Drama Movies
Command Performance (1937)
Arthur Tracy and Lilli Palmer star in this 1930’s British romantic drama. With his voice faltering due to nerves, celebrated stage performer “The Street Singer” (Tracy) parts company with the…
Stella Dallas (1937)
After divorcing a society man, a small-town woman tries to build a better life for their daughter.
Brief Ecstasy (1937)
A remarkable story of love lost and found, as a young couple are separated by circumstance, and plunged into emotional turmoil by a reunion…
Talking Feet (1937)
An east London fishmonger’s young daughter (Hazel Ascot) is so grateful to Dr Hood (John Stuart) for saving her dog Patch after a road accident that she persuades her dad…
Saratoga (1937)
A horse breeder’s granddaughter falls in love with a gambler in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Knight Without Armour (1937)
British agent working in Russia is forced to remain longer than planned once the revolution begins. After being released from prison in Siberia he poses as a Russian Commissar. Because…
The Toast of New York (1937)
After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where he struggles to make his…
They Won’t Forget (1937)
A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day. Andrew Griffin, a small-time lawyer with political ambitions, sees the crime as his…
The Emperor’s Candlesticks (1937)
Spies on opposite sides fall in love in pre-revolutionary Russia.
Dark Journey (1937)
Madeline Goddard, is a British double agent who meets and falls in love with a German spy Baron Karl Von Marwitz during World War I. This tale of espionage blends…
Another Dawn (1937)
Colonel John Wister, on duty with the British army in the desert region of Dubik, returns to England on leave. There he falls in love with Julia Ashton, who cares…
The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.
Captains Courageous (1937)
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to…
Slim (1937)
Expert lineman Red takes Farm-boy Slim under his wing and teaches him the dangerous, migratory trade of putting up transmission lines. They both love their work, and the same girl,…
King Solomon’s Mines (1937)
White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.
Slave Ship (1937)
Action-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced against his will to again transport human cargo.
Parnell (1937)
Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell struggles to free his country from English rule, but his relationship with married Katie O’Shea threatens to ruin all his dreams of freedom.
Grand Illusion (1937)
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World…
The Good Earth (1937)
China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure the many hardships of life over…
Kid Galahad (1937)
Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the ‘kid’ falls for his sister.
San Quentin (1937)
Ex-Army officer Jameson takes a job a prison guard at San Quentin. Joe, the brother of his new girlfriend May, is sentenced to the prison for robbery. When Jameson tries…
Damaged Goods (1937)
A groom-to-be contracts syphilis and wrestles with the consequences of his diagnosis.
Wings Over Honolulu (1937)
A Navy pilot gets involved in a romantic triangle while stationed in Hawaii.
The Vicar of Bray (1937)
The Vicar of Bray is a satirical description of an individual fundamentally changing his principles to remain in ecclesiastical office as external requirements change around him. The religious upheavals in…
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents’ home is being foreclosed. “Temporarily,” Ma moves in with son George’s family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents…
They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.
Café Metropole (1937)
An American posing as a Russian prince woos a visiting Ohio heiress.
A Star Is Born (1937)
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent…
Thunder in the City (1937)
A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have not seen.
Internes Can’t Take Money (1937)
Dr. Kildare treats and falls for impoverished ex-con Janet Haley, widow of a bank robber, who can’t find her baby. Later she helps Kildare sew up gangster Hanlon in a…
Marked Woman (1937)
In the underworld of Manhattan, a woman dares to stand up to one of the city’s most powerful gangsters.
Girl Loves Boy (1937)
Bob Conrad is the playboy son of town squire Charles Conrad. Much against his dad’s wishes, Bob falls in love with Dorothy McCarthy, the daughter of penniless widow Mrs. McCarthy….
Quality Street (1937)
In the 1810s, an old maid poses as her own niece in order to teach her onetime beau a lesson.
Maytime (1937)
An aging opera singer looks back on her long life, including her relationships with her vocal teacher and a student.
Swing High Swing Low (1937)
In Panama, Maggie King meets soldier Skid Johnson on his last day in the army and reluctantly agrees to a date to celebrate. The two become involved in a nightclub…
Elephant Boy (1937)
In India, Toomai, a young mahout, helps lead the British on a large expedition to round up wild elephants.
History Is Made at Night (1937)
An American woman falls in love with a romantic Parisian head waiter who tries to save her from her possessive wealthy ex-husband who wants to keep her under his control.
Fire Over England (1937)
The film is a historical drama set during the reign of Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), focusing on the English defeat of the Spanish Armada, whence the title. In 1588, relations…