1930s Challenge (Official, February 2019)

[Simba63]

09. Malu tianshi (1937) - 6/10

[frbrown]

11. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

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1. Only Yesterday (1933)
2a. The Autograph Hound (1939)
2b. Goofy and Wilbur (1939)
2c. Hamateur Night (1939)
2d. It's the Natural Thing to Do (1939)
2e. Jitterbug Follies (1939)
2f. Peace on Earth (1939)
2g. Porky's Tire Trouble (1939)
2h. The Pointer (1939)
2i. Thugs with Dirty Mugs (1939)
3. The Black Camel (1931)
4a. Puppy Love (1933)
4b. The Pet Store (1933)
4c. Giantland (1933)
4d. Camping Out (1934)
4e. Gulliver Mickey (1934)
4f. Orphan's Benefit (1934)
4g. The Dognapper (1934)
4h. Two-Gun Mickey (1934)
4i. Mickey's Service Station (1935)
5a. Brave Little Tailor (1938)
5b. Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938)
5c. Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
5d. Goonland (1938)
5e. Love on the Wing (1939)
5f. Mickey's Trailer (1938)
5g. Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
5h. Philips Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
5i. Porky in Egypt (1938)
5j. Porky in Wackyland (1938)
6. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
7. The Last Journey (1936)
8. Modern Times (1936)
9a. Popeye the Sailor (1933)
9b. I Yam What I Yam (1933)
9c. Blow Me Down! (1933)
9d. I Eats My Spinach (1933)
9e. Seasin's Greetinks! (1933)
9f. Wild Elephinks (1933)
9g. Sock-a-Bye, Baby (1934)
9h. Let's You and Him Fight (1934)
9i. The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934)
10a. Clock Cleaners (1937)
10b. Hospitaliky (1937)
10c. The Little Match Girl (1937)
10d. Little Red Walking Hood (1937)
10e. Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
10f. Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)
10g. Porky's Duck Hunt (1937)
10h. Porky's Romance (1937)
10i. The Old Mill (1937)
10j. She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937)
11. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

[India Istanbul]

10. House of Mystery (1934)
11. Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
12. Reefer Madness (1936)
13. White Zombie (1932)
14. Chandu on the Magic Island (1935)
15. The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
16. Montana Moon (1930)

Total Points: 16

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1. Inspiration (1931)
2. The Painted Veil (1934)
3. China Seas (1935)
4a. Thru the Mirror (1936) 10 min.
4b. Gulliver Mickey (1934) 9 min.
4c. Romance of Radium (1937) 10 min.
4d. So This is Harris (1933) 28 min.
4e. That Mothers Might Live (1938) 10 min.
5. Chained (1934)
6. The Petrified Forest (1936)
7. The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
8. Possessed (1931)
9. A Free Soul (1931)

[maxwelldeux]

12. Reefer Madness (1936)

What were your thoughts on that? I thought it was hilarious when I first watched it ~20 years ago, but sad when I watched it a few days ago...

[maxwelldeux]

A depressing decadeShow

1. Sweet Dream (1936)
2. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
3. You and Me (1938)
4. The Front Page (1931)
5. Malu Tianshi AKA Street Angel (1937)
"6-7. Shorts (120m):

Television (1939, 9m)
Boy Meets Dog (1938, 9m)
The River (1938, 31m)
Parabola (1937, 9m)
Misere au Borinage (1933, 36m)
The Mascot (1933, 26m)"
8. Child Bride (1938)
9. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
10. The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
11. The Thin Man (1934)
12. Reefer Madness (1936)
"13-14. Shorts (120m):

Helpmates (1932, 21m)
Seasoned Greetings (1933, 20m)
We're in the Money (1933, 7m)
I've Got to Sing a Torch Song (1933, 7m)
Pettin' in the Park (1934, 7m)
Labor on the Douro River (1931, 20m)
The Song of Ceylon (1934, 38m)"
15. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

16. The Public Enemy (1931)
The disclaimers on this were absurd and distracting - possibly necessary at the time, but eye-roll-inducing now. Otherwise, I thought it was a fine and well-constructed film, but not something that spoke to me in any sort of way.

17. With Byrd at the South Pole (1930)
This was kinda fun - it's a documentary about a scientific exploration to Antarctica, which included the first fly-over of the South Pole. Some great scenery (hence the Oscar Cinematography win) and a nice story about what life was like then. A fun watch.

18. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
This is a film I appreciated a lot more than enjoyed. It was cool to see early Mizoguchi and how a lot of the shots were constructed, but plot and characters fell flat for me.

[jeroeno]

28. Hitlerjunge Quex (1933)

Say what you want but it does work as a propaganda piece. Poor hungry young people find their savior in a young political figure and soon realise that communism is bad mmmkay and Hitlerjugend is super, thanks for asking.

[ororama]

5. Man Wanted (1932) * 62 min.

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1. Philips-Radio (1931) * 36 min.
Black and White (1932) * 2 min.
The Music Box (1933) * 20 min.
Book Bargain (1937) * 8 min.
2. The Miracle Woman (1931) * 90 min.
3. Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1935) * 54 min.
4. Kliou the Tiger (1935) * 49 min.

*First time viewing.

[St. Gloede]

18. Leise flehen meine Lieder / Lover Divine (1933, Willi Forst)
This relatively understated Shubert biography, filled with light charm and just a touch of humour and sentimentality is believe it or not Willi Forst's first film. It is well shot, occasionally stunning (the field scenes are spectacular). I never quite cared for Forst's dramas, but this has a very different air to it, and feels more vibrant. Sadly, the romance that takes up the majority of the screentime is lacking the passion to truly sell it, and while a strong and competent debut it also just feels like this is all it is - incredible to think Forst would make his greatest film, Maskerade, the very next year. 6.5-7/10.


