Directed by Alexander Hall and George Somnes • 1933 • United States
Starring Claudette Colbert, Ricardo Cortez, David Manners
Claudette Colbert delivers a tour-de-force performance as a struggling single mother turned notorious nightclub sensation in this wildly plotted pre-Code melodrama. Unable to support her daughter, Sally Trent (Colbert) puts the baby up for adoption, gets a job as a torch singer, and rockets to notoriety as an entertainer known for her hard-drinking, hedonistic lifestyle. When Sally gets the improbable job of hosting a children’s radio program, she uses the opportunity to track down her long-lost child.
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Cleopatra
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille • 1934 • United States
Starring Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry WilcoxonMaster of the epic screen spectacle Cecil B. DeMille outdid himself with this lavish account of the Egyptian queen (a vampish Claudette Colbert) whose powers of seduction first charm Ju...
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Four Frightened People
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille • 1934 • United States
Starring Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, Mary BolandBetween directing epic spectacles like THE SIGN OF THE CROSS and CLEOPATRA, classic Hollywood’s ultimate showman Cecil B. DeMille helmed this oft-overlooked, racily pre-Code jungle-survi...
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Imitation of Life
Directed by John M. Stahl • 1934 • United States
Starring Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle HudsonAdapted from the novel by Fannie Hurst, this groundbreaking look at American racial attitudes traces the complex relationship that develops between Bea Pullman (Claudette Colbert), a wido...
