In 1936 Chiba Sachiko had her third starring role in a Naruse picture, in which he returns to the milieu of the shoshimin-eiga. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
The Scoundrel (1935) Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Noël Coward, Julie Haydon, Stanley Ridges
A ruthless, cynical, hated publisher is killed in a plane crash, doomed to be a “restless” spirit for being unloved. Read More »
The Ugly Girl AKA Das häßliche Mädchen (1933) Henry Koster, Dolly Haas, Max Hansen, Otto Wallburg
The accounting department of an insurance company is looking for a new secretary. To prevent a repeat of the eternal love affairs between the employees Read More »
Catherine the Last AKA Katharina, die Letzte (1936) Henry Koster, Franciska Gaal, Hans Holt, Hans Olden
Hans, an idle young man, must find a way to reach her beloved one against her rich father’s firm opposition. Read More »
Burglars AKA Einbrecher (1930) Hanns Schwarz, Ralph Arthur Roberts, Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch
The young wife of a rich old husband is prevented of a fling by a gentleman-burglar, who falls in love to her. Read More »
Saratoga (1937) Jack Conway, Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Lionel Barrymore
Carol Clayton is the daughter of a horse breeder at Saratoga. Read More »
Cracked Nuts (1931) Edward F. Cline, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Dorothy Lee
To impress his fiancee’s aunt, a young man tries to become king in a small kingdom Read More »
Everybody Sing (1938) Edwin L. Marin, Allan Jones, Judy Garland, Fanny Brice
Judy Bellaire, played by Judy Garland, is the center of trouble at her exclusive private and very conservative school. Read More »
Miss Europe AKA Prix de beauté (1930) Augusto Genina, Louise Brooks, Georges Charlia, Augusto Bandini
Lucienne, typist and gorgeous bathing beauty, decides to enter the ‘Miss Europe’ pageant sponsored by the French newspaper she works for. Read More »
Forfaiture (1937) Marcel L’Herbier, Victor Francen, Sessue Hayakawa, Louis Jouvet
Un riche collectionneur japonais propose a Edith, dame du grand monde, de lui donner l’argent qu’elle a detourne Read More »
Guilty as Hell (1932) Erle C. Kenton, Edmund Lowe, Victor McLaglen, Richard Arlen
The sister of a convicted murder is convinced that he is innocent in this cat-and-mouse game where the murderer is always one step ahead until a final tense confrontation. Read More »
Hallelujah I’m a Bum (1933) Lewis Milestone, Al Jolson, Madge Evans, Frank Morgan
A New York tramp (Jolson) falls in love with the mayor’s amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt Read More »
Love in Bloom (1935) Elliott Nugent, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joe Morrison
A young girl runs away from her carnival family to make it in New York City and becomes involved with a handsome young songwriter. Read More »
Desert Gold (1936) James P. Hogan, Buster Crabbe, Tom Keene, Monte Blue
Chet Kasedon is after the Indians hidden gold mine but Chief Moya will not reveal it’s location. Read More »
Love in the Rough (1930) Charles Reisner, Robert Montgomery, Dorothy Jordan, Benny Rubin
When shipping clerk Jack Kelly is recruited by his employer to help his golf game, his boss insists he conceal his humble identity at the country club. Read More »