19. Dezertir (1933, Vsevolod Pudovkin)
I had relatively low expectations for Dezertir as Pudovkin is part of a select group of the highly respected directors I have never seen a single great film from. Just like Dovzhenko he simply comes of as too much of a true believer, making stale and obvious propaganda films - well made, of course, but dead on arrival. However, Dovzhenko made one film, so mad, so creative, so exceptionally cut, that I could not help but love it - Arsenal. For a long time I though Dezertir would be Pudovkin's Arsenal. Then an hour in, it goes into absurdly awkward propaganda territory - and even so, I still could not unsee the first hour (and the ending is actually quite wonderful as well).

What is so fantastic with Dezerir is the atmosphere, editing and shockingly, the use of sound. It kept my heart beating, pulled in by every noise. Pudovkin made the brilliant choice to not made a realistic talkie, but shoot long scenes as if we were watching a silent - only using sound when needed - and what sound: Industrial choices, yells, clangs, feet - it is both loud and unsettling. Dialog is often sparse, and some of the scenes are editing as if we were watching an experimental masterpiece. It is emotional, large and beautifully composed, covering a violent strike with fantastic compusure. Workers vs. police, workers vs. workers, and the environment around them: Incredible! I want spoil what brought the movie down from being a near masterpiece, to a merely great film - perhaps you will not mind as much. 8(maybe even 8.5)/10.

[Eva_L]

1. Stagecoach (1939)
2. Top Hat (1935)
3. It's a Gift (1934)

[frbrown]

12. The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)

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1. Only Yesterday (1933)
2a. The Autograph Hound (1939)
2b. Goofy and Wilbur (1939)
2c. Hamateur Night (1939)
2d. It's the Natural Thing to Do (1939)
2e. Jitterbug Follies (1939)
2f. Peace on Earth (1939)
2g. Porky's Tire Trouble (1939)
2h. The Pointer (1939)
2i. Thugs with Dirty Mugs (1939)
3. The Black Camel (1931)
4a. Puppy Love (1933)
4b. The Pet Store (1933)
4c. Giantland (1933)
4d. Camping Out (1934)
4e. Gulliver Mickey (1934)
4f. Orphan's Benefit (1934)
4g. The Dognapper (1934)
4h. Two-Gun Mickey (1934)
4i. Mickey's Service Station (1935)
5a. Brave Little Tailor (1938)
5b. Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938)
5c. Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
5d. Goonland (1938)
5e. Love on the Wing (1939)
5f. Mickey's Trailer (1938)
5g. Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
5h. Philips Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
5i. Porky in Egypt (1938)
5j. Porky in Wackyland (1938)
6. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
7. The Last Journey (1936)
8. Modern Times (1936)
9a. Popeye the Sailor (1933)
9b. I Yam What I Yam (1933)
9c. Blow Me Down! (1933)
9d. I Eats My Spinach (1933)
9e. Seasin's Greetinks! (1933)
9f. Wild Elephinks (1933)
9g. Sock-a-Bye, Baby (1934)
9h. Let's You and Him Fight (1934)
9i. The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934)
10a. Clock Cleaners (1937)
10b. Hospitaliky (1937)
10c. The Little Match Girl (1937)
10d. Little Red Walking Hood (1937)
10e. Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
10f. Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)
10g. Porky's Duck Hunt (1937)
10h. Porky's Romance (1937)
10i. The Old Mill (1937)
10j. She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937)
11. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
12. The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)

[flavo5000]

12. Reefer Madness (1936)

What were your thoughts on that? I thought it was hilarious when I first watched it ~20 years ago, but sad when I watched it a few days ago...

Maybe you should watch Reefer Madness: The Musical for a pick-me-up.

[flavo5000]

18. The Hurricane (1937)
19. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
20. Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)

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1. The Big House (1930)
2. Cleopatra (1934)
3. Stage Door (1937)
4. A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
5. The Good Earth (1937)
6. Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
7. Imitation of Life (1934)
8. The Four Feathers (1939)
9. Anna Christie (1930)
10. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
11. Love Affair (1939)
12. Block-Heads (1938)
13. Little Women (1933)
14. The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
15. Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
16. Algiers (1938)
17. Man of Conquest (1939)
18. The Hurricane (1937)
19. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
20. Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)

[Coryn]

2. 12/02 La Grande Illusion (1937) ***

[frbrown]

Cartoons of 1936


13a. Brotherly Love (1936) Popeye

13b. The Country Cousin (1936) Rewatch. Silly Symphony. Oscar winner

13c. I Love to Singa (1936) Rewatch. Tex Avery (but doesn't feel like his work)

13d. Moving Day (1936) Rewatch. Mickey, Donald and Goofy

13e. Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936) Rewatch. Oscar nominee

13f. Little Beau Porky (1936) Rewatch. Frank Tashlin

13g. Rainbow Dance (1936) Rewatch

13h. Thru the Mirror (1936) Rewatch. Mickey Mouse

13i. To Spring (1936)

13j. The Village Smithy (1936) Tex Avery (and certainly feels like one of his)

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1. Only Yesterday (1933)
2a. The Autograph Hound (1939)
2b. Goofy and Wilbur (1939)
2c. Hamateur Night (1939)
2d. It's the Natural Thing to Do (1939)
2e. Jitterbug Follies (1939)
2f. Peace on Earth (1939)
2g. Porky's Tire Trouble (1939)
2h. The Pointer (1939)
2i. Thugs with Dirty Mugs (1939)
3. The Black Camel (1931)
4a. Puppy Love (1933)
4b. The Pet Store (1933)
4c. Giantland (1933)
4d. Camping Out (1934)
4e. Gulliver Mickey (1934)
4f. Orphan's Benefit (1934)
4g. The Dognapper (1934)
4h. Two-Gun Mickey (1934)
4i. Mickey's Service Station (1935)
5a. Brave Little Tailor (1938)
5b. Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938)
5c. Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
5d. Goonland (1938)
5e. Love on the Wing (1939)
5f. Mickey's Trailer (1938)
5g. Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
5h. Philips Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
5i. Porky in Egypt (1938)
5j. Porky in Wackyland (1938)
6. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
7. The Last Journey (1936)
8. Modern Times (1936)
9a. Popeye the Sailor (1933)
9b. I Yam What I Yam (1933)
9c. Blow Me Down! (1933)
9d. I Eats My Spinach (1933)
9e. Seasin's Greetinks! (1933)
9f. Wild Elephinks (1933)
9g. Sock-a-Bye, Baby (1934)
9h. Let's You and Him Fight (1934)
9i. The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934)
10a. Clock Cleaners (1937)
10b. Hospitaliky (1937)
10c. The Little Match Girl (1937)
10d. Little Red Walking Hood (1937)
10e. Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
10f. Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)
10g. Porky's Duck Hunt (1937)
10h. Porky's Romance (1937)
10i. The Old Mill (1937)
10j. She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937)
11. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
12. The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)
13a. Brotherly Love (1936)
13b. The Country Cousin (1936)
13c. I Love to Singa (1936)
13d. Moving Day (1936)
13e. Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936)
13f. Little Beau Porky (1936)
13g. Rainbow Dance (1936)
13h. Thru the Mirror (1936)
13i. To Spring (1936)
13j. The Village Smithy (1936)

