Films and TV Shows from the 1930s

poster A Small Town Idol
A Small Town Idol
21mn - Comedy
In Sleepytown, cross-eyed Sam Smith and Mary Brown are about to get married. But the scoundrel, Jim Jones, wants Mary for himself. Jim uses a publicity still that Sam sent away for against him to show Sam…
poster Blotto
Blotto
26mn - Comedy
Stan fakes receiving a telegram so he can go to a club with Ollie and a bottle of his unsuspecting wife's liquor, but she overhears his plans.
poster The Truth About Youth
The Truth About Youth
(2.9/5)
69mn - Drama, Romance
A young woman finds herself caught in a complicated love triangle in this pre-Code drama featuring Hollywood icons Loretta Young and Myrna Loy.
poster A Lady to Love
A Lady to Love
(3.2/5)
92mn - Romance, Drama
A lonely California grape grower woos a city waitress through the mail using his handsome brother's photo, leading to an unexpected romantic complication when she arrives.
poster Liliom
Liliom
(3.3/5)
94mn - Drama
A troubled carnival worker falls in love with a young woman, but his reckless choices lead to a tragic end and a supernatural chance at redemption.
poster Sinners' Holiday
Sinners' Holiday
(3.2/5)
60mn - Crime, Romance
A protective mother running a penny arcade on the boardwalk is forced to cover up a murder when her shiftless son gets mixed up in a smuggling ring and a fatal shooting.
poster The Divorcee
The Divorcee
(3.4/5)
84mn - Drama, Romance
When a young wife discovers her husband's infidelity, she decides to embrace the same social freedoms he claims for himself, challenging double standards in this Oscar-winning pre-Code drama.
poster Anna Christie
Anna Christie
(3.3/5)
89mn - Drama, Romance
In Greta Garbo's legendary first talkie, a weary young woman with a troubled past seeks redemption on the foggy docks of New York while struggling to reunite with her estranged father.
poster The Big House
The Big House
(3.6/5)
87mn - Crime, Drama
A young man sent to prison for manslaughter is caught in the crossfire of a brutal cellblock hierarchy and a high-stakes escape plot led by a hardened, calculating convict.
poster With Byrd at the South Pole
With Byrd at the South Pole
(3.5/5)
82mn - Documentary
This Academy Award-winning documentary follows Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his team as they brave the extreme elements of Antarctica to conduct groundbreaking scientific research and conquer the South Pol…
poster The Cuckoo Murder Case
The Cuckoo Murder Case
(3.4/5)
8mn - Mystery, Comedy, Crime
The Cuckoo Bird residing in an old clock in a creepy old mansion is shot dead by an unknown assailant; Flip the Frog is called in to investigate (and finds more than he bargained for).
poster The Devil's Holiday
The Devil's Holiday
(3/5)
80mn - Drama, Romance
A cynical manicurist manipulates a wealthy farmer's son into marriage as part of a revenge scheme, only to find her emotions complicated by his genuine affection.
poster Romance
Romance
(2.9/5)
76mn - Drama, Romance
A young man recounts the passionate and sacrifice-filled romance between his grandfather and an Italian opera singer, revealing a story of forbidden love constrained by the social standards of its time.
poster Doomsday
Doomsday
(2.8/5)
7mn - Animation
Gandy Goose pulls a "Chicken Little," announcing that the sky is falling.
poster The Tortoise and the Hare
The Tortoise and the Hare
(3.6/5)
9mn - Animation
The Tortoise and the Hare is an animated short film released on January 5, 1935 by United Artists, produced by Walt Disney and directed by Wilfred Jackson. Based on an Aesop's fable of the same name, The …
poster Battling Bosko
Battling Bosko
(2.8/5)
7mn - Comedy, Animation
Bosko is a brave little boxer who battles the champion, Gas House Harry. The enormous brute proves a bit much, even for a plucky underdog. Some of the animation is later reused in "Bosko's Parlor Pranks" …
poster Big Man from the North
Big Man from the North
7mn - Crime, Animation, Comedy
Bosko is a Mountie in the cold, snowy north. His sergeant demands that he get his man: a peg-legged villain wanted dead or alive.
poster Dumb Patrol
Dumb Patrol
7mn - Comedy, Animation
During the Great War, Bosko and a fearsome beast are in a dogfight. Bosko loses, but that's only the first battle.
poster Ups 'n Downs
Ups 'n Downs
7mn - Comedy, Animation
Bosko runs a hot dog stand at an amusement park; but Bosko sneaks away to the racetrack to ride his mechanical horse.
poster Poor Cinderella
Poor Cinderella
11mn - Animation, Fantasy, Family
In the only Betty Boop color cartoon, Cinderella (Betty) goes to the ball thanks to her fairy godmother. Later, only her foot fits the glass slipper.