Half-Indian girl brought up in a wealthy household is loved by the son of the house against his family’s wishes and loves another Indian employed by the household.
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Tag Archives: 1930s
The Tenth Man (1936) Brian Desmond Hurst, John Lodge, Antoinette Cellier, Athole Stewart, Drama
George Winters is a self-made man, a wealthy unscrupulous businessman and M.P. for Middlepool who has married into the impoverished nobility for reasons of status. Read More »
The Miracle Woman (1931) Frank Capra, Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners, Sam Hardy, Drama, Romance
After Florence Fallon’s father dies unappreciated in the church where he preached for many years, she becomes embittered and loses faith. Read More »
The Life of Vergie Winters (1934) Alfred Santell, Ann Harding, John Boles, Helen Vinson, Drama
John Shadwell, a promising politician, is married to Laura but is in love with Vergie Winters, a milliner from his home town. Read More »
Dusty Ermine (1936) Bernard Vorhaus, Anthony Bushell, Jane Baxter, Arthur Macrae, Crime, Drama
A forger returns to his family when he leaves jail vowing to go straight. Although approached by an international counterfeiting gang he keeps his word Read More »
Saleslady (1938) Arthur Greville Collins, Anne Nagel, Weldon Heyburn, Harry Davenport, Romance, Comedy, Drama
Department store employees Mary Dakin and Bob Spencer are married, with Bob not knowing Mary is the granddaughter of millionaire mattress-king Miles Cannon. Read More »
Illicit (1931) Archie Mayo, Barbara Stanwyck, James Rennie, Ricardo Cortez, Drama, Romance
Ann, a young lady of scandalously “advanced” ideas, has been living in near-sin with blueblood lover Dick, due to her conviction that marriage will destroy their love. Read More »
Secret Service (1931) J. Walter Ruben, Richard Dix, William Post Jr., Shirley Grey, Drama, History, Romance, War, Western
Lewis Dumont, a Northern officer in the American Civil War, works undercover behind Confederate lines in an attempt to lead Southern forces away from an area in which a Northern attack is planned. Read More »
Let’s Try Again (1934) Worthington Miner, Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook, Helen Vinson, Drama
A husband and wife find themselves attracted to others and decide to dissolve their 10-year marriage. Read More »
Skippy (1931) Norman Taurog, Jackie Cooper, Robert Coogan, Mitzi Green, Family, Drama, Comedy
Precocious adolescent Skippy Skinner spends most of his time trying to get around doing those things that his parents want him to do (like brush his teeth) Read More »
Wednesday’s Child (1934) John S. Robertson, Karen Morley, Edward Arnold, Frankie Thomas, Drama
Ten-year-old Bobby and a group of friends see Bobby’s mother kissing a man not her husband. Read More »
Queen Christina (1933) Rouben Mamoulian, Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Queen Christina of Sweden is a dominant European ruler in the 17th century, and has never thought of romance. Read More »
Private Lives (1931) Sidney Franklin, Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Reginald Denny, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Elyot and Sibyl are being married in a big church ceremony. Amanda and Victor are being married by a French Justice of the Peace. Read More »
Laveata tietä / The Broad Way (1931) Valentin Vaala, Teuvo Tulio, Eeva Virtanen, Alli Riks, Drama, Romance
In this silent Finnish film by Valentin Vaala, master violist Antti Larto (Teuvo Tulio) rounds around Europe by performing and spending all his free time in restaurants. Read More »
Below the Sea (1933) Albert S. Rogell, Ralph Bellamy, Fay Wray, Frederick Vogeding, Adventure, Romance
After a German U-boat is sunk near the end of World War I, it’s captain, the only living member of the crew 15 years later, plots to retrieve the gold bullion that went down with the boat. Read More »