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Tag Archives: 1930s
Big Boy (1930) Alan Crosland, Al Jolson, Claudia Dell, Louise Closser Hale
Gus, the trusty family retainer, has hopes of riding his boss’ horse, Big Boy, to victory at the Kentucky Derby. Read More »
Intermezzo (1936) Gustaf Molander, Ingrid Bergman, Gösta Ekman, Inga Tidblad
The world famous violinist Holger Brandt comes back to his family after a tour. Read More »
The Alibi / L’alibi (1937) Pierre Chenal, Erich von Stroheim, Albert Préjean, Jany Holt
Paris, 1937. Winckler kills his enemy Gordon, a Chicago mobster Read More »
Min and Bill (1930) George W. Hill, Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, Dorothy Jordan
Min owns the waterfront hotel where Bill, the captain of a fishing boat, lives. Read More »
Navy Spy (1937) Joseph H. Lewis, Crane Wilbur, Conrad Nagel, Eleanor Hunt, Judith Allen
A federal agent and a female reporter team up to catch a criminal gang that has kidnapped Read More »
Rain (1932) Lewis Milestone, Fred Howard, Ben Hendricks Jr., William Gargan
For residents on the idyllic South Seas island of Pago Pago, life is simple until Read More »
Gambling Ship (1933) Louis J. Gasnier, Max Marcin, Cary Grant, Benita Hume, Jack La Rue
A professional gambler masquerading as a businessman boards a train and sets off across the country. Read More »
Warm Current / Danryû (1939) Kôzaburô Yoshimura, Mieko Takamine, Shin Saburi, Hideo Fujino
After his benefactor Shima falls ill, Hibiki (Shin Saburi) sets out to rebuild the hospital that Shima had run. Read More »
Moon Over Morocco / Les cinq gentlemen maudits (1931) Julien Duvivier, Harry Baur, René Lefèvre, Rosine Deréan
Five gentlemen are on vacation in Morocco; one of them takes off a Muslim girl’s veil Read More »