’30s Movies

Werewolf of London (1935)

Werewolf of London (1935)

While on a botanical expedition in Tibet Dr. Wilfred Glendon is attacked in the dark by a strange animal. Returning to London, he finds himself turning nightly into a werewolf and terrorizing the city, with the only hope for curing his affliction a rare Asian flower,...

The Invisible Man (1933)

The Invisible Man (1933)

A mysterious man, whose head is completely covered in bandages, wants a room. The proprietors of the pub aren't used to making their house an inn during the winter months, but the man insists. The man quickly runs out of money, and he has a violent temper besides....

The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933)

The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933)

The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933). The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that “ain't fit for man nor beast.” Mr. Snavely, a Yukon prospector, lost his only son years ago to the temptations of the big city; now the prodigal Chester, released from...

Torture Ship (1939)

Torture Ship (1939)

A mad scientist performs experiments on "the criminal mind" on captured criminals on board his private ship. This curious movie is taken from a story by Jack London “A Thousand Deaths.” George Wallace Sayre. Starring Lyle Talbot, Irving Pichel, and Julie Bishop....

A Farewell to Arms (1932)

A Farewell to Arms (1932)

A tale of the love between ambulance driver Lt. Henry and Nurse Catherine Barkley during World War I from the novel by Ernest Hemingway. The action takes place in Italy and the two fall in love during the war and will stop at nothing to be together. The film also...

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)

London fop Percy Blakeney is also secretly the Scarlet Pimpernel who, in a variety of disguises, makes repeated daring trips to France to save aristocrats from Madame Guillotine. His unknowing wife is also French, and she finds that her brother has been arrested by...

Shadow of Chinatown (1936)

Shadow of Chinatown (1936)

A consortium of American businesses are disturbed by the loss of profits due to Chinese businesses located in Chinatowns in the United States. They hire a pair of Eurasians and their criminal organization to eliminate their competition. Starring Bela Lugosi, Victor...

The Drums of Jeopardy (1931)

The Drums of Jeopardy (1931)

A mad Russian doctor is determined to take revenge on the family he believes is responsible for his daughter's death. A remake of an earlier silent serial. Starring Warner Oland, June Collyer, and Lloyd Hughes. The lights go out more than once. The phone is dead. A...

Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938)

Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938)

At his English manor, Lord Greystoke—aka Tarzan—recounts his recent adventures in Guatemala. He had been there assisting Major Martling and Ula Vale in their quest for the Green Goddess, a totem worshipped by a primitive jungle tribe inside of which was hidden a...

The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936)

The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936)

A masked hero called "The Eagle" with his mask, black cape, white horse, and whip, leads California ranchers in a struggle against Russian Cossacks who are plotting to take over California and turn it into a Russian colony. Starring Robert Livingston, Kay Hughes, and...

To the Last Man (1933)

To the Last Man (1933)

In Kentucky just after the Civil War, the Hayden-Colby feud leads to Jed Colby being sent to prison for 15 years for murder. The Haydens head for Nevada and when Colby gets out of prison he heads there also seeking revenge. The head of the Hayden family tries to avoid...

Jungle Menace (1937)

Jungle Menace (1937)

In the Asian province of Seemang where the Bay of Bengal meets the jungle, Chandler Elliott (John St. Polis) owns a large and prosperous rubber plantation. His attractive daughter, Dorothy (Charlotte Henry), is engaged to neighboring planter Tom Banning (William...

Hunky and Spunky – Barnyard Brat (1939)

Hunky and Spunky – Barnyard Brat (1939)

Disobedient donkey Spunky's pranks create havoc amongst the sheep, geese and chicks until he's publicly decried; a barnyard bully is not more appreciated than a schoolyard one. But when the livestock go a little overboard with retaliation, they invite the wrath of...

Hunky and Spunky Always Kickin’ (1939)

Hunky and Spunky Always Kickin’ (1939)

Hunky is teaching her son Spunky how to kick properly. She has him practice with a mattress propped against a tree. Spunky befriends a family of birds who are building a nest. Spunky copies their design and builds a nest of his own. Although he is a donkey, he tries...

Hunky and Spunky (1938)

Hunky and Spunky (1938)

A short film about a mother and her son, she teaches him life skills later on the son gets liked by a man so the young donkey can be his work slave and his mother saves him. Hunky and Spunky are two of the oddest characters ever featured in Fleischer cartoons. The two...

