1933 (Features/Shorts) Best to Worst
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- DirectorLeo McCareyStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico MarxRufus T. Firefly is named the dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale, contending with two inept spies who can't seem to keep straight which side they're on.10/10*
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsWarren WilliamJoan BlondellAline MacMahonA wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous.10/10
- DirectorDave FleischerBernard WolfStarsCab CallowayBonnie PoeBetty Boop goes to see the fearsome Old Man of the Mountain for herself; he sings the title song and a duet with Betty.10/10
- DirectorDavid HandWilfred JacksonStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMickey must save Pluto from a mad doctor's lair.10/10
- DirectorDavid HandStarsPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerMickey Mouse operates a steam shovel; Pegleg Pete is his foreman; Minnie Mouse sells box lunches. Mickey must save the day when Pete makes advances to Minnie.10/10
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsWilliam CostelloWilliam PennellBonnie PoePopeye begins his movie career by singing his theme song, demonstrating his strength at a carnival, dancing the hula with Betty Boop, pummeling Bluto, eating his spinach, and saving Olive Oyl from certain doom on the railroad tracks.10/10
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsDon RedmanBilly MurrayMae QuestelThe miners at Never Mine go to Betty Boop's Tavern (a jazz-jumpin' place) for lunch; back in the mine, Bimbo delves into weird realms.10/10
- DirectorLloyd BaconStarsWarner BaxterBebe DanielsGeorge BrentWhen the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.9/10*
- DirectorMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce CabotA film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.9/10*
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsWilliam CostelloWilliam PennellMae QuestelPopeye and Olive Oyl go to the rodeo where Bluto performs and impresses Olive. Popeye outdoes him with some fancy riding and steer wrestling. Meanwhile, Bluto makes off with Olive, so Popeye eats his spinach to save her and to stop a bull.9/10
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigDorothy ComptonThe Three Little Pigs each build a house of different material. The Big Bad Wolf comes along and blows away the straw and stick homes, but is unable to destroy the house of bricks.9/10
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsBeatrice HagenJayne ShadduckPinto ColvigMickey's orphans ask for a story; Mickey casts himself as Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk. He starts with the climbing of the beanstalk; after evading the giant a few times, he ends up inside a cheese sandwich, and then in the giant's mouth, where he ultimately grabs onto a pipe and gets pulled out by the giant. In the ensuing chase, Mickey launches a pepper bomb to slow the giant down, then outruns him coming down the beanstalk and sets the stalk on fire.9/10
- DirectorFritz LangStarsRudolf Klein-RoggeOtto WernickeThomy BourdelleA criminal mastermind uses hypnosis to rule the rackets after death.8/10
- DirectorWilliam A. SeiterStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyCharley ChaseWhen Stan and Ollie trick their wives into thinking that they are taking a medicinal cruise while they're actually going to a convention, the wives find out the truth the hard way.8/10
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsClaude RainsGloria StuartWilliam HarriganA scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.8/10*
- DirectorDave FleischerRoland CrandallStarsCab CallowayBilly MurrayMae QuestelTrouble starts when the queen's magic mirror says Betty Boop is fairest. Cab Calloway sings "St. James Infirmary Blues."8/10
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsDon BrodiePinto ColvigWalt DisneyPluto rescues a bag of kittens from the river. He feels rejected, then, as Mickey ignores him and blames him for damage the kittens do. His angel and devil sides argue with him. Pluto gets thrown outside. The kittens also find their way outside, and fall into the well, where Pluto's angel side wins out as he rescues them once again and is finally recognized as a hero.8/10
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsWilliam CostelloCharles LawrenceWilliam PennellPopeye, Olive Oyl, and Wimpy land in America thanks to her rowing. Popeye quickly turns some trees into a log cabin. He hunts for ducks and encounters some pesky Indians while another band of natives surround his two friends in the cabin.8/10
