It is executive produced by alexander korda for legeran films. Still bill is a 2009 documentary film about musician bill withers. A man sponges off an old comrade from the first world war who believes he has saved his life. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates uk 22 june 1931.
See more ideas about 1940s movies, classic movies and movies. Fritz langs first sound film, an expressionistic psychological thriller about a child molester. The best thing about old classic silent movies is that they are absolutely free to watch and download legally. The best movies of 1931 picked by critics and filmmakers and sorted by rank. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto int. Now she finds herself with four kids and quickly diminishing resources. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity.
We here at the bill sprague collection think that this is an infinitesimal or extremely small favor to ask. It marked the film debut of a very young peter lawford, playing the child of the main character, bill leslie fuller. Still regarded as the definitive film version of mary shelleys classic tale of tragedy and horror, frankenstein made unknown character actor boris karloff a star and created a. Public enemy 1931 and little caesar 1930, the comedy film min and bill 1930, or the best picturewinning western film cimarron 1931.
Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. The title is a reference to withers 1972 album of the same name. Poor old bill 1931 0622 1931 gb comedy 52m user score. Poor old bill 1931 06221931 gb comedy 52m user score. Vci president robert blair, via tom weaver, is soliciting serialfan input in prioritizing the release schedule of vcis universal serial restorations, on this thread. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot keywords submission guide. Robert blair of vci has informed him that universal is going to give vci access to the original film elements for its serials. The film has been described as an inverted womens film, because men in the. Classic silent films, old silent movies black and white movies.
It looks like we dont have any plot keywords for this title yet. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to poor old bill. The film became known for its erotic subject matter, made possible by the governments gradual relaxation of censorship and control over the film industry during the 1980s. Its plot concerns a poultry farmer who is persuaded to invest in a film company. The following is an overview of 1931 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Lon and hazel chaney with mabel and bill dunphy play with a dog perhaps sandy and perform some vaudeville routines.
Audiences bypassed many of the musical films that were being cranked out, and preferred to watch other genre creations, such as the early gangster films. Best horror movie death scenes of all time thrillist. Bill cody 1891 1948 was a hollywood bwestern actor of the 1920s, 1930s and into the 1940s. Dracula is still worth watching, though, but you may not want to watch it again soon. A man sponges off an old comrade from the first world war who believes he has saved his life during the war, although this ultimately proves not to be true. All pages with titles beginning with old bill poor old bill, 1931 british comedy film. This page was last edited on 1 december 2018, at 22. Sweet and lovely 1931 147 gus arnheim orch, vbing crosby i cried for you 1936. Oscar to dressler for best actress, 1931 load next article inspire your inbox sign up for daily fun facts about this day in history, updates, and special offers. The town of colbrook, massachusetts was founded by the family of the same name, and as such they are its leading family. This version also features an excellent musical soundtrack. It looks like we dont have any quotes for this title yet.
Oct 22, 2019 frankenstein 1931 old school monster movies generally didnt offer wildly gruesome death scenes, but the sequence in which frankensteins monster inadvertently kills a little girl he mistook. With kay francis, bonita granville, john litel, anita louise. Bill is a 2015 british family adventure comedy film from the principal performers behind childrens tv series horrible histories and yonderland. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies. Complete national film registry listing film registry. For many years considered a lost frank capra film, broadway bill 1934 emerged in the 1990s showcasing the talents of the director and his stars, warner baxter, myrna loy and clarence muse. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Bill and a friend decide on a plot whereby bill appears to save harry and so evens matters up but the plot miscarries.
World war i veteran bill is inspired to reenlist in 1939, and ends up serving with his son. The bill sprague collection tolerates no negative remarks regarding any items. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Minor b western cowboy stars free download of b movies. The keystone film company and the emergence of mass.
Reginald colbrook mary has had to manage the family money following her husbands death, something she had never done and at which she knows she is not good. Poor old bill is a 1931 british comedy film directed by monty banks and starring leslie fuller, iris ashley and syd courtenay. Aug 17, 2015 the production code, rigidly enforced from 1934 onwards, put paid to much of the naughtiness, which is why the vast majority of these clips hail from the precode era a period that saw a. This version runs at least 15 minutes than other versions on the market.
Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. Cut versions one or more versions of this work have been cut. It looks like we dont have any plot summaries for this title yet. Classic silent films, old silent movies black and white. Frankenstein 1931 oldschool monster movies generally didnt offer wildly gruesome death scenes, but the sequence in which frankensteins monster inadvertently kills a little girl. The film bills bela lugosi posthumously as a star, although silent. Hello, sweetheart is a 1935 british comedy film directed by monty banks and starring claude hulbert, gregory ratoff and jane carr the film was made by the british subsidiary of warner brothers at the companys teddington studios. Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and. Old bill comics, a cartoon character created in 191415 by bruce bairnsfather the better ole or the romance of old bill, 1917 stage musical comedy based on the cartoon character. With morland graham, john mills, mary clare, renee houston. I strongly recommend following the link and reading toms entire post, but if you dont, the gist of toms message from mr. Check out our list of old silent films, your greatest source of information on the internet about silent films. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide.
Oct 12, 2008 home movie party prohibition 1929 1930 glens falls, albany armistice day parade 1931, ballston lake, ny 1931. Download pdf copies of the entire list of registry titles sorted alphabetically or by year of release. The romance of old bill, 1918 british silent film based on the play. Children wearing monkey masks pay the price for bad bicycle safety habits in. Slang for a police officer or for law enforcement in the united. Find the monthly tcm movie schedule and programming guide and learn what. But the studios most unlikely romantic duo and one of the most popular was a pair of aging, overweight comics, marie dressler and wallace beery. It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. The speckled band 1931 full film with raymond massey by vintage films. Later men and women, including lon and hazel and lons son, creighton and his friends, and perhaps eddie parker, sit inside smoking, drinking, and talking. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It was produced by punk cinema, cowboy films and bbc films and was released in the uk on 18 september 2015 by vertigo films.
Having seven brothers and one sister, and growing up in a very diplomatic family, little william was thrust into kings college and expected to pursue the family trade. It is based on the play the butter and egg man by george s. Cody, often called the reel bill cody, began his acting career in the early days of film, and just happened to have the same name as buffalo bill cody, although being of no relation. An old, first world war soldier enlists with his son to fight in the second world war.
The painted desert free notable for being clark gables first appearance in a talkie film. Cuts are detailed for each respective version found under related works. With leslie fuller, iris ashley, syd courtenay, peter lawford. This film updates the story to the phony war period of the second world war. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Scanningcenter nj source print sponsormhdl john mcelwee year. The film is a fictional take on the young william shakespeares search for fame and fortune, as written by laurence rickard and. The film was based on an original story by famed writer and broadway columnist and future hollywood producer mark hellinger called on the nose also known as strictly confidential, for which he was. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. The estimable tom weaverserial, bfilm, and horrormovie expert extraordinairehas broken some great news for serial buffs over in two threads on the classic horror film board forum. It is of course based on the cartoon characters of bruce bairnsfather of tommies in the first world war. Note please download the handy dandy 3gp file to watch this highly watchable and entertaining film.
Bad girl the smiling lieutenant five star final min and bill disraeli. It received its world premiere at the 2009 south by southwest film festival. In this musical short, a condensed version of fifty million frenchmen 1931. Janjun 1931 topics motion pictures, film industry trade magazine publisher new york, wids films and film folks, inc. In 1931, some eighteen hundred theaters had instituted double bills, rep. Complete national film registry listing library of congress. Also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. This short film highlights some of the previous ten years best thoroughbred horse. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. So much has been written about city lights that my own two cents worth wont tip the scales as far as convincing those who refuse to watch silent films or old movies in general that they should see what i believe to be an immortal film classic. The production code, rigidly enforced from 1934 onwards, put paid to much of the naughtiness, which is why the vast majority of these clips hail from the precode era a period that saw a.
Best adaptation and best art direction cimarron was the first western to win best picture, and would remain the only one to do so for 59 years until dances with wolves won in 1991. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Vci plans to use these for new dvd releases of those serials. Min and bill 1930 in the 1920s and 30s, mgm was known for great romantic teams such as greta garbo and john gilbert, clark gable and jean harlow, and william powell and myrna loy. My bill 1938 mary kay francis was relatively well off, until her husband died in the middle of the great depression. The tags are either missing, inaccurate, or contain a lot of filler. Harry says he saved bill s life during the war and on the strength of it lives free on bill. Old bill and son is a 1941 british blackandwhite comedy war film directed by ian dalrymple and starring morland graham, john mills, mary clare and ronald shiner as herbert bert smith. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Download pdf copies of the entire list of registry titles sorted alphabetically or by. Police in berlin in the 1930s were unable to apprehend a kidnapper and pedophile serial killer of little girls. There was a warner brothers silent film the better ole produced by warner brothers in 1926. Whilst both the blackly comic bride of frankenstein 1935 and the actionpacked son of frankenstein 1939 are superior to this movie, from a historical perspective this first film with karloff as the frankenstein monster is one of talking cinemas great early achievements, and a monument to his status as the horror genres first real star. Frankenstein 18 movie clip fritz steals the brain 1931.