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Jour Se Leve, LeJour Se Leve, Le (Daybreak) (1939) Recommended
Dir. Marcel Carne
Feat. Jean Gabin, Arletty
A renowned example of 'poetic realism', Jean Gabin gives another consummate performance as a doomed anti–hero. His tragic story is told in…
Hurricane, TheHurricane, The (1938)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall
A doomed South Seas romance between islander natives, provides the melodramatic prelude to an awesome special f/x typhoon. Vintage Hollywood…
Knight Without ArmourKnight Without Armour (1937)
Dir. Jacques Feyder
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Robert Donat, Herbert Lomas
Visually sumptuous tale of Russian Countess Marlene Dietrich fleeing the 1917 Revolution with the help of Robert Donat. Dir. Feyder made his name as…
Maytime (1937)
Dir. Robert Z. Leonard
Feat. Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, John Barrymore
Love affair between opera soprano and two–bit singer in Paris. An exemplary Jeanette MacDonald/Nelson Eddy musical.
Swing TimeSwing Time (1936) Recommended
Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
A fine example of Fred and Ginger's magical screen partnership, their sixth together, weaving the music of Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields, into…
She Married Her Boss (1935)
Dir. Gregory La Cava
Feat. Claudette Colbert
Pleasant romantic comedy stars Claudette Colbert, who just may regret her marital decision.
LiebeleiLiebelei (1933)
Dir. Max Ophuls
Feat. Arthur Schnitzler
An early work from the German maestro of the tracking shot, whose tale of doomed romance between a young soldier and fraulein (taken from a play by…
Smilin' Through (1932)
Dir. Sidney Franklin
Feat. Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Leslie Howard
Winning tear–jerker with Norma Shearer and Fredric March in dual roles as two sets of unrequited lovers caught in a blood feud.

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