French cinema: 1937
27 rue de la Paix (1937)
Richard Pottier
Gloria Grand is in love with a respected barrister Maître Jean Bernard and hopes that one day they will marry. The only thing standing in the way of their future connubial bliss is Gloria's present husband, the philandering scoundrel Denis Grand...
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Richard Pottier
Abus de confiance (1937)
Henri Decoin
Lydia is a promising law student who is struggling to get by after her grandmother's death. She has barely enough money to buy her evening meal and now, to cap it all, her landlord is threatening to evict her...
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Henri Decoin
L'Alibi (1937)
Pierre Chenal
Professor Winckler is a distinguished master of the occult sciences and telepathy. Whilst he is performing his famous mind-reading act at a Parisian nightclub, he is surprised to see his most hated enemy, an American named Gordon, sitting in the audience...
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Pierre Chenal
Les Anges noirs (1937)
Willy Rozier
At their large family estate in the Landes region of France, two eternally battling brothers-in-law agree that the son of one should marry the daughter of the other for their mutual advantage...
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Willy Rozier
Arsène Lupin détective (1937)
Henri Diamant-Berger
Olga Vauban, one of the world's most celebrated actresses, is completely mystified when her home is broken into but nothing appears to have been stolen...
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Henri Diamant-Berger
Cargaison blanche (1937)
Robert Siodmak
In Spain, Blanco is the boss of a notorious white slavery ring which lures attractive young women with the promise of a dancing career and ships them off to Brazil to be sold as prostitutes... [More...]
Robert Siodmak
In Spain, Blanco is the boss of a notorious white slavery ring which lures attractive young women with the promise of a dancing career and ships them off to Brazil to be sold as prostitutes... [More...]
Claudine à l'école (1937)
Serge de Poligny
Neglected by her father and robbed of her mother, Claudine grows up to be an independently minded young lady at her girls' school in the country... [More...]
Serge de Poligny
Neglected by her father and robbed of her mother, Claudine grows up to be an independently minded young lady at her girls' school in the country... [More...]
Le Coupable (1937)
Raymond Bernard
Left to himelf, Jérôme Lescuyer would have become an artist like his friend Donadieu, but being the son of an important, overbearing magistrate he had no choice but to pursue a career as a lawyer... [More...]
Raymond Bernard
Left to himelf, Jérôme Lescuyer would have become an artist like his friend Donadieu, but being the son of an important, overbearing magistrate he had no choice but to pursue a career as a lawyer... [More...]
La Dame de Malacca (1937)
Marc Allégret
Audrey Greenwood is glad to leave behind her a dull and uneventful career as a teacher at a provincial school as she embarks on a new life as the wife of Major Carter, a British Army officer... [More...]
Marc Allégret
Audrey Greenwood is glad to leave behind her a dull and uneventful career as a teacher at a provincial school as she embarks on a new life as the wife of Major Carter, a British Army officer... [More...]
La Dame de pique (1937)
Fyodor Otsep
Lieutenant Hermann, an engineer officer in the Imperial Russian army, is in love with Lisa, the daughter of the wealthy Countess Tomski, but finds he has a rival in his friend, Captain Iretski... [More...]
Fyodor Otsep
Lieutenant Hermann, an engineer officer in the Imperial Russian army, is in love with Lisa, the daughter of the wealthy Countess Tomski, but finds he has a rival in his friend, Captain Iretski... [More...]
Les Dégourdis de la 11ème (1937)
Christian-Jaque
Montauban, 1906. On his wife's deathbed, Colonel Touplard swore that he would never look at another woman for as long as he lived... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
Montauban, 1906. On his wife's deathbed, Colonel Touplard swore that he would never look at another woman for as long as he lived... [More...]
Drôle de drame (1937)
Marcel Carné
England, circa 1900. The unassuming botanist Irvin Molyneux has a dark secret: he earns his living by writing lurid crime novels under the pseudonym Felix Chapel... [More...]
Marcel Carné
England, circa 1900. The unassuming botanist Irvin Molyneux has a dark secret: he earns his living by writing lurid crime novels under the pseudonym Felix Chapel... [More...]
L'Étrange Monsieur Victor (1937)
Jean Grémillon
No one would guess that the respectable Toulon shopkeeper Monsieur Victor is leading a double life. Who would think that this apparent model citizen, a devoted husband and scrupulously honest man of business, could possibly be mixed up in crime... [More...]
Jean Grémillon
No one would guess that the respectable Toulon shopkeeper Monsieur Victor is leading a double life. Who would think that this apparent model citizen, a devoted husband and scrupulously honest man of business, could possibly be mixed up in crime... [More...]
Le Fauteuil 47 (1937)
Fernand Rivers
During his frequent visits to his sister's boarding house, Paul Séverac attracts the attention of a friend of hers, an attractive young woman named Loulou... [More...]
Fernand Rivers
During his frequent visits to his sister's boarding house, Paul Séverac attracts the attention of a friend of hers, an attractive young woman named Loulou... [More...]
Forfaiture (1937)
Marcel L'Herbier
As the engineer Pierre Moret devotes himself to working on a major road construction project in Mongolia, his wife Denise lends her support to charity work in the little town that has become her new home... [More...]
Marcel L'Herbier
As the engineer Pierre Moret devotes himself to working on a major road construction project in Mongolia, his wife Denise lends her support to charity work in the little town that has become her new home... [More...]
François Premier (1937)
Christian-Jaque
Honorin is the timid stage manager of the Théâtre Cascaroni, which is currently rehearsing a production of “François 1er ou les amours de la Belle Ferronnière ”... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
Honorin is the timid stage manager of the Théâtre Cascaroni, which is currently rehearsing a production of “François 1er ou les amours de la Belle Ferronnière ”... [More...]
