Top 18 Drama Movies Highly Rated Released in 1933

When 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. Look into 42nd Street / IMDB / YouTube

A wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous. Find out about Gold Diggers of 1933 / IMDB / YouTube

A young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank by gleefully seducing her way to the top. Learn about Baby Face / IMDB / YouTube

A chronicle of the lives of sisters growing up in 19th-century New England. Find out about Little Women / IMDB / YouTube

In the Gay Nineties, a seductive nightclub singer contends with several suitors, including a jealous escaped convict and a handsome temperance league member. More about She Done Him Wrong / IMDB / YouTube

A portrayal of the triumphs and tragedies of two English families, the upper-crust Marryots and the working-class Bridgeses, from 1899 to 1933. Check out Cavalcade / IMDB / YouTube

King Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Check out The Private Life of Henry VIII / IMDB / YouTube

A gangster tries to make Apple Annie, the Times Square apple seller, a lady for a day. Details on Lady for a Day / IMDB / YouTube

A Chinese warlord and an engaged Christian missionary fall in love. Look into The Bitter Tea of General Yen / IMDB / YouTube

Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue. Check out The Kennel Murder Case / IMDB / YouTube

An Egyptologist returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb. Info on The Ghoul / IMDB / YouTube

When a naively innocent, aspiring actress arrives on the Broadway scene, she is taken under the wing of several theater veterans who mentor her to ultimate success. Read about Morning Glory / IMDB / YouTube

A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on. Check out Bombshell / IMDB / YouTube

When corpses drained of blood begin to show up in a European village, vampirism is suspected to be responsible. Info on The Vampire Bat / IMDB / YouTube

Eva has just got married to an older gentleman. She leaves him, and one day, she meets a young man, and they fall in love. Fate brings the husband together with the young lover that has taken Eva from him. See more about Ecstasy / IMDB / YouTube

A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero. Look into The Sign of the Cross / IMDB / YouTube

Marius is faced with a choice whether to fulfill his passion by sailing the seas or stay and marry the woman he loves. Info on Marius / IMDB / YouTube

In London at the turn of the century, the bandit Mack the Knife marries Polly without the knowledge of her father, Peachum, the 'king of the beggars'. Look into The Threepenny Opera / IMDB / YouTube