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Nana (1934) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Nana
other title: 나나 / La reina del boulevard
Young Parisian Nana wards off of a boozed-up military officer at a local restaurant, and fellow diner Gaston Greiner is so impressed with her pluck that he decides to make her a performer at his musical theater. Soon, Nana is a star, and the girlfriend of Greiner and two other men. But when he learns that she's been getting around, Greiner fires her. As she tries to reclaim her singing job while dodging yet another suitor, her treachery might get the better of her.
The Mad Empress (1939) [Movie] Douban IMDb
The Mad Empress
director: Miguel Contreras Torres actor: Medea de Novara / Conrad Nagel
The Mad Empress is a 1939 American historical drama film depicting the 3-year reign of Maximilian I of Mexico and his struggles against Benito Juarez.
The Gorilla (1939) [Movie] WikiData IMDb Douban TMDB
The Gorilla
director: Allan Dwan actor: Jimmy Ritz / Harry Ritz
other title: 猩猩杀手 / El gorila
When an escaped circus gorilla appears to have gone on a murderous rampage, a threatened attorney calls on the detective trio of Garrity, Harrigan and Mullivan to act as bodyguards. In short order, we discover that there is more to the attorney than meets the eye, and the ape may be innocent after all. When a pretty young heiress faces peril, it's up to our heroic trio to save the day.
The Vampire Bat (1933) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Vampire Bat
other title: 吸血蝙蝠 / 뱀파이어 배트
When the villagers of Klineschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism. While police inspector Karl remains skeptical, scientist Dr. von Niemann cares for the vampire's victims one by one, and suspicion falls on simple-minded Herman Gleib because of his fondness for bats. A blood-thirsty mob hounds Gleib to his death, but the vampire attacks don't stop.
Murders in the Zoo (1933) [Movie] Douban
Murders in the Zoo
director: A. Edward Sutherland actor: Charles Ruggles / Lionel Atwill
other title: 动物园凶杀案
Eric Gorman returns with his wife Evelyn from a trip to the Orient collecting zoo animals, having killed a member of his expedition who happened one day to kiss Mrs. Gorman. On board ship Evelyn meets Roger Hewitt, who falls in love with her. After delivering his animals to the zoo, Gorman plots a way to dispose of Hewitt using one of his latest specimens, then continues using the zoo's non-human residents to do his beastly work.
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) [Movie] Douban
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
7.6 (5 ratings) director: 罗伊·威廉姆·内尔 actor: 巴兹尔·拉思伯恩 / 奈杰尔·布鲁斯
other title: 秘密武器 / 福尔摩斯与秘密武器
故事发生在二战期间,在瑞士科学家图贝尔博士发明了一种炸弹装置。福尔摩斯非常有技巧的把他从盖世太保眼皮底下救出来回到伦敦,可图贝尔博士又落到了莫利亚蒂教授的手中。图贝尔画了一张暗号图,福尔摩斯经过努力终于把那些跳舞小人的信号图解开了,并冒险闯入了虎穴。
The Devil Is a Woman (1935) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Devil Is a Woman
other title: 魔鬼是女人 / 玫瑰多刺(港)
In the carnival in Spain in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the exiled republican Antonio Galvan comes from Paris masquerade to enjoy the party and visit his friend Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar. However, he flirts with the mysterious Concha Perez and they schedule to meet each other later. When Antonio meets Pasqualito, his old friend discloses his frustrated relationship with the promiscuous Concha and her greedy mother and how his life was ruined by his obsession for the beautiful demimondaine. Pasqualito makes Antonio promise that he would not see Concha. However, when Antonio meets Concha, she seduces him and the long friendship between Antonio and Pasqualito is disrupted
Doctor X (1932) [Movie] TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
Doctor X
director: 迈克尔·柯蒂兹 actor: 莱昂内尔·阿特威尔 / 菲伊·雷
other title: X博士 / 割肉魔王(港)
Doctor X (1932) is a First National/Warner Bros. horror and mystery film. Based on the play originally titled The Terror (New York, February 9, 1931) by Howard W. Comstock and Allen C. Miller,[1] it was directed by Michael Curtiz and stars Lee Tracy, Fay Wray, and Lionel Atwill.
The film was produced before the Motion Picture Production Code was enforced. Themes such as murder, rape, cannibalism and prostitution are interwoven into the story. The film was one of the last films made, along with Warners' Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933), in the two-color Technicolor process. Black and white prints were shipped to small towns and to foreign markets, while color prints were reserved for major cities.
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