Film Index
American cinema: 1930s
Frankenstein (1931)
James Whale
For years, the scientist Dr Henry Frankenstein has devoted himself to the creation of artificial life. With the help of his hunchback assistant Fritz, he has assembled a man-like creature from the body parts of corpses stolen from graveyards...
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James Whale
Freaks (1932)
Tod Browning
The main attraction of a travelling circus is a collection of deformed human beings, which includes dwarves, pinheads, Siamese twins, a hermaphrodite, a bearded lady and several unfortunates without arms and legs...
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Tod Browning
Frisco Jenny (1932)
William A. Wellman
San Francisco, 1906. Jenny Sandoval is in love with pianist Dan McAllister but her father, the owner of one of the town's most disreputable saloons, is against their marriage...
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William A. Wellman
Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
Gregory La Cava
The American people expect great things from Judson Hammond when he is inaugurated President of the United States, having promised radical action to lift the country out of the depths of the worst depression it has ever known...
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Gregory La Cava
The Gay Diplomat (1931)
Richard Boleslawski
Captain Orloff, a young officer in the Russian infantry, is sent to Bucherest on a vital mission: to uncover an enemy agent who is believed to be a woman...
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Richard Boleslawski
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
Mark Sandrich
After a brief stay in Paris, the celebrated American dancer Guy Holden travels to England with his friend, Egbert Fitzgerald, a lawyer who has agreed to temporarily take the reins at his father's London law firm... [More...]
Mark Sandrich
After a brief stay in Paris, the celebrated American dancer Guy Holden travels to England with his friend, Egbert Fitzgerald, a lawyer who has agreed to temporarily take the reins at his father's London law firm... [More...]
Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
Charley Rogers
It is on the evidence supplied by two upstanding American citizens that the thuggish criminal Butch Long is finally put behind bars... [More...]
Charley Rogers
It is on the evidence supplied by two upstanding American citizens that the thuggish criminal Butch Long is finally put behind bars... [More...]
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Mervyn LeRoy
America, during the Great Depression. Life is hard for chorus girls Polly, Carol and Trixie, who find themselves out of a job when the show they had been rehearsing is cancelled... [More...]
Mervyn LeRoy
America, during the Great Depression. Life is hard for chorus girls Polly, Carol and Trixie, who find themselves out of a job when the show they had been rehearsing is cancelled... [More...]
Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
Busby Berkeley
The staff at the Wentworth Plaza, a high class hotel at Lake Waxapahachie, are used to handsome tips from their well-heeled clients... [More...]
Busby Berkeley
The staff at the Wentworth Plaza, a high class hotel at Lake Waxapahachie, are used to handsome tips from their well-heeled clients... [More...]
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Victor Fleming
In 1861, Scarlett O'Hara is celebrating her sixteenth birthday at her family home, a plantation in the southern US state of Georgia... [More...]
Victor Fleming
In 1861, Scarlett O'Hara is celebrating her sixteenth birthday at her family home, a plantation in the southern US state of Georgia... [More...]
Grand Hotel (1932)
Edmund Goulding
Nothing ever happens at the Grand Hotel in Berlin - so says the disfigured, world-weary Dr Otternschlag. How wrong he is... [More...]
Edmund Goulding
Nothing ever happens at the Grand Hotel in Berlin - so says the disfigured, world-weary Dr Otternschlag. How wrong he is... [More...]
Great Guy (1936)
John G. Blystone
Former prize-fighter Johnny Cave takes his duties as an officer in the New York department of weights and measures seriously, too seriously for those who seek to profit by defrauding the public... [More...]
John G. Blystone
Former prize-fighter Johnny Cave takes his duties as an officer in the New York department of weights and measures seriously, too seriously for those who seek to profit by defrauding the public... [More...]
Gunga Din (1939)
George Stevens
The Northwest Frontier of India, 1880. When contact is lost with a colonial outpost at Tandipur, three sergeants in the British Army are sent to investigate... [More...]
George Stevens
The Northwest Frontier of India, 1880. When contact is lost with a colonial outpost at Tandipur, three sergeants in the British Army are sent to investigate... [More...]
The Half Naked Truth (1932)
Gregory La Cava
With Colonel Munday's carnival facing ruin, Jimmy Bates comes up with an idea that might just save the day. By promising to reveal the identity of the father of carnival's dancer, Teresita, Bates stirs up public interest, but he also unwittingly attracts the police... [More...]
Gregory La Cava
With Colonel Munday's carnival facing ruin, Jimmy Bates comes up with an idea that might just save the day. By promising to reveal the identity of the father of carnival's dancer, Teresita, Bates stirs up public interest, but he also unwittingly attracts the police... [More...]
Hell's House (1932)
Howard Higgin
After his mother is killed in a road accident, Jimmy Mason moves to the city to live with his Aunt Emma and Uncle Henry. A boarder in the latter's house, Matt Kelly, takes an instant shine to Jimmy and offers him employment with what looks like a respectable business but is in fact a bootleg outfit... [More...]
Howard Higgin
After his mother is killed in a road accident, Jimmy Mason moves to the city to live with his Aunt Emma and Uncle Henry. A boarder in the latter's house, Matt Kelly, takes an instant shine to Jimmy and offers him employment with what looks like a respectable business but is in fact a bootleg outfit... [More...]
Hello, Sister! (1933)
Alan Crosland
Millie, Peggy and Mona are three friends who live in a cheap New York apartment. Each dreams of hooking the perfect man, but their experiences with men to date have left them disillusioned... [More...]
Alan Crosland
Millie, Peggy and Mona are three friends who live in a cheap New York apartment. Each dreams of hooking the perfect man, but their experiences with men to date have left them disillusioned... [More...]
