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100 Essential Movies: 1920s - 1950s

Essential Movies From Every Decade Part One: 1920s-1950s. The movies were picked partly from personal experience and partly from top rated lists. Every decade is represented by 25 movies, however they have been resorted alphabetically.
Part Two: 1960s-1990s to follow, then finally Part Three: 2000s - Present
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12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
2
The 39 Steps (1935)
The 39 Steps (1935)
3
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
4
All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
5
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
6
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
7
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
8
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
9
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
10
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
11
Black Narcissus (1947)
Black Narcissus (1947)
12
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
13
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
14
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
15
Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
16
Children of Paradise (1945)
Children of Paradise (1945)
17
The Circus (1928)
The Circus (1928)
18
Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
19
City Lights (1931)
City Lights (1931)
20
The Crowd (1928)
The Crowd (1928)
21
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
22
Diabolique (1955)
Diabolique (1955)
23
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
24
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
25
Dracula (1931)
Dracula (1931)
26
Duck Soup (1933)
Duck Soup (1933)
27
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
28
Faust (1926)
Faust (1926)
30
The General (1926)
The General (1926)
31
Gilda (1946)
Gilda (1946)
32
The Gold Rush (1925)
The Gold Rush (1925)
33
The Golem: How He Came Into the World (1920)
The Golem: How He Came Into the World (1920)
34
Grand Illusion (1937)
Grand Illusion (1937)
35
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
36
Greed (1924)
Greed (1924)
37
Häxan (1922)
Häxan (1922)
38
High Noon (1952)
High Noon (1952)
39
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
40
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932)
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932)
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