Ferdinand Gottschalk

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King Kelly of the U.S.A.
3.5
Une troupe théâtrale dirigée par un showman tape-à-l'œil se retrouve dans le minuscule - et en faillite - royaume de Belgardia. Le showman tombe amoureux de la fille du roi dotty, qui l'a promise à un autre.
Comedy
Grand Hotel
6.935

Grand Hotel

May 25, 1932
Plusieurs personnages plus ou moins en rupture avec leur monde se croisent et se rencontrent au Grand Hotel de Berlin. On y rencontre l'industriel Preysing qui doit impérativement signer la fusion de son entreprise pour en assurer la survie ; un de ses anciens employés, Otto Kringelein, qui souhaite profiter des quelques semaines qui lui restent à vivre ; Flaemm, une sténographe requise pour la signature de la fusion ; la ballerine russe Grusinskaya qui soupire après ses succès passés et le baron Felix von Gaigern que l'adversité a transformé en voleur d'hôtel pour rembourser ses dettes. La ballerine s'éprend du voleur.
Drama
Café Metropole
6.9

Café Metropole

Apr 28, 1937
Un Américain se faisant passer pour un prince russe courtise une héritière de l'Ohio en visite.
Comedy
Les Misérables
7.2

Les Misérables

Apr 20, 1935
Jean Valjean est un bagnard emprisonné pour un simple vol de pain parce qu'il était affamé. Il parvient à s'échapper et sur sa route, il rencontre un homme d'église qui changera sa vie. Il devient peu à peu un homme en vue de la ville où il s'est installé sous un faux nom pour échapper à son passé. La jeune Cosette que les vils Thénardiers exploitent à leur service, est recueillie par Valjean qui en prendra soin quant à son éducation. Mais l'inspecteur Javert, Policier obtus et convaincu que l'âme humaine ne peut changer, reconnaît en Valjean l'ancien détenu et veut à tout prix le compromettre...
Drama
Le Signe de la croix
6.2

Le Signe de la croix

Nov 30, 1932
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
The Gay Deception
6.5

The Gay Deception

Sep 13, 1935
A wide-eyed working girl wins a $5,000 sweepstakes and plunges into the lush life of New York City, where she meets a bellboy who is more than he seems.
Comedy
Female
6.3

Female

Nov 11, 1933
Alison Drake dirige d'une main de fer une grande entreprise automobile. Aussi intransigeante dans son bureau que dans sa chambre, elle a l'habitude d'y inviter certains de ses employés et de s'en débarrasser ensuite, jusqu'à ce qu'elle rencontre un homme capable de lui tenir tête...
Romance
Berkeley Square
5.6

Berkeley Square

Sep 15, 1933
Un jeune américain est transporté dans le temps à Londres, à l'époque de la Révolution américaine et rencontre ses ancêtres.
Fantasy
Nuits d'Arabie
6.1

Nuits d'Arabie

Oct 29, 1937
While visiting Hollywood a starstruck movie fan (Eddie Cantor) fantasizes about himself cast in an Arabian adventure. Director David Butler's comedy--with many songs--also features Tony Martin, Roland Young, Gypsy Rose Lee (billed as Rose Hovick), John Carradine, June Lang, Virginia Field, Charles Lane, The Peters Sisters and many big-name guest stars playing themselves.
Comedy
Cœurs brisés
5.5

