A theatrical troupe headed by a flashy showman finds itself in the tiny–and bankrupt–kingdom of Belgardia. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Blind Adventure (1933) Ernest B. Schoedsack, Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Roland Young, Mystery
Robert Armstrong plays Richard Bruce, an American in fog bound London who stumbles into the midst of international intrigue Read More »
Goodbye Again (1933) Michael Curtiz, Warren William, Joan Blondell, Genevieve Tobin, Comedy, Romance
Famed author Kenneth Bixby is on a tour of the US with his assistant Anne Rogers to promote his latest novel, Miriam. Read More »
Thirty Day Princess (1934) Marion Gering, Sylvia Sidney, Cary Grant, Edward Arnold, Comedy, Romance
On a visit to a spa in the Ruritanian Kingdom of Tyronia, American financier Richard Gresham meets the country’s ruler, King Anatol XII Read More »
O’Shaughnessy’s Boy (1935) Richard Boleslawski, Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, George ‘Spanky’ McFarland, Drama
Circus animal trainer Wallace Beery (as “Windy” O’Shaughnessy) shows son “Spanky” McFarland (as “Stubby”) how to train a lion cub while well-proportioned wife and mother Leona Maricle (as Cora) thrills audiences on the flying trapeze. Read More »
Young Blood (1932) Phil Rosen, Bob Steele, Helen Foster, Charles King, Western
Nick is a modern day Robin Hood. But he has to split with his gang and the crooked Sheriff. Read More »
The Rider of the Law (1935) Robert N. Bradbury, Bob Steele, Gertrude Messinger, Si Jenks, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Western
Bob Marlow is sent undercover to an Arizona town where an outlaw gang, comprised of the six Tolliver brothers, have taken over the town and terrorizing the citizens. Read More »
Mad Love (1935) Karl Freund, Peter Lorre, Frances Drake, Colin Clive, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
In Paris, the great surgeon Dr. Gogol falls madly in love with stage actress Yvonne Orlac Read More »
Broadway Gondolier (1935) Lloyd Bacon, Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Adolphe Menjou, Comedy, Musical, Romance
A tuneful taxi driver secretly works to achieve his dream of becoming a radio singer in this musical comedy. Read More »
Talking Feet (1937) John Baxter, Hazel Ascot, Jack Barty, Davy Burnaby, Musical
An east London fishmonger’s young daughter (Hazel Ascot) is so grateful to Dr Hood (John Stuart) for saving her dog Patch after a road accident Read More »
Play Up the Band (1935) Harry Hughes, Stanley Holloway, Betty Ann Davies, Leslie Bradley, Comedy
The brass band of the Northern town of Hechdyke travel south to London to compete in a national contest. Read More »
The Baroness and the Butler (1938) Walter Lang, William Powell, Annabella, Helen Westley, Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Butler (Powell) gets elected to the Hungarian parliament where he opposes his master’s government.
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The Avenger (1931) Roy William Neill, Buck Jones, Dorothy Revier, Otto Hoffman, Romance, War, Western
In 1849, Joaquin Murietta, son of a wealthy Spanish grandee, has a bitter street quarrel with three rough prospectors. Read More »
Unknown Valley (1933) Lambert Hillyer, Buck Jones, Cecilia Parker, Wade Boteler, Western
Looking for his missing father, Joe Gordon heads into the desert where Elders from a secret village find him unconscious. Read More »
The Nitwits (1935) George Stevens, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Fred Keating, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Johnnie is a would-be songwriter; Newton is a would-be inventor. Both work at a cigar stand in the lobby of an office building. Read More »