When their mother dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher who has been the nanny to his 3 children but now has an infant to care for. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Le golem / The Golem (1936) Julien Duvivier, Harry Baur, Roger Karl, Charles Dorat, Fantasy, Horror
The Golem, a giant creature created out of clay by a rabbi, comes to life in a time of trouble to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
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Amphitryon / Happiness from the Clouds (1935) Reinhold Schünzel, Willy Fritsch, Paul Kemp, Käthe Gold, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Lamenting Thebian women are waiting for the men to come back from war. God Jupiter is attracted to one of them: Alkmene. Read More »
Broken Lullaby (1932) Ernst Lubitsch, Lionel Barrymore, Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes, Drama
A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript Read More »
God’s Gift To Women (1931) Michael Curtiz, Frank Fay, Laura La Plante, Joan Blondell, Comedy, Romance
Contemporary Casanova Toto loves beautiful women and pursues them shamelessly. Read More »
Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934) Edward Ludwig, Charles Ruggles, Ann Dvorak, Eugene Pallette, Comedy, Drama, Romance
After 20 years of writing for The Balance, Asaph has become a conservative shadow of his former self. Read More »
Stablemates (1938) Sam Wood, Wallace Beery, Mickey Rooney, Arthur Hohl, Drama, Sport
Wallace Beery plays eternally inebriated ex-veterinarian Tom Terry. An aspiring jockey Mickey (Mickey Rooney) idolizes Tom, who reciprocates by passing along horsemanship advice to the kid. Read More »
Man braucht kein Geld / We need no money (1932) Carl Boese, Hedy Lamarr, Heinz Rühmann, Hans Moser, Comedy
Family Brandt has lost its fortune in oil speculation, and they have great debts at the local bank. This one is threatened with its own crash due to lack of money. Read More »
The Scarlet Empress (1934) Josef von Sternberg, Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Drama, History, Romance
Young Princess Sophia of Germany is taken to Russia to marry the half-wit Grand Duke Peter, son of the Empress. Read More »
Five of a Kind (1938) Herbert I. Leeds, The Dionne Quintuplets, Yvonne Dionne, Cecile Dionne, Comedy, Drama
Hot on the trail of a missing heiress, ace New York reporter Duke Lester outwits his rival, Christine Nelson, and causes her to lose her job. Read More »