Drama, Romance
On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in his hand, he notices an envelope addressed to him on his desk. As he begins to read, we're taken back to World War One and his meeting with a young woman named Mary Lane.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
City Streets
The Smiling Lieutenant
Flaming Gold
Gold Diggers of 1933
Queen Christina
The Scarlet Empress
Love Me Tonight
The Story of Temple Drake
I Cover the Waterfront
Mamba
The Dancing Town
Manhattan Melodrama
The Secret Six
Flying Down to Rio
Little Caesar
Morning Glory
Twentieth Century
The Old Dark House
Inspiration
SIMILAR MOVIES
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
IMDB 7.8 | Nov , 1932
A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.City Streets
IMDB 6.2 | Apr , 1931
A mobster's daughter leads her boyfriend from the circus into bootlegging.The Smiling Lieutenant
IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 1931
An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.Flaming Gold
IMDB 5.5 | Sep , 1932
Two friends working a jungle oil field clash when one marries a lady of the evening.Gold Diggers of 1933
IMDB 7.2 | May , 1933
When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.Queen Christina
IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 1934
Popular monarch Queen Christina of Sweden must choose between love and loyalty to her nation when she unexpectedly falls for a Spanish envoy.The Scarlet Empress
IMDB 6.8 | May , 1934
During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine the Great, travels to Moscow to marry the dimwitted Grand Duke Peter, the heir to the Russian throne. Their arranged marriage proves to be loveless, and Catherine takes many lovers, including the handsome Count Alexei, and bears a son. When the unstable Peter eventually ascends to the throne, Catherine plots to oust him from power.Love Me Tonight
IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 1932
A Parisian tailor goes to a château to collect a bill, only to fall for an aloof young princess living there.The Story of Temple Drake
IMDB 6.4 | May , 1933
The coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge is stranded at a bootleggers’ hide-out, subjected to an act of nightmarish sexual violence, and plunged into a criminal underworld that threatens to swallow her up completely.I Cover the Waterfront
IMDB 4.8 | May , 1933
An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.Mamba
IMDB 4.5 | Mar , 1930
August Bolte, the richest man in a settlement in German East Africa in the period before World War I, is called "Mamba" by the locals, which is the name of a deadly snake. Despised by the locals and the European settlers alike for his greed and arrogance, Bolte forces the beautiful daughter of a destitute nobleman to marry him in exchange for saving her father from ruin. Upon her arrival in Africa, she falls in love with an officer in the local German garrison. When World War I breaks out, Bolte, unable to avoid being conscripted, foments a rebellion among the local natives.The Dancing Town
IMDB 6 | Oct , 1928
Young kids face off in a dance competition.Manhattan Melodrama
IMDB 7 | May , 1934
The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.The Secret Six
IMDB 5.5 | Apr , 1931
Bootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, masterminded by crooked criminal defense lawyer Newton. Scorpio eventually takes over Frank's operation, beats a rival gang, becomes wealthy, and dominates the city for several years until a secret group of six masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.Flying Down to Rio
IMDB 6.2 | Dec , 1933
An American bandleader woos a Brazilian beauty who is already engaged to his employer. His friends try to help him, while learning the local dance, The Carioca. The first pairing of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, and their only pre-Code film.Little Caesar
IMDB 6.9 | Jan , 1931
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?Morning Glory
IMDB 6.1 | Aug , 1933
Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She attracts the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom, or will she fade like a morning glory after its brief blooming?Twentieth Century
IMDB 6.8 | May , 1934
A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.The Old Dark House
IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 1932
In a remote region of Wales, five travelers beset by a relentless storm find shelter in an old mansion.Inspiration
IMDB 5.5 | Jan , 1931
The film features the leading actress Greta Garbo as Yvonne, an artist's model. Other stars include Robert Montgomery, Lewis Stone, Marjorie Rambeau and Judith Vosselli. It is a romantic melodrama, portraying a Parisian belle with a past returning to haunt her. The film is the only one where Montgomery played opposite Garbo.