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Tag Archives: 1930s
Thunder in the City (1937) Marion Gering, Edward G. Robinson, Nigel Bruce, Constance Collier
Dan comes to England to learn more sedate business practices. Read More »
Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife (1938) Ernst Lubitsch, Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper, Edward Everett Horton
US multi-millionaire Michael Barndon marries his eight wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broken French Marquis. Read More »
The World Changes (1933) Mervyn LeRoy, Paul Muni, Mary Astor, Aline MacMahon
An ambitious farmer becomes a pioneer in the meat packing business Read More »
Secrets of the French Police (1932) A. Edward Sutherland, Gwili Andre, Gregory Ratoff, Frank Morgan
A burglar is recruited to aid the police in finding his kidnapped girlfriend, a lovely but impoverished flower girl. Read More »
Shadow of Doubt (1935) George B. Seitz, Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Bruce, Constance Collier
Haworth is a show biz producer who has a number of ex-girlfriends that he has beaten over the years. Read More »
Black Eyes (1939) Herbert Brenon, Otto Kruger, Mary Maguire, Walter Rilla
An embarrassed headwaiter provides the basis for this classical tale set in pre-war Russia. Read More »
The General Died at Dawn (1936) Lewis Milestone, Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Akim Tamiroff
In revolution-torn China, American mercenary O’Hara is entrusted with a perilous mission Read More »
Hotel for Women (1939) Gregory Ratoff, Ann Sothern, Linda Darnell, James Ellison
A girl from Syracuse goes to New York to see her boyfriend, successful architect who no longer cares for her. Read More »
Maybe It’s Love (1935) William C. McGann, Gloria Stuart, Ross Alexander, Frank McHugh
Director William C. McGann’s 1935 film stars Gloria Stuart and Ross Alexander as a young couple in love who face economic woes once they’re wed. Read More »
Lady Killer (1937) Jean Grémillon, Jean Gabin, Mireille Balin, Pierre Etchepare
Lucien Bourrache, a good looking non-commissioned officer at the Spahis, is used to charm many women. Read More »
Over the Moon (1939) Thornton Freeland, William K. Howard, Merle Oberon, Rex Harrison, Ursula Jeans
Young Jane Benson just about manages to make ends meet running the large family house in Yorkshire. Read More »
Heat Lightning (1934) Mervyn LeRoy, Aline MacMahon, Ann Dvorak, Preston Foster
In the Mohave Desert, Olga runs a gas station, lunch counter, and auto camp with her younger sister Myra. Read More »
The Black King (1932) Bud Pollard, A.B. DeComathiere, Vivianne Baber, Knolly Mitchell
Fiery preacher Charcoal Johnson, though no model of sanctity, gains control of a Mississippi Baptist church Read More »
Sequoia (1934) Chester M. Franklin, Edwin L. Marin, Jean Parker, Russell Hardie, Samuel S. Hinds
Toni lives with her father, writer Matthew Martin, in the Sequoia forests of California. Read More »