Harry Beresford

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Le Docteur X
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Le Docteur X

Aug 03, 1932

Le Docteur X
1932 76 min 80 vues
Un dangereux maniaque tue des femmes, uniquement lors des nuit de pleine lune. La police découvre que le tueur utilise un scalpel qui n'est employé qu'à l'académie de médecine du Docteur Xavier. Celui-ci décide alors de mener une enquête afin de déterminer lequel des scientifiques travaillant dans son établissement est le tueur, surnommé "Tueur de la pleine lune"...
Horror
Two Seconds
6.1

Two Seconds

May 28, 1932

Two Seconds
1932 67 min 20 vues
A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sentenced to die in the electric chair. Told in flashback, we witness a sleazy dancehall girl (Vivienne Osborne) dupe a high rise riveter (Edward G. Robinson) into marriage so she can live off of him. But when he loses his job and his marbles, she ends up supporting him with money from her side man--and misses no opportunity to rub it in his face that she's now supporting him in his emasculated state. As the animosity grows and things get more and more unbearable, he is eventually driven to desperate measures.
Drama
Le Tombeur
6.7

Le Tombeur

Dec 09, 1933

Le Tombeur
1933 76 min 30 vues
En cavale, Dan Quigley, un gangster lâché par ses amis parvient à se planquer dans un studio d'Hollywood. Bientôt il devient figurant et puis grande vedette de cinéma. Dan s'éprend alors d'une collègue mais doit affronter le retour offensif de ses anciens complices...
Comedy
En suivant la flotte
6.846

En suivant la flotte

Feb 20, 1936

En suivant la flotte
1936 110 min 65 vues
Lors d'une escale à San Francisco, le marin Bake Baker tente de ranimer la flamme de son ancienne partenaire de danse, Sherry Martin. Pendant ce temps, le meilleur ami de Bake, Bilge Smith, tombe amoureux de la soeur de Connie ...
Comedy
Le Prince et le Pauvre
6.8

Le Prince et le Pauvre

Apr 30, 1937

Le Prince et le Pauvre
1937 118 min 36 vues
À Londres, vers le milieu du XVIe siècle, le jeune Edouard, Prince de Galles et fils d'Henry VIII, aimerait échapper à l'étiquette de la Cour et s'amuser au-dehors avec des enfants de son âge. Dans le même temps, Tom Canty, gamin pauvre des rues, rêve d'échapper à sa condition. Le destin fera se rencontrer les deux enfants qui s'échangeront leurs "rôles" respectifs, non sans risques, car le Comte d'Hertford complote contre le Trône : il tente de faire assassiner le Prince à la faveur de son escapade et de prendre Tom, devenu Edward, sous sa coupe. L'intervention d'un mercenaire, Miles Hendon, permettra de faire échouer cette conspiration.
Adventure
The Little Minister
5.9

The Little Minister

Dec 28, 1934

The Little Minister
1934 110 min 14 vues
Dans un petit village d'Écosse où il vient de prendre ses fonctions, un jeune prêtre rencontre une jolie gitane qui bouleverse sa vie. Tiré d'un roman de J.M. Barrie (le père de "Peter Pan"), ce drame offre l'un de ses premiers grands rôles à une Katharine Hepburn d'autant plus envoûtante que l'atmosphère typiquement écossaise apporte une touche de mystère.
Drama
Les Pirates de la mode
6.368

Les Pirates de la mode

Feb 14, 1934

Les Pirates de la mode
1934 78 min 19 vues
Sherwood Nash est un couturier New-Yorkais peu scrupuleux qui copie les modèles de la haute-couture parisienne et les signes pour son propre compte. Avec la complicité de son assistante, Lynn Mason, il se rend à Paris au défilé du plus célèbre couturier, Réginald Owen, dans le but de voler des dessins de sa dernière collection...
Comedy
Murders in the Zoo
5.8

