My Favorite 1930s Movies
Classic movies I love from the 1930s
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- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyMaureen O'SullivanFormer detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.The first of 6 in the Thin Man series. William Powell is Nick Charles, whom used to be a detective. Myrna Loy is his rich wife Nora Charles. Nick now takes care of Nora's money, but they often walk into a murder mystery. Nora likes the excitement and wants Nick to demonstrate his detective skills. Their dog Asta also has crime solving skills.
- DirectorVictor FlemingKing VidorStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay BolgerYoung Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.Lions and Tigers and Bears OH MY!
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsKatharine HepburnCary GrantCharles RugglesWhile trying to secure a $1 million donation for his museum, a befuddled paleontologist is pursued by a flighty and often irritating heiress and her pet leopard, Baby.A great slapstick comedy. Katharine Hepburn plays Tracy, a woman who will do anything for the man (Cary Grant) she just fell for. Baby is a leopard who definitely adds to the craziness of this comedy.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsClark GableClaudette ColbertWalter ConnollyA rogue reporter trailing a runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York and they end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops along the way.A comedic romance. Claudette Colbert plays a spoiled heiress that tries to run away from her father by taking a bus. Clark Gable is a newspaper man who smells a story and tags along.
- DirectorErnst LubitschStarsGreta GarboMelvyn DouglasIna ClaireA stern Soviet woman sent to Paris to supervise the sale of jewels seized from Russian nobles finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.My favorite Greta Garbo movie of all time. Ninotchka (Garbo) is a Russian checking on her comrades work in Paris and meets the debonair Leon (Melvyn Douglas).
- DirectorGregory La CavaStarsWilliam PowellCarole LombardAlice BradyA scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.William Powell plays a "Forgotten Man" that ends up being a butler for a spoiled family. In my opinion, Carole Lombard's best role.
- DirectorLeo McCareyStarsIrene DunneCary GrantRalph BellamyA married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought.Cary Grant and Irene Dunne play a couple getting divorced but they are jealous of their new romances. Very funny romantic comedy.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsMargaret LockwoodMichael RedgravePaul LukasWhile travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.Classic Hitchcock in which a young woman realizes an elderly woman disappears from a train.
- DirectorVictor FlemingStarsJean HarlowWilliam PowellFranchot ToneWealthy Bob Harrison buys all the seats in the theatre to watch Mona Leslie's musical by himself. He loves her, her agent Ned Riley loves her. Conflict ensues.William Powell with his true love Jean Harlow made a movie together. The chemistry is real.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsRobert MontgomeryRosalind RussellMay WhittyWhen a rich but cantankerous dowager on an isolated estate hires an engaging handyman, her niece/companion becomes suspicious of his motives.My favorite Robert Montgomery role. He plays Danny, a suspicious handyman with a charming personality.