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Cuando el amor ríe
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Cuando el amor ríe

Dec 26, 1930
José Mojica plays a singing vacquero who stops off in la cantina to have muchas cervezas with los muchachos. While José is all beered up, he boasts that he can tame the wild mare -- a horse no man can ride -- owned by local ranchero Don Alvarado (a stolid performance by Carlos Villarias). While he's in the neighbourhood, José also boasts that he can tame the Don's daughter, a Mexican spitfire played by Mona Maris.
Del mismo barro
1

Del mismo barro

Sep 19, 1930
A maid with a checkered past falls in love with the son in the posh household where she works, and gives him a baby.
Drama
Rutschbahn
1

Rutschbahn

Nov 05, 1928
Heli's misfortune begins when her mother, the landlady, marries for the second time. The man is bossy and brutal. In an argument between stepfather and brother, Heli intervenes: She throws a hatchet, the stepfather falls and is killed.
Drama
A Date with the Falcon
6.5
In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.
Crime
Camila
7.1

Camila

May 17, 1984
In 1847 Buenos Aires, a young noblewoman and a young Jesuit fall in love, much to the disapproval of her family and the Church.
Drama
Romance of the Rio Grande
1
Fox's immediate follow-up to its successful early-talkie western In Old Arizona was 1929's Romance of the Rio Grande. The story focuses on the Alvarez family of Mexico, specifically fabulously wealthy Don Fernando. Intending to bequeath his vast fortune and estate to his long-estranged grandson Pancho, Don Fernando must contend with his ne'er-do-well nephew Juan.
Western
Pacific Rendezvous
6

Pacific Rendezvous

May 21, 1942
A code expert working for Naval Intelligence is assigned to decode enemy messages despite his desire for active duty.
Comedy
Mon amie Sally
5.8

Mon amie Sally

Apr 30, 1942
La jeunesse de l'auteur-compositeur gay des années 1890, Paul Dresser.
Comedy
Le Corsaire de l'Atlantique
5.3
1918. Bob Kingsley est le commandant du Mustery Ship no 2 qui, sous l'apparence d'un paisible bateau, cache en réalité un navire de combat dont le but est de détruire l'U-172 allemand du baron Von Steuben. Aux Canaries, au cours d'une escale, Kingsley fait la connaissance d'Anna Marie Von Steuben, sans savoir qu'elle est la propre sœur de son adversaire.
Action
Flight from Destiny
5.2

Flight from Destiny

Feb 08, 1941
After his doctor informs him he will die in six months, Professor Henry Todhunter decides to spend his last days killing someone who contributes nothing but harm to society. When Henry learns that his friend Betty's husband, Michael, has been painting forgeries of ancient paintings for gallery owner Ketti Moret, he investigates the fraudulent dealer's life. Judging that Ketti is truly evil, Henry prepares to murder her.
Crime
Caliente Love
1

Caliente Love

Mar 09, 1933
Poor Walter Catlett messes up the wedding of Joyce Compton and, after botching his suicide attempt, rides along on her honeymoon at Aguas Caliente. Can he get for himself some CALIENTE LOVE at the Casino, or will someone give him the sound thrashing he needs?
Comedy
South of the Rio Grande
8
Sergeant Carlos Olivarez (Buck Jones) becomes entangled in the machinations of an oil baron, havoc-wreaking bandits, and the femme fatale who ruined his brother.
Western
Under a Texas Moon
1

Under a Texas Moon

Apr 01, 1930
A cowboy arrives in a small town and winds up trying to help a local rancher stop a gang of cattle thieves while romancing a pretty young girl.
Adventure
Secrets
5.1

Secrets

Mar 16, 1933
In the 1860s, Mary Marlowe defies her father's wishes to marry a British lord and runs away with clerk John Carlton as he heads West to make his fortune. Mary and John endure the difficult journey and settle into a small cabin, then face the hostilities of a cattle rustling gang, as well as the tragic loss of their only son. With Mary's help, John defeats the gang, which propels him to political power that, over the years, gradually erodes the once-happy marriage.
Drama
Law of the Tropics
6

