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Tag Archives: 1930s
Madame Bovary (1934) Jean Renoir, Max Dearly, Valentine Tessier, Pierre Renoir
Soon after the death of his first wife (whose dowry was inadequate), Charles Bovary Read More »
They Drive by Night (1938) Arthur B. Woods, Emlyn Williams, Anna Konstam, Allan Jeayes
A convict, just out of prison, is implicated in a murder and goes on the run, hitching a ride with a truck driver. Read More »
The Star Maker (1939) Roy Del Ruth, Bing Crosby, Louise Campbell, Linda Ware
A penniless song writer, Larry Earl, is convinced he is going places in shown business Read More »
Horse Feathers (1932) Norman Z. McLeod, Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff has just been installed as the new president of Huxley College. Read More »
My Son Is Guilty (1939) Charles Barton, Bruce Cabot, Julie Bishop, Harry Carey
Tim Kerry, a cop on the beat in Hell’s Kitchen, welcomes his grown son Ritzy home after a two-year prison term. Read More »
Crown of Thorns AKA Unmögliche Liebe (1932) Erich Waschneck, Asta Nielsen, Ery Bos, Ellen Schwanneke
A deranged woman artist falls in love with an young sculptor. The impossible love ends tragically. Read More »
Fric-Frac (1939) Maurice Lehmann, Fernandel, Michel Simon, Arletty
Marcel works as assistant to a jeweller whose bossy daughter Renée keeps hitting on him. Read More »
Hélène (1936) Jean Benoît-Lévy, Madeleine Renaud, Jean-Louis Barrault, Constant Rémy
Helene Wilfur is a brilliant student at a medical school devoted to research Read More »
The Sin Ship (1931) Louis Wolheim, Mary Astor, Ian Keith
A minister and his wife miss their steamer, so they manage to gain passage on the gruff Read More »
Smart Woman (1931) Gregory La Cava, Mary Astor, Robert Ames, John Halliday
After an extended stay in Paris to care for her ailing mother, wealthy Nancy Gibson Read More »
July 14 AKA Quatorze Juillet (1933) René Clair, Annabella, George Rigaud, Raymond Cordy
Jean is a young cab driver. Anna, a flower-girl neighbour, is in love with him. Read More »
He and His Sister AKA Er und seine Schwester (1931) Karel Lamac, Anny Ondra, Vlasta Burian, Berthe Ostyn
The postman Brabec is known for his humour and is a welcome guest at the music-hall Read More »
Rebound (1931) Edward H. Griffith, Ina Claire, Robert Ames, Myrna Loy
Story of a girl’s unhappiness after her marriage to a man just jilted Read More »
A Bride for Henry (1937) William Nigh, Anne Nagel, Warren Hull, Henry Mollison
On the day of her wedding a young woman’s fiancé doesn’t show up, sleeping off the results Read More »