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The Painted Smile (1962) Lance Comfort, Liz Fraser, Kenneth Griffith, Peter Reynolds

Jo Lake and Mark Davies, working the “outraged husband” racket, fall foul of the sinister Kleinie. Read More »
Brides Are Like That (1936) William C. McGann, Ross Alexander, Anita Louise, Joseph Cawthorn

Fred, the wealthy owner of apple groves, has sent his nephew to college Read More »
Young Bride (1932) William A. Seiter, Helen Twelvetrees, Eric Linden, Arline Judge

Young Bride is a simple story, a wonderful Pre-Code starring two who excelled during the time period. Read More »
Forbidden City, U.S.A. (1989) Arthur Dong

It was the swinging 30s. The big bands of the 40s. It was San Francisco nightlife Baghdad by the Bay. Read More »
Blind Corner (1963) Lance Comfort, William Sylvester, Barbara Shelley, Elizabeth Shepherd

Paul Gregory (William Sylvester) is an accomplished composer despite his blindness Read More »
Jealousy (1945) Gustav Machatý

The wife of an alcoholic writer must take a job as a taxi driver to make ends meet. Read More »
House of Sand and Fog (2003) Vadim Perelman, Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard

An emotionally broken woman, Kathy, suddenly finds herself homeless after her house Read More »
The Devil’s Holiday (1930) Edmund Goulding, Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes, James Kirkwood

A savvy city girl is hired to sugar an earnest farm boy into a business deal, but loses her heart. Read More »
No More Ladies (1935) Edward H. Griffith

A society girl tries to reform her playboy husband by making him jealous. Read More »