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    Pilgrimage 1933 POSTER

    Pilgrimage

    1933

    English

    7.2

    4

    83%

    50%

    Action

    arkansas

    Drama

    illegitimate child

    pre-code

    world war i

    John Ford John Ford Director Betty Blythe Betty Blythe as Janet Prescot Norman Foster Norman Foster as Jim 'Jimmy' Jessop Bess Flowers Bess Flowers as Restaurant Patron Heather Angel Heather Angel as Suzanne
    A mother from Arkansas is very possessive of her grown son. To prevent him from getting married she has him drafted into WW I.
    By Candlelight 1933 POSTER

    By Candlelight

    1933

    English

    6.7

    3

    Comedy

    Music

    Romance

    James Whale James Whale Director Esther Ralston Esther Ralston as Baroness von Ballin Paul Lukas Paul Lukas as Josef Elissa Landi Elissa Landi as Marie Paul Porcasi Paul Porcasi as Train Conductor
    A beautiful woman mistakes a Prince's butler for the Prince.
    Son of Kong 1933 POSTER

    Son of Kong

    1933

    English

    5.6

    13

    42%

    28%

    Adventure

    earthquake

    Family

    Horror

    island

    mutiny

    Sci-Fi

    sequel

    singer

    stowaway

    Thriller

    Ernest B. Schoedsack Ernest B. Schoedsack Director Robert Armstrong Robert Armstrong as Carl Denham Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian as Dutch, a Sailor Steve Clemente Steve Clemente as Native Witch King Frank Mills Frank Mills as Sailor
    Beleaguered adventurer Carl Denham returns to the island where he found King Kong.
    Footlight Parade 1933 POSTER

    Footlight Parade

    1933

    English

    7.5

    7

    100%

    83%

    Action

    Comedy

    musical

    Musical

    pre-code

    producer

    Romance

    Lloyd Bacon Lloyd Bacon Director Lillian Lawrence Lillian Lawrence as Aunt Matilda in 'Honeymoon Hotel' Ethelreda Leopold Ethelreda Leopold as Chorus Girl George Chandler George Chandler as Druggist Billy Barty Billy Barty as Mouse / Little Boy
    A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.
    Elmer, the Great 1933 POSTER

    Elmer, the Great

    1933

    English

    6.0

    1

    baseball

    chicago cubs

    Comedy

    Family

    gambling

    Romance

    Sport

    Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy Director George Chandler George Chandler as Cubs Player Gus Leonard Gus Leonard as Nosey Townsman Gale Gordon Gale Gordon as Radio Announcer Douglass Dumbrille Douglass Dumbrille as Stillman
    Elmer does not want to leave Gentryville, because Nellie is the one that he loves. Even when Mr. Wade of the Chicago Cubs comes to get him, it is only because Nellie spurns him that he goes. As always, Elmer is the king of batters and he wins game after game. When Nellie comes to see Elmer in Chicago, she sees him kissing Evelyn and she wants nothing to do with him anymore. So Healy takes him to a gambling club, where Elmer does not know that the chips are money. He finds that he owes the gamblers $5000 and they make him sign a note for it. Sad at losing Nellie, mad at his teammates and in debt to the gamblers, Elmer disappears as the Cubs are in the deciding game for the Series.
    Damaged Lives 1933 POSTER

    Damaged Lives

    1933

    English

    4.7

    4

    Action

    adultery

    Drama

    pre-code

    sexually transmitted disease

    syphilis

    venereal diseases

    Edgar G. Ulmer Edgar G. Ulmer Director Jason Robards Sr. Jason Robards Sr. as Dr. Bill Hall Marceline Day Marceline Day as Laura Hall Harry Myers Harry Myers as Nat Franklin Harrison Greene Harrison Greene as Policeman
    An extramarital affair leads to a young couple contracting venereal disease.
    Twice Two 1933 POSTER

    Twice Two

    1933

    English

    6.9

    4

    64%

    64%

    black and white

    cake

    Comedy

    dinner party

    married life

    slapstick comedy

    wedding anniversary

    James Parrott James Parrott Director Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Delivery Boy Stan Laurel Stan Laurel as Mr. Stan Laurel / Mrs. Sandy Hardy Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Oliver Hardy / Mrs. Fanny Laurel Baldwin Cooke Baldwin Cooke as Soda Jerk
    A year prior to the first scene, Stan married Ollie's sister, and Ollie married Stan's sister in a double wedding. They all live together and Stan and Ollie work in the same office.
    Parachute Jumper 1933 POSTER

