The Bride of Frankenstein 1935  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Horror / Romance
Director: James Whale
Cast: Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Ernest Thesiger, Elsa Lanchester, Valerie Hobson, O.P. Heggie, Una O'Connor, E.E. Clive, Walter Brennan, John Carradine, Gavin Gordon, Douglas Walton, Lucien Prival, Dwight Frye
In Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," Dr. Frankenstein considers making a bride for his monster and then realizes the folly of his idea. But in this sequel, Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) is coerced into creating a female companion (Elsa Lanchester) for his monster (Boris Karloff).
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 Frankenstein 1931   N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Horror / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: James Whale
Cast: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye, Lionel Belmore, Michael Mark, Pauline Moore, Francis Ford
Boris Karloff is Frankenstein's monster in this "father of horror films." It is the story of Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) who digs up new graves in search of body parts for his experiments in the creation of human life.
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The Girl from 10th Avenue 1935  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Bette Davis, Ian Hunter, Colin Clive, Alison Skipworth, John Eldredge, Philip Reed, Katharine Alexander, Helen Jerome Eddy, Adrian Rosley, Mary Treen
Miriam (Bette Davis) helps her boss Geoffrey Sherwood (Ian Hunter) out of his alcoholic doldrums and into their marriage–just in time to be confronted with his ex-flame who now wants him back. Good performance, as usual, by Bette Davis, but lots of soap.
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Jane Eyre 1934 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Christy Cabanne
Cast: Virginia Bruce, Colin Clive, Beryl Mercer, Jameson Thomas, Aileen Pringle, David Torrence, Lionel Belmore, Edith Fellows, John Rogers, Jean Darling, Ethel Griffies, Claire Du Brey, William Burress, Richard Quine, Joan Standing
As an orphan, Jane (Jean Darling), is sent to an orphanage where she suffers cruel treatment from the headmaster Mr. Brocklehurst (David Torrence). The years pass, and the grown-up Jane (now played by Virginia Bruce) accepts the job of governess at the home of wealthy Edward Rochester (Colin Clive). Jane, at last, is happy, but that all changes when she hears unexplained screams at night and learns that Edward's insane wife Bertha (Claire Du Brey) is hidden in a room of the house. Meanwhile, Edward falls in love with Jane and asks her to marry him, but Bertha ruins their plans, and Jane moves away. Later, Bertha sets fire to the house, and Edward is blinded by the fire. When Jane learns about the fire, she returns to Edward and convinces him that she loves him.
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The Key 1934 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: William Powell, Edna Best, Colin Clive, Hobart Cavanaugh, Halliwell Hobbes, Henry O'Neill, Phil Regan, Donald Crisp, Arthur Treacher, J.M. Kerrigan
Set in Ireland during the 1920's uprising, British Captain Tennant (William Powell) falls in love with the wife (Edna Best) of British Intelligence Officer Andrew Kerr (Colin Clive).
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Mad Love 1935 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Karl Freund
Cast: Peter Lorre, Colin Clive, Frances Drake, Ted Healy, Keye Luke, Edward Brophy, Sara Haden, Henry Kolker, Ian Wolfe, Isabel Jewell
Doctor Gogol (Peter Lorre) is in love with the wife (Frances Drake) of a gifted pianist, Stephen Orlac (Colin Clive). Following the loss of Orlac's hands in an accident, he undergoes surgery by Doctor Gogol who gives him the hands of a guillotine victim.
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| 1. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
2. Christopher Strong (1933)
3. Frankenstein (1931)
4. The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935)
5. Jane Eyre (1934)
6. Journey's End (1930)
7. The Key (1934)
8. Mad Love (1935)
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