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Little Caesar (1931) film poster

Little Caesar (1931)

LeRoy's 1931 pre-Code gangster film. The film that established the rise-and-fall gangster template.

Scarface (1932) film poster

Scarface (1932)

Howard Hawks's 1932 pre-Code Chicago gangster classic. Paul Muni as the Capone-adjacent Tony Camonte.

Stagecoach (1939) film poster

Stagecoach (1939)

Nine strangers in a coach, each a study in social position. Stagecoach is the John Ford-directed western that revived the genre after a decade of decline and established the template that the next half-century of American westerns would follow.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) film poster

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Review

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the foundational achievement of American feature animation. The achievement is historical instead of dramatic.