La Grande illusion (1937)
Jean Renoir
1916. During World War I, two French aviators, Lieutenant Maréchal and Capitaine de Boeldieu, are shot down by German artillery whilst on a reconnaissance mission... [More...]
Jean Renoir
1916. During World War I, two French aviators, Lieutenant Maréchal and Capitaine de Boeldieu, are shot down by German artillery whilst on a reconnaissance mission... [More...]
Gribouille (1937)
Marc Allégret
One day, Camille Morestan, owner of a bicycle shop, finds himself juryman in the trial of a young woman, Nathalie, who is accused of murdering her lover... [More...]
Marc Allégret
One day, Camille Morestan, owner of a bicycle shop, finds himself juryman in the trial of a young woman, Nathalie, who is accused of murdering her lover... [More...]
Gueule d'amour (1937)
Jean Grémillon
France, 1936. Military man Lucien Bourrache is not only a credit to the Spahi regiment but also the idol of every woman he meets... [More...]
Jean Grémillon
France, 1936. Military man Lucien Bourrache is not only a credit to the Spahi regiment but also the idol of every woman he meets... [More...]
L'Habit vert (1937)
Roger Richebé
The Duke of Maulévrier belongs to one of the oldest families in France, so it is right and proper that he should be a member of the Académie française, the noblest of France's institutions... [More...]
Roger Richebé
The Duke of Maulévrier belongs to one of the oldest families in France, so it is right and proper that he should be a member of the Académie française, the noblest of France's institutions... [More...]
L'Homme de nulle part (1937)
Pierre Chenal
Mathias Pascal is a dreamer, a man of impulse and passion who makes an easy target for Cupid when the enchanting Romilda enters his world... [More...]
Pierre Chenal
Mathias Pascal is a dreamer, a man of impulse and passion who makes an easy target for Cupid when the enchanting Romilda enters his world... [More...]
Ignace (1937)
Pierre Colombier
Newly assigned to the 647th dragoons, presently stationed in the spa town of Névreuse-les-Bains, country bumpkin Ignace Boitaclou has some difficulty adapting to the rigours and discipline of army life... [More...]
Pierre Colombier
Newly assigned to the 647th dragoons, presently stationed in the spa town of Névreuse-les-Bains, country bumpkin Ignace Boitaclou has some difficulty adapting to the rigours and discipline of army life... [More...]
Mademoiselle Docteur (1937)
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
During the First World War, Anne-Marie Lesser operates as a German spy under the pseudonym Mademoiselle Docteur. Posing as an American journalist, she travels to Salonika in Greece at the request of her superior, Colonel Matthésius, to shore up an important spy ring... [More...]
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
During the First World War, Anne-Marie Lesser operates as a German spy under the pseudonym Mademoiselle Docteur. Posing as an American journalist, she travels to Salonika in Greece at the request of her superior, Colonel Matthésius, to shore up an important spy ring... [More...]
Marthe Richard au service de la France (1937)
Raymond Bernard
At the start of the First World War, Marthe Richard sees her parents arrested by German soldiers, taken away and shot. When she loses contact with her fiancé, André, a soldier on the Western Front, the young woman hastens to Paris with one thought in her mind - to take revenge on the Germans by serving her country... [More...]
Raymond Bernard
At the start of the First World War, Marthe Richard sees her parents arrested by German soldiers, taken away and shot. When she loses contact with her fiancé, André, a soldier on the Western Front, the young woman hastens to Paris with one thought in her mind - to take revenge on the Germans by serving her country... [More...]
Le Messager (1937)
Raymond Rouleau
It is in a blaze of impetuosity that Nick Dange divorces his rich English wife Florence so that he can marry another woman, Marie... [More...]
Raymond Rouleau
It is in a blaze of impetuosity that Nick Dange divorces his rich English wife Florence so that he can marry another woman, Marie... [More...]
Mirages (1937)
Alexandre Ryder
With the help of her friends, Jeanne succeeds in getting herself into Paris's top night spot, the Folies-Bergères, and within no time she is a star of the music hall... [More...]
Alexandre Ryder
With the help of her friends, Jeanne succeeds in getting herself into Paris's top night spot, the Folies-Bergères, and within no time she is a star of the music hall... [More...]
Nuits de feu (1937)
Marcel L'Herbier
In 19th century Imperial Russia, the state prosecutor Fedor Andreiev is presiding over the trial of a man who, in a fit of jealousy, killed his wife's lover... [More...]
Marcel L'Herbier
In 19th century Imperial Russia, the state prosecutor Fedor Andreiev is presiding over the trial of a man who, in a fit of jealousy, killed his wife's lover... [More...]
Pépé le Moko (1937)
Julien Duvivier
The French outlaw Pépé le Moko has gained a reputation as the most notorious gangster in Algiers, loyally served by his band of armed cohorts... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
The French outlaw Pépé le Moko has gained a reputation as the most notorious gangster in Algiers, loyally served by his band of armed cohorts... [More...]
Les Perles de la couronne (1937)
Sacha Guitry
French writer Jean Martin tells his wife a fantastic story involving seven perfect pearls, four of which ended up in the English crown... [More...]
Sacha Guitry
French writer Jean Martin tells his wife a fantastic story involving seven perfect pearls, four of which ended up in the English crown... [More...]
Regain (1937)
Marcel Pagnol
One by one, the inhabitants of a remote little village in Haute-Provence depart, until only the poacher Panturle remains... [More...]
Marcel Pagnol
One by one, the inhabitants of a remote little village in Haute-Provence depart, until only the poacher Panturle remains... [More...]