Longest films of the 1930s

60 films on Codexery, ranked by running time: Sati Sulochana leads at 173 min, and the list runs down to The Last Outpost at 76 min. Every figure comes from the entry's cited source article, and each name links to its full Codexery page.

60 entries from 39 codexes · Last updated 2026-11-10 · Click a column heading to sort

					Source
1	Sati Sulochana Films Based on the Ramayana	173 min	Yaragudipati Varada Rao	1934	source
2	Lava Kusa Films Based on the Ramayana	165 min	C. Pullayya	1934	source
3	Al Hilal Films Set in the Ottoman Empire	158 min	Mehboob Khan	1935	source
4	Lost Horizon Lost world films	132 min	Frank Capra	1937	source
5	Alam Ara Indian Romantic Fantasy Films	124 min	Ardeshir Irani	1931	source
6	Draupadi Films Based on the Mahabharata	124 min	Bhagwati Prasad Mishra	1931	source
7	Gold German science fiction films	120 min	Karl Hartl	1934	source
8	F.P.1 German science fiction films	114 min	Karl Hartl	1932	source
9	The Count of Monte Cristo Depictions of Napoleon on Film	113 min	Rowland V. Lee	1934	source
10	The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes Films	112 min	Karl Hartl	1937	source
11	Abdul the Damned Films Set in the Ottoman Empire	111 min	Karl Grune	1935	source
12	Alexander Nevsky Film Classics	111 min	Sergei Eisenstein	1938	source
13	Just Imagine Mars in Film	109 min	David Butler	1930	source
14	Things to Come Utopian Films	109 min	William Cameron Menzies	1936	source
15	Bhakta Prahlada Hindu Mythological Films	108 min	H. M. Reddy	1932	source
16	End of the World French Science Fiction Films	105 min	Abel Gance	1931	source
17	Dracula American Gothic Horror Films	104 min	George Melford	1931	source
18	Tarzan and His Mate Tarzan Films	104 min	Cedric Gibbons	1934	source
19	Alraune Erotic Fantasy Films	103 min	Richard Oswald	1930	source
20	She Lost world films	102 min	Lansing C. Holden	1935	source
21	The Wizard of Oz Films Based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz	102 min	–	1939	source
22	King Kong Adventure horror films	100 min	Merian C. Cooper	1933	source
23	Tarzan the Ape Man Tarzan Films	99 min	W. S. Van Dyke	1932	source
24	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Films	96 min	Rouben Mamoulian	1931	source
25	A Connecticut Yankee Arthurian Films	95 min	David Butler	1931	source
26	Le Golem French horror films	95 min	Julien Duvivier	1936	source
27	The Tunnel British Dystopian Films	94 min	Maurice Elvey	1935	source
28	Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes Films	92 min	Karel Lamač	1932	source
29	Master of the World German science fiction films	90 min	Harry Piel	1934	source
30	The Passing of the Third Floor Back British Fantasy Drama Films	90 min	Berthold Viertel	1935	source
31	Dante's Inferno Films Set in Hell	89 min	Harry Lachman	1935	source
32	Tarzan Escapes Tarzan Films	89 min	Richard Thorpe	1936	source
33	Hearts Divided Depictions of Napoleon on Film	87 min	Frank Borzage	1936	source
34	Modern Times Films About Technological Impact	87 min	Charlie Chaplin	1936	source
35	Gabriel Over the White House American Fantasy Drama Films	86 min	Gregory La Cava	1933	source
36	Der Kongreß tanzt Depictions of Napoleon on Film	85 min	Erik Charell	1931	source
37	El fantasma del convento Spanish-language Horror Films	85 min	Fernando de Fuentes	1934	source
38	Loss of Sensation Films About Technological Impact	85 min	Alexandr Andriyevsky	1935	source
39	First Love Films Based on Charles Perrault's Cinderella	84 min	Henry Koster	1939	source
40	The Missing Rembrandt Sherlock Holmes Films	84 min	Leslie S. Hiscott	1932	source
41	Fährmann Maria German horror films	83 min	Frank Wisbar	1936	source
42	Invitation to the Waltz Depictions of Napoleon on Film	82 min	Paul Merzbach	1935	source
43	Tarzan Finds a Son! Tarzan Films	82 min	Richard Thorpe	1939	source
44	The Hound of the Baskervilles Sherlock Holmes Films	82 min	Carl Lamac	1937	source
45	The Man Who Could Work Miracles Films Based on Science Fiction Short Stories	82 min	Lothar Mendes	1937	source
46	Britannia of Billingsgate Motorcycle Racing Films	80 min	Sinclair Hill	1933	source
47	No Limit Motorcycle Racing Films	80 min	Monty Banks	1935	source
48	The Ghost Goes West British Fantasy Comedy Films	80 min	René Clair	1935	source
49	Charlie Chan in London Charlie Chan Films	79 min	Eugene Forde	1934	source
50	The Devil-Doll Films Based on American Horror Novels	79 min	Tod Browning	1936	source
51	Babes in Toyland English-language fantasy films	78 min	Gus Meins	1934	source
52	Scrooge British Fantasy Drama Films	78 min	Henry Edwards	1935	source
53	The Crouching Beast Films Set in the Ottoman Empire	78 min	Victor Hanbury	1935	source
54	Alice in Wonderland English-language fantasy films	77 min	Norman Z. McLeod	1933	source
55	Mystery of the Wax Museum English-language Mystery Horror Films	77 min	Michael Curtiz	1933	source
56	Charlie Chan Carries On Charlie Chan Films	76 min	Hamilton MacFadden	1931	source
57	Doctor X Moon in Film	76 min	Michael Curtiz	1932	source
58	Gulliver's Travels American Fantasy Comedy-drama Films	76 min	–	1939	source
59	The Dark Eyes of London British Horror Drama Films	76 min	Walter Summers	1939	source
60	The Last Outpost Films Set in the Ottoman Empire	76 min	Charles Barton	1935	source

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Includes films in Codexery film codexes first released in the 1930s whose infobox gives a running time in minutes. Where several cuts are listed, the first figure in the infobox is used. Values are copied from structured data already on each Codexery page and re-checked against the linked source; nothing on this page is estimated or written by a model. Spot an error? Use “Suggest an edit” on the entry’s page.

Longest films of the 1930s

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