It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night 1934

7.80

A rogue reporter trailing a runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York and they end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops along the way.

1934

Tarzan and His Mate

Tarzan and His Mate 1934

6.58

Harry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory expedition.

1934

The Black Cat

The Black Cat 1934

6.66

After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.

1934

The Scarlet Empress

The Scarlet Empress 1934

6.95

During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Their arranged marriage proves to be loveless, and Catherine takes many lovers, including the handsome Count Alexei, and bears a son. When the unstable Peter eventually ascends to the throne, Catherine plots to oust him from power.

1934

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland 1934

6.39

Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep from the clutches of the evil Barnaby. When that fails, they trick Barnaby, enraging him.

1934

The Man Who Knew Too Much

The Man Who Knew Too Much 1934

6.44

While vacationing in St. Moritz, a British couple receive a clue to an imminent assassination attempt, only to learn that their daughter has been kidnapped to keep them quiet.

1934

Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century 1934

6.77

A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.

1934

The Wise Little Hen

The Wise Little Hen 1934

6.47

Join Donald Duck in his debut in the classic animated short The Wise Little Hen. The Little Hen is planting corn and would like to have help from Peter Pig and Donald Duck, but they refuse stating they each have a "tummy ache." When it comes time to harvest the corn, Peter Pig and Donald still refuse to help the Hen, so she and her chicks do the harvest by themselves. Finally, the hen cooks the corn and offers some to Donald and Peter Pig, but when they look more carefully they discover a surprise.

1934

The Thin Man

The Thin Man 1934

7.49

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

1934

Them Thar Hills

Them Thar Hills 1934

7.61

Stan and Ollie travel to the mountains for Ollie's health, and park their caravan near a well into which a gang of moonshiners have earlier dumped their moonshine; and the boys proceed to quench their thirst thinking that it is iron-rich mountain water. The real trouble doesn't begin, though, until a married motoring couple stop by to borrow some gasoline, and the already-cranky husband leaves his thirsty wife with the boys while he goes off to refill his car's empty gas-tank. A sequel was made to this film: TIT FOR TAT, q.v.

1934

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo 1934

6.60

After greedy men have Edmound Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him, he escapes to revenge himself on them.

1934

Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage 1934

6.40

A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.

1934

The Grasshopper and the Ants

The Grasshopper and the Ants 1934

6.47

As in the classic fable, the grasshopper plays his fiddle and lives for the moment, while the industrious ants squirrel away massive amounts of food for the winter. With his song, he's able to convince at least one small ant until the queen arrives and scares him back to work. The queen warns the grasshopper of the trouble he'll be in, come winter. Winter comes, and the grasshopper, near starvation, stumbles across the ants, who are having a full-on feast in their snug little tree. They take him in and warm him up. The queen tells him only those who work can eat so he must play for them. Written by Jon Reeves

1934

The Gay Divorcee

The Gay Divorcee 1934

6.90

Seeking a divorce from her absentee husband, Mimi Glossop travels to an English seaside resort. There she falls in love with dancer Guy Holden, whom she later mistakes for the corespondent her lawyer hired.

1934

The St. Louis Kid

The St. Louis Kid 1934

5.80

Trucker Eddie Kennedy gets involved with the law when he has an car accident with Ann Reid and knocks the owner of a dairy out. He evades a penalty when he claims, that he had done it as an act of solidarism with the farmers. The farmers start an boycott action against this dairy, so the owner has to bring milk from elsewhere to his dairy, but the farmers closed the road, and Kennedy is arrested once more. He leaves jail at night to meet Ann, but meanwhile the owner has asked some mobsters to deliver the milk. One of the farmers is murdered, Ann Reid is missing and Eddie Kennedy is accused of murder.

1934

The Flying Mouse

The Flying Mouse 1934

6.26

To the tune "I Would Like to Be a Bird," a young mouse fashions wings from a pair of leaves, to the great amusement of his brothers when his attempts to use them fail. When the butterfly he rescues from a spider proves to be a fairy, he wishes for wings. But his bat-like appearance doesn't fit in with either the birds or the other mice, and he finds himself friendless; even the bats make fun of him. Written by Jon Reeves

1934

The Big Bad Wolf

The Big Bad Wolf 1934

6.51

The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.

1934

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life 1934

7.00

A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The two women start a successful business but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way.

1934

Cleopatra

Cleopatra 1934

5.99

The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.

1934

Honor of the Range

Honor of the Range 1934

5.00

After Sheriff Ken puts money in the safe, his brother Clem gives Rawhide the combination. With the money gone the disgruntled townsmen make Boots Sheriff and lock up Ken. Clem, now a prisoner of Rawhide, has a change of heart and sends Ken a message with the outlaw's location. Ken escapes by impersonating the saloon entertainer and rides for the hangout.

1934