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Tugboat Annie (1933) Starring Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, Robert Young, and Maureen O’Sullivan,

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Tugboat Annie (1933) — 86 min - Comedy, Drama - 4 August 1933 Your rating: Not rated yet! Waterfront couple raise their son to be a sea captain. He grows up to be rather snotty and rebels against drunken Beery. Valiant Dressler keeps things moving even as hubby ruins their tugboat business. Director: Mervyn LeRoy Stars: Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan, Willard Robertson, Tammany Young, Frankie Darro, Jack Pennick, Paul Hurst, Willie Fung, Addison Randall Photos No images were imported for this movie. Storyline Waterfront couple raise their son to be a sea captain. He grows up...

Emma (1932) Starring Marie Dressler, Richard Cromwell, Jean Hersholt, and Myrna Loy

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Emma (1932) — 72 min - Drama, Comedy, Romance - 2 January 1932 Your rating: Not rated yet! When their mother dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher who has been the nanny to his 3 children but now has an infant to care for. The children grow up and Frederick becomes rich and successful. He and Emma marry, as it turns out right before his death, and his will becomes a source of trouble between the children and Emma. Director: Clarence Brown Stars: Marie Dressler, Richard Cromwell, Jean Hersholt, Myrna Loy, John Miljan, Purnell Pratt, Leila Bennett, Kathryn Crawford, Barbara Kent,...

Roberta (1935) Starring Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Randolph Scott

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Roberta (1935) — 106 min - Comedy, Music, Romance - 8 March 1935 Your rating: Not rated yet! Football player John Kent tags along as Huck Haines and the Wabash Indianians travel to an engagement in Paris, only to lose it immediately. John and company visit his aunt, owner of a posh fashion house run by her assistant, Stephanie. There they meet the singer Scharwenka (alias Huck's old friend Lizzie), who gets the band a job. Meanwhile, Madame Roberta passes away and leaves the business to John and he goes into partnership with Stephanie. Director: William A. Seiter Stars: Irene...

Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) Starring Freddie Bartholomew, Dolores Costello, and C. Aubrey Smith

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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) — 102 min - Drama, Family - 6 March 1936 Your rating: Not rated yet! An American boy turns out to be the heir of a wealthy British earl. He is sent to live with the irritable and unsentimental aristocrat, his grandfather. Director: John Cromwell Stars: Freddie Bartholomew, Dolores Costello, C. Aubrey Smith, Guy Kibbee, Henry Stephenson, Mickey Rooney, Constance Collier, E.E. Clive, Una O'Connor, Jackie Searl, Jessie Ralph, Ivan F. Simpson, Helen Flint, Eric Alden, May Beatty, Virginia Field, Reginald Barlow, Lionel Belmore, Tempe Pigott, Gilbert Emery, Lawrence Grant, Walter Kingsford, Eily Malyon, Fred Walton,...

Mummy, The (1932) Starring Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, and David Manners

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The Mummy (1932) PG 73 min - Horror - 22 December 1932 Your rating: Not rated yet! An Ancient Egyptian priest called Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds Imhotep's mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the archaeologists and prowls Cairo seeking the reincarnation of the soul of his ancient lover, Princess Ankh-es-en-amon. Director: Karl Freund Stars: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan, Arthur Byron, Bramwell Fletcher, Noble Johnson, Leonard Mudie, James Crane, Kathryn Byron, Florence Britton, Jack Deery, Bill Elliott, Leyland Hodgson, Eddie Kane, Tony Marlow,...

Old Dark House, The (1932) Starring Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, and Charles Laughton

Sep 23, 2017 | 0

The Old Dark House (1932) — 72 min - Drama, Horror - 20 October 1932 Your rating: Not rated yet! Seeking shelter from a pounding rainstorm in a remote region of Wales, several travelers are admitted to a gloomy, foreboding mansion belonging to the extremely strange Femm family. Trying to make the best of it, the guests must deal with their sepulchral host, Horace Femm and his obsessive, malevolent sister Rebecca. Things get worse as the brutish manservant Morgan gets drunk and runs amok. Director: James Whale Stars: Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Eva Moore,...

Three Comrades (1938) Starring Robert Taylor, Margaret Sullavan, Franchot Tone, and Robert Young

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Three Comrades (1938) — 98 min - Drama, Romance - 3 June 1938 Your rating: Not rated yet! A love story centered on the lives of three young German soldiers in the years following World War I. Their close friendship is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman who is dying of tuberculosis. Director: Frank Borzage Stars: Robert Taylor, Margaret Sullavan, Franchot Tone, Robert Young, Guy Kibbee, Lionel Atwill, Henry Hull, Charley Grapewin, Monty Woolley Photos No images were imported for this movie. Storyline A love story centered on the lives of three young German soldiers in the...

Painted Veil, The (1934) Starring Greta Garbo, Herbert Marshall, and George Brent

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The Painted Veil (1934) PG 85 min - Romance, Drama - 23 November 1934 Your rating: Not rated yet! Anxious to see another world outside of her native Austria, Katrin Koerber (Greta Garbo), the daughter of a medical professor, marries British bacteriologist Walter Fane (Herbert Marshall) and moves with him to Hong Kong. There, however, Walter's dedication to his work leaves Karin lonely and bored, and she is soon courted by dashing British attaché Jack Townsend (George Brent). Although surprised by Jack's advances, Katrin admits she is not in love with Walter and begins a dangerous affair. Director: Richard Boleslawski...

Charge of the Light Brigade, The (1936) Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Patric Knowles

Sep 11, 2017 | 0

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) — 115 min - Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War - 20 October 1936 Your rating: Not rated yet! Major Vickers is an Officer in the 27th Lancers in India in 1856. Whilst the regiment is out on manoeuvres, the barracks are attacked by Surat Khan and his soldiers who massacre British women and children. This leaves an inextinguishable memory and Vickers promises to avenge the dead. Director: Michael Curtiz Stars: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Patric Knowles, Henry Stephenson, Nigel Bruce, Donald Crisp, David Niven, C. Henry Gordon, Robert Barrat, Spring Byington, E.E....

Smilin’ Through (1932) Starring Norma Shearer, Fredric March, and Leslie Howard

Sep 11, 2017 | Movies | 0

Smilin' Through (1932) — 98 min - Drama, Romance - 24 September 1932 Your rating: Not rated yet! John has lead a solitary life for thirty years since the death of Moonyeen Clare. But now Owens, a close friend, insists that he care for his niece, Kathleen, orphaned when her parents were lost at sea. Kathleen is five, but the years pass and now she is a young woman who is the image of Moonyeen. Willy wants Kathleen for his wife, but Sparks fly when she meets Kenneth Wayne one dark and stormy night. John is horrified for it was...