Star of Midnight (1935) Stephen Roberts

This is a really entertaining and funny movie, and a great William Powell vehicle. He sort of plays his "Thin Man" character (well maybe more than "sort of"), this time paired with Ginger Rogers who holds her own as his wants-to-get-married girlfriend. Powell plays the witty, sophisticated mystery-solver and has some of the best lines in the movie (e.g., "That's the silliest thing you've ever said, and that's covering a lot of ground"). It's a twisted (in a good way) mystery storyline and I'd be surprised if you can solve it before the end.

Some familiar faces featured include Paul Kelly, Ralph Morgan, J Farrell MacDonald, and Gene Lockhart as the butler. Watch it if you get a chance.

Rogers to Powell: "You're wonderful." Powell to Rogers: "That's common knowledge." And he is.

Romance in Manhattan (1935) Stephen Roberts

This is not a good movie but it is interesting to watch because of Ginger Rogers, Francis Lederer, J Farrell MacDonald, and Jimmy Butler (who was later killed in World War II). Arthur Hohl is also notable as the crooked lawyer and Donald Meek makes one of his hundreds of movie appearances as the minister.

Rear-projection filming is heavily used (it is 1935 after all), and although there are musical credits given for the movie, the film plays without a musical score.

Catch it if you're a Ginger Rogers fan or if you enjoy watching the historical transitions of movie-making.