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Science Fiction Films: 1930-1949

Metropolis was released on January 10, 1927. British, French, and American filmmakers tried unsuccessfully to make something bigger and better with the novelty of talking pictures, peaking with Things to Come. Science fiction elements in 1930s films were often gimmicky plot elements in films not marketed as science fiction. The most phenomenal successes turned out to be Frankenstein and The Invisible Man, If one omits serials, the sequels to those make up the bulk of the science fiction films released in the 1940s. This list is based mainly on Phil Hardy's The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction (Overlook Press, 1995), with a couple of additions. Hardy suggests that Strange Holiday and Krakatit are closest to pointing the way in terms of trends regarding dystopianvisiuons, yet even the dark days of World War II paved the way to more realistic Utopian visions (compared to Things to Come) such as Give Us the Moon. Comedies involving inventions continued the earliest trend.
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Alraune (1930)
Alraune (1930)
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Elstree Calling (1930)
Elstree Calling (1930)
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End of the World (1931)
End of the World (1931)
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Just Imagine (1930)
Just Imagine (1930)
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The Last Hour (1930)
The Last Hour (1930)
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The Voice From the Sky (Serial) (1930)
The Voice From the Sky (Serial) (1930)
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A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
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Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Chandu the Magician (1932)
Chandu the Magician (1932)
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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F.P.1 Antwortet Nicht (1932)
F.P.1 Antwortet Nicht (1932)
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Queen of Atlantis (1932)
Queen of Atlantis (1932)
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The Mistress of Atlantis (1932)
The Mistress of Atlantis (1932)
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Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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6 Hours to Live (1932)
6 Hours to Live (1932)
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Unheimliche Geschichten (Richard Oswald)
Unheimliche Geschichten (Richard Oswald)
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Deluge (1933)
Deluge (1933)
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The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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It's Great to Be Alive (1933)
It's Great to Be Alive (1933)
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Men Must Fight (1933)
Men Must Fight (1933)
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The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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The Tunnel (1933)
The Tunnel (1933)
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The Tunnel (1933)
The Tunnel (1933)
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An Invisible Man Goes Through the City (1933)
An Invisible Man Goes Through the City (1933)
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Gold (1934)
Gold (1934)
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L'or (1934)
L'or (1934)
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Master of the World (1934)
Master of the World (1934)
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The Vanishing Shadow (1934)
The Vanishing Shadow (1934)
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Die Welt Ohne Maske (1934)
Die Welt Ohne Maske (1934)
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Air Hawks (1935)
Air Hawks (1935)
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The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Loss of Feeling (1935)
Loss of Feeling (1935)
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The Golem (1936)
The Golem (1936)
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Cosmic Journey (1936)
Cosmic Journey (1936)
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The Lost City (1935)
The Lost City (1935)
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Mad Love (1935)
Mad Love (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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The Phantom Empire (1935)
The Phantom Empire (1935)
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The Tunnel (1935)
The Tunnel (1935)
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