[Daviddoes]

1. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) 7/10

2. The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) 4/10

3. Sons of the Desert (1933) 6/10

4. Footlight Parade (1933) 5/10

[frbrown]

14. Tiger Bay (1934)

British quota quickie with Anna May Wong

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1. Only Yesterday (1933)
2a. The Autograph Hound (1939)
2b. Goofy and Wilbur (1939)
2c. Hamateur Night (1939)
2d. It's the Natural Thing to Do (1939)
2e. Jitterbug Follies (1939)
2f. Peace on Earth (1939)
2g. Porky's Tire Trouble (1939)
2h. The Pointer (1939)
2i. Thugs with Dirty Mugs (1939)
3. The Black Camel (1931)
4a. Puppy Love (1933)
4b. The Pet Store (1933)
4c. Giantland (1933)
4d. Camping Out (1934)
4e. Gulliver Mickey (1934)
4f. Orphan's Benefit (1934)
4g. The Dognapper (1934)
4h. Two-Gun Mickey (1934)
4i. Mickey's Service Station (1935)
5a. Brave Little Tailor (1938)
5b. Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938)
5c. Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
5d. Goonland (1938)
5e. Love on the Wing (1939)
5f. Mickey's Trailer (1938)
5g. Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
5h. Philips Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
5i. Porky in Egypt (1938)
5j. Porky in Wackyland (1938)
6. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
7. The Last Journey (1936)
8. Modern Times (1936)
9a. Popeye the Sailor (1933)
9b. I Yam What I Yam (1933)
9c. Blow Me Down! (1933)
9d. I Eats My Spinach (1933)
9e. Seasin's Greetinks! (1933)
9f. Wild Elephinks (1933)
9g. Sock-a-Bye, Baby (1934)
9h. Let's You and Him Fight (1934)
9i. The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934)
10a. Clock Cleaners (1937)
10b. Hospitaliky (1937)
10c. The Little Match Girl (1937)
10d. Little Red Walking Hood (1937)
10e. Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
10f. Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)
10g. Porky's Duck Hunt (1937)
10h. Porky's Romance (1937)
10i. The Old Mill (1937)
10j. She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937)
11. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
12. The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)
13a. Brotherly Love (1936)
13b. The Country Cousin (1936)
13c. I Love to Singa (1936)
13d. Moving Day (1936)
13e. Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936)
13f. Little Beau Porky (1936)
13g. Rainbow Dance (1936)
13h. Thru the Mirror (1936)
13i. To Spring (1936)
13j. The Village Smithy (1936)
14. Tiger Bay (1934)

[Simba63]

10. Morocco (1930) - 6/10

[jdidaco]

All screenshots are from the "sphinx of Soviet cinema", 'Strogiy yunosha',



37. Ledolom (The Thaw, Boris Barnet, 1931) 8/10
38. Velikiy uteshitel (The Great Consoler, Lev Kuleshov, 1933) 9.5/10
39. Strogiy yunosha (A Severe Young Man, Abram Room, 1935) 10/10

