Evalyn Knapp

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Taxi Talks
1

Taxi Talks

Jun 06, 1930
Three incidents in a cab driver's day: a college boy wooing a flapper, a gold digger wooing a southern colonel, gun moll kills gangster and wants to be taken to the precinct house.
Comedy
This Sporting Age
1

This Sporting Age

Sep 14, 1932
Polo, a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals by driving a small ball into the opposing team's goal using a long-handled mallet.
Action
His Private Secretary
5

His Private Secretary

Jun 10, 1933
Dick Wallace veut épouser la petite-fille d'un ministre mais son père, qui veut qu'il travaille dans les affaires de son entreprise, s'y oppose. Elle prend un emploi dans l'entreprise pour prouver qu'elle va bien.
Comedy
One Frightened Night
5.5

One Frightened Night

May 01, 1935
Eccentric tycoon Jasper Whyte hosts a dinner at his mansion and announces that he will divide his money and give each guest a million dollars before the stroke of midnight. When his long-lost granddaughter suddenly arrives, Whyte changes his mind and proclaims that she will receive his entire fortune. A second lady appears at the estate, claiming that she is actually Whyte's granddaughter, Doris Waverly, and the first woman is found murdered in her room! With each guest possessing a motive, the mystery of the killer's identity briskly unfolds through a stirring series of surprises.
Horror
Le Beau Joueur
6.9

Le Beau Joueur

Jun 11, 1931
Nick Venizelos, un barbier qui aime le jeu, l'alcool et les femmes, va se faire arnaquer de 10 000 $. Avec l'aide de son ami Jack, il va trouver un moyen de prendre sa revanche. Devenu riche, il ouvre un salon de jeu.
Crime
High Pressure
6

High Pressure

Jan 10, 1932
Gar Evans is a con artist, who pretends to be the owner of a "Golden Gate Artificial Rubber Company", and he is looking for investors. Finding them is relatively easy, but it becomes difficult when those want to see the inventor of the synthetic rubber...
Comedy
Air Hostess
5.8

Air Hostess

Jan 15, 1933
A plucky stewardess risks her life marrying a daredevil pilot.
Drama
All Stuck Up
1

All Stuck Up

Jan 19, 1930
When the paperhangers go on strike, guests at a newlyweds' housewarming party try to finish the job with disastrous results.
Comedy
Fireman, Save My Child
5
Joe Grant is an inventor, fireman and baseball player in his small hometown. He gets an offer to play in a big team and hopes to get more money for his inventions. But Joe's invited to present his invention to a fire extinguisher company at the same time when he is supposed to play. Will he be able to show the effectiveness of his invention and win the game?
Comedy
Confidential
5.6

Confidential

Oct 16, 1935
A Treasury agent gains the trust of a mob gunman while working under cover to smash a crime syndicate.
Crime
A Successful Calamity
5.2

A Successful Calamity

Sep 17, 1932
Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton and a pair of spoiled grown children, Peggy and Eddie. To test his family's mettle, Henry pretends to have gone broke. Just as he suspected they would, his children rally to their father's side and change their ways: Peggy forsakes the fortune hunter George Struthers for the nice young man she's really in love with, the polo coach Larry Rivers, while Eddie applies for a demanding job and performs admirably. Only Sweetie seems to desert Henry.
Comedy
Rawhide
7

Rawhide

Apr 08, 1938
Saunders with his Cattlemen's Protective Agency is running roughshod over the ranchers. Lawyer Larry Kimball is fighting him but he needs a rancher that will stand up with him against Saunders. He finds him when Lou Gehrig retires from baseball to take up ranching. Lou expects to relax on his ranch but quickly joins Larry in the fight.
Action
Perils of Pauline
5.7

Perils of Pauline

Nov 05, 1933
A famous scientist and his beautiful daughter travel to Indochina to find an ivory disc that has the formula for a deadly gas engraved on it. An evil doctor and his gang are also looking for it.
Action
In Old Santa Fe
5

In Old Santa Fe

Nov 15, 1934
Gangster Chandler and his accomplice Tracy arrive at a dude ranch. Cowboy Kentucky arrives at the same time. When Tracy double-crosses his boss and has the stage robbed, Kentucky finds the outlaws and brings them in. Tracy frames him for the murder of the driver but his pal Cactus gets him out of jail. He returns just as Chandler shoots Tracy and Kentucky finds himself arrested for another murder.
Comedy
Corruption
5.2

Corruption

Jun 18, 1933
A young lawyer is elected mayor of the city and promises to rid it of the corruption it's famous for. The problem is that most of the corruption he's vowed to eliminate is caused by the crooked political machine that helped elect him.
Crime
The Millionaire
7.5

The Millionaire

May 01, 1931
A millionaire automaker retires upon the advice of his doctor, but becomes so bored he buys half interest in a gas station and works it on the sly.
Comedy
Bulldog Edition
3