Little Dutch Mill (1934)

Little Dutch Mill (1934)

A miserly mill-keeper kidnaps two Dutch children, but their pet duck runs for help like Lassie. A Dave Fleischer cartoon with lush graphics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvn71Jm4rVc

Christmas Comes But Once A Year (1936)

Christmas Comes But Once A Year (1936)

The children at the orphanage are thrilled to wake up and find plenty of new toys on Christmas morning. Unfortunately, all of them break or fall apart within a few seconds. Prof. Grampy, the inventor, passes by in his motorized sled and hears the wailing of the...

Cobweb Hotel – Max Fleischer (1936)

Cobweb Hotel – Max Fleischer (1936)

A spider runs a hotel for flies where he keeps his guests captive. A pair of fly newlyweds arrive and check in. Fortunately, the husband is "flyweight champion." After a pitched battle featuring arrows (fountain pen nibs) and a machinegun (aspirins shot from a perfume...

Mr Wong in Chinatown (1939)

Mr Wong in Chinatown (1939)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca8O8LktYiQ A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa,...

The Mystery of Mr Wong (1938)

The Mystery of Mr Wong (1938)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTQOL5eGjp4 The Mystery of Mr. Wong-1939. San Francisco detective James Lee Wong tries to solve the murder of antiques collector who was in possession of a famous jewel known as "The Eye of the Daughter of The Moon." Starring Boris...

The Evil Mind (1935)

The Evil Mind (1935)

Also known as The Clairvoyant and taken from a book by that name and made in England. Claude Raines is Maximus, a small-time music hall mind reader and a fake psychic, suddenly has frightening flashes of precognition; but he cannot predict or control them …until he...

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

While in London, for a medical convention, Dr Ben McKenna, his wife, Jo, a former singer, and their teenage son, Hank decide to take a quick trip to Marrakesh. Whilst there, hanks kidnapped by a British couple. A man, who the McKenna's had met the same day, is...

Perils of Pauline (1933)

Perils of Pauline (1933)

A famous scientist, Professor Hargraves (James Durkin), and his daughter travel to Indochina to find an ancient ivory disc that has the formula for a deadly gas engraved on it. Dr. Barshan (John Davidson) his assistant Wang (Frank Lackteen) and his henchmen are also...

Tarzan the Fearless (1933)

Tarzan the Fearless (1933)

In the African Jungle, a group of Europeans come across the fabled white man who was raised by apes. Lord Greystoke, known as Tarzan, Greystoke takes an immediate liking to the blonde Mary Brooks and rescues her during a terrible storm. Not everyone in the safari sees...

Tarzan’s Revenge (1938)

Tarzan’s Revenge (1938)

Eleanor and her parents are hunting big game, accompanied by the nefarious Ben lleu Bey who wants to add her to his 100-woman harem. But before that can happen, he will have to deal with Tarzan who wants her too. Starring Glenn Morris, Eleanor Holm, and George...

My Man Godfrey (1936)

My Man Godfrey (1936)

In the depths of the Depression, a party game brings dizzy socialite Irene Bullock to the city dump where she meets Godfrey, a derelict, and ends by hiring him as the family butler. He finds the Bullocks to be the epitome of the idle rich, and nutty as fruitcakes....

The Flying Deuces (1939)

The Flying Deuces (1939)

Oliver is heartbroken when he finds that Georgette, the innkeeper's daughter he's fallen in love with, is already married to dashing Foreign Legion officer Francois. To forget her, he joins the Legion, taking Stanley with him. Their bumbling eventually gets them...

Zorro Rides Again (1937) Trailer

Zorro Rides Again (1937) Trailer

Can the black-clad man on horseback defeat a gang supplied with airplanes and machine guns? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0yaEUqk5WM

Zorro Rides Again (1937)

Zorro Rides Again (1937)

The California-Yucatan Railroad, being built for the good of Mexico, is under siege by a gang of terrorists hoping to force its sale; no one can prove their connection to profiteer Marsden. Manuel Vega, aged co-owner, calls in the aid of his nephew James,...