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1. Un chien qui rapporte (A Dog That Fetches, Jean Choux, 1932) 8/10
2. Histoire du soldat inconnu (Story of the Unknown Soldier, Henri Storck, 1932) 9/10 (11 min), Affaire classée (Case Closed, Charles Vanel, 1932) 7/10 (23 min), Amour et publicité (Love & Advertising, Leo Mittler, 1933) 8/10 (26 min) (Total: 60 min)
3. Remous (Whirlpool, Edmond T. Gréville, 1935) 10/10
4. With Byrd at the South Pole (Joseph T. Rucker & Willard Van der Veer, 1930) 8/10
5. Trader Horn (W.S. Van Dyke,1931) 7/10
6. Eskimo (W.S. Van Dyke, 1933) 9/10
7. Cape Forlorn (Ewald André Dupont, 1931) 9.5/10
8. Broken Blossoms (John Brahm, 1936) 8.5/10
9. Pygmalion (Ludwig Berger, 1937) 8.5/10
10. Yu guang qu (Song of the Fishermen, Cai Chusheng, 1934) 7.5/10
11. Dushi fengguang (Scenes of City Life, Yuan Muzhi, 1935) 8/10
12. Ye ban ge sheng (Song at Midnight, Ma-Xu Weibang, 1937) 8/10
13. Ariane, jeune fille russe (Ariane, Russian Maid, Paul Czinner, 1932) 9/10
14. Samson (Maurice Tourneur, 1936) 8/10
15. Mollenard (Hatred, Robert Siodmak, 1938) 9/10
16. Laveata tietä (The Wide Road, Valentin Vaala, 1931) 8/10
17. Palos brudefærd (The Wedding of Palo, Friedrich Dalsheim, 1934) 8.5/10
18. Juha (Nyrki Tapiovaara, 1937) 9/10
19. Das Lied vom Leben (Song of Life, Alexis Granowsky, 1931) 9/10
20. Mirages de Paris (Fyodor Otsep, 1933) 9/10
21. Stadt Anatol (The City of Anatol, Viktor Tourjansky, 1936) 8/10
22. Csak egy kislány van a világon (There's Only One Girl in the World, Béla Gaál, 1930) 7.5/10
23. Ítél a Balaton (Judgment of Lake Balaton, Pál Fejös, 1933) 8.5/10
24. Hortobágy (Life on the Hortobagy, George Hoellering, 1937) 9/10
25. Elysia (Valley of the Nude) (Carl Harbaugh, 1933) 6/10
26. Maniac (Dwain Esper, 1934) 5/10
27. Legong: Dance of the Virgins (Henri de la Falaise, 1935) 8/10
28-30. Industrial Britain (Robert J. Flaherty, 1931) 8/10 (21 min), Lidoire (Maurice Tourneur, 1933) 7/10 (25 min), Affaires publiques (Public Affairs, Robert Bresson, 1934) 8/10 (23 min), La Cucaracha (Lloyd Corrigan, 1934) 6/10 (20 min), The Private Life of the Gannets (Julian Huxley, 1934) 7/10 (11 min), How to Sleep (Nick Grinde, 1935) 6/10 (10 min), La fontaine d'Aréthuse (Dimitri Kirsanoff, 1936) 9/10 (6 min), Jeune fille au jardin (Dimitri Kirsanoff, 1936) 8/10 (4 min), The People of the Cumberland (Jay Leyda & Sidney Meyers & Elia Kazan & Bill Watts, 1937) 8/10 (21 min), How to Undress in Front of Your Husband (Dwain Esper, 1937) 3/10 (14 min), Romance of Radium (Jacques Tourneur, 1937) 8/10 (10 min), That Mothers Might Live (Fred Zinnemann, 1938) 7/10 (10 min), Herää Helsinki! (Wake Up, Helsinki!, Valentin Vaala, 1939) 7/10 (8 min) (Total: 183 min)
31. Bad Company (Tay Garnett, 1931) 8.5/10
32. Suez (Allan Dwan, 1938) 7.5/10
33. The Rains Came (Clarence Brown, 1939) 9/10
34. Ihre Hoheit befiehlt (Her Grace Commands, Hanns Schwarz, 1931) 8/10
35. Saison in Kairo (Cairo Season, Reinhold Schünzel, 1933) 8/10
36. Glückskinder (Lucky Kids, Paul Martin, 1936) 7.5/10

[jeroeno]

29. Me and My Gal (1932)
30. Ich bei Tag und du bei Nacht (1932)
31. Babes in Toyland (1934)

[frbrown]

Cartoons of 1935 (pretty weird batch)


15a. Balloon Land (1935) Rewatch

15b. The Band Concert (1935) Rewatch. Mickey Mouse

15c. The Calico Dragon (1935) Oscar nominee (!)

15d. A Colour Box (1935)

15e. King of the Mardi Gras (1935) Rewatch. Popeye

15f. Music Land (1935) Rewatch. Silly Symphony

15g. Pluto's Judgement Day (1935) Rewatch

15h. The Sunshine Makers (1935) The weirdest of the lot

15i. The Tortoise and the Hare (1935) Silly Symphony. Oscar winner

15j. Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935) Silly Symphony. Oscar nominee

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1. Only Yesterday (1933)
2a. The Autograph Hound (1939)
2b. Goofy and Wilbur (1939)
2c. Hamateur Night (1939)
2d. It's the Natural Thing to Do (1939)
2e. Jitterbug Follies (1939)
2f. Peace on Earth (1939)
2g. Porky's Tire Trouble (1939)
2h. The Pointer (1939)
2i. Thugs with Dirty Mugs (1939)
3. The Black Camel (1931)
4a. Puppy Love (1933)
4b. The Pet Store (1933)
4c. Giantland (1933)
4d. Camping Out (1934)
4e. Gulliver Mickey (1934)
4f. Orphan's Benefit (1934)
4g. The Dognapper (1934)
4h. Two-Gun Mickey (1934)
4i. Mickey's Service Station (1935)
5a. Brave Little Tailor (1938)
5b. Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938)
5c. Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
5d. Goonland (1938)
5e. Love on the Wing (1939)
5f. Mickey's Trailer (1938)
5g. Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
5h. Philips Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
5i. Porky in Egypt (1938)
5j. Porky in Wackyland (1938)
6. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
7. The Last Journey (1936)
8. Modern Times (1936)
9a. Popeye the Sailor (1933)
9b. I Yam What I Yam (1933)
9c. Blow Me Down! (1933)
9d. I Eats My Spinach (1933)
9e. Seasin's Greetinks! (1933)
9f. Wild Elephinks (1933)
9g. Sock-a-Bye, Baby (1934)
9h. Let's You and Him Fight (1934)
9i. The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934)
10a. Clock Cleaners (1937)
10b. Hospitaliky (1937)
10c. The Little Match Girl (1937)
10d. Little Red Walking Hood (1937)
10e. Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
10f. Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)
10g. Porky's Duck Hunt (1937)
10h. Porky's Romance (1937)
10i. The Old Mill (1937)
10j. She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937)
11. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
12. The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)
13a. Brotherly Love (1936)
13b. The Country Cousin (1936)
13c. I Love to Singa (1936)
13d. Moving Day (1936)
13e. Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936)
13f. Little Beau Porky (1936)
13g. Rainbow Dance (1936)
13h. Thru the Mirror (1936)
13i. To Spring (1936)
13j. The Village Smithy (1936)
14. Tiger Bay (1934)
15a. Balloon Land (1935)
15b. The Band Concert (1935)
15c. The Calico Dragon (1935)
15d. A Colour Box (1935)
15e. King of the Mardi Gras (1935)
15f. Music Land (1935)
15g. Pluto's Judgement Day (1935)
15h. The Sunshine Makers (1935)
15i. The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)
15j. Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)

[St. Gloede]

20. Vecchia guardia / Old Guard (1934, Alessandro Blasetti)
Yeah ... it does not seem Blasetti's heart was in this very lazy Fascist propaganda piece (though the target group seemed to have enjoyed it as it opens with a German introduction, showcasing why it was exported). The point is simple, show the "old guard" open up to Fascist ideas as the Marxist menace grows. Sadly, the plot is a blob of characters and interactions - somewhat fitting as the Marxists are just a mob, but outside of the idolized child (who we are told in the beginning will die) the focus is all over the place, without vignettes or anything to truly tie it together. The acting is lazy, the direction is lazy (none of thew typical beautiful shots Blasetti is known for) and it becomes a bit of a moderately passable bore before everyone marches on to the glory of Il Duce. 4/10.


