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Tag Archives: 1930s
Maybe It’s Love (1935) William C. McGann, Gloria Stuart, Ross Alexander, Frank McHugh
Director William C. McGann’s 1935 film stars Gloria Stuart and Ross Alexander as a young couple in love who face economic woes once they’re wed. Read More »
Lady Killer (1937) Jean Grémillon, Jean Gabin, Mireille Balin, Pierre Etchepare
Lucien Bourrache, a good looking non-commissioned officer at the Spahis, is used to charm many women. Read More »
Over the Moon (1939) Thornton Freeland, William K. Howard, Merle Oberon, Rex Harrison, Ursula Jeans
Young Jane Benson just about manages to make ends meet running the large family house in Yorkshire. Read More »
Heat Lightning (1934) Mervyn LeRoy, Aline MacMahon, Ann Dvorak, Preston Foster
In the Mohave Desert, Olga runs a gas station, lunch counter, and auto camp with her younger sister Myra. Read More »
The Black King (1932) Bud Pollard, A.B. DeComathiere, Vivianne Baber, Knolly Mitchell
Fiery preacher Charcoal Johnson, though no model of sanctity, gains control of a Mississippi Baptist church Read More »
A Mother Should Be Loved (1934) Yasujirô Ozu, Yûkichi Iwata, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Den Ohinata
The film tells of the strained relationship between a mother and her two sons after the death of the family patriarch. Read More »
The Life of the Party (1930) Roy Del Ruth, Winnie Lightner, Irene Delroy, Jack Whiting
Broadway song-pluggers Flo and Dot, besieged with admirers, are fired; disgusted with men, they decide to become gold-diggers. Read More »
Billy the Kid (1930) King Vidor, Johnny Mack Brown, Wallace Beery, Kay Johnson
In this version of the Billy the Kid legend, Billy, after shooting down land baron William Donovan’s henchmen for killing Billy’s boss Read More »
Show Boat (1936) James Whale, Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger
Adaptation of the Broadway musical. Magnolia Hawks is the lovely but protected, and thus very naive Read More »