 Les Miserables 1935  N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Boleslawski
Cast: Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Florence Eldridge, Rochelle Hudson, Marilyn Knowlden, Frances Drake, Jessie Ralph, John Carradine, Ferdinand Gottschalk
This excellent movie deals with a starving man, Jean Valjean (Fredric March), who steals a loaf of bread and is tormented ever after. There are several versions, both before and after this one. The film received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
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 Show Boat 1936  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: James Whale
Cast: Irene Dunne, Helen Morgan, Allan Jones, Paul Robeson, Charles Winninger, Hattie McDaniel, Helen Westley, Donald Cook, Sammy White, J. Farrell MacDonald, Queenie Smith, Francis X. Mahoney, Marilyn Knowlden, Arthur Holh, Charles Middleton
This is the film that first brought Jerome Kern's Broadway musical to the screen. Cap'n Andy Hawk's (Charles Winninger) show boat troupe features married actors Julie and Steve (Helen Morgan and Donald Cook), but when it is revealed that Julie is a mulatto, she is fired, and Steve leaves with her. Cap'n Andy's daughter Magnolia (Irene Dunn) takes over the leading role and is joined by gambler Gaylord Ravenal (Allan Jones) as her leading man. Later, Magnolia and Gaylord leave the show boat dreaming of a perfect life together, but problems lie ahead. Paul Robeson's poignant rendition of "Old Man River" is the highlight of this very good version.
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| 1. Les Miserables (1935)
2. Show Boat (1936)
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