Best 27 Family Movies Editor's Choice from 1936

The legendary sailors Popeye and Sindbad do battle to see which one is the greatest. Info on Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor / IMDB / YouTube

An expedition seeking to bring Jane back to civilization, and Tarzan into captivity, gets more than it's bargained for. Get info on Tarzan Escapes / IMDB / YouTube

Two pairs of long-lost twin brothers experience high jinks involving a valuable ring, cases of mistaken identity, and gangsters. Look into Our Relations / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey has been reading Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive. He eats a walnut, which makes him briefly larger, then small. He dances around a lot, ultimately doing a major number with a deck of cards. He dances with the queen, making th. See more about Thru the Mirror / IMDB / YouTube

A rogue planet is 'rushing madly toward the earth.' Impending doom creates worldwide pandemonium. But maverick scientist Dr. Zarkov hopes to stay disaster by travelling to the new planet in his experimental rocket. Two chance-met strangers, athletic Flash Gordon and damsel in distress Dale Arden, go with him. Arrived, the trio find Mongo to be a planet of wonders, warring factions, and deadly perils, its orbit controlled by Emperor Ming who has his own sinister plans for earth. Can our heroes, armed only with science and sex appeal, stop him? Details on Flash Gordon / IMDB / YouTube

After the death of Cedric's ('Ceddie') English father, he and his mother live together in Brooklyn. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, had disowned Cedric's father when he married an American, but when the Earl's remaining son dies, he accepts Cedric as Lord Fauntleroy, his heir, and sends for Cedric and his mother. Cedric uses the first of his newly-found wealth to do some favors for his old friends, then heads to England, where he must try to overcome the Earl's dislike for Cedric's mother. Look into Little Lord Fauntleroy / IMDB / YouTube

A spoof of Al Jolson's The Jazz Singer, a strict piano teaching owl is cursed with a son who loves to singa, but only jazz. More about I Love to Singa / IMDB / YouTube

Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan, somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manager decides to build up the milkman's reputation in a series of fixed fights and then have the champ beat him to regain his title. Get info on The Milky Way / IMDB / YouTube

Two frivolous pigs blow the wolf horn one too many times and Practical Pig ignores them. The Big Bad Wolf and Three Little Wolves capture the pigs and eventually Practical Pig manages to rescue them in nick of time with Wolf Pacifier. Explore Three Little Wolves / IMDB / YouTube

The daughter of a wealthy businessman becomes lost in the city while traveling to a new school, and is taken in by a pair of down-on-their-luck performers. Details on Poor Little Rich Girl / IMDB / YouTube

A little girl named Star lives with the lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school, but she's rescued by relatives. Info on Captain January / IMDB / YouTube

A sequel to The Tortoise and the Hare (1935), Max Hare and Toby Tortoise are competing again, this time mismatched in the boxing ring. Details on Toby Tortoise Returns / IMDB / YouTube

A young girl lost in Shanghai is taken in by an American playboy and his girlfriend. Explore Stowaway / IMDB / YouTube

A little elephant is ashamed of his trunk until he saves his tiger girlfriend with it by using it as a fire hose when her house burns. Explore Elmer Elephant / IMDB / YouTube

Minnie's old sweetheart Mortimer drops in while she and Mickey are out on a picnic. Look into Mickey's Rival / IMDB / YouTube

In their quest for survival, the Three Mouseketeers continually outwit Captain Katt. While he is in pursuit of them, the blind mice get mixed up in a collection of bottles, confusing Katt and causing him to be caught in his own traps. Learn about Three Blind Mouseketeers / IMDB / YouTube

It's the Florida party season for heiresses, with both Oklahoma oil heiress Hortense Burke-Meyers and New York face cream heiress Daisy Appleby in the state. And where the single American heiresses are, the European bachelor set wanting their hand in marriage are close at hand. While nouveau riche, uncouth Hortense courts the attention, the excitement and the European. Info on The Golden Arrow / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, with the help of Goofy the iceman, try to move out before the sheriff can sell off their furniture. Read about Moving Day / IMDB / YouTube

Up in the Swiss Alps, Mickey Mouse tangles with a mother eagle, Donald Duck scraps with an edelweiss-stealing goat and Pluto gets inebriated with a St. Bernard. Learn about Alpine Climbers / IMDB / YouTube

Plumber Donald is using a large magnet in his work. When he drops it, it causes trouble for Pluto, especially after Pluto swallows it. Things begin clinging to him, especially his metal dog dish. Look into Donald and Pluto / IMDB / YouTube

Dimples Appleby lives with the pick-pocket grandfather in 19th century New York City. She entertains the crowds while he works his racket. A rich lady makes it possible for the girl to go legit. Uncle Tom's Cabin is performed. Check out Dimples / IMDB / YouTube

At an orphanage, the children are sad because they received broken toys as gifts. Professor Grampy sees the children while passing by in his sled and has an idea on how to give them a merry Christmas. Look into Christmas Comes But Once a Year / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey Mouse and his friends face off against a team of celebrities in a polo match. More about Mickey's Polo Team / IMDB / YouTube

In their dreams, two poor and hungry tots enter a fantasy kingdom where there are more sweets than they can eat. But when they wake... See more about Somewhere in Dreamland / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey stages a circus for the orphans, who sabotage all the acts, and Donald's trained seals steal the show. Find out about Mickey's Circus / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey is preparing to conduct an opera when he chases Pluto away. Pluto crashes into a magician's props backstage and spars with the hat, its rabbits, and its doves. The opera begins: Clarabelle plays flute, Clara and Donald are the leads in a Romeo and Juliet style opera, Bella Figlia Dell'Amore from Verdi's Rigoletto. Pluto follows the magic hat onstage, to Micke. Details on Mickey's Grand Opera / IMDB / YouTube

In the second installment of Undersea Kingdom (1936), the explorers are threatened by soldiers from Atlantis. Then, in Indestructible Man (1956), an executed criminal goes on a rampage after being resurrected by mad scientists. Find out about Undersea Kingdom / IMDB / YouTube