Baron Leopold von Ragastein impersonates his noble lookalike Sir Everard Dominey at the vast Dominey Hall, where strange things are afoot in pre-WW1 England. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Sons of the Desert (1933) William A. Seiter, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, Comedy
So that he and Stan can sneak away to Chicago and attend the annual “Sons of the Desert” lodge convention, Ollie pretends to be sick Read More »
Boy of the Streets (1937) William Nigh, Jackie Cooper, Maureen O’Connor, Kathleen Burke, Drama
New York City teen Chuck Brennan (Jackie Cooper) gets involved with a gang and tries to make his way on the streets, inspired by his shifty father, Foggy (Guy Usher). Read More »
Osaka Elegy / Naniwa erejî (1936) Kenji Mizoguchi, Isuzu Yamada, Seiichi Takegawa, Chiyoko Ôkura, Drama
Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss, Mr. Asai, so she can pay her father’s debt, and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement. Read More »
There Goes My Heart (1938) Norman Z. McLeod, Fredric March, Virginia Bruce, Patsy Kelly, Comedy, Romance
Seeing her chance, 25-year-old heiress (Virginia Bruce) flees from her over-protective grandfather with none of her fortune in her purse. Read More »
Strictly Dynamite (1934) Elliott Nugent, Jimmy Durante, Lupe Velez, Norman Foster, Comedy, Musical
When timid aspiring poet Nick Montgomery loses his book reviewing job, his wife Sylvia convinces him to write gags for radio comedian Moxie Slaight. Read More »
Professor Beware (1938) Elliott Nugent, Harold Lloyd, Phyllis Welch, William Frawley, Comedy
Egyptologist, Dean Lambert (Lloyd), accused of car-theft, skips bail and begins a cross-country trek to join a group in New York headed for Egypt. Read More »
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933) Mark Sandrich, Charles Farrell, Wynne Gibson, William Gargan, Comedy, Romance
When Aggie’s boyfriend Red is sent to jail, she meets a mild-mannered man and decides to turn him into a real man. Read More »
Love Is a Headache (1938) Richard Thorpe, Gladys George, Franchot Tone, Ted Healy, Comedy, Romance
It’s a screwball comedy about Broadway star Carlotta Lee (Gladys George) who is pushed by her press agent (Ted Healy) into adopting an orphaned brother and sister Read More »
Self Made Lady (1932) George King, Heather Angel, Henry Wilcoxon, Amy Veness, Drama, Romance
A beautiful ghetto girl works her fingers to the bone in hopes of escaping the oppressive poverty of her home. Read More »