Bulldog Edition

Sep 13, 1936
Two rival newspapers are engaged in a circulation battle, complicated by the fact that a vicious gangster inserts himself into the middle of it. Also complicating matters is that one newspaper's editor and circulation director are competing for the affections of a pretty blonde reporter.
Action
Three of a Kind
5.2

Three of a Kind

May 19, 1936
A truck driver and a gold-digger meet at a swank hotel and both think the other is wealthy. A drama of greed and society.
Comedy
Dance, Girl, Dance
5.5

Dance, Girl, Dance

Sep 01, 1933
Vaudevillian Joe Pitt sweeps young Sally Patter off of her feet and steals the lovestruck girl away from her small-town family to join his act. She winds up heartbroken, pregnant and broke when Joe runs off with the magician's sexy assistant. Sally bravely persists and her immense dancing and singing talent gain the notice of prominent producer, Wade Valentine. Under Valentine's tutelage, she rockets to Broadway stardom while Joe Pitt is reduced to waiting on tables. Alone, Sally proudly gives birth to a baby son. Wade proposes marriage to his beloved protege and it appears that Joe Pitt may never learn about the son he has fathered.
Music
Side Show
5

Side Show

Sep 19, 1931
A circus side show performer tries to discourage her younger sister from following in her footsteps.
Comedy
The Fire-Trap
5

The Fire-Trap

Nov 26, 1935
An insurance investigator falls in love with a society girl, unaware that her uncle and his boss are conspiring to commit insurance fraud by overvaluing a decrepit warehouse and its contents and burning the building to the ground.
Romance
Madame Racketeer
4.8

Madame Racketeer

Jul 23, 1932
International con artist Martha Hicks a.k.a. Countess von Claudwig is released from another stay in prison and decides to treat her rheumatism with a stay at her estranged husband's hotel at a Wisconsin spa. There undercover, she checks in on the two daughters she abandoned as infants.
Comedy
River's End
6.2

River's End

Nov 01, 1930
Sgt. Conniston and his alcoholic guide O'Toole are on the trail of an escaped murderer named Keith. When they catch up with him in the farthest reaches of Northern Canada, Keith turns out to be a dead ringer for Conniston. On the way back, the sled overturns, Keith grabs the gun and leaves them to die in the snow. After second thoughts he comes back and brings them to safety at an RCMP emergency cabin. Conniston dies of a frozen lung and Keith takes his place.
Western
Wanted by the Police
6

Wanted by the Police

Sep 21, 1938
A young man, Danny, decides to get a job in order to support his mother. He's hired to work in a garage, but soon finds himself being implicated in a stolen-car racket.
Drama
The Night Mayor
1

The Night Mayor

Aug 18, 1932
Opportunistic film seeking to capitalize on a scandal in New York mayor Jimmy Walker's office before his name was out of the newspapers. Tracy plays a mayor who has a penchant for the night life, sports, the theater, and an actress, Knapp. When scandal rocks his administration, Tracy has his girl friend marry Dillaway, a writer friend, so that the press will leave him alone.
Drama
Slightly Married
5.5

Slightly Married

Oct 15, 1932
Mary Smith is picked up by the police and is about to be sentenced, in night court, to jail for prostitution. But a stranger, Jimmie Martin, stands up and tells the judge that Mary was waiting for him and they were going to be married.
Comedy
State Trooper
1

State Trooper

Feb 10, 1933
Mike Rolph quits his job, seemingly, as a highway patrolman and takes the position of the Police Chief of W. J. Brady's oil refinery. He is also romantically involved with Brady's daughter, June. It appears that some highly-placed employee has sold out to the opposition refinery people, and much sabotage and havoc is being caused.
Action
Speed Wings
1

Speed Wings

Feb 05, 1934
A kidnapping, three airplane crashes and several fist-fights adds speed to the plot in which the plans of a new, faster airplane motor invented by brothers Tim and Jerry are stolen and suspicion falls on their office secretary Mary Stuart. But she can pilot an airplane with the best of them and she risks her life to save Tim. And when she gets kidnapped, Jerry regains his lost nerve in rescuing her.
Action
A Man's Game
1

A Man's Game

Jun 16, 1934
During one blaze, Firefighters Tim and his partner Dave (Ward Bond) rescue pretty stenographer Judy (Evelyn Knapp). Falling in love with the girl, the boys try to save her from getting mixed up in an embezzlement scheme.
Drama
The Vanishing Frontier
1
Its 1850 and California is under ruthless military rule. Kirby Tornell's rancho has been taken over by soldiers and when two of Kirby's men are captured, he goes there to free them. He meets the General's daughter there and attracted to her, repeatedly returns to see her. Eventually he is captured and now his men must try and rescue him.
Western
Taxi!
6.8

Taxi!

