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Tag Archives: 1930s
Supernatural (1933) Victor Halperin, Carole Lombard, Randolph Scott, Alan Dinehart, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In New York city, Ruth Rogan is convicted of killing 3 of her lovers and sentenced to be executed. Read More »
When Tomorrow Comes (1939) John M. Stahl, Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Barbara O’Neil, Drama, Romance
Romance and heartbreak walk hand-in-hand when Philip Chagal accidentally meets Helen Lawrence in a restaurant where she is a waitress. Read More »
The Sea God (1930) George Abbott, Richard Arlen, Fay Wray, Eugene Pallette, Adventure
This South Seas adventure yarn stars Fay Wray and Richard Arlen, both of whom seem to struggle a little with the new sound technology. Read More »
Land Without Bread (1933) Luis Buñuel, Abel Jacquin, Alexandre O’Neill, Documentary, Short
In this documentary short by director Luis Buñuel he travels to Las Hurdes, a remote region of Spain which was connected to the outside world only in 1922 with the completion of a road. Read More »
The Story Of Last Chrysanthemum (1939) Kenji Mizoguchi, Shôtarô Hanayagi, Kôkichi Takada, Ryôtarô Kawanami, Drama, Romance
In Tokyo in 1888, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adoptive son of an important actor, discovers that he is praised for his acting only because he is his father’s heir Read More »
Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht / I by Day, You by Night (1932) Ludwig Berger, Käthe von Nagy, Willy Fritsch, Amanda Lindner, Comedy, Musical, Romance
A nightclub waiter and a manicurist share the same room, he sleeps there by day and she by night. Read More »
High Pressure (1932) Mervyn LeRoy, William Powell, Evelyn Brent, George Sidney, Comedy
Gar Evans is a “high pressure” promoter who tends to be unrealistically optimistic about his projects and exaggerates the chance of success. Read More »
Ruggles Of Red Gap (1935) Leo McCarey, Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charles Ruggles, Comedy, Romance
While visiting Paris in 1908, upper class Lord Burnstead loses his butler playing poker. Read More »
La cieca di Sorrento / The Blind Woman of Sorrento (1934) Nunzio Malasomma, Dria Paola, Corrado Racca, Dino Di Luca, Drama
1834. After murdering a Marquesa, a robber fled with the loot, unaware that has been seen by the victim’s daughter. Read More »