Best Movies of 1934

These are the 9 best-rated movies released in 1934, led by Going Bye-Bye!, The Live Ghost and Oliver the Eighth. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

1. Going Bye-Bye! (1934)

★ 7.4/10

In a packed courtroom, Butch Long vows revenge on 'squealers' Laurel and Hardy whose evidence has helped to send him to prison. Frightened, the boys plan to leave town and advertise for someone to share expenses with…
2. The Live Ghost (1934)

★ 7.2/10

Fish market workers Stan and Ollie are persuaded by a sea captain to shanghai a crew for him at the local bar for a dollar a head. Successful at first, the boys end up getting themselves shanghaied, and the crew vow…
3. Oliver the Eighth (1934)

★ 7.1/10

Barbershop owners Stan and Ollie answer an ad in the newspaper from a wealthy widow looking for a husband. Ollie only mails in his response and is invited to the widow's mansion. Stan discovers his unmailed letter and…
4. Jofroi (1934)

★ 6.7/10

Jofroi sells his orchard to Alphonse. Alphonse wants to use the land for crops, so he starts to cut down the trees. Jofroi is furious: how can someone cut down those trees? He threatens to commit suicide so that the…
5. Poor Cinderella (1934)

★ 6.3/10

In the only Betty Boop color cartoon, Cinderella (Betty) goes to the ball thanks to her fairy godmother. Later, only her foot fits the glass slipper.
6. The Girl From The Marsh Croft (1934)

★ 6.1/10

Aysel, while working for the strong Satilmiszade family, is seduced by her boss and becomes pregnant. Giving birth to the child, she applies to the court for alimony, but the father rejects the child. Ali, from another…
7. Betty Boop's Prize Show (1934)

★ 5.7/10

In a melodrama at the Slumbertown Theatre, Freddie is the sheriff and Betty is a school-marm desired by outlaw "Phillip the Fiend."
8. The Last Billionaire (1934)

★ 5.7/10

The Last Billionaire is a 1934 French comedy film directed by René Clair and starring Max Dearly, Marthe Mellot and Renée Saint-Cyr. The film is based on a fictional small European kingdom which is on the verge of…
9. Betty Boop's Little Pal (1934)

★ 5.5/10

Pudgy the Pup makes a mess of Betty Boop's picnic, is sent home, and runs afoul of the dog catcher.