G-Man Chester Morris poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which preys upon other hoodlums. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Show Them No Mercy! (1935) George Marshall, Rochelle Hudson, Cesar Romero, Bruce Cabot
The title refers to the government’s plan at the time for putting an end to a lucrative racket, kidnapping. Read More »
A Woman Crying in Spring (1933) Hiroshi Shimizu, Akiko Chihaya, Ryuko Fuji, Shizue Hyôdô
Described by David Bordwell as ‘probably the greatest revelation’ of the retrospective of Shochiku’s Read More »
The Lost Jungle (1934) David Howard, Armand Schaefer, Clyde Beatty, Cecilia Parker, Syd Saylor
Animal trainer Clyde Beatty heads a rescue party in search of his girl, Ruth, and her father who get lost looking for an uncharted island. Read More »
Hard to Get (1938) Ray Enright, Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland, Charles Winninger
When spoiled young heiress Maggie Richards tries to charge some gasoline at an auto camp run by Bill Davis Read More »
With Byrd at the South Pole (1930) William Van Der Veer, Joe Rucker, Richard E. Byrd, Clair D. Alexander, Bernt Balchen
With Byrd at the South Pole (1930) is a documentary film about Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd Read More »
Ladies in Love (1936) Edward H. Griffith, Janet Gaynor, Loretta Young, Constance Bennett
Three working girls in Budapest pool their resources to get a better apartment Read More »
The Phantom Fiend / The Lodger (1932) Maurice Elvey, Ivor Novello, Elizabeth Allan, A.W. Baskcomb
A maniac is terrorizing London, stalking and murdering street-women at night. Read More »
The Baroness and the Butler (1938) Walter Lang, William Powell, Annabella, Helen Westley
A Butler (Powell) gets elected to the Hungarian parliament where he opposes his master’s government. Read More »
Music Is Magic (1935) George Marshall, Alice Faye, Ray Walker, Bebe Daniels
Vaudevillians supporting the musical efforts of aging Hollywood star Diane de Valle decide Read More »