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Break of Hearts 1935 1 and a half stars

    N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phillip Moeller
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Charles Boyer, John Beal, Jean Hersholt, Sam Hardy, Inez Courtney, Helene Millard, Ferdinand Gottschalk

  This is pure soap opera about two musicians in a struggling marriage.

Burning Up 1930 1 and a half stars

    N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Cast: Richard Arlen, Mary Brian, Francis McDonald, Sam Hardy, Charles Sellon, Tully Marshall, Irving Bacon, Clara Blandick

  Race drivers Lou Larrigan (Richard Arlen) and "Bullet" McGhan (Francis McDonald) compete both on and off the race track. Larrigan risks lives daily with his all-out attitude for winning. But, he finally cleans up his act just before the Big Race finale. Exciting photography in this early "talkie" film.

The Dark Horse 1932 2 and a half stars

    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Warren William, Bette Davis, Guy Kibbee, Frank McHugh, Vivienne Osborne, Sam Hardy, Robert Warwick, Harry Holman, Charles Sellon, Robert Emmett O'Connor

  This political satire features a less-than-competent gubernatorial candidate (Guy Kibbee) who is promoted by a devious campaign manager (Warren William) and his cohort (Bette Davis).

King Kong 1933 4 stars

    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Cast: Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot, Robert Armstrong, Noble Johnson, Frank Reicher, Sam Hardy, James Flavin, Paul Porcasi, Etta McDaniel, Vera Lewis, Steve Clemente, Roscoe Ates, Earl Dwire, George MacQuarrie, Frank Mills

  This film about a huge ape that terrorizes New York City is a classic. It is worth watching for the exciting climax when King Kong takes the "light of his life" (Fay Wray) in his arms and climbs to the top of the Empire State Building where he is attacked by an airplane. Good viewing–even better the second time around.

The Miracle Woman 1931 3 stars

      N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, David Manners, Sam Hardy, Beryl Mercer, Russell Hopton, Charles Middleton, Dennis O'Keefe, Mary Doran, Eddie Boland, Thelma Hill

  A young Barbara Stanwyck stars in this film that is loosely based on the life of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson.

True to the Navy 1930 1 and a half stars

    N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tuttle
Cast: Clara Bow, Fredric March, Sam Hardy, Eddie Fetherston, Jed Prouty, Rex Bell

  Fredric March plays a sailor who is infatuated with a young waitress (Clara Bow). Bow's dance number is worth watching.

Movie Quick Pick

1. Break of Hearts (1935)
2. Burning Up (1930)
3. The Dark Horse (1932)
4. King Kong (1933)
5. The Miracle Woman (1931)
6. True to the Navy (1930)

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