The old George M. Cohan theatrical chestnut The Meanest Man in the World was retailored for the screen to accommodate the...
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1943
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The 43-minute Hal Roach "streamliner" Dudes are Pretty People was one of three films teaming Jimmy Rogers (son of Will) with...
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1942
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Fresh from his Broadway triumph as "The Stage Manager" in Our Town, veteran actor-playwright Frank Craven heads the cast of...
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1941
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W.C. Fields plays Egbert Souse, a bibulous denizen of Lompoc who supports his family by winning radio contests. When a...
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1940
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The once-in-a-lifetime teaming of Mae West and W.C. Fields in My Little Chickadee had the potential for comic greatness: what...
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1940
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Manhattan Heartbeat is a somewhat toned-down remake of the pre-Production Code melodrama Bad Girl (1931). Newlyweds Johnny...
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1940
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In his starring film for Universal Pictures, W.C. Fields plays circus manager and all-around flim flam man Larson E....
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1939
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This fictionalized biography of the famed American inventor's life provided actor Don Ameche with his signature role. For...
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1939
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A remake of Paul Leni's The Last Warning (1929), this "Crime Club" series entry once again presents the spectacle of an actor...
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1939
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In this drama, a miserable wife takes her son and leaves her alcoholic spouse. She ends up traveling to England to begin her...
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1939
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In this heartwarming drama, a good-hearted reporter attempts to find the loneliest woman in New York so he can give her an...
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1939
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In this often funny crime melodrama, a librarian moves to a small town and finds herself the butt of local gossip. While the...
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1938
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Those zany Ritz Brothers are at it again--good news or bad, depending on one's feelings toward the team. This time they're a...
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1938
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Thanks for Everything is an unjustly forgotten lampoon of media promotional stunts. Jack Haley wins a contest sponsored by an...
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1938
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In the course of One Wild Night, four prominent businessmen withdraw their savings from the bank and disappear from sight....
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1938
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In this comedy, two racetrack gamblers lose all their dough by betting on a long shot. Now they must hitchhike to the next...
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1938
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1937
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In this backwoods musical, two feudin' families provide the basis of the action. The tale begins as the head of one family...
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1937
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Fred Astaire's first RKO musical without his longtime partner Ginger Rogers is one of his best from any period -- even though...
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1937
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Although Larry "Buster" Crabbe earns top billing, the hero of Drift Fence is former Western star Tom Keene as Jim Travis,...
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1936
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Warner Baxter plays Dr. Samuel Mudd, American history's most famous victim of circumstance. In 1865, Dr. Mudd, a known...
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1936
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In this comedy, Uncle Rodney, the host of a kiddie show, finds himself assuming guardianship of a bratty lad at the behest...
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1936
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Feeling stifled by her wealthy existence, flighty heiress Kay (Joan Crawford) falls in love with poor archaeologist Terry...
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1935
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In this comedy with musical numbers set in the Old South, Bing Crosby plays a singer (talk about a casting stretch!) from...
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1935
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George Ade's turn-of-the-century stage success The County Chairman was retailored as a Will Rogers vehicle in 1935. Set in...
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1935
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W.C. Fields plays the Great McGonigle, the manipulative manager of a large 19th century theatrical troupe. Notorious for...
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Cleopatra Pepperday
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1934
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Abby Masters
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1934
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