Keyword: pre-code

Murders in the Zoo

6.5

1933

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A monomaniacal zoologist is pathologically jealous of his beautiful but unfaithful wife Evelyn and will not stop short of murder to keep her.

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

7.1

1932

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A Chinese warlord and an engaged Christian missionary fall in love.

Sadie McKee

6.8

1934

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A working girls fortunes improve when she marries into money, but happiness is not so easily won.

Her Man

5.4

1930

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A Havana bar girl with a tough protector falls for a young sailor.

The Road to Singapore

7

1931

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Gossip, snobbery, mistrust, divorce and a mail-order engagement dominate the lives of the British upper class living in the plantation colonies of Southeast Asia.

The Mind Reader

7.3

1933

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Con-man Chandler and his helper Frank decide to create a clairvoyant act for the carny circuit, as a little research reveals that Americans spent $125 million on mind-readers and astrology. The carny, renamed Chandra, falls for one of his marks, Sylvia, but their love is tested when he brings tragedy to other peoples lives and she asks him to go straight.

Sin Takes a Holiday

6.2

1930

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A plain secretary works for a womanizing divorce lawyer who only dates married women. To avoid having to deal with the matrimonial pursuits of any of his potential romances, he offers her financial support if she marries him in name only.

Just Imagine

5.4

1930

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New York, 1980: airplanes have replaced cars, numbers have replaced names, pills have replaced food, government-arranged marriages have replaced love, and test tube babies have replaced ... well, you get the idea. Scientists revive a man struck by lightning in 1930; he is rechristened Single O. He is befriended by J-21, who cant marry the girl of his dreams because he isnt distinguished enough -- until he is chosen for a 4-month expedition to Mars by a renegade scientist. The Mars J-21, his friend, and stowaway Single O visit is full of scantily clad women doing Busby Berkeley-style dance numbers and worshiping a fat middle-aged man.

A Bill of Divorcement

6.6

1932

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A man, Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in a mental asylum. However, he finds things are not the way they were when he left.

Parachute Jumper

6.7

1933

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To share expenses, unemployed Alabama moves in with also unemployed Bill and Toodles. Bill is hired by a gangsters mistress and ultimately becomes the gangsters bodyguard. Alabama unknowingly applies for a stenographers job at Mr. Webers (the gangsters) business. Bill is forced to fly a plane carrying narcotics into the U.S. but fights back.

Daughter of the Dragon

6.2

1931

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Princess Ling Moy, a young and beautiful Chinese aristocrat lives next door, unbeknownst to her, to Dr. Fu Manchu, a brilliant but twisted genius who is out to rule the world. She is involved with Ah Kee, a handsome young man, who also unbeknownst to her, is a secret agent out to thwart the heinous plots of Fu Manchu. As it turns out, Fu is not only her next-door neighbor, he is also, (unbeknownst to her), her father. When she finds out, will she take her fathers part and fight the men out to get Fu, or will she become a brave heroine and save the world even if it is from the devious doings of her own Dad? Yes, its dated, and there isnt nearly enough of Warner Oland in it; but it moves along well, has a lot of action, Wong and Hayakawa were fine actors, and if youre a Charley Chan fan, its worth it to how much, if any, of Fu Oland used when creating Charley Chan.

Blondie of the Follies

7.2

1932

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Two young women find their friendship strained when one wins a role in a Broadway show, and the others boyfriend begins to fall for her.