The Mad Parade

Sep 18, 1931

1h 3m

★ 6.0

WAR'S terrors! Can women stand up and take them like men? Can they, like men, kill LOVE when WAR says "love to KILL!"

Overview

The story of eight women and how they served their country during World War I.

Genres

Drama

War

Production Companies

Liberty Pictures

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Monica Dale

Evelyn Brent

Mrs. Schuyler

Irene Rich

Fanny Smithers

Louise Fazenda

Lil Wheeler

Lilyan Tashman

Dorothy Quinlan

Marceline Day

Prudence Graham

Fritzi Ridgeway

Janice Lee

June Clyde

Bluebell Jones

Elizabeth Keating

Rosemary Jones

Helen Keating

August Bolte, the richest man in a settlement in German East Africa in the period before World War I, is called "Mamba" by the locals, which is the name of a deadly snake. Despised by the locals and the European settlers alike for his greed and arrogance, Bolte forces the beautiful daughter of a destitute nobleman to marry him in exchange for saving her father from ruin. Upon her arrival in Africa, she falls in love with an officer in the local German garrison. When World War I breaks out, Bolte, unable to avoid being conscripted, foments a rebellion among the local natives.

6.3

The Doorway to Hell

Oct 18, 1930

A vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues decides to give the business to his second in command and retire to Florida after marrying his moll. Unfortunately, he has no idea that she and the man are lovers.

6.0

Two Seconds

May 28, 1932

A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sentenced to die in the electric chair. Told in flashback, we witness a sleazy dancehall girl (Vivienne Osborne) dupe a high rise riveter (Edward G. Robinson) into marriage so she can live off of him. But when he loses his job and his marbles, she ends up supporting him with money from her side man--and misses no opportunity to rub it in his face that she's now supporting him in his emasculated state. As the animosity grows and things get more and more unbearable, he is eventually driven to desperate measures.

5.3

One Night at Susie's

Oct 19, 1930

A woman gets help from her gangster friends after her foster son takes the blame for a murder he did not commit.

3.6

My Woman

Oct 4, 1933

A devoted wife helps her husband achieve success as a radio comic, but stardom comes at a price.

5.6

The Unholy Three

Jul 12, 1930

A trio of former sideshow performers double as the "Unholy Three" in a scam to nab some shiny rocks.

7.2

Baby Face

Jul 13, 1933

A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.

5.6

Thunderbolt

Jun 20, 1929

A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in love with Thunderbolt's girl, without knowing of their relationship. Thunderbolt hopes to stave off the execution long enough to kill young Moran for romancing his girl.

5.5

Flaming Gold

Sep 28, 1932

Two friends working a jungle oil field clash when one marries a lady of the evening.

5.5

The Secret Six

Apr 18, 1931

Bootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, masterminded by crooked criminal defense lawyer Newton. Scorpio eventually takes over Frank's operation, beats a rival gang, becomes wealthy, and dominates the city for several years until a secret group of six masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.

3.6

Her Private Affair

Sep 27, 1929

A married society woman accidentally kills her would-be lover and blackmailer and then suffers a crisis of conscience when his disgruntled butler is charged with the crime.

5.5

Inspiration

Jan 31, 1931

The film features the leading actress Greta Garbo as Yvonne, an artist's model. Other stars include Robert Montgomery, Lewis Stone, Marjorie Rambeau and Judith Vosselli. It is a romantic melodrama, portraying a Parisian belle with a past returning to haunt her. The film is the only one where Montgomery played opposite Garbo.

5.4

The Sin of Nora Moran

Dec 13, 1933

Nora Moran, a young woman with a difficult and tragic past, is sentenced to die for a murder that she did not commit. She could easily reveal the truth and save her own life, if only it would not damage the lives, careers and reputations of those whom she loves.

6.4

The Story of Temple Drake

May 6, 1933

The coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge is stranded at a bootleggers’ hide-out, subjected to an act of nightmarish sexual violence, and plunged into a criminal underworld that threatens to swallow her up completely.

4.8

I Cover the Waterfront

May 19, 1933

An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.

7.0

Manhattan Melodrama

May 4, 1934

The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

5.3

Black Moon

Jun 15, 1934

A woman returning to her island birthplace finds herself drawn to a voodoo cult.

5.2

Side Street

Sep 14, 1929

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

7.8

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Nov 9, 1932

A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.

6.2

City Streets

Apr 18, 1931

A mobster's daughter leads her boyfriend from the circus into bootlegging.