Great Films of the Golden Age Part 7: RKO

RKO was not the largest film studio of the so-called "Golden Age," but they had a wonderfully diverse line of films. Everything from King Kong to Top Hat to Citizen Kane! They even distributed Disney's films back in the day.

I have a lot of favorite RKO films, but here are my top 10 in chronological order:

• King Kong (1933)
• Bringing Up Baby (1938)
• Gunga Din (1939)
• Citizen Kane (1941)
• Suspicion (1941)
• The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
• The Spiral Staircase (1945)
• It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
• Notorious (1946)
• Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

2 fantasy films, 2 comedies, 1 adventure film, 2 dramas, 3 thrillers. Half of them star Cary Grant, who has been extremely well-represented in this series of lists.