madge Evans, Leo Carrillo, Frank McHugh, Benita Hume Mystery
The Moon's Our Home William A. Seiter Margaret Sullavan, Henry Fonda, Charles Butterworth, Beulah Bondi, Henrietta Crosman, Walter Brennan Comedy
Movie Maniacs Del Lord Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Frank Capra Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander Comedy Winner Academy Award for Best Director
Muss 'em Up Charles Vidor Preston Foster, Margaret Callahan, Alan Mowbray, Ralph Morgan Mystery
My Man Godfrey Gregory LaCava Carole Lombard, William Powell, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick Comedy

[edit] O-R

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Old Hutch J. Walter Ruben Wallace Beery, Eric Linden, Cecilia Parker, Elizabeth Patterson Comedy
Our Relations Harry Lachman Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Alan Hale, Sidney Toler, Iris Adrian, Lona Andre Comedy
A Pain in the Pullman Preston Black Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
The Petrified Forest Archie Mayo Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Genevieve Tobin, Dick Foran, Humphrey Bogart Crime
Petticoat Fever George Fitzmaurice Robert Montgomery, Myrna Loy, Reginald Owen Comedy
The Phantom Rider Ray Taylor Buck Jones Western
Piccadilly Jim Robert Z. Leonard Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan, Madge Evans, Eric Blore, Billie Burke, Robert Benchley Comedy
Pigskin Parade David Butler Stuart Irwin, Patsy Kelly, Jack Haley, Johnny Downs, Betty Grable, Judy Garland Comedy Film debut - Judy Garland
Poor Little Rich Girl Irving Cummings Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Gloria Stuart, Jack Haley Musical
Reefer Madness Louis J. Gasnier Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles, Dave O'Brien, Thelma White, Carleton Young Drama
The Robin Hood of El Dorado William A. Wellman Warner Baxter, Ann Loring, Bruce Cabot, Margo Western
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright Ray Mala Adventure
Romeo and Juliet George Cukor Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Edna May Oliver, Basil Rathbone Drama
Rose Marie W. S. Van Dyke Nelson Eddy, Jeanette MacDonald, Reginald Owen, Allan Jones, James Stewart Musical David Niven appears in a small role billed as "David Nivens"

[edit] S-Z

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
San Francisco W. S. Van Dyke Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy, Jack Holt, Jessie Ralph Drama
Shadow of Chinatown Robert F. Hill Béla Lugosi, Herman Brix Mystery
Sinner Take All Errol Taggart Bruce Cabot, Margaret Lindsay, Joseph Calleia Mystery
Slippery Silks Preston Black Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
Small Town Girl William A. Wellman Janet Gaynor, Robert Taylor, Binnie Barnes, Andy Devine, James Stewart Comedy
Speed Edwin L. Marin James Stewart, Wendy Barrie, Una Merkel Drama
The Story of Louis Pasteur William Dieterle Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise, Donald Woods Biographical drama
Suzy George Fitzmaurice Jean Harlow, Franchot Tone, Cary Grant, Lewis Stone, Benita Hume Drama
Swing Time George Stevens Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore, Betty Furness Musical
Sworn Enemy Edwin L. Marin Robert Young, Florence Rice, Joseph Calleia, Lewis Stone, Nat Pendleton Crime
Sylvia Scarlett George Cukor Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant
Tarzan Escapes Richard Thorpe Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, John Buckler, Benita Hume Adventure
They Met in a Taxi Alfred E. Green Chester Morris, Fay Wray, Lionel Stander, Raymond Walburn Comedy
Things to Come William Cameron Menzies Raymond Massey, Ralph Richardson Science fiction
Three Godfathers Richard Boleslawski Chester Morris, Lewis Stone, Walter Brennan, Irene Hervey Western
Three on a Limb Buster Keaton
Three Smart Girls Henry Koster Binnie Barnes, Charles Winninger, Alice Brady, Ray Milland, Deanna Durbin Musical Film debut - Deanna Durbin
The Three Wise Guys George B. Seitz Robert Young, Betty Furness, Raymond Walburn, Thurston Hall, Bruce Cabot Drama
Tough Guy Chester M. Franklin Jackie Cooper, Joseph Calleia, Rin Tin Tin Crime
Trouble for Two J. Walter Ruben Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen, Louis Hayward Drama
Two in the Dark Benjamin Stoloff Walter Abel, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Gail Patrick Crime
Undersea Kingdom B. Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane Ray Corrigan Science fiction
The Unguarded Hour Sam Wood Loretta Young, Franchot Tone, Lewis Stone, Roland Young Crime
The Vigilantes Are Coming Ray Taylor, Mack V. Wright Hoot Gibson Western
The Voice of Bugle Ann Richard Thorpe Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Eric Linden, Dudley Digges Drama
We Went to College Joseph Santley Charles Butterworth, Walter Abel, Hugh Herbert, Una Merkel Comedy
Whoops, I'm an Indian! Del Lord Three Stooges Comedy, short subject Columbia Pictures
Wife vs. Secretary Clarence Brown Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, May Robson, George Barbier, James Stewart, Hobart Cavanaugh Comedy
Women are Trouble Errol Taggart Stuart Irwin, Paul Kelly, Florence Rice Crime
Yellow Dust Wallace Fox Richard Dix, Leila Hyams, Moronie Olsen, Jessie Ralph Western
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