The Cuckoos (1930)
1h 37min. // Two down-on-their-luck fortune tellers, the pompous Prof. Cunningham and his jittery sidekick Sparrow, hustle readings at a slightly seedy resort just south of the Mexican border. Their crystal ball is pure bunk, […]
romance
Sunny Side Up (1929)
2h 1min. // Wealthy Long Island socialite Jack Cromwell bolts from his gilded cage when his fiancée’s shameless flirting finally wears through his patience. Trading manicured lawns for tenement stoops, he slips into a bustling […]
Broadway Babies (1929)
1h 26min. // Chorus girl Delight “Dee” Foster kicks through the nightly grind of a Broadway revue with more optimism than paycheck, dreaming of the day she can hang up her sequins for a wedding […]
Street Girl (1929)
1h 27min. // A struggling jazz quartet scrapes by in a cramped New York apartment, playing their hearts out in a modest café for barely enough to live on. Clarinetist Joe, accordionist Pete, gloomy violinist […]
Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
1h 36min. // A young woman named Gloria Hughes spends her days behind the counter of a bustling department store, selling sheet music and belting out the latest popular tunes for curious customers. Her real […]
Reaching for the Moon (1930)
1h 31min. // A high-flying Wall Street tycoon, accustomed to bending markets to his will, finds himself utterly out of his depth when confronted with something he can’t control: romance. Surrounded by yes-men and figures […]
Montana Moon (1930)
1h 11min. // A wealthy New York socialite boards a train headed west, more interested in cocktails and city gossip than in cattle or open ranges. When the train makes an unscheduled stop in the […]
Monte Carlo (1930)
1h 34min. // A runaway bride bolts from the altar, leaving a befuddled duke and a church full of aristocrats in her wake. Countess Helene Mara, weary of being treated as a decorative prize rather […]
Sally (1929)
1h 43min. // A spirited orphan works as a dishwasher in a bustling New York restaurant, dreaming of a life far grander than the clatter of plates and the barked orders of the kitchen. She’s […]
Applause (1929)
1h 22min. // An aging burlesque star, worn down by cheap applause and cheaper gin, clings to the last shreds of her career in a tawdry New York theater. Behind the greasepaint and gaudy costumes, […]