Mandrake the Magician (1939)

Mandrake the Magician (1939)

Crafty underworld leader “The Wasp” will stop at nothing to steal Professor Houston's radium-energy machine. The Wasp wreaks havoc on a radio station, a dam, and a power plant in his attempts to get the invention, but luckily master Magician Mandrake is there every...

Red Barry (1938)

Red Barry (1938)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhej-aAwiT0 Starring Buster Crabbe, as a famous detective who sets out to discover who stole $2 million in bonds. The plot soon evolves into a game of “Bonds, Bonds, Who Has the Bonds?,” it has so many groups, and their armies of...

Queen of the Jungle (1935)

Queen of the Jungle (1935)

Young David Worth and Joan Lawrence are children with a group of explorers that are seeking African radium deposits. They are playing in the basket of the party’s air balloon when the bag takes off with Joan aboard, last seen sailing over the back-lot jungle. A flash...

Tailspin Tommy trailer (1934)

Tailspin Tommy trailer (1934)

A young mechanic gets a job with a small airline, which he helps win a mail contract. A rival airline plots to destroy it in order to get the contracts for itself. Amazing airplane stunts are featured in this exciting serial. Based on a popular comic strip of the 30s....

The Man From Utah (1934)

The Man From Utah (1934)

The Marshal sends John Weston to a rodeo to see if he can find out who is killing the rodeo riders who are about to win the prize money. Barton has organized the rodeo and plans to leave with all the prize money put up by the townspeople. When it appears that Weston...

Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937)

Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937)

Tex Ritter is up against a group of hooded outlaws. When he shoots one, he uses the hood to infiltrate the gang. Almost caught by them, he escapes only to be arrested by the Sheriff who thinks he's one of the gang. Starring Tex Ritter, White Flash, and Iris Meredith....

Devil Monster (1936)

Devil Monster (1936)

A schooner disappears at sea without a trace. Years later, evidence of possible survivors prompts the mother of the schooner's mate Jose to hire a tuna boat to investigate. They discover the lad living happily on a South Seas island, and, when he refuses to leave with...

Mr. Moto’s Last Warning (1937)

Mr. Moto’s Last Warning (1937)

A Japanese man claiming to be Mr. Moto, of the International Police, is abducted and murdered soon after disembarking from a ship at Port Said in Egypt. The real Mr. Moto is already in Port Said, investigating a conspiracy against the British and French governments....

Mr Wong Detective (1938)

Mr Wong Detective (1938)

When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective James Wong to help him, Wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. He uncovers a international spy ring hoping to steal the formula for a poison gas being developed by the first victim's company....

Law of 45s (1935)

Law of 45s (1935)

Lawyer Rontel has made Geologist Sheffield his prisoner and by power of attorney is using his money to buy the ranches of those driven off by his hired men. But when he goes after Hayden, Tucson and Stoney arrive and things begin to change. Starring Guinn 'Big Boy'...

Rawhide (1938)

Rawhide (1938)

Bad gunslinger Ed Saunders with his Cattlemen's Protective Agency is running roughshod over the local ranchers. Lawyer Larry Kimball is fighting him but he needs a rancher that will stand up with him against Saunders. He finds him when Lou Gehrig retires from baseball...

The Desert Trail (1935)

The Desert Trail (1935)

Rodeo star John Scott and his gambler friend Kansas Charlie are wrongly accused of armed robbery. They leave town as fast as they can to go looking for their own suspects in Poker City. Starring John Wayne, Mary Kornman, and Paul Fix. A great retro-western with John...

Boots and Saddles (1937)

Boots and Saddles (1937)

When new owner Spud arrives from England, Autry convinces him not to sell the ranch but to raise horses for the Army. When both Autry's and Neale's bids are the same, the Colonel calls for a race to decide the winner. But that night Neale has Autry's stable burned....

A Shriek in the Night (1933)

A Shriek in the Night (1933)

Pat Morgan and Ted Kord are rival newspaper reporters always trying to out scoop each other. They join together to solve a series of murders being committed in an apartment building. Starring Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, and Harvey Clark. A great retro-murder...

Revolt of the Zombies (1936)

Revolt of the Zombies (1936)

On the Franco-Austrian Frontier during WW I, an oriental priest, chaplain of a French colonial regiment, is condemned to life imprisonment because he possesses the power of turning men into zombies. As the priest in his prison cell is preparing to burn the parchment...

