
A woman who is a member of a gang of con artists impersonates the mother of a wealthy blind man; she comes to feel a true motherly love for the young man, and refuses to try to cheat him. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Career Woman (1936) Lewis Seiler, Claire Trevor, Michael Whalen, Isabel Jewell, Drama

A girl accused of killing her father is defended unsuccessfully by a flashy lawyer and successfully by a new, straightforward one. Read More »
Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937) George Marshall, Otto Preminger, Victor McLaglen, Walter Connolly, Peter Lorre, Drama

After being in jail for seventeen years a crook is met by the girl he kidnapped as a baby. She now thinks he’s her father. Read More »
Battle of Broadway (1938) George Marshall, Allan Dwan, Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy, Gypsy Rose Lee, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Music, Romance

Two American Legionnaires on convention in New York share adventures and rivalries in an around show biz. Read More »
The Milky Way (1936) Leo McCarey, Ray McCarey, Harold Lloyd, Adolphe Menjou, Verree Teasdale, Comedy

Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan (Lloyd), somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. Read More »
The House of Fear (1939) Joe May, William Gargan, Irene Hervey, Dorothy Arnold, Crime, Thriller, Drama, Mystery

A detective goes undercover as a producer to investigate an actor’s murder, which occurred during the performance of a play. Read More »
Lovers and Luggers (1938) Ken G. Hall, Lloyd Hughes, Ann Richards, James Raglan, Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Daubeney Carshott, a concert pianist, leaves London to dive for pearls on Thursday Island in the South Seas at the whim of Stella Raff, his fiancée. Read More »
Ladies Man (1931) Lothar Mendes, William Powell, Kay Francis, Carole Lombard, Drama

A society gigolo goes after a rich mother and her daughter, but tries to find true happiness with his girlfriend, who is neither rich nor in “society.” Read More »
Under Pressure (1935) Raoul Walsh, Edmund Lowe, Victor McLaglen, Florence Rice, Drama

Two members of a crew of “sandhogs”, men who work on an underwater tunnel project, battle each other over the same woman and a rival team of sandhogs to see who will finish their half of the tunnel first, with the winning team getting more money and guaranteed future work. Read More »
Ann Carvers Profession (1933) Edward Buzzell, Fay Wray, Gene Raymond, Claire Dodd, Drama

After graduation from Hampden University, Bill “Lightning” Graham, a football star, and Ann Carver, who just passed her bar exam, marry. Read More »