Attorney Tom Cardigan is the discontented “mouthpiece” for Vanny Powers’ mob. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
The Student of Prague AKA Der Student von Prag (1935) Arthur Robison, Anton Walbrook, Theodor Loos, Dorothea Wieck
Prague in the 1860s: Balduin is a popular, handsome student, the best fencer in town Read More »
The Countess of Monte-Christo AKA Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo (1932) Karl Hartl, Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Forster, Lucie Englisch
This is one of the few comedies that starred Brigitte Helm. Unlike most of his other films Read More »
Girls Can Play (1937) Lambert Hillyer, Julie Bishop, Charles Quigley, Rita Hayworth
Foy Harris (John Gallaudet) is a bootlegger selling illegal booze and also running a girl’s professional softball team Read More »
Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938) David Howard, Neil Hamilton, Evelyn Venable, Jimmy Wallington
A boxer is killed in the ring, and the only clue is a tune that a man was whistling. Read More »
Frontier Marshal (1939) Allan Dwan, Randolph Scott, Nancy Kelly, Cesar Romero
In the frontier town of Tombstone, Arizona, the charismatic Wyatt Earp (Randolph Scott) Read More »
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes’ Greatest Case (1932) Graham Cutts, Arthur Wontner, Isla Bevan, Ian Hunter
A young woman turns to Sherlock Holmes for protection when she’s menaced Read More »
No Place to Go (1939) Terry O. Morse, Dennis Morgan, Gloria Dickson, Fred Stone
Andrew Plummer is content living in an old soldiers home, but he agrees to move in with his son Read More »
Boys’ School AKA Les disparus de St. Agil (1938) Christian-Jaque, Erich von Stroheim, Michel Simon, Armand Bernard
In a college, three friends form a secret society. There objective – going to America. Read More »
Merlusse (1938) Marcel Pagnol, Henri Poupon, André Pollack, Annie Toinon
“Merlusse” is French schoolboy slang for codfish, and M. Blanchard, a professor at a certain lycée Read More »
Sweepstakes (1931) Albert S. Rogell, Eddie Quillan, Lew Cody, James Gleason
The exciting world of horse-racing provides the setting for this lively comedy Read More »
The Expert (1932) Archie Mayo, Charles ‘Chic’ Sale, Dickie Moore, Lois Wilson
An old yet spry man comes to Chicago to live with his son and daughter-in-law. Read More »
Sin Takes a Holiday (1930) Paul L. Stein, Constance Bennett, Kenneth MacKenna, Basil Rathbone
Dowdy Sylvia accepts her boss’ marriage proposal, even though he only Read More »
The Crisis is Over AKA La crise est finie (1934) Robert Siodmak, Beatrice Emanuel, Albert Préjean, Danielle Darrieux
A troupe is fired because ,on stage,they did a very bad joke: they locked up the star Read More »
6 Hours to Live (1932) William Dieterle, Warner Baxter, Miriam Jordan, John Boles
A murder victim is brought back to life by a scientific experiment. Read More »