Arthur Byron

6.5

Vingt mille ans sous les verrous

Dec 24, 1932

Vingt mille ans sous les verrous

1932 78 min 41 vues

Tom Connors, emprisonné a Sing Sing pour faux témoignage, est autorisé à rendre visite à son amie Fay, victime d'un grave accident d'automobile. Il découvre chez elle Joe Finn, responsable de sa peine. Une bagarre éclate, Fay tue Joe et Tom s'échappe.

Crime

6.748

La Momie

Dec 22, 1932

La Momie

1932 73 min 626 vues

Dans l'Égypte ancienne, le grand prêtre Imhotep a été enseveli vivant pour avoir volé un manuscrit qui devait ressusciter sa belle. Découvert sous forme de momie par un archéologue, rendu à la vie, il monte une expédition pour retrouver la tombe de sa bien-aimée. Mais celle-ci s'est réincarnée en jeune femme moderne, et il lui faut la conquérir.

Fantasy

6.8

Toute la ville en parle

Feb 22, 1935

Toute la ville en parle

1935 93 min 47 vues

Arthur Ferguson Jones est un comptable modèle, qui mène une vie monotone, seulement éclairée par la présence au bureau de sa collègue Wilhelmina Clark, qu'il aime en secret. Mais le jour où « Killer » Mannion, l'ennemi public, s'évade de prison, cette existence morne va changer du tout au tout. Tout simplement parce que Jones est le parfait sosie de Mannion…

Comedy

6.5

The Man with Two Faces

Aug 04, 1934

The Man with Two Faces

1934 73 min 11 vues

Actress Jessica Wells, sister of actor Damon Wells, is on top of her form except when her husband Vance is around. When Vance takes her to the apartment of a theatrical producer she comes home incoherent and Vance is found dead in the vanished producer's hotel suite

Crime

6.8

Je n'ai pas tué Lincoln

Feb 28, 1936

Je n'ai pas tué Lincoln

1936 93 min 51 vues

Après avoir soigné la jambe de l'assassin John Wilkes Booth, responsable de l'assassinat du président Abraham Lincoln le 14 avril 1865, lors d'une représentation au Ford's Theatre de Washington, le Dr Samuel A. Mudd, considéré comme faisant partie de l'odieux complot, est condamné à la prison à vie et envoyé dans la sinistre prison de Shark Island.

Drama

7.1

Le Bataillon des sans-amour

Jun 24, 1933

Le Bataillon des sans-amour

1933 90 min 26 vues

Patsy, caïd de mèche avec des politiciens corrompus, reçoit un poste de directeur adjoint d'une maison de correction. D'abord intéressé par les revenus que ce poste lui apportera mais peu par la situation des jeunes gens enfermés dans cet établissement géré d'une main de fer par M. Thompson, il va peu à peu se soucier de la qualité de vie des délinquants détenus ici et qui lui rappellent que lui aussi a été un gamin des rues.

Crime

7.1

Gabriel au-dessus de la Maison-Blanche

Mar 31, 1933

Gabriel au-dessus de la Maison-Blanche

1933 86 min 11 vues

Judson Hammond, Prédident des Etats-Unis, est un homme politique faible, refusant de prendre une position définie dans toute question nationale. Il est victime d'un accident de la route. Proche de la mort, l'archange Gabriel vient lui rendre visite. A son réveil, il est complètement transformé et décide de se battre contre tous les fléaux qui assaillent les Etats-Unis : le chômage, le gangstérisme, le déséquilibre financier,...

Drama

6.5

The Casino Murder Case

Mar 15, 1935

The Casino Murder Case

1935 82 min 10 vues

When Philo Vance receives a note that harm will befall Lynn at the casino that night, he takes the threat seriously while the DA dismisses it. At the casino owned by Uncle Kinkaid, Lynn is indeed poisoned under the watchful eye of Philo. However, he recovers, but the same cannot be said for Lynn's wife Virginia, who is at the family home. Only a family member could have poisoned Lynn and Virginia and everyone has their dark motives. Philo will follow the clues and find the perpetrator.

Action

4.15

College Coach

Nov 04, 1933

College Coach

1933 75 min 10 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

1

Tonight Is Ours

Jan 21, 1933

Tonight Is Ours

1933 75 min 1 vues

A princess is torn between her royal obligations and her love for a handsome Frenchman.

Romance

6.2

Shadow of Doubt

Feb 15, 1935

Shadow of Doubt

1935 74 min 4 vues

When a Hollywood producer is murdered, the most likely suspect is a man who is smitten with the victim's fiancee.

Thriller

7.3

Oil for the Lamps of China

Jun 08, 1935

Oil for the Lamps of China

1935 97 min 5 vues

An American oil company representative almost sacrifices his marriage for his career.

Drama

6.2

La Maison des Rothschild

Apr 07, 1934

La Maison des Rothschild

1934 88 min 17 vues

L'histoire de la très riche famille Rothschild qui souffre des préjugés de la société antisémite dans laquelle elle vit.

