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    Belle of the Nineties 1934 POSTER

    Belle of the Nineties

    1934

    English

    6.3

    4

    88%

    57%

    19th century

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Musical

    new orleans, louisiana

    old

    pre-code

    Sport

    Leo McCarey Leo McCarey Director Frank Rice Frank Rice as Best Man at Wedding Edward Hearn Edward Hearn as Croupier Sam Flint Sam Flint as Fire Chief William A. Boardway William A. Boardway as Nightclub Patron
    Cabaret entertainer Ruby Carter shifts her operations to New Orleans and becomes exceedingly popular with the local men.
    Goin' to Town 1935 POSTER

    Goin' to Town

    1935

    English

    6.4

    3

    50%

    60%

    Action

    Comedy

    musical

    Musical

    old

    pre-code

    Alexander Hall Alexander Hall Director Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Cowboy Tom London Tom London as Cowboy Dale Van Sickel Dale Van Sickel as Party Guest Frank Mayo Frank Mayo as Rand
    Cleo Borden grew up in a saloon, loves the men—and the men love her—but her aspirations lead her to enter into a contract to marry a wealthy man. When he dies and leaves her all of his fortune, she soon learns that although she has money, she is not yet a lady, so she embarks on a journey to become one. She has no desire to change herself, but the man she sets her sights on does—so she obliges.
    She Done Him Wrong 1933 POSTER

    She Done Him Wrong

    1933

    English

    6.3

    7

    93%

    53%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    History

    Musical

    nightclub owner

    pre-code

    Romance

    singer

    Lowell Sherman Lowell Sherman Director Frank Mills Frank Mills as Barfly Aggie Herring Aggie Herring as Mrs. Flaherty Rochelle Hudson Rochelle Hudson as Sally Gilbert Roland Gilbert Roland as Serge Stanieff
    New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more men friends than you can imagine. One of them is a vicious criminal who’s escaped and is on the way to see “his” girl, not realising she hasn’t exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings, a local temperance league leader.
    Every Day's a Holiday 1937 POSTER

    Every Day's a Holiday

    1937

    English

    6.1

    3

    60%

    Action

    brooklyn bridge

    Comedy

    con artist

    con woman

    madison square garden

    Musical

    new york city

    pre-code

    A. Edward Sutherland A. Edward Sutherland Director Edgar Dearing Edgar Dearing as Cop John Indrisano John Indrisano as Henchman Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong as Louis Armstrong Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Quartet member
    When a turn-of-century confidence trickster poses as a famous French chanteuse to avoid arrest, she manages to expose the crooked police chief and smooth the path for the reform mayoral candidate.
    The Harder They Fall 1956 POSTER

    The Harder They Fall

    1956

    English

    7.5

    11

    100%

    80%

    Action

    boxer

    corrupt system

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    fixed fight

    pre-code

    pride

    Sport

    tall man

    Thriller

    Mark Robson Mark Robson Director Jan Sterling Jan Sterling as Beth Willis Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin as Boxing fan at Dundee fight Roy Jenson Roy Jenson as Fighter Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Referee
    Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.
    The Eddy Duchin Story 1956 POSTER

    The Eddy Duchin Story

    1956

    English

    6.8

    2

    55%

    55%

    Action

    bandleader

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    Music

    musical

    pianist

    pre-code

    Romance

    George Sidney George Sidney Director Frieda Inescort Frieda Inescort as Edith Wadsworth George Ford George Ford as Nightclub Patron Arthur Tovey Arthur Tovey as Nightclub Patron Richard Crane Richard Crane as Seaman
    The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.
    Thunderbolt 1929 POSTER

    Thunderbolt

    1929

    English

    6.4

    2

    70%

    35%

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Music

    noir

    pre-code

    Romance

    Thriller

    Josef von Sternberg Josef von Sternberg Director Louise Beavers Louise Beavers as Black Cat Cafe Patron Richard Arlen Richard Arlen as Bob Moran Fay Wray Fay Wray as Ritzie Tully Marshall Tully Marshall as Warden
    A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in love with Thunderbolt's girl, without knowing of their relationship. Thunderbolt hopes to stave off the execution long enough to kill young Moran for romancing his girl.
    Go West Young Man 1936 POSTER

