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Subgenre Sampler
Dinner at Eight (1933)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Jean Harlow - Impeccably directed version of the popular Broadway play boasting an all–star cast of the early talkie era – distinguished New York…
Duck Soup (1933)- Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx… - A commercial bomb when released, this has since emerged as The Marx Brothers' tour–de–force, and the most popular among fans on account…
Ecstasy (1933)- Dir. Gustav Machety
Feat. Hedy Lamarr - Hedy Lamarr came to world attention in this 1932 film, playing a sexually–frustrated bride who goes on a fifteen minute nude romp in an alpine…
Footlight Parade (1933)- Dir. Lloyd Bacon, Busby Berkeley
Feat. James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler… - James Cagney stars as an indefatigable Broadway producer, working show–biz miracles to keep his company afloat through the Depression. Most…
Ghoul, The (1933)- Dir. T. Hayes Hunter
Feat. Boris Karloff, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger… - Creaky, but efficient Karloff outing centres on an Egyptologist who returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb.
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)- Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon… - Busby Berkeley brings his snappy camerawork and choreography magic to the production numbers of this pre–'Hays code' musical, in which Dick…
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)- Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Al Jolson, Madge Evans, Frank Morgan… - Freewheeling musical comedy set (and made) during the Great Depression, with Al Jolson playing a hobo in New York who falls in love with the mayor's…
I'm No Angel (1933)- Dir. Wesley Ruggles
Feat. Mae West, Cary Grant - Man–eater and circus performer Mae West digs for gold, settling on (and suing!) the loaded Cary Grant, only to fall in love for…
Island of Lost Souls (1933)- Dir. Erle C. Kenton
Feat. Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen… - First screen version of H.G. Wells' fascinating novel features the delightfully loony Charles Laughton as Dr. Moreau, the exiled scientist obsessed…
Kennel Murder Case, The (1933)- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. William Powell, Mary Astor - Stylish murder mystery from the pre code era with William Powell playing detective and Scottish Terrier owner Philo Vance, popularised in the novels…
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