Joan Blondell – Rarefilm Archive

Stand-In (1937) Tay Garnett, Leslie Howard

rarefilm — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:57:40 +0000

Atterbury Dodd is an efficiency expert who believes everything can be reduced to mathematics. He is sent to Hollywood to see whether Colossal Pictures is a good investment. He soon learns that movie production doesn’t fit his formulaic mindset.

Director: Tay Garnett

Stars: Leslie Howard, Humphrey Bogart, Joan Blondell

Also Known As (AKA): Mr. Dodd geht nach Hollywood, Siempre Eva, Ed ora… sposiamoci, Complot in Hollywood, A Fábrica das Ilusões

IMDB

File Name : Stand-In.1937.mkv
File Size : 2.08 GB / 2133.16 MB
Resolution : 768×576
Duration : 01:30:15
Video : AVC, 3 144 kb/s, 24.000 FPS
Audio : AAC, 158 kb/s, 48.0 kHz, 2 channels, 1 stream

Quality: BRRip
Language: English
Subs: English (embedded)
Country: United States
Genre: Comedy, Romance

Stand-In.1937.mkv

The Dead Dont Die (1975) Curtis Harrington, George Hamilton, Linda Cristal, Joan Blondell, Horror, Thriller

rarefilm — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:50:52 +0000

The story begins in the Illinois State Penitentiary where Ralph Drake is about to be executed for the murder of his wife. At Ralph’s request, his brother, Don, sets out to clear his name and find the real murderer. It’s a search that takes him into a nightmarish world where no one can be trusted. Don first seeks out Ralph’s former employer, Moss, who runs a sleazy marathon dance hall, and enlists his help in finding the murderer. Then Don encounters Vera LaValle who warns him that he is in mortal danger because he is close to uncovering the insidious plan of a man called Varek – the Zombie Master. Learning that his own brother Ralph is a zombie, Don tries to warn the authorities. But will anyone believe him?

Also Known As (AKA): La morte non esiste, Die Toten sterben nicht

IMDB

File Name : The Dead Dont Die 1975.mkv
File Size : 1.44 GB / 1474.01 MB
Resolution : 720×480 @ 640×480
Duration : 01:13:19
Video : AVC, 2 498 kb/s
Audio : AC-3, 256 kb/s (CBR), 48.0 kHz, 2 channels, 1 stream

Quality: VHSRip
Language: English
Genre: Horror, Thriller

The_Dead_Dont_Die_1975.mkv

Cry Havoc (1943) Richard Thorpe, Margaret Sullavan

rarefilm — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 20:35:55 +0000

The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn’t what they expected. A motley crew, including a Southern belle, a waitress, and a stripper, show up. Many conflicts arise among these women who are thrown together in what is a desperate and ultimately hopeless situation.

Also Known As (AKA): Aurora Sangrenta, Angeli all’inferno, Aurora de sangre, Elas Também Combateram, Kvinnor vid fronten

IMDB

File Name : Cry Havoc 1943.avi
File Size : 1.34 GB / 1376.42 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 01:37:23

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Genre: War, Drama

Cry_Havoc_1943.avi

Three Men on a Horse (1936) Mervyn LeRoy, Frank McHugh, Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee

rarefilm — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 13:52:22 +0000

Erwin Trowbridge is a meek salesman blessed with the ability to predict winners in horse races. Even though he only dopes them out on paper and never actually bets, his wife is suspicious of his interest in horses and he’s continuously bullied and browbeaten by his overbearing brother-in-law. Seeking solace in a few drinks in a local saloon, a trio of degenerate Runyonesque gamblers discover his talent and keep him a virtual prisoner in a room above the bar where they pressure him to continue to feed them his picks.

Also Known As (AKA): Três Homens e um Cavalo, Drie gokkers, 3 Men on a Horse

IMDB

File Name : Three.Men.on.a.Horse.1936.mkv
File Size : 1.12 GB / 1142.86 MB
Resolution : 708×478 @ 630×478
Duration : 01:26:19

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Country: United States
Genre: Comedy, Romance

Three.Men.on.a.Horse.1936.mkv

There’s Always a Woman (1938) Alexander Hall

rarefilm — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:01:48 +0000

An investigator for the District Attorney’s office quits to open his own detective agency. However, business is so bad that he finally decides to give it up and go back to his old job. As his wife is at his office closing up, a wealthy society matron walks in with a case: she wants to know if her husband is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend, who is now married. The wife accepts what looks to be an easy case, figuring than she can then persuade her husband to re-start the agency. However, when the client’s husband is found murdered, she decides to investigate the murder herself. Her husband has also been assigned by the D.A. to investigate the murder, and he doesn’t know that his wife is also on the case.

