Film Index
American cinema: 1930s
The Bride Walks Out (1936)
Leigh Jason
Ignoring his girlfriend Carolyn's protestations that they cannot possibly live on his paltry salary of thirty-five dollars a week, Michael Martin marries her in haste and soon lives to regret it...
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Leigh Jason
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Howard Hawks
To secure a million dollar donation for his natural history museum, palaeontologist David Huxley finds he has to play a round of golf with his donor's agent, Mr Peabody...
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Howard Hawks
Bullets or Ballots (1936)
William Keighley
New York newspaper publisher Ward Bryant embarks on a one-man crusade against the racketeers who are, in his belief, wrecking the moral fabric of his country...
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William Keighley
Busy Bodies (1933)
Lloyd French
Stan and Ollie begin their first day's work at a sawmill with a spring in their step. But it isn't long before things start to go wrong...
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Lloyd French
Camille (1936)
George Cukor
Despite her humble origins, Marguerite Gautier becomes one of the belles of high society Paris, thanks to the extraordinary power she has over men who are more than willing to pay for her favours...
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George Cukor
Captain Blood (1935)
Michael Curtiz
England, 1685. Dr Peter Blood is convicted of treason when he treats a wounded man who took part in an uprising against King James II... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
England, 1685. Dr Peter Blood is convicted of treason when he treats a wounded man who took part in an uprising against King James II... [More...]
Carefree (1938)
Mark Sandrich
In a desperate attempt to get his fiancée Amanda to agree to marry him, Stephen Arden asks his psychiatrist friend, Dr Tony Flagg, to analyse her... [More...]
Mark Sandrich
In a desperate attempt to get his fiancée Amanda to agree to marry him, Stephen Arden asks his psychiatrist friend, Dr Tony Flagg, to analyse her... [More...]
Carnival Boat (1932)
Albert S. Rogell
Aware that he is getting too old to run his lumber business, Jim Gannon has hopes that his son Buck will take over when he retires... [More...]
Albert S. Rogell
Aware that he is getting too old to run his lumber business, Jim Gannon has hopes that his son Buck will take over when he retires... [More...]
The Cat's-Paw (1934)
Sam Taylor
Ezekiel Cobb is a young American who has spent the last twenty years living in China with his missionary parents. Hoping to carry on his father's good work, Ezekiel agrees to return to his home town, Stockport, to find a suitable American woman to marry... [More...]
Sam Taylor
Ezekiel Cobb is a young American who has spent the last twenty years living in China with his missionary parents. Hoping to carry on his father's good work, Ezekiel agrees to return to his home town, Stockport, to find a suitable American woman to marry... [More...]
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Michael Curtiz
In the early 1850s, Geoffrey Vickers and his brother Perry are British officers in the 27th Lancers, a regiment stationed in the Indian city of Chukoti... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
In the early 1850s, Geoffrey Vickers and his brother Perry are British officers in the 27th Lancers, a regiment stationed in the Indian city of Chukoti... [More...]
Chickens Come Home (1931)
James W. Horne
Oliver Hardy is the proud proprietor of a thriving fertilizer business. However, his dreams of becoming mayor of his town appear thwarted when an old flame bursts into his office with a photograph that bears witness to their former indiscretions... [More...]
James W. Horne
Oliver Hardy is the proud proprietor of a thriving fertilizer business. However, his dreams of becoming mayor of his town appear thwarted when an old flame bursts into his office with a photograph that bears witness to their former indiscretions... [More...]
Christopher Strong (1933)
Dorothy Arzner
For a bet, socialite Monica Strong brings together her father, the English Member of Parliament Christopher Strong, and committed aviatrix Lady Cynthia Darrington... [More...]
Dorothy Arzner
For a bet, socialite Monica Strong brings together her father, the English Member of Parliament Christopher Strong, and committed aviatrix Lady Cynthia Darrington... [More...]
City Girl (1930)
F.W. Murnau
Tustine, a patriarchal Minnesota farmer, sends his son Lem to town to get the best price he can for the year's wheat crop... [More...]
F.W. Murnau
Tustine, a patriarchal Minnesota farmer, sends his son Lem to town to get the best price he can for the year's wheat crop... [More...]
City Lights (1931)
Charles Chaplin
One evening, a good natured tramp talks a depressed millionaire out of killing himself and, in his gratitude, the millionaire declares that they will be friends for life... [More...]
Charles Chaplin
One evening, a good natured tramp talks a depressed millionaire out of killing himself and, in his gratitude, the millionaire declares that they will be friends for life... [More...]
Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
Anatole Litvak
1938, a decisive year in the history of man. Under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, the Nazis have committed themselves to a fascist dream that will make Germany the centre of a new world empire... [More...]
Anatole Litvak
1938, a decisive year in the history of man. Under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, the Nazis have committed themselves to a fascist dream that will make Germany the centre of a new world empire... [More...]
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
H.C. Potter
When Mary Smith, the daughter of an aspiring Presidential candidate, is caught in a raid on a dance club, she is sent off to Palm Beach to avoid bringing her father into disrepute... [More...]
H.C. Potter
When Mary Smith, the daughter of an aspiring Presidential candidate, is caught in a raid on a dance club, she is sent off to Palm Beach to avoid bringing her father into disrepute... [More...]
The Crash (1932)
William Dieterle
To escape her poverty-ridden background, Linda Gault marries wealthy stockbroker Geoff Gault, but theirs is clearly a marriage of convenience, not of love... [More...]
