Cliff Ballenger, the wild-animal trainer for the circus had no fear of “Satan,” the fiercest man-eating tiger in captivity Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Prison Break (1938) Arthur Lubin, Barton MacLane, Glenda Farrell, Paul Hurst
Joaquin Shannon arrives home from a cruise on his fishing boat. Read More »
Boykott (1930) Robert Land, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur, Lil Dagover, Rolf von Goth
A film about the pupils of a posh Berlin gymnasium in their final term (Ober-Primaner = pupils of the Upper First) Read More »
Der Verlorene Sohn AKA The Prodigal Son (1934) Luis Trenker, Maria Andergast, Bertl Schultes
Story of the trials and tribulations of a German who emigrates to the US during the Great Depression. Read More »
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) Sidney Franklin, Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Charles Laughton
In 1845 London, the Barrett family is ruled with an iron fist by its stern widowed patriarch, Edward Moulton-Barrett. Read More »
Babes in Toyland AKA March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934) Gus Meins, Charley Rogers, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Virginia Karns
Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep’s Read More »
Fugitive in the Sky (1936) Nick Grinde, Jean Muir, Warren Hull, Gordon Oliver
Reporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline hostess Rita Moore. Read More »
Clive of India (1935) Richard Boleslawski, Ronald Colman, Loretta Young, Colin Clive
In the mid-1700’s the East India Company has power over commerce on the sub-continent, with the blessings of the British government. Read More »
Man Hunt (1936) William Clemens, Ricardo Cortez, Marguerite Churchill, Charles ‘Chic’ Sale
Jane, the school teacher, thinks that life in Coasterville is dull so she tells her pupils about the days of the Daltons Boys and the James Gang. Read More »
Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks (1931) Douglas Fairbanks, Victor Fleming, Duke Kahanamoku
An early example of a “vanity” production, this feature-length documentary is comprised of glorified home movies Read More »
Entrée des artistes AKA The Curtain Rises (1938) Marc Allégret, Louis Jouvet, Claude Dauphin, Odette Joyeux
Isabelle, Cécilia et François, sont étudiants au conservatoire d’art dramatique. Read More »
The Light That Failed (1939) William A. Wellman, Ronald Colman, Walter Huston, Muriel Angelus
Dick Heldar, a London artist, is gradually losing his sight. Read More »
Blessed Event (1932) Roy Del Ruth, Lee Tracy, Mary Brian, Dick Powell
Al Roberts writes a gossip column for the Daily Express. He will write about anyone and everyone as long as he gets the credit. Read More »
Tôkyô no onna AKA Woman of Tokyo (1933) Yasujirô Ozu, Yoshiko Okada, Ureo Egawa, Kinuyo Tanaka
Ryoichi and Chikako are brother and sister. They live together. Read More »
Thirteen Women (1932) George Archainbaud, Irene Dunne, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond
Thirteen women who were schoolmates send to a swami for their horoscopes. Read More »