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1929 Movies

Take a nostalgic look back at the top movies of 1929, celebrating the films, directors and actors that defined the year and left a lasting legacy in the world of entertainment.

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The Broadway Melody
Written by: Norman Houston, James Gleason
Directed by: Harry Beaumont
Starring: Charles King, Anita Page, Bessie Love
Country: United States of America
Outline: Two vaudeville sisters, Hank and Queenie Mahoney, journey to Broadway to pursue their dreams, but their ambitions are complicated by romantic entanglements and sibling rivalry.
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Say It with Songs
Written by: Joseph Jackson, Darryl F. Zanuck, Harvey Gates
Directed by: Lloyd Bacon
Starring: Al Jolson, Davey Lee
Country: United States of America
Outline: Radio entertainer Joe Lane, after a violent incident leading to his imprisonment, strives to reunite with his estranged wife and son, facing challenges that test his resilience and love.
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Diary of a Lost Girl
Written by: Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Rudolf Leonhardt
Directed by: Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Starring: Lya de Putti, Walter Slezak, Fritz Rasp
Country: Germany
Outline: A young woman, after being seduced and abandoned, is sent to a reform school, where she faces further exploitation.
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Navy Blues
Written by: Clarence Brown, William Hurlbut
Directed by: Clarence Brown
Starring: John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Karl Dane
Country: United States of America
Outline: A naval officer returns home to find his fiancée married to another man, leading to a series of romantic entanglements.
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The Iron Mask
Written by: Allan Dwan, Douglas Fairbanks
Directed by: Allan Dwan
Starring: Douglas Fairbanks, Marguerite De La Motte, Leon Bary
Country: United States of America
Outline: A sequel to 'The Three Musketeers,' focusing on the adventures of D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers as they rescue the imprisoned King Louis XIV.
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Asphalt
Directed by: Joe May
Starring: Gustav Fröhlich, Betty Amann, Alfred Herrmann
Country: Germany
Outline: A Berlin policeman becomes entangled with a femme fatale, leading to a tragic downfall.
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It's a Great Life
Written by: Al Boasberg, Willard Mack
Directed by: Sam Wood
Starring: Rosetta Duncan, Vivian Duncan, Lawrence Gray, Jed Prouty, Benny Rubin
Country: United States of America
Outline: Sisters Casey and Babe work in a department store that puts on a show every year. As expected, things are going wrong with every act until Casey comes out to help Babe with her song.
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Arsenal
Written by: Aleksandr Dovzhenko
Directed by: Aleksandr Dovzhenko
Starring: Amvrosi Buchma, Semyon Svashenko, Stepan Shkurat
Country: Ukraine
Outline: Set during the Russian Civil War, the film portrays the struggles of workers at the Kyiv Arsenal factory.
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Applause
Written by: Beth Brown, Garrett Fort
Directed by: Rouben Mamoulian
Starring: Helen Morgan, Joan Peers, Fuller Mellish Jr.
Country: United States of America
Outline: A burlesque star seeks to keep her convent-raised daughter away from her low-down life and abusive lover/stage manager.
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The Charlatan
Written by: J. G. Hawks, Tom Reed
Directed by: George Melford
Starring: Holmes E. Herbert, Margaret Livingston, Rockliffe Fellowes
Country: United States of America
Outline: A wealthy socialite invites a carnival sideshow performer named Count Merlin to entertain her guests at a party. As the night goes on, a murder occurs and a dark secret from Merlin's past is revealed.
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Eternal Love
Written by: Jakob Christoph Heer, Hanns Kräly, Katherine Hilliker
Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch
Starring: John Barrymore, Camilla Horn, Victor Varconi
Country: United States of America
Outline: In 1806 in the village of Pontresina, Switzerland, a mountain man named Marcus is in love with Ciglia, a young village woman who has been rejecting the advances of Lorenz. The mischievous Pia throws herself at Marcus, but she is also rejected. Marcus and Ciglia profess their love, while the jealous and vindictive Pia looks on.
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Blackmail
Written by: Charles Bennett, D.B. Wyndham-Lewis
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Anny Ondra, John Longden, Cyril Ritchard
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Outline: A woman is blackmailed after committing a crime of passion.
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The Virginian
Written by: Howard Estabrook
Directed by: Victor Fleming
Starring: Gary Cooper, Walter Huston, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian, Helen Ware, Chester Conklin
Country: United States of America
Outline: A Wyoming rancher, known as The Virginian, faces moral dilemmas when his best friend is involved in cattle rustling. The film explores themes of justice and loyalty in the Old West.
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The Kiss
Written by: George M. Saville, Hanns Kräly, Marian Ainslee
Directed by: Jacques Feyder
Starring: Greta Garbo, Conrad Nagel, Lew Ayres, Anders Randolf, Holmes Herbert
Country: United States of America
Outline: Irene Guarry, trapped in a loveless marriage, embarks on a passionate affair with lawyer André Dubail, leading to scandal and a murder trial when her husband is killed.
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She Goes to War
Written by: Henry King, William Slavens McNutt
Directed by: Henry King
Starring: Alice Joyce, Edmund Burns, John Miljan
Country: United States of America
Outline: A woman disguises herself as a man to fight in World War I.
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The Informer
Written by: Hans Wilhelm, Arthur Robison
Directed by: Arthur Robison
Starring: Liane Haid, Paul Hartmann, Fritz Kampers
Country: Germany
Outline: A man is torn between loyalty to his comrades and his duty to the state.
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