21. Arm wie eine Kirchenmaus / Poor as a Church Mouse (1931, Richard Oswald)
The opening is quite creative, replacing the opening credit with two of the actors bickering over roles and going over who plays who, and who does what - Richard Oswald got mentioned 3 or 4 times I believe. Oswald can be utterly genius (Lucrezia Borgia, Der Hauptmann von Köpenick) but a lot of his work is simply good enough, and this sadly falls into the latter category. While thoroughly enjoyable, this could easily have been just another passable Hollywood comedy, the one thing setting it apart are the 2 random musical numbers (oh Germany). Quite simply, a poor woman manages to convince the director of a bank that she is a hard worker, becomes his secretary (essentially right away) and they seem to develop some feelings for each other - jokes concern how hard working both are, and a few slapstick side-characters. Again, perfectly enjoyable, but it does not do anything that sets it apart from the crowd. 6.5/10.

[St. Gloede]

Btw, I found Lev Kuleshov's Forty Hearts (1931) on Youtube - with English subtitles (don't think this is available anywhere else, 1 check on ICM and 8 votes on IMDb). The quality is also surprisingly good! Will watch it tonight. Here's the link:

[ororama]

6. News for the Navy (1937) * 11 min.
Rhythm in Light (1935) * 5 min.
Night on Bald Mountain (1933) 8 min.
New Earth (1933) * 29 min.
Mechanical Principles (1931) * 10 min.
7. Jewel Robbery (1932) * 68 min.

SpoilerShow

1. Philips-Radio (1931) * 36 min.
Black and White (1932) * 2 min.
The Music Box (1933) * 20 min.
Book Bargain (1937) * 8 min.
2. The Miracle Woman (1931) * 90 min.
3. Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1935) * 54 min.
4. Kliou the Tiger (1935) * 49 min.
5. Man Wanted (1932) * 62 min.

*First time viewing.

[sebby]

06 swing time
07 a night at the opera
08 young mr lincoln

SpoilerShow

01 forbidden
02 little caesar
03 one way passage
04 the scarlet empress
05 mutiny on the bounty
06 swing time
07 a night at the opera
08 young mr lincoln

[Opio]

Other 30s viewingsShow

1. Cynara (1932)
2. Where Sinners Meet (1934)

3. The Goose and the Gander (1935)
Light comedy with Kay Francis, who I will watch in anything...

[peeptoad]

9. Deluge (1933) 5

the dirty thirtiesShow

1. The Ghoul (1933) 6
2. The Human Monster (1939) 6
3. Black Moon (1934) 7
4. Son of Frankenstein (1939) 7
5. L'âge d'or (1930) 8
6. Lost Horizon (1937) 8
7. La llorona (1933) The Crying Woman 6
8a: Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège (1933) Zero for Conduct 8
8b: À Propos de Nice (1930) 7

[72allinncallme]

7. History Is Made at Night (1937)

SpoilerShow

1. Gjest Baardsen (1939)
2. Chanson d'Armor (1934)
3. Hyppolit a lakáj (1931)
4. Borderline (1930)
5. Crime and Punishment (1935)
6. Hands Across the Table (1935)
7. History Is Made at Night (1937)

[sol]

Zero Dark ThirtiesShow

1. Dead End (1937)
2. Chun Can (1933)
3. Svengali (1931)
4. Bad Girl (1931)
5. Holiday (1938)
6. Laughter (1930)
7. The Ghoul (1993)
8. Block-Heads (1938)
9. Man's Castle (1933)
10. Alice Adams (1935)
11. Just Imagine (1930)

12. Our Relations (1936)



This Laurel and Hardy comedy does not quite milk the 'double trouble' premise for all that it is worth with over half an hour elapsing before the first mistaken identity mix-up. Once things warm up though, the film rarely lets up with hilarious moments involving cement, an easily irate bartender and a high class party that Laurel and Hardy infiltrate and cause to come crashing down Marx Brothers style. The film may have been funnier though were it is easy to tell which twin is which (this is especially confusing when they all inadvertently meet at the party).

[RogerTheMovieManiac88]

10. 'No Lady' / 1931, Lupino Lane / 6.5/10 / UK
11. 'Huoshan Qingxie' / 'Loving Blood of the Volcano' / 1932, Sun Yu / 9.5/10 / China
12. 'Rain' / 1932, Lewis Milestone / 7/10 / USA
13. 'On the Avenue' / 1937, Roy Del Ruth / 7 or 7.5/10 / USA
14 - 17. 'Dick Tracy Returns' / 1938, John English, William Witney / 7/10 / USA

From bucolic countryside existences torn asunder by the lusting of a warlord's nephew to stark vengeance pursued in the shadow of a volcano overlooking dens of gambling and drinking, Sun Yu's film is both visually fascinating and psychologically compelling. The intensity that it builds to is remarkable.

