Robert McWade

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42nd Street (1933)

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Warner Baxter  •  Bebe Daniels  •  George Brent  •  Ruby Keeler

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Warner Baxter  •  Bebe Daniels  •  George Brent  •  Ruby Keeler

Cimarron (1931)

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wesley Ruggles
CAST:  Richard Dix  •  Irene Dunne  •  Estelle Taylor  •  Nance O'Neil

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat claims a plot of the free land for himself and moves his family there from Wichita. A newspaperman, lawyer, and just about everything else, Cravat soon becomes a leading ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wesley Ruggles
CAST:  Richard Dix  •  Irene Dunne  •  Estelle Taylor  •  Nance O'Neil

Feet First (1930)

Ambitious shoe salesman, Harold, unknowingly meets the boss' daughter and tells her he is a leather tycoon. The rest of the film he spends hiding his true circumstances, in the store and later on a ship. Trying to deliver a letter, he later finds himself dangling ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clyde Bruckman
CAST:  Harold Lloyd  •  Barbara Kent  •  Robert McWade  •  Lillian Leighton

Ambitious shoe salesman, Harold, unknowingly meets the boss' daughter and tells her he is a leather tycoon. The rest of the film he spends hiding his true circumstances, in the store and later on a ship. Trying to deliver a letter, he later finds himself dangling ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clyde Bruckman
CAST:  Harold Lloyd  •  Barbara Kent  •  Robert McWade  •  Lillian Leighton

Frisco Kid (1935)

After a roustabout sailor avoids being shanghaied in 1850s San Francisco, his audacity helps him rise to a position of power in the vice industry of the infamous Barbary Coast.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Margaret Lindsay  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Donald Woods

After a roustabout sailor avoids being shanghaied in 1850s San Francisco, his audacity helps him rise to a position of power in the vice industry of the infamous Barbary Coast.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Margaret Lindsay  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Donald Woods

Grand Hotel (1932)

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Greta Garbo  •  John Barrymore  •  Joan Crawford  •  Wallace Beery

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Greta Garbo  •  John Barrymore  •  Joan Crawford  •  Wallace Beery

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Glenda Farrell  •  Helen Vinson  •  Noel Francis

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Glenda Farrell  •  Helen Vinson  •  Noel Francis

Movie Crazy (1932)

After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a screen test and goes off to Hollywood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clyde Bruckman
CAST:  Harold Lloyd  •  Constance Cummings  •  Kenneth Thomson  •  Louise Closser Hale

After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a screen test and goes off to Hollywood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clyde Bruckman
CAST:  Harold Lloyd  •  Constance Cummings  •  Kenneth Thomson  •  Louise Closser Hale

The Sins of the Children (1930)

A barber turns down a promising business venture in order to take his sick son to a drier climate out west.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  Louis Mann  •  Robert Montgomery  •  Elliott Nugent  •  Leila Hyams

A barber turns down a promising business venture in order to take his sick son to a drier climate out west.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  Louis Mann  •  Robert Montgomery  •  Elliott Nugent  •  Leila Hyams

Of Human Hearts (1938)

This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Walter Huston  •  James Stewart  •  Beulah Bondi  •  Gene Reynolds

This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clarence Brown
CAST:  Walter Huston  •  James Stewart  •  Beulah Bondi  •  Gene Reynolds

The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933)

An ex-sailor turned boxer finds romance and gets a shot at the heavyweight title.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke
CAST:  Myrna Loy  •  Walter Huston  •  Primo Carnera  •  Otto Kruger

An ex-sailor turned boxer finds romance and gets a shot at the heavyweight title.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke
CAST:  Myrna Loy  •  Walter Huston  •  Primo Carnera  •  Otto Kruger

Bunker Bean (1936)

A shy office worker becomes a hero when a fortune teller calls him another Napoleon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Killy  •  William Hamilton
CAST:  Owen Davis Jr.  •  Louise Latimer  •  Robert McWade  •  Jessie Ralph

A shy office worker becomes a hero when a fortune teller calls him another Napoleon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Killy  •  William Hamilton
CAST:  Owen Davis Jr.  •  Louise Latimer  •  Robert McWade  •  Jessie Ralph

It's a Wise Child (1931)

