One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Gambling Lady (1934) Archie Mayo, Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Pat O’Brien
A businesslike syndicate runs all the gambling joints in town; least profitable is honest Mike Lee’s. Read More »
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse / Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse (1933) Fritz Lang, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Otto Wernicke, Gustav Diessl
After a detective is assaulted by thugs and placed in an asylum run by Professor Baum (Oscar Beregi) Read More »
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935) William Hamilton, Edward Killy, Gene Raymond, Margaret Callahan, Eric Blore
A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. Read More »
5th Ave Girl (1939) Gregory La Cava, Ginger Rogers, Walter Connolly, Verree Teasdale
A wealthy man hires a poor girl to play his mistress in order to get more attention from his neglectful family. Read More »
Nana (1934) Dorothy Arzner, George Fitzmaurice, Anna Sten, Phillips Holmes, Lionel Atwill
Nana (Anna Sten) is a young woman who dreams of success in the entertainment world. Read More »
Cafe Society (1939) Edward H. Griffith, Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Shirley Ross
A wealthy young lady marries a reporter on a bet, but things might not work out so well when he finds out the truth. Read More »
Once a Doctor (1937) William Clemens, Jean Muir, Donald Woods, Gordon Oliver
Steven and Jerry are both young doctors, rivals professionally and for Paula Norland. Read More »
Walking Down Broadway (1938) Norman Foster, Claire Trevor, Phyllis Brooks, Leah Ray
Five closely knit showgirls sign a pact to reunite one year after the closing Read More »
On Again-Off Again (1937) Edward F. Cline, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Marjorie Lord
This wacky vaudeville-style romp casts the irreverent comedy team as feuding co-owners of a drug company Read More »