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Scarface (1932) starring Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, George Raft, Boris Karloff

Scarface

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Scarface (1932) starring  Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, George Raft, Boris Karloff

Regarded the best of the classic gangster films, Scarface tells the story of organized crime’s brutal control over Chicago during Prohibition

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Conquest (1937) starring Charles Boyer, Greta Garbo

Conquest (1937)

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Conquest (1937) starring Charles Boyer, Greta Garbo

Synopsis of Conquest

Countess Marie Walewska first meets Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in an act of hero worship. Two months later,Countess Marie Walewska formally meets Napoleon Bonaparte at a ball in Warsaw. Napoleon notes her husband is three times her age. And he is taken with her charms. He unsuccessfully tries to seduce her. She loves her elderly husband, despite her attraction to Napoleon. She ignores his frequent letters and flowers. Until a few grim Polish leaders led by Senator Malachowski urge her to give into his desires as a personal sacrifice to save Poland. She goes to him despite the humiliation of her husband …. Who leaves for Rome to annul their marriage.

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