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Tag Archives: 1930s
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) Alfred L. Werker, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino
Professor Moriarity has a scheme for stealing the crown jewels from the Tower of London. Read More »
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) Sidney Lanfield, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Richard Greene
On his uncle’s death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from abroad Read More »
The Admiral’s Secret (1934) Guy Newall, Edmund Gwenn, Aubrey Mather, James Raglan
Edmund Gwenn is a retired naval officer who has acquired an old valuable relic by force. Read More »
Four Hours to Kill! (1935) Mitchell Leisen, Richard Barthelmess, Joe Morrison, Gertrude Michael
A detective who has “four hours to kill” before delivering his prisoner, an escaped killer Read More »
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) Henry Hathaway, Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell
The 41st Bengal Lancers are stationed on the Northwest Frontier of British India Read More »
Design for Living (1933) Ernst Lubitsch, Fredric March, Gary Cooper, Miriam Hopkins
Two Americans sharing a flat in Paris, playwright Tom Chambers and painter George Curtis, fall for free-spirited Gilda Farrell. Read More »
Boudu saved from drowning (1932) Jean Renoir, Michel Simon, Marcelle Hainia, Sévérine Lerczinska
Boudu, a tramp, jumps into the Seine. He is rescued by Mr Lestingois, a gentle and good bookseller, who gives shelter to him. Read More »
Avalanche (1937) Mikio Naruse, Hideo Saeki, Ranko Edogawa, Noboru Kiritachi
This film, directed by Mikio Naruse, is a study of a one-year marriage that begins to crumble. Read More »
China Clipper (1936) Ray Enright, Pat O’Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Beverly Roberts
Inspired by Lindbergh’s flight, Dave Logan sets out with a Washington-Philadelphia airline but suffers financial problems. Read More »