Joan Standing

Li'l Abner becomes convinced that he is going to die within twenty-four hours, so agrees to marry two different girls: Daisy Mae (who has chased him for years) and Wendy Wilecat (who rescued him from an angry mob). It is all settled at the Sadie Hawkins Day race.

Trouble in Colorado is tying up Union troops needed back east during the Civil War and Lieut. Burke is sent to investigate. Macklin and his gang are causing the problems and Capt. Mason joins them. When Burke catches up with them he also finds Mason, his brother.

Aided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of crooked politicians.

Дэн Брукс, женатый на дочери магната Джэй. Эл Хиггинса Маргарет, не желает делать карьеру в корпорации своего тестя. Его увлечение — это лошадь Бродвей Билл, которую он мечтает выставить на скачках. В этом его поддерживает младшая дочь Хиггинса Элис. Убежав от богатой, но скучной жизни, без гроша в кармане, они заявляют лошадь на участие во всеамериканских скачках…

Jane Eyre is an orphan who was raised by her aunt until she came to Thornfield Hall as governess to the young ward of Edward Rochester. But Jane is attracted by the intelligent and energetic Sir Rochester, a man of almost twice her age. But just when Sir Rochester seems to pay attention to her, he invites the beautiful and wealthy Blanche Ingram to stay at his house.

Сотрудник Госдепартамента США Дональд Фри был пойман во Франции при попытке украсть французские государственные бумаги. Фри увольняют и депортируют в США. Вернувшись домой, он убеждает Дэна Хогана - владельца захудалого детективного агентства - принять его на работу. Фри не подозревает, что агентство Хогана финансируется местным бандитом Тони Бэндором. Однажды Бэндор обращается к Хогану с просьбой организовать дискредитацию дамы из высшего общества - Джанет Рейнолдс, которая непростительно много выигрывает в его игорном заведении. Дело в том, что если получится впутать Джанет в скандал, она лишится права требовать от Бэндора выплаты выигрыша. Это щепетильное задание Хоган поручает выполнить Дональду Фри...

A small-town girl schemes to get to Hollywood only to run into the man she left behind.

Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank run, and evidence suggests Dickson's wife had an affair... all in the same day.

Он — увлеченный изобретатель нового авиационного мотора, не имеющий лишнего пенни в кармане. Она — наследница богатого состояния своего отца, бездельница, жадно эксплуатирующая все прелести этого мира с его дорогими игрушками. Cтоль разные люди едва ли могли бы встретиться, пребывая в таких разных мирах. Но вздорной дамочке захотелось ещё и летать. Она учится на пилота, а в свой первый полет выбирает сопроводителем-инструктором красавчика Джима Леонарда. Ранее увлеченный изобретением мотора нового поколения, Джим забрасывает все дела и посвящает себя ухаживаниям за эффектной блондинкой Кэрол. Друзья отговаривают Джимми от этой порочной связи, тормозящей его успехи. А тем временем его сестра, желая стать примой кордебалета, находит себе богатого спонсора, биржевого торговца Брюса Харди.

После смерти жены Фредерик Смит может рассчитывать только на экономку Эмму Тэтчер, которая приняла на себя все обязанности по воспитанию четырёх маленьких детей Фредерика. Проходят годы – дети выросли, а отец семейства добивается значительного профессионального успеха и становится богатым человеком. Незадолго до смерти Фредерика Эмма выходит за него замуж. Согласно последней воле мужчины значительная часть наследства достаётся жене, что становится источником конфликта между Эммой и её приёмными детьми...

A comedy-drama about marriage and divorce. A wife does not want children, her husband leaves her and marries a woman who does.

Lemuel Morehouse, the owner of a profitable meatpacking company in Chicago, bemoans the fact that neither of his two sons have the time nor inclination to eat with him. Billy is obsessed with culture, while Tom is a physical fitness nut. At the office, Lemuel is exasperated when Billy arrives for work at four in the afternoon and cannot stay because of a party he is giving that night to unveil a statue he bought for $20,000. Lemuel then finds Tom meeting with his golf committee rather than working. When the boys argue that business is only a means to an end, and that happiness and enjoyment of life are desired goals, Lemuel counters their contentions by declaring that what they really need are wives and tells them that Dorothy and Rose Gregson, the daughters of an old friend, will soon be visiting.

Dan works for Pritchard and Pritchard out of San Francisco and is in love with Maisie, referred to as "the icebox" by his news reporter friend. As one of his ships returns to San Francisco, Dan learns that the Captain has contracted Leprosy and asks Dan to be the guardian of his South Sea island daughter Tamea. Dan soon learns that Tamea wants him and will do nothing without a kiss. But Tamea soon learns that she is different than Dan and Maisie and that makes her angry. Dan decides to go and live on the island with Tamea, but soon finds out that Paradise is not everything that he thought it was.

Агент по недвижимости Ренфилд приезжает в Трансильванию, чтобы подписать с графом Дракулой договор о покупке им старого аббатства Карфакс в Лондоне. Местные жители предупреждают Ренфилда, что замок Дракулы — логово нечисти, но тот игнорирует предупреждения и отправляется в замок. На перевале Борго его подбирает карета с молчаливым кучером. Выглянув по дороге из кареты, Ренфилд видит, что кучер исчез, а над упряжкой машет крыльями летучая мышь…

A woman's uncontrollable jealousy over her husband's former girlfriend results in her losing not only her house but her young son is taken away from her.