Helpmates (1932)
James Parrott
With his wife away from home, Ollie makes the most of his new-found freedom by hosting a riotous dinner party. This next morning, his house looks like it has been simultaneously struck by an earthquake and a meteor... [More...]
James Parrott
With his wife away from home, Ollie makes the most of his new-found freedom by hosting a riotous dinner party. This next morning, his house looks like it has been simultaneously struck by an earthquake and a meteor... [More...]
Holiday (1938)
George Cukor
On his return to New York after a vacation, Johnny Case breaks the news to his dearest friends Nick and Susan Potter that he is about to get married to a girl he met at Lake Placid, Julia Seton... [More...]
George Cukor
On his return to New York after a vacation, Johnny Case breaks the news to his dearest friends Nick and Susan Potter that he is about to get married to a girl he met at Lake Placid, Julia Seton... [More...]
Horse Feathers (1932)
Norman Z. McLeod
When he takes over the position of dean of Huxley College, Professor Quincy Wagstaff decides that academic success is distinctly démodé and declares that the college should work on enhancing its sporting prowess... [More...]
Norman Z. McLeod
When he takes over the position of dean of Huxley College, Professor Quincy Wagstaff decides that academic success is distinctly démodé and declares that the college should work on enhancing its sporting prowess... [More...]
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
Sidney Lanfield
On the bleak, misty Devonshire moors, a man is running for his life. The next day, he is found dead. The man is Sir Charles Baskerville, the wealthy owner of Baskerville Hall... [More...]
Sidney Lanfield
On the bleak, misty Devonshire moors, a man is running for his life. The next day, he is found dead. The man is Sir Charles Baskerville, the wealthy owner of Baskerville Hall... [More...]
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
William Dieterle
Across Europe, in the aftermath of the One Hundred Years War, a new age of peace and civilisation beckons. Yet some of the old prejudices and superstitions remain... [More...]
William Dieterle
Across Europe, in the aftermath of the One Hundred Years War, a new age of peace and civilisation beckons. Yet some of the old prejudices and superstitions remain... [More...]
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
William A. Seiter
Jim Buchanan, the well-heeled director of a large car manufacturing company, is about to get married to a society woman for whom he has no real affection... [More...]
William A. Seiter
Jim Buchanan, the well-heeled director of a large car manufacturing company, is about to get married to a society woman for whom he has no real affection... [More...]
The Informer (1935)
John Ford
Dublin, 1922. During the Irish Civil War, a poor unemployed man, Gypo Nolan, dreams of starting a new life in America. If only he had £20, he could take his girlfriend, Katie, with him on a steamboat crossing to the land of opportunity... [More...]
John Ford
Dublin, 1922. During the Irish Civil War, a poor unemployed man, Gypo Nolan, dreams of starting a new life in America. If only he had £20, he could take his girlfriend, Katie, with him on a steamboat crossing to the land of opportunity... [More...]
Intermezzo (1939)
Gregory Ratoff
Holger Brandt is a world-renowned concert violinist, comfortably settled into middle age with a loving wife and two adoring young children... [More...]
Gregory Ratoff
Holger Brandt is a world-renowned concert violinist, comfortably settled into middle age with a loving wife and two adoring young children... [More...]
The Invisible Man (1933)
James Whale
One winter's day, a stranger arrives at a small village inn and demands a room. His appearance causes consternation amongst the locals... [More...]
James Whale
One winter's day, a stranger arrives at a small village inn and demands a room. His appearance causes consternation amongst the locals... [More...]
The Invisible Ray (1936)
Lambert Hillyer
Dr Janos Rukh invites several distinguished scientists, including Dr Benet, to his house in the Carpathian mountains to witness a demonstration of his latest invention - a telescope that tracks light back to the furthest reaches of the galaxy and shows images of Earth's distant past... [More...]
Lambert Hillyer
Dr Janos Rukh invites several distinguished scientists, including Dr Benet, to his house in the Carpathian mountains to witness a demonstration of his latest invention - a telescope that tracks light back to the furthest reaches of the galaxy and shows images of Earth's distant past... [More...]
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Erle C. Kenton
When the liner he is travelling on is wrecked in the South Pacific, Edward Parker is picked up by a cargo vessel laden with wild animals... [More...]
Erle C. Kenton
When the liner he is travelling on is wrecked in the South Pacific, Edward Parker is picked up by a cargo vessel laden with wild animals... [More...]
It Happened One Night (1934)
Frank Capra
Wealthy financier Alexander Andrews is so offended by his daughter Ellie's decision to marry the playboy King Westley that he holds her prisoner on his yacht whilst he arranges an annulment... [More...]
Frank Capra
Wealthy financier Alexander Andrews is so offended by his daughter Ellie's decision to marry the playboy King Westley that he holds her prisoner on his yacht whilst he arranges an annulment... [More...]
Jesse James (1939)
Henry King
In the aftermath of the American Civil War, the St Louis Midland railroad company goes from strength to strength, buying up land as cheaply as possible by threatening and cajoling gullible landowners... [More...]
Henry King
In the aftermath of the American Civil War, the St Louis Midland railroad company goes from strength to strength, buying up land as cheaply as possible by threatening and cajoling gullible landowners... [More...]
Juarez (1939)
William Dieterle
1864. When Mexico reneges on its debt payments, the Emperor Napoleon III of France sends an army to depose the Mexican president Benito Juarez and take control of the country... [More...]
William Dieterle
1864. When Mexico reneges on its debt payments, the Emperor Napoleon III of France sends an army to depose the Mexican president Benito Juarez and take control of the country... [More...]