science fiction films: 1930s


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Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
1930
Alraune Richard Oswald Albert Basserman, Brigitte Helm, Harald Paulsen Germany
Just Imagine David Butler El Brendel, Maureen O'Sullivan, John Garrick, Marjorie White United States
The Voice from the Sky Ben F. Wilson Wally Wales, Neva Gerber United States Serial film
1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Rouben Mamoulian Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart, Holmes Herbert United States
End of the World Abel Gance Colette Darfeuil, Abel Gance, Jeanne Brindau France
Frankenstein James Whale Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Dwight Frye United States
1932
F.P.1 Antwortet Nicht Karl Hartl Hans Albers, Sybille Schmitz, Georg John Germany
Island of Lost Souls Erle C. Kenton Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams United States
Six Hours to Live William Dieterle Warner Baxter, John Boles, Beryl Mercer United States
1933
Deluge Felix E. Feist Peggy Shannon, Sidney Blackmer, Lois Wilson United States
Der Tunnel Kurt Bernhardt Madeleine Renaud, Jean Gabin Germany
The Invisible Man James Whale Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, Henry Travers, William Harrigan United States
It's Great to Be Alive Alfred L. Werker Raul Roulien, Gloria Stuart, Edna May Oliver United States
Men Must Fight Edgar Selwyn Diana Wynyard, May Robson United States
1934
Gold Karl Hartl Hans Albers, Michael Bohnen Germany
Master of the World Harry Piel Walter Janssen, Sybille Schmitz, Aribert Waescher Germany
Once in a New Moon Anthony Kimmins Derrick de Marney, Vernon Kelso, John Clements, Thorley Walters, Morton Selten United Kingdom
The Vanishing Shadow Lew Landers Onslow Stevens, James Durkin, Walter Miller, Ada Ince United States Serial film
1935
Aerograd Aleksandr Dovzhenko Stepan Shagaida, Sergei Stolyarov, Yevgeniya Melnikova Soviet Union
Air Hawks Albert S. Rogell Ralph Bellamy, Tala Birell, Wiley Post United States
Bride of Frankenstein James Whale Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Elsa Lanchester United States
Kosmicheskiy reys: Fantasticheskaya novella Vassili Jouravlev Sergei Komarov, Vassily Kovrigin, Nikolai Feoktistov, Xenia Moskalenko Soviet Union
The Lost City Harry Revier William "Stage" Boyd, Kane Richmond, Claudia Dell, Josef Swickard United States Serial film
The Phantom Empire Otto Brower, B. Reeves Eason Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, Betsy King Ross United States Serial film
1936
Flash Gordon Larry "Buster" Crabbe United States Serial film
Flash Gordon Frederick Stephani Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles B. Middleton United States Feature film
Ghost Patrol Sam Newfield Tim McCoy, Claudia Dell United States
The Invisible Ray Lambert Hillyer Bela Lugosi, Frances Drake, Frank Lawton, Walter Kingsford United States
The Man Who Changed His Mind Robert Stevenson Boris Karloff, Anna Lee United Kingdom
Things to Come William Cameron Menzies Raymond Massey, Cedric Hardwicke, Edward Chapman United Kingdom United States
Undersea Kingdom B. Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane Ray "Crash" Corrigan, Lois Wilde United States Serial film
1937
Non-Stop New York Robert Stevenson John Loder, Anna Lee, Francis L. Sullivan United Kingdom
1938
The Fighting Devil Dogs William Witney, John English Lee Powell, Herman Brix United States Serial film
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Ford I. Beebe, Robert F. Hill Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Frank Shannon United States Serial film
The Secret of Treasure Island Elmer Clifton Don Terry, Gwen Gaze, Walter Miller United States
1939
Buck Rogers Ford I. Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Jackie Moran United States
The Man They Could Not Hang Nick Grinde Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox, Roger Pryor, Don Beddoe United States
The Phantom Creeps Ford I. Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind Bela Lugosi, Robert Kent, Dorothy Arnold United States Serial film

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