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Subgenre Sampler

 
She Done Him WrongShe Done Him Wrong (1933) Recommended
Dir. Lowell Sherman
Feat. Mae West, Cary Grant
A raucous comedy success, debuting Mae West as a bawdy bar room entertainer with a penchant for vulnerable men (namely, Cary Grant).…
Sons of the DesertSons of the Desert (Fraternally Yours) (1933) Recommended
Dir. William A. Seiter
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
A 24–carat Laurel and Hardy classic sees the boys wanting to attend a fraternal organisation shindig, but having to deceive their wives to do…
Boudu Saved from DrowningBoudu Saved from Drowning (1932) Recommended
Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Michel Simon, Charles Granval, Marcelle Hania
Renoir's joyfully anarchic attack on the bourgeoisie in which vagrant Michel Simon wreaks emotional havoc in the orderly household that have offered…
Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 8 Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 8 (Movie Crazy, Welcome Danger) (1932) Recommended
Dir. Clyde Bruckman
Feat. Harold Lloyd
Two classic Harold Lloyd features. Includes MOVIE CRAZY, arguably the comedian's best sound film, about making it in Hollywood; and WELCOME DANGER,…
Horse FeathersHorse Feathers (1932)
Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
Marxist malarkey in which the crazy quartet engage in a college football conspiracy. Their wildest screen outing.
Trouble in ParadiseTrouble in Paradise (1932) Recommended
Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. Herbert Marshall, Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis
Perhaps dir. Lubitsch's most celebrated comedy, this concerns a pair of endearing swindlers (Marshall and Hopkins) whose partnership in romance and…
A Nous la LiberteA Nous la Liberte (1931) Recommended
Dir. Rene Clair
Feat. Henri Marchand, Raymond Cordy
Pre–dating – and disputedly influencing – Chaplin’s MODERN TIMES by some years, this is both more lyrical and whimsical in its…
City LightsCity Lights (1931) Aro Favourite
Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Hank Mann, Jean Harlow
Chaplin's most melancholy and beautiful film revolves around his love for a blind flower girl and his on–off relationship with a drunkard…
MariusMarius (1931)
Dir. Alexander Korda
Feat. Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis
Based on the play by revered French writer Marcel Pagnol, this is the first film in the Marseille Trilogy featuring the characters of Marius (Pierre…
Monkey BusinessMonkey Business (1931)
Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx
The four Marx Brothers stowaway, crash a society party and manage to hatch a few crooks in the process. Another exercise in breathlessly sustained…

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