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Make Way for TomorrowMake Way for Tomorrow (1937) Aro Favourite
Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Fay Bainter
Frankly, one of the most devastating movies ever made, this long neglected classic served as inspiration for Ozu's revered TOKYO STORY many years…
Maytime (1937)
Dir. Robert Z. Leonard
Feat. Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, John Barrymore
Love affair between opera soprano and two–bit singer in Paris. An exemplary Jeanette MacDonald/Nelson Eddy musical.
Nothing SacredNothing Sacred (1937) Recommended
Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. Carole Lombard, Fredric March
Top comedy–farce rests on the charms of Carole Lombard, here at her mercurial best playing a screwy smalltown gal. Pretending to have an…
Oh! Mr PorterOh! Mr Porter (1937) Aro Favourite
Dir. Marcel Varnel
Feat. Will Hay
One of the best British comedies of the 1930s, this predates Ealing in its winning blend of whimsy, slapstick and inventiveness. Will Hay plays a…
On the AvenueOn the Avenue (1937)
Dir. Roy Del Ruth
Feat. Dick Powell, Madeleine Carroll, Alice Faye
The songs of Irving Berlin feature prominently in this infectious Broadway–set musical, with Dick Powell, Alice Faye and the Ritz Brothers (as…
Pepe Le MokoPepe Le Moko (1937) Aro Favourite
Dir. Julien Duvivier
Feat. Jean Gabin, Mireille Balin
Jean Gabin plays a super–cool gangster who finds immunity in the Algierian Casbah. Marvellously romantic, this classic of the French golden age…
Prince and the PauperPrince and the Pauper (1937)
Dir. William Keighley
Feat. Errol Flynn, Claude Rains
Fine adaptation of Mark Twain's immortal tale of two disparate young look–alikes who trade places.
Shall We DanceShall We Dance (1937)
Dir. Mark Sandrich
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers pretend to be married in this last notable musical of their partnership. Features the classic roller–skate…
Slaves In BondageSlaves In Bondage (1937)
Dir. Elmer Clifton
Prototypical 1930s exploitation effort from legendary producer J.D. Kendis, about a sleazy vice ring run by evil mobsters which comes unstuck after a…
Stella DallasStella Dallas (1937) Recommended
Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles
Definitive family melodrama in which Barbara Stanwyck compels as the social–climbing Stella, ultimately driven to painful self–knowledge…

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