Paul Verlaine is a struggling composer whose assistant Germaine is secretly in love with him. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Hotel Splendide (1932) Michael Powell, Jerry Verno, Anthony Holles, Edgar Norfolk
Jerry Mason inherits the Hotel Splendide at Speymouth but is disappointed when Read More »
Her Last Affaire (1935) Michael Powell
The wife of a politician is found dead at a country inn, where she had been Read More »
But the Flesh Is Weak (1932) Jack Conway, Robert Montgomery, Nora Gregor, Heather Thatcher
The Clements father and son live by the generosity of rich women. Read More »
I Promise to Pay (1937) D. Ross Lederman, Chester Morris, Leo Carrillo, Helen Mack
Eddie Lang (Chester Morris), a decent family man making $27.50 a week, borrows fifty-dollars Read More »
Rich Man’s Folly (1931) John Cromwell, George Bancroft, Frances Dee, Robert Ames
The dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Read More »
Scandal Sheet (1931) John Cromwell
The ruthless editor of a sensationalistic newspaper is devoted to printing Read More »
Daybreak / Le jour se lève (1939) Marcel Carné, Jean Gabin, Jacqueline Laurent, Arletty
Francois, a sympathetic factory worker, kills Valentin with a gun. Read More »
The Divorce of Lady X (1938) Tim Whelan, Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, Binnie Barnes
Laurence Olivier plays Logan, a barrister who falls in love with Leslie (played by Merle Oberon) Read More »
Prisoners of the Land / Prisioneros de la tierra (1939) Mario Soffici, Francisco Petrone, Ángel Magaña, Roberto Fugazot
By 1915, a contractor traveling to Posadas looking for new staff. Read More »