Drama

7

Two Alone

Jan 26, 1934

Two Alone

1934 75 min 2 vues

Mazie, a poor orphan girl, is mistreated by cruel farmer Slag and his wife for whom she works. Mazie, who is growing into a woman, does not like they way Slag has been looking at her lately.

Drama

8.3

Fast Life

Dec 16, 1932

Fast Life

1932 82 min 3 vues

Two sailors (William Haines and Cliff Edwards) are leaving the US Navy after 10 years. In their spare time, one of them (Haines) invents a carburetor that should increase the speed that powered boats will run, but all they succeed in doing is sinking the Admiral's barge. After discharge, broke and out of work, they find work with a boat builder who wants the fastest race boat in the world. They design the boat, carburetor and the engine but lack of money and the foreclosure of the business hinders their efforts to prove the new design.

Comedy

4.7

The Silk Express

Jun 01, 1933

The Silk Express

1933 61 min 6 vues

As the demand for raw silk goes sky high, crooked businessman Wallace Myton corners the market with plans to drive up the price. Determined to fulfill his contracts, manufacturer Donald Kilgore imports $3 million worth of silk to Seattle and accompanies it by special train to New York. But when his secretary is found murdered, Kilgore soon discovers Myton has planted three killers on board with orders to stop the express and its passengers dead in their tracks.

Drama

7

The President Vanishes

Nov 17, 1934

The President Vanishes

1934 80 min 3 vues

The President Vanishes, released in the United Kingdom as Strange Conspiracy, is a 1934 American political drama film directed by William A. Wellman and produced by Walter Wanger. Starring Edward Arnold and Arthur Byron, the film is an adaptation of Rex Stout's political novel of the same name.

Mystery

6.1

Fog Over Frisco

Jun 02, 1934

Fog Over Frisco

1934 68 min 16 vues

Val takes the assistance of a society reporter and a journalist to investigate the disappearance of her half-sister Arlene, a wealthy socialite who is involved in criminal activities.

Thriller

5

Murder in the Fleet

May 24, 1935

Murder in the Fleet

1935 69 min 2 vues

A traitor is lurking somewhere aboard the USS Carolina, and Lt. Tom Randolph is determined to find the offender. First a revolutionary new piece of technology -- an electric firing device -- is sabotaged. Then one of the cruiser's crew is murdered. In order to catch the killer, the captain locks down the ship. With foreign dignitaries, corporate goons and even Tom's girlfriend, Betty, trapped on the vessel, there is no shortage of suspects.

Drama

6.3

The Secret Bride

Dec 22, 1934

The Secret Bride

1934 64 min 12 vues

Avant que Ruth Vincent, fille d'un gouverneur d'État, et Robert Sheldon, procureur général de l'État, ne puissent annoncer leur mariage, le gouverneur est accusé d'avoir touché des pots-de-vin. Pour éviter l'apparence d'un conflit d'intérêts, ils décident de garder leur mariage secret. Les intrigues politiques se multiplient et personne n'est tout à fait ce qu'il semble être. Sheldon et Ruth doivent bientôt choisir entre sauver la carrière du gouverneur et la vie d'un innocent.

Drama

4.8

Marie Galante

Oct 25, 1934

Marie Galante

1934 88 min 9 vues

On the French coast, unlucky Marie Galante is abducted and forced to board an American cargo ship bound for the Panama Canal. When an escape attempt leaves Marie high and dry in the Yucatan, she takes work as a nightclub singer to earn her safe passage to the Canal region. But Marie faces bigger problems when she gets mixed up in a destructive plot against the U.S. Naval fleet, and so she accepts the kindly assistance of secret agent Dr. Crawbett.

Thriller

6

Private Detective 62

Jun 10, 1933

Private Detective 62

1933 66 min 20 vues

A former government agent in France, who has failed at an assignment and been disavowed, is deported back to the USA, where he can only find work at a low-rent detective agency. He soon gets involved with a woman with ties to a crooked gambling club owner, who is a client of his agency.

Crime

6

The Notorious Sophie Lang

Jul 20, 1934

The Notorious Sophie Lang

1934 64 min 4 vues

After an extended stay in England, Sophie Lang returns to America. She is beautiful, sophisticated--and a notorious jewel thief. A New York police detective who's been trying to nail her finally comes up with what seems a foolproof scheme--to catch her off guard by having her fall for a handsome and suave jewel thief who happens to be in the U.S. traveling under an assumed name.

Comedy

4.8

Stand Up and Cheer!

May 04, 1934

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934 69 min 10 vues

President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his department.

Comedy

1

That's Gratitude

Oct 08, 1934

That's Gratitude

1934 70 min 1 vues

Fly-by-night stage producer Bob Grant inadvertently saves the life of small-towner Thomas Maxwell. The grateful Maxwell invites Grant to move in with his family, which he does, rapidly wearing out his welcome. Finally booted out of the Maxwell household, Grant takes Tom's homely but sweet-voiced daughter Dora with him, giving her a cosmetic makeover and turning her into a big star -- and thereby repaying his host's kindness in a most roundabout fashion.

Comedy