Sitting Pretty (1933)

가수의 꿈을 키워나가는 에드나는 고향 필라델피아에서의 가요제에서 1위를 차치하고, 레코드를 취입할 수 있는 기회를 잡는다. 하지만 남자가수만을 우대하는 레코드사에서 그녀에게는 좀처럼 기회가 오지 않는다. 에드나는 포기하지 않고,음악에 대한 열정과 자신의 재능을 믿고 남성위주의 대중음악계에 뛰어들 것을 결심한다. 그렇게 동분서주하지만 무명의 티를 벗지 못하던 에드나는 식당에서 조엘이라는 음반제작자를 만나고 그의 권유에 따라 작곡가의 길로 들어서 드니스 웨이벌리라는 예명으로 본격적인 활동을 시작한다. 또한 고향 가요제때 알게되었던 흑인 여가수 도리스를 조엘에게 소개시키고 자신의 곡을 주어 큰 성공을 거둔 에드나는 그 이후로 계속적인 히트를 기록하게 되고,사랑도 성취하게 되어 결혼하여 아이도 낳아 행복한 생활을 하게 된다. 하지만 남편의 외도를 목격하게 된 그녀는 남편과 이혼을 하고, 둘째 아이를 낳아 혼자 기르면서 생활하게 된다. 잠시 주춤하던 차에 조엘은 그녀에게 음반취입을 권유하고 작업과정에서 음반 제작가 레이와 재혼했지만, 결국 음반은 실패하고, 정신질환을 앓던 레이는 자살하게 되는데...

When a movie actor is shot and killed during production, the true feelings about the actor begin to surface. As the studio heads worry about negative publicity, one of the writers tags along as the killing is investigated and clues begin to surface.

Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.

In 1915, German Counter-Intelligence Chief Von Sturm learns that someone is providing the British with critical strategic planning for the Turkish theater. He suspects Ali Bey, Turkish commander for the Dardanelles, and dispatches Annemarie to Constantinople to secure the proof. En route, she becomes involved with Douglas Beall, a footloose American. Complications ensue, requiring Annemarie to engage in some dangerous improvisations.

Wounded criminal Lucky Wilson takes refuge in a small Connecticut farm. He falls in love with the farmer's daughter who at first is unaware of his criminal record. Lucky is fully prepared to shoot his way out when the cops come calling, but he is softened by the daughter's affections.

The murders start with the body of Robin. He is found with a arrow through the heart, but Vance deduces that the body was placed and not found where he was killed. The note found dealing with the murder was part of a nursery rhyme and signed by 'Bishop'. The only witness may have been Mrs. Drukker and Adolph, but they are not talking. As the murders progress, each one is accompanied by a nursery rhyme. It is up to Philo Vance to unravel the clues and unmask the identity of the murderer 'Bishop'.

Gar Evans is a con artist, who pretends to be the owner of a "Golden Gate Artificial Rubber Company", and he is looking for investors. Finding them is relatively easy, but it becomes difficult when those want to see the inventor of the synthetic rubber...

Doc Jenkins may be one of country music's most beloved stars, but his private life is a wreck. He's split up with his longtime partner, Blackie Buck, a country outlaw with a heart of gold. Doc's singer-wife, Honey Carder, has thrown him out of the house. And now he's gotten involved with a sleazy music manager, Rodeo Rocky, who's out to steal his material. Teaming up with Blackie, Doc takes drastic measures to win back his family and reclaim his songs.

성공을 찾아 떠나는 두 자매의 이야기를 다룬 뮤지컬 영화. 토키 시대(유성영화)로 접어들어 제작된 이 영화는 '100% 유성영화, 100% 노래와 춤'이라는 이색 포스터를 걸고 무려 400만 달러라는 거액을 투입하였다.

Sassy and ambitious waitress Mary Evans amuses and befriends amiable seldom-sober Hollywood film director Max Carey when he stumbles into her restaurant. Max invites Mary to his film premiere and, after a night of drinking and carousing, Mary is granted a screen test. A studio contract follows. Just as Mary finds her dreams coming true, Carey’s life and career begins its descent.

The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famous for the iconic hits they wrote for Disney.

A young woman is on trial for murder. In flashback, we learn of her struggles to overcome poverty as a teenager -- a mistaken arrest and prison term for shoplifting and lack of employment lead to involvement with gangsters. In a brothel, she meets a young lawyer, scion of a wealthy and prestigious family, who falls for her and helps her turn around her life. But her past catches up with her, and she must face the music rather than cause him scandal.

A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene. However, witnesses saw and heard him talking as he was leaving the scene of the crime. The police must determine if he is the actual killer or if he is being framed.

A criminal lawyer's wife faces blackmail when she has an affair.

When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap and fashion designer Lynn Mason to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dresses.

Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.

An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.

Val takes the assistance of a society reporter and a journalist to investigate the disappearance of her half-sister Arlene, a wealthy socialite who is involved in criminal activities.

1899년부터 보어전쟁, 빅토리아여왕의 죽음, 타이타닉호의 침몰, 제1차 세계대전 등 격랑의 20세기 초를 겪어나가는 한가족의 삶이 줄거리이다. 영국 상류 가정의 로버트 매리엇(클라이브 브룩)과 그의 아내 제인 매리엇(다이애나 와이너드)은 역사의 소용돌이 속에서 사랑하는 아들(프랭크 로턴)을 잃는다. 비록 전쟁 영웅으로 죽지만 가족에게는 엄청난 비극이다. 역사의 물결이 개인의 삶 속에 들어와 어떻게 조명되는지를 매리엇 일가는 감동적으로 그려낸다

Two wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman, who secretly masquerades as Fra Diavolo, a notorious outlaw.