
Joel McCrea as John Neville, a supposedly impoverished American in Paris trying to etch out a living as an artist. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
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 »
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)

The zany plot follows nitwit Gracie Allen trying to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder. Read More »
Men Without Women (1930) John Ford, Kenneth MacKenna, Frank Albertson, J. Farrell MacDonald, Action, Drama

Aboard the U.S. submarine S13 in the China seas, Chief Torpedoman Burke goes about his duties. Read More »
Brief Ecstasy (1937) Edmond T. Gréville, Paul Lukas, Hugh Williams, Linden Travers, Drama, Romance

Brief Ecstasy (1937) is a remarkable film, and the stand-out title of the set. A melodrama with expressionist touches Read More »
Blind Adventure (1933) Ernest B. Schoedsack, Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Roland Young, Mystery

Robert Armstrong plays Richard Bruce, an American in fog bound London who stumbles into the midst of international intrigue Read More »