Alice Adams 1935  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Fred MacMurray, Fred Stone, Ann Shoemaker, Evelyn Venable, Charley Grapewin, Hedda Hopper, Hattie McDaniel, Frank Albertson, Jonathan Hale
Alice Adams (Katharine Hepburn) believes in upward mobility (socially at least) as she tries to step from her lower-middle-class surroundings into the upper-class world. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Actress (Hepburn).
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Artists and Models 1937  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Jack Benny, Ida Lupino, Richard Arlen, Gail Patrick, Ben Blue, Judy Canova, Cecil Cunningham, Donald Meek, Hedda Hopper, Martha Raye
Paula (Ida Lupino) pretends to be an "upper-cruster" in this film that is a showcase for music and specialty acts. Louis Armstrong's orchestra, Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra, cyclers, jugglers, tumblers, etc., all make for an overall fun movie.
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As You Desire Me 1932 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Fitzmaurice
Cast: Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Erich von Stroheim, Owen Moore, Hedda Hopper, Rafaela Ottiano, Albert Conti, Roland Varno, Warburton Gamble, William Ricciardi, Edmund Breese
Amnesiac Zara (Greta Garbo) is reunited with her husband (Melvyn Douglas) after her 10-year disappearance caused by violence during the Australian invasion. Despite her amnesia, she falls in love with him again.
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The Barbarian 1933  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: A Night in Cairo
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Ramon Novarro, Myrna Loy, Reginald Denny, Louise Closser Hale, C. Aubrey Smith, Edward Arnold, Hedda Hopper, Marcelle Corday, Leni Stengel, Blanche Friderici
While touring Egypt, Diana Standing (Myrna Loy) falls in love with her guide, Jamil (Ramon Novarro). While thinking that he is only a peasant, Diana soon learns that he is actually a prince.
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Dangerous to Know 1938 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Anna May Wong, Akim Tamiroff, Gail Patrick, Lloyd Nolan, Harvey Stephens, Anthony Quinn, Roscoe Karns, Porter Hall, Hedda Hopper, Eddie Marr
Gangster Stephen Recka (Akim Tamiroff) drops his faithful mistress (Anna May Wong) in favor of a beautiful society girl (Gail Patrick).
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The Dark Hour 1936  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Ray Walker, Irene Ware, Berton Churchill, Hedda Hopper, Hobart Bosworth, E.E. Clive, William V. Mong, Harold Goodwin, Aggie Herring, Kathryn Sheldon, Harry Strang, Fred Kelsey
Based on a Sinclair Gluck novel, "The Last Trap," this is the story of two able, but very different, detectives (Ray Walker and Berton Churchill) working on a murder case in an old, dark house.
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 Dracula's Daughter 1936 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Lambert Hillyer
Cast: Otto Kruger, Marguerite Churchill, Gloria Holden, Irving Pichel, Hedda Hopper, E.E. Clive, Edward Van Sloan, Gilbert Emery, Halliwell Hobbes, Billy Bevan, Nan Grey, Claud Allister, Edgar Norton
Count Dracula's daughter, Countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden), has inherited her father's thirst for blood, but she seeks psychiatric help from Jeffrey Garth (Otto Kruger) to curtail her murderous excursions.
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Girls Gone Wild 1929 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Sue Carol, Nick Stuart, William Russell, Roy D'Arcy, Leslie Fenton, Hedda Hopper, John Darrow, Edmund Breese, Fred MacMurray, Lumsden Hare
A wild young woman has a falling out with her boyfriend after his father arrests her for speeding. Later, the boyfriend saves the day and regains her love. The first movie for Fred MacMurray, who was an extra. Silent.
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 Holiday 1930 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward H. Griffith
Cast: Ann Harding, Robert Ames, Mary Astor, Edward Everett Horton, Hedda Hopper, William(2) Holden, Monroe Owsley, Creighton Hale, Mary Forbes, Elizabeth Forrester, Mabel Forrest, Hallam Cooley
This is a film adaptation of Phillip Barry's play about John Case (Robert Ames) who is being coerced into changing his carefree life to join the business firm of his fiancee Julia's (Mary Astor) father. All ends well when Julia's sister Linda (Ann Harding) sees things for what they are, falls in love with John, and saves the day. Harding was nominated for an Oscar. Remade in 1938.
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I Live My Life 1935  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Cast: Joan Crawford, Brian Aherne, Frank Morgan, Aline MacMahon, Eric Blore, Arthur Treacher, Hedda Hopper, Frank Conroy, Sterling Holloway, Lionel Stander
Poor archaeologist Terry (Brian Aherne) and society woman Kay (Joan Crawford) follow an uneasy path–all the way to the altar.
