List of science fiction films of the 1930s

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This is a list of science fiction films that premiered between January 1, 1930 and December 31, 1939. In Phil Hardy's book Science Fiction (1983), the 1930s were described as a period where both science fiction literature and cinema were "in turmoil" and that by examining films of decade that "it is clear that Science Fiction, in no sense, can be seen as an ongoing genre in the thirties".[1]

In the United States, films would use a science fiction plot device or character such as a mad scientist, but more closely resembled contemporary genres like horror, thriller and detective films.[1] The films enhanced other genres such as melodrama (Six Hours to Live), Westerns (The Phantom Empire) and most predominantly horror films such as Frankenstein or Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.[1][2] Towards the middle of the decade, science fiction was prominent in low budget Poverty Row films and film series.[1] European films such as End of the World and F.P.1 antwortet nicht and Things to Come continued the line of prophetic speculation of Fritz Lang's film Metropolis.[1] Towards the end of the 1930s as political climate was changing in Europe, films such as Bila Nemoc used science fiction elements to imagine the horrors of World War II.[1]

Few films from the era have been nominated or won awards, these include Frederic March winning an Academy Award for Best actor for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde while the film received nominations for best writing and cinematography.[3] Gilbert Kurland was nominated for Best Sound Recording for The Bride of Frankenstein.[3]