Murders in the Zoo

Mar 31, 1933

Murders in the Zoo
1933 62 min 43 vues
Dr. Gorman is a millionaire adventurer, traveling the world in search of dangerous game. His bored, beautiful, much younger wife entertains herself in the arms of other men. In turn, Gorman uses his animals to kill these men. When a New York City zoo suggests a fundraising gala, Gorman sees a prime opportunity to dispatch the dashing Roger and anyone else who might cross him.
Crime
Les Quatre Filles du docteur March
6.7

Les Quatre Filles du docteur March

Nov 24, 1933

Les Quatre Filles du docteur March
1933 115 min 130 vues
Pendant la guerre de Sécession, alors que son mari bataille, Mme March tente de se débrouiller avec ses quatre filles. Pour Jo, chargée de faire la lecture à tante March, c'est une époque importante où elle va prendre conscience à la fois de l'amour et de la mort.
Drama
High Pressure
6

High Pressure

Jan 10, 1932

High Pressure
1932 73 min 7 vues
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
La ville gronde
5.7

La ville gronde

Jul 14, 1937

La ville gronde
1937 95 min 27 vues
Dans une petite ville paisible du Sud des Etats-Unis, une adolescente est assassinée. Le suspect, un instituteur, est gracié par le gouverneur, mais un procureur ambitieux profite de cette affaire dans l'idée d'augmenter son prestige social...
Drama
Le Signe de la croix
6.2

Le Signe de la croix

Nov 30, 1932

Le Signe de la croix
1932 124 min 40 vues
Alors que les Chrétiens sont la cible de la vindicte de Néron, Marcus Superbus, le préfet de Rome, tombe amoureux de l'une d'entre eux, Mercia. Poppée, femme de Néron et maîtresse de Marcus, fait arrêter la belle Chrétienne, qui est condamnée à être jetée aux lions...
Drama
Klondike Annie
6.4

Klondike Annie

Feb 21, 1936

Klondike Annie
1936 77 min 14 vues
A San Francisco singer flees Chinatown on murder charges and poses as a missionary in Alaska.
Comedy
The Match King
6.6

The Match King

Dec 31, 1932

The Match King
1932 79 min 5 vues
Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden. There, via ongoing continuing deceit and manipulation, he gradually attains a monopoly on the matchstick market in several countries and becomes an influential international figure. Based on the true story of Ivar Kreuger.
Drama
College Coach
4.3

College Coach

Nov 04, 1933

College Coach
1933 75 min 9 vues
L'université de Calvert tente d'améliorer les performances de son équipe de football afin d'augmenter les revenus de l'établissement. Malgré la désapprobation de Philip Sargeant, à la tête de l'établissement, le conseil d'administration embauche le coach James Gore, connu pour ses nombreux succès, mais aussi pour ses méthodes souvent brutales. Gore amène avec lui trois athlètes, Buck Weaver, Matthews et Petrowsky, en leur offrant un contrat en or. Phil Sargeant, le fils du doyen, est le dernier des «quatre as» de Gore .....
Drama
Seven Keys to Baldpate
6.6

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Dec 13, 1935

Seven Keys to Baldpate
1935 80 min 8 vues
A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. However, peace and quiet are the last things he gets, as there are some very strange goings-on at the establishment.
Comedy
Grand Jury
7

Grand Jury

Aug 07, 1936

Grand Jury
1936 61 min 1 vues
When a grand jury acquits a gangster accused of murder, a retired elderly citizen decides it's up to him to see that the criminal is proven guilty and put behind bars.
Drama
Newsboys' Home
6

Newsboys' Home

Dec 24, 1938

Newsboys' Home
1938 73 min 1 vues
A beautiful girl inherits a newspaper that sponsors a charity home for boys.
Action
Finn and Hattie
5.3

Finn and Hattie

Feb 04, 1931

Finn and Hattie
1931 78 min 3 vues
The Haddocks are going on a European vacation and from their reception at the station, where the whole town goes to see them off, it is clear who wears the pants in the family - it's their daughter Mildred. Her parents often proclaim she is a genius - but she is just smarter than them, which wouldn't be too hard! On the train, Finn meets shyster Harry who sizes Finn up as a sucker and quickly wires his partner Bessie, aka "The Princess" to make Finn's acquaintance and take him for everything he has.
Comedy
She Asked for It
6

