When a busybody teacher in a girls' finishing school finds a love letter from a student to an unknown man, a minor scandal erupts.
Dodsworth follows the journey of a retired couple, Sam and Fran, as they embark on a trip to Europe. Throughout their journey, they face personal challenges and revelations that test their marriage. Sam finds himself drawn to a younger woman, while Fran explores her own desires and independence. Ultimately, they must decide if their love and commitment can withstand the obstacles and changes that come with age.
Because of a very unhappy affair she had earlier in her life, a woman shuts herself off from the rest of the world.
The Rich Are Always with Us is a 1932 comedy-drama film about the ups and downs of love and wealth in New York City. After a car accident, a wealthy stockbroker falls for a married singer, causing scandal and jealousy among the New York elite. As their relationship unfolds, it becomes clear that money can't buy happiness.
A woman murders her husband's mistress and someone else gets accused of the crime.
In this society drama set in contemporary England, a noblewoman pretends to be an adulteress in order to protect her sister-in-law, who actually is.
Lilly Turner is a drama and romance movie released in 1933. The story revolves around Lilly, who finds herself in a complicated situation when she becomes romantically involved with two men. The movie explores themes such as bigamy, unrequited love, and the challenges faced by women in the early 1900s.
Madame X is a gripping drama set in Paris, France. The story follows a woman who becomes trapped in a web of blackmail and deceit. She is forced to make difficult choices that ultimately lead to her downfall. Remade multiple times, this pre-code film explores themes of mother-son relationships, forgiveness, and the consequences of one's actions.
A woman becomes estranged from her daughter when the girl learns that she is illegitimate.
The love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through Napoleon's rise to power and their eventual divorce.
A married restaurant owner is persuaded to become a bootlegger by a beautiful young girl. When he starts making money at it, she steals it, then runs off with another man. His wife finds out what happened. Complications ensue.
Linda Gault is a luxury loving wife who casually seduces other men while getting investment tips from one of her lovers.
Female (1933) follows a female executive who finds herself navigating the challenges of working in a male-dominated industry. She faces sexual harassment and gender discrimination while trying to balance her personal life and pursue her career aspirations.
A famous British actress gets involved with two members of a reserved British noble family, whose plan to get rid of her backfires.
Jean Boucheron the cat burglar is the darling of the Montmartre whores--and catches the eye of slumming socialite Zelia de Chaumont, who decides to "reform" him. A complication is his lovely young ward Odile... murder and a grand courtoom scene ensue.
A ne'er-do-well husband, after years of abusing his wife, disappears with their son, and winds up selling him to a wealthy family. Years later, the wife, now a world-famous opera singer, finally has enough time and money to begin a search for him.
Frisco Jenny follows the life of an orphan girl who rises to become a powerful madam in the notorious Barbary Coast district of San Francisco. She faces treachery, murder, and deception as she navigates the corrupt world of politicians, gangsters, and the local tong. The film explores themes of love, loss, and redemption.
The title character is office-boy Barney. Pretending to be a deaf-mute, Barney tries to trump his detective boss Walter Babbing by tracking down the person who kidnapped Peggy Meredith, the daughter of wealthy Agnes and Trumbull Meredith.
A society woman wrongly -- and very publicly -- accused of infidelity is dropped by her friends, spurned by her husband, and faced with the loss of her child.
A lawyer, left by his wife, gets drunk and marries a chorus girl, or so he learns the morning after.