Director: Alexander Hall

Stars: Joan Blondell, Melvyn Douglas, Mary Astor

Also Known As (AKA): Sempre a Mulher, Miss catastrophe, C’è sotto una donna, Uma Mulher dos Diabos, És uma Doida!…, Siempre hay una mujer

IMDB

File Name : Theres Always a Woman 1938.mkv
File Size : 1211.31 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 01:20:35

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Mystery

Theres_Always_a_Woman_1938.mkv

Traveling Saleslady (1935)

rarefilm — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:47:30 +0000

Angela Twitchell is the daughter of a tooth-paste manufacturer, Rufus K. Twitchell, who has monopolized the business for many years that he has grown conservative, and his rivals have begin to cut into his sales. Angela wants to enter the business but he thinks women have no place in a man’s world. Inventor, Elmer Niles, tries to interest Mr. Twitchell in his line of toothpaste with various cocktail flavors, but is shown the door.

Also Known As (AKA): A Mulher Triunfa, Køb humør for pengene, La mujer triunfa, Femmes d’affaires, Il sapore di un bacio, Fröken Provryttare

IMDB

File Name : Traveling Saleslady 1935.avi
File Size : 0.9 GB / 921.73 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 01:03:03

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Romance

Traveling_Saleslady_1935.avi

Kansas City Princess (1934) William Keighley

rarefilm — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 21:32:16 +0000

Rosie and Marie are wisecracking Kansas City manicurists. Marie is an unabashed golddigger but Rosie would like to marry her gangster boyfriend Dynamite, who’s given her an expensive ring. When she loses the ring, both friends have to flee Dynamite’s wrath; their adventures include masquerading as girl scouts and taking an ocean voyage to Paris.

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Kansas_City_Princess_1934.mkv

Stage Struck (1936) Busby Berkeley

rarefilm — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 22:01:45 +0000

Broadway dance director George Randall (Dick Powell) is stuck with staging a Broadway show starring Peggy Revere (Joan Blondell), a wealthy but untalented performer who is starring only because she is backing the show. Tempers flare during rehearsals, but suave producer Fred Harris (Warren William) smooths things over by pretending to each combatant that each one secretly loves the other. Trouble is, Randall really has eyes for chorus girl Ruth Williams (Jeanne Madden). On opening night, the tempestuous Peggy storms out of the production, leaving Ruth to play the lead and carry the show. Can she pull it off?

Also Known As (AKA): Caprichos de Estrela, En scène

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Stage_Struck_1936.mkv

The Crowd Roars (1932) Howard Hawks

rarefilm — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 16:30:03 +0000

Famous motor-racing champion Joe Greer returns to his hometown to compete in a local race. He discovers his younger brother has aspirations to become a racing champion and during the race Joe loses his nerve when another driver his killed, leaving his brother to win. Joe’s luck takes a plunge while his brother rises to height of fame.

Director: Howard Hawks

Stars: Ann Dvorak, James Cagney, Joan Blondell

Also Known As (AKA): Der Schrei der Menge, Avidez de tragedia, La foule hurle, L’urlo della folla, Heróis da Pista, The Roar of the Crowd, The Roaring Crowd

IMDB

File Name : The Crowd Roars 1932.avi
File Size : 1 GB / 1028.05 MB
Resolution : 640×480
Duration : 01:10:20

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Subs: English (srt)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport

The_Crowd_Roars_1932.avi
The_Crowd_Roars_1932.srt

Lizzie (1957) Hugo Haas, Eleanor Parker, Richard Boone

rarefilm — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 22:27:52 +0000

Elizabeth has reoccurring headaches and trouble sleeping. Threatening letters signed by Lizzie are given to her, but she does not know anyone named Lizzie. As her situation deteriorates, she goes to a Dr. Wright who hypnotizes her. Deep in her subconscious, Dr. Wright finds three personalities; Elizabeth, the shy one that everyone knows; Lizzie, the wild one like her mother; and Beth, the good one she should have become. Dr. Wright must help the personality of Beth become the only one.

Also Known As (AKA): Desejos Ocultos, Désirs secrets, La donna nelle tenebre, Hidden Faces, Woman in Hell

IMDB

File Name : Lizzie 1957.mkv
File Size : 1.13 GB / 1157 MB
Resolution : 720×480 @ 854×480
Duration : 01:21:09

Quality: DVDRip
Language: English
Subs: English (srt)
Country: United States
Genre: Drama

Lizzie_1957.mkv
Lizzie_1957.srt