Cœurs brisés

May 31, 1935
Constance, jeune musicienne, tombe éperdument amoureuse d'un chef d'orchestre très célèbre : Frantz Roberti. Il la demande en mariage et lui jure un amour absolu. Lorsqu'elle comprend que cet amour idéal n'existe pas, elle le quitte, souffre à s'en rendre malade puis pour l'oublier, s'étourdit dans une vie mondaine qu'elle ne connaissait pas avec Johnny, le meilleur ami de son mari. Frantz se rend compte après l'avoir perdue, que la perte de cet amour le plonge dans l'abîme. Mais Johnny avoue à constance son amour et la demande en mariage. Elle comprend alors qu'elle n'a jamais cessé d'aimer Frantz.
Drama
Les aventures de Marco Polo
5.9
Au xiiie siècle, l'historique et prodigieux voyage en Asie du marchand Vénitien Marco Polo. De sa découverte de produits qu'il importera en Italie (dont les fameuses nouilles), sa rencontre avec l'empereur Kublai Khan et ses amours avec la fille de celui-ci, la princesse Kukachin, ses affrontements puis son alliance avec les Mongols, son combat avec Ahmed, le conseiller fourbe de Kublai Khan dont il empêchera l'usurpation du trône, jusqu'à devenir l'homme de confiance de l'empereur.
Romance
Sing Sing Nights
3.3

Sing Sing Nights

Dec 14, 1934
A respected war correspondent is found murdered, with three bullets--from three different guns--in him. Three different men are arrested, convicted and sentenced to death for the murder, but only one can be the actual killer. A criminologist sets out to find who is really guilty.
Crime
Along Came Love
1

Along Came Love

Nov 05, 1936
The shop girl Emmy Grant meets the handsome doorman John Patrick O'Ryan outside of a theater and she is convinced that he is her true love. O'Ryan is a zealous medical student, soon to be a pediatrician, and is oblivious to Emmy's frantic attempts to gain his attention. O'Ryan is totally focused on babies. Undaunted, she 'borrows' a baby and a buggy, determined to catch O'Ryan.
Comedy
Girl Missing
5.1

Girl Missing

Mar 04, 1933
Kay and June, two showgirls, are hurt when they seek financial help from Daisy. On Daisy's wedding night when she is rendered missing, Kay and June decide to look for her to claim the reward.
Comedy
The Keyhole
4.9

The Keyhole

Mar 25, 1933
A private eye specializing in divorce cases falls for the woman he's been hired to frame.
Comedy
White Legion
4.5

White Legion

Oct 24, 1936
In the early 1900s, as the Panama Canal is being built, a group of doctors try to discover a cure for yellow fever, a disease that is decimating the workers constructing the canal.
Drama
Long Lost Father
5.7

Long Lost Father

Jan 19, 1934
A long-absent father is reunited with his daughter, who still holds a grudge that he had deserted his family years earlier.
Romance
The Witching Hour
5.3

The Witching Hour

Apr 26, 1934
Jack Brookfield, a gambler with clairvoyant and hypnotic powers, is able to win at cards through his unique gift. But when he inadvertently hypnotizes young Clay Thorne, Thorne kills an enemy of Brookfield's while under a trance. No one believes Brookfield's protestations that Thorne is innocent of any murderous intent, so Brookfield teams up with retired lawyer Martin Prentice in hopes of saving the young man from the gallows.
Mystery
Madame du Barry
4.8

Madame du Barry

Oct 13, 1934
Brought to Versailles as the companion of courtier D'Aigullon, former street waif Madame du Barry charms her way into the heart of gouty King Louis XV.
Drama
The Warrior's Husband
1

The Warrior's Husband

Apr 28, 1933
The Warrior's Husband is a satire of the male and female roles in society set in 800 B.C.. Queen Hippolyta (Marjorie Rambeau) rules Pontus with masculine authority; in fact, it is the women of Pontus who do all the laboring, fighting, and governing. Hippolyta's husband Sapiens (Ernest Truex) is truly a sissy of the first order, and is not unlike most of Pontus' male inhabitants.
Comedy
Parole Girl
5.8

Parole Girl

Mar 04, 1933
A woman convicted of fraud aims to take her revenge on the man who put her inside after being released on parole.
Crime
I Am a Thief
6

I Am a Thief

Nov 24, 1934
A man dodges jewel thieves while carrying a fortune in diamonds on the Orient Express.
Crime
Upperworld
6.3