[maxwelldeux]

A depressing decadeShow

1. Sweet Dream (1936)
2. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
3. You and Me (1938)
4. The Front Page (1931)
5. Malu Tianshi AKA Street Angel (1937)
"6-7. Shorts (120m):

Television (1939, 9m)
Boy Meets Dog (1938, 9m)
The River (1938, 31m)
Parabola (1937, 9m)
Misere au Borinage (1933, 36m)
The Mascot (1933, 26m)"
8. Child Bride (1938)
9. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
10. The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
11. The Thin Man (1934)
12. Reefer Madness (1936)
"13-14. Shorts (120m):

Helpmates (1932, 21m)
Seasoned Greetings (1933, 20m)
We're in the Money (1933, 7m)
I've Got to Sing a Torch Song (1933, 7m)
Pettin' in the Park (1934, 7m)
Labor on the Douro River (1931, 20m)
The Song of Ceylon (1934, 38m)"
15. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
16. The Public Enemy (1931)
17. With Byrd at the South Pole (1930)
18. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

19. The Awful Truth (1937) <-- Bronze on TSPDT and Silver on The 100 Great Comedies

Unfortunately, the awards I got for seeing this were the highlight. There were some great quips and one-liners that made me chuckle, but on the whole, I found this relatively dull and uninteresting. I'm not a fan of the "we're unable to talk to each other as adults - queue problems that could be prevented with a five minute conversation" plot lines. I'm also beginning to think I'm not a huge fan of Cary Grant.

[maxwelldeux]

Zero Dark ThirtiesShow

1. Dead End (1937)
2. Chun Can (1933)
3. Svengali (1931)
4. Bad Girl (1931)
5. Holiday (1938)
6. Laughter (1930)
7. The Ghoul (1993)
8. Block-Heads (1938)
9. Man's Castle (1933)
10. Alice Adams (1935)
11. Just Imagine (1930)

That spoiler nearly made me spit food onto my laptop.

[psychotronicbeatnik]

22. A Day at the Races (1937 / Sam Wood) 8+/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}
23. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933 / Mervyn LeRoy) FTV 9/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}
24. Camille (1936 / George Cukor) FTV 8/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}
25. Dancing Pirate (1936 / Lloyd Corrigan) FTV 5/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}
26. The Gay Divorcee (1934 / Mark Sandrich) 8+/10 {5 noms, 1 win / Double}
27. Peter Ibbetson (1935 / Henry Hathaway) FTV 8/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}
28. Anna Christie (1930 / Clarence Brown) 9/10 {3 noms, 0 wins / Double}
29. Morocco (1930 / Josef von Sternberg) 9/10 {4 noms, 0 wins / Double}
30. Beau Geste (1939 / William A. Wellman) 8/10 {2 noms, 0 wins / Double}

30somethingsShow

1. The Divorcee (1930 / Robert Z. Leonard) FTV 6+/10 {4 noms, 1 win / Double}
2. Suzy (1936 / George Fitzmaurice) FTV 7+/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}
3. King of Jazz (1930 / John Murray Anderson) 7+/10 {1 nom, 1 win / Double}
4. A Free Soul (1931 / Clarence Brown) FTV 7+/10 {3 noms, 1 win / Double}
5. Grand Hotel (1932 / Edmund Goulding) 8+/10 {1 nom, 1 win / Double}
6. Pygmalion (1938 / Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard) FTV 9/10 {4 noms, 1 win / Double}
7. The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 / John Cromwell) 9+/10 {2 noms, 0 wins / Double}
8. Captain Blood (1935 / Michael Curtiz) 10/10 {5 noms, 0 wins / Double}
9. Topper (1937 / Norman Z. McLeod) 9/10 {2 noms, 0 wins / Double}
10. The Awful Truth (1937 / Leo McCarey) 9/10 {6 noms, 1 win / Double}
11. The Thin Man (1934 / W.S. Van Dyke) 9/10 {4 noms, 0 wins / Double}
12. After the Thin Man (1934 / W.S. Van Dyke) 8/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}
13. Dead End (1937 / William Wyler) FTV 9/10 {4 noms, 0 wins / Double}
14. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 / Frank Lloyd) 9/10 {8 noms, 1 win / Double}
15. Bad Girl (1931 / Frank Borzage) FTV 7+/10 {3 noms, 2 wins / Double}
16. Hell’s Angels (1930 / Howard Hughes, Edmund Goulding, James Whale) 8+/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}
17. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939 / Michael Curtiz) FTV 7+/10 {5 noms, 0 wins / Double}
18. Of Human Bondage (1934 / John Cromwell) FTV 8/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}
19. Raffles (1930 / George Fitzmaurice, Harry d’Abbadie d’Arrast) 7+/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}
20. It Happened One Night (1934 / Frank Capra) 9+/10 {5 noms, 5 wins / Double}
21. Block-Heads (1938 / John G. Blystone) FTV 6/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}

22. A Day at the Races (1937 / Sam Wood) 8+/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}
23. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933 / Mervyn LeRoy) FTV 9/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}
24. Camille (1936 / George Cukor) FTV 8/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}
25. Dancing Pirate (1936 / Lloyd Corrigan) FTV 5/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}
26. The Gay Divorcee (1934 / Mark Sandrich) 8+/10 {5 noms, 1 win / Double}
27. Peter Ibbetson (1935 / Henry Hathaway) FTV 8/10 {1 nom, 0 wins / Double}
28. Anna Christie (1930 / Clarence Brown) 9/10 {3 noms, 0 wins / Double}
29. Morocco (1930 / Josef von Sternberg) 9/10 {4 noms, 0 wins / Double}
30. Beau Geste (1939 / William A. Wellman) 8/10 {2 noms, 0 wins / Double}

[jdidaco]

Screenshots from 'La mancha de sangre' & "A Canção da Terra',



40. Nobleza baturra (Rustic Chivalry, Florián Rey, 1935) 8/10
41. La mancha de sangre (The Blood Stain, Adolfo Best-Maugard, 1937) 8/10
42. A Canção da Terra (The Song from Earth, Jorge Brum do Canto, 1938) 9/10

