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The Little Princess

1939

The Little Princess

1939
6.7
A little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.
Pygmalion

1939

Pygmalion

1939
7
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a financial agreement with her dustman father, Alfred. But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.
Made for Each Other

1939

Made for Each Other

1939
6.2
A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.
The Lady Vanishes

1938

The Lady Vanishes

1938
7.4
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
The Duke Is Tops

1938

The Duke Is Tops

1938
6.7
A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer.
The Divorce of Lady X

1938

The Divorce of Lady X

1938
6
The morning after a London barrister lets a mystery woman stay in his suite, a friend files for divorce.
Nothing Sacred

1937

Nothing Sacred

1937
6.2
When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.
Woman Chases Man

1937

Woman Chases Man

1937
5.6
A pretty architect devises a wild scheme to convince a handsome millionaire to fund a new housing development project.
My Man Godfrey

1936

My Man Godfrey

1936
7.6
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

1936

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

1936
6.9
A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for a year without touching his inheritance.
Babes in Toyland

1934

Babes in Toyland

1934
6.4
Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep from the clutches of the evil Barnaby. When that fails, they trick Barnaby, enraging him.
Kid Millions

1934

Kid Millions

1934
6.5
A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has to go to Egypt to claim it.
Judge Priest

1934

Judge Priest

1934
6.5
Judge Priest, a proud Confederate veteran, restores the justice in a small town in the Post-Bellum Kentucky using his common sense and his great sense of humanity.
Roman Scandals

1933

Roman Scandals

1933
6
A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olden Rome, where he gets mixed up with court intrigue and a murder plot against the Emperor.
Palmy Days

1931

Palmy Days

1931
7
Musical comedy antics in an art deco bakery (motto: "Glorifying the American Doughnut") where Eddie Cantor, the overworked assistant to a phony psychic, is mistaken for an efficiency expert and placed in charge. Complications ensue when the psychic and his gang attempt to rob the payroll.
Whoopee!

1930

Whoopee!

1930
6.5
Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with hypochondriac Henry Williams, who thinks he's just giving her a ride; but she left a note saying they've eloped! Chasing them are jilted Bob, Henry's nurse Mary (who's been trying to seduce him) and others.
The Cocoanuts

1929

The Cocoanuts

1929
6.4
During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.
Spite Marriage

1929

Spite Marriage

1929
6.7
An unimpressive but well-intentioned man is given the chance to marry a popular actress, of whom he has been a hopeless fan. But what he doesn't realize is that he is being used to make the actress' old flame jealous.
The Farmer's Wife

1928

The Farmer's Wife

1928
5.6
Successful middle-aged farmer Samuel Sweetland becomes widowed, then his daughter marries and leaves home. Deciding he wishes to remarry, Sweetland pursues some local women he considers prospects.
Chicago

1927

Chicago

1927
5.7
Based on a true story, two-timing boozing wife Roxie Hart kills her lover in cold blood after he leaves her, and finagles her way out being indicted. The basis for Kander/Ebb's 1975 Broadway musical of the same name and its Oscar-winning 2002 film adaptation.