Upperworld

Apr 28, 1934
A railroad tycoon, disillusioned with his marriage, starts seeing a showgirl. Things go agreeably until the woman's manager decides to blackmail the millionaire.
Crime
Cette nuit ou jamais
6.2

Cette nuit ou jamais

Jan 04, 1931
Une jeune chanteuse d'opéra voit sa carrière se mettre au point mort en raison de ses mauvaises performances, froides et dénuées passion. Jusqu'à ce qu'un bel admirateur lui redonne confiance...
Comedy
Nana
5

Nana

Feb 01, 1934
Young Parisian Nana wards off of a boozed-up military officer at a local restaurant, and fellow diner Gaston Greiner is so impressed with her pluck that he decides to make her a performer at his musical theater. Soon, Nana is a star, and the girlfriend of Greiner and two other men. But when he learns that she's been getting around, Greiner fires her. As she tries to reclaim her singing job while dodging yet another suitor, her treachery might get the better of her.
Drama
Horse Play
1

Horse Play

Jun 01, 1933
Ranchowner Slim Perkins is in love with his neighbor's niece, Angelica Wayne, but her aunt and uncle throw him off their property because he is a poor bumbler. One day a stranger buys Slim's ranch for one million dollars because the land contains valuable minerals. Slim and his partner, Andy Jones, are overwhelmed by their new found wealth, but it does not help to soothe Slim's hurt feelings when he finds out that Angelica has gone to England to stay with her other aunt. He decides to bring her his horse, "Cynthia Ann," as a gift, and with Andy and the horse, he sets sail.
Romance
Ex-Lady
6.3

Ex-Lady

May 15, 1933
Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover.
Comedy
Clive of India
4.6

Clive of India

Jan 25, 1935
Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an enormous territory, rich in spices and precious metals beyond the wildest dreams, and try to gain the favor of the local kings, Robert Clive (1725-1774), a frustrated but talented clerk who works for the East Indian Company and struggles to earn his fortune, makes a bold decision that will change his life forever.
Action
Folies Bergère
5.4

Folies Bergère

Feb 22, 1935
Un artiste des Folies Bergère, Eugène Charlier, imite à la perfection un banquier célèbre, le baron Cassini. En raison de cette ressemblance, il est engagé par des associés du baron pour remplacer celui-ci lors d'une réception. Il s'ensuit naturellement un certain nombre de quiproquos.
Comedy
Bombay Mail
6

Bombay Mail

Jan 06, 1934
In India, a police inspector investigates a murder that took place on a train between Calcutta and Bombay.
Drama
Zaza
6.1

Zaza

Oct 21, 1923
Zaza is an actress and the favorite at an open-air theater in a small French town. When diplomat Bernard Dufresne comes to the village, he stays away for fear he will fall for her. But during one performance, while Zaza is singing on a swing, her rival cuts the rope and she falls. Zaza is badly injured and she makes Dufresne's acquaintance. A romance quickly springs up and he installs her in a villa. Their happiness is marred, however, when his wife appears.
Romance
Vagabond Lady
7.2

Vagabond Lady

May 03, 1935
Josephine Spiggins is thinking of marrying John Spear, the stuffed-shirt son of a department store owner. When John's free-spirit brother Tony returns from touring the South Seas in his boat, the "Vagabond Lady," Jo is attracted to him instead.
Drama
Josette
6.7

Josette

Jun 03, 1938
Deux jeunes hommes essaient d'arracher leur père aux griffes d'un chercheur d'or mais, par erreur, pensent que la jeune femme est une jeune chanteuse de boîte de nuit avec qui ils tombent amoureux l'un de l'autre.
Comedy
I'll Take Romance
5

I'll Take Romance

Nov 17, 1937
Theater manager James Guthrie's (Melvyn Douglas) career depends on famed soprano Elsa Terry (Grace Moore) singing in his Buenos Aires opera house, however, Elsa breaks the contract in favor of a more lucrative deal in Paris. Desperate, James begins showering her with flowers and candy in an attempt to woo her to the Argentinian opera house. When Elsa overhears James confess to his friend Pancho that he'd be willing to resort to kidnapping to get Elsa to Argentina, she mistakenly believes his motives to be solely romantic.
Music
Here Comes the Band
5

