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Waltzes from Vienna (1934)

admin2 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:01:14 +0000

Schani, Johan Strauss Jr., is forced by his father to forget music and to work in a bakery. Here he falls in love with Resi. The girl gets very jealous when a rich and beautiful contessa asks Schani to write a waltz for her. Schani writes and plays it, but he is always loyal to his girlfriend.

Biography | Music | Romance

Esmond Knight	…	Johann Strauss, the Younger
Jessie Matthews	…	Rasi
Edmund Gwenn	…	Johann Strauss, the Elder
Fay Compton	…	Countess Helga von Stahl
Frank Vosper	…	Prince Gustav
Robert Hale	…	Ebezeder
Marcus Barron	…	Drexter
Charles Heslop	…	Valet
Betty Huntley-Wright	…	Lady’s Maid
Hindle Edgar	…	Leopold (as Hindle Marriott Edgar)
Sybil Grove	…	Mme. Fouchett
Billy Shine Jr.	…	Carl (as Bill Shine)
Bertram Dench	…	Engine driver
B.M. Lewis	…	Domeyer
Cyril Smith	…	Secretary

Thief of Bagdad (1924)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:41:51 +0000

The thief will steal the gold from your purse; the food from your house; or the magic rope. Whatever he wants, he takes and he has decided to steal from the Caliph – until he sees the Princess. He loses his heart to her and disguises himself as Prince Ahmed – one of four royal suitors for her hand. When she picks him, he is overcome and confesses to his true nature which gets him flogged and thrown out of the palace. But he can yet win the Princess as all the suitors travel to find the rarest of treasures. His trip is fraught with danger as he competes against the magic carpet brought by the Prince of Persia, the magic crystal stolen by the Prince of India and the magic apple taken by the Mongol Prince – who desires the Princess and the city of Bagdad.

Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Romance

Douglas Fairbanks	…	The Thief of Bagdad
Snitz Edwards	…	His Evil Associate
Charles Belcher	…	The Holy Man
Julanne Johnston	…	The Princess
Sôjin	…	The Mongol Prince (as Sojin)
Anna May Wong	…	The Mongol Slave
Brandon Hurst	…	The Caliph
Tote Du Crow	…	The Soothsayer
Noble Johnson	…	The Indian Prince

The Tonto Kid (1934)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:32:12 +0000

Crooked lawyer Samuel Creech frames a murder on The Tonto Kid and them enlists the aid of a circus performer, Nancy Cahill, to pose as the missing daughter of cattle-rancher Rance Cartwright. The Kid, aided by young Wesley Fritch and a reformed-Nancy, manages to prove his own innocence while putting an end to Creech’s crooked scheme.

Action | Adventure | Romance | Western

Rex Bell	…	‘Skeets” Slawson aka The Tonto Kid
Ruth Mix	…	Nancy Cahill
Buzz Barton	…	Wesley Fritch
Theodore Lorch	…	Lawyer Sam Creech
Joseph W. Girard	…	Rance Cartwright (as Joseph Gerard)
Barbara Roberts	…	Edna May Cartwright
Jack Rockwell	…	Deputy Sheriff Hack Baker
Murdock MacQuarrie	…	‘Pop’ Slawson (as Murdock McQuarrie)
Bert Lindley	…	Tom Quillan – Diamond D Foreman
Jane Keckley	…	Mrs. Fritch, Wesley’s Mother
Stella Adams	…	Edna May’s Landlady

The Sheik (1921)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:02:48 +0000

Sheik Ahmed (Valentino) desperately desires fiesty British socialite Diana (Ayres), so he abducts her and carries her off to his luxurious desert tent-palace. The free-spirited Diana recoils from his passionate embraces and yearns to be released. Only after being kidnapped by desert bandits does Diana realize how much she has grown to love Ahmed, who comes to her rescue in the nick of time.

Romance | Drama

Rudolph Valentino	…	Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan
Agnes Ayres	…	Lady Diana Mayo
Ruth Miller	…	Zilahl (a marriage market prospect)
George Waggner	…	Yousaef (tribal chieftain) (as George Waggener)
Frank Butler	…	Sir Aubrey Mayo
Charles Brinley	…	Mustapha Ali (Diana’s guide) (as Charles Brindley)
Lucien Littlefield	…	Gaston (French valet)
Adolphe Menjou	…	Raoul de Saint Hubert
Walter Long	…	Omair (the bandit)

There Goes the Bride (1932)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:53:19 +0000

A businessman’s daughter runs away from an arranged marriage, only to find herself penniless and suspected of theft after she becomes the victim of a bag thief in the train. When she refuses to tell him who she really is, her accuser decides to take her home where he can keep an eye on her until 12 o’clock the next day, the time at which she has calculated that it will be safe to tell the truth! But when his fiancée arrives unexpectedly and then his ‘guest’ is mistaken for her, it all gets rather embarrassing…

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Owen Nares	…	Max
Jessie Matthews	…	Annette Marquand
Carol Goodner	…	Cora
Charles Carson	…	M. Marquand
Barbara Everest	…	Mme. Marquand
Basil Radford	…	Rudolph
Winifred Oughton	…	Housekeeper
Jerry Verno	…	Clark – the chauffeur
Roland Culver	…	Jacques
Jack Morrison	…	Alphonse
Mignon O’Doherty	…	Mme. Duchaine
Carroll Gibbons	…	Himself – Leader, Savoy Orpheans
Max Kirby	…	Pierre
Gordon McLeod	…	Mons. Duchaine
Laurence Hanray	…	Police Chief

The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:49:03 +0000

What do women want? Don Juan is aging. He’s arrived secretly in Seville after a 20 year absence. His wife Dolores, whom he hasn’t lived with in five years, still loves him. He refuses to see her; he fears the life of a husband. She has bought his debts and will remand him to jail for two years if he won’t come to her. Meanwhile, an impostor is climbing the balconies of Seville claiming to be Don Juan. When a jealous husband kills him, the real Don Juan sees a way to avoid jail and get some peace. He hides as Captain Mariano in a small town. After six months, he’s ready to return to society: can he measure up to the legend, will women find him attractive, and what about Doña Dolores?

