In the guise of a character named Chakov, Ermler reconstructs in his epic the achievement Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
West Point of the Air (1935) Richard Rosson, Wallace Beery, Robert Young, Lewis Stone
Wallace Beery and Lewis Stone have both risen as far as they can in the Army, Stone’s a general and Beery a top sergeant. Read More »
The Devil’s Party (1938) Ray McCarey, Victor McLaglen, William Gargan, Paul Kelly
Four boys and a girl form a gang in the Hell’s Kitchen section of New York City Read More »
Once Upon a Time / Il était une fois (1933) Léonce Perret, Gaby Morlay, André Luguet, Andrée Ducret
Une jeune femme, après une opération de chirurgie esthétique Read More »
The Roadhouse Murder (1932) J. Walter Ruben, Dorothy Jordan, Eric Linden, Purnell Pratt
Chick Brian, overeager cub reporter, is stranded during a storm with his girlfriend Mary Read More »
Peasants / Krestyane (1935) Fridrikh Ermler, Pyotr Aleynikov, Mariya Blyumental-Tamarina, Nikolay Bogolyubov
The struggle of farmers against the “kulaks” on collective farms. Read More »
Three Who Loved (1931) George Archainbaud, Betty Compson, Conrad Nagel, Robert Ames
John Hanson (Conrad Nagel) is a bank teller and invests in stocks. Read More »
The Bride Walks Out (1936) Leigh Jason, Barbara Stanwyck, Gene Raymond, Robert Young
Carolyn and Michael fall in love and decide to marry. However, Michael insists that Carolyn quit her job. Read More »
The Shining Hour (1938) Frank Borzage, Joan Crawford, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young
Olivia (Crawford), a New York nightclub dancer, tires of the fast life Read More »
The Under-Pup (1939) Richard Wallace, Gloria Jean, Robert Cummings, Nan Grey
A young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer Read More »