Animal Crackers 1930 N/R, 98 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Victor Heerman Cast: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Lillian Roth, Robert Greig, Louis Sorin, Hal Thompson, Margaret Irving
Capt. Jeffrey Spaulding (Groucho Marx) is being honored upon his return from Africa. The party becomes the centerpiece for a scheme to substitute a forgery for a valuable painting. Uproariously funny film. Groucho Marx: "One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know."
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Ladies They Talk About 1933 N/R, 67 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Bretherton Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster, Lyle Talbot, Dorothy Burgess, Maude Eburne, Harold Huber, Ruth Donnelly, Robert Warwick, Lillian Roth, Helen Ware
In prison for bank robbery, Nan (Barbara Stanwyck) finds salvation and love through the Reverend David Slade (Preston Foster).
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The Love Parade 1929 N/R, 107 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Lupino Lane, Lillian Roth, Edgar Norton, Eugene Pallette, E.H. Calvert, Lionel Belmore, Virginia Bruce, Ben Turpin, Andre Cheron, Carl Stockdale
A fun-loving diplomat (Maurice Chevalier) is recalled to his country, Sylvania, due to his escapades in France. Back home, the Queen's (Jeanette MacDonald) Cabinet demands that she get married. The Queen selects the diplomat, and the fun and music continue. A good early talkie, which received several Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, and Director.
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| 1. Animal Crackers (1930)
2. Ladies They Talk About (1933)
3. The Love Parade (1929)
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