She Asked for It

Sep 17, 1937

She Asked for It
1937 69 min 1 vues
Dwight Stanford and his wife, Penny, are a pair of spendthrifts who can't hold on to money, dependent for support on Dwight's rich uncle, who sends them a monthly allowance. Conrad Norris, Dwight's cousin, disapproves of Dwight and Penny, and resents his uncle's generosity. The uncle is the victim of a hit-and-run accident and, there being no will, Conrad, as next of kin, inherits. Switch, the uncle's lawyer, tells Dwight he is shutout with no hope of appeal. Dwight starts writing mystery novels about a fictional detective named Steven Knight, which become instant hits and the money pours in.
Mystery
She's No Lady
1

She's No Lady

Aug 20, 1937

She's No Lady
1937 70 min 1 vues
Alden "Bill" Carter III sees a beautiful woman, Jerry, dining alone at the Park Savoy in New York, and after a brief flirtation, introduces himself. After he entreats her to be his "mystery woman" to make his girl friend jealous, Jerry agrees to attend a reception that night with him at the Douglas home. This plays right into Jerry's plans, as she is a jewel thief who intends to steal the Douglas jewels with her cohorts, Uncle John and Jeff...
Comedy
Scandal for Sale
7

Scandal for Sale

Apr 01, 1932

Scandal for Sale
1932 75 min 1 vues
A man is promised $25,000 if he can bring the circulation of a newspaper up to one million.
Drama
A Dog of Flanders
7

A Dog of Flanders

Mar 22, 1935

A Dog of Flanders
1935 72 min 1 vues
Adaptation of Ouida's sentimental classic about a poor Flemish boy (Frankie Thomas) whose ambition is to become a painter.
Drama
Up Pops the Devil
4.2

Up Pops the Devil

May 19, 1931

Up Pops the Devil
1931 74 min 4 vues
The marriage of an advertising man is jeopardized when he gets a chance to sell a novel he's been working on and quits his job to concentrate on writing. In order to support the family, the wife is forced to take a job as a dancer in a Broadway show. As the marriage begins to fall apart, complications ensue when she discovers that she's pregnant.
Comedy
Scandal Sheet
1

Scandal Sheet

Jan 31, 1931

Scandal Sheet
1931 77 min 1 vues
Confirming his principle that no one escapes the news, a tabloid editor prints a scathing story about his wife.
Drama
Heaven on Earth
3

Heaven on Earth

Nov 27, 1931

Heaven on Earth
1931 77 min 1 vues
A young boy finds out that the man he thought was his father actually killed his real father, then adopted him.
Drama
Forgotten Commandments
6

Forgotten Commandments

May 22, 1932

Forgotten Commandments
1932 75 min 1 vues
A framework story serves as context for a retelling of the Exodus story and, most importantly, a recycling of footage from the silent version of The Ten Commandments.
Drama
Page Miss Glory
6.3

Page Miss Glory

Sep 07, 1935

Page Miss Glory
1935 93 min 6 vues
A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant celebrity thanks to an ambitious photographer.
Comedy
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
6

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

Jul 28, 1934

Friends of Mr. Sweeney
1934 68 min 3 vues
Asaph (Charles Ruggles) is a meek, mild-mannered homebody who occasionally shows some backbone to his prudish, overbearing boss, only to be beaten down again. With the encouragement of his secretary Beulah (Ann Dvorak), his old college team-mate Wynn (Eugene Pallette) and some liquor, Asaph regains some of his wild-man soul. Watch out world!
Comedy
Charlie Chan Carries On
6.5

Charlie Chan Carries On

Apr 11, 1931

Charlie Chan Carries On
1931 76 min 2 vues
Charlie steps in to solve the murder of a wealthy American found dead in a London hotel. Settings include London, Nice, San Remo, Honolulu and Hong Kong. Fast-paced with lots of wisecracking. The first film to star Warner Oland as Charlie Chan.
Crime
In His Steps
1

