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American cinema: 1930s
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...
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James Whale
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...
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Erle C. Kenton
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...
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Frank Capra
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...
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Henry King
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...
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William Dieterle
King Kong (1933)
Merian C. Cooper
The illustrious filmmaker Carl Denham is preparing an expedition to a remote island where he intends to shoot his next film... [More...]
Merian C. Cooper
The illustrious filmmaker Carl Denham is preparing an expedition to a remote island where he intends to shoot his next film... [More...]
The Last Flight (1931)
William Dieterle
France, 1919. After the First World War, two American aviators, Cary Lockwood and Shep Lambert, are released from hospital, still emotionally and physically scarred by their experience of airborne combat... [More...]
William Dieterle
France, 1919. After the First World War, two American aviators, Cary Lockwood and Shep Lambert, are released from hospital, still emotionally and physically scarred by their experience of airborne combat... [More...]
Little Caesar (1931)
Mervyn LeRoy
Caesar Enrico Bandello - Rico to his friends - arrives in Chicago with his friend Joe Massara to make his fortune in the criminal underworld... [More...]
Mervyn LeRoy
Caesar Enrico Bandello - Rico to his friends - arrives in Chicago with his friend Joe Massara to make his fortune in the criminal underworld... [More...]
Little Women (1933)
George Cukor
During the American Civil War, the four March sisters anxiously await the return of their father in their small Massachusetts town... [More...]
George Cukor
During the American Civil War, the four March sisters anxiously await the return of their father in their small Massachusetts town... [More...]
Lost Horizon (1937)
Frank Capra
1935. As bloody revolution sweeps across China, British diplomat Robert Conway is charged with evacuating Westerners from the city of Baskul... [More...]
Frank Capra
1935. As bloody revolution sweeps across China, British diplomat Robert Conway is charged with evacuating Westerners from the city of Baskul... [More...]
The Lost Squadron (1932)
George Archainbaud
Three young aviators, the sole survivors of a squadron that fought with distinction in the First World War, return to America with their faithful mechanic, hoping to pick up where they left off... [More...]
George Archainbaud
Three young aviators, the sole survivors of a squadron that fought with distinction in the First World War, return to America with their faithful mechanic, hoping to pick up where they left off... [More...]
Love Affair (1939)
Leo McCarey
Michel Marnet, France's most eligible playboy bachelor, is on his way to America by liner so that he can marry the fabulously wealthy heiress Lois Clarke... [More...]
Leo McCarey
Michel Marnet, France's most eligible playboy bachelor, is on his way to America by liner so that he can marry the fabulously wealthy heiress Lois Clarke... [More...]
Mad Love (1935)
Karl Freund
Dr Gogol, an eminent surgeon, is obsessively in love with the actress Yvonne Orlac, who is presently performing at the Théâtre des Horreurs in Paris... [More...]
Karl Freund
Dr Gogol, an eminent surgeon, is obsessively in love with the actress Yvonne Orlac, who is presently performing at the Théâtre des Horreurs in Paris... [More...]
The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
Leigh Jason
Early one morning, Manhattan debutante Melsa Manton is out walking her dogs when she sees a playboy acquaintance, Ronnie Belden, run out of a house belonging to the wealthy financier George Lane... [More...]
Leigh Jason
Early one morning, Manhattan debutante Melsa Manton is out walking her dogs when she sees a playboy acquaintance, Ronnie Belden, run out of a house belonging to the wealthy financier George Lane... [More...]
Man's Castle (1933)
Frank Borzage
During the Great Depression, a homeless young woman named Trina meets a dapper man in a New York park one evening. The man, Bill, takes pity on Trina and invites her to dine with him at an expensive restaurant... [More...]
Frank Borzage
During the Great Depression, a homeless young woman named Trina meets a dapper man in a New York park one evening. The man, Bill, takes pity on Trina and invites her to dine with him at an expensive restaurant... [More...]
Mark of the Vampire (1935)
Tod Browning
Late one evening, Sir Karell Barotyn is murdered at his castle residence. From the pinpoint wounds on his neck and the fact that his body has been drained of blood, Dr Doskil concludes that he was killed by a vampire... [More...]
Tod Browning
Late one evening, Sir Karell Barotyn is murdered at his castle residence. From the pinpoint wounds on his neck and the fact that his body has been drained of blood, Dr Doskil concludes that he was killed by a vampire... [More...]
Mary of Scotland (1936)
John Ford
In 1561, Mary Stuart, the widow of Francis II of France, makes herself two dangerous enemies when she opts to return to Scotland... [More...]
