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Tag Archives: 1930s
The Benson Murder Case (1930) Frank Tuttle, William Powell, William ‘Stage’ Boyd, Eugene Pallette

A murder takes place virtually in front of Philo Vance’s eyes which, for all intents and purposes Read More »
Under Two Flags (1936) Frank Lloyd, Ronald Colman, Claudette Colbert, Victor McLaglen

Sergeant Victor comes to the French Foreign Legion after taking the blame for his brother’s crime. Read More »
One in a Million (1936) Sidney Lanfield

American theatrical manager (Menjou) discovers Henie preparing for the Olympics in Switzerland and brings her to Madison Square Garden. Read More »
Women Are Like That (1938) Stanley Logan, Kay Francis, Pat O’Brien, Ralph Forbes

A typical Francis vehicle of the time was Women are Like That, in which the star is cast as businesswoman Claire King Read More »
The Oklahoma Kid (1939) Lloyd Bacon

McCord’s gang robs the stage carrying money to pay Indians for their land Read More »
1,000 Dollars a Minute (1935) Aubrey Scotto, Roger Pryor, Leila Hyams, Edward Brophy

A down-on-his luck newspaperman finds himself the center of an experiment being conducted by two daffy millionaires–to see if someone can spend $1000 a minute Read More »
Tiger Shark (1932) Howard Hawks, Edward G. Robinson, Richard Arlen, Zita Johann

Mike is a great tuna fisherman though he lost a hand to a shark years earlier saving Pipes Boley. Read More »
Girls on Probation (1938) William C. McGann, Jane Bryan, Ronald Reagan, Anthony Averill

This film proves the old adage “You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but you shouldn’t pick friends who rob banks.” Read More »
British Agent (1934) Michael Curtiz, Leslie Howard, Kay Francis, William Gargan

It’s 1917. In Russia, the Communist revolution is in full swing. Stephen ‘Steve’ Locke is a British agent in Russia. Read More »