    Go West Young Man

    1936

    English

    6.2

    2

    Action

    Comedy

    innuendo

    pre-code

    ribald humor

    Henry Hathaway Henry Hathaway Director Elizabeth Patterson Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Kate Barnaby Randolph Scott Randolph Scott as Bud Norton John Indrisano John Indrisano as Chauffeur Lester Dorr Lester Dorr as Reporter
    Mavis Arden is a sensational movie star. Her following spans the world and her personal appearance tours prove her popularity. On her way home from one such appearance, Arden's car breaks down. She orders her publicity man to find her a place to stay, suspicious that he planned the break down to keep her away from a man. However, she soon finds herself mooning over an attractive repairman in town and listening to his ideas about inventing equipment for film.
    Easy Living 1937 POSTER

    Easy Living

    1937

    English

    7.5

    8

    100%

    82%

    Action

    Comedy

    fur coat

    hotel

    millionaire

    new york city

    pre-code

    Romance

    wealth

    Mitchell Leisen Mitchell Leisen Director Forbes Murray Forbes Murray as Husband Edward Arnold Edward Arnold as J.B. Ball Lillian Lawrence Lillian Lawrence as Magazine Office Worker Lester Dorr Lester Dorr as Stock Investor
    J.B. Ball, a rich financier, gets fed up with his free-spending family. He takes his wife's just-bought (very expensive) sable coat and throws it out the window, it lands on poor hard-working girl Mary Smith. But it isn't so easy to just give away something so valuable, as he soon learns.
    My Name Is Pecos 1966 POSTER

    My Name Is Pecos

    1966

    Italian

    6.1

    3

    Action

    Drama

    pre-code

    spaghetti western

    Western

    Maurizio Lucidi Maurizio Lucidi Director George Eastman George Eastman as Clane Henchman Orso Maria Guerrini Orso Maria Guerrini as Clane Henchman Luigi Casellato Luigi Casellato as Eddie Peter Carsten Peter Carsten as Steve
    Pecos Martinez rides into Houston looking to settle an old score with gang leader Clane, who is after the money that disappearred from a recent robbery. The hunt for the loot and Pecos' quest become intertwined with the efforts of the locals to stay alive long enough for help to arrive. Source: SWDB www.spaghetti-western.net
    Murders in the Rue Morgue 1932 POSTER

    Murders in the Rue Morgue

    1932

    English

    6.3

    16

    79%

    47%

    Action

    ape

    black and white

    circus

    Crime

    genetic engineering

    Horror

    Mystery

    paris, france

    pre-code

    Romance

    Robert Florey Robert Florey Director Bela Lugosi Bela Lugosi as Dr. Mirakle John T. Murray John T. Murray as Gendarme D'Arcy Corrigan D'Arcy Corrigan as Morgue Keeper Harrison Greene Harrison Greene as Sideshow Barker
    In 19th century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship but constantly meets failure as the abducted women die.
    Escape from Fort Bravo 1953 POSTER

    Escape from Fort Bravo

    1953

    English

    6.6

    4

    55%

    55%

    Action

    american civil war

    cavalry

    confederate

    Drama

    escape

    pre-code

    Romance

    Western

    John Sturges John Sturges Director William Campbell William Campbell as Cabot Young Eleanor Parker Eleanor Parker as Carla Forester Forrest Lewis Forrest Lewis as Dr. Miller John Roy John Roy as Trooper
    A Southern belle frees a Rebel officer and his men from a Union captain's Arizona fort.
    The Great Gabbo 1929 POSTER

    The Great Gabbo

    1929

    English

    6.0

    4

    71%

    47%

    Drama

    Music

    musical

    Musical

    pre-code

    Romance

    Erich von Stroheim Erich von Stroheim Director Marbeth Wright Marbeth Wright as Dancer Earl Burtnett Earl Burtnett as Orchestra Leader Erich von Stroheim Erich von Stroheim as The Great Gabbo Eddy Waller Eddy Waller as Vaudevillian
    For the ventriloquist Gabbo his wooden dummy Otto is the only means of expression. When he starts relying more and more on Otto, he starts going mad.
    Midnight 1934 POSTER

