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Tag Archives: 1930s
The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939) Herbert I. Leeds, Cesar Romero, Marjorie Weaver, Chris-Pin Martin
Just as Harbison kills a miner, Cisco and Gordito arrive and the dying miner rips his map into three pieces. Read More »
The Puritan AKA Le puritain (1938) Jeff Musso, Pierre Fresnay, Jean-Louis Barrault, Viviane Romance
A religious fanatic finds his entire life and philosophy turned upside-down as he falls in love with a girl Read More »
The Kid from Kokomo (1939) Lewis Seiler, Pat O’Brien, Wayne Morris, Joan Blondell
A fight promoter finds his fighter, Wayne Morris, in the sticks, a country hick left Read More »
Dangerous Corner (1934) Phil Rosen, Virginia Bruce, Conrad Nagel, Melvyn Douglas
During a party, a number of rich young couples, childhood friends as well as partners Read More »
Two Sinners (1935) Arthur Lubin, Otto Kruger, Martha Sleeper, Minna Gombell
Kruger is an ex-convict who gets released after shooting a fellow who made a play for his wife. Read More »
Powdersmoke Range (1935) Wallace Fox, Harry Carey, Hoot Gibson, Boots Mallory
New ranch owners Tucson, Stony, and Lullaby find their legal papers missing and cattle rustled. Read More »
Maisie (1939) Edwin L. Marin, Robert Young, Ann Sothern, Ruth Hussey
Stranded, penniless in a small Wyoming town, Maisie Ravier flirts with Slim, the manager of Clifford Ames’ ranch. Read More »
Personal Property (1937) W.S. Van Dyke, Jean Harlow, Robert Taylor, Reginald Owen
Raymond Dabney returns to his family after trouble with the law. Read More »
Riffraff (1936) J. Walter Ruben, Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Una Merkel
Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie. He quits his poorly paid job Read More »
The Actress and the Poet AKA Joyû to shijin (1935) Mikio Naruse, Hiroshi Uruki, Sachiko Chiba, Kamatari Fujiwara
Ryuji Nagami’s script mandates a fairly straightforward comedy of nonconformism Read More »
Some Like It Hot (1939) George Archainbaud, Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Gene Krupa
Nicky Nelson is a fast-talking sideshow barker with a wax-and-alive concession on Atlantic City’s boardwalk. Read More »
The Squeaker (1937) William K. Howard, Edmund Lowe, Sebastian Shaw, Ann Todd
London’s jewel thieves are under the thumb of a mysterious fence Read More »
Panama Patrol (1939) Charles Lamont, Leon Ames, Charlotte Wynters, Adrienne Ames
The head of the cipher bureau, Phillip Waring, is about to marry his secretary Read More »
Squibs (1935) Henry Edwards, Betty Balfour, Gordon Harker, Stanley Holloway
Squibs, a cockney flower seller with a father overwhelmed by gambling debts wins Read More »