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Subgenre Sampler

 
Devil Is A Woman, TheDevil Is A Woman, The (1935)
Dir. Josef von Sternberg
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill, Cesar Romero
Set during Carnival in turn on the century Seville where a temptress comes between a young revolutionary and his old friend.
HeritageHeritage (1935)
Dir. Charles Chauvel
Feat. Frank Harvey, Margot Rhys, Franklyn Bennett
Epic Australian drama following three generations of the same family from their initial arrival to the outbreak of the first World War.
Informer, TheInformer, The (1935) Recommended
Dir. John Ford
Feat. Victor McLaglen
Stunning character study unfolds when an IRA leader is sold out by his dim–witted friend for reward money. Full–blooded acting by all was…
Le Crime De Monsieur LangeLe Crime De Monsieur Lange (1935) Recommended
Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Rene Lefevre, Florelle , Jules Berry
One of the dir.’s early classics. Rene Leferve rises to newsprint fame as the author of the serial “Arizona Jim” after his boss, a…
RobertaRoberta (1935)
Dir. William A. Seiter
Feat. Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
An unsuccessful American Football player inherits his Aunt's Parisian fashion house. One of the weaker Rogers/Astaire efforts.
Tale of Two CitiesTale of Two Cities (1935) Recommended
Dir. Jack Conway
Feat. Ronald Colman
A model screen adaptation of a classic novel. Script and spectacle are in perfect accord to tell Charles Dickens' story of courage and honour in 18th…
L'AtalanteL'Atalante (1934)
Dir. Jean Vigo
Feat. Michel Simon, Jean Daste
A recently restored master work from the French film archive combines lyrical romance with inspired touches of fantasy.
Of Human BondageOf Human Bondage (1934)
Dir. John Cromwell
Feat. Bette Davis, Leslie Howard
The film which propelled Bette Davis to stardom, with her vivid personification of a coy, but slutty Cockney waitress who becomes the object of…
Our Daily BreadOur Daily Bread (1934)
Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Karen Morley, Tom Keene, Barbara Pepper
Another fascinating sociological drama from director King Vidor about a struggling couple during the Great Depression who move to the country and…
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…
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