Hollywood on Parade No. A-1

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1 1932

4.00

In the first entry of this series, the show open with a troupe of dancing chorus girls getting a salute from crossed-eyed Ben Turpin. Then the master of ceremonies, Fredric March, brings on the various acts, starting with a pre-teen Mitzi Green), dressed as an adult and singing "Was That the Human Thing to Do?" , followed by Ginger Rogers and Jack Oakie singing-and-dancing to "The Girl Who Used to be You." Then the Three Brox Sisters do a triple imitation of Marlene Dietrich singing 'Falling in Love Again." 'Jack Duffy' does a drunken hillbilly bit involving a lamp post, the the finale has Eddie Peabody, playing a banjo for some chorus girls on a pedestal.

1932

A Song, A Kiss, A Girl

A Song, A Kiss, A Girl 1932

5.00

Peter Franke owns Supraphon record company, which has one main competitor in Lyraphon. As a commercial strategy Peter gets engaged to her counter partner Asta, to his assistant Münzer's approval. Then he meets Wally Sommer, singing saleswoman at one of his shops, and all his plans are turned upside down while they both fall in love in this light musical comedy filled with Robert Stolz music.

1932

Fanny

Fanny 1932

7.47

Soon after Marius's departure, Fanny learns that she is pregnant with his child, to the disappointment of her mother and of Marius's father, César. To secure a better life for her unborn child, she accepts a marriage proposal from the aging widower Honoré Panisse.

1932

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3

Hollywood on Parade No. A-3 1932

1

Eddie Kane wanders round the studio back-lot, opening various doors to see which stars pop out.

1932

The Heart of New York

The Heart of New York 1932

6.70

A poor New York plumber's wife and children hope to move "uptown" from their lower East Side neighborhood after he sells his new invention.

1932

Camping Out

Camping Out 1932

1

Scrappy, his little brother, and the dog take the car and drive to the camping grounds.

1932

Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs 1932

6.60

A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money.

1932

The Penal Code

The Penal Code 1932

6.00

A man is released from prison and tries to get back into life on the outside without his family and friends knowing he's been in jail.

1932

Strange Justice

Strange Justice 1932

4.50

Socialite banker Henry Judson maintains his extravagant lifestyle by embezzling from his bank, but is caught by sleazy assistant manager Waters and is blackmailed by him into continuing. Close to being found out, the two devise a scheme which sends Wally, the ex-con boyfriend of pretty hat check girl Rose Abbott, to death row.

1932

Their First Mistake

Their First Mistake 1932

6.39

Mrs Hardy is annoyed that her husband Oliver seems to spend more time with his friend Stanley than with her. After a furious argument, Mrs Hardy says that she is through if Ollie goes out with Stan again. Stan suggests that Ollie adopts a baby, which he does. Unfortunately, his wife has left their apartment on returning, and a process server delivers a paper informing Ollie that she is suing him for divorce, naming Stan as correspondent. The boys are now left to look after the infant on their own.

1932

White Zombie

White Zombie 1932

5.98

A wealthy landowner living in Haiti convinces a sorcerer to lure the woman he has fallen for away from her fiancé. The madman later betrays their agreement by keeping the woman for himself…As a zombie.

1932

Cock of the Air

Cock of the Air 1932

6.50

An opera diva sets her sights on a womanizing army officer.

1932

How Shall I Tell My Husband?

How Shall I Tell My Husband? 1932

5.00

The film starts in the fashionable seaside resort on the Baltic, Heringsdorf, where Renate Müller spends a secret weekend away from her husband with her bosom friend Ida Wüst. The husband meanwhile has a flirtation while traveling by night train from Frankfurt to Berlin, nice atmospheric shots of sleeper and dining car in the morning. The action continues in the luxury villas and apartments of Berlin, Renate Müller wears a string of very elegant outfits. Misunderstandings, jealousies, temporary separation of husband and wife, a few songs, wicked humour.

1932

Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

Hollywood on Parade No. A-4 1932

1

Hollywood on Parade was a series of short subjects produced by Paramount Pictures between 1932 and 1934. They showcased the studio's stars both in newsreel-type footage (glimpses of Hollywood figures at premieres, parties, the races, etc.) and in new material such as sketches or musical numbers.

1932

Sons of Aristocrats

Sons of Aristocrats 1932

1

The film is a look into the problems facing Egyptian men who marry foreign women, heavily portraying the women as immoral gold diggers and cheats.

1932

A Fool's Advice

A Fool's Advice 1932

5.50

An elevator operator invents a machine that he believes can help to defeat a corrupt politician in the city's upcoming mayoral election.

1932

The Mouthpiece

The Mouthpiece 1932

5.90

A prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got convicted and executed was actually innocent.

1932