Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton is on shore-leave in Japan. He and his buddy Lieutenant Barton Read More »
Tag Archives: 1930s
Million Dollar Legs (1939) Nick Grinde, Edward Dmytryk, Betty Grable, John Hartley, Donald O’Connor
At Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. Read More »
The People of France / La vie est à nous (1936) Jacques Becker, Jacques B. Brunius, Jean Dasté, Simone Guisin
A propaganda film of the communist party of France, showing who the comrades Read More »
The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) J. Walter Ruben, Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Anita Louise
Jenny Wren coerces banker Priam Andes to have a dinner party at his shorefront estate Crestwood Read More »
The Housekeepers Daughter (1939) Hal Roach, Joan Bennett, Adolphe Menjou, John Hubbard
Movie opens with a murder involving gangster. Gangster’s girl goes to stay with mother. Read More »
Ladies They Talk About (1933) Howard Bretherton, William Keighley, Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, Lyle Talbot
Gun moll Nan Taylor, caught after an otherwise successful bank robbery Read More »
Car 99 (1935) Charles Barton, Fred MacMurray, Ann Sheridan, Guy Standing
A story of the Michigan State Police and the strong sense of loyalty and duty it instills in its men. Read More »
Heave Ho! / Hej-rup! (1934) Martin Fric, George Voskovec, Jan Werich, Helena Busová
A Milk-Cannery baron, Jakub Simonides, is broken by the Canned Milk-Trust and Read More »
A Night at the Ritz (1935) William C. McGann, William Gargan, Patricia Ellis, Allen Jenkins
Duke Regan is the high-pressure, irresponsible promotions/marketing/press agent at the Ritz Hotel. Read More »
Night Beat (1931) George B. Seitz, Jack Mulhall, Patsy Ruth Miller, Walter McGrail
Jack Mulhall, a silent screen star, delivered one of his last truly memorable screen Read More »