Here Comes the Band

Aug 30, 1935
In this musical, a songwriter goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by an unscrupulous music publisher. He brings his girlfriend with him. Also going to court are the Jubilee singers, hillbillies, and some cowboys and Indians who demonstrate that the composer wrote his song by rearranging four folk tunes. He wins his song back and $50,000 in damages. Songs include: "Heading Home," "Roll Along Prairie Moon," "Tender Is the Night," "You're My Thrill," "I'm Bound for Heaven," and "The Army Band."
Romance
One Exciting Adventure
1
One Exciting Adventure is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Ernst L. Frank. It is a remake of the 1933 German film What Women Dream.
Comedy
Red Salute
5.8

Red Salute

Sep 12, 1935
The rebellious daughter of an army general gets involved with a Communist agitator, mainly to annoy her father. He arranges to have her kidnapped and taken to Mexico--hoping that she will forget her "Red" boyfriend--by a young, handsome soldier named Jeff who, while somewhat of a goof-up, the general believes is still better for her.
Drama
Franc jeu
6.3

Franc jeu

Mar 08, 1934
A businesslike syndicate runs all the gambling joints in town; least profitable is honest Mike Lee's. Under pressure to allow cheating, Mike "walks out," leaving tough-minded daughter Lady Lee to earn a living the only way she knows. She soon becomes a success gambling among the rich, but, falling out with the syndicate, she considers the marriage proposal of blueblood Garry Madison. Can such a match work despite snobbery and old associations?
Drama
Hollywood Party
5.8

Hollywood Party

May 24, 1934
Jimmy Durante est la star de la jungle Schnarzan le Conquérant, mais le public est fatigué de ses faux lions. Alors, quand le baron Munchausen arrive en ville avec de vrais lions mangeurs d'hommes, Durante organise une grande fête pour qu'il utilise les lions dans son prochain film. Son rival de film se faufile dans la partie pour acheter les lions avant Durante.
Comedy
I Sell Anything
4.5

I Sell Anything

Oct 20, 1934
Auctioneer Spot Cash Cutler is planning the scam of a lifetime, but will he get burned?
Comedy
That Girl from Paris
6.3

That Girl from Paris

Dec 31, 1936
Nikki Martin, a beautiful French opera star, stows away on an ocean liner in hopes of escaping her jealous fiancee. Once aboard, she joins an American swing band and falls in love with its leader, who, after hearing her sing, eventually comes to reciprocate her feelings.
Music
Carnival in Paris
6

Carnival in Paris

May 29, 1937
In this short, the janitor of a Paris museum's Egyptology department agrees to help a girl hide from the police.
Comedy
She Had to Say Yes
5.8

She Had to Say Yes

Jul 15, 1933
Dans les années 1930, à l'heure de la Grande dépression économique, Sol Glass pense à un moyen de redynamiser son entreprise: pourquoi ne pas demander à toutes les secrétaires de distraire les clients? L'idée lui semble d'autant meilleure que chacun peut y trouver son compte. Les clients seront plus détendus, donc plus enclins à signer des contrats, et les employées auront plus fréquemment l'occasion d'aller au restaurant et d'être invitées au spectacle. Surtout, les affaires redémarreront. Mais cette brillante idée n'est pas du goût de tout le monde. Tommy Nelson, refuse que sa fiancée, Florence Denny, s'adonne à ce petit jeu dangereux pour leur couple. Mais la signature d'un gros contrat vient compliquer la donne ....
Romance
Grand Slam
3.7

Grand Slam

Feb 22, 1933
A Russian waiter in New York City becomes a national celebrity after he develops a "system" for winning at contract bridge.
Comedy
I Dream Too Much
4.8

