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Werewolf of London / She-Wolf of LondonWerewolf of London / She-Wolf of London (1935)
Dir. Stuart Walker, Jean Yarbrough
Feat. Henry Hull, Warner Oland, Don Porter
A double feature of early 'werewolf' horrors. Werewolf of London (1935) Dir. Stuart Walker – The first film to feature the 'werewolf'…
Whole Town's Talking, TheWhole Town's Talking, The (1935)
Dir. John Ford
Feat. Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl
Edward G. Robinson stars in a duel role as a meek office clerk who bares a resemblance to Public Enemy Number One. Entertaining mix of farce and…
Anne of Green GablesAnne of Green Gables (1934)
Dir. Dawn O'Day
Feat. Dawn O'Day, Tom Brown, Sara Haden
Charming early adaptation of the classic L.M. Montgomery novel starring Dawn O'Day as Anne Shirley (Dawn legally changed her name to Anne Shirley…
Belle of the NinetiesBelle of the Nineties (1934)
Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Mae West
Mae's first post–production code outing: she plays a sultry cabaret singer lusted after by a myriad of Missippian males. Duke Ellington also…
Born to be BadBorn to be Bad (1934)
Dir. Lowell Sherman
Feat. Loretta Young, Cary Grant
A worthy though now–obscure melodrama from pre–Hays Code Hollywood, in which street–tramp Young tries to successively rob, extort…
Bright EyesBright Eyes (1934)
Dir. David Butler
Feat. Shirley Temple, James Dunn, Jane Darwell
Colourised version of an early Shirley Temple classic – with the recently orphaned cutie mixed up in an adoption battle. Features the song,…
Britain in the ThirtiesBritain in the Thirties (1934-1939) Recommended
Dir. Various
A compilation of short films from Britain’s flowering of innovative documentary and experimental film during the 1930s. Featured films: Song of…
CleopatraCleopatra (1934)
Dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Feat. Claudette Colbert, Warren William
Claudette Colbert stars as the sultry Roman Empress in this baroque De Mille version. Most noted for the lavish barge scene and some startling action…
Count of Monte Cristo, TheCount of Monte Cristo, The (1934)
Dir. Rowland V Lee
Feat. Robert Donat, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer
Exemplary version of Alexandre Dumas' classic swashbuckler. Robert Donat plays the imprisoned officer seeking revenge with steel and panache.
DamesDames (1934)
Dir. Ray Enright, Busby Berkeley
Feat. Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, ZaSu Pitts
This blissful musical battle between stage–hopefuls and a disapproving decency group is often referred to by critics as the 'Gold Diggers of…

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