Just Imagine (1930)
Oct 9, 2003Future New York Musical-Comedy
This was one of the first US films to depict the future. It is essentially Metropolis having been remade as a Broadway musical with an emphasis on comedy
Maureen O'Sullivan
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
Jun 18, 2012Jungle Hero
The first of the Johnny Weissmuller films and where the cinematic Tarzan was essentially formed. The film changes Edgar Rice Burroughs conception in many ways but is a superbly exciting adventure in its own right, while the Tarzan/Jane romance is played with an oddball sweetness
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
May 25, 2008Jungle Hero
The second and very best of the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan films, this has an incredible sense of adventure and even a surprising eroticism for the era
The Devil-Doll (1936)
Aug 28, 2001Miniaturised People/Revenge Drama
Tod Browning film in which Lionel Barrymore is an escaped convict who disguises himself as an old woman where he takes revenge using people shrunken to the size of dolls
Tarzan Escapes (1936)
Aug 15, 2010Jungle Hero
Third of the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan films, the point where the formula of the series started to kick in
Tarzan Finds a Son (1939)
Jun 6, 2009Jungle Hero
Fourth of the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan films, the point where John Sheffield's Boy enters the series because the Hays Code required that Jane could not get pregnant
Tarzan’s Secret Treasure (1941)
Feb 13, 2009Jungle Hero
Fifth of the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan films and a thoroughly ordinary run through of the by now well-established formula of the series
Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942)
Dec 27, 2007Jungle Hero Comes to Civilisation
Sixth of the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan films, this takes Tarzan out of the jungle to civilisation and is mostly played for comedy
Stranded (1987)
Jan 11, 2003Alien Refugees/Hostage Standoff
This is essentially E.T. by way of The Desperate Hours where aliens on the run take a family hostage