Side Street

Sep 14, 1929

1h 14m

★ 5.2

Turbulent spirit of Big City Life caught in the mightiest drama of brother-love ever filmed! See the great hustle of busy New York all in sound.

Overview

Three New York Irish brothers cross paths as policeman, doctor and bootlegger.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Side Street Trailers

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Cast

Jimmy O'Farrell

Tom Moore

Dennis O'Farrell

Owen Moore

John O'Farrell

Matt Moore

Nora O'Farrell

Emma Dunn

Kathleen Doyle

Katherine Perry

Tom O'Farrell

Frank Sheridan

Maxse Kimball

Charles Byer

Silk Ruffo

Arthur Housman

Bunny

Mildred Harris

Patrick Doyle

Walter MacNamara

Henchman Mac (uncredited)

Edwin August

Henchman Slim (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.

6.9

Sadie McKee

May 9, 1934

A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.

5.5

Emperor Jones

Sep 29, 1933

Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.

5.8

She Done Him Wrong

Feb 9, 1933

New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more men friends than you can imagine. One of them is a vicious criminal who’s escaped and is on the way to see “his” girl, not realising she hasn’t exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings, a local temperance league leader.

6.9

Lady Killer

Dec 9, 1933

An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Hollywood movie star.

6.1

Ladies They Talk About

Feb 4, 1933

A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.

6.1

Employees' Entrance

Feb 11, 1933

Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thinks nothing of firing an employee of more than 20 years or of toying with the affections of every woman he meets. One such victim is Madeline, a beautiful young woman in need of a job. Anderson hires her as a salesgirl, but not before the two spend the night together. Madeline is ashamed, especially after she falls for Martin West, a rising young star at the store. Her biggest fear is that Martin finds out the truth about her "career move."

5.5

Ann Vickers

Sep 26, 1933

After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her work. She then falls for a controversial and married judge and scandal looms again.

5.2

She Had to Say Yes

Jul 15, 1933

Florence Denny is Tommy Nelson's girlfriend and secretary at a clothing manufacturer during the Great Depression. In order to boost sales they have been using professional female entertainers to keep their clients very happy, but the clients are getting bored of them. Tommy convinces management to replace the professionals with "volunteers" from the pool of stenographers. Inevitably some clients expectations are greater than their "dates", boyfriends become unhappy, and the "voluntary" duty becomes less so over time. At first, Tommy prevents Florence from being a volunteer, but eventually the prospect of a bonus becomes too great and he encourages her to volunteer. Afterwards, Tommy considers Florence a loose woman.

7.8

Scent of a Woman

Dec 23, 1992

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.

5.0

In Gay Madrid

May 17, 1930

Ricardo, a young law student in his home town of Madrid, is a carefree playboy who loves nightclubs and courting pretty girls. His father hopes to instill a more serious attitude in his son by transferring him to a school in the rural town of Santiago. At Santiago, his father's old friend is to be his guardian. When Ricardo arrives at Santiago he joins a fraternity, and continues his carefree lifestyle while serenading and courting his guardian's daughter, Carmina.

4.3

New Moon

Dec 23, 1930

New Moon is the name of the ship crossing the Caspian Sea. A young Lt. Petroff meets the Princess Tanya and they have a ship board romance. Upon arriving at the port of Krasnov, Petroff learns that Tanya is engaged to the old Governor Brusiloff. Petroff, disillusioned, crashes the ball to talk with Tanya. Found by Brusiloff, they invent a story about her lost bracelet. To reward him, and remove him, Brusiloff sends Petroff to the remote, and deadly, Fort Darvaz. Soon, the big battle against overwhelming odds will begin.

6.2

Home for the Holidays

Nov 2, 1995

After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her unhinged family.

7.5

The Thin Man

May 25, 1934

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.