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Douglas Fairbanks	…	Don Juan
Merle Oberon	…	Antonita, a Dancer of Passionate Temperament
Bruce Winston	…	Cafe Manager
Gina Malo	…	Pepita, Another Dancer of Equal Temperament
Benita Hume	…	Dona Dolores, a Lady of Mystery
Binnie Barnes	…	Rosita, a Maid Pure and Simple
Melville Cooper	…	Leporello
Owen Nares	…	Antonio Martinez, an Actor as Actors Go
Heather Thatcher	…	Anna Dora, an Actress as Actresses Go
Diana Napier	…	A Lady of Sentiment
Joan Gardner	…	Carmen, a Young Lady of Romance
Gibson Gowland	…	Don Alfredo, Carmen’s Poor Husband
Barry MacKay	…	Rodrigo, the Impostor, a Man of Romance (as Barry Mackay)
Claud Allister	…	The Duke, as Dukes Go (as Claude Allister)
Athene Seyler	…	Theresa, the Innkeeper, a Middle Aged Lady of Young Sentiment

The Manxman (1929)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:07:00 +0000

Poor fisherman Pete falls in love with Kate, the daughter of a landlord on Man island. Pete decides to leave on his ship to earn some money and then to marry the girl. Before leaving, Pete asks his friend Philip to take care of Kate, but the young man is in love with her too. There comes the tragic news: Pete’s ship is wrecked. Philip and Kate have to hide no more and they plan to marry; however, Pete is not dead.

Drama | Romance | Thriller

Carl Brisson	…	Pete Quilliam
Malcolm Keen	…	Philip Christian
Anny Ondra	…	Kate Cregeen
Randle Ayrton	…	Caesar Cregeen
Clare Greet	…	Mother (as Claire Greet)

The Light of Western Stars (1940)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:03:28 +0000

Easterner Madeline Hammond buys a ranch not knowing Hayworth is using it to smuggle ammunition across the border. When trouble starts, she brings back Gene Hammond, the ex-foreman who left the country after fighting with the Sheriff. Gene learns of Hayworth’s scheme and forces him to blow up his supply. But the Sheriff, not getting his cut, has Hayworth killed and then arrives to arrest Gene for the murder.

Romance | Western

Victor Jory	…	Gene Stewart
Jo Ann Sayers	…	Madeline ‘Majesty’ Hammond
Russell Hayden	…	Alfred ‘Al’ Hammond
Morris Ankrum	…	Nat Hayworth
Noah Beery Jr.	…	Poco – Stewart’s Sidekick
J. Farrell MacDonald	…	Bill Stillwell – Rancher
Ruth Rogers	…	Florence ‘Flo’ Kingsley – Al’s Girl
Tom Tyler	…	Sheriff Tom Hawes
Rad Robinson	…	Monty – Stilwell Ranch Hand
Eddie Dean	…	Nels, Stillwell Hand
Esther Estrella	…	Bonita – Adobe Saloon Girl
Alan Ladd	…	Danny – Stillwell Ranch Hand
Georgia Ellis	…	Helen – Majesty’s Boston Pal (as Georgia Hawkins)
Earl Askam	…	Sneed – Hawes’ Deputy
Lucio Villegas	…	Justice of the Peace Don Manuel

Southward, Ho! (1939)

admin2 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:48:37 +0000

Reb soldiers Roy and Gabby return to Texas after the Civil War. The Union Colonel they find in command is a fair man but his subordinate Captain and his men are out to rob and cheat the Texans. After the Texans give up their guns the Captain has the Colonel murdered and now Roy must find a way to retrieve the confiscated guns.

Romance | Western

Roy Rogers	…	Roy
Lynne Roberts	…	Ellen Denbigh (as Mary Hart)
George ‘Gabby’ Hayes	…	Gabby Whitaker
Wade Boteler	…	Colonel Denbigh
Arthur Loft	…	Captain Jeffries
Lane Chandler	…	Jim Crawford
Tom London	…	Union sergeant

Santa Fe Trail (1940)

admin2 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:09:17 +0000

The story of Jeb Stuart, his romance with Kit Carson Holliday, friendship with George Custer and battles against John Brown in the days leading up to the outbreak of the American Civil War.

Errol Flynn	…	Jeb Stuart
Olivia de Havilland	…	‘Kit Carson’ Holliday (as Olivia De Havilland)
Raymond Massey	…	John Brown
Ronald Reagan	…	George Custer
Alan Hale	…	Tex Bell
William Lundigan	…	Bob Holliday
Van Heflin	…	Rader
Gene Reynolds	…	Jason Brown
Henry O’Neill	…	Cyrus Holliday
Guinn ‘Big Boy’ Williams	…	Windy Brody