Emil Jannings spiller den ældre professor Immanuel Roth, som forføres af natklubsangerinden Lola Lola (Marlene Dietrich). I sin forgabelse lader han sig totalt nedværdige, gifter sig med pigen, og går derefter en grum skæbne i møde.

Mistress America handler om den 18 år gamle Tracy, som netop er flyttet til New York for at gå på college. Der bliver vendt op og ned på hendes liv, da hun lærer den selvsikre Brooke at kende. Brooke fører et hektisk liv og giver udtryk for, at hun kan klare enhver situation, men efterhånden som Tracy lærer hende at kende, begynder hendes facade at krakelere.

A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.

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.

A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.

Harold Lamb is so excited about going to college that he has been working to earn spending money, practicing college yells, and learning a special way of introducing himself that he saw in a movie. When he arrives at Tate University, he soon becomes the target of practical jokes and ridicule. With the help of his one real friend Peggy, he resolves to make every possible effort to become popular.

After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War, vows to never speak to her again. Several years pass and Elizabeth returns to her home town with her husband and young daughter. The little girl charms her crusty grandfather and tries to patch things up between him and her mother.

A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.

After years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form so he can mingle among the mortals and find an answer. However, events soon spiral out of control as he falls in love with the beautiful young Grazia, the only woman not afraid of him. As he falls in love with her, her father sees him for what he is and begs him to return to his duties. Death must decide whether or not to seek his own happiness or sacrifice it so that Grazia may live.

During WWII, when an allied bomber is shot down over Germany, the five surviving crew are captured but cleverly escape detention after learning German secret information and knocking out a Nazi major. With the angry major in hot pursuit, aided by military personnel, Gestapo agents and Hitler-loyal citizens, the five wend their way across perilous Germany, intent on reaching the UK with the secrets they have learned.

The first feature length film to use three-strip Technicolor film. Adapted from a play that was adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's book "Vanity Fair", the film looks at the English class system during the Napoleonic Wars era.

A carny builds a gambling empire at the expense of his family's wellbeing.

Middle-aged dentist Biff Grimes reminisces about his unrequited love for beautiful Virginia Brush and her husband Hugo, his ex-friend, who betrayed him.

Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.

Richard Hannay, en canadisk rancher på ferie i England, flygter fra en teaterforestilling efter en skudepisode. Under sin flugt bliver han antastet af en rædselsslagen kvinde, der trygler Richard om hjælp. På hans hotelværelse fortæller hun ham, at hun er en britisk spion, hvis liv er i fare. Hun er blevet truet af internationale agenter, der forfølger hende. Richard er sikker på, at hun er sindssyg, indtil hun næste morgen igen banker på hans dør, dødeligt såret, med en kniv i ryggen og et kort i hånden. Inden hun dør, mumler hun noget om "39 trin" til ham. Han opdager nu, at hun virkelig blev forfulgt, og at han nu også forfølges. Men det lykkes ham at undslippe. Han tager det første tog til byen, der stod på kortet, som kvinden havde i sin hånd. Richard finder ud af, at han nu er efterlyst for mord, og han må finde en måde, hvorpå han kan bevise sin uskyld.

Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last big job.

Bernie (Jack Black) er bedemand i et lille samfund i Texas og kendt for sit gode humør og gode naboskab. Det undrer derfor alle i byen, da han bliver nær ven med den aldrende, utilnærmelige enke, Marjorie (Shirley MacLaine), og omgivelserne tror ikke deres egne ører, da Marjorie findes myrdet – og Bernie anklages for mord. Filmen er baseret på en sand historie.

Gary Cooper vandt en Oscar for sin fremragende præstation i rollen som sherif Will Kane i denne film, mange har kaldt den bedste western nogensinde. På selve dagen for sit bryllup erfarer Kane, at morderen Frank Miller, som Kane fik sat bag lås og slå, kommer til byen med middagstoget for at hævne sig på sheriffen. Ingen i den lille by vover at sætte sig op mod Miller og hans bande, så Kane må ene mand tage kampen op mod forbryderne. Det fører til en af filmhistoriens mest spektakulære skudvekslinger. Firedobbelt Oscar-vinder, 1952, i kategorierne bedste mandlige skuespiller, bedste klipning, bedste filmmusik og bedste sang.

Den forkælede Ellie Andrewsstikker af fra sin millionærfar, der vil gøre alt for at forhindre hende i at gifte sig med en uduelig playboy. På vej til New York støder Ellie på den arbejdsløse journalist Peter Warne. Da deres bus bryder sammen, drager det brokkende par ud på et vanvittigt eventyr på tommelfinger. Peter håber på at kunne forvandle den fortrolige historie om deres vanvittige rejse til et reporterjob. Men problemerne vokser, da den flygtede arving og journalisten forelsker sig!

Ben (Nicolas Cage) er en succesløs Hollywood-screenwriter, der tager til Las Vegas med en plan om at drikke sig selv ihjel. Her møder han den prostituerede Sera (Elisabeth Shue), som desperat leder efter kærligheden og er på flugt fra sin alfons. Ben og Sera indleder et forhold i et forsøg på at fortrænge deres ellers så håbløse liv. Mike Figgis' har instrueret denne knugende, rå, modbydelige film. Det er en ubehagelig oplevelse at se dem, men det er noget enhver bør tvinge sig selv til.