Noel Francis

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Je suis un évadé
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Je suis un évadé

Nov 09, 1932
1919. Jeune sergent décoré pour sa bravoure lors de la Première Guerre Mondiale, James Allen vit mal son retour aux affaires courantes. Etouffé par sa famille, et un travail en usine qui n’épouse pas ses nouvelles ambitions, il prend son baluchon et traverse les Etats-Unis dans l’espoir de trouver un emploi dans le bâtiment. Il doit rapidement déchanter : la crise frappe le pays de plein fouet, et chaque étape de son périple est une nouvelle désillusion. Un soir, Allen, affamé, est embringué à ses dépens dans un hold-up minable qui tourne mal. Il prend 10 ans, pour un crime qu’il n’a pas commis, et est transféré dans un des pires bagnes du pays. Le cauchemar commence.
Drama
Blonde Crazy
7

Blonde Crazy

Sep 16, 1931
Adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.
Drama
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
Sudden Bill Dorn
1

Sudden Bill Dorn

Dec 01, 1937
Bundy has found gold on the Kent ranch but directs everyone to Ghost Town as he tries to take over the ranch. But Bill and Kent's niece Lorna have taken possession. When it appears Bundy is attracted to Lorna, his jealous girl friend has men destroy the ranch and the explosion helps uncover the gold vein.
Western
Bachelor Apartment
6.2

Bachelor Apartment

Apr 15, 1931
A New York playboy, Wayne Carter, dates wild women until he falls for a hard-working stenographer, Helene Andrews.
Comedy
The Mouthpiece
5.9

The Mouthpiece

Mar 21, 1932
A prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got convicted and executed was actually innocent.
Drama
Manhattan Tower
6

Manhattan Tower

Dec 01, 1932
The lives of the residents of a Manhattan apartment building are intertwined with the actions of a crooked investor.
Drama
Smart Woman
5.9

Smart Woman

Sep 12, 1931
A society man's loving, devoted wife, upon learning that he has been unfaithful and is planning to leave her for the other woman, strategically pretends to be having an affair of her own. The woman's friends gladly assist in the deception.
Comedy
Good Dame
5.5

Good Dame

Mar 16, 1934
A chorus girl gets stranded in a small midwestern town. Against her better judgement, she hooks up with a smooth-talking con artist who says he can help her get out of town.
Drama
The White Cockatoo
5.3

The White Cockatoo

Jan 29, 1935
In a spooky hotel on the coast of France, two bands of crooks are working independently of the other in an attempt to steal the inherited fortune of an American girl, Sue Tally. Along the way the heiress is kidnapped, three murders are committed, a girl appears in two places at once, mysterious persons roam about the old hotel at night and mysteriously disappear, and there is a hidden room without any doors.
Mystery
New Movietone Follies of 1930
1
Minimum plot. Maximum stars of early cinema. Rich young Conrad Sterling (William Collier Jr.) is in love with struggling actress Mary Mason (Miriam Seeger). To prove his love, he hires Mary and the entire company of the show in which she is appearing to entertain his weekend guests at his lavish mansion.
Music
The Important Witness
5

The Important Witness

Jul 15, 1933
A freelance stenographer is hired for a job, but when she arrives at the address she was given, she finds that a murder has taken place there--and she is arrested for it.
Action
Guilty as Hell
5.8

Guilty as Hell

Aug 05, 1932
Richard Arlen is the convicted murderer and Adrienne Ames his sister who believes in his innocence. We see the murder and the framing set-up at the beginning of the film, so there’s no mystery for the audience to solve. Just the pleasure of watching an intricate cat-and-mouse game, with the murderer one step ahead of his pursuers until the final, tense confrontation.
Mon grand
5.846

Mon grand

Apr 30, 1932
Orpheline mise en pensionnat, Selina, malgré son goût pour l'art, épouse un fermier dont elle a un fils. La vie rude de la campagne la frustre de toutes ses ambitions artistiques. L'éducation de son enfant sera, pour elle, une revanche...
Drama
Fifteen Wives
1

Fifteen Wives

Jul 15, 1934
Shortly after his arrival from South America to New York, Steven Humbolt is found dead in his apartment at the Savoia Hotel. Inspector Decker Dawes investigates the case and although the cause of death is described as apoplexy, Dawes is convinced it as murder, especially after he learns that Humbolt had been married fifteen times.
Mystery
Only Yesterday
6.8

