Late nineteenth century. Young Kohana is sent to Yoshiwara, a suburb of Tokyo where exercise the profession of geisha. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
In Old Monterey (1939) Joseph Kane, Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey
The Army wants the ranchers land and the Borax plant for their maneuvers. Read More »
Love Before Breakfast (1936) Walter Lang, Carole Lombard, Preston Foster, Cesar Romero
Kay Colby (Carole Lombard) is a Park Avenue beauty with two suitors: Bill Wadsworth (Cesar Romero) Read More »
Spawn of the North (1938) Henry Hathaway, George Raft, Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour
Two Alaskan salmon fishermen, Tyler Dawson (skipper of the “Who Cares”) and Jim Kimmerlee of the “Old Reliable,” are lifelong pals. Read More »
The Impatient Maiden (1932) James Whale, Lew Ayres, Mae Clarke, Una Merkel
Myron Brooks, a medical-school student, graduates and starts his internship at a hospital. Read More »
Bulldog Drummond’s Bride (1939) James P. Hogan, John Howard, Heather Angel, H.B. Warner
A bank-robbery in London prevents – again – the marriage of Bulldog Drummond with his girlfriend. Read More »
Dangerous Number (1937) Richard Thorpe, Robert Young, Ann Sothern, Reginald Owen
Hank Medhill, artificial silk manufacturer, has returned to the U.S. from Japan to learn that his former girlfriend, Eleanor Breen is about to marry. Read More »
Tudor Rose (1936) Robert Stevenson, Nova Pilbeam, Cedric Hardwicke, John Mills
A dramatization of Lady Jane Grey’s short life, from her forced marriage (which she resisted) Read More »
The Man Outside (1933) George A. Cooper, Henry Kendall, John Turnbull, Cyril Raymond
A murder at a country house centres around the whereabouts of a horde Read More »
Smilin’ Through (1932) Sidney Franklin, Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Leslie Howard
John has lead a solitary life for thirty years since the death of Moonyeen Clare. Read More »