
Our hero, Ken (played by Ken Maynard), takes in a misguided Mort Clark (played by Paul Fix) who’s heart is in the right place but his judgement is a little off. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Bordertown (1935) Archie Mayo, Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Margaret Lindsay, Crime, Drama

Johnny Ramirez rises from bouncer to partner in Charlie Roark’s border town casino. Charlie’s wife Marie loves Johnny, but Johnny loves society woman Dale. Read More »
Oh, Mr. Porter! (1937) Marcel Varnel, Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt, Comedy

Through the influence of a relative, a hopeless railway employee is made stationmaster the sleepy Irish station of Buggleskelly. Read More »
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper, Preston Foster, Basil Rathbone, Alan Hale, Adventure, Drama

Peaceloving blacksmith Marcus refuses lucrative offers to fight in the arena…until his wife dies for lack of medical care. Read More »
The Common Law (1931) Paul L. Stein, Constance Bennett, Joel McCrea, Lew Cody, Romance, Drama

Joel McCrea as John Neville, a supposedly impoverished American in Paris trying to etch out a living as an artist. Read More »
Shunkinsho: Okoto to Sasuke / Okoto and Sasuke (1935) Yasujirô Shimazu, Kinuyo Tanaka, Kôkichi Takada, Hideo Fujino, Drama

The Okoto blind is a talented music teacher, but his pride keeps others – especially men – at a distance. Read More »
Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938) Reinhold Schünzel, Robert Young, Lana Turner, Lew Ayres, Comedy, Drama, Romance

A rich businessman wants to marry his secretary, but first he has to pass muster with her middle-class family. Read More »
Now and Forever (1934) Henry Hathaway, Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, Shirley Temple, Drama, Romance

Young freewheeling wanderer Jerry Day and his beautiful wife Toni are at odds over their lifestyle. Read More »
The Moon’s Our Home (1936) William A. Seiter, Margaret Sullavan, Henry Fonda, Charles Butterworth, Comedy

A writer and an actress meet and marry without really knowing each other–they are even unaware that both bride and groom are equally famous. Read More »
Das Stahltier / The Steel Animal (1935) Willy Zielke, Aribert Mog, Sophia Hagen, Documentary, Comedy, Drama, History

In present day Germany, by 6:30 a.m., the railway workers are waiting the opening of the factory’s door to start a new day of hard work. Read More »