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Tag Archives: 1930s
The Bat Whispers (1930) Roland West, Chance Ward, Richard Tucker, Wilson Benge, Crime, Thriller, Horror, Drama, Mystery, Comedy

Despite advance warning to the police, who seal off the area, The Bat, a master criminal, steals a necklace from the safe in the house of a rich socialite. Read More »
Seas Beneath (1931) John Ford, George O’Brien

In the waning days of WWI, a U.S. “Mystery Ship,” sets sail for the coast of Spain towing a submarine. Read More »
The Cherokee Strip (1937) Noel M. Smith, Dick Foran, Jane Bryan, Robert Paige, Action, Music, Western

It’s the opening of the Cherokee Strip and Ling Carter has slipped in early and now controls the new town of Big Rock. Read More »
Trailin West (1936) Noel M. Smith, Dick Foran, Paula Stone, Bill Elliott, Western

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 »
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 »
Back in Circulation (1937) Ray Enright

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 »
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 »