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Tag Archives: 1929
The Girl in the Show (1929) Edgar Selwyn, Bessie Love, Raymond Hackett, Edward J. Nugent
In this drama, a traveling troupe of actors find themselves in danger of becoming unemployed when their manager up and leaves. Read More »
City Butterfly AKA Großstadtschmetterling (1929) Richard Eichberg, Anna May Wong, Alexander Granach, Nien Soen Ling
Made at the height of Anna May Wong’s fame in Europe, Pavement Butterfly Read More »
Woman Trap (1929) William A. Wellman, Hal Skelly, Chester Morris, Evelyn Brent
Dan, a tough police captain, and Ray, a hardened criminal, are estranged brothers. Read More »
The New Gentlemen AKA Les nouveaux messieurs (1929) Jacques Feyder, Albert Préjean, Gaby Morlay, Charles Barrois
A theater electrician’s love to a ballet dancer is tested when he is elected minister. Read More »
The Lady Lies (1929) Hobart Henley, Walter Huston, Claudette Colbert, Charles Ruggles
Much to the disapproval of his snooty children, a wealthy widowed attorney Read More »
Flight (1929) Frank Capra, Jack Holt, Lila Lee, Ralph Graves
Two Marine pilots in love with the same girl are assigned a mission to find a notorious bandit in Nicaragua. Read More »
The Pagan (1929) W.S. Van Dyke, Ramon Novarro, Renée Adorée, Donald Crisp
Henry, the pagan son of a white father and native mother, has inherited land and a store, but he prefers the simple life. Read More »
The Iron Mask (1929) Allan Dwan, Belle Bennett, Marguerite De La Motte, Dorothy Revier
King Louis XIII of France is thrilled to have born to him a son – an heir to the throne. Read More »
Lady of the Pavements (1929) D.W. Griffith, Lupe Velez, Jetta Goudal, Albert Conti
Karl, a German diplomat in Paris, discovers that his fiancee, Diane, has been cheating on him. Read More »
The Broadway Melody (1929) Harry Beaumont, Bessie Love, Anita Page, Charles King
Harriet and Queenie Mahoney, a vaudeville act, come to Broadway, where their friend Eddie Kerns Read More »