I Dream Too Much

Nov 29, 1935
Opera student Annette Monard meets composer Jonathan Street, and in a buoyant, alcohol-fueled evening, the couple marries. Sincerely falling in love, Jonathan encourages the talented Annette to sing — yet when his own attempt at an opera fails, Jonathan lashes out at Annette's success. Despite her husband's jealousy, Annette embarks on a successful career that allows her to secretly fund Jonathan's opera, bringing their marriage to a crisis.
Romance
Stingaree
5.9

Stingaree

May 24, 1934
Une jeune femme nommée Hilda travaille pour les riches Clarksons, éleveurs de moutons, et rêve d’être une grande chanteuse. Une visite imminente de Sir Julian, un compositeur célèbre en provenance de Londres, pousse Mme Clarkson, une jalouse (une ingérence qui pense pouvoir chanter, mais ne peut pas), pour renvoyer Hilda. Il n'entend donc pas que Hilda a une bonne voix. . Pendant ce temps, un infâme hors-la-loi nommé Stingaree vient d’arriver en ville et kidnappe Sir Julian, puis se fait passer pour lui aux Clarksons, où il rencontre Hilda quelques heures avant son départ.
Comedy
Chercheuses d'or
7.2

Chercheuses d'or

May 27, 1933
Premier film d'une série de trois ayant pour héroïnes de jeunes artistes de music-hall à la recherche d'un travail, de la fortune et de l'amour durant la depression.
Comedy
Le tourbillon de la danse
7
Une jeune fille se produisant dans les shows burlesques de Park Avenue rencontre lors d'une représentation celui qui l'aidera à accéder aux projecteurs de Broadway. Janie travaille sous la direction de Patch Gallagher, le chorégraphe, qui en fera la star du spectacle. Leurs relations, tout d'abord houleuses en raison du caractère difficile de Patch deviennent de plus en plus ambiguës à mesure que la première approche...
Comedy
Cléopâtre
6

Cléopâtre

Oct 05, 1934
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
The Notorious Sophie Lang
5.7
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
Midnight Club
1

Midnight Club

Jul 28, 1933
With a sparkling script by Leslie Charteris, creator of "The Saint" - the latest crime wave has Scotland Yard baffled. Commissioner Hope (Sir Guy Standing) sends two of his officers (Billy Bevan and Charles McNaughton) to the Midnight Club to check up on a couple of shady characters - Colin Grant (Clive Brook) and Arthur Bradley (Allan Mowbray) and a girl, Iris Witney (Helen Vinson). There have been a number of jewel robberies around town recently, but, unknown to the police, these three have the perfect alibis!!! They have found "doubles", and while they are out committing the robberies, their doubles spend the night at the club, confusing the two officers who are on their tail.
Crime
Bunker Bean
4.6

Bunker Bean

Jun 26, 1936
A shy office worker becomes a hero when a fortune teller calls him another Napoleon.
Romance
Docteur Jekyll et M. Hyde
6.8
Le Dr Jekyll, respectable savant, confectionne une drogue qui, une fois ingurgitée, le transforme en un personnage monstrueux, M. Hyde. Il va répéter l'expérience mais bientôt, il ne pourra plus revenir sur ses pas. Les expériences scientifiques du Dr Henry Jekyll révèlent sa face cachée inavouable et font de lui un tueur.
Horror
3 Kids and a Queen
6

3 Kids and a Queen

Oct 21, 1935
An eccentric, wealthy spinster, 'Queenie' Baxter is erroneously presumed to be kidnapped. She subsequently pretends to indeed be kidnapped, , in order to allow a reward of $50,000 to benefit an impecunious family headed by Tony Orsatti and his three sons, Blackie, Doc and Flash.
Adventure
The Melody Lingers on
1

The Melody Lingers on

Jul 11, 1935
A piano virtuoso has a child out of wedlock; the father, her fiancé, is killed trying to save her life. Their son is brought up by foster parents and becomes a musician.
War