William Dieterle
To escape her poverty-ridden background, Linda Gault marries wealthy stockbroker Geoff Gault, but theirs is clearly a marriage of convenience, not of love... [More...]
Dark Victory (1939)
Edmund Goulding
Long Island society heiress Judith Traherne has an appetite for fast living - parties, horses and cars being just three of her interests... [More...]
Edmund Goulding
Long Island society heiress Judith Traherne has an appetite for fast living - parties, horses and cars being just three of her interests... [More...]
The Devil Doll (1936)
Tod Browning
After spending seventeen years in an island prison for crimes he did not commit, disgraced banker Paul Lavond escapes with fellow convict Marcel and takes refuge at the latter's house... [More...]
Tod Browning
After spending seventeen years in an island prison for crimes he did not commit, disgraced banker Paul Lavond escapes with fellow convict Marcel and takes refuge at the latter's house... [More...]
The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
Josef von Sternberg
In the midst of a busy carnival in Spain, a young revolutionary named Antonio is attracted to Concha, a beautiful and elusive woman... [More...]
Josef von Sternberg
In the midst of a busy carnival in Spain, a young revolutionary named Antonio is attracted to Concha, a beautiful and elusive woman... [More...]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Rouben Mamoulian
Dr Henry Jekyll, a renowned medical practitioner and philanthropist, is anxious to marry the woman he loves, Muriel Carew, but the latter's father insists that he must wait awhile yet for decorum's sake... [More...]
Rouben Mamoulian
Dr Henry Jekyll, a renowned medical practitioner and philanthropist, is anxious to marry the woman he loves, Muriel Carew, but the latter's father insists that he must wait awhile yet for decorum's sake... [More...]
Dracula (1931)
Tod Browning
Real estate agent Mr Renfield travels to Transylvania to conclude the purchase of a house in England with his client, Count Dracula... [More...]
Tod Browning
Real estate agent Mr Renfield travels to Transylvania to conclude the purchase of a house in England with his client, Count Dracula... [More...]
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
Lambert Hillyer
Arrested by Scotland Yard for the murder of Count Dracula, Professor Van Helsing contacts one of his former students, the psychiatrist Dr Jeffrey Garth, to defend him in his impending trial... [More...]
Lambert Hillyer
Arrested by Scotland Yard for the murder of Count Dracula, Professor Van Helsing contacts one of his former students, the psychiatrist Dr Jeffrey Garth, to defend him in his impending trial... [More...]
Duck Soup (1933)
Leo McCarey
With Freedonia facing bankruptcy, the wealthy widow Mrs Teasdale agrees to lend 20 million dollars to the exchequer, on condition that her favourite, Rufus T... [More...]
Leo McCarey
With Freedonia facing bankruptcy, the wealthy widow Mrs Teasdale agrees to lend 20 million dollars to the exchequer, on condition that her favourite, Rufus T... [More...]
Feet First (1930)
Clyde Bruckman
Harold Horne, a modest sales assistant in a Honolulu shoe store, falls for a girl whom he believes to be his boss's daughter... [More...]
Clyde Bruckman
Harold Horne, a modest sales assistant in a Honolulu shoe store, falls for a girl whom he believes to be his boss's daughter... [More...]
Female (1933)
Michael Curtiz
Alison Drake has inherited a large car factory from her father and runs it with ruthless efficiency. She has no time for sentiment in either her personal or professional life... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
Alison Drake has inherited a large car factory from her father and runs it with ruthless efficiency. She has no time for sentiment in either her personal or professional life... [More...]
The Flying Deuces (1939)
A. Edward Sutherland
During an enjoyable stay in Paris, Ollie falls in love with Georgette, an innkeeper's daughter. So smitten is he by this object of supreme loveliness that Ollie has resolved to marry her, not knowing that she has fallen for a handsome legionnaire, François... [More...]
A. Edward Sutherland
During an enjoyable stay in Paris, Ollie falls in love with Georgette, an innkeeper's daughter. So smitten is he by this object of supreme loveliness that Ollie has resolved to marry her, not knowing that she has fallen for a handsome legionnaire, François... [More...]
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
Thornton Freeland
During a stay in Miama, bandleader Roger Bond falls for the beautiful Belinha whilst performing at an exclusive hotel. Roger's amorous intentions are thwarted by Belinha's chaperone, who has the band dismissed for improper conduct... [More...]
Thornton Freeland
During a stay in Miama, bandleader Roger Bond falls for the beautiful Belinha whilst performing at an exclusive hotel. Roger's amorous intentions are thwarted by Belinha's chaperone, who has the band dismissed for improper conduct... [More...]
Follow the Fleet (1936)
Mark Sandrich
When his dancing partner, Sherry Martin, declines to marry him, Bake Baker decides to join the navy. Bake soon grows disillusioned with the life of a sailor and, as soon as his ship docks at San Francisco, he heads straight for the nearest nightclub... [More...]
Mark Sandrich
When his dancing partner, Sherry Martin, declines to marry him, Bake Baker decides to join the navy. Bake soon grows disillusioned with the life of a sailor and, as soon as his ship docks at San Francisco, he heads straight for the nearest nightclub... [More...]
Forbidden (1932)
Frank Capra
Tired of her life as a dowdy spinster librarian in a dull provincial town, Lulu Smith withdraws all her savings from her bank and books a luxury cruise to Havana... [More...]
Frank Capra
Tired of her life as a dowdy spinster librarian in a dull provincial town, Lulu Smith withdraws all her savings from her bank and books a luxury cruise to Havana... [More...]