An actress is murdered in the midst of shooting a dance sequence for her latest picture, with Inspector Steve Trent on the case. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
They Gave Him a Gun (1937) W.S. Van Dyke, Spencer Tracy, Gladys George, Franchot Tone
Jimmy is drafted and ends up in Fred’s troop on his way to Europe. Read More »
Doctor X (1932) Michael Curtiz, Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Lee Tracy
A monster lurks as New York newspaperman Lee Taylor investigates one of the “Moon Killer” murders Read More »
I Am Suzanne! (1933) Rowland V. Lee, Lilian Harvey, Gene Raymond, Leslie Banks
Tony Malatini, a puppeteer, at Paris’ Theatre des Marionettes notices that his audience consists of only 7 people. Read More »
Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy – Disc Five (1934-35)
In 1926, Warner Bros.’ Vitaphone branch made movie history with its “sound-on-disc” recording process, and the studio-within-a-studio would go on to make a variety of short subjects Read More »
Afraid to Talk (1932) Edward L. Cahn, Eric Linden, Sidney Fox, Tully Marshall
Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taking payoffs. Read More »
The Texas Rangers (1936) King Vidor, Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie, Jean Parker
Jim Hawkins and Wahoo Jones are stagecoach robbers who head to Texas to find Sam McGee, their partner. Read More »
Schatten der Vergangenheit (1936) Werner Hochbaum, Luise Ullrich, Gustav Diessl, Lucie Höflich
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 »
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
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 »