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Tag Archives: 1930s
Lord Byron of Broadway (1930) Harry Beaumont
A tunesmith, a user and an out-and-out heel, puts the stories of his broken romances into song Read More »
The High Command (1937) Thorold Dickinson, Lionel Atwill, Lucie Mannheim, Steven Geray
A general of the old school, who believes strongly in his own honour and sense of duty Read More »
The Fire Raisers (1934) Michael Powell, Leslie Banks, Anne Grey, Carol Goodner
Jim Bronton is an insurance investigator, but he’s unhappy with his work Read More »
The Bartered Bride / Die verkaufte Braut (1932) Max Ophüls, Max Nadler, Jarmila Novotna, Otto Wernicke
Bohemia in the 19th century, stage-coach driver Hans, loves the mayor’s daughter Marie Read More »
The White Horse Inn / Im weißen Rößl (1935) Carl Lamac, Christl Mardayn, Hermann Thimig, Willi Schaeffers
Screen adaptation of the Ralph-Benatzky operetta: love, humor Read More »
Counsellor-at-Law (1933) William Wyler, John Barrymore, Bebe Daniels, Doris Kenyon
Crackerjack lawyer George Simon is a workaholic, and a successful one, at that. Read More »
Two Monks / Dos monjes (1934) Juan Bustillo Oro, Víctor Urruchúa, Carlos Villatoro, Magda Haller
In a Gothic-styled monastery, a monk named Javier sees the face of another monk, Juan Read More »
Danton (1931) Hans Behrendt, Fritz Kortner, Lucie Mannheim, Gustaf Gründgens
At the height of the French Revolution, the fanatic Robespierre brings Read More »
The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934) Paul Czinner
In 1745, a young German princess arrives in Russia and is renamed Catherine, destined to marry the volatile Grand Duke Peter. Read More »