Alice Kendall is the darling of her social set, the sons and daughters of millionaires, although Alice's mother has impoverished herself to provide Alice with the luxuries she expects as her right. Mom blows what's left of her fortune to provide the best trousseau that money can buy when Alice marries Fred Garlan, and then wishes Fred lots of luck. Now, Alice is trying to coax Fred into buying her a new sable coat while Fred is busily trying to borrow enough money to keep his business afloat.

Directed by James Tinling. With Jack Mulhall, Sally Starr, Elliott Nugent, Margaret Livingston.

'Natural' Davis (William Powell) is a respected gambler who follows a ruthless code of honor with those who cheat against him. His wife, Alma (Kay Francis), wants to divorce him because of his addiction and lifestyle, but they agree on a reconciliation and second honeymoon together and 'Natural' promises to give up gambling. However, his plans change when his brother, 'Babe' (Regis Toomey), arrives in town looking to score big, and 'Natural' has to devise a plan quickly to put him off gambling forever.

The BFI holds a complete copy.

An artistic salesgirl falls in love with a chauffeur not realising he is actually the heir to a huge fortune.

Two pals enlist in the army during World War I. Just before they complete training camp and are to be sent overseas, they're scheduled to marry their girlfriends. However, they get in trouble and wind up in the guardhouse. Their girlfriends are determined to get married, however, and in order to accomplish this, they disguise themselves as soldiers and sneak onto the base, where they unwittingly get mixed up with enemy spies trying to gather information.

The film is about a desert-bound member of the French Foreign Legion who exposes a betrayer to the Legion and is then sent on a mission among the Arabs to conclude the signing of a crucial peace treaty.

A college football player is injured by a jealous teammate during practice, but comes back unexpectedly to play for his team in the season's key game.

A product of wealth and high society, Patricia Mansfield is sent to Colton College by her father, who hopes to eradicate her snobbish veneer. On the train, Pat meets Denis Adams, a prominent athlete who is working his way through school as coach of the girls' track team; he introduces her to track star Charlie Paddock. Through efforts to keep her associates in place, Pat sinks deeper into the mire of antagonism; her only friends are Harriet Porter and Knute Knudson, the Swedish janitor.

Sandy McNeil adopts strictly unconventional jazz ethics and against the wishes of her parents runs with a fast young set. An auto breakdown after a party places her in a compromising situation, and she grudgingly marries a wealthy suitor of her father's choice. When her husband's cruelty results in the death of her child, she leaves him and meets Ramon, an architect with whom she becomes infatuated. The return of his former mistress causes her to seek refuge with her cousin Judith, where she falls in love with Douglas, Judith's sweetheart. As Sandy refuses to return to Ramon, he shoots her and then kills himself. Douglas, taking the blame for her sake, is tried for murder, but Sandy rises from her sickbed and confesses in court; she succumbs after restoring Judith to Douglas.

After a stormy six year marriage, Barnaby Powers divorces his wife Richmiel. She returns home, taking their young son Oliver with her. Barnaby follows her, to ask for custody of the boy, but meets and falls in love with Richmiel's pretty and sensitive cousin Ledda. Complications ensue.

Young Tony, unable to make a living in crowded and fast-paced London, goes to South America in search of his fortune. He soon becomes the owner of a saloon and dance hall. One of the dancers in his place, Maxine, falls in love with him, but Tony is still in love with his childhood sweetheart Una, although Una is now a "party girl" back in London and has forgotten about Tony. However, Tony comes into an unexpected inheritance, along with a title, and returns to London for Una. Although disappointed with Una's current lifestyle, he asks her to marry him despite her "indiscretions". However, the night before they are to be married Una confesses a deep, dark secret to Tony that could change their lives forever.

История супругов, которые выигрывают 5000 долларов в лотерее, после чего в них пробуждается алчность…

Milt Kimberlin is a down-on-his luck horse owner, but Rosalie, a cabaret performer (the lively and engaging Clara Bow), doesn't care -- she turns down the fancy jewelry offered by oily Frank Gorman for a wedding ring from Kimberlin. Even though his finances never improve, Rosalie sticks by her husband only to sicken and die in a garret. Kimberlin's luck changes almost overnight and he becomes incredibly wealthy.

The adventures of a young shopgirl who learns that having money is not the key to happiness.

A young aristocrat strikes up an affair with a mysterious woman for three weeks.

Oliver's mother, a penniless outcast, died giving birth to him. As a young boy Oliver is brought up in a workhouse, later apprenticed to an uncaring undertaker, and eventually is taken in by a gang of thieves who befriend him for their own purposes. All the while, there are secrets from Oliver's family history waiting to come to light. Written by Snow Leopard

Pierre Landis is insanely jealous of his beautiful young wife Joan, and his jealousy makes him take a branding iron to her to mark her as his property.

In the prologue Sharon Kimm and Mickey Reid are childhood friends in a tenement neighborhood but are separated when Sharon is placed in an orphanage. In the story we see Sharon as a young Hollywood star whose quick rise to fame leaves her self-centered, superficial, and a spendthrift. Ironically, the film that skyrocketed her to fame was written by Mickey. But her success is brief; and when it comes crashing to earth, Mickey is there to pick up the pieces.