    Parachute Jumper

    1933

    English

    6.4

    6

    17%

    17%

    Action

    bodyguard

    chauffeur

    Crime

    Drama

    friendship

    gangster

    great depression

    smuggling (contraband)

    Alfred E. Green Alfred E. Green Director George Chandler George Chandler as Chauffeur Harry C. Bradley Harry C. Bradley as Man in Society for Prohibition Enforcement Office Frank Hagney Frank Hagney as Marine Bette Davis Bette Davis as Patricia 'Alabama' Brent
    An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the Depression, they finally land employment with the mob.
    Mystery of the Wax Museum 1933 POSTER

    Mystery of the Wax Museum

    1933

    English

    6.8

    11

    92%

    63%

    Action

    Horror

    museum

    Mystery

    pre-code

    Thriller

    wax museum

    Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz Director Thomas E. Jackson Thomas E. Jackson as Detective William B. Davidson William B. Davidson as Detective Edwin Maxwell Edwin Maxwell as Joe Worth Harry C. Bradley Harry C. Bradley as Reporter
    The disappearance of people and corpses leads a reporter to a wax museum and a sinister sculptor.
    Spy 77 1933 POSTER

    Spy 77

    1933

    English

    5.8

    2

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    Romance

    spy

    War

    Arthur B. Woods Arthur B. Woods Director Arnold Bell Arnold Bell as Austrian Officer Austin Trevor Austin Trevor as Captain Larco Lester Matthews Lester Matthews as Coloneilo Romanelli Cecil Ramage Cecil Ramage as Ermete Davila
    Greta Nissen stars as an Italian noblewoman living a dangerous double life as a spy. A remake of the celebrated German thriller Spione am Werk. Co-starring noted German actor Karl Ludwig Diehl and American matinee idol Don Alvarado. The film takes place in Vienna, 1912. When an Austrian staff officer is implicated by association with a known Italian spy he goes on the run. Three years later - as the Great War gets into full swing - he returns and begs the Austrian Secret Service to allow him to clear his name from suspicion.
    Counsellor at Law 1933 POSTER

    Counsellor at Law

    1933

    English

    7.5

    5

    Comedy

    Drama

    infidelity

    lawyer

    perjury

    pre-code

    William Wyler William Wyler Director John Qualen John Qualen as Johan Breitstein Thelma Todd Thelma Todd as Lillian La Rue Bebe Daniels Bebe Daniels as Rexy Gordon Melvyn Douglas Melvyn Douglas as Roy Darwin
    A successful lawyer struggles to deal with his wife's unfaithfulness and his own hidden past.
    Buzzin' Around 1933 POSTER

    Buzzin' Around

    1933

    English

    6.2

    3

    bee

    Comedy

    inventor

    jalopy

    secret formula

    short film

    slapstick comedy

    Alfred J. Goulding Alfred J. Goulding Director Harry Ward Harry Ward as Bit Part Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Cornelius - the Farm Boy Gertrude Mudge Gertrude Mudge as Matron in Car Donald MacBride Donald MacBride as Policeman
    Fatty invents a liquid with flubber-like properties which makes objects resilient and unbreakable. Unfortunately, in his rush to get out of the house to demonstrate his invention, he unknowingly grabs a jar of moonshine instead of the jar which holds his wonder liquid. To make matters worse, as he drives to the demonstration, a football-sized beehive falls from a tree onto the cargo bed of his truck . . .
    Baby Face 1933 POSTER

    Baby Face

    1933

    English

    7.5

    9

    100%

    81%

    ambition

    black and white

    Drama

    mistress

    new york city

    paris, france

    pre-code

    Romance

    Alfred E. Green Alfred E. Green Director John Elliott John Elliott as Bank Director Douglass Dumbrille Douglass Dumbrille as Brody Edward Van Sloan Edward Van Sloan as Jameson - Bank Director Matty Roubert Matty Roubert as Newsboy
    A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.
    Little Women 1933 POSTER

    Little Women

    1933

    English

    7.1

    11

    89%

    78%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    Family

    friendship

    holiday

    professor

    romance

    Romance

    shyness

    War

    George Cukor George Cukor Director Joan Bennett Joan Bennett as Amy March Douglass Montgomery Douglass Montgomery as Laurie Nydia Westman Nydia Westman as Mamie Samuel S. Hinds Samuel S. Hinds as Mr. March
    Four sisters come of age during the American Civil War. With their father away fighting, the family, headed by their mother, experiences tribulations, joy, and kindness from their wealthy neighbor and his high-spirited grandson.
    The Private Life of Henry VIII 1933 POSTER

