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Dodsworth (1936)
"Dodsworth" is a drama film about an America married couple who retire and take an extended tour of Europe. They find they are incompatible and are unhappy in their marriage. The drama takes a downward turn from there, fairly well directed by William Wyler ("Jezebel" 1938) from a [..]
Oh, Susanna!
Gene Autry runs into trouble when he is robbed and thrown from a train by an escaped murder who then assumes his identity in "Oh, Susanna!" Director Joseph Kane, producer Nat Levine, and screenwriter Oliver Drake all collaborate to create fun entertainment and great escapist programming. The film [..]
My Man Godfrey (1936)
"My Man Godfrey" is a screwball comedy movie about a socialite who hires a homeless man to be her butler, and then falls in love with him. The comedy proceeds from there, well directed by Gregory La Cava ("Gabriel Over the White House" 1933) from an [..]
Camille (1936)
Greta Garbo speaks and holds the audience in her hand starring as "Camille." The story follows a Parisian courtesan who must choose between a young man who loves her and an older man who wants her, even as her health begins to fail. Drama [..]
The Old Corral (1936)
"The Old Corral" is a western movie starring Gene Autry as a small town sheriff in California who must save his new girl friend escape from Chicago gangsters, as she had previously witnessed a murder. Director Joseph Kane and screenwriters Sherman L. Lowe and Joseph F. [..]
Pilot X: Murder in the Sky (1936)
"Pilot X: Murder in the Sky" is a murder mystery set in the aviation industry of the 1930's. An unknown airplane pilot is shooting down planes, and officials are determined to catch him. They invite seven of the most likely suspects to a weekend retreat, [..]
The Petrified Forest (1936)
Humphrey Bogart plays a bank robber holding a group of people hostage at a lonely diner in the Arizona desert in "The Petrified Forest." Director Archie Mayo ("The Adventures of Marco Polo" 1938) put together an absorbing crime drama with the help of screenwriters Charles Kenyon [..]
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
The Best Picture of 1936 is....."The Great Ziegfeld." The story of Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867-1932) got the full MGM treatment with extravagant, full-blown musical numbers as well as top-rate dramatic performances. Director Robert Z. Leonard, screenwriter William Anthony McGuire, and producer Hunt Stromberg all ensured the [..]
Swing Time (1936)
"Swing Time" is the sixth Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers match-up, where Fred plays a gambler/dancer looking for money to secure his marriage, and manages to hook up with dance instructor Ginger. The singing, dancing, and romance proceeds from there, well directed by George Stevens ("Giant" 1956) from a [..]
China Seas (1935)
Get ready for lots of action and adventure on the "China Seas" with Clark Gable and company. Clark's co-stars include Rosalind Russell as his fiancee, Jean Harlow as the ex-girl friend, Wallace Beery as a big-time trouble maker, Robert Benchley as the ship's drunk, with Lewis Stone, C. [..]