Twentieth Century 1934 POSTER

Twentieth Century

7.2

♡ 11

86%

Howard Hawks

Howard Hawks Director

Anita Brown

Anita Brown as Black Stage Showgirl

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones as George Washington Jones

Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly as Oliver Webb

Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber as Sign Painter

A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.

The Good Earth 1937 POSTER

The Good Earth

7.5

95%

based on novel or book

based on play or musical

family relationships

husband wife relationship

Victor Fleming

Victor Fleming Director

Victor Sen Yung

Victor Sen Yung as Chinese Peasant

Keye Luke

Keye Luke as Elder Son

Philip Ahn

Philip Ahn as Revolutionary Army Captain

Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly as Uncle

China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure the many hardships of life over the years; but the temptations of a fragile prosperity will endanger their love and the survival of their entire family.

Libeled Lady 1936 POSTER

Libeled Lady

7.8

86%

Jack Conway

Jack Conway Director

George Chandler

George Chandler as Bell Hop

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy as Connie Allenbury

Harry C. Bradley

Harry C. Bradley as Justice of the Peace

Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly as Mr. James B. Allenbury

When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.

The Bitter Tea of General Yen 1932 POSTER

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

6.9

86%

chinese civil war

interracial romance

shanghai, china

Frank Capra

Frank Capra Director

Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly as Jones

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck as Megan

Robert Bolder

Robert Bolder as Missionary

Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick as Mrs. Jackson

An American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.

No More Orchids 1932 POSTER

No More Orchids

6.5

44%

insurance policy

parent child relationship

uncle niece relationship

Walter Lang

Walter Lang Director

Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly as Bill Holt

C. Aubrey Smith

C. Aubrey Smith as Jerome Cedric

Harold Minjir

Harold Minjir as Modiste

Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman as Serge

Despite loving another man, a young woman is talked into marrying a wealthy and boorish prince in order to help her financially-strapped father.

Man's Castle 1933 POSTER

Man's Castle

7.1

great depression

Frank Borzage

Frank Borzage Director

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy as Bill

Etta McDaniel

Etta McDaniel as Dressing Room Maid

Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly as Ira

Loretta Young

Loretta Young as Trina

Bill takes Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he finds showgirl LaRue who will support him, Trina becomes pregnant.

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