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Romance of the Rio Grande (1929) on 17 november 1929
Directed by Alfred Santell
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Actors Warner Baxter, Mona Maris, Mary Duncan, Antonio Moreno, Robert Edeson, Agostino Borgato
The Hoose-Gow (1929) on 16 november 1929
, 18minutesDirected by James Gibbons Parrott
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Tiny Sandford, James Finlayson, Charlie Hall, Leo Willis
Rating69%
Stan and Ollie arrive as new inmates at a prison after apparently taking part in a hold-up raid, a raid they tell a prison officer they were only watching. After attempting to escape and giving themselves up after the officer shoots them in the seats of their pants they are sent to dig ditches with other convicts on work detail. After sitting down to eat at the officer's table and chopping down a tree being used as a watchtower, they accidentally puncture the radiator in the prison inspector's car with a pickaxe and then stupidly try to patch it with rice on the advice of another convict. The rice boils up and spews out after the engine is started. This starts a rice-throwing melee with the visiting governor and his party.
The Trespasser (1929) on 11 november 1929
, 1h30Directed by Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Gloria Swanson, Robert Downing Ames, Purnell Pratt, Henry B. Walthall, Stuart Erwin, Wally Albright
Rating64%
A humble woman (Swanson) marries a wealthy man (Ames). Their marriage is annulled by the man's father (Holden), who considers her a fortune-hunter, and she is left alone to raise her child. She later becomes a "kept woman" for an older, married man. When the man dies, leaving Swanson a $500,000 inheritance, the press is quick to cast doubts upon the paternity of Swanson's child. Her ex-husband has since remarried, and now comes back into Swanson's life. For the sake of her child, she sends the boy to live with her ex and his wife. The wife dies and the film ends happily (if improbably) with Swanson reunited with her ex-husband.
Song of Love (1929) on 13 november 1929
, 1h16Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Belle Baker, Ralph Graves, Eve Arden
Rating58%
The story of a show business family called the Gibsons. Ma Gibson (Baker) realizes their lifestyle is affecting their child and breaks up the act.
Jungle Rhythm (1929) on 15 november 1929
, 7minutesDirected by Walt Disney
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Mise en scène d'un rongeur, Mise en scène d'une souris, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Rating58%
Mickey, explorateur dans un safari quelque part en Afrique, est monté sur un éléphant et tient une arme. Mais il se retrouve coincé entre un lion et un ours. Il tente de les apaiser en jouant de la musique. La suite du film est succession de musique permettant de faire danser des animaux de la jungle. Les airs vont du Yankee Doodle et du Turkey in the Straw aux Auld Lang Syne, Le Beau Danube bleu et Aloha Oe.
The Mighty (1929) on 16 november 1929
, 1h15Directed by John Cromwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Crime
Actors George Bancroft, Esther Ralston, Warner Oland, Raymond Hatton, Dorothy Revier, Morgan Farley
Rating64%
The Kiss (1929) on 16 november 1929
, 1h29Directed by Jacques Feyder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Greta Garbo, Conrad Nagel, Lew Ayres, Holmes Herbert, Anders Randolf, George Davis
Rating67%
Irene (Greta Garbo) is a young woman unhappily married to an older gentleman; to add to her woes, she is in love with a young lawyer, André (Conrad Nagel). Unable to find a solution to continue their romance, they stop seeing each other. Irene starts spending her time with young Pierre (Lew Ayres), the son of her husband's business associate, who is infatuated with her. When Pierre leaves for college, he begs her for a goodbye kiss. After a chaste kiss, Pierre steals another – as Irene's husband takes notice. A murder mystery and trial ensue. While The Kiss is usually referred to as a "silent" film, it did take advantage of the new sound technology, and was released with an orchestral score and sound effects.
The Locked Door (1929) on 16 november 1929
, 1h14Directed by George Fitzmaurice
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Rod La Rocque, Barbara Stanwyck, Betty Bronson, Mack Swain, Harry Stubbs, Zasu Pitts
Rating59%
Ann Carter (Barbara Stanwyck), an inexperienced young woman, accepts an invitation to dinner from Frank Devereaux (Rod LaRocque), the son of her employer. The date turns out to be far from what she expects. It is aboard a "rum boat", a ship that sails beyond the 12 mile limit to get around the restrictions of Prohibition. Worse, Frank turns out to be a cad. When she tries to leave, he locks the door and tries to force himself on her, tearing her dress. Fortunately, the ship drifts back into U.S. waters and a police raid stops him from going any further. When a photographer takes a picture of the two under arrest, Frank buys it from him.