Dec 29, 1931
Un jeune chauffeur de taxi au tempérament bouillant jure de venger la mort de son frère, victime d'un truand qui cherche à régner sur le monde des taxis...
Crime
Sinners' Holiday
5.8

Sinners' Holiday

Oct 11, 1930
Ma Delano runs a penny arcade in Coney Island, living upstairs with her sons and daughter. Story involves rum-running, accidental murder and a frame-up.
Crime
Idiot's Delight
6.067

Idiot's Delight

Jan 27, 1939
A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.
Comedy
Mothers Cry
1

Mothers Cry

Dec 04, 1930
Having raised four children alone, widow Mary Williams still manages to love her eldest son, vicious and sadistic Danny Williams, who has led a life of crime and now returns to inflict his insane behavior on the family household.
Drama
Monsieur Smith au Sénat
7.868
Jefferson Smith est très aimé des Boys Rangers, un club de jeunes garçons qu'il dirige. Cet homme populaire et naïf est une affaire pour le gouverneur Hopper et son chef politique Jim Taylor, qui en font un sénateur idéal pour couvrir leurs sombres histoires. Mr. Smith devient alors vite la risée du Congrès et est, malgré lui, compromis dans une affaire louche. Après un moment de découragement et grâce à sa secrétaire, il prend la parole au Sénat et la garde vingt-trois heures durant.
Comedy
Hawaiian Buckaroo
1

Hawaiian Buckaroo

Jan 14, 1938
Jeff Howard et son ami, Mike, vendent leur ranch et dépensent tout leur argent pour acheter des terres à Hawaï. Mais sur place ils comprennent que le vendeur, J.P M'Tigue les a escroqués. Ils trouvent un emploi au ranch Harrington, et se trouvent de nouveau confrontés à M'Tigue qui veut empêcher Harrington de mener à bien sa transhumance pour l'étrangler financièrement.
Western
Chills and Fever
1

Chills and Fever

Apr 26, 1930
An amateur theatrical society rehearses in a deserted house which is believed to be haunted by two travelers who have lost their way in the rain.
Music
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 11: 'Practice Shots'
6.3
Golf expert Bobby Jones arrives on the golf course to join actors James Cagney, Anthony Bushell, Donald Cook, Evalyn Knapp, and Louise Fazenda in shooting a golf instruction film. Louise Fazenda however has no knowledge of golf and her ongoing commentary disrupts Jones's attempts to practice. While Cagney and Bushell hold Louise's mouth shut, Jones demonstrates his approach to golf. Later, upon arrival of director George Marshall, Louise is sent off "to practice" alone while the cast and crew go about shooting the film.
Documentary
Girl in 313
5.6

Girl in 313

May 31, 1940
A priceless necklace goes missing at a plush party. Police close in on the jewel thieves but is one cop getting too close to one of the crooks?
Crime
50 Million Frenchmen
6.3

50 Million Frenchmen

Feb 14, 1931
In this comedy, two men make an extravagant $50,000 dollar bet that one of them will be able to successfully court a lovely woman without spending any money. To foil his scheme, the other bettor hires two henchmen to stop him.
Romance
Big City Blues
5.3

Big City Blues

Sep 18, 1932
Bud, un jeune provincial, quitte l'Indiana pour s'installer à New York. Au cours d'une soirée, il rencontre Vida, une comédienne dont il s'éprend. Ce même soir, une jeune femme est retrouvée assassinée dans sa chambre d'hôtel : il devient alors le principal suspect.
Comedy
Roar of the Press
5.6

Roar of the Press

Apr 17, 1941
While on their honeymoon, a reporter and his new bride stumble upon a ring of fifth columnists.
Drama
Meat and Romance
4

Meat and Romance

Oct 29, 1940
A young doctor and his home economics expert sister teach us about the benefits of meat.
Documentary
Sauce for the Gander
5

Sauce for the Gander

Feb 10, 1940
Tom Tupper, un dur à cuire, est arrêté par un journaliste « homme sur place » pendant son trajet quotidien. Interrogé sur son opinion sur les relations hommes/femmes, Tom dit à l'auditoire de la radio qu'il pense que les hommes pourraient mieux gérer le ménage que les femmes. Lorsqu'il arrive à la maison, sa femme furieuse Margaret propose à son mari de mettre son argent là où se trouve sa bouche. Le couple change de rôle, Margaret allant au bureau et Tom cuisinant et nettoyant. Alors que Margaret devient une entrepreneure à succès, l'homme de la maison est dangereusement proche de faire une dépression nerveuse. Accablé par le travail d'une femme, Tom supplie Margaret de revenir en arrière, mais sa femme désormais indépendante n'est pas intéressée.
Comedy
Police Car 17
2

Police Car 17

Sep 30, 1933
Motor patrolman Tim Conlon and his partner Bumps O'Neill vie for the attentions of Helen Regan, daughter of a fellow cop.
Crime
The Bargain
1

The Bargain

Jul 23, 1931
A father changes jobs with his son, and each learns he has made a mistake.