The Encyclopedia Brown: Hey, that's pretty progressive for... oh

THE SON-DAUGHTER

1932

Directed by Clarence Brown

Written by John F. Goodrich, Claudine West, and Leon Gordon (based on the play by George Scarborough and David Belasco)

Spoilers: moderate

The Encyclopedia Brown: But we are together, aren't we? And I doubt that you will scream, or alarm the neighbors

LETTY LYNTON

1932

Directed by Clarence Brown

Written by Wanda Tuchok and John Meehan (based on the novel by Marie Belloc Lownes and the play Dishonored Lady by Edward Sheldon and Margaret Ayer Barnes)

Spoilers: highish, inasmuch as I refer to the details of the real-life criminal case and the copyright infringement litigation resulting in this film's unusual legal status

Update 7/15/2023: I was way off on certain details of another film's legal status, which I have now corrected, though I find my initial error incredibly embarrassing

The Encyclopedia Brown: We'll be all alone in that big house—let's be alone together

EMMA

1932

Directed by Clarence Brown

Written by Frances Marion, Leonard Praskins, and Zelda Sears

Spoilers: moderate