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    Four Frightened People 1934 POSTER

    Four Frightened People

    1934

    English

    6.1

    4

    36%

    36%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    jungle

    pre-code

    ship

    shoe

    waterfall

    Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMille Director Herbert Marshall Herbert Marshall as Arnold Ainger Claudette Colbert Claudette Colbert as Judy Jones Nella Walker Nella Walker as Mrs. Ainger Tetsu Komai Tetsu Komai as Native Chief
    Malaya tropical island romantic love triangle adventure thriller, about a cruise ship where Bubonic plague breaks out. Four people are able to leave the ship in a tiny boat and make it to a desert island, where many adventures ensue and, of course, the two men fight over the beautiful young schoolteacher who is with them.
    Devil and the Deep 1932 POSTER

    Devil and the Deep

    1932

    English

    6.3

    5

    Action

    Drama

    melodramatic

    pre-code

    romantic

    Marion Gering Marion Gering Director Paul Porcasi Paul Porcasi as Hassan Cary Grant Cary Grant as Lt. Jaeckel Gary Cooper Gary Cooper as Lt. Sempter Peter Brocco Peter Brocco as Wireless Operator
    Naval commander Charles Sturm has made life miserable for his wife Diana due to his insane jealousy over every man she speaks to. His obsessive behavior soon drives her to the arms of a handsome lieutenant. When Charles learns of their affair, he plots revenge.
    The Cheat 1931 POSTER

    The Cheat

    1931

    English

    6.3

    3

    58%

    58%

    addiction

    Drama

    gambler

    infidelity

    lust

    money

    pre-code

    Romance

    George Abbott George Abbott Director Millard Mitchell Millard Mitchell as Courtroom Spectator Bess Flowers Bess Flowers as Minor Role Ethelreda Leopold Ethelreda Leopold as Minor Role Jack Gargan Jack Gargan as Minor Role
    Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler. Though loved by her husband Jeff, she's spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing. Meanwhile, Jeff wants to stop spending while he completes business deals that could make them rich. One night, on a hunch, she bets and loses big at a casino, and then she doubles her problems with more impulsive decisions. Hardy Livingstone, a wealthy Casanova just back from the Orient, makes a play for her. Elsa dallies with Hardy, but soon, his insistence and her dire financial affairs seem destined to lead to adultery. Who's the cheat?
    Torch Singer 1933 POSTER

    Torch Singer

    1933

    English

    6.7

    2

    75%

    75%

    Action

    Drama

    illegitimate child

    Musical

    pre-code

    Romance

    singer

    Alexander Hall Alexander Hall Director Lyda Roberti Lyda Roberti as Dora Nichols William B. Davidson William B. Davidson as Jarrett Lester Dorr Lester Dorr as Man in Radio Station Kathleen Burke Kathleen Burke as Sobbing Girl
    When she can't support her illegitimate child, an abandoned young woman puts her up for adoption and pursues a career as a torch singer. Years later, she searches for the child she gave up.
    Mary Stevens, M.D. 1933 POSTER

    Mary Stevens, M.D.

    1933

    English

    6.5

    2

    Action

    doctor

    Drama

    Music

    Mystery

    pediatrician

    pre-code

    pregnancy

    Romance

    Lloyd Bacon Lloyd Bacon Director Jane Withers Jane Withers as Little Girl in Lobby Thelma Todd Thelma Todd as Lois Cavanaugh Kay Francis Kay Francis as Mary Stevens Harry Myers Harry Myers as Nervous Patient
    A woman doctor decides to have a baby without benefit of marriage.
    Double Door 1934 POSTER

    Double Door

    1934

    English

    6.8

    3

    95%

    Action

    bitterness

    Drama

    heiress

    held captive

    Horror

    matriarch

    Mystery

    pre-code

    wedding ceremony

    Charles Vidor Charles Vidor Director Evelyn Venable Evelyn Venable as Anne Darrow Anne Revere Anne Revere as Caroline Van Brett Burr Caruth Burr Caruth as Rev. Dr. Loring Mary Morris Mary Morris as Victoria Van Brett
    In 1910 Manhattan, Victoria Van Brett, a bitter spinster heiress lives an isolated life with her sister Caroline. Her domineering urges go into overdrive when their half-brother Rip brings a new bride home to the family’s gloomy Fifth Avenue mansion, built by their late industrialist father. The title refers to a secret soundproofed chamber that the villainess uses to entrap her enemies.
    Zenabel 1969 POSTER

