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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. [..]
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. [..]