Science fiction films of the 1930s
Title Director Release Primary cast Production country Notes Ref(s)
The Voice from the Sky Ben F. Wilson January 1, 1930 Wally Wales, Neva Gerber, Robert D. Walker United States Film serial with 10 chapters [4][5]
Alraune Richard Oswald March 2, 1930 Brigitte Helm, Albert Bassermann, Harald Paulsen Germany [6][7][1]
Just Imagine David Butler November 21, 1930 El Brendel, Maureen O'Sullivan, Marjorie White United States [8][9][10]
End of the World Abel Gance January 23, 1931 Colette Darfeuil, Abel Gance, Victor Francen France [11][12][10]
Frankenstein James Whale November 21, 1931 Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Mae Clarke United States [13][10][4]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Rouben Mamoulian December 31, 1931 Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart United States [14][15]
L'Atlantide G. W. Pabst June 8, 1932 Brigitte Helm Germany, France [16][17]
Chandu the Magician Marcel Varnel, William C. Menzies September 18, 1932 Edmund Lowe, Irene Ware, Bela Lugosi United States [18][19][15][20]
6 Hours to Live William Dieterle October 16, 1932 Warner Baxter, Miriam Jordan, John Boles United States [21][22]
Island of Lost Souls Erle C. Kenton December 1932 Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams United States [23][24]
F.P.1 Antwortet Nicht Karl Hartl December 22, 1932 Hans Albers, Sybille Schmitz, Paul Hartmann Germany [15][25]
Men Must Fight Edgar Selwyn February 17, 1933 Diana Wynyard, Lewis Stone, Phillips Holmes United States [26][27]
It's Great to Be Alive Alfred L. Werker June 2, 1933 Raúl Roulien, Gloria Stuart, Edna May Oliver United States [28][29][30]
Deluge Felix E. Feist August 18, 1933 Peggy Shannon, Sidney Blackmer, Lois Wilson United States [28][31]
Ein Unsichtbarer geht durch die Stadt Harry Piel September 29, 1933 Harry Piel, Fritz Odemar, Lissy Arna Germany [32][33][34]
The Tunnel Kurt Bernhardt October 27, 1933 Paul Hartmann, Olly von Flint, Gustaf Gründgens France, Germany [26][35][36]
The Invisible Man James Whale November 13, 1933 Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan United States [28][37]
Die Welt ohne Maske Harry Piel March 9, 1934 Harry Piel, Kurt Vespermann, Annie Markart Germany [38][39]
Gold Karl Hartl March 29, 1934 Hans Albers, Brigitte Helm, Michael Bohnen Germany [32][40]
The Vanishing Shadow Lew Landers July 1934 Onslow Stevens, Ada Ince, Walter Miller United States Film serial with 12 chapters [38][41][42]
Master of the World Harry Piel August 11, 1934 Walter Janssen, Sybille Schmitz, Walter Franck Germany [32][43]
Once in a New Moon Anthony Kimmins December 1934 Derrick de Marney, Vernon Kelso, John Clements United Kingdom [44][45][46]
The Lost City Harry Revier February 14, 1935 William "Stage" Boyd, Kane Richmond, Claudia Dell United States Film serial with 12 chapters [47][48][49][50]
The Phantom Empire Otto Brower, B. Reeves Eason February 23, 1935 Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, Betsy King Ross United States Film serial with 12 chapters [51][52][53][54]
Loss of Sensation Alexandr Andriyevsky April 17, 1935 Sergey Vecheslov, Vladimir Gardin Soviet Union [55][56][57][58][59]
Bride of Frankenstein James Whale April 22, 1935 Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson United States [38][60][61]
Air Hawks Albert S. Rogell May 7, 1935 Ralph Bellamy, Tala Birell, Wiley Post United States [38][62][63]
The Tunnel Maurice Elvey October 25, 1935 Richard Dix, Leslie Banks, Madge Evans United Kingdom [64][51]
The Invisible Ray Lambert Hillyer January 20, 1936 Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Frances Drake United States [65][66]
Kosmicheskiy reys Vassili Jouravlev January 21, 1936 Soviet Union [47][67]
Things to Come William Cameron Menzies February 1936 Raymond Massey, Cedric Hardwicke, Edward Chapman United Kingdom [68][69]
Flash Gordon Frederick Stephani April 6, 1936 Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles B. Middleton United States Film serial with 13 chapters [51][70]
The Walking Dead Michael Curtiz March 14, 1936 Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Edmund Gwenn United States [71][72][73]
Undersea Kingdom B. Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane May 30, 1936 Ray "Crash" Corrigan, Lois Wilde United States Film serial with 12 chapters [74][75]
Ghost Patrol Sam Newfield August 3, 1936 Tim McCoy, Claudia Dell, Walter Miller United States [65][76]
The Man Who Changed His Mind Robert Stevenson September 1936 Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, John Loder United Kingdom [65][77]
Non-Stop New York Robert Stevenson September 1937 John Loder, Anna Lee, Francis L. Sullivan United Kingdom [78][79]
Skeleton on Horseback Hugo Haas December 21, 1937 Hugo Haas, Bedrich Karen, Zdenek Stephanek Czechoslovakia [71][80]
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Ford Beebe, Robert F. Hill March 31, 1938 Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles B. Middleton United States Film serial with 15 chapters [71][81]
Flight to Fame C. C. Coleman Jr. October 12, 1938 Charles Farrell, Jacqueline Wells, Hugh Sothern United States [82][83][84]
Son of Frankenstein Rowland V. Lee January 13, 1939 Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi United States [85][86][87]
Buck Rogers Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind April 11, 1939 Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Constance Moore, Jackie Moran United States Film serial with 12 chapters [88][89]
The Man They Could Not Hang Nick Grinde August 17, 1939 Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox United States [90][91][92]
The Phantom Creeps Ford Beebe August 1939 Bela Lugosi, Robert Kent, Dorothy Arnold United States Film serial with 12 chapters [90][93][94]
The Return of Doctor X Vincent Sherman November 23, 1939 Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris United States [95][96]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Hardy 1984, p. 82.
  2. ↑ Johnston 2013, p. 127.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hardy 1984, p. 391.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hardy 1984, p. 84.
  5. ↑ Bradley 2005, p. 462.
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  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Hardy 1984, p. 83.
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  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Hardy 1984, p. 86.
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  17. ↑ Hardy 1984, p. 87.
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  19. ↑ Hardy 1984, p. 85.
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  22. ↑ Hardy 1984, p. 88.
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  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Hardy 1984, p. 90.
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  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Hardy 1984, p. 89.
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  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 Hardy 1984, p. 91.
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  36. ↑ Bock 2009, p. 41.
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  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 Hardy 1984, p. 92.
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  41. ↑ Rainey 2005, p. 706.
  42. ↑ Kinnard, p. 11.
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  46. ↑ This was released in December 1934, and is frequently listed as a 1935 film. See: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 Hardy 1984, p. 94.
  48. ↑ Kinnard, p. 14.
  49. ↑ Kinnard, p. 16.
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  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 Hardy 1984, p. 95.
  52. ↑ Kinnard, p. 22.
  53. ↑ Kinnard, p. 27.
  54. ↑ Cusic, p. 50.
  55. ↑ Hardy 1984, p. 93.
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  57. ↑ Johnston 2013, p. 60.
  58. ↑ Johnston 2013, p. 61.
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  65. ↑ 65.0 65.1 65.2 Hardy 1984, p. 96.
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  68. ↑ Hardy 1984, p. 97.
  69. ↑ Hochscherf, p. 17.
  70. ↑ Kinnard 2008, p. 25.
  71. ↑ 71.0 71.1 71.2 Hardy 1984, p. 98.
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  74. ↑ Cline 1997, p. 215.
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  78. ↑ Hardy 1984, p. 99.
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  81. ↑ Kinnard 2008, p. 86.
  82. ↑ Hardy 1984, p. 100.
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  85. ↑ Hardy 1984, p. 103.
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  87. ↑ Soister 2005, p. 153.
  88. ↑ Hardy 1984, p. 101.
  89. ↑ Kinnard 2008, p. 161.
  90. ↑ 90.0 90.1 Hardy 1984, p. 102.
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  92. ↑ Johnston 2013, p. 57.
  93. ↑ Rhodes 1997, p. 151.
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