    Zenabel

    1969

    Italian

    4.8

    13

    Action

    Comedy

    heir to the throne

    History

    pre-code

    sex comedy

    swordplay

    Ruggero Deodato Ruggero Deodato Director Elisa Mainardi Elisa Mainardi as Amica di Zenabel John Ireland John Ireland as Don Alonso Imolne Carlo Pisacane Carlo Pisacane as Mendicante Lionel Stander Lionel Stander as Pancrazio
    Zenabel, a young woman from a humble background, discovers that she is actually the daughter of a Spanish nobleman who was killed by a ruthless don, Alonso, who took the title. So Zenable assembles a group of misfit friends to reclaim her title.
    The Bowery 1933 POSTER

    The Bowery

    1933

    English

    6.8

    3

    42%

    42%

    bookmaker

    Comedy

    Drama

    fall from grace

    knockout

    Music

    pre-code

    Romance

    saloon

    Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh Director Paulette Goddard Paulette Goddard as Blonde Lester Dorr Lester Dorr as Cynic Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Hick George Raft George Raft as Steve Brodie
    "In the Gay Nineties New York had grown up into bustles and balloon Sleeves ... but The Bowery had grown younger, louder and more rowdy until it was known as the 'Livest Mile on the face of the globe' ... the cradle of men who were later to be famous.
    Gold Diggers of 1933 1933 POSTER

    Gold Diggers of 1933

    1933

    English

    7.7

    8

    100%

    86%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    great depression

    hard times

    mistaken identity

    musical

    Musical

    pre-code

    songwriter

    Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy Director Billy Barty Billy Barty as Baby in 'Pettin' in the Park' Number June Gittelson June Gittelson as Fat Woman in 'Pettin' in the Park' Number Dorothy Coonan Wellman Dorothy Coonan Wellman as Gold Digger Bill Elliott Bill Elliott as Night Club Patron
    When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.
    The Virtuous Sin 1930 POSTER

    The Virtuous Sin

    1930

    English

    5.6

    4

    96%

    Action

    Drama

    pre-code

    Romance

    War

    George Cukor George Cukor Director Paul Cavanagh Paul Cavanagh as Capt. Orloff Walter Huston Walter Huston as Gen. Gregori Platoff Kay Francis Kay Francis as Marya Ivanova Sablin Anita Garvin Anita Garvin as Undetermined Secondary Role
    Marya gets friendly with General Platoff in order to save her husband Victor from being executed.
    Ladies' Man 1931 POSTER

    Ladies' Man

    1931

    English

    5.7

    6

    96%

    Action

    Drama

    gigolo

    pre-code

    Lothar Mendes Lothar Mendes Director William Powell William Powell as Jamie Darricott Edward Hearn Edward Hearn as Maitre D' Olive Tell Olive Tell as Mrs. Fendley Kay Francis Kay Francis as Norma Page
    A society gigolo goes after a rich mother and her daughter, but tries to find true happiness with his girlfriend, who is neither rich nor in "society."
    The Devil Is Driving 1932 POSTER

    The Devil Is Driving

    1932

    English

    6.1

    3

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    manager

    new york city

    pre-code

    repair shop

    Romance

    Thriller

    Benjamin Stoloff Benjamin Stoloff Director Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Mac Lois Wilson Lois Wilson as Nancy Evans Geneva Mitchell Geneva Mitchell as Nellie Francis McDonald Francis McDonald as Ticker
    Gabby Denton, a hard-drinking, down-on-his-luck drifter, seems to get a chance at redemption when his brother-in-law helps get him a job as a mechanic. Not realizing the garage he works for is actually a front for a stolen car ring, Gabby soon finds himself mixed up in both murder and a liaison with the boss's girl.
    The Song of Songs 1933 POSTER

    The Song of Songs

    1933

    English

    6.8

    2

    83%

    67%

    Drama

    extramarital affair

    love

    love triangle

    lust

    naivety

    pre-code

    Romance

    Rouben Mamoulian Rouben Mamoulian Director Marlene Dietrich Marlene Dietrich as Lily Czepanek Hans Schumm Hans Schumm as Man at Berlin Railway Station Alison Skipworth Alison Skipworth as Mrs. Rasmussen Brian Aherne Brian Aherne as Richard Waldow
    After her father dies, Lily moves to the city to live with her strict aunt. During the day Lily works in her aunt's bookstore, and at night she sneaks across the street to model for Richard, a sculptor with whom she falls in love. A patron of Richard's, Baron von Merzbach, develops an interest in Lily that may not be with the best of intentions.
    This Is the Night 1932 POSTER

