Sent by President Lincoln to prevent an outlaw band from hampering the war effort, secret agent Red Colton is ambushed and his identity papers stolen Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Treachery Rides the Range (1936) Frank McDonald, Dick Foran, Paula Stone, Craig Reynolds, Music, Western
The Indians need the Buffalo to survive and the Government has promised to keep the herds free from hunters. Read More »
Maria Chapdelaine (1934) Julien Duvivier, Madeleine Renaud, Suzanne Desprès, Gaby Triquet, Drama
A young woman living with her family on the frontier in Quebec, Canada, endures the hardships of isolation and climate, and chooses between three suitors: a trapper, a farmer, and an immigrant from Paris. Read More »
Manhattan Melodrama (1934) W.S. Van Dyke, George Cukor, Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Orphans Edward “Blackie” Gallagher and Jim Wade are lifelong friends who take different paths in life. Blackie thrives on gambling and grows up to be a hard-nosed racketeer. Read More »
Stand-In (1937) Tay Garnett, Leslie Howard, Humphrey Bogart, Joan Blondell, Comedy, Romance
Atterbury Dodd is an efficiency expert who believes everything can be reduced to mathematics. He is sent to Hollywood to see whether Colossal Pictures is a good investment. Read More »
Back in Circulation (1937) Ray Enright, Pat O’Brien, Joan Blondell, Margaret Lindsay, Comedy, Mystery, Drama
Morning Express ace reporter ‘Timmy’ Blake uses her wiles and charms to get the scoop on rival papers, and keep her editor happy. Read More »
The Singing Marine (1937) Ray Enright, Dick Powell, Doris Weston, Lee Dixon, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Bob Brent, a young Marine from Arkansas, impresses his comrades with his singing ability, and they pitch in to send him to New York to compete in an amateur contest. Read More »
Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) Ray Enright, Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane, Hugh Herbert, Comedy, Musical, Romance
When the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to invite the Academy Ballet of America to compete for monetary prizes Read More »
The Public Menace (1935) Erle C. Kenton, Jean Arthur, George Murphy, Douglass Dumbrille, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Non-citizen Arthur marries reporter Murphy for a bogus gangster’s confession. A divorce is needed, and Murphy is fired. Read More »
Slim (1937) Ray Enright, Pat O’Brien, Henry Fonda, Stuart Erwin, Drama, Romance
Farmer slim joins a group of workers who are building power lines. Foreman Red teaches him all he needs and soon they become friends. Read More »