William Dieterle directed Jewel Robbery a pre-Code comedy-mystery, starring William Powell and Kay Francis in one of their seven teaming together.
Jewel Robbery (1932): William Dieterle’s Pre-Code Mystery-Comedy, Starring William Powell and Kay Francis
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Reckless (1935): Victor Fleming’s Musical Melodrama, Starring Jean Harlow, William Powell, Franchot Tone, May Robson
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Victor Fleming directed Reckless (aka “Born Reckless” and “Hard to Handle”), a musical starring Jean Harlow, William Powell, Franchot Tone, and May Robson.
My Man Godfrey (1936): Superb Screwball Comedy, Starring Carol Lombard, William Powell
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Gregory La Cava's "My Man Godfrey" is one of the 1930s most enchanting screwball comedies, a movie that alludes directly to the context of the Depression in which it was made, addressing issues of morality and social class (the haves and haves not) even if at end it goes for an ideological compromise.
