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Bitter Tea of General Yen, The (1933)
Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck plays an American missionary in Shanghai who comes to fall in love with her Chinese warlord abductor. Eloquent, sensual cinema with…
Cry of the Bewitched / Vampire Bat, The (1933-1956)
Dir. Frank Strayer, Alfredo Crevenna
Feat. Fay Wray, Lionel Atwill, Melvyn Douglas
A double feature of low–rent but worthy horrors: The Vampire Bat (1933) Directed by Frank Strayer – An eerie suspenser in which a mad…
Devil's Brother, The (1933)
Dir. Hal Roach
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
Laurel and Hardy become fearless highwaymen in 1700s Italy but meet their match in a notorious highwayman. Funny spoof of Auber's operetta.
Dinner at EightDinner at Eight (1933) Recommended
Dir. George Cukor
Feat. John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Jean Harlow
Impeccably directed version of the popular Broadway play boasting an all–star cast of the early talkie era – distinguished New York…
Duck SoupDuck Soup (1933) Recommended
Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
A commercial bomb when released, this has since emerged as The Marx Brothers' tour–de–force, and the most popular among fans on account…
EcstasyEcstasy (1933)
Dir. Gustav Machety
Feat. Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr came to world attention in this 1932 film, playing a sexually–frustrated bride who goes on a fifteen minute nude romp in an alpine…
Footlight ParadeFootlight Parade (1933)
Dir. Lloyd Bacon, Busby Berkeley
Feat. James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler
James Cagney stars as an indefatigable Broadway producer, working show–biz miracles to keep his company afloat through the Depression. Most…
Ghoul, TheGhoul, The (1933)
Dir. T. Hayes Hunter
Feat. Boris Karloff, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger
Creaky, but efficient Karloff outing centres on an Egyptologist who returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb.
Gold Diggers of 1933Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon
Busby Berkeley brings his snappy camerawork and choreography magic to the production numbers of this pre–'Hays code' musical, in which Dick…
Hallelujah, I'm a BumHallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)
Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Al Jolson, Madge Evans, Frank Morgan
Freewheeling musical comedy set (and made) during the Great Depression, with Al Jolson playing a hobo in New York who falls in love with the mayor's…

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