In His Steps

Sep 22, 1936

In His Steps
1936 79 min 1 vues
Tom and Ruth are disowned by their parents after eloping. They take up jobs as tenant farmers and and learn the true value of marriage, working and living.
Drama
David Copperfield
6.5

David Copperfield

Jan 18, 1935

David Copperfield
1935 130 min 65 vues
Début du XIXe siècle, en Angleterre. David Copperfield vient de perdre sa mère. M. Murdstone, son beau-père l'envoie chez les Micawber, à Londres. Puis il part chez tante Betsey, une dame un peu loufoque. Le jeune David devient écrivain et se marie.
Drama
Dance Team
1

Dance Team

Jan 17, 1932

Dance Team
1932 76 min 1 vues
Jimmy Mulligan and Poppy Kirk, both out of work, strike up a conversation outside a radio shop and discover a shared dream of hitting it big dancing and decide to team up. As “Mulligan & Kirk” they have their highs and lows while falling in love but eventually find enormous success. Their personal relationship, however, hits a few snags on the way to a happy ending.
Comedy
The Secret Call
1

The Secret Call

Jul 24, 1931

The Secret Call
1931 73 min 1 vues
The Secret Call is adapted from The Woman, a play by William C. DeMille (brother of Cecil B.) Peggy Shannon plays Wanda Kelly, the daughter of a disgraced politician. Reduced to working as a switchboard operator, Wanda is privy to the many secrets and indiscretions of the clients of a big-city hotel. She also finds romance in the form of handsome Tom Blake (Richard Arlen). The huge cast of characters comes in handy for the film's multitude of subplots, none of which ever get their wires crossed. Peggy Shannon acquits herself nicely in her first major role, but by the end of the decade her career was in decline.
I'll Love You Always
3

I'll Love You Always

Mar 19, 1935

I'll Love You Always
1935 75 min 1 vues
Nora Clegg, an actress, marries Carl Brent, an unemployed young engineer, whose estimation of his worth and ability keeps him from getting a job. He finally acquires a position that will require him to go to Russia for a period of time, while Nora goes back to the stage during his absence. But he loses out on the job at the last minute, and rather than tell Nora he has failed again, he steals a roll of money from his prospective employer to buy some things for Nora and go out and have a good time before, she things, his departure. His departure is to jail rather than Russia and he hides the truth from Nora by having an acquaintance mail his letters from Russia. He then finds out that Nora is pregnant.
Drama
Cléopâtre
6

Cléopâtre

Oct 05, 1934

Cléopâtre
1934 100 min 82 vues
En conquérant l’Égypte, César conquiert le cœur de Cléopâtre avec qui il revient, triomphant, à Rome. Il y est rapidement assassiné et Cléopâtre rejoint son pays. Peu de temps après, le Consul Marc-Antoine succombe lui aussi à ses attraits, mais Rome se fâche.
History
Anna Karénine
6.6

Anna Karénine

Aug 30, 1935

Anna Karénine
1935 95 min 83 vues
Dans la Russie tsariste du XIXème siècle, Anna Karénine, épouse d'un lugubre notable dirigiste et glacial, n'a pour seule source d'affection que son jeune garçon, Sergeï. Cet amour fusionnel, la respectabilité de son rang, le confort matériel et la chaleur de ses proches ne lui suffisent pourtant pas. Elle finit par céder aux avances d'un jeune cavalier fougueux, le colonel Vronsky. Cette idylle notoire provoque un véritable scandale : bien que les deux amants tentent de vivre leur passion, Vronsky met en péril sa carrière et Anna se voit chassée de la maison Karénine et, torture pour elle, on lui interdit de voir son enfant. Les premiers feux de cet amour s'estompant chez le jeune homme qui s'ennuie loin de la vie militaire, Anna comprend la gravité de son erreur : elle a perdu sa réputation, l'amour de celui pour qui elle avait tout sacrifié, et son fils...
History
Mon grand
5.846

