, 2h15 Réalisé parVictor Fleming OrigineEtats-Unis GenresDrame, Comédie, Comédie dramatique, Aventure, Romance ActeursClark Gable, Greer Garson, Joan Blondell, Thomas Mitchell, Tom Tully, Harry Davenport Rôle Man in Library (uncredited) Note61% Sur un radeau à la dérive, après le torpillage de son navire par les Japonais, Mudgin, un vieux marin sympathique et original, promet à Dieu de s'amender si lui et ses camarades ont la vie sauve. De fait, quelques heures plus tard, un navire recueille Mudgin et ses compagnons, parmi lesquels figure le maître d'équipage, Harry Patterson, un dur à cuire qui a pris Mugdin en amitié. Ils se retrouvent à San Francisco. Quelques heures passées sur la terre ferme suffisent à Mudgin pour oublier ses promesses...
, 1h48 Réalisé parSam Wood OrigineEtats-Unis GenresDrame, Romance ActeursGinger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig, Eduardo Ciannelli, Doodles Weaver, Ernest Cossart Rôle Flower Man (uncredited) Note68% Kitty Foyle, une jeune secrétaire travailleuse de Philadelphie, tombe amoureuse de son patron, un homme aux idées de gauche avancées. Mais son père ne va pas voir cette liaison d’un bon œil. À la mort de ce dernier, elle décide de s’installer à New York…
, 2h4 Réalisé parCharlie Chaplin OrigineEtats-Unis GenresDrame, Guerre, Comédie, Comédie dramatique ThèmesBidasses, Maladie, Monde imaginaire, Hitler, Folie, Le handicap, Politique ActeursCharlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell, Billy Gilbert Rôle Jewish Man (uncredited) Note83% Lors de la Première Guerre mondiale, dans un pays imaginaire nommé la Tomainia (Tomanie en VF) et ressemblant beaucoup à l'Allemagne, un soldat maladroit sauve la vie d'un pilote de chasse nommé Schultz. Tous deux réussissent à s'enfuir en avion mais l'appareil s'écrase et le soldat est blessé. Devenu amnésique, le soldat passe de longues années à l'hôpital, coupé du monde. Entre-temps, la Tomainia est devenue un régime dictatorial et fasciste, dirigé par Adenoïd Hynkel (une caricature d'Adolf Hitler), et les Juifs sont persécutés comme sous le régime nazi.
Réalisé parDel Lord OrigineEtats-Unis GenresComédie ThèmesBuddy movie ActeursMoe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Vernon Dent, Symona Boniface, Max Davidson Rôle Storekeeper (uncredited) Note78% The Stooges are caught sleeping in a closed awning situated over a store. A brief argument among the trio results in Curly casually tossing a pot over his shoulder, breaking several dishes. The shopkeeper (Max Davidson) becomes irate, calls the police and chases the Stooges for vandalizing his store, who quickly dash into a building’s revolving door. Upon exiting the building, the Stooges have clipboards in tow, having inadvertently landed jobs as census takers.
, 2h15 Réalisé parCecil B. DeMille, Arthur Rosson, Charles Barton, James Patrick Hogan OrigineEtats-Unis GenresDrame, Action, Western ThèmesTransport, Le train ActeursBarbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Akim Tamiroff, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman, Brian Donlevy Rôle Card Player (uncredited) Note70% Peu avant 1870, en pleine guerre de Sécession, deux compagnies ferroviaires rivales tentent, par tous les moyens, la construction de la ligne de chemin de fer qui traversera les États-Unis d'Est en Ouest, reliant l'océan Atlantique à l'océan Pacifique. La première, l’Union Pacific part de l’Atlantique. Le train de cette compagnie est conduit par Monahan aidé par sa fille Mollie qui s’occupe de l’intendance. Jeff Butler, agent du gouvernement, assure l’ordre et la protection du convoi. Le deuxième projet, le Central Pacific, est soutenu par un politicien véreux Barrows qui utilise tous les procédés pour retarder l’Union Pacific afin d’effectuer la plus grande portion de ligne de chemin de fer. Un sabotage sur l’Union Pacific met en cause Dick Allen un ami de longue date de Jeff Butler. Leur amitié va être mise à rude épreuve leurs intérêts étant contraires, ils sont de plus tous deux amoureux de Mollie. Après bien des péripéties (sabotages, vol de la paye des ouvriers, attaque d’indiens, bagarres…), Dick meurt tué par Campeau, le principal artisan des sabotages, au cours d’un ultime guet-apens. Le dernier tronçon de voie enfin posé, Jeff et Mollie vont pouvoir enfin s’avouer leur amour.
