Directed by William Wyler • 1929 • United States
Starring Charles Bickford, Raymond Hatton, Fred Kohler
When three bank-robbing desperadoes find a dying mother in the desert, they swear to return the woman’s baby to his father—a promise that sets the trio on a quest that only one will survive. Arguably the finest of the numerous screen adaptations of Peter B. Kyne’s oft-filmed novel “The Three Godfathers,” this powerful western tale of sin and redemption features gritty, unsentimental direction by the great William Wyler in his first talkie production.
Directed by King Vidor • 1929 • United States
Starring Daniel L. Haynes, Nina Mae McKinney, William Fountaine
HALLELUJAH is a cinematic milestone: the first feature from a major studio to star an entirely Black cast, and the first talkie made by titan director King Vidor. Infused with spirituals...
Directed by Frank Borzage • 1932 • United States
Starring Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, Adolphe Menjou
Classic Hollywood’s arch-poet of romantic mysticism, Frank Borzage, transforms Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel into a feverish paean to the transcendent power of love. Gary Cooper is the troubl...
Directed by Clyde Bruckman • 1933 • United States
Starring W. C. Fields, Rosemary Theby, George Chandler
“And it ain’t a fit night out for man nor beast!” declares W. C. Fields in one of his most hilariously offbeat outings, a surreal satire of rugged pioneer melodramas set in a snowbound Yukon ...
