The story was an obvious forerunner to A Stolen Life with Bette Davis with Luise Ullrich playing a double role of two twins Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Raid in St. Pauli / Razzia in St. Pauli (1932) Werner Hochbaum, Gina Falckenberg, Friedrich Gnaß, Wolfgang Zilzer
Illustrates both the powerlessness of the ordinary worker as well as an intimate portrait Read More »
Anything Goes (1936) Lewis Milestone, Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Charles Ruggles
A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. Read More »
End of an Affair / So endete eine Liebe (1934) Karl Hartl, Paula Wessely, Willi Forst, Gustaf Gründgens
The political advisor to the French emperor Napoleon, and the Austrian emperor Franz I Read More »
Whipsaw (1935) Sam Wood, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, Harvey Stephens
Vivian, Ed and Harry steal jewels in Paris. In New York government agent McBride accompanies Vivian Read More »
Son of a Sailor (1933) Lloyd Bacon, Joe E. Brown, Jean Muir, Frank McHugh
Sailor Handsome from the aircraft carrier Saratoga meets in San Francisco Helen, a relative of his admiral. Read More »
Doubting Thomas (1935) David Butler, Will Rogers, Billie Burke, Alison Skipworth
A husband makes fun of his wife’s theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local production. Read More »
King of the Damned (1935) Walter Forde, Conrad Veidt, Helen Vinson, Noah Beery
An educated convict and prisoner leads a group of other inmates in a rebellion against Read More »
State Fair (1933) Henry King, Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, Lew Ayres
The Frake family attend the Iowa State Fair. Father Abel enters his Hampshire boar Read More »
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Frank Capra, James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains
Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers Read More »