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Miracle Woman, TheMiracle Woman, The (1931)
Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners, Sam Hardy
Barbara Stanwyck teams with dir. Frank Capra for this captivating pre–Code film about a preacher's daughter who becomes disillusioned by the…
Possessed (1931)
Dir. Clarence Brown
Feat. Joan Crawford, Clark Gable
Vivid and detailed early drama about a rich NYC lawyer and his mistress, made when its lead performers were both on the verge of stardom. Centred…
Street SceneStreet Scene (1931) Recommended
Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Sylvia Sidney, William Collier, Jr., Estelle Taylor
Drama set over a single 24 hours on a city block in Hell's Kitchen, New York City. Describes a melting pot of gossip, jealousy, racism, adultery…
TabuTabu (1931)
Dir. F.W. Murnau
Feat. Anna Chevalier
A beautifully filmed romantic tragedy based on a simple Pacific island folk tale. Poetry and sensuality is startlingly evoked through the play of…
Anna ChristieAnna Christie (1930)
Dir. Clarence Brown
Feat. Greta Garbo, Charles Bickford, Marie Dressler
Ayoung woman reunites with her estranged father and falls in love with a sailor, but struggles to tell them about her dark past. Garbo's first…
Blood of a PoetBlood of a Poet (1930)
Dir. Jean Cocteau
Feat. Lee Miller, Pauline Carton
Cocteau's first film is a surrealist gem that sewed the seeds of his style. The Dali/Bunuel influence is clear, but this goes one step further with…
Blue Angel, TheBlue Angel, The (1930) Aro Favourite
Dir. Josef von Sternberg
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings
A masterwork of the twenties German grotesquerie, this enjoyed great success and gave an early career boost to Marlene Dietrich.
City GirlCity Girl (1930) Recommended
Dir. F.W. Murnau
Feat. Charles Farrell, David Torrence
Murnau's lost pastoral beauty about a Minnesota boy who marries a tough city girl and brings her home at harvest time, where their love is…
Party GirlParty Girl (Dangerous Business) (1930)
Dir. Victor Halperin
Feat. Douglas Jr. Fairbanks
Tarty pre–code expose of ‘party girl’ rackets – or prostitution rings – with Douglas Fairbanks as a college cad looking for love in all…
Prix de BeautePrix de Beaute (1930)
Dir. Augusto Genina
Feat. Louise Brooks, Georges Charlia, Augusto Bandini
Louise Brooks is vivacious beyond compare in her first sound film, a jazz–age classic about a young office worker who enters a beauty…

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