Inspiration

Freaks

A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for

1932

All Quiet on the Western Front

When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is dest

1930

Trouble in Paradise

Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide t

1932

The Blue Angel

Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in

1930

The Bachelor Father

Lonely in his English country estate, Sir Basil decides to gather his grown (albeit illegitimate) children around him in his declining years. He uses

1931

Lazy River

Ex-convicts try to stop a Chinese smuggling ring.

1934

Ann Carver's Profession

Newlyweds experience marital problems when the wife's highly successful job as an attorney overshadows her husband's stagnant career.

1933

Smart Money

Two brothers' trip to the big city to do a little gambling results in a fateful turn of events.

1931

One Way Passage

A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's se

1932

Young Bride

A newlywed discovers her husband is a cheating phony.

1932

The Mummy

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads

1932

The Gay Diplomat

Captain Orloff is sent to Bucharest to capture a Mata Hari type of spy, but many different women fit the bill and are attractive enough to make one qu

1931

Attorney for the Defense

A lawyer is haunted by a previous case in which he manipulated evidence and convicted an innocent man.

1932

Call of the Flesh

A postulant falls in love with a flamboyant singer from a cafe next door to her convent.

1930

Sporting Blood

A horse with great potential is reluctantly sold by the breeder and by chance passes through multiple hands who do not treat him well.

1931

New Morals for Old

Proper parents who treat their adult children as teenagers have a son who wants to go to Paris to study art, and a daughter in love with a married man

1932

The Washington Masquerade

An honest, talented and well respected attorney defeats a corrupt incumbent U.S. Senator. After a very good start he has to face the subtle temptation

1932

Horse Feathers

Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Da

1932

The Fall Guy

Johnny Quinlan is so desperate for a job that he takes a gig as a "bag man" for the mob. Meanwhile, his beleaguered wife has to deal with her bizarre,

1930

Alexander Hamilton

The founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.

1931