Only Yesterday

Nov 01, 1933
On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young business man is about to commit suicide. With the note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in his hand, he notices a thick envelope addressed to him at the desk. As he begin to read, we're taken back to the days of WW1 and his meeting with a young woman named Mary Lane.
Drama
My Pal, the King
1

My Pal, the King

Apr 03, 1932
The king of a European country, who is a child, meets the cowboy star of a traveling circus.
Western
The Expert
6.3

The Expert

Mar 05, 1932
An elderly gentleman arrives for an extended stay with his grown son in Chicago.
Comedy
Night Court
6.4

Night Court

Jun 04, 1932
A corrupt night court judge tears an innocent young family apart in his efforts to elude a special prosecutor.
Crime
Under-Cover Man
4.5

Under-Cover Man

Dec 02, 1932
When his father is murdered, erstwhile conman Nick Darrow asks the cops if he can go undercover to find the killers, and maybe even stop a crime ring that has been plaguing the police. The sister of another innocent victim joins him as they infiltrate the syndicate. Any wrong move could lead to instant death.
Drama
Stone of Silver Creek
1

Stone of Silver Creek

Apr 14, 1935
T. William Stone est le propriétaire au grand cœur du "Bonanza", seul établissement à plaisirs de Silver Creek. Il est cependant en butte à la réprobation du pasteur Timothy Tucker, par ses activités et par l'intérêt qu'il porte à Nancy, une des "filles" de son établissement. Lorsque deux joueurs tentent de fracturer le coffre du casino, l'homme tranquille se transforme en un redoutable justicier.
Western
La Boule rouge
7

La Boule rouge

Nov 17, 1933
La Boule rouge : En 1933, aux États-Unis. La rencontre d'une riche héritière décadente, en quête d'émotions nouvelles, et d'un garant de caution, qui prête aux criminels l'argent qui leur est nécessaire dans l'attente de leur procès.
Crime
The Loudspeaker
1

The Loudspeaker

Jun 01, 1934
A young man from a small town hits New York City, bound and determined to become a radio star. Amazingly, he achieves his ambition, but in the process alienates everyone around him with his arrogance and egomania.
Drama
Mutiny Ahead
4

Mutiny Ahead

Mar 01, 1935
A wealthy playboy winds up getting himself involved with mobsters and a search for buried treasure.
Action
Images de la vie
7

Images de la vie

Nov 23, 1934
Depuis la mort de son mari, Bea Pullman élève seule sa petite fille Jessie. Delilah, une femme noire à la recherche d’un emploi, se présente par erreur à son domicile. Bea l’engage aussitôt comme domestique. Veuve elle aussi, Delilah est la mère de Peola, une petite fille à la peau très blanche. Les deux femmes ouvrent un modeste restaurant dont la spécialité, une recette de crêpes dont Delilah a le secret, les enrichit. Leur affaire prospère. Peola refuse d’être considérée comme noire : un jour où sa mère vient la chercher à l’école, se sentant humiliée devant les enfants de sa classe, tous blancs, elle s’enfuit en courant.
Drama
Up the River
5.7

Up the River

Oct 10, 1930
Deux détenus s'échappent et rentrent à leur guise. Un codétenu amoureux va avoir besoin de leur aide…
Comedy
Reform Girl
5.5

Reform Girl

Mar 04, 1933
A young girl just out of prison and desperate for money finds herself involved in a plot to smear a politician by pretending to be his long-lost daughter.
Crime
Flames
4

Flames

May 29, 1932
Brown is a confident young firefighter. He and his buddy become interested in two girls, after saving their cat. He then fights a fire in the apartment building next door to his new girlfriend.
Hold Me Tight
1

Hold Me Tight

May 20, 1933
Newly married sweethearts Chuck Evans and Molly Roberts work at Blair's Department Store and Molly plans to quit to be a stay-at-home wife and mother. But Chuck unexpectedly and unfairly gets fired so Molly stays on. She catches the eye of Dolan, the crooked store detective, and he makes a play for her, trying to make Chuck, who is still unemployed, small in her eyes. Meanwhile, Dolan puts into action his plan to steal the store's fur coats by hiring his girlfriend, Trudie Holmes, and Molly to do a sham inventory one night, then hires Chuck to unwittingly drive the contraband away. Dolan arranges with his mugs for Chuck to be the fall guy if anything goes wrong. Molly & Chuck become suspicious and manage to foil the robbery. Blair appoints Chuck the head of the shipping department and the young couple see a bright future ahead.
Drama