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsWilliam CostelloCharles LawrenceWilliam PennellFloating on a raft, Popeye and Olive Oyl land on a jungle island and immediately battle wild elephants, gorillas, and other animals.8/10
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsBonnie PoeBetty Boop hosts a Halloween party with aid from a scarecrow, but an uninvited gorilla threatens havoc.8/10
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsWilliam CostelloWilliam PennellBonnie PoePopeye skates over to Olive's house to give her a Christmas present: ice skates of her own. While he's teaching her, Bluto skates up and gets fresh; of course, Popeye fights him. When she rejects Bluto again, he sends her careening on an ice floe towards a waterfall.8/10
- DirectorArchie MayoMichael CurtizStarsJames CagneyMadge EvansArthur ByronFive members of a teen-age gang, including leader Jimmy Smith, are sent to the state reformatory, presided over by the melodramatically callous Thompson. Soon, Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed deputy commissioner as a political favor, arrives - complete with hip flask and blonde. Gargan falls for activist nurse Dorothy and, inspired by her, takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. But Thompson, to conceal his years of graft, needs a quick way to discredit Gargan.7/10*
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsRochelle HudsonRudolf IsingDelos JewkesBosko dreams of being a knight and coming to the rescue of his girlfriend.7/10
- DirectorDave FleischerDave TendlarStarsBilly MurrayMae QuestelFor customer Betty Boop, psychic reader Prof. Bimbo conjures up an adventure on a haunted tropical island in his crystal ball.7/10
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsJack MercerBilly MurrayMae QuestelWhile Bimbo and Koko admire Betty, their experiment becomes a monster.7/10
- DirectorDavid HandStarsBilly BletcherWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerMickey the mail pilot is entrusted with a chest of money. He battles rain and snow, but his biggest battle is against Pete, who has a plane equipped with a machine gun and a harpoon cannon. Mickey's plane quickly loses its wings and propeller to Pete's armaments, but he improvises a helicopter blade with a clothes-drying rack, then, when that gives way, a replacement prop from a windmill. At this point, Pete harpoons him, and Mickey drags Pete through a bell tower, demolishing Pete's plane. Mickey delivers the money to Minnie and Pete to the authorities.7/10
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigCount CutelliThe king locks up his daughter, Minnie, when she refuses to wed a dippy prince. Mickey Mouse, a wandering minstrel, comes to the rescue.7/10
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsBilly MurrayMae QuestelIn a circus tent, Betty, Bimbo and Koko demonstrate some gadgets reminiscent of TV ads; an animated sewing machine gets out of hand.7/10
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsMarion DarlingtonPurv PullenJayne ShadduckMickey Mouse's new job at Tony's Pet Store is jeopardized when Beppo the Gorilla escapes and kidnaps Minnie. Mickey fights back with the help of the other animals in the store.7/10
- DirectorFriz FrelengHugh HarmanStarsThe GuardsmenRochelle HudsonRudolf IsingBosko runs a movie theater that shows a wacky newsreel with Jack Dumpsey, a slapstick short from Haurel and Lardy, and a turn-of-the-century melodrama starring Honey.6/10
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsWilliam CostelloWilliam PennellBonnie PoePopeye sails into Mexico, where Olive is a dancer and Bluto is a bandit.6/10
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsRudolf IsingThe King's MenJohnny MurrayThe magazines and books in a drugstore come to life and sing the title song, among others. Some celebrities shown: Will Rogers, Sonja Henie, Kay Kyser; like most of this genre, there's an extended crime sequence, with bad guys breaking into the cash register and Sherlock Holmes on the case.6/10
- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsEdward G. RobinsonMary AstorHelen VinsonWhen Prohibition ends, a beer baron sees the writing on the wall, quits the rackets, and tries to break into California society.5/10*
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsElvia AllmanBilly BletcherPinto ColvigMickey Mouse and his friends perform "Uncle Tom's Cabin."5/10
- DirectorHugh HarmanStarsRochelle HudsonRudolf IsingJohnny MurrayBosko fine tunes his car for a big race at the track.5/10
- DirectorFriz FrelengHugh HarmanStarsKen DarbyRochelle HudsonRudolf IsingBosko and Honey perform a wacky stage act that includes doing imitations of Maurice Chevalier, Greta Garbo and Jimmy Durante.5/10
