
Tony Malatini, a puppeteer, at Paris’ Theatre des Marionettes notices that his audience consists of only 7 people. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
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 »
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 »