Late '30s Films I Really like

The ‘30s was a great time for the American film industry. And no doubt many of the fine movies made then deserve some recognition but my purpose here is to relate my all-time favorites. These are movies I never tire of seeing again. Yes, the first several are all in the spooky/weird vein. So?
These are the ones I really like and though may appreciate a movie like PUBLIC ENEMY, I really don’t care if I ever see it again. But, in the late ‘30s a burst of wonderful movie-making gave us some films which h are not spooky but are worthy of repeat viewing.
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARVES was Disney’s first full-length feature animation and still ranks as one of the best. Taken from the pages of Grim’s , this beautiful rendition of the old tale has exceptional art-work and a simple, but compelling story. At another time I will discuss SNOW WHITE and two other fairy tales which are related in a surprising way, but here I will only say that Disney touched something of magic here and by “magic” I do not mean deception or illusion.
WUTHERING HEIGHTS is a re-telling of a great ,well-written novel. Yes, it does depart somewhat from what Miss Bronte wrote, but given the constraints of film the changes are honorable and well-conceived. In other words, they got it and that’s all that matters. Dark, moody and doomed in many ways using what would develop as Film Noir ,this film as an aura about it that cannot be denied. Even Olivier’s tendency for overripe emoting is useful in telling this dark-hued tale.
GONE WITH THE WIND. The best film ever devised! This is the zenith of the craft and is without equal. Based on the best-selling novel to which it is generally faithful which helped to account for its length, the acting, writing and visual presentation is incomparable.
WIZARD OF OZ based on the books of that name, this glorious film has song, color and fun. We used to watch this as a family every Easter on TV(before we had color, too!) great, great movie which should be a part of every collection.