
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 »
Tag Archives: 1930s
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 »
Sky Bride (1932) Stephen Roberts, Richard Arlen, Jack Oakie, Virginia Bruce, Drama

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 »
Made on Broadway (1933) Harry Beaumont, Robert Montgomery, Sally Eilers, Madge Evans, Comedy, Drama

Jeff is the supreme press agent who has his own private club where the rich and powerful meet and drink for free. Read More »
Ceiling Zero (1936) Howard Hawks, James Cagney, Pat O’Brien, June Travis, Adventure, Drama, Romance

War veteran pilots Dizzy Davis, Texas Clark and Jake Lee are working in an airline. Read More »
Easy to Love (1934) William Keighley

Carol feels, for whatever reason, that her husband, John, has grown indifferent to her, and is on a quest to find out why, suspecting another woman. Read More »