Film Index
American cinema: 1930s
Ninotchka (1939)
Ernst Lubitsch
The Soviet Union is in desperate need of hard cash to buy tractors and other farm equipment from the West. For that reason, three loyal communists, Iranoff, Buljanoff and Kopalski, are sent to Paris to sell a collection of jewels that were seized during the Russian Revolution...
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Ernst Lubitsch
Of Human Bondage (1934)
John Cromwell
For the past four years, clubfooted Englishman Philip Carey has been studying art in Paris. When he realises that his work will never amount to anything more than second rate, he returns to England to study medicine...
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John Cromwell
The Old Dark House (1932)
James Whale
Philip and Margaret Waverton are on their way to Shrewsbury by car with war veteran Roger Penderel when they are caught in a violent rainstorm...
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James Whale
The Old Maid (1939)
Edmund Goulding
America, 1861. Delia Lovell is about to marry the wealthy Jim Ralston when her former fiancé Clem Spender appears unexpectedly...
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Edmund Goulding
One Good Turn (1931)
James W. Horne
During the Great Depression, Stan and Ollie's worldly possessions amount to no more than a clapped out old car, a tent and the clothes they stand up in...
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James W. Horne
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Howard Hawks
In the South American port of Barranca, Geoff Carter runs a two-bit air freight company, employing a small but dedicated team who fly mail over the treacherous Andes... [More...]
Howard Hawks
In the South American port of Barranca, Geoff Carter runs a two-bit air freight company, employing a small but dedicated team who fly mail over the treacherous Andes... [More...]
Our Relations (1936)
Harry Lachman
Stan and Ollie are two happily married men who, one day, are reminded of their twin brothers, Alf and Bert. These two were the black sheep of their respective families, ruffians who ran away to sea and were then hanged for mutiny... [More...]
Harry Lachman
Stan and Ollie are two happily married men who, one day, are reminded of their twin brothers, Alf and Bert. These two were the black sheep of their respective families, ruffians who ran away to sea and were then hanged for mutiny... [More...]
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
George Marshall
When America enters WWI in 1917, Stan and Ollie try to avoid being drawn into the fray by pretending to be crippled war veterans... [More...]
George Marshall
When America enters WWI in 1917, Stan and Ollie try to avoid being drawn into the fray by pretending to be crippled war veterans... [More...]
Pardon Us (1931)
James Parrott
It is the age of prohibition, a time when jobs are scarce and alcohol scarcer still. Stan and Ollie hit upon the bright idea of brewing their own beer but then make the mistake of selling their produce to a police officer... [More...]
James Parrott
It is the age of prohibition, a time when jobs are scarce and alcohol scarcer still. Stan and Ollie hit upon the bright idea of brewing their own beer but then make the mistake of selling their produce to a police officer... [More...]
Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
George Archainbaud
Gwen Parker meets Philip Seymour, an old flame of hers, at a New York aquarium to ask for money so that she can leave her tyrannical husband, stockbroker Gerald Parker... [More...]
George Archainbaud
Gwen Parker meets Philip Seymour, an old flame of hers, at a New York aquarium to ask for money so that she can leave her tyrannical husband, stockbroker Gerald Parker... [More...]
The Petrified Forest (1936)
Archie Mayo
Alan Squier, a failed British writer, ends up hitchhiking his way across North America. Whilst crossing the Arizona desert he comes across a diner when he strikes up an immediate rapport with Gabrielle, the daughter of the eatery's owner... [More...]
Archie Mayo
Alan Squier, a failed British writer, ends up hitchhiking his way across North America. Whilst crossing the Arizona desert he comes across a diner when he strikes up an immediate rapport with Gabrielle, the daughter of the eatery's owner... [More...]
Platinum Blonde (1931)
Frank Capra
When a chorus girl threatens to sue playboy Michael Schuyler for breach of promise of marriage, the newspaper hacks soon scent a scoop... [More...]
Frank Capra
When a chorus girl threatens to sue playboy Michael Schuyler for breach of promise of marriage, the newspaper hacks soon scent a scoop... [More...]
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
Michael Curtiz
Content in having dealt the Spanish a resounding naval defeat at Cadiz, Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex, returns to England, expecting a hero's welcome... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
Content in having dealt the Spanish a resounding naval defeat at Cadiz, Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex, returns to England, expecting a hero's welcome... [More...]
The Public Enemy (1931)
William A. Wellman
Growing up in Chicago in the early 1900s, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle take to crime at an early age. Coerced by Putty Nose, their piano-playing fence, they start by stealing from department stores, and then move on to robbing warehouses... [More...]
William A. Wellman
Growing up in Chicago in the early 1900s, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle take to crime at an early age. Coerced by Putty Nose, their piano-playing fence, they start by stealing from department stores, and then move on to robbing warehouses... [More...]
Queen Christina (1933)
Rouben Mamoulian
During the Thirty Years' War, Sweden becomes the pre-eminent power in Europe, under the reign of the warrior king Gustavus Adolphus... [More...]
Rouben Mamoulian
During the Thirty Years' War, Sweden becomes the pre-eminent power in Europe, under the reign of the warrior king Gustavus Adolphus... [More...]
Raffles (1939)
Sam Wood
As London is hit by a spate of thefts no one would ever suspect that these are the work of one man, the celebrated cricketer A.J... [More...]
Sam Wood
As London is hit by a spate of thefts no one would ever suspect that these are the work of one man, the celebrated cricketer A.J... [More...]
Rain (1932)
Lewis Milestone
Owing to a cholera outbreak, the passengers and crew of a ship bound for Apia, Samoa are forced to stop over at Pago Pago... [More...]