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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney 1929 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Franklin
Cast: Norma Shearer, George Barraud, Basil Rathbone, Herbert Bunston, Hedda Hopper, Moon Carroll, Madeline Seymour, Cyril Chadwick
An exclusive band of jewel thieves work among the elite of London society. Mrs. Cheyney (Norma Shearer), one of the members, is caught by Lord Arthur Dilling (Basil Rathbone) who, instead of turning her over to the authorities, marries her.
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Midnight 1939 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore, Mary Astor, Francis Lederer, Hedda Hopper, Monty Woolley, Ferdinand Munier, Elaine Barrie, Armand Kaliz, Rex O'Malley, Eugene Borden, Paul Bryar, Gino Corrado, Bess Flowers
While in Paris, American showgirl Eve Peabody (Claudette Colbert) is hired by aristocrat Georges Flammarion (John Barrymore) to take on the job of impersonating royalty to lure playboy Jacques Picot (Francis Lederer) away from Georges' wife Helene (Mary Astor). Eve goes to Georges' chateau in Versailles as Baroness Czemy, and the game begins. Meanwhile, cab driver Tibor (Don Ameche) has fallen in love with Eve, arrives on the scene to win back Eve, and poses as her husband the Baron Czemy.
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Night World 1932 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hobart Henley
Cast: Lew Ayres, Boris Karloff, Mae Clarke, Dorothy Revier, Hedda Hopper, George Raft, Russell Hopton, Bert Roach, Dorothy Peterson, Clarence Muse
This film showcases stars of the 1930's era of Hollywood and is set in a nightclub frequented by a varied array of patrons.
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Nothing Sacred 1937  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Charles Winninger, Walter Connolly, Sig Ruman, Frank Fay, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Margaret Hamilton, Olin Howland, Hedda Hopper
When Hazel Flagg (Carole Lombard) is told that she has only six weeks to live, reporter Wally Cook's (Fredric March) newspaper sends her to New York City for an all-expense-paid final fling. There is one little problem: the diagnosis is wrong! An excellent film that was remade in 1954 as "Living It Up" starring Jerry Lewis.
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One Frightened Night 1935 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Christy Cabanne
Cast: Charley Grapewin, Mary Carlisle, Arthur Hohl, Wallace Ford, Evalyn Knapp, Lucien Littlefield, Regis Toomey, Hedda Hopper, Clarence Wilson, Rafaela Ottiano, Fred Kelsey, Adrian Morris
Eccentric millionaire Jasper Whyte (Charley Grapewin) has a dilemma: if his long-lost granddaughter can't be found, he must leave his estate to "lesser" relatives and friends. So he calls the greedy group together with the news. But now TWO girls show up claiming to be the granddaughter. When one is poisoned and the other barely escapes murder, the hunt is on for the killer. A mixture of humor and mystery make this a fun film to watch.
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Our Blushing Brides 1930 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harry Beaumont
Cast: Joan Crawford, Anita Page, Dorothy Sebastian, Robert Montgomery, Raymond Hackett, John Miljan, Hedda Hopper, Albert Conti, Edward Brophy, Louise Beavers
Sales girls Jerry (Joan Crawford), Connie (Anita Page), and Franky (Dorothy Sebastian) seek rich husbands in this rather unconvincing–and dated–drama.
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Pilgrimage 1933 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Henrietta Crosman, Norman Foster, Heather Angel, Marian Nixon, Lucille La Verne, Hedda Hopper, Charley Grapewin, Maurice Murphy, Robert Warwick, Betty Blythe
A mother's (Henrietta Crosman) selfish interests lead to her son's (Norman Foster) death during World War I. Now, she visits his gravesite in France hoping to make sense out of all that has transpired.
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The Racketeer 1929 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Higgin
Cast: Robert Armstrong, Carole Lombard, Roland Drew, Jeanette Loff, John Loder, Paul Hurst, Kit Guard, Al Hill, Hedda Hopper, Winifred Harris, Budd Fine, Winter Hall
Fast-talking gangster Mahlon Keane (Robert Armstrong) helps Rhoda (Carole Lombard) win money cheating at poker. She plans to use the money to help her boyfriend, Tony (Roland Drew), who wants to be a classical violinist, but Mahlon has other plans for Rhoda's future.
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Reap the Wild Wind 1942 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Raymond Massey, Robert Preston, Susan Hayward, Charles Bickford, Hedda Hopper, Lynne Overman, Walter Hampden
Set among the shipping and salvage world off the Georgia coast, this is the story of Jack Martin (John Wayne) and the owner of a shipping company (Ray Milland) who vie for the attentions of Loxi Claiborne (Paulette Goddard).
