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Son of the Gods

Son of the Gods

Son of the Gods
IMDb: 5.7
90

The popular Caucasian-looking son (Richard Barthelmess) of a wealthy Chinese businessman lives away from his widowed father and passes as white, but experiences prejudice, rejection, insult, and heartache when the…

Genre: Drama
Mr. Ace

Mr. Ace

Mr. Ace
IMDb: 6.1
84

A rich society woman uses a gangster to win a congressional election.

Genre: Drama
Road to Paradise

Road to Paradise

Road to Paradise
IMDb: 5.7
74

Loretta Young plays dual roles in this 1930 crime drama about a young thief planning to steal jewels from a wealthy socialite.

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Fabulous Dorseys

The Fabulous Dorseys

The Fabulous Dorseys
IMDb: 5.6
88

The story of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey from their boyhood in Pennsylvania through their rise, their breakup, and their personal reunion.

Genre: Drama
Go Naked in the World

Go Naked in the World

Go Naked in the World
IMDb: 5.3
103

A domineering San Francisco businessman is determined to put an end to his son’s romance with a high-priced hooker.

Genre: Drama
Look for the Silver Lining

Look for the Silver Lining

Look for the Silver Lining
IMDb: 6.4
106

Musical biography of Marilyn Miller, who overcame heartache to become a Broadway star

Genre: Drama, Romance
Beyond the Forest

Beyond the Forest

Beyond the Forest
IMDb: 7
97

Rosa, the self-serving wife of a small-town doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy big-city man insists she get a divorce and marry him instead. Soon she demonstrates she…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
Hi Diddle Diddle

Hi Diddle Diddle

Hi Diddle Diddle
IMDb: 6.7
72

When the bride’s mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom’s father orchestrates a scheme of his own to set things right. He is…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Remember the Day

Remember the Day

Remember the Day
IMDb: 7.2
86

Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to Dan Hopkins, the man she married and…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
When You’re in Love

When You’re in Love

When You’re in Love
IMDb: 6.2
110

When You’re in Love is a 1937 musical film starring Grace Moore, Cary Grant, and Thomas Mitchell. Moore sings “Minnie the Moocher” in one scene. She also sings the wonderful…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Lady Objects

The Lady Objects

The Lady Objects
IMDb: 5.5
66

A former college football hero and his college sweetheart get married. Marital turmoil ensues as her criminal law practice soars while he cannot get his career as an architect off…

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Man Wanted

Man Wanted

Man Wanted
IMDb: 6.5
62

A female editor of a magazine falls in love with her male secretary.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
It’s a Pleasure

It’s a Pleasure

It’s a Pleasure
IMDb: 5.9
90

It’s a Pleasure is a 1945 film starring Sonja Henie. Don Martin is a star hockey player with the Wildcats until he is barred from Hockey for hitting a referee….

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Immortal Sergeant

Immortal Sergeant

Immortal Sergeant
IMDb: 6.7
91

During WWII, a corporal in the desert reminisces about the love he left behind and faces uncertainty about his strength as a leader.

Genre: Drama, War
The Fly

The Fly

The Fly
IMDb: 7.1
94

Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene Delambre, who tells him that she has just killed her husband, André. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains…

Vertigo

Vertigo

Vertigo
IMDb: 8.3
128

A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend’s wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane
IMDb: 7.3
101

Sharpshooter Calamity Jane takes it upon herself to recruit a famous actress and bring her back to the local saloon, but jealousy soon gets in the way.

Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear
IMDb: 7.5
110

Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson’s new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn’t look like a romantic leading man. On…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
The Dark Mirror

The Dark Mirror

The Dark Mirror
IMDb: 7.1
85

A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one’s the killer.

Genre: Thriller
My Gal Sal

My Gal Sal

My Gal Sal
IMDb: 6.2
103

Biopic chronicling the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into New York society, writing one hit song…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland
IMDb: 6.2
106

All roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so he kidnaps Tom, setting off…

The Heavenly Body

The Heavenly Body

The Heavenly Body
IMDb: 6.2
95

The beautiful wife of a tweedy astronomer becomes convinced that her astrologer’s prediction of a new dream man in her life will come true.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Nightfall

Nightfall

Nightfall
IMDb: 7.2
78

An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

Curly Top

Curly Top

Curly Top
IMDb: 6.9
75

Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of “Mr. Jones.” As he spends more…

Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Every Girl Should Be Married

Every Girl Should Be Married

Every Girl Should Be Married
IMDb: 6.3
85

Anabel Sims is determined to find the perfect husband. She thinks she’s found her man in Madison Brown, a handsome pediatrician. She then prepares an elaborate scheme to trap him…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Three for the Show

Three for the Show

Three for the Show
IMDb: 6.1
93

This musical reworking of Too Many Husbands (1940), features Grable as a top singer and dancer who’s been widowed by WW II. She marries her late husband’s songwriting partner, Gower…

Genre: Comedy, Music
Lullaby of Broadway

Lullaby of Broadway

Lullaby of Broadway
IMDb: 6.7
92

Pretty Melinda Howard has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home to surprise her mother whom she thinks is a successful Broadway star with a…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Singin’ in the Rain

Singin’ in the Rain

Singin’ in the Rain
IMDb: 8.3
103

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
All in a Night’s Work

All in a Night’s Work

All in a Night’s Work
IMDb: 6.2
94

Tony Ryder takes over the magazine of his late uncle, who supposedly died while spending time with a mistress. Worried that the news will besmirch his magazine’s wholesome reputation, Tony…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Beloved Infidel

Beloved Infidel

Beloved Infidel
IMDb: 6.1
123

Toward the end of his life F. Scott Fitzgerald is writing for Hollywood studios to be able to afford the cost of an asylum for his wife. He is also…

Genre: Drama, Romance
One Touch of Venus

One Touch of Venus

One Touch of Venus
IMDb: 6.6
82

Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of Venus, which then comes to life in the form of Ava Gardner. The problems begin, however, when Venus…

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
IMDb: 7
78

When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Pin Up Girl

Pin Up Girl

Pin Up Girl
IMDb: 6.1
84

Glamorous Lorry Jones, the toast of a Missouri military canteen, has become “engaged” to almost every serviceman she’s signed her pin-up photo for. Now she’s leaving home to go into…

Genre: Music, Romance
Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad
IMDb: 6.7
94

Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She’ll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of…

Genre: Drama
Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding
IMDb: 6.7
93

Tom and Ellen are asked to perform as a dance team in England at the time of Princess Elizabeth’s wedding. As brother and sister, each develops a British love interest,…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Tonight We Sing

Tonight We Sing

Tonight We Sing
IMDb: 5.8
109

Tonight We Sing is a 1953 musical biopic film, directed by Mitchell Leisen, based on the life and career of the celebrated impresario Sol Hurok. It stars David Wayne and…

Genre: Music
Springtime in the Rockies

Springtime in the Rockies

Springtime in the Rockies
IMDb: 6.7
91

Broadway partners Vicky Lane and Dan Christy have a tiff over Christy’s womanizing. Jealous Vicky takes up with her old flame and former dance partner, Victor Price, and Dan’s career…

Genre: Music
Her Kind of Man

Her Kind of Man

Her Kind of Man
IMDb: 6
78

A singer can’t choose between a charismatic gangster and an honest newspaperman.

Genre: Drama
The Half Naked Truth

The Half Naked Truth

The Half Naked Truth
IMDb: 6.3
77

A barker at a down-at-the-heels carnival becomes a powerhouse New York publicity man as he transforms a sideshow dancer into a Broadway sensation.

Genre: Comedy, Romance