Chris Hunter is a sly newsreel reporter. While in Shanghai doing reports on the Chinese-Japanese war, he meets pilot Alma Harding. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Algiers (1938) John Cromwell, Charles Boyer, Hedy Lamarr, Sigrid Gurie, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Pepe Le Moko, a thief who escaped from France with a fortune in jewels, has for two years lived in, and virtually ruled, the mazelike, impenetrable Casbah, “native quarter” of Algiers. Read More »
Night Must Fall (1937) Richard Thorpe, Merle Tottenham, Kathleen Harrison, Dame May Whitty, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Crotchety old Mrs. Bransom hires a charming young man named Danny as a live-in companion. Read More »
Bed of Roses (1933) Gregory La Cava, Constance Bennett, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lorry and Minnie are ex-hookers who leave prison, determined to find the good life with rich men. Read More »
The Gay Bride (1934) Jack Conway, Carole Lombard, Chester Morris, Zasu Pitts, Comedy, Crime
Gangster Shoots Magiz is the producer of the show in which Mary is appearing. Read More »
My Woman (1933) Victor Schertzinger, Helen Twelvetrees, Victor Jory, Wallace Ford, Drama, Romance
Vaudeville hoofer’s wife Twelvetrees lies about her marital status to get hubby Ford a break with Jory, an honest radio executive. Read More »
Mama Steps Out (1937) George B. Seitz, Guy Kibbee, Alice Brady, Betty Furness, Comedy, Romance
After inheriting a fortune, the Cuppy family of Fort Wayne, Indiana go to France to “broaden” their cultural outlook, although father Leonard (Guy Kibbee) Read More »
Charlie Chan in London (1934) Eugene Forde, Warner Oland, Drue Leyton, Ray Milland, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After receiving congratulations from the Home Secretary for solving his most recent case, Charlie is sought out by Pamela Gray Read More »
The Bride Wore Red (1937) Dorothy Arzner, Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, Robert Young, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Count Armalia believes that the luck of birth is all that separates the rich from the poor. Read More »
High, Wide and Handsome (1937) Rouben Mamoulian, Irene Dunne, Randolph Scott, Dorothy Lamour, Musical, Western
The setting is a small town in 1870s Pennsylvania. Sally Waterson and her father have stopped in town with their traveling medicine show Read More »