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Maniac (1934)
on 11 september 1934 , 51minutes
Origin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
HorrorActors Horace B. Carpenter,
Phyllis DillerRating37%
Don Maxwell (William Woods) is a former vaudeville impersonator who is working as the lab assistant to Dr. Meirschultz (Horace B. Carpenter), a mad scientist attempting to bring the dead back to life. When Don kills Meirschultz, he attempts to hide his crime by "becoming" the doctor, taking over his work and copying his appearance and manner. In the process, he slowly goes insane., 1h44
Directed by Josef von SternbergOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Politique,
Political films,
Films about royaltyActors Marlene Dietrich,
John Lodge,
Sam Jaffe,
Louise Dresser,
C. Aubrey Smith,
Gavin GordonRating74%
Sophia Frederica (Dietrich) is the daughter of a minor German prince and an ambitious mother. She is brought to Russia by Count Alexei (Lodge) at the behest of Empress Elizabeth (Dresser) to marry her nephew, Grand Duke Peter (played as a half-wit by Jaffe in his film debut). The overbearing Elizabeth renames her Catherine and reinforces the demand the new bride issue an heir to the throne., 1h24
Directed by Victor SchertzingerOrigin USAGenres Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Grace Moore,
Tullio Carminati,
Lyle Talbot,
Mona Barrie,
Jane Darwell,
Jessie RalphRating56%
Opera singer Mary Barrett (Grace Moore) leaves to study music in Milan, Italy to the disappointment of her family in New York City. Mary gets a job at the Cafe Roma, where Giulio Monteverdi (Tullio Carminati), a famous vocal coach, hears her sing. Giulio promises to make Mary a star if she will allow him to control her life. He also tells her that there cannot be any romance between the two of them, as that would distract from the process of growing her talent. Mary discovers she has stagefright as she prepares for a tour of provincial opera houses, however Giulio helps her overcome it., 1h21
Origin USAGenres Drama,
RomanceActors Irene Dunne,
John Boles,
Lionel Atwill,
Laura Hope Crews,
Helen Westley,
Julie HaydonRating61%
At his 1875 engagement party, the wealthy Newland Archer (John Boles) is surprised to meet his childhood friend Ellen (Irene Dunne), beautiful and grown up and now Countess Olenska. Olenska is the cousin of his fiancee May (Julie Haydon) and is considered scandalous by the strait-laced society of the time. Newland, however, treats her well and sends her two dozen yellow roses. Olenska turns to Newland for advice about a possible divorce., 1h20
Directed by Michael CurtizOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Spy,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Spy films,
Political filmsActors Leslie Howard,
Kay Francis,
William Gargan,
Cesar Romero,
Phillip Reed,
Irving PichelRating60%
In the days leading up to the Russian Revolution, Stephen Locke (Leslie Howard), a minor British diplomat, watches rioting in the streets. Revolutionary Elena Moura (Kay Francis) shoots it out with a Cossack soldier; when she retreats onto the grounds of the consulate, the soldier follows, forcing Stephen to intervene to protect British extraterritoriality. After the Cossack leaves, Elena emerges; she and Steven are attracted to each other, but their politics clash. Elena departs., 1h19
Directed by Eugene FordeOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Comedy,
CrimeThemes Children's filmsActors Warner Oland,
Ray Milland,
Mona Barrie,
Douglas Walton,
Alan Mowbray,
Madge BellamyRating68%
When a young English man is convicted of murder and sentenced to hang, his sister and her fiance, convinced of his innocence, ask visiting detective Charlie Chan to investigate the crime and find the real murderer. In order to solve the mystery, he must visit a lavish country manor house in England where the suspects vary from the housekeeper to a lawyer. Events soon indicate that the murderer is still actively trying to avoid capture, but Charlie Chan must set a trap to reveal the criminal's identity.Directed by Edward Sedgwick,
John WatersOrigin USAGenres Drama,
CrimeThemes Sports films,
Baseball filmsActors Robert Young,
Madge Evans,
Nat Pendleton,
Ted Healy,
C. Henry Gordon,
Paul KellyRating61%
Un propriétaire de club de baseball recrute Larry Kelly, un jeune lanceur très prometteur de la ligue du Texas, pour son équipe de St. Louis Cardinal. , 56minutes
Directed by Charles BartonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Action,
Adventure,
Musical,
Romance,
WesternActors Randolph Scott,
Gail Patrick,
Billy Lee,
Monte Blue,
Raymond Hatton,
Olin HowlandRating57%
En 1844, le scout Clint Belmet et ses deux acolytes guident un train de wagon vers le territoire nouvellement ouvert de l'Oregon malgré les difficultés et l'attaque indienne.Directed by Joseph SantleyOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about televisionActors William Haines,
Joseph Cawthorn,
John Miljan,
Judith Allen,
Vince Barnett,
Warren HymerRating54%
Bob Preston, homme de publicité pour Superba Pictures, utilise ses talents de publicité pour tenter de faire de cette fiancée June Dale la star de cinéma la plus célèbre au monde. Mais ce faisant, il oublie que les femmes veulent être prises en charge pour elles-mêmes, pas comme des objets de renommée. , 1h6
Origin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
MusicalThemes Musical filmsActors Edgar Kennedy,
Ferdinand Gottschalk,
Irene Ware,
Franklin Pangborn,
Joyce Compton,
Otis HarlanRating48%
James W. Kelly (Guy Robertson) and his pal Happy Moran (Edgar Kennedy) are taking their all-girl-dancing troupe across the ocean to tour Europe, when Kelly and the mysterious Catherine Bell (Irene Ware), fall for each other, literally.