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Tag Archives: 1930s
Fools for Scandal (1938) Mervyn LeRoy, Carole Lombard, Fernand Gravey, Ralph Bellamy
Rene is broke and Kay is a rich actress visiting Paris. They meet, share a cab and dinner. Read More »
Life Begins in College (1937) William A. Seiter, Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz
When a wealthy Indian student endows the college so they can keep the football coach rumor Read More »
To Siberia AKA Na Sybir (1930) Henryk Szaro, Adam Brodzisz, Jadwiga Smosarska, Mieczyslaw Frenkiel
A rebel fights against the early 20th century occupation of Poland by the Russian Czar, and is sentenced to Siberia. Read More »
The King Murder (1932) Richard Thorpe, Conway Tearle, Natalie Moorhead, Marceline Day
A beautiful blonde makes a career out of seducing and then blackmailing wealthy married men. Read More »
Prosperity (1932) Sam Wood, Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, Anita Page
In 1925, John becomes President of the prosperous Warren Bank when Maggie retires. Read More »
The Mine with the Iron Door (1936) David Howard, Richard Arlen, Cecilia Parker, Henry B. Walthall
Having acquired the controlling interest in the Eureka Discovery Corporation for five-hundred dollars Read More »
The Sleeping Cardinal (1931) Leslie S. Hiscott, Arthur Wontner, Ian Fleming, Minnie Rayner
Card cheat Ronald Adair hears a disembodied voice coming from a painting of a cardinal Read More »
The Stranger’s Return (1933) King Vidor, Lionel Barrymore, Miriam Hopkins, Franchot Tone
Miriam Hopkins plays Louise Starr, who gets divorced from her husband Read More »
Jennie Gerhardt (1933) Marion Gering, Sylvia Sidney, Donald Cook, Mary Astor
Jennie Gerhardt, the daughter of poverty-stricken, but hard-working parents Read More »
Sant Tukaram (1936) Vishnupant Govind Damle, Sheikh Fattelal, Vishnupant Pagnis, Gauri, B. Nandrekar
This classic film chronicles the life of Tukaram (17th C.), one of Maharashtra’s most popular saint poets Read More »
Thunder Afloat (1939) George B. Seitz, Wallace Beery, Chester Morris, Virginia Grey
Thunder Afloat is set during the first world war. Wallace Beery plays an veteran tugboat Read More »
There’s Always a Woman (1938) Alexander Hall, Joan Blondell, Melvyn Douglas, Mary Astor
An investigator for the District Attorney’s office quits to open his own detective agency. Read More »
Tiger Bay (1934) J. Elder Wills, Anna May Wong, Henry Victor, Lawrence Grossmith
A young Englishman abroad, Michael, visits the local low-life spot of Tiger Bay Read More »
‘G’ Men (1935) William Keighley, James Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, Ann Dvorak
It’s the early days of the F.B.I. – federal agents working for the Department of Justice. Read More »