A young German officer’s (Wolfgang Liebeneiner) life is turned upside when he tries to end Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Manhattan Parade (1931) Lloyd Bacon
The John Roberts Costume Company is being run super-efficiently by Doris Roberts Read More »
The Phantom of Paris (1931) John S. Robertson
Bibi is a world class escape artist, but he cannot escape the false murder charge that is placed on him. Read More »
Medium-Class Train (1933) Treno popolare
A summertime daytrip along the railway line Rome-Orvieto on a special-fare train, a group of diverse and lively characters. Read More »
Menace (1934) Ralph Murphy, Gertrude Michael
Menace is a very fast-paced dark house murder mystery with a plot centering around three people who are targeted Read More »
Raffles (1930) George Fitzmaurice
A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life–he is the notorious jewel thief the press has dubbed “The Amateur Cracksman”. Read More »
High Pressure (1932) Mervyn LeRoy
Gar Evans is a “high pressure” promoter who tends to be unrealistically optimistic about his projects and exaggerates the chance of success. Read More »
Der Choral von Leuthen / The Anthem of Leuthen (1933) Carl Froelich, Walter Supper, Otto Gebühr, Olga Tschechowa, Elga Brink
The story of the rise to power of King Frederick II (aka “Frederick the Great”) Read More »
Adventure in Manhattan (1936) Edward Ludwig, Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Reginald Owen
Joel McCrea plays a hotshot reporter who thinks he knows everything and Jean Arthur plays an actress who puts one over on him. Read More »
Wild Boys of the Road (1933) William A. Wellman, Frankie Darro, Rochelle Hudson, Edwin Phillips
In the base of the melancholy, Tom’s mom was out of work for weeks when Ed’s dad loses his job. Read More »