
Mathilde Strangerson, the daughter of an eminent scientist, narrowly escapes being murdered in her own bedroom by an unknown assailant. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Conquest (1937) Clarence Brown

A Polish countess becomes Napoleon Bonaparte’s mistress at the urging of Polish leaders who feel she could influence him to make Poland independent. Read More »
A Love Story (1933) Max Ophüls

A young German officer’s (Wolfgang Liebeneiner) life is turned upside when he tries to end Read More »
Manhattan Parade (1931) Lloyd Bacon

The John Roberts Costume Company is being run super-efficiently by Doris Roberts Read More »
The Phantom of Paris (1931) John S. Robertson

Bibi is a world class escape artist, but he cannot escape the false murder charge that is placed on him. Read More »
Medium-Class Train (1933) Treno popolare

A summertime daytrip along the railway line Rome-Orvieto on a special-fare train, a group of diverse and lively characters. Read More »
Menace (1934) Ralph Murphy, Gertrude Michael

Menace is a very fast-paced dark house murder mystery with a plot centering around three people who are targeted Read More »
Raffles (1930) George Fitzmaurice

A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life–he is the notorious jewel thief the press has dubbed “The Amateur Cracksman”. Read More »
High Pressure (1932) Mervyn LeRoy

Gar Evans is a “high pressure” promoter who tends to be unrealistically optimistic about his projects and exaggerates the chance of success. Read More »
Der Choral von Leuthen / The Anthem of Leuthen (1933) Carl Froelich, Walter Supper, Otto Gebühr, Olga Tschechowa, Elga Brink

The story of the rise to power of King Frederick II (aka “Frederick the Great”) Read More »