, 1h18 Réalisé parIrving Pichel OrigineEtats-Unis GenresDrame ThèmesReligion ActeursJohn Beal, Albert Dekker, Maurice Moscovitch, Lloyd Corrigan, Ian Wolfe, Olaf Hytten Rôle Old Man Note59% The film takes place in 30 A.D. Judea in a fictional village near Jerusalem. The protagonist is Joel, the elder son of the village rabbi Lamech. Lamech wants Joel to follow in his footsteps as a scribe and rabbi, but Joel is secretly a zealot leader, believing that more must be done to help his nation than studying the Scriptures. He is also secretly in love with Tamar, the daughter of the carpet merchant Jemuel, and he overhears his father and Jemuel arranging a marriage between Tamar and one of Lamech's sons. Unfortunately for Joel it turns out to be his younger brother Zadok, an impetuous zealot, whom Joel has to protect from his own recklessness. A crisis is brought about by the arrival of a troop of soldiers led by a centurion, Longinus, who issues the demand for a special tax to be collected by a tax collector traveling with them. Zadok and other zealots organize the release of prisoners taken by the soldiers, which moves Longinus to plan a massacre of the men of the village. Zadok wants to attack the Romans right away, but Joel feels that a larger resistance is needed through someone reputed to be the coming Messiah of the Jewish people, Jesus Christ. Joel runs afoul of his father in declaring his love for Tamar, whom his father wants wedded to Zadok, and in revealing that he is a zealot leader.
, 12minutes Réalisé parGordon Douglas OrigineEtats-Unis GenresComédie ThèmesFilms pour enfants ActeursCarl Switzer, Darla Hood, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Max Davidson, Philip Hurlic, Gary Jasgur Note69% It iw Mr. Hood's birthday, and he has been eagerly anticipating a quiet dinner at home with his family. Darla then mentioned that she has invited her friends o the celebration: Alfalfa, Porky, and Philip. The well-meaning trio drive Mr. Hood to distraction with loud and interminable choruses of "Happy Birthday, Mr. Hood." Then they present their ill-conceived presents: a frog, a duck, and a cat. When the kids are not arguing over their favorite comic-strip characters, they are busily devouring Mr. Hood's birthday dinner. Mr. Hood, disgusted over the whole affair, declares he is going out to get a bite to eat and leaves.
, 1h16 Réalisé parAndrew L. Stone OrigineEtats-Unis GenresComédie, Musical ThèmesLa musique, Musique ActeursRobert Armstrong, Irene Hervey, Max Davidson, Edward Brophy, Holmes Herbert, Richard Tucker Rôle Max Note60% Jimmie (Robert Armstrong), a shady bookie, meets Pearl (Irene Hervey), a taxi dance hall girl. He takes her out on a number of dates, pretending to be a high profile producer. She is happy to spend his money extravagantly but refuses to be his girlfriend. To get his revenge, Jimmie promises to make her a Broadway star and becomes her manager. He takes her to expensive dinners and meetings with people in the top entertainment circles.
, 58minutes Réalisé parBernard B. Ray OrigineEtats-Unis GenresWestern ActeursTom Tyler, Al Ferguson, George Chesebro, Max Davidson, Slim Whitaker, Bud Osborne Rôle Abe Wineman Note55% Trouble has been reported in Placerville where Tom Barton's brother is the Marshal. Arriving Tom finds a phoney Marshal in his brother's place. Learning that Clark is behind the all the trouble and that he is after the Madison stage line, Tom joins up with Mary Madison to fight Clark while he also looks for his missing brother.
, 1h20 Réalisé parJack Conway OrigineEtats-Unis GenresComédie, Comédie policière, Policier ActeursCarole Lombard, Chester Morris, Zasu Pitts, Leo Carrillo, Nat Pendleton, Sam Hardy Rôle $100 Recipient (uncredited) Note64% Gold-digging chorus girl Mary (Carole Lombard) marries the head of a bootlegging syndicate, gangster "Shoots" Magiz (Nat Pendleton), but the illegal liquor business goes down the drain when Prohibition is repealed, and Shoots is knocked off by rival Daniel Dingle (Sam Hardy). Mary, looking for a new sugar-daddy, hooks up with Dingle, and when Dingle is removed from the scene by Mickey "The Greek" Mikapopoulis (Leo Carrillo), transfers her attention to him in return for a "trust fund". All the time, fast-talking straight-shooter Jimmy "Office Boy" Burnham (Chester Morris), Shoots' former bodyguard and errand boy, has looked after Mary, passing her advice and snappy remarks whenever they're needed. In the end, Mary and Office Boy end up together, but only after "Merry Widow Mary" gives away all the dirty money she was given.
, 1h20 Réalisé parChristy Cabanne OrigineEtats-Unis GenresDrame, Thriller, Policier ThèmesPolitique ActeursPat O'Brien, Evelyn Brent, Neil Hamilton, Mary Brian, Louis Calhern, J. Carrol Naish Rôle Cohen the tailor Note48% When a district attorney who has been investigating a utility company's directors for fraud is suddenly killed, his wisecracking newspaperman friend (Pat O'Brien) gets curious. He and the upstanding new district attorney (Neil Hamilton) separately pursue the case. Cultivated but sinister businessmen, a shady nightclub owner specializing in "import and export", several beautiful young women always seen in evening gowns, a "Latin lover" type who reads Casanova and an abundance of suave men in evening dress provide eye-candy for the duration.