Liliom 1934  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Charles Boyer, Madeleine Ozeray, Florelle, Pierre Alcover, Robert Arnoux, Roland Toutain, Alexandre Rignault, Henri Richard, Barencey, Raoul Marco, Antonin Artaud, Rene Stern
Carousel barker Liliom (Charles Boyer) falls in love with innocent Julie (Madeleine Ozeray), quits his job, and marries her. But he proves to be a terrible husband, and when he learns that Julie is pregnant, he takes part in a robbery during which he kills himself. Liliom waits at Heaven's gates where he is told that he must return to Earth on his daughter's 16th birthday and perform one good deed before he can earn his wings. Rogers & Hammerstein later used this story for their musical, "Carousel."
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Princess Tam Tam 1935 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Edmond T. Greville
Cast: Josephine Baker, Albert Prejean, Robert Arnoux, Germaine Aussey, Georges Peclet, Viviane Romance, Jean Galland, Teddy Michaud, Henri Richard
French novelist Max de Mirecourt (Albert Prejean) fights with his wife (Germaine Aussey) and travels with his friend, Coton (Robert Arnoux), to North Africa to clear his head. In Africa, he meets a beautiful, talented Bedouin girl, Alwina (Josephine Baker). He educates her, writes a novel about her, and introduces her to Paris society as Princess Tam Tam. Meanwhile, his wife has made him believe that she is having an affair with a Black prince. The possibility of interracial affairs between the two couples caused this film to be banned in the United States at the time of its release.
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