Homespun vaudeville monologist Chic Sale repeats his “old geezer” characterization in Warner Bros.’ Stranger in Town. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Limehouse Blues (1934) Alexander Hall, George Raft, Jean Parker, Anna May Wong
Fresh from Chinatown in New York, Harry Young has taken over the illegal import business Read More »
Spendthrift (1936) Raoul Walsh, Henry Fonda, Pat Paterson, Mary Brian
A profligate, polo-playing playboy (Henry Fonda) is married to a beautiful but superficial heiress (Mary Brian). Read More »
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) William A. Seiter, Alice Faye, Tony Martin, Fred Allen
Three manicurists hope to become entertainers through the auspices of their wisecracking agent (Fred Allen). Read More »
Face in the Sky (1933) Harry Lachman, Spencer Tracy, Marian Nixon, Stuart Erwin
Sign painters Joe and Lucky travel around New England looking for jobs. After Joe uses Madge as a model, she hides in their wagon. Read More »
The Bohemian Girl (1936) James W. Horne, Charley Rogers, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Thelma Todd
A band of Gypsies are camped outside the walls of Count Arnheim’s palace. Read More »
The Night Is Young (1935) Dudley Murphy, Ramon Novarro, Evelyn Laye, Charles Butterworth
Based on a story by Vicki Baum, the Sigmund Romberg-Oscar Hammerstein operetta The Night is Young is set in Vienna during the Franz Josef era. Read More »
Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938) James P. Hogan, John Howard, Heather Angel, H.B. Warner
Captain Hugh C.”Bulldog” Drummond (John Howard) and his ever-loving and patient fiancée, Phyllis Clavering (Heather Angel). Read More »
Calling the Tune (1936) Reginald Denham, Thorold Dickinson, Adele Dixon, Sally Gray, Sam Livesey
Calling the Tune offers a fascinating look at the fledgeling gramophone industry as it tries to solve the problems of reliable recording and production methods. Read More »
Madame and Wife AKA Madamu to nyôbô (1931) Heinosuke Gosho, Atsushi Watanabe, Kinuyo Tanaka, Mitsuko Ichimura
A writer struggles to finish his story against many distractions, but the jazz party next door proves to be too much. Read More »
Let’s Make a Night of It (1937) Graham Cutts, Charles ‘Buddy’ Rogers, June Clyde, Claire Luce
The exclusive Boydell family, members of the “400” set, suddenly became owners of two nightclubs Read More »
Here Comes Carter (1936) William Clemens, Ross Alexander, Glenda Farrell, Anne Nagel
Kent Carter is just a regular Joe who works at a movie studio and observes interesting behavior concerning actors. Read More »
People on Sunday AKA Menschen am Sonntag (1930) Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer, Erwin Splettstößer, Brigitte Borchert, Wolfgang von Waltershausen
Edwin, a taxi driver, lives with Annie, a neurasthenic model. They plan to spend Sunday at the Nikolassee beach with Wolfgang Read More »
The King Steps Out (1936) Josef von Sternberg, Franchot Tone, Grace Moore, Walter Connolly
Princess is destined to marry the Emperor, until her sister steps in. Read More »
The Murder Man (1935) Tim Whelan, Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Virginia Bruce
Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. Read More »