The Bad Sister (1931)

Marianne falls in love with a con artist who has a hidden agenda.

Contrived and wooden melodrama with a remarkable cast, and no, Bette Davis doesn't play the title role.

Halliwell (no star): "A teenager potboiler of its day, remarkable only for its cast."

Maltin**: "...stilted early-talkie melodrama. Davis, in her film debut, is wasted..."

Life with Father (1947)

A financier from New York rules his numerous family, consisting of his wife and his four sons, with the meticulousness of a bookkeeper.

From memory: Lovable, old-fashioned family comedy, made the director's usual expertise, with a great cast, but foremost: William Powell is a treat.

Halliwell*: "Well-upholstered screen version of a long-running play; oddly tediousconsidering the talent involved."

Maltin****: "Rich adaptation...Utterly delightful, and a handsome production as well."

13 Hours by Air (1936)

Personal problems and a blizzard beset passengers of a plane heading from New York to the West Coast.