In this comedy, a conservative family becomes alarmed when they begin believing their daughter is pregnant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Marion Davies  •  Sidney Blackmer  •  James Gleason  •  Polly Moran

In this comedy, a conservative family becomes alarmed when they begin believing their daughter is pregnant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  Marion Davies  •  Sidney Blackmer  •  James Gleason  •  Polly Moran

Here Comes the Band (1935)

In this musical, a songwriter goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by an unscrupulous music publisher. He brings his girlfriend with him. Also going to court are the Jubilee singers, hillbillies, and some cowboys and Indians who demonstrate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Sloane
CAST:  Ted Lewis  •  Virginia Bruce  •  Harry Stockwell  •  Ted Healy

In this musical, a songwriter goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by an unscrupulous music publisher. He brings his girlfriend with him. Also going to court are the Jubilee singers, hillbillies, and some cowboys and Indians who demonstrate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Sloane
CAST:  Ted Lewis  •  Virginia Bruce  •  Harry Stockwell  •  Ted Healy

Society Doctor (1935)

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Two surgeons (Chester Morris, Robert Taylor) in love with a nurse (Virginia Bruce) end their rivalry in the operating room.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George B. Seitz
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Robert Taylor  •  Virginia Bruce  •  Billie Burke

Two surgeons (Chester Morris, Robert Taylor) in love with a nurse (Virginia Bruce) end their rivalry in the operating room.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George B. Seitz
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Robert Taylor  •  Virginia Bruce  •  Billie Burke

Moonlight Murder (1936)

An escaped lunatic, a mysterious swami, and various lovers all have designs on a famous opera singer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edwin L. Marin
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Madge Evans  •  Leo Carrillo  •  Frank McHugh

An escaped lunatic, a mysterious swami, and various lovers all have designs on a famous opera singer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edwin L. Marin
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Madge Evans  •  Leo Carrillo  •  Frank McHugh

We're on the Jury (1937)

A juror at a murder trial is convinced the defendant is innocent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Holmes
CAST:  Victor Moore  •  Helen Broderick  •  Phillip Huston  •  Louise Latimer

A juror at a murder trial is convinced the defendant is innocent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ben Holmes
CAST:  Victor Moore  •  Helen Broderick  •  Phillip Huston  •  Louise Latimer

Flaming Gold (1932)

Two friends working a jungle oil field clash when one marries a lady of the evening.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Ince
CAST:  William Boyd  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Mae Clarke  •  Rollo Lloyd

Two friends working a jungle oil field clash when one marries a lady of the evening.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Ince
CAST:  William Boyd  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Mae Clarke  •  Rollo Lloyd

This Is My Affair (1937)

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President McKinley asks Lt. Richard L. Perry to go underground to identify some obviously very well briefed Mid-Western bank robbers based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Victor McLaglen  •  Brian Donlevy

President McKinley asks Lt. Richard L. Perry to go underground to identify some obviously very well briefed Mid-Western bank robbers based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Victor McLaglen  •  Brian Donlevy

The Dragon Murder Case (1934)

Wonderful idea to give a party with people who dislike each other. Late at night, everyone decides to go into the pool, except Stamm, who is drunk. Montague dives in as does Greeff and Leland, but only Greeff and Leland come out. Montague is no where to be found so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Warren William  •  Margaret Lindsay  •  Lyle Talbot  •  Eugene Pallette

Wonderful idea to give a party with people who dislike each other. Late at night, everyone decides to go into the pool, except Stamm, who is drunk. Montague dives in as does Greeff and Leland, but only Greeff and Leland come out. Montague is no where to be found so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Warren William  •  Margaret Lindsay  •  Lyle Talbot  •  Eugene Pallette

The Solitaire Man (1933)

An almost-retired jewel thief plans to marry Helen, his partner in crime. Their plans are shattered when Bascom, a gang member, arrives with a stolen necklace, putting their whole gang at risk.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Conway
CAST:  Herbert Marshall  •  Mary Boland  •  Lionel Atwill  •  May Robson

An almost-retired jewel thief plans to marry Helen, his partner in crime. Their plans are shattered when Bascom, a gang member, arrives with a stolen necklace, putting their whole gang at risk.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Conway
CAST:  Herbert Marshall  •  Mary Boland  •  Lionel Atwill  •  May Robson
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