John Ford
In 1561, Mary Stuart, the widow of Francis II of France, makes herself two dangerous enemies when she opts to return to Scotland... [More...]
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
Charles Brabin
Just before he sets out on his next expedition to find the lost tomb of Genghis Khan the archaeologist Sir Lionel Barton is warned by Sir Denis Nayland Smith of the British Secret Service that the criminal mastermind Dr Fu Manchu is after the same treasure... [More...]
Charles Brabin
Just before he sets out on his next expedition to find the lost tomb of Genghis Khan the archaeologist Sir Lionel Barton is warned by Sir Denis Nayland Smith of the British Secret Service that the criminal mastermind Dr Fu Manchu is after the same treasure... [More...]
The Merry Widow (1934)
Ernst Lubitsch
Madame Sonia is not only the wealthiest person in the remote East European country of Marshovia, she is also the most beautiful... [More...]
Ernst Lubitsch
Madame Sonia is not only the wealthiest person in the remote East European country of Marshovia, she is also the most beautiful... [More...]
The Milky Way (1936)
Leo McCarey
Burleigh Sullivan is a timid, inoffensive milkman who wouldn't harm a fly, yet one evening he somehow manages to knock out a man who had been antagonising his sister... [More...]
Leo McCarey
Burleigh Sullivan is a timid, inoffensive milkman who wouldn't harm a fly, yet one evening he somehow manages to knock out a man who had been antagonising his sister... [More...]
The Miracle Woman (1931)
Frank Capra
When her father, a church minister, dies from a broken heart after having been dismissed by his parish, Florence Fallon turns on his congregation, bitterly charging them with ingratitude and hypocrisy... [More...]
Frank Capra
When her father, a church minister, dies from a broken heart after having been dismissed by his parish, Florence Fallon turns on his congregation, bitterly charging them with ingratitude and hypocrisy... [More...]
Modern Times (1936)
Charles Chaplin
Unable to cope with the interminable monotony of work on the assembly line, a factory worker has a nervous breakdown and begins wrecking the machinery... [More...]
Charles Chaplin
Unable to cope with the interminable monotony of work on the assembly line, a factory worker has a nervous breakdown and begins wrecking the machinery... [More...]
Monkey Business (1931)
Norman Z. McLeod
Four brothers, Groucho, Chico, Harpo and Zeppo, stowaway on a ship bound for New York. As they try to elude the ship's First Mate, the brothers find themselves embroiled in the machinations of two rival gangs... [More...]
Norman Z. McLeod
Four brothers, Groucho, Chico, Harpo and Zeppo, stowaway on a ship bound for New York. As they try to elude the ship's First Mate, the brothers find themselves embroiled in the machinations of two rival gangs... [More...]
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Frank Capra
Longfellow Deeds is unsure how to react when he learns that he has inherited 20 million dollars from his uncle, the magnate Martin Semple... [More...]
Frank Capra
Longfellow Deeds is unsure how to react when he learns that he has inherited 20 million dollars from his uncle, the magnate Martin Semple... [More...]
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Frank Capra
After the demise of a US senator, Jefferson Smith, the head of the Boy Rangers, is chosen as his successor. The appointment was made by a coterie of corrupt politicians and businessmen who believe that Smith, a young idealist with no political experience, will be easily duped into doing their bidding... [More...]
Frank Capra
After the demise of a US senator, Jefferson Smith, the head of the Boy Rangers, is chosen as his successor. The appointment was made by a coterie of corrupt politicians and businessmen who believe that Smith, a young idealist with no political experience, will be easily duped into doing their bidding... [More...]
The Mummy (1932)
Karl Freund
In 1921, a team of British archaeologists led by Joseph Whemple unearth an ancient Egyptian tomb. Inside, they find a burial casket containing a well-preserved mummified corpse... [More...]
Karl Freund
In 1921, a team of British archaeologists led by Joseph Whemple unearth an ancient Egyptian tomb. Inside, they find a burial casket containing a well-preserved mummified corpse... [More...]
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
Robert Florey
Paris, 1845. One day, medical student Pierre Dupin takes his girlfriend Camille to a street carnival where the main attraction is Dr Mirakle and his giant ape Erik... [More...]
Robert Florey
Paris, 1845. One day, medical student Pierre Dupin takes his girlfriend Camille to a street carnival where the main attraction is Dr Mirakle and his giant ape Erik... [More...]
The Music Box (1932)
James Parrott
With their combined savings of three dollars and eighty cents Stan and Ollie set themselves up in business as removal men... [More...]
James Parrott
With their combined savings of three dollars and eighty cents Stan and Ollie set themselves up in business as removal men... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]