SpoilerShow

1. Un chien qui rapporte (A Dog That Fetches, Jean Choux, 1932) 8/10
2. Histoire du soldat inconnu (Story of the Unknown Soldier, Henri Storck, 1932) 9/10 (11 min), Affaire classée (Case Closed, Charles Vanel, 1932) 7/10 (23 min), Amour et publicité (Love & Advertising, Leo Mittler, 1933) 8/10 (26 min) (Total: 60 min)
3. Remous (Whirlpool, Edmond T. Gréville, 1935) 10/10
4. With Byrd at the South Pole (Joseph T. Rucker & Willard Van der Veer, 1930) 8/10
5. Trader Horn (W.S. Van Dyke,1931) 7/10
6. Eskimo (W.S. Van Dyke, 1933) 9/10
7. Cape Forlorn (Ewald André Dupont, 1931) 9.5/10
8. Broken Blossoms (John Brahm, 1936) 8.5/10
9. Pygmalion (Ludwig Berger, 1937) 8.5/10
10. Yu guang qu (Song of the Fishermen, Cai Chusheng, 1934) 7.5/10
11. Dushi fengguang (Scenes of City Life, Yuan Muzhi, 1935) 8/10
12. Ye ban ge sheng (Song at Midnight, Ma-Xu Weibang, 1937) 8/10
13. Ariane, jeune fille russe (Ariane, Russian Maid, Paul Czinner, 1932) 9/10
14. Samson (Maurice Tourneur, 1936) 8/10
15. Mollenard (Hatred, Robert Siodmak, 1938) 9/10
16. Laveata tietä (The Wide Road, Valentin Vaala, 1931) 8/10
17. Palos brudefærd (The Wedding of Palo, Friedrich Dalsheim, 1934) 8.5/10
18. Juha (Nyrki Tapiovaara, 1937) 9/10
19. Das Lied vom Leben (Song of Life, Alexis Granowsky, 1931) 9/10
20. Mirages de Paris (Fyodor Otsep, 1933) 9/10
21. Stadt Anatol (The City of Anatol, Viktor Tourjansky, 1936) 8/10
22. Csak egy kislány van a világon (There's Only One Girl in the World, Béla Gaál, 1930) 7.5/10
23. Ítél a Balaton (Judgment of Lake Balaton, Pál Fejös, 1933) 8.5/10
24. Hortobágy (Life on the Hortobagy, George Hoellering, 1937) 9/10
25. Elysia (Valley of the Nude) (Carl Harbaugh, 1933) 6/10
26. Maniac (Dwain Esper, 1934) 5/10
27. Legong: Dance of the Virgins (Henri de la Falaise, 1935) 8/10
28-30. Industrial Britain (Robert J. Flaherty, 1931) 8/10 (21 min), Lidoire (Maurice Tourneur, 1933) 7/10 (25 min), Affaires publiques (Public Affairs, Robert Bresson, 1934) 8/10 (23 min), La Cucaracha (Lloyd Corrigan, 1934) 6/10 (20 min), The Private Life of the Gannets (Julian Huxley, 1934) 7/10 (11 min), How to Sleep (Nick Grinde, 1935) 6/10 (10 min), La fontaine d'Aréthuse (Dimitri Kirsanoff, 1936) 9/10 (6 min), Jeune fille au jardin (Dimitri Kirsanoff, 1936) 8/10 (4 min), The People of the Cumberland (Jay Leyda & Sidney Meyers & Elia Kazan & Bill Watts, 1937) 8/10 (21 min), How to Undress in Front of Your Husband (Dwain Esper, 1937) 3/10 (14 min), Romance of Radium (Jacques Tourneur, 1937) 8/10 (10 min), That Mothers Might Live (Fred Zinnemann, 1938) 7/10 (10 min), Herää Helsinki! (Wake Up, Helsinki!, Valentin Vaala, 1939) 7/10 (8 min) (Total: 183 min)
31. Bad Company (Tay Garnett, 1931) 8.5/10
32. Suez (Allan Dwan, 1938) 7.5/10
33. The Rains Came (Clarence Brown, 1939) 9/10
34. Ihre Hoheit befiehlt (Her Grace Commands, Hanns Schwarz, 1931) 8/10
35. Saison in Kairo (Cairo Season, Reinhold Schünzel, 1933) 8/10
36. Glückskinder (Lucky Kids, Paul Martin, 1936) 7.5/10
37. Ledolom (The Thaw, Boris Barnet, 1931) 8/10
38. Velikiy uteshitel (The Great Consoler, Lev Kuleshov, 1933) 9.5/10
39. Strogiy yunosha (A Severe Young Man, Abram Room, 1935) 10/10

[frbrown]

16. Cynara (1932)

Adultery melodrama with Ronald Colman and Kay Francis

SpoilerShow

1. Only Yesterday (1933)
2a. The Autograph Hound (1939)
2b. Goofy and Wilbur (1939)
2c. Hamateur Night (1939)
2d. It's the Natural Thing to Do (1939)
2e. Jitterbug Follies (1939)
2f. Peace on Earth (1939)
2g. Porky's Tire Trouble (1939)
2h. The Pointer (1939)
2i. Thugs with Dirty Mugs (1939)
3. The Black Camel (1931)
4a. Puppy Love (1933)
4b. The Pet Store (1933)
4c. Giantland (1933)
4d. Camping Out (1934)
4e. Gulliver Mickey (1934)
4f. Orphan's Benefit (1934)
4g. The Dognapper (1934)
4h. Two-Gun Mickey (1934)
4i. Mickey's Service Station (1935)
5a. Brave Little Tailor (1938)
5b. Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938)
5c. Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
5d. Goonland (1938)
5e. Love on the Wing (1939)
5f. Mickey's Trailer (1938)
5g. Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
5h. Philips Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
5i. Porky in Egypt (1938)
5j. Porky in Wackyland (1938)
6. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
7. The Last Journey (1936)
8. Modern Times (1936)
9a. Popeye the Sailor (1933)
9b. I Yam What I Yam (1933)
9c. Blow Me Down! (1933)
9d. I Eats My Spinach (1933)
9e. Seasin's Greetinks! (1933)
9f. Wild Elephinks (1933)
9g. Sock-a-Bye, Baby (1934)
9h. Let's You and Him Fight (1934)
9i. The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934)
10a. Clock Cleaners (1937)
10b. Hospitaliky (1937)
10c. The Little Match Girl (1937)
10d. Little Red Walking Hood (1937)
10e. Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
10f. Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)
10g. Porky's Duck Hunt (1937)
10h. Porky's Romance (1937)
10i. The Old Mill (1937)
10j. She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937)
11. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
12. The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)
13a. Brotherly Love (1936)
13b. The Country Cousin (1936)
13c. I Love to Singa (1936)
13d. Moving Day (1936)
13e. Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936)
13f. Little Beau Porky (1936)
13g. Rainbow Dance (1936)
13h. Thru the Mirror (1936)
13i. To Spring (1936)
13j. The Village Smithy (1936)
14. Tiger Bay (1934)
15a. Balloon Land (1935)
15b. The Band Concert (1935)
15c. The Calico Dragon (1935)
15d. A Colour Box (1935)
15e. King of the Mardi Gras (1935)
15f. Music Land (1935)
15g. Pluto's Judgement Day (1935)
15h. The Sunshine Makers (1935)
15i. The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)
15j. Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)
16. Cynara (1932)

