Tag Archives: 1930s
Caught Plastered (1931) William A. Seiter, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Dorothy Lee, Comedy
Stranded vaudevillians help save a small-town druggist from bankruptcy.
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Panic on the Air (1936) D. Ross Lederman, Lew Ayres, Florence Rice, Benny Baker, Drama
While trying to figure out why a ball player failed to play in a recent game, a radio newscaster stumbles upon a curious story Read More »
The Great Garrick (1937) James Whale, Brian Aherne, Olivia de Havilland, Edward Everett Horton, Comedy, Romance
The Great Garrick (Brian Aherne) is the most celebrated London theater actor of his day (eighteenth century) and is invited to Paris to star at the Comedie Francaise, the most important theatre in France. Read More »
The Divorcee (1930) Robert Z. Leonard, Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Chester Morris, Romance, Drama
Jerry and Ted are young, in love, and part of the New York ‘in-crowd’. Jerry’s decision to marry Ted crushes a yearning Paul. Read More »
The Working Man (1933) John G. Adolfi, George Arliss, Bette Davis, Theodore Newton, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Successful wealthy shoe manufacturer John Reeves takes a vacation, leaving his business in the hands of his nephew. Read More »
The Silver Horde (1930) George Archainbaud, Evelyn Brent, Joel McCrea, Louis Wolheim, Drama
Boyd Emerson loves the wealthy Mildred Wayland, but so does Boyd’s unscrupulous rival in the Yukon salmon fisheries, Frederick Marsh. Read More »
Vessel of Wrath / The Beachcomber (1938) Erich Pommer, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Robert Newton, Drama, Adventure
Ginger Ted, AKA Edward Claude Wilson (Charles Laughton) a drunkard and womanizer, and Miss Jones,(Elsa Lanchester) a missionary, live in the Alas Islands. Read More »
Pilgrimage (1933) John Ford, Henrietta Crosman, Heather Angel, Norman Foster, Drama
Hannah Jessop (Henrietta Crosman) fears being abandoned by her son Jim (Norman Foster), and she doesn’t approve of his romance with Mary Saunders (Marian Nixon). Read More »
Inspector Hornleigh (1939) Eugene Forde, Gordon Harker, Alastair Sim, Miki Hood
When a landlady finds one of her tenants murdered, Inspector Hornleigh is sent to investigate. Read More »