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Captains Courageous (1937)
"Captains Courageous" is an adventure film about a spoiled and wealthy 15-year-old boy who falls from an ocean liner and is rescued by a crew of a fishing boat. He is forced to work for his keep and matures into a more responsible person. [..]
Double or Nothing (1937)
Bing Crosby stars in "Double or Nothing," a musical comedy in which he is one of four people who is given a chance to win millions of dollars from a deceased millionaire's estate. Theodore Reed did a good job of directing a large cast and turning [..]
Lost Horizon (1937)
"Lost Horizon" is the story of a British diplomat whose airplane is hijacked during a chaotic evacuation in China and crashes in the Himalayas. The survivors are taken to the utopian sanctuary of Shangri-La where inhabitants live in harmony and age incredibly slowly. After spending [..]
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
"Make Way for Tomorrow" is a drama film about an elderly couple who lose their home to bank foreclosure. With none of their five children able to house both parents, the couple is forced to separate and live with different children. The heavy drama [..]
A Star is Born (1937)
Janet Gaynor and Fredric March star in the classic show business tale "A Star is Born." This is the story of a woman from a small town who comes to Hollywood and becomes a big star under the guidance of her husband, an established but fading star [..]
Night Club Scandal (1937)
"Night Club Scandal" is a police procedural drama about a doctor who murders his wife and frames her lover for the crime. The police swing into action, initially confused about the perpetrator of the crime. This melodrama suffers from over-direction by Ralph Murphy ("Dick Turpin's [..]
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
The Best Picture of 1937 is....."The Life of Emile Zola." Paul Muni gives a tour-de-force performance as a French writer who campaigned for various causes, the most famous being his defense of an Army captain who is falsely accused of treason by the French Army. [..]
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
"The Prince and the Pauper" is the story of a wealthy prince and a poor street urchin who trade places. What begins as an intentional temporary switch so that both boys can experience different lives, actually threatens to becomes permanent as they have difficulty in [..]
Topper (1937)
"Topper" is a madcap comedy about a stuffy bank president whose life is turned upside down when he is haunted by the ghosts of a partying socialite couple. Trapped in limbo, the couple must perform a good deed to enter heaven, which in this case is [..]
Waikiki Wedding (1937)
Bing Crosby plays an advertising executive who travels to Hawaii for business and gets more than he bargained for in "Waikiki Wedding." Director Frank Tuttle made sure this Bing Crosby vehicle had not only music but also some humor and a bit of drama. [..]