Lewis Milestone
Owing to a cholera outbreak, the passengers and crew of a ship bound for Apia, Samoa are forced to stop over at Pago Pago... [More...]
The Raven (1935)
Lew Landers
Dr Richard Vollin is a brilliant surgeon who has retired so that he may concentrate on his private research. Reluctantly, he is persuaded by Judge Thatcher to perform a life-saving operation on his daughter Jean, who has just been badly injured in a car accident... [More...]
Lew Landers
Dr Richard Vollin is a brilliant surgeon who has retired so that he may concentrate on his private research. Reluctantly, he is persuaded by Judge Thatcher to perform a life-saving operation on his daughter Jean, who has just been badly injured in a car accident... [More...]
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Raoul Walsh
Returning to New York after World War I, Eddie Bartlett has difficulty finding honest work. The introduction of Prohibition gives him his first break - he makes easy money by delivering illicit alcohol... [More...]
Raoul Walsh
Returning to New York after World War I, Eddie Bartlett has difficulty finding honest work. The introduction of Prohibition gives him his first break - he makes easy money by delivering illicit alcohol... [More...]
Room Service (1938)
William A. Seiter
Gordon Miller is a theatrical producer who has ratcheted up an enormous bill at the hotel where he is staying with his cast and crew... [More...]
William A. Seiter
Gordon Miller is a theatrical producer who has ratcheted up an enormous bill at the hotel where he is staying with his cast and crew... [More...]
Safe in Hell (1931)
William A. Wellman
Gilda Karlson, a New Orleans call girl, finds herself accused of murdering Piet Van Saal, the man who drove her into a life of prostitution... [More...]
William A. Wellman
Gilda Karlson, a New Orleans call girl, finds herself accused of murdering Piet Van Saal, the man who drove her into a life of prostitution... [More...]
The Saint in London (1939)
John Paddy Carstairs
On his return to London, high class thief Simon Templar, alias The Saint, investigates the suspicious activities of Bruno Lang, a society gambler who appears to be implicated in a plot to print one million pounds in foreign currency... [More...]
John Paddy Carstairs
On his return to London, high class thief Simon Templar, alias The Saint, investigates the suspicious activities of Bruno Lang, a society gambler who appears to be implicated in a plot to print one million pounds in foreign currency... [More...]
The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
John Farrow
At a New Year's party in San Francisco, Val Travers's plan to assassinate someone is thwarted by Simon Templar, better known as The Saint... [More...]
John Farrow
At a New Year's party in San Francisco, Val Travers's plan to assassinate someone is thwarted by Simon Templar, better known as The Saint... [More...]
Scarface (1932)
Howard Hawks
Chicago in the late 1920s. Alcohol prohibition has bred a new scourge - gangland crime - yet the authorities are helpless in preventing its spread... [More...]
Howard Hawks
Chicago in the late 1920s. Alcohol prohibition has bred a new scourge - gangland crime - yet the authorities are helpless in preventing its spread... [More...]
Scarlet Dawn (1932)
William Dieterle
1917. Prince Nikiti Krasnoff is an officer in the Imperial Russian army. Shortly after returning to his native country after fighting against the Germans in WWI, Prince Nikiti finds himself caught up in the Bolshevik uprising... [More...]
William Dieterle
1917. Prince Nikiti Krasnoff is an officer in the Imperial Russian army. Shortly after returning to his native country after fighting against the Germans in WWI, Prince Nikiti finds himself caught up in the Bolshevik uprising... [More...]
Seas Beneath (1931)
John Ford
In the summer of 1918, U.S. Navy Commander Bob Kingsley is given a special assignment: to pilot what appears to be an ordinary schooner into an area off the coast of Gibraltar that is patrolled by German U-boats... [More...]
John Ford
In the summer of 1918, U.S. Navy Commander Bob Kingsley is given a special assignment: to pilot what appears to be an ordinary schooner into an area off the coast of Gibraltar that is patrolled by German U-boats... [More...]
Shall We Dance (1937)
Mark Sandrich
Pete Peters is a renowned ballet star, better known by his soubriquet Petrov. Whilst performing in Paris, he hears about the popular American dancer Linda Keene and resolves to see her... [More...]
Mark Sandrich
Pete Peters is a renowned ballet star, better known by his soubriquet Petrov. Whilst performing in Paris, he hears about the popular American dancer Linda Keene and resolves to see her... [More...]
Shanghai Express (1932)
Josef von Sternberg
Amid the throng of Peking train station, passengers board the crowded Shanghai Express, blissfully unaware of the ordeal that lies ahead... [More...]
Josef von Sternberg
Amid the throng of Peking train station, passengers board the crowded Shanghai Express, blissfully unaware of the ordeal that lies ahead... [More...]
Sing and Like It (1934)
William A. Seiter
T. Fenny Sylvester is a gangster boss who is not known for letting his heart rule his head, at least not until the day when, in the course of a bank robbery, he overhears Annie Snodgrass singing a song that takes him back to his happy infanthood... [More...]
William A. Seiter
T. Fenny Sylvester is a gangster boss who is not known for letting his heart rule his head, at least not until the day when, in the course of a bank robbery, he overhears Annie Snodgrass singing a song that takes him back to his happy infanthood... [More...]
The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
George Nichols Jr.
The Russian Empire is threatened with being torn in two when, in 1879, the Tartar prince Feofar Khan leads an uprising, allying himself with the Mongol hordes... [More...]
George Nichols Jr.
The Russian Empire is threatened with being torn in two when, in 1879, the Tartar prince Feofar Khan leads an uprising, allying himself with the Mongol hordes... [More...]