Mon grand

Apr 30, 1932

Mon grand
1932 81 min 13 vues
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
Vol de nuit
5.8

Vol de nuit

Oct 06, 1933

Vol de nuit
1933 84 min 19 vues
L’histoire se déroule au moment où l’Aéropostale met en place les vols de nuit en Amérique latine. John Barrymore incarne le personnage de Rivière, responsable intransigeant du réseau aéropostal. Clark Gable joue le pilote Fabien qui affronte la mort chaque fois qu’il achemine le courrier et Helen Hayes son épouse. Le pilote est marié depuis six semaines. Mais chaque seconde l’éloigne un peu plus de son épouse, de sa voix, de son sourire. Aux commandes de son avion, Fabien apporte le courrier de Patagonie à Buenos Aires. Une tornade sévit sur la Cordillère des Andes lorsque le contact radio est rompu….
Drama
The Quarterback
6

The Quarterback

Oct 11, 1926

The Quarterback
1926 80 min 1 vues
Elmer Stone, quarterback of the 1899 Colton College football team vows to remain a student until Colton beats its biggest rival, State University. Twenty-seven years later, Elmer is still in school and is a classmate of his son, Jack. Other than driving a milk wagon in his spare time, Jack is also the quarterback of the football team. A matter of his eligibility comes up but he is cleared and goes out to do-or-die for Colton against State University. Maybe they will win The Big Game, and Jack's father can get a life...and a job.
Comedy
Les Invités de huit heures
6.7

Les Invités de huit heures

Dec 22, 1933

Les Invités de huit heures
1933 111 min 103 vues
Millicent Jordan met tout son temps et son énergie à organiser un dîner en l’honneur de Lord et Lady Ferncliffe, sans se préoccuper des problèmes de son mari Olivier Jordan avec son entreprise maritime au bord de la faillite. On suit ainsi les préparatifs du dîner et la galerie de personnages pittoresques invités à la soirée : l'ancienne actrice Carlotta Vance, gênée financièrement cherche à vendre ses actions; Dan Packard, homme d’affaires arriviste, veut s’accaparer l’entreprise d'Olivier Jordan ; sa femme, Kitty, une extravertie friande de chocolat, attend son médecin, accessoirement son amant ; Larry Renault, amant de la fille des Jordan et acteur has-been en proie aux pires difficultés... Le dîner s’annonce plein de rebondissements.
Comedy
Sooky
1

Sooky

Dec 26, 1931

Sooky
1931 77 min 1 vues
Suite de Skippy (1931)
Family
Sob Sister
1

Sob Sister

Oct 25, 1931

Sob Sister
1931 67 min 1 vues
Jane Ray, a very clever reporter of crimes of passion, or "sob sister," for a New York tabloid, begins to feel depressed by the sordidness of her latest assignment, the investigation of a young woman's murder by her husband. Despite her growing distaste for her profession, Jane gets her story and, with typical ingenuity, frustrates her competitors' attempts to follow her lead.
Romance
La Femme traquée
7

La Femme traquée

Nov 16, 1935

La Femme traquée
1935 85 min 5 vues
Alors qu'elle vient de se produire sur scène à Londres avec un immense succès à la clef, Stella Parish qui vit seule avec sa fille Gloria disparaît de la circulation avec seulement un mot à son producteur Stephan le remerciant mais lui expliquant qu'elle ne peut pas rester mais s'enfuir. Du coup, des journalistes tentent de la retrouver. Keith Lockridge est l'un d'eux; il arrive à la suivre jusque sur le bateau qui la mène à New-York.
Drama
The Long Shot
5.8

The Long Shot

Jan 06, 1939

The Long Shot
1939 69 min 4 vues
A racetrack melodrama, The Long Shot features Marsha Hunt and Gordon Jones as trainers of a thoroughbred horse. Despite the rivalries of their parents, the couple prepares to jointly enter the Santa Anita handicap. The odds are against their entry, but Hunt and Jones have every confidence of winning. Just before the starting bugle, gangsters intrude, demanding that the trainers throw the Big Race.
Drama