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Speak Easily 1932 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Sedgwick
Cast: Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, Ruth Selwyn, Thelma Todd, Hedda Hopper, William Pawley, Sidney Toler, Lawrence Grant, Henry Armetta, Edward Brophy, DeWitt Jenninsg, Oscar Apfel, Sidney Bracey, Fred Kelsey, Inez Palange
Professor Timoleon Zanders Post (Buster Keaton) has inherited a fortune and decides to enjoy life when he meets and falls in love with a dancer, Eleanor Espere (Thelma Todd). So, he buys her show–including the piano player Jimmy Dodge (Jimmy Durante)–and plans to bring it to Broadway. But, does he have the ability to carry off his plan?
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Sunset Blvd. 1950  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Sunset Boulevard
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson, Cecil B. DeMille, Jack Webb, Fred Clark, Hedda Hopper, Buster Keaton, Lloyd Gough, Franklyn Farnum, Larry J. Blake, Charles Dayton, Anna Q. Nisson, H.B. Warner
Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) is an aging ex-Hollywood star who longs for a comeback. Aspiring screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) recognizes her weaknesses and moves into her home by flattering her with stories of her future regained stardom. In addition to three Oscars (Best Writing, Art Direction/Set Decoration, and Musical Score), the film received eight nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Holden), Actress (Swanson), Supporting Actress and Actor (Nancy Olson and Erich von Stroheim), and Director.
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Tarzan's Revenge 1938 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Glenn Morris, Eleanor Holm, George Barbier, C. Henry Gordon, Hedda Hopper, George Meeker, Joe Sawyer, Corbet Morris, John Lester Johnson, Frederick Clarke, Bill Elliott, Al Thompson, Blue Washington
Olympic decathlon champion Glenn Morris takes over the role of Tarzan in this story involving a safari; an evil king; and the lovely lady, Eleanor (Eleanor Holm). While on safari with her uncle (George Barbier), aunt (Hedda Hopper), and boyfriend Nev (George Meeker), Eleanor is captured by Ben Alieu Bey (C. Henry Gordon). Tarzan swings in to rescue Eleanor and saves her from Ben Alieu Bey's grasp.
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Thanks for the Memory 1938 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Charles Butterworth, Otto Kruger, Hedda Hopper, Laura Hope Crews, Roscoe Karns, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, William Collier Sr., Emma Dunn, Edward Gargan, Jack Norton, Patricia Wilder, Barney Dean, Pat West
Young newlyweds Steve (Bob Hope) and Anne Merrick (Shirley Ross) have much to work out during their rocky start at marriage. As they settle into their New York apartment, Anne goes off to work every day as a fashion model, and aspiring author Steve stays home devoting his time to writing. This arrangement leads to their temporary break-up. But, by story's end, they are reunited and living happily ever after.
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 Topper 1937 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Cary Grant, Roland Young, Constance Bennett, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray, Eugene Pallette, Arthur Lake, Hedda Hopper, Virginia Sale, J. Farrell MacDonald, Theodore von Eltz, Elaine Shepard, Doodles Weaver, Si Jenks, Irving Bacon
George and Marion Kerby (Cary Grant and Constance Bennett) die in a car crash, but they must perform a good deed before they can go to Heaven. Cosmo Topper (Roland Young) is the stuffy president of the bank in which George and Marion are stockholders, and they decide that he should be the one who will receive their services. The good deed is to show Topper how to loosen up and enjoy life–but the deed will not come without problems from Topper's wife Clara (Billie Burke) and his butler (Alan Mowbray). Young received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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 The Women 1939 N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Mary Boland, Joan Fontaine, Lucile Watson, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main, Butterfly McQueen, Phyllis Povah, Virginia Weidler, Virginia Grey, Muriel Hutchison, Hedda Hopper
After Mary's (Norma Shearer) friend Sylvia (Rosalind Russell) arranges for her to get the information that Mary's husband is having an affair, Mary heads for Reno to obtain a divorce. When she returns home to New York, she learns that her husband has married his mistress Crystal Allen (Joan Crawford), and now Mary plots to win her husband back. This all-female-cast movie is a classic.
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| 1. Alice Adams (1935)
2. Artists and Models (1937)
3. As You Desire Me (1932)
4. The Barbarian (1933)
aka: A Night in Cairo
5. Dangerous to Know (1938)
6. The Dark Hour (1936)
7. Don Juan (1926)
8. Dracula's Daughter (1936)
9. Girls Gone Wild (1929)
10. Holiday (1930)
11. I Live My Life (1935)
12. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)
13. Midnight (1939)
14. Night World (1932)
15. Nothing Sacred (1937)
16. One Frightened Night (1935)
17. Our Blushing Brides (1930)
18. Pilgrimage (1933)
19. The Racketeer (1929)
20. Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
21. Speak Easily (1932)
22. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
aka: Sunset Boulevard
23. Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
24. Thanks for the Memory (1938)
25. Topper (1937)
26. The Women (1939)
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