
In 1845 London, the Barrett family is ruled with an iron fist by its stern widowed patriarch, Edward Moulton-Barrett. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Babes in Toyland / March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934) Gus Meins, Charley Rogers, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Virginia Karns

Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep’s Read More »
Clive of India (1935) Richard Boleslawski, Ronald Colman, Loretta Young, Colin Clive

In the mid-1700’s the East India Company has power over commerce on the sub-continent, with the blessings of the British government. Read More »
Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks (1931) Douglas Fairbanks, Victor Fleming, Duke Kahanamoku

An early example of a “vanity” production, this feature-length documentary is comprised of glorified home movies Read More »
Entrée des artistes / The Curtain Rises (1938) Marc Allégret, Louis Jouvet, Claude Dauphin, Odette Joyeux

Isabelle, Cécilia et François, sont étudiants au conservatoire d’art dramatique. Read More »
Blessed Event (1932) Roy Del Ruth, Lee Tracy, Mary Brian, Dick Powell

Al Roberts writes a gossip column for the Daily Express. He will write about anyone and everyone as long as he gets the credit. Read More »
Tôkyô no onna / Woman of Tokyo (1933) Yasujirô Ozu, Yoshiko Okada, Ureo Egawa, Kinuyo Tanaka

Ryoichi and Chikako are brother and sister. They live together. Read More »
Thirteen Women (1932) George Archainbaud, Irene Dunne, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond

Thirteen women who were schoolmates send to a swami for their horoscopes. Read More »
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) John Ford, Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart, Claude Gillingwater

A few short hours after President Lincoln has been assassinated, Dr. Samuel Mudd Read More »
Feet First (1930) Clyde Bruckman, Harold Lloyd, Barbara Kent, Robert McWade

Ambitious shoe salesman, Harold, unknowingly meets the boss’ daughter and tells her he is a leather tycoon. Read More »