Forgotten Films to Remember 1929-1959
from the book of the same name by John Springer
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- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnny OndraJohn LongdenSara AllgoodAfter killing a man in self-defense, a young woman is blackmailed by a witness to the killing.
- DirectorMalcolm St. ClairFrank TuttleStarsWilliam PowellJean ArthurJames HallA beautiful showgirl, nicknamed 'the Canary', is a scheming nightclub singer. Blackmailing is her game and soon ends up dead. But who killed 'the Canary'. All the suspects who knew her had been used by her. The only witness to the crime was also killed. Only one man, debonair detective, Philo Vance, might be able to figure out who silenced 'the Canary'.
- DirectorJohn CromwellA. Edward SutherlandStarsHal SkellyNancy CarrollDorothy RevierWhen a vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer have little luck in their separate careers, they decide to combine their acts; to save money on the road, they get married.
- DirectorAlan CroslandStarsJohn BarrymoreLowell ShermanMarian NixonA nobleman marries a gypsy woman, but while at court he falls in love with a princess.
- DirectorHobart HenleyStarsWalter HustonClaudette ColbertCharles RugglesMuch to the disapproval of his snooty children, a wealthy widowed attorney takes up with a beautiful but "lower-class" woman.
- DirectorLothar MendesStarsMary BrianFredric MarchLilyan TashmanA husband and wife have several children from their previous marriages and now they want to get divorced. The kids don't want to be separated and the oldest daughter and her boyfriend try to keep them together.
- DirectorEdward H. GriffithStarsAnn HardingFredric MarchCarmelita GeraghtyPre-Code early-talkie film version of Philip Barry's Broadway hit chronicles the first five years of marriage between James and Mary Hutton, during which the two paramours they deserted wait patiently--and manipulatively--in the wings.
- DirectorThornton FreelandStarsBeryl MercerHilda VaughnHarry StubbsRead the 1936 version of this movie
- DirectorJosef von SternbergStarsGeorge BancroftFay WrayRichard ArlenA criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in love with Thunderbolt's girl. Thunderbolt hopes to stave off the execution long enough to kill young Moran for romancing his girl.
- DirectorFrank LloydStarsRichard BarthelmessMarian NixonBert RoachAlbert Whalen (Richard Barthelmess) a hotel elevator operator, together with one of the pretty chambermaids , Annie Jackson (Marion Nixon), on the hotel staff are accused of breaking and entering a suite belonging to one of the guests,Mr. Cleaver (Anders Randolph). They are indeed caught in the suite but unexpected circumstances caused them to be there. Their explanations are not believed.
- DirectorArchie MayoStarsLew AyresJames CagneyDorothy MathewsDespite his efforts to go straight, a young gangster keeps falling back into crime.
- DirectorVictor SchertzingerStarsRuth ChattertonClive BrookDan HealyA society woman wrongly -- and very publicly -- accused of infidelity is dropped by her friends, spurned by her husband, and faced with the loss of her child.
- DirectorDorothy ArznerStarsRuth ChattertonFredric MarchFuller Mellish Jr.After years of abusing his wife, a ne'er-do-well husband disappears with their son--and winds up selling him to a wealthy family. Years later, the wife, now a world-famous opera singer, finally has enough time and money to begin a search for him.
- DirectorAlfred E. GreenStarsJohn BarrymoreLoretta YoungWilliam AustinWhen a nobleman loses his way in the fog and enters a house where there's a party going on, he's mistaken for a hired butler.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsKenneth MacKennaFrank AlbertsonJ. Farrell MacDonaldU.S. Navy divers race to save the crew of a foundered submarine as the sailors hopelessly prepare to die.
- DirectorKing VidorStarsMarion DaviesElliott NugentRaymond HackettNot-so-smart chatterbox Dulcy Parker does and says all the wrong things, but they right themselves to prove she's not so dumb after all.
- DirectorRichard WallaceStarsGary CooperBeryl MercerDaisy BelmoreBased on J.M. Barrie's play "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals," about a young Canadian soldier (Gary Cooper) wounded while fighting in World War I. While recovering from his wounds in London, a YMCA worker tells him that a Scottish widow (Beryl Mercer) without a son believes that he is in fact her son. To comfort the widow, the soldier agrees to pretend to be her Scottish son. After fighting with British sailors who make fun of his kilts, he wants to desert, but moved by his mother's patriotism he returns to the war front and is killed in battle. Later the proud Scottish widow receives the medals that her "son" was awarded for bravery. Produced by Louis D. Lighton and Richard Wallace for Paramount Pictures, the film was released on January 25, 1930 in the United States, (Wikipedia)
- DirectorJohn CromwellStarsWilliam PowellJean ArthurKay FrancisA big-time, but honest gambler has to prevent his younger brother from following in his footsteps, and taking up gambling.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsSpencer TracyClaire LuceWarren HymerWhen paroled trustee Steve and former inmate Judy who try to put their criminal lives behind them are blackmailed, two career criminals come to their rescue.
- DirectorMonta BellStarsClaudette ColbertNorman FosterGinger RogersToby McLean, a reckless sports writer on a New York City newspaper, covers the Gene Tunney-Jack Dempsey heavyweight-championship fight in Philadelphia. There he meets Ann Vaughn, a feature writer for another newspaper, and they get married after a whirlwind romance. The romance begins to wane nearly as fast as it blossomed but, directly and indirectly, is salvaged by Toby's writer pal, "Shorty" Ross, and a ditsy socialite, "Puff" Randolph. Artchive footage provides shots of the Tunney-Dempsey fight, and other sports events of the era.
- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsJames CagneyJoan BlondellLouis CalhernThe adventures of an egoistic con man and his glamorous accomplice.
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsWalter HustonPhillips HolmesConstance CummingsAfter a failed attempt at running for governor, D.A. Mark Brady is appointed warden of the state prison where many of the criminals he prosecuted are incarcerated.
- DirectorRobert MiltonStarsAnn HardingLeslie HowardRobert WilliamsThe poor, downtrodden (beautiful, of course) "dutiful" daughter of a London society family falls for a barrister, disguises herself, and takes a job as governess to his son. Adapted from the novel, "A Little Flat in the Temple"
- DirectorJosef von SternbergStarsMarlene DietrichVictor McLaglenGustav von SeyffertitzThe Austrian Secret Service sends its most seductive agent to spy on the Russians.
- DirectorNorman Z. McLeodNorman TaurogStarsLeon ErrolMitzi GreenZasu PittsA child genius has fun getting her cousin into trouble. When she is not bedeviling her cousin, she is helping her father get out of trouble with con artists.