
Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss, Mr. Asai, so she can pay her father’s debt, and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Otome-gokoro – Sannin-shimai / Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts (1935) Mikio Naruse, Chikako Hosokawa, Masako Tsutsumi, Ryuko Umezono

Three sisters earn money by being street musicians. A number of loosely linked episodes ensue as the sisters Read More »
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) Roy Del Ruth

Steve Raleight wants to produce a show on Broadway. He finds a backer, Herman Whipple and a leading lady, Sally Lee. Read More »
Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937) Wilhelm Thiele, Frank Morgan, Florence Rice, John Beal

A con man must pass himself off as the owner of a château on the French Riviera when he is expected to host his estranged daughter’s wedding. Read More »
The Upright Sinner / Der brave Sünder (1931) Fritz Kortner, Max Pallenberg, Heinz Rühmann, Dolly Haas

A small town bank official, entrusted with taking money to Vienna, spends some of it. Read More »
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939) W.S. Van Dyke, Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker

Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school’s annual production Read More »
The Ghost That Never Returns (1930) Abram Room, Boris Ferdinandov, A. Filippov, Karl Gurnyak

To all appearances set in an anonymous South-American republic, the film is a moving story Read More »
Caravan (1934) Erik Charell, Charles Boyer

The young Countess Wilma is forced to wed by midnight or lose her inheritance. Read More »
Barcarole (1935) Gerhard Lamprecht, Lída Baarová, Willy Birgel, Gustav Fröhlich

Loosely taken from Tales of Hoffman: in decadent 1911 Venice Read More »
Dark Journey (1937) Victor Saville, Conrad Veidt, Vivien Leigh, Joan Gardner

World War I is raging, but Swedish store clerk Madeleine Goddard (Vivien Leigh) has not aligned herself with either side. Read More »