Tag Archives: 1930s

Advertising executive Preston ‘Pat’ Patton is fired from his job by Col. Allenby when he offends his daughter Mary Elizabeth. Read More »

In his will Langham leaves his ranch to his daughter Cody but makes Gene the executor. When Gene refuses to let her marry Cummings, Cummings tries to have Gene killed. Read More »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

A beautiful ghetto girl works her fingers to the bone in hopes of escaping the oppressive poverty of her home. Read More »

Barnstorming pilots Speed Condon, Bill Adams, and Eddie Smith travel the country with their manager, Alec Dugan, performing at fairs and air shows and hawking rides for the locals. Read More »