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Mickey's Surprise
Mickey's Surprise (1929) on 14 september 1929
, 18minutes
Directed by Albert Herman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Mickey Rooney, Billy Barty, Jimmy Robinson, Kendall McComas, Fern Emmett
Rating52% 2.6127352.6127352.6127352.6127352.612735
Mickey and the kids put on a show at school.
Rio Rita
Rio Rita (1929) on 15 september 1929

Directed by Luther Reed
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance, Western
Themes Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Bebe Daniels, John Boles, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Dorothy Lee, Don Alvarado
Rating60% 3.0010753.0010753.0010753.0010753.001075
Bert Wheeler plays Chick Bean, a New York bootlegger who comes to the Mexican town of San Lucas to get a divorce so he can marry Dolly (Dorothy Lee). After the wedding, Ned Levitt (Robert Woolsey), Chick's lawyer, informs Chick the divorce was invalid, and advises Wheeler to stay away from his bride.
Sailor's Holiday
Sailor's Holiday (1929) on 14 september 1929
, 58minutes
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Alan Hale, Sally Eilers, Mary Carr, George Cooper, Paul Hurst, Charles Clary
Rating55% 2.761062.761062.761062.761062.76106
Side Street
Side Street (1929) on 14 september 1929
, 1h10
Directed by Malcolm St. Clair
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Tom Moore, Owen Moore, Matt Moore, George Raft, Emma Dunn, Katherine Perry
Rating55% 2.780322.780322.780322.780322.78032
The film chronicles the exploits of three Irish brothers. Jimmy is a cop, John is an emergency room doctor, and Dennis, as far as his family is aware of, is a very wealthy businessman, even having paid for John to go to medical school. Their parents, Nora and Tom, are very proud of all three sons. Jimmy is promoted on the police force, and begins the investigation of a murder involving the infamous Muller gang.
Boxing Gloves
Boxing Gloves (1929) on 9 september 1929

Directed by Robert A. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Joe Cobb, Norman Chaney, Allen Hoskins, Jean Darling, Harry Spear, Mary Ann Jackson
Rating67% 3.3682953.3682953.3682953.3682953.368295
Joe's and Chubby's friendship is tested when their affections for Jean cause the two best friends to fight. At the same time, Farina and Harry have been unsuccessfully trying to go into business as fight promoters, and find in Joe's and Chubby's rivalry the ingredients for a perfect boxing match.
Cat, Dog & Co.
Cat, Dog & Co. (1929) on 14 september 1929

Directed by Robert A. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors Bobby Hutchins, Joe Cobb, Allen Hoskins, Mary Ann Jackson, Jean Darling, Harry Spear
Rating65% 3.2581553.2581553.2581553.2581553.258155
Joe, Farina, and Harry are racing their dog-powered cars when they are stopped and reported to the President of the Be Kind to Animals Society. After promising to be kind to animals, the boys are made honorary society members. They soon convince other children to be kind to animals, and they release them from their cages to ensuing chaos.
The Very Idea
The Very Idea (1929) on 15 september 1929
, 1h5
Directed by Frank Craven, Richard Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Sally Blane, Frank Craven, Hugh Trevor, Olive Tell, Doris Eaton Travis, Theodore von Eltz
Rating53% 2.672782.672782.672782.672782.67278
Alan Camp has written a book on eugenics, and is looking to prove his theories. His sister, Edith Goodhue, and her husband, Gilbert have been frustrated for years with their inability to have children. Alan convinces them to let him to create a child through eugenics for them to adopt. Chosen to be the parents of this eugenic child are Joe Garvin, who happens to be Alan's chauffeur, and Nora, the Goodhue's maid. The two are offered $15,000 each if they conceive and deliver a child within twelve months, to which they agree.
Flight
Flight (1929) on 14 september 1929
, 1h50
Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Jack Holt, Lila Lee, Joe Bordeaux, Ralph Graves, Walter Brennan, Eddy Chandler
Rating60% 3.0009253.0009253.0009253.0009253.000925
College football player Lefty Phelps (Ralph Graves) causes his school to lose the big game when he gets disoriented after a tackle and runs the wrong way. After being treated decently by gruff U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant "Panama" Williams (Jack Holt), a spectator, Phelps decides to enlist in the Marines himself. He is selected to attend pilot training school at Naval Air Station Pensacola, where Williams is a flying instructor. When Williams finally recognizes Lefty, he befriends him and takes him under his wing. On his first attempt at solo flight, however, Lefty is taunted about the football game by fellow recruit Steve Roberts (Harold Goodwin), and cannot take off, resulting in a crash. Panama rescues Lefty from the burning aircraft, suffering burns to his hands. Lefty is "washed out" by his squadron commander, Major Rowell (Alan Roscoe).
The Great Divide
The Great Divide (1929) on 15 september 1929
, 1h12
Directed by Reginald Barker
Origin USA
Genres Action, Romance, Western
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Dorothy Mackaill, Ian Keith, Myrna Loy, Lucien Littlefield, Creighton Hale, George Fawcett
Rating51% 2.579322.579322.579322.579322.57932
Stephen Ghent, a mineowner, falls in love with Ruth Jordan, an arrogant girl from the East, unaware that she is the daughter of his dead partner. Ruth is vacationing in Arizona and Mexico with a fast set of friends, including her fiancé, Edgar. Manuella, a Spanish halfbreed hopelessly in love with Ghent, causes Ruth to return to her fiancé when she insinuates that Ghent belongs to her. Ghent follows Ruth, kidnaps her, and takes her into the wilderness to endure hardship. There she discovers that she loves Ghent, and she discards Edgar in favor of him.
The Great Gabbo
The Great Gabbo (1929) on 12 september 1929
, 1h31
Directed by James Cruze, Erich von Stroheim
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Jeu, Musical films, Films about toys
Actors Erich von Stroheim, Betty Compson, Donald Douglas, Marjorie Kane, John F. Hamilton, Rosina Lawrence
Rating59% 2.9971152.9971152.9971152.9971152.997115
The movie follows brilliant ventriloquist "The Great Gabbo" (Stroheim) who, as he spirals down into madness, increasingly uses his dummy "Otto" as his only means of self-expression—an artist driven insane by his work.