Madcap debutante Melsa Manton finds a body in a deserted house. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
The Villiers Diamond (1938) Bernard Mainwaring, Edward Ashley, Evelyn Ankers, Frank Birch
The grape sized flawless diamond was stolen two years ago and the thief is just getting out of prison. Read More »
Tokyo Chorus (1931) Yasujirô Ozu
Mr. Omura, a teacher, leads a group of male students in an outdoor drill. Read More »
Five and Ten (1931) Robert Z. Leonard, Marion Davies, Leslie Howard, Richard Bennett
John owns the largest chain of five and ten cent stores in the country. He moves his family to New York from Kansas City and their life Read More »
The Man Who Played God (1932) John G. Adolfi, George Arliss, Bette Davis, Violet Heming
Montgomery Royle is a famed pianist whose student, the much younger Grace Blair, believes herself to be in love with him. Read More »
Man of Aran (1934) Robert J. Flaherty, Colman ‘Tiger’ King, Maggie Dirrane, Michael Dirrane
In this blend of documentary and fictional narrative from pioneering filmmaker Robert Flaherty Read More »
Once to Every Woman (1934) Lambert Hillyer, Ralph Bellamy, Fay Wray, Walter Connolly
During a number of bizarre cases, a dedicated nurse finds love with one doctor while she resents another new doctor who is extremely talented. Read More »
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939) Norman Foster, Sidney Toler, Cesar Romero, Pauline Moore
A novelist friend of Charlie’s appears to have committed suicide. Read More »
The Bitch AKA La chienne (1931) Jean Renoir, Michel Simon, Janie Marèse, Georges Flamant
Cashier Maurice Legrand is married to Adele, a terror. Read More »
Reported Missing! (1937) Milton Carruth, William Gargan, Jean Rogers, Dick Purcell
A gang is sabotaging planes so that when they crash, the corpses can be robbed. Read More »