    Midnight

    1934

    English

    5.5

    2

    43%

    43%

    Crime

    death sentence

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    pre-code

    preserved film

    Romance

    Chester Erskine Chester Erskine Director Helen Flint Helen Flint as Ethel Saxton Humphrey Bogart Humphrey Bogart as Gar Boni Margaret Wycherly Margaret Wycherly as Mrs. Weldon Henry Hull Henry Hull as Nolan
    Jury foreman Edward Weldon's questioning leads to the death sentence for Ethel Saxon. His daughter Stella claims to have killed her lover, the gangster Garboni, just as Saxon was to sit in the electric chair.
    I Cover the Waterfront 1933 POSTER

    I Cover the Waterfront

    1933

    English

    6.1

    4

    38%

    38%

    bootlegger

    Crime

    Drama

    pre-code

    reporter

    Romance

    James Cruze James Cruze Director Ernest Torrence Ernest Torrence as Eli Kirk Lillian Harmer Lillian Harmer as Gossip with Telescope Claudette Colbert Claudette Colbert as Julie Kirk Harry Beresford Harry Beresford as Old Chris
    An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
    Secret of the Blue Room 1933 POSTER

    Secret of the Blue Room

    1933

    English

    6.4

    7

    50%

    50%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Horror

    murder

    mystery

    Mystery

    pre-code

    Romance

    secret passageway

    Thriller

    whodunit

    Kurt Neumann Kurt Neumann Director Paul Lukas Paul Lukas as Capt. Walter Brink Edward Arnold Edward Arnold as Commissioner Forster Gloria Stuart Gloria Stuart as Irene von Helldorf Elizabeth Patterson Elizabeth Patterson as Mary - the Cook
    According to a legend, the mansion's "blue room" is cursed -- everyone who has ever spent the night in that room has met with an untimely end. The three suitors of the heroine wager that each can survive a night in the forbidding blue room.
    The Climax 1944 POSTER

    The Climax

    1944

    English

    5.4

    5

    21%

    21%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    Horror

    murder

    Music

    obsession

    opera

    pre-code

    singer

    Thriller

    George Waggner George Waggner Director Susanna Foster Susanna Foster as Angela Klatt Thomas Gomez Thomas Gomez as Count Seebruck Scotty Beckett Scotty Beckett as The King Anne Cornwall Anne Cornwall as Undetermined Role
    Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.
    The Old Fashioned Way 1934 POSTER

    The Old Fashioned Way

    1934

    English

    7.3

    2

    83%

    83%

    Action

    boarding house

    Comedy

    pre-code

    pre-unix

    vaudevillian

    William Beaudine William Beaudine Director Georgie Billings Georgie Billings as Kid in Railroad Car Sam Flint Sam Flint as Kid's Father Richard Carle Richard Carle as Sheriff of Barnesville Florence Lawrence Florence Lawrence as Undetermined Role
    The Great McGonigle and his troupe of third-rate vaudevillians manage to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors and the sheriff.
    Ladies They Talk About 1933 POSTER

    Ladies They Talk About

    1933

    English

    6.6

    3

    60%

    60%

    Action

    bank robbery

    Drama

    female prisoner

    jealousy

    pre-code

    prison

    revenge

    William Keighley William Keighley Director Harry C. Bradley Harry C. Bradley as Attendee at Revival Meeting Harold Minjir Harold Minjir as Bank Teller Lillian Roth Lillian Roth as Linda Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck as Nan Taylor
    A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.
    Eerie Tales 1919 POSTER

    Eerie Tales

    1919

    German

    6.4

    4

    anthology

    Fantasy

    Horror

    Mystery

    pre-code

    silent film

    Richard Oswald Richard Oswald Director Hugo Döblin Hugo Döblin as Paul Morgan Paul Morgan as Conrad Veidt Conrad Veidt as Der Tod Richard Oswald Richard Oswald as Self in Prologue
    A demon, a reaper, and the ghost of a prostitute read gothic short stories and act them out.
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