Greatest 30 Romance Movies Editor's Choice from 1935

An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer. Look into Top Hat / IMDB / YouTube

After treating a Monmouth rebel against King James II in 1680s England, a young Irish doctor is exiled as a slave to Jamaica where he captures a Spanish galleon and becomes the most feared pirate of the Caribbean. Learn about Captain Blood / IMDB / YouTube

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution. Learn about A Tale of Two Cities / IMDB / YouTube

In Paris, a demented surgeon's obsession with a British actress leads him to secretly replace her concert-pianist husband's mangled hands with those of a guillotined murderer with a gift for knife-throwing. Find out about Mad Love / IMDB / YouTube

The married Anna Karenina falls in love with Count Vronsky despite her husband's refusal to grant a divorce, and both must contend with the social repercussions. Read about Anna Karenina / IMDB / YouTube

When David's father dies, his mother remarries. His new stepfather Murdstone has a mean and cruel view on how to raise a child. When David's mother dies from grief, Murdstone sends David to London to work for a living. When David escapes to his aunt Betsey his life starts to get better. Look into David Copperfield / IMDB / YouTube

A working-class girl is thwarted and embarrassed in her attempts to move up socially by her gauche family and unstable father. Check out Alice Adams / IMDB / YouTube

An English valet brought to the American west assimilates into the American way of life. More about Ruggles of Red Gap / IMDB / YouTube

In early 19th century France, an ex-convict who failed to report for parole is relentlessly pursued over a 20-year period by an obsessive police inspector. Look into Les Misérables / IMDB / YouTube

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

A young man is warned by a captain about a temptress; nonetheless, he finds himself falling in love with her. Details on The Devil Is a Woman / IMDB / YouTube

An alcoholic actress who is considered a dangerous jinx is rehabilitated, but she then shows that she's as dangerous as ever. Info on Dangerous / IMDB / YouTube

An American jazzman and his buddy woo a Russian princess and a fake countess in Paris. More about Roberta / IMDB / YouTube

When earthy Dolly Portland is rejected by Captain Gaskell in favor of a socialite, she aids Jamesy McCardle, in league with Malay pirates, in his plot to seize Gaskell's ship. Info on China Seas / IMDB / YouTube

Romantic antics abound among the guests at a luxury hotel, including a stage director, an eccentric millionaire, and the daughter of a financial backer. Get info on Gold Diggers of 1935 / IMDB / YouTube

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

During the Klondike Gold Rush, a traveler purchases a dog to lead the way toward the treasure, but reconsiders his journey when he finds a stranded widow. Look into Call of the Wild / IMDB / YouTube

A Broadway producer is reluctant to hire his high school sweetheart for the leading role in a new show, so she decides to take advantage of a rumor started by a gossip columnist. Info on Broadway Melody of 1936 / IMDB / YouTube

A loafer and a manicurist, both planning to marry money, meet and form an uneasy alliance. Learn about Hands Across the Table / IMDB / YouTube

Mary Rutledge arrives from the East, finds her fiance dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel of Louis Charnalis' Bella Donna, a rowdy gambling house in 1850s San Francisco. Info on Barbary Coast / IMDB / YouTube

Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of Mr. Jones. As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself falling in love with Mary. Info on Curly Top / IMDB / YouTube

In Mexico, a former lawyer becomes the invaluable second-in-command to a casino owner, whose wife begins to fall for him. Find out about Bordertown / IMDB / YouTube

In the post-Civil war south, a darling little girl attempts to restore the peace between her parents and her plantation owner grandfather. Read about The Little Colonel / IMDB / YouTube

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

When a dancer disappears from a theater, her former lover asks lawyer Clay Dalzell to investigate, leading him on a trail of murder and deception. Find out about Star of Midnight / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Johann Strauss the elder and younger. Senior thinks little of Junior's musical abilities while Junior is torn between baker's daughter Resi and countess Helga who both contribute to his composing the famous Blue Danube. Info on Strauss' Great Waltz / IMDB / YouTube

A woman reporter tries to prove she's just as good as any man, but runs into trouble along the way. Details on Front Page Woman / IMDB / YouTube

A naive girl just out of a cloistered orphanage finds that being a 'good fairy' to strangers makes life awfully complicated. Check out The Good Fairy / IMDB / YouTube

Wealthy man Bob Harrison buys all theater seats to watch Mona Leslie's musical alone. He and her agent Ned Riley love her. Rivalry between the two men over Mona Leslie creates conflict. Info on Reckless / IMDB / YouTube

In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and escapes to colonial New Orleans, where she finds an unlikely true love. Explore Naughty Marietta / IMDB / YouTube