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Vaalan kamerat pyörivät

1937 • 8 min • Finland

Description of the film making, samples of the production of two long films of Finland-Film in summer 1937. Both are Valentin Vaala's guitars from Hella Wuolijoki's plays: Juurako Hulda (1937) and Niskavuori Naisten (1938).

The Luck of Roaring Camp

1937 • 58 min • United States of America

When the miners of Roaring Camp become Godfathers to a motherless baby, they name the boy Luck and promise to set aside money for him from their diggings. But when they strike it rich the money is gambled away instead.

George Hall & His Orchestra

1937 • 11 min

George Hall and his orchestra couldn't find a hotel in the city where they are scheduled to appear, so they break into the basement of the theater in which they will perform the next day. They rehearse some musical numbers, and other songs are performed in dream sequences.

Love Is on the Air

1937 • 59 min • United States of America

A newscaster gets demoted for exposing the town's criminal activities over the airwaves.

Saturday's Heroes

1937 • 60 min • United States of America

College football player is expelled for ticket scalping, and teams up with reporter to expose his school's hypocrisy.

Tough to Handle

1937 • 60 min • United States of America

A young reporter's grandfather wins a sweepstakes, but it turns out that his ticket is phony. The reporter finds out that the police are looking for the criminal ring responsible for the phony-sweepstakes racket, so he and his young brother set out to track down the gang responsible and expose them.

Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba

1937 • 57 min • Japan

The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. The story has been related in film, rakugo, kodan and on stage many times, in part because Nakayama later joined the famous 47 Ronin (Chushingura) as Horibe Yasubei. But Makino and Inagaki’s version gives no hint of this more serious future, playing up the thrills and the comedy with Bando’s bravura performance. The multiple pans of Yasubei running to the duel are an exemplar of the experimental flourishes of 1930s Japanese cinema and the final duel, performed virtually like a dance number, is a marker of Makino’s love of rhythm and one of the best sword fights in Japanese film history. The film was originally released under the title Chikemuri Takadanoba (Bloody Takadanobaba) with a length of 57 minutes, but suffered some cuts and a title change when it was re-released in 1952.

The Game That Kills

1937 • 55 min • United States of America

Ferguson is a rough-and-tumble hockey player who discovers that his chosen profession is nothing more than a racket, a plaything for game-fixing racketeers. When his brother is killed in a highly suspicious accident, Ferguson and team trainer Holland join forces to bring the killers to justice.

Two-Fisted Sheriff

1937 • 60 min • United States of America

This is a remake of Columbia's 1932 "Cornered" that starred Tim McCoy. Bob Pearson saves the life of his friend, Sheriff Dick Houston, who has captured two stagecoach bandits and is about to be shot from ambush by a third. Bob is found a few days later near the murdered body of cattleman Herrick with a gun in his hand.

The Grand Hooter

1937 • 20 min • United States of America

Charley's wife accuses him of preferring his Hoot Owl Lodge over her.

Will You Stop?

1937 • 18 min

Tim (Tim Ryan) has written what he thinks is a great skit about Antony and Cleopatra for the department store's annual employee show, but the boss insists on his goofy daughter (Irene Ryan) playing Cleopatra opposite Tim's Antony.

Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

1937 • 10 min • United States of America

A tour of Hollywood, featuring such star frequented spots as the Vendome, the Lakeside Golf Club, the West Side Tennis Club, the Santa Anita Racetrack, the Ambassador Hotel's Cocoanut Grove, the Biltmore Bowl, and the American Legion Stadium.

Round-Up Time in Texas

1937 • 56 min • United States of America

Gene and Frog arrive with a herd of horses for Gene'e brother, a diamond prospector whose work has attracted the interest of a bunch of badguys.

The Singing Buckaroo

1937 • 50 min • United States of America

Barbara Evans has $25,000 and Gifford is after it. When his henchman fail to get it he refuses to pay them. They then decide to double cross him and get the money for themselves. Gordon is trying to protect Barbara and he must not only take care of the two henchmen, but also Gifford and his phony Sheriff.

Roaring Six Guns

1937 • 57 min • United States of America

Sinclair has a government lease on range land that is about to expire. George Ringold wants the land and hires Roberts and his men. But they turn out to be a gang of killers and trouble soon arises.

The Devil's Saddle Legion

1937 • 52 min • United States of America

Tal is in a lot of trouble. Seems that his father has been murdered while he was in Montana and they put the blame on him. Also, he has been framed and sentenced to 10 years hard labor for another murder which he did not do. The crooks need convict labor to build the dam so they convict innocent people for a pool of cheap labor. But Karan believes that Tal, using the name Smith J. Brown, could not be a killer. Unknown to her, her step brother, Hub, is part of the gang.

Hearts Are Thumps

1937 • 10 min • United States of America

The gang promises to keep away from girls on St. Valentine's Day, but Alfalfa can't resist Darla.

Springtime in the Rockies

1937 • 55 min • United States of America

Ranch owner Sandra, fresh from animal husbandry school, brings a flock of sheep into cattle country. The local ranchers don't like it, and ranch foreman Gene must deal with it.

Jail Bait

1937 • 18 min • United States of America

Buster agrees to pose as a murderer to throw off the police while his room mate, a reporter, searches for the real killer.

Fly Away Baby

1937 • 60 min • United States of America

Torchy Blane solves a murder and smuggling case during a round-the-world flight.

Smashing the Vice Trust

1937 • 60 min • United States of America

In a meeting with the leaders of his vice syndicate, gangster boss James "Lucky" Lombardo complains that his profits are down. He demands that his henchmen get new, younger and prettier girls for his bordellos.

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted

1937 • 54 min • United States of America

Counterfeit bills are being printed in Canada and shipped across the border hidden in blocks of ice. When the counterfeiters force engraver Bronson to make a new plate, he inscribes a tiny help message on it. Renfrew catches a henchman who has one of the new bills. A magnifying glass lets him read the message and he heads out alone to round up the counterfeiters.

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

1937 • 59 min • United States of America

Drummond's girlfriend is kidnapped by his enemies and he along with his friend Nielsen, an inspector from Scotland Yard, follow the trail and try to rescue her from the kidnappers.

Valley of Terror

1937 • 59 min • United States of America

A cowboy is arrested for rustling cattle. A lynch mob is formed by his buddy to try and arrange an escape in the confusion. Things go wrong.