    The Private Life of Henry VIII

    1933

    English

    7.0

    6

    94%

    74%

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Comedy

    Drama

    History

    king

    tudor

    tudors

    Alexander Korda Alexander Korda Director Elsa Lanchester Elsa Lanchester as Anne of Cleves - The Fourth Wife Binnie Barnes Binnie Barnes as Katherine Howard - The Fifth Wife Lady Tree Lady Tree as The King's Nurse Robert Donat Robert Donat as Thomas Culpeper
    Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jane Seymour, but that marriage also ends in tragedy. Not one to be single for long, the king picks German-born Anne of Cleves as his bride, but their union lasts only months before an annulment is granted, and King Henry continues his string of spouses.
    Christopher Strong 1933 POSTER

    Christopher Strong

    1933

    English

    6.3

    7

    83%

    40%

    Action

    Adventure

    british politician

    Drama

    infidelity

    love affair

    pre-code

    Romance

    scavenger hunt

    woman director

    Dorothy Arzner Dorothy Arzner Director Margaret Lindsay Margaret Lindsay as Autograph Seeker at Party Donald Stuart Donald Stuart as Joseph Drummond Katharine Hepburn Katharine Hepburn as Lady Cynthia Darrington Colin Clive Colin Clive as Sir Christopher Strong
    A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young aviatrix.
    White Woman 1933 POSTER

    White Woman

    1933

    English

    6.1

    1

    29%

    29%

    Action

    Drama

    jungle

    pre-code

    Romance

    Stuart Walker Stuart Walker Director Charles Bickford Charles Bickford as Ballister Marc Lawrence Marc Lawrence as Connors Charles Laughton Charles Laughton as Horace H. Prin James Dime James Dime as Vaegi
    A nightclub singer marries the rich owner of a rubber plantation. When she returns with him to his estate in Malaysia, she finds out that he is cruel, vicious and insanely jealous. She and the plantation's overseer develop a mutual attraction, but are terrified at what will happen if her husband finds out.
    Lady for a Day 1933 POSTER

    Lady for a Day

    1933

    English

    7.4

    3

    100%

    79%

    Comedy

    count

    Drama

    judge

    letter

    parent child relationship

    superstition

    transformation

    Frank Capra Frank Capra Director Sidney D'Albrook Sidney D'Albrook as Louis the Lug - Reception Guest Forrester Harvey Forrester Harvey as Oscar - Hotel Employee with Letter Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Pool Hall Dupe Tom London Tom London as Reception Guest
    Apple Annie is an aging New York City fruit seller whose daughter Louise has been raised in a Spanish convent since she was an infant. As she grows up, Louise is led to believe that her mother is a society matron called Mrs. E. Worthington Manville. Annie worries that her lie is in danger of being uncovered when she learns that Louise is sailing to New York with her new fiancé and his nobleman father.
    A Study in Scarlet 1933 POSTER

    A Study in Scarlet

    1933

    English

    5.6

    3

    93%

    15%

    Action

    detective

    Drama

    Horror

    lawyer

    Mystery

    secret society

    sherlock holmes

    Thriller

    widow

    Edwin L. Marin Edwin L. Marin Director Alan Mowbray Alan Mowbray as Inspector Lastrade J.M. Kerrigan J.M. Kerrigan as Jabez Wilson Anna May Wong Anna May Wong as Mrs. Pyke Reginald Owen Reginald Owen as Sherlock Holmes
    In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. Society members start dropping like flies. Sherlock Holmes is approached by member James Murphy's widow, who is miffed at being left penniless by her husband. When Captain Pyke is shot, Holmes keys in on his mysterious Chinese widow as well as the shady Merrydew. Other members keep dying: Malcom Dearing first, then Mr. Baker. There is also an attempt on the life of young Eileen Forrester, who became a reluctant society member upon the death of her father. Holmes' uncanny observations and insights are put to the test.
    We're in the Money 1933 POSTER

    We're in the Money

    1933

    English

    5.5

    7

    Action

    Animation

    closing time

    Comedy

    department store

    Family

    money

    Musical

    old man

    singing

    toys come to life

    Rudolf Ising Rudolf Ising Director Ken Darby Ken Darby as Deep Voice Marcellite Garner Marcellite Garner as Girl The King's Men The King's Men as Quartet Johnny Murray Johnny Murray as Soldier
    After the last human has left the department store, the toys proceed to the music department where they start performing the Warren/Dubin song "We're in the money". The money soon joins for a chorus, as well as display dolls in the wardrobe department.
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