Law of the Tropics

Oct 04, 1941
Jim Conway, who works on a South American rubber plantation, leaves to meet a girl from the United States whom he is to marry. But he receives a telegram from her telling him she has married someone else. He goes to a waterfront café where he meets a singer, Joan Madison, and tells her his troubles. He asks her to marry him and return to the plantation with him using the name of the girl he was to marry. This strikes her as a great idea as she is a wanted fugitive.
Romance
Le Péril juif
4.532

Le Péril juif

Nov 28, 1940
Le Juif éternel est une contribution à l’idéologie nazie. Il dépeint l’idée d’un complot international ourdi par les Juifs de l’Est (de nombreuses scènes ont été tournées en Pologne) et les Juifs de l’Ouest, dans la tradition des Protocoles des Sages de Sion. Il met tout en œuvre pour peindre les Juifs comme des sous-hommes et a pour but de montrer qu’ils sont un peuple auquel il faut s’opposer, dénonçant leur façon de vivre, leur histoire, leurs coutumes… Ainsi, le documentaire prétend dévoiler les véritables traits du « Juif éternel » d’après les nazis.
Documentary
A Devil with Women
5.3

A Devil with Women

Oct 17, 1930
Soldier of fortune Maxton is stranded in a Central American country. He and Tom, the nephew of the country's richest man, try to end Morloff's banditry but just barely escape a firing squad. They become rivals for Rosita.
Adventure
One Mad Kiss
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One Mad Kiss

Jul 13, 1930
Estrada, the chief government official of the region, has put a price on the head of José Savedra for causing the local people to rebel against his tax collectors. Dancer Rosario Montes also thinks that the tax levied against her "Fandango Café" is excessive and is not inclined to pay.
Romance
Tampico
5.5

Tampico

Apr 10, 1944
A story of of the captain of an oil tanker during World War II, Captain Bart Manson, who rescues Katherine Hall when her ship is sunk by a German U-boat.
War
Correspondant de guerre
5.9
Le correspondant américain Bill Roberts est une épine dans le pied des nazis, son journal dépeignant toujours le monde sur la vérité sur l'Allemagne. Le Capitaine de la Gestapo Carl Von Rau veut boucher la fuite et assigne Karen Hauen, à qui il s’attache au mariage. Roberts obtient ses informations pour ses récits et ses émissions d'un collectionneur de timbres âgé qui, opposé aux nazis par défi, vend les timbres "appropriés" à Roberts et lui fournit les informations. Attirée par Karen, Roberts l'invite dans son appartement où elle découvre son secret. La vieille philatéliste est envoyée dans un camp de concentration, puis Karen apprend qu'il est son père. Elle fait appel à Roberts pour lui demander de l'aide et lui, fidèle au vieil homme et maintenant amoureux de Karen, accepte de l'aider.
Thriller
I Married an Angel
5

I Married an Angel

Jul 09, 1942
A count who ignores an infatuated secretary thinks he has met his match when an angel from Heaven shows up.
Romance
The Man Called Back
4.5

The Man Called Back

Jul 16, 1932
Fresh from his success with the moody melodrama Murders in the Rue Morgue, director Robert Florey dashed off The Man Called Back at bargain-basement Tiffany Studios. The film is set in the tropics; Conrad Nagel tops the cast as a dissipated, derelict doctor, hopelessly in love with married socialite Doris Kenyon. Doris' insane husband John Halliday commits suicide, but arranges the evidence so that his wife will be charged with murder.
Drama
Le Plombier amoureux
6

Le Plombier amoureux

Feb 06, 1932
Elmer Tuttle, plombier parisien, est engagé par la mondaine Patricia Alden pour l'aider à rendre jaloux son amant Tony Lagorce.
Comedy
Kiss and Make-Up
5.2

Kiss and Make-Up

Jul 13, 1934
Le docteur esthéticien Maurice Lamar a accompli un travail d'une grande qualité sur sa cliente Eve Caron, au point que son mari jaloux veut divorcer. Les rapports entre le docteur et sa cliente sortent alors du cadre professionel.
Comedy
Underground
6.1