Jungle Jim (1936)

Jungle Jim (1936)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPDXfe3CM2Y&list=PLLWBlR05kcRMwOLUbQ9wdxJPKu9BN99kH A serial in 12 chapters based on the popular 1930s comic strip by Alex Raymond. Two safaris enter the African jungle intent on finding a white girl who is the heiress to a fortune....

The Gorilla (1939)

The Gorilla (1939)

When a wealthy man (Lionel Atwill) is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive. Patsy Kelly portrays a newly hired maid who wants to quit...

The Savage Girl (1932)

The Savage Girl (1932)

The Savage Girl is a 1932 movie starring Rochelle Hudson as The Girl. A white jungle goddess is protected by a fierce killer gorilla. A great early jungle girl and gorilla gone ape-shit movie for your retro-enjoyment! Look out jungle girl!...

Mad Scientist Presents – The Phantom Creeps (1939)

Mad Scientist Presents – The Phantom Creeps (1939)

A military intelligence officer and a pretty reporter try to find a mad scientist (Bela Lugosi) whose inventions can destroy the world. First use of a crazed robot used in the movies. Yow! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yxijqD8K4M

Tailspin Tommy (1934)

Tailspin Tommy (1934)

Two early cargo airlines clash over a government mail contract. “Tailspin” Tommy (Maurice Murphy), a young mechanic, gets a job with Three Points Airlines, who win the contract. Their opponents resort to sabotage in order to have the contact for themselves. Wade...

Mad Scientist Presents – SOS Coast Guard (1937)

Mad Scientist Presents – SOS Coast Guard (1937)

Bela Lugosi plays Boroff, a mad scientist who's attempting to pawn off his deadly invention, a disintegrating gas, to the highest bidder. Before the gas can be manufactured, however, Boroff must go in search of certain difficult to find ingredients and the villain is...

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1937)

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1937)

Agent Mala, an intelligence operative, investigates sabotage on remote Clipper Island in the South Pacific. A gang of spies causes the eruption of a volcano, for which Mala is blamed. He convinces the native Princess Melani of his innocence and helps her ward off a...

The Lost City (1935)

The Lost City (1935)

At the dawn of the Tesla age was this incredible serial from 1935 which featured Tesla’s wireless transmission of power and other inventions. Scientist Bruce Gordon comes to a secluded area in Africa after realizing that a series of electrically induced natural...

The Lost Jungle (1934)

The Lost Jungle (1934)

The Lost Jungle (1934). Animal trainer Clyde Beatty heads a rescue party in search of his girl, Ruth, and her father who have gotten lost looking for an uncharted island. His dirigible crashes into the jungles of the island. When he locates Ruth, he learns that her...

Undersea Kingdom (1936)

Undersea Kingdom (1936)

THE UNDERSEA KINGDOM: THE MOVIE. This great 1936 serial, now an edited and digitally enhanced movie, is the story of Ray “Crash” Corrigan, Athlete and Navy Lieutenant, who joins Professor Norton in a Rocket Submarine to inspect an enigmatic location beneath the...

The Shadow vs International Crime (1937)

The Shadow vs International Crime (1937)

The Shadow vs International Crime (1937) stars Rod LaRoque as The Shadow., a man with mysterious powers that he acquired in Tibet. In the radio drama, which debuted in 1937, The Shadow was an invisible avenger who had learned, while "traveling through the Orient,"...

The Shadow Strikes (1937)

The Shadow Strikes (1937)

The Shadow Strikes (1937) stars Rod LaRoque as The Shadow., a man with mysterious powers that he acquired in Tibet. In the radio drama, which debuted in 1937, The Shadow was an invisible avenger who had learned, while "traveling through the Orient," "the mysterious...

The Phantom Empire (1935)

Gene Autry battles Lemurians (or Muranians) living underground near a ranch in California (shades of Mount Shasta) in the bizarre 1935 science fiction western The Phantom Empire. The first and only science fiction singing cowboy western. Gene Autry the singing cowboy...

Chandu and the Island of Lemuria (1934)

Bela Lugosi plays the good magician Chandu in his only role as the hero in a movie! Chandu travels to the island of Lemuria to rescue a kidnapped Egyptian princess named Nadji (Maria Alba) from the black magic cult of the Ubasti, who believe that she is the...