In Shanghai amidst Sino-Japanese warfare an adventurer (Sanders) collecting money Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
The Dancing Girl of Izu AKA Koi no hana saku Izu no odoriko (1933) Heinosuke Gosho, Kinuyo Tanaka, Den Ohinata, Tokuji Kobayashi
In this adaptation from Kawabata, a young student becomes friends with a brother Read More »
The Black Doll (1938) Otis Garrett, Donald Woods, Nan Grey, Edgar Kennedy
Nicholas Rood, dishonest mine owner, finds a Black Doll on his desk Read More »
That I May Live (1937) Allan Dwan, Rochelle Hudson, Robert Kent, J. Edward Bromberg
Crooks use a man’s safe-cracking skills then involve him in more crime Read More »
Devil’s Island (1939) William Clemens, Boris Karloff, Nedda Harrigan, James Stephenson
For treating a wounded revolutionary, respected brain surgeon Dr. Gaudet Read More »
Bad Little Angel (1939) Wilhelm Thiele, Virginia Weidler, Gene Reynolds, Guy Kibbee
A Bible-guided Victorian orphan befriends a bootblack in a strange town. Read More »
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) Peter Godfrey, Warren William, Ida Lupino, Rita Hayworth
A group of “spies” is after the plans for an anti-aircraft gun, and the leader Read More »
The Accusing Finger (1936) James P. Hogan, Paul Kelly, Marsha Hunt, Kent Taylor
An attorney is responsible for sending an innocent man to jail for a murder he did not commit. Read More »
Little Lise AKA La petite Lise (1930) Jean Grémillon, Pierre Alcover, Joe Alex, Alex Bernard
Victor Berthier, a good man but also a very jealous one, killed his wife in a fit of jealousy. Read More »
Green Eyes (1934) Richard Thorpe, Shirley Grey, Charles Starrett, Claude Gillingwater
The owner of a large mansion in the country throws a costume party for some of his friends. Read More »
Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) Sidney Lanfield, Alice Faye, Adolphe Menjou, Gregory Ratoff
Nightclub singer Joan Warren’s agent Nicky puts her into situations designed to advance her career. Read More »
Poppy (1936) A. Edward Sutherland, W.C. Fields, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Cromwell
Poppy, daughter of carnival medicine salesman Professor McGargle, falls in love with the Mayor’s son. Read More »
Activists AKA Aktivistit (1939) Risto Orko, Helena Kara, Tuulikki Paananen, Uuno Laakso
In 1916, Finland is still a part of Russian Empire. Eugen Schauman murders the governor Read More »
Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933) Lowell Sherman, Constance Cummings, Russ Columbo, Paul Kelly
Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan’s famous Broadway night spot. Read More »
A House Divided (1931) William Wyler, Walter Huston, Douglass Montgomery, Helen Chandler
In a small Pacific village, a widowed fisherman marries Read More »