- DirectorBernard B. BrownTom PalmerStarsBernard B. BrownBud DuncanNoreen GammillA series of celebrity sketches set at a radio station. Some unorthodox calisthenics (including corset tightening, cradle rocking, and stock ticker reading) start the action. Bing Crosby (OK, Cros Bingsby according to the sign) sings from his bathtub to adoring women. A quick world tour shows us the Shanghai Police trying hard to sleep on the job, a cannibal tuning in a cooking show, an Eskimo hooking a whale, and a sultan changing the station from belly dancing music to Amos and Andy. A safe-cracker has an unexpected twist on the title song. He's followed up by Greta Garbo, Zasu Pitts, and Mae West. Throughout, Ed Wynn keeps announcing that it's 8 o'clock.5/10
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsBonnie PoeBetty, Koko, and Bimbo drive at the auto races; Betty has a cold, and her sneezes help her win.4/10
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerMickey has built a robot to compete in the boxing ring against the giant gorilla, the Kongo Killer. Whenever it hears Minnie's car horn, it goes crazy and starts punching any picture of Killer that it sees, even if it's on a brick wall, thus hurting itself. Mickey manages to barely patch his robot together to take on Killer, but after some early success, it gets pummeled by the ape. Minnie fetches the car horn, which brings it back, and it trounces Killer, then flies apart.4/10
- DirectorDave FleischerDave TendlarStarsDavid RubinoffBonnie PoeTo the tune of Rubinoff and his orchestra, Betty Boop and feathered friends try to save a baby bird from the booze-swilling Tom Kats Club.4/10
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsWilliam PennellBonnie PoeIn response to Betty Boop's wish, Mother Goose materializes from a book cover and gives her a tour; she's chased by Miss Muffet's spider, who proves to be amorous, not predatory.4/10
- DirectorStuart WalkerStarsCarole LombardCharles LaughtonCharles BickfordA nightclub singer marries the rich owner of a rubber plantation. When she returns with him to his estate in Malaysia, she finds out that he is cruel, vicious and insanely jealous. She and the plantation's overseer develop a mutual attraction, but are terrified at what will happen if her husband finds out.3/10
- DirectorDave FleischerDave TendlarStarsAnn LittleBilly MurrayBetty and Bimbo, as Queen and King of the May, host a giant outdoor party that gets sprayed with rubber. Koko appears briefly.3/10
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsBilly MurrayWilliam PennellMae QuestelBetty drudges in the kitchen alone until her friends (including Bimbo and Koko) hold a surprise birthday party for her...which gets rowdy.3/10
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsMarion DarlingtonFlossie DunlapGeorge GramlichWhen the Pied Piper lures the rats from Hamelin Town but is not paid in gold by the mayor as promised, he lures all the children of the town to the magical Garden of Happiness in a mountain to punish the parents.3/10
- DirectorFriz FrelengRudolf IsingStarsEddie BartellRudolf IsingJohnny MurrayBaby central. A flock of storks is leaving with babies. An old man at a ledger book is dealing with phone calls and letters; a request for twins from Nanook of the North sends him to the refrigerator; the stork carries them in slings marked "upper birth" and "lower birth." Another request, written in Hebrew; this baby comes back as a rough Jewish stereotype, and gets stamped kosher. He then joins the head man singing the title song, and shuffling us off to see the baby assembly line, manned by dwarves. The babies are washed in a washing machine, dried, powdered, diapered in paper towels, loaded up with milk, and sent off in a crib. They clamor for "Cantor" and one of the dwarves reveals that he was _Eddie Cantor_ in disguise, followed by another round of the title song.3/10
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsDorothy ComptonWalt DisneyMarcellite GarnerA host of movie stars show up for the premiere of Mickey and Minnie's newest cartoon.2/10
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPurv PullenEsther CampbellMarion DarlingtonMickey's in trouble when Pluto and Fifi eat Minnie's chocolates.2/10
- DirectorEarl DuvallStarsBernard B. BrownThe RhythmettesThe Varsity ThreeSex seems to be on the minds of the animals on a backyard fence: the alley cats following a solitary female who may be in heat and the bull and the cows painted on an advertisement. After some singing by the cloven-hoofed crowd and music from a jazz band of cats, the focus is on one particular male cat and his tough-guy rival for the affections of the one female. After she watches them fight with each other and then confront a bull dog, she may have her own solution to the rivalry.1/10