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Tag Archives: 1930s
The River AKA Reka (1933) Josef Rovenský, Jarmila Beránková, Vasa Jalovec, Jaroslav Vojta
Poetic folk tale, set in the beautiful Czech countryside, of two 14-year-olds who fall in love. Read More »
Crime and Punishment (1935) Josef von Sternberg, Edward Arnold, Peter Lorre, Marian Marsh
Roderick Raskolnikov, a brilliant criminology student and writer, becomes embittered by poverty and his inability to support his family. 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 »
The Show Goes On (1937) Basil Dean, Gracie Fields, Owen Nares, John Stuart
A mill worker is plucked from obscurity and thrust towards fame and fortune when an ailing composer needs a singer to perform his work. Read More »
Sing As We Go! (1934) Basil Dean, Gracie Fields, John Loder, Dorothy Hyson
When the textile mill closes, putting her out of work, Gracie finds herself experiencing all of the amusements of Blackpool. Read More »
Six of a Kind (1934) Leo McCarey, Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, W.C. Fields
The Whinneys share expenses for their trip to Hollywood with George and Gracie and thier Great Dane. Read More »
Look Up and Laugh (1935) Basil Dean, Gracie Fields, Vivien Leigh, Douglas Wakefield
Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain. Read More »
A Brother and His Younger Sister AKA Ani to sono imoto (1939) Yasujirô Shimazu, Reikichi Kawamura, Michiko Kuwano, Kuniko Miyake
A man who works late hours at a deadening job lives together with his wife and his younger sister. Read More »
Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht AKA It Was a Gay Ballnight (1939) Carl Froelich, Zarah Leander, Aribert Wäscher, Hans Stüwe
1865. Katharina goes to a ball in Moscow. There she meets again Tchaikowsky, her first and only love. Read More »