Mauvaise Graine (1934, aka Bad Seed)
Synopsis: In Paris, France, Henri (French singer Pierre Mingand) enjoys a hedonistic lifestyle thanks to his father’s immense wealth. Tired of financially supporting his son, Henri’s dad takes away his […]
Category Archives: 1934
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)
Synopsis: Elizabeth Barrett (Norma Shearer, A Free Soul) meets and falls in love with fellow poet Robert Browning (Fredric March, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), causing the ire of her […]
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
Synopsis: While vacationing in Switzerland, a British couple, Bob (Leslie Banks, The Most Dangerous Game) and his wife Jill (Edna Best, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir), unexpectedly become witnesses to […]
Waltzes From Vienna (1934)
Synopsis: This film tells the true story of the difficult relationship between Austrian composer Johann Strauss (Edmund Gwenn, Miracle on 34th Street) and his son, Johann Strauss II (Esmond Knight, […]
Twentieth Century (1934)
Synopsis: Broadway legend, Oscar Jaffe (John Barrymore, Grand Hotel), makes a big star out of unknown actress, Lily Garland (Carole Lombard, Nothing Sacred). They fall (madly) in love with each […]
Of Human Bondage (1934)
Synopsis: After unsuccessfully dabbling in the world of the arts, club-footed Philip Carey (Leslie Howard, Pygmalion) decides to pursue a career in the medical field. Sometime later, at a local […]
Housewife (1934)
Synopsis: A well-respected office manager, William Reynolds (George Brent, Front Page Woman), has a good job, a dutiful wife (Ann Dvorak, Three on a Match) and a beautiful young child. […]
Fog Over Frisco (1934)
Synopsis: Trust-fund-baby Arlene Bradford (Bette Davis) likes to party hard with shady characters. Arlene even gets her squeaky clean fiancé, Spencer Carlton (Lyle Talbot, Plan 9 from Outer Space), involved in […]
Jimmy the Gent (1934)
Synopsis: A self-described businessman, Jimmy Corrigan (James Cagney, Yankee Doodle Dandy), makes his living from fraudulent enterprises. Jimmy’s girlfriend, Joan Martin (Bette Davis), is tired of the con artist’s shadiness. […]
The Big Shakedown (1934)
Synopsis: A druggist, Jimmy Morrell (Charles Farrell, City Girl), runs a successful pharmacy with the help of his longtime girlfriend, Norma (Bette Davis). Unfortunately for the hard-working couple, kingpin Nick […]
Fashions (of 1934) (1934)
Synopsis: Swindler extraordinaire Sherwood Nash (William Powell, The Thin Man) has come up with an elaborate scheme to steal the latest Paris fashions. He is not only determined to go […]
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Synopsis: Hot-headed gangster “Blackie” Gallagher (Clark Gable, Gone with the Wind) navigates through the sordid underbelly of city life to the consternation of his best friend Jim Wade (William Powell, Life With Father), […]