    This Is the Night

    1932

    English

    6.6

    2

    Action

    Comedy

    extramarital affair

    olympic games

    pre-code

    Frank Tuttle Frank Tuttle Director Charles Ruggles Charles Ruggles as Bunny West Thelma Todd Thelma Todd as Claire Mathewson Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Sparks Cary Grant Cary Grant as Stephen Mathewson
    When Stephen, the husband of Gerald’s mistress, Claire, discovers a pair of tickets for their planned trip to Venice, Gerald must invent a wife to cover their tracks. He is then forced to hire a woman to play “his wife” when Stephen insists he and Claire accompany them to Venice.
    Broadway Love 1918 POSTER

    Broadway Love

    1918

    English

    5.8

    2

    Action

    pre-code

    Romance

    silent film

    woman director

    Ida May Park Ida May Park Director Eve Southern Eve Southern as Drina Lon Chaney Lon Chaney as Elmer Watkins Harry von Meter Harry von Meter as Jack Chalvey Dorothy Phillips Dorothy Phillips as Midge O'Hara
    A small-town girl who goes to New York hoping to become a Broadway star falls in with a fast crowd.
    Back to God's Country 1919 POSTER

    Back to God's Country

    1919

    English

    6.2

    3

    67%

    Action

    Adventure

    canada

    Drama

    pre-code

    Romance

    Western

    David Hartford David Hartford Director Roy Laidlaw Roy Laidlaw as Baptiste LeBeau, Dolores' Father Kewpie Morgan Kewpie Morgan as Bully in Bar Who Shoots Chinaman Charles Arling Charles Arling as 'Sealskin' Blake Charles Murphy Charles Murphy as The Half-Breed
    After her father is killed by an outlaw, Dolores marries Peter. While they're at sea in the Arctic, Dolores meets the ship's captain, who is the man who killed her father. The captain causes an 'accident' to happen to Peter, so Dolores is all alone and defenceless as they drop anchor in a remote harbour.
    The Call of the Cumberlands 1916 POSTER

    The Call of the Cumberlands

    1916

    English

    6.0

    2

    Drama

    family feud

    hillbilly

    pre-code

    silent film

    woman director

    Frank Lloyd Frank Lloyd Director Joe Ray Joe Ray as Aaron Hollis Virginia Foltz Virginia Foltz as Mrs. Lescott Richard L'Estrange Richard L'Estrange as Tamarack Spicer Page Peters Page Peters as Wilfred Horton
    An aspiring New York painter returns home to the Kentucky mountains to settle a feud between two rival families.
    The Whistle at Eaton Falls 1951 POSTER

    The Whistle at Eaton Falls

    1951

    English

    6.8

    2

    60%

    60%

    Action

    Drama

    pre-code

    Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak Director Murray Hamilton Murray Hamilton as Al Webster Arthur O'Connell Arthur O'Connell as Jim Brewster James Westerfield James Westerfield as Joe London Anne Seymour Anne Seymour as Mary London
    A newly promoted plant supervisor finds himself in the position of having to announce a layoff of his fellow workers.
    The Sign of the Cross 1932 POSTER

    The Sign of the Cross

    1932

    English

    6.8

    5

    50%

    64%

    Action

    ancient rome

    arena

    Drama

    empress

    historical drama

    History

    pre-code

    roman army

    Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMille Director Angelo Rossitto Angelo Rossitto as Impaled Pygmy Fredric March Fredric March as Marcus Superbus, Prefect of Rome Marjorie Bonner Marjorie Bonner as Roman Woman Otto Lederer Otto Lederer as (uncredited)
    A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.
    The Girl Can't Help It 1956 POSTER

    The Girl Can't Help It

    1956

    English

    6.8

    7

    82%

    69%

    Action

    blonde

    broken engagement

    Comedy

    engagement

    gangster

    Music

    pre-code

    satire

    Frank Tashlin Frank Tashlin Director Barry Gordon Barry Gordon as Barry the Paperboy Juanita Moore Juanita Moore as Hilda Jayne Mansfield Jayne Mansfield as Jerri Jordan Tom Ewell Tom Ewell as Tom Miller
    A down-and-out gangster hires a down-on-his-luck agent to make his girlfriend a recording star within six weeks.
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