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Tag Archives: 1930s
We’re Only Human (1935) James Flood, Preston Foster, Jane Wyatt, James Gleason

In We’re Only Human a (action/crime/drama) film, a rebellious cop doesn’t hesitate to bend Read More »
Mayerling (1936) Anatole Litvak, Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Marthe Régnier

Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, is fettered on all sides. He’s bored; his father, the emperor, is domineering Read More »
The Player / Der Spieler (1938) Gerhard Lamprecht, Eugen Klöpfer, Lída Baarová, Hedwig Bleibtreu

Quite a fine and engaging interpretation of Dostoevsky’s novel. Read More »
Before Midnight (1933) Lambert Hillyer, Ralph Bellamy, June Collyer, Claude Gillingwater

Detective tries to figure out who killed a man who predicted his own death. Read More »
The Last Journey (1935) Bernard Vorhaus

Bob Holt’s last journey as a Railway engine driver before his retirement Read More »
The Cold Heart / Das Kalte Herz (1933/2016) Karl Ulrich Schnabel, Franz Schnyder, Elfriede Gärtner, Stefan Schnabel

A poor and lonely coal seller trades his heart to a demon of the forest Read More »
Hello, Everybody! (1933) William A. Seiter, Kate Smith, Randolph Scott, Sally Blane

The setting is a farm. Kate Smith and Sally Blane play sisters Read More »
I Am a Thief (1934) Robert Florey, Mary Astor, Ricardo Cortez, Dudley Digges

An insurance company hurt by a string of jewel thefts decides to smoke out the international community Read More »
Tomorrow at Seven (1933) Ray Enright, Chester Morris, Vivienne Osborne, Frank McHugh

People in an old, dark mansion are menaced by a maniac called “The Black Ace.” Read More »