The 23 films now available to stream include the original version of monster movie King Kong (pictured) and Orson Welles' Citizen Kane.
The films on offer were produced by RKO Pictures - which at the time was one of Hollywood's major film studios and associated with many groundbreaking movies during what is now referred to as "Hollywood's Golden Age".
The classic films uploaded to the BBC iPlayer
Angel Face
Beautiful But Dangerous
Blackbeard, The Pirate
Bringing Up Baby
Carefree
Citizen Kane
Fort Apache (1948)
King Kong (1933)
Kitty Foyle
Love Affair (1939)
Mr Blandings Builds His Dreamhouse
My Favourite Wife
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Suspicion
The Gay Divorce
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Miracle Of The Bells
The Sky’s The Limit
The Spanish Main
The Velvet Touch
Top Hat
Vivacious Lady
Wagon Master
Controller of BBC iPlayer, Dan McGolpin, says:
It’s really exciting to bring this fantastic selection of classic movies from RKO Pictures to viewers on BBC iPlayer. Many people can now discover these inspiring pieces of cinema for the first time and will see some of Hollywood’s finest performances from its best loved stars. This is the perfect complement to the classic TV series that we have recently added and together with our freshest shows, from Normal People to Killing Eve, it means that BBC iPlayer has more for you to choose from than ever before.
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