An actress is murdered in the midst of shooting a dance sequence for her latest picture, with Inspector Steve Trent on the case. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
They Gave Him a Gun (1937) W.S. Van Dyke, Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, Franchot Tone
Jimmy is drafted and ends up in Fred’s troop on his way to Europe. Read More »
Doctor X (1932) Michael Curtiz, Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Lee Tracy
A monster lurks as New York newspaperman Lee Taylor investigates one of the “Moon Killer” murders Read More »
I Am Suzanne! (1933) Rowland V. Lee, Lilian Harvey, Gene Raymond, Leslie Banks
Tony Malatini, a puppeteer, at Paris’ Theatre des Marionettes notices that his audience consists of only 7 people. Read More »
Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy – Disc Five (1934-35) Vitaphone in TECHNICOLOR!
In 1926, Warner Bros.’ Vitaphone branch made movie history with its “sound-on-disc” recording process, and the studio-within-a-studio would go on to make a variety of short subjects Read More »
Marie Galante (1934) Henry King, Spencer Tracy, Ketti Gallian, Ned Sparks
Marie Galante, a pretty French deliverer of telegrams, is inadvertently abducted by a drunken sea captain bound for Central America. Read More »
Afraid to Talk (1932) Edward L. Cahn, Eric Linden, Sidney Fox, Tully Marshall
Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taking payoffs. Read More »
The Texas Rangers (1936) King Vidor, Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie, Jean Parker
Jim Hawkins and Wahoo Jones are stagecoach robbers who head to Texas to find Sam McGee, their partner. Read More »
Schatten der Vergangenheit (1936) Werner Hochbaum, Luise Ullrich, Gustav Diessl, Lucie Höflich
The story was an obvious forerunner to A Stolen Life with Bette Davis with Luise Ullrich playing a double role of two twins Read More »
Raid in St. Pauli AKA Razzia in St. Pauli (1932) Werner Hochbaum, Gina Falckenberg, Friedrich Gnaß, Wolfgang Zilzer
Illustrates both the powerlessness of the ordinary worker as well as an intimate portrait Read More »
Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry (1937) Alfred E. Green, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Sophie Tucker
Cricket West is a hopeful actress with a plan and a pair of vocal chords that bring down the house. Read More »
Anything Goes (1936) Lewis Milestone, Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Charles Ruggles
A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. Read More »
End of an Affair AKA So endete eine Liebe (1934) Karl Hartl, Paula Wessely, Willi Forst, Gustaf Gründgens
The political advisor to the French emperor Napoleon, and the Austrian emperor Franz I Read More »
Whipsaw (1935) Sam Wood, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, Harvey Stephens
Vivian, Ed and Harry steal jewels in Paris. In New York government agent McBride accompanies Vivian Read More »
Son of a Sailor (1933) Lloyd Bacon, Joe E. Brown, Jean Muir, Frank McHugh
Sailor Handsome from the aircraft carrier Saratoga meets in San Francisco Helen, a relative of his admiral. Read More »