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Rufus Jones for President (1933) on 9 september 1933
, 21minutesDirected by Roy Mack
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Ethel Waters, Sammy Davis Jr.
Rating65%
Rufus Jones, an African American child, is elected president of the USA in this short musical comedy, which features song and dance numbers by a seven-year-old Sammy Davis, Jr.
Bedtime Worries (1933) on 8 september 1933
Directed by Robert F. McGowan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors George McFarland, Stymie Beard, Tommy Bond, Jerry Tucker, Emerson Treacy, Gay Seabrook
Rating73%
On the day he is promoted to head clerk (or "head cluck," as Spanky mistakenly puts it), Spanky's father (Emerson Treacy) declares that it is high time Spanky stopped sleeping in his parents' room and go to bed in his own room. Earlier, the gang (a depleted Our Gang unit with just Stymie, Jerry, Tommy, and Georgie (who looked a lot like Wheezer), appearing to be homeless asked Spanky if they could board Pete, their dog. Spanky could not do that. During his first night alone, Spanky envisions all sorts of imaginary horrors, from a bat (actually a moth) to "the boogeyman."
Ranks and People (1929) on 5 september 1933
, 1h5Directed by Yakov Protazanov, Mikhail Doller
Origin Russie
Genres Comedy
Actors Ivan Moskvine, Vladimir Popov
Rating69%
En exergue, une citation de Tchekov donne le ton : « La Russie est pays de bureaucrates ».
Goodbye Again (1933) on 9 september 1933
, 1h6Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Warren William, Joan Blondell, Genevieve Tobin, Hugh Herbert, Wallace Ford, Helen Chandler
Rating62%
Anne Rogers est la secrétaire de Kenneth Bixby, un auteur de nombreux romans best-sellers. Lors d'une tournée de conférences, il rencontre Julie Wilson, une ancienne amie, qui croit qu'elle est la source d'inspiration pour son dernier roman. Ayant entendu parler de Bixby tout au long de son mariage, le mari de Julie le déteste, même s'il ne l'a jamais rencontré. Julie est déterminé à raviver leur romance, et pendant ce temps Anne prend soin du mari.
Torch Singer (1933) on 8 september 1933
, 1h11Directed by Alexander Hall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Claudette Colbert, Ricardo Cortez, David Manners, Lyda Roberti, Charley Grapewin, Baby LeRoy
Rating66%
Sally Trent has an illegitimate child, but cannot support her and gives the baby up for adoption. The father, Michael Gardner, leaves for China not knowing about the baby, and she assumes he has abandoned her for life. She gets a job as a torch singer, changes her name to Mimi Benton, and becomes notorious for her drinking and philandering. Mimi fills in on a children's radio program as the character "Aunt Jenny," singing and telling bedtime stories, and eventually uses the airtime to find her long lost daughter, part with her wild lifestyle, and reunite with Michael.
Penthouse (1933) on 8 september 1933
, 1h30Directed by W. S. Van Dyke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Charles Butterworth, Mae Clarke, Phillips Holmes, C. Henry Gordon
Rating67%
Attorney Jack Durant (Warner Baxter) successfully defends racketeer Tony Gaziotti (Nat Pendleton) against a high-profile murder charge and waives his fee. His staid law firm feels his taking the racketeer on as a client reflects badly on them; when he refuses to give up his exciting new line of work, they go their separate ways. His upper class girlfriend Sue Leonard (Martha Sleeper) turns down his proposal and breaks up with him for the same reason. Shortly afterward, Sue agrees to marry Tom Siddall (Phillips Holmes), but only if he gives up his mistress, Mimi Montagne (Mae Clarke). Although Tom offers Mimi a generous settlement, she becomes furious.