Best 17 Fantasy Movies Releases from 1935

After botanist Wilfred Glendon travels to Tibet in search of a rare flower, the Mariphasa, he returns to a London haunted by murders that can only be the work of bloodthirsty werewolves. Explore Werewolf of London / IMDB / YouTube

Two couples and a troupe of actors have an encounter with some mischievous fairies in the forest. Read about A Midsummer Night's Dream / IMDB / YouTube

Big race. Hare, fast and in lead, stops to loaf and show off to girl bunnies. Tortoise, plodding along at steady, slow pace, wins, although hare tries a last minute burst of speed. Check out The Tortoise and the Hare / IMDB / YouTube

Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean old miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Bob Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by spirits of the past, present, and future. Get info on Scrooge / IMDB / YouTube

A Victorian-era architect commissioned by the Duke of Towers to design his stables falls in love with the Duchess. Look into Peter Ibbetson / IMDB / YouTube

A group of explorers search for the legendary flame of life, a mysterious force that bestows immortality. Look into She / IMDB / YouTube

The princess violin from the sleepy Land of Symphony is chased by a more lively alto saxophone from the Isle of Jazz. Soon the queen (a viola) discovers them and locks the sax in the metronome. Details on Music Land / IMDB / YouTube

Pluto chases a kitten through a window and right into Mickey's lap. Mickey scolds him, and goes off to wash the kitten. Pluto falls asleep in front of the fire, and dreams of a hell ruled by cats where he is put on trial for all his crimes against cats and, of course, found guilty. Check out Pluto's Judgement Day / IMDB / YouTube

Film shows the story of Papageno (the one from Mozart's opera The Magic Flute), who wants a mate, yet has difficulties getting one. More about Papageno / IMDB / YouTube

A little girl reads a story about a dragon; as she falls asleep, her doll rides off on his calico horse through a calico land to do battle with a three-headed singing calico dragon. Learn about The Calico Dragon / IMDB / YouTube

A ruthless, cynical, hated publisher is killed in a plane crash, doomed to be a restless spirit for being unloved. A heavenly power gives him a month on Earth to find one person to shed a tear for him before his fate is sealed. Find out about The Scoundrel / IMDB / YouTube

The tenants of an old boarding house are terrorized by an evil slumlord. One day a strange man arrives at the house and begins to help them with their problems. More about The Passing of the Third Floor Back / IMDB / YouTube

A cartoonist falls victim to the very villains he has drawn. It's up to Beans the Cat to save the day. Explore A Cartoonist's Nightmare / IMDB / YouTube

Happy sunshine-bottling gnomes battle gloomy swamp-dwellers. More about The Sunshine Makers / IMDB / YouTube

Lamenting Thebian women are waiting for the men to come back from war. God Jupiter is attracted to one of them: Alkmene. He goes to earth and tries to seduce her as himself: an old man. Failing in this, he disguises himself as Amphitryon (Alkemene's husband) and tries again. Next morning Amphitryon and his men come back from war; he suspects adultery and wants a divor. Read about Amphitryon / IMDB / YouTube

Sinbad battles a band of pirates at sea and on a tropical isle. A giant bird rescues him, and he ends up back on his ship with the pirates' treasure. More about Sinbad the Sailor / IMDB / YouTube