Underground

Jun 28, 1941
A World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich set between two brothers, Kurt and Erik Franken, whom are SS officers in the Nazi party. Kurt learns and exposes the evils of the system to Erik and tries to convince him of the immoral stance that marches under the symbol of the swastika.
Adventure
The Arizona Kid
5.5

The Arizona Kid

Mar 23, 1930
The Arizona Kid (Warner Baxter) carries out his mission as a Robin Hood-type bandit while posing as a wealthy and carefree miner. He falls for an eastern girl, Virginia Hoyt (Carole Lombard), accompanied by presumably her brother, Dick Hoyt (Theodore von Eltz), actually her husband. The Kid's mine is raided and two of his friends are killed and he learns that Dick and Virginia are the culprits...
Romance
The Avengers
10

The Avengers

Jun 10, 1950
The attractive Argentine Don Careless is an adventurer and an excellent swordsman. Don is in love with Maria Moreno, since he had to emerge her jewels and had thereby to kill a shark. Don tries to prevent the forced marriage of Mary with the ruthless revolutionary Colonel Luis Corral. An armed clash between Don and Luis seems inevitable.
Adventure
The Apache
1

The Apache

Aug 01, 1925
In Paris an Apache dancer weds his ex-fiancée's sister for revenge but learns to love.
Romance
Le Joyeux Barbier
5.6

Le Joyeux Barbier

Sep 04, 1946
Le Duc de Chandre, sur le point de partir en Espagne épouser Maria, Princesse d'Espagne, ordonne à Beaucaire, barbier à la cour du Roi de France, de prendre son identité...
Comedy
Der Fürst von Pappenheim
1
Because she has fallen in love with an unknown man, young princess Antoinette has fled to Berlin before her planned marriage with a prince. Incognito, she works for the fashion house Pappenheim, where salesman Egon Fürst falls for the young girl. Antoinette′s rigid uncle is sent to bring the royal runaway home, but he mistakes another mannequin for his niece, therefore taking the wrong girl to his castle in Baden-Baden. The whole Pappenheim company, including the princess, also goes to Baden-Baden for a fashion show, which means even more excitement and confusion.
Comedy
The Death Kiss
5.3

The Death Kiss

Dec 05, 1932
When a movie actor is shot and killed during production, the true feelings about the actor begin to surface. As the studio heads worry about negative publicity, one of the writers tags along as the killing is investigated and clues begin to surface.
Mystery
The Desert Hawk
6

The Desert Hawk

Jul 07, 1944
Evil Hassan slips back into his native land of Ahad and plots to overthrow his twin bother, Kasim, who has just been crowned the Caliph. Hassan enlists the aid of the chief Chamberlain, Faud and they send several henchmen into the royal palace, who then knock Kasim unconscious. Faud and Hassan dispatch a couple of different hirelings to take Kasim into another part of the town and murder him.Kasin comes to and gets away, but has been wounded. Omar, a beggar, takes Kasim to his home and nurses him back to health. But, it takes a few weeks for Kasin to get healthy and, by that time, Hassan has a firm grip on the duties of a Caliph. In a storeroom, Kasim finds a coat of mail with a great hawk emblazoned across the chest and promptly decides this is the costume he will wear while fighting to get his old job back. Meanwhile, the Emir of Telif shows up with his daughter, Princess Azala, with the intent of marrying her off to the local Caliph.
Action
Cuesta abajo
7.2

Cuesta abajo

Sep 27, 1934
Carlos Acosta (Carlos Gardel), tied to a flirty wife and in love with another girl, watches fate work out a solution that allows him to return to his real love after trips to Paris and New York City.
Drama
White Heat
4.5

White Heat

Dec 30, 1934
In this melodrama filmed on location in Hawaii, a sugar plantation manager finds himself falling in love with a native girl, but instead of committing to her, he marries a socially prominent young woman from San Francisco. The spoiled girl does not easily adapt to the rigors of plantation life and she gets terribly bored. She is just about to give in to the romantic overtures of a persistent native when her former lover shows up. The husband gets jealous and is about to attack him when the wife sets fire to the cane field. The husband's native lover saves him from death. Afterward, his wife leaves to be with her old flame, and the manager is free to be with the woman he's loved all along.
Drama