[India Istanbul]

12. Reefer Madness (1936)

What were your thoughts on that? I thought it was hilarious when I first watched it ~20 years ago, but sad when I watched it a few days ago...

I knew what to expect--I knew they would portray pot users as crazy--so that didn't surprise me. I liked the educational feel of it--I like educational films. The print I saw was so poor that I'd like to see it again, because I'm sure my viewing suffered as a result. But I liked the didacticism, and how over the top it was.

[weirdboy]

SpoilerShow

1. Cleopatra (1934) - Cecil B. DeMille
2. Dark Victory (1939) - Edmund Goulding
3. The Informer (1935) - John Ford
4. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) - Anatole Litvak

5. A Day at the Races (1937) - Sam Wood

[frbrown]

17. The Drums of Jeopardy (1931)

The unlikely name of the film's villain

SpoilerShow

1. Only Yesterday (1933)
2a. The Autograph Hound (1939)
2b. Goofy and Wilbur (1939)
2c. Hamateur Night (1939)
2d. It's the Natural Thing to Do (1939)
2e. Jitterbug Follies (1939)
2f. Peace on Earth (1939)
2g. Porky's Tire Trouble (1939)
2h. The Pointer (1939)
2i. Thugs with Dirty Mugs (1939)
3. The Black Camel (1931)
4a. Puppy Love (1933)
4b. The Pet Store (1933)
4c. Giantland (1933)
4d. Camping Out (1934)
4e. Gulliver Mickey (1934)
4f. Orphan's Benefit (1934)
4g. The Dognapper (1934)
4h. Two-Gun Mickey (1934)
4i. Mickey's Service Station (1935)
5a. Brave Little Tailor (1938)
5b. Daffy Duck in Hollywood (1938)
5c. Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
5d. Goonland (1938)
5e. Love on the Wing (1939)
5f. Mickey's Trailer (1938)
5g. Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
5h. Philips Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
5i. Porky in Egypt (1938)
5j. Porky in Wackyland (1938)
6. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
7. The Last Journey (1936)
8. Modern Times (1936)
9a. Popeye the Sailor (1933)
9b. I Yam What I Yam (1933)
9c. Blow Me Down! (1933)
9d. I Eats My Spinach (1933)
9e. Seasin's Greetinks! (1933)
9f. Wild Elephinks (1933)
9g. Sock-a-Bye, Baby (1934)
9h. Let's You and Him Fight (1934)
9i. The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934)
10a. Clock Cleaners (1937)
10b. Hospitaliky (1937)
10c. The Little Match Girl (1937)
10d. Little Red Walking Hood (1937)
10e. Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
10f. Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937)
10g. Porky's Duck Hunt (1937)
10h. Porky's Romance (1937)
10i. The Old Mill (1937)
10j. She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937)
11. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
12. The Man Who Lived Twice (1936)
13a. Brotherly Love (1936)
13b. The Country Cousin (1936)
13c. I Love to Singa (1936)
13d. Moving Day (1936)
13e. Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936)
13f. Little Beau Porky (1936)
13g. Rainbow Dance (1936)
13h. Thru the Mirror (1936)
13i. To Spring (1936)
13j. The Village Smithy (1936)
14. Tiger Bay (1934)
15a. Balloon Land (1935)
15b. The Band Concert (1935)
15c. The Calico Dragon (1935)
15d. A Colour Box (1935)
15e. King of the Mardi Gras (1935)
15f. Music Land (1935)
15g. Pluto's Judgement Day (1935)
15h. The Sunshine Makers (1935)
15i. The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)
15j. Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935)
16. Cynara (1932)
17. The Drums of Jeopardy (1931)

[jeroeno]

32. Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)

[St. Gloede]

22. Sorok serdets / Forty Hearts (1931, Lev Kuleshov)
I went into Forty Hearts entirely cold and I was immediately blown away by spectacular and emotional editing as we saw workers accompanied by the title card(s) "this is a person". Imagine my disappointment when I realized this was a documentary/propaganda piece about the greatness of electricity/power ... And even so, Kuleshov did beautiful work - combining simple, but visual and fun animation, miniatures and real footage into an incredibly engaging and clever work. It was especially nice to finally see Kuleshov do "Soviet montage", I truly hope he has more sleepers like this (and perhaps with better topics) - but when it comes to teaching people about electricity he really pulls no stop, and managed to turn what could have been incredibly mundane into a great experience. 8(maybe 8.5)/10.


23. Gueule d'amour / Lady Killer (1937, Jean Grémillon)
Quite well directed, solid enough story, but it felt a little vacant. 6.5-7/10

[St. Gloede]

Oh, and remember that Forty Hearts is just 50 minutes and available on youtube with English subtitles.