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Pennies from Heaven (1936)
Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby vehicle sees the showman protecting a little girl from the big bad school system.
Rembrandt (1936)
Dir. Alexander Korda
Feat. Charles Laughton
Vignettes from the life of the great 17th century painter whose popularity sharply regressed after he painted 'The Nightwatchmen'. Charles Laughton…
San FranciscoSan Francisco (1936)
Dir. W.S. Van Dyke, D.W. Griffith
Feat. Clark Gable, Jeanette MacDonald, Spencer Tracy
Outstanding chronicle of old Frisco, climaxing with great FX earthquake. Stars Clark Gable, amid all star cast .
Swing TimeSwing Time (1936) Recommended
Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
A fine example of Fred and Ginger's magical screen partnership, their sixth together, weaving the music of Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields, into…
Dangerous + Hell's House (1935/32)
Dir. Alfred Green, Howard Higgin
Feat. Bette Davis
Bette Davis in two early roles – her lead performance as a star–turned–alcoholic in DANGEROUS fetching her the first of two Best…
Annie OakleyAnnie Oakley (1935)
Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, Melvyn Douglas
Sharpshooter Barbara Stanwyck joins Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show for friendly rivalry with resident top gun Preston Foster. A romantic–comic…
Barbary CoastBarbary Coast (1935)
Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea, Edward G. Robinson
Set as far out west as a Western can go – San Fransisco, circa the 1850s gold–rush days. Miriam Hopkins and Joel McCrea are two…
Crime and PunishmentCrime and Punishment (1935)
Dir. Josef von Sternberg
Feat. Edward Arnold, Peter Lorre, Marian Marsh
Modest adaptation of Dostoyevsky's novel about a criminology student turned murderer who becomes tortured with remorse.
David CopperfieldDavid Copperfield (1935)
Dir. George Cukor
Feat. W.C. Fields
Top–line Hollywood–ization of the Dickens classic.
Informer, TheInformer, The (1935) Recommended
Dir. John Ford
Feat. Victor McLaglen
Stunning character study unfolds when an IRA leader is sold out by his dim–witted friend for reward money. Full–blooded acting by all was…

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