Henry Hathaway's film is based on a character from Harold Robbins' The Carpetbaggers, who, in turn, based it on cowboy actor...
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1966
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New York newspaperman Ned Travis (Claude Akins) tracks down Jason McCord (Chuck Connors) in hopes of getting the "real story"...
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1965
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Henry Hathaway directs the 1965 psychological Western The Sons of Katie Elder. Four sons reunite in their Texas hometown to...
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1965
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Allied Artists' Gun Hawk puts Rory Calhoun through his usual paces as an aging gunman. Calhoun has pretty much retired from...
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1963
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Wilma Gregson (Kathryn Givney), imperious owner of the Gregson Cannery Company, is outraged when details of a secret merger...
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1962
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In his second fifth-season Have Gun, Will Travel guest appearance, Charles Bronson is cast as vicious murderer Ben Jalisco....
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1961
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To show up his teasing brothers, Joe Cartwright accepts the position of sheriff in the little town of Rubicon. Little does...
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1961
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Although not as well known as Pillow Talk (1959), this romantic-comedy pairing of stars Rock Hudson and Doris Day earned an...
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1961
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1961
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Walter Pidgeon is the nominal star of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, portraying Admiral Harriman Nelson, the designer of...
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1961
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Anticipating the real-life political career of Maverick star Jack Kelly, who would serve two terms as mayor of Huntington...
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1960
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Howard Duff guest-stars as Sam Clemens, who in the days before his fame and fortune as "Mark Twain" could be found working as...
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1959
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Cary Grant scored still another box-office smash with his 1958 vehicle Houseboat. Grant plays a widowed father who packs...
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1958
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In the midst of his campaign to bring statehood to his territory, Judge Somervell (John Litel) loses a suitcase which...
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1958
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Another American-International opus which managed to attain top bookings on the strength of an exploitational titles,...
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George Barton
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1957
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Rory Calhoun is the star of this minor oater, playing a roving gunman for hire. His latest mission is to track down a...
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Mace Beldon
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1957
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The premiere episode of Maverick opens with a characteristic grace-note from director Budd Boetticher, in which Bret Maverick...
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1957
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1957
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Claudette Colbert makes a long-overdue entree into the Western genre in Texas Lady. Looking at least a decade younger than...
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Mead Moore
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1956
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Comanche is one of several 1950s westerns sympathetic to the Indian point of view. Dana Andrews stars as a frontier scout who...
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1956
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1956
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Produced and directed by star Burt Lancaster, The Kentuckian is a leisurely western occasionally punctuated by spurts of...
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1955
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This western offers one of Hollywood's more historically accurate accounts of the Battle of Little Big Horn. The story...
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Gen. Howell
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1954
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The psychological makeup of a dangerous gunman is probed in Jack Slade. Beginning with his childhood, Slade (Mark Stevens) is...
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Judge
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1953
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Ricky (Desi Arnaz) has always wanted to star in his own TV show, but he is less than enthused when an important...
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Harvey Cromwell
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1953
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Originally filmed at Republic in 1948, Montana Belle was purchased by producer Howard R. Hughes, who'd loaned the services of...
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1952
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Willis Thackery
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1952
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The perfunctorily titled Jet Job is an updated retelling of the old one about the hotshot test pilot who learns the value of...
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Sam Bentley
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1952
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1952
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Cuban Fireball is a vehicle for the combustible talents of Estelita Rodriguez, here cast as "herself." The plot finds...
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1951
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Not a remake of the 1936 film of the same name, The Texas Rangers is an enjoyable second-echelon western from the Columbia...
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1951
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Flight to Mars is the second American film of the postwar era (after the previous year's Rocketship X-M) to depict a manned...
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Dr. Lane
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1951
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Dependable supporting actor John Litel is top-billed in the independently produced Two Dollar Bettor. Litel plays John...
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John Hewitt
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1951
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Little Egypt is a lighthearted "biopic" all about the hootchie-kootchie dancer who created a sensation at the 1893 Chicago...
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1951
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Since someone had already used the title The Bride Wore Boots, it follows that there'd eventually be a film called The Groom...
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1951
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Take Care of My Little Girl is a genteel "expose" of college-sorority snobbery. Jeanne Crain stars as Liz Erickson a perky...
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1951
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Filmed in a two-tone process called Cinecolor, The Sundowners is a compact little western making good use of an old Hollywood...
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John Gaul
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1950
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1950
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1950
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For some reason, whenever Universal used the word "Gal" in a film's title, Yvonne de Carlo usually headed the cast. In Gal...
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1949
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So far as the rest of the world is concerned, Deborah Chandler Clark (Ida Lupino) is dead, killed in a freak auto accident....
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John Chandler
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1949
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While under contract to Warner Bros., George Raft turned down picture after picture as being "unimportant" and thus unworthy...
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Col. Pascal
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1949
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Columbia's "Rusty" series was entering the homestretch with 1949's Rusty Saves a Life. The eponymous doggie hero, portrayed...
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Hugh Mitchell
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1949
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Marsha Hunt seems far too mature and intelligent for the pulpish goings-on in Mary Ryan, Detective. Still, Hunt was a pro...
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Capt. Billings
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1949
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Though no longer employed by Universal in 1949, pert Peggy Ryan continued to show up in movie musicals for a variety of...
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Ralph Judson
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1949
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Columbia's heartwarming "Rusty" series came to a close with Rusty's Birthday. As in previous series entries, the doggie hero...
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Hugh Mitchell
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1949
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The Cisco Kid and Pancho set off to find the missing owner of a devoted little dog in this western adventure. From the...
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Lon Lansdell
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1948
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The fifth entry in Columbia Pictures' "Rusty" series, about a boy and his dog, My Dog Rusty returns to the focus of the first...
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Hugh Mitchell
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1948
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Coach Snyder
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1948
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In this courtroom drama, two opposing lawyers lead a double life. In the courtroom they are ruthless toward each other, but...
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1948
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In this courtroom drama, a French girl stands trial for murder. Flashbacks tell the grim story of how, during the Great War...
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1948
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The darker side of the American dream is explored in the fascinating film noir Pitfall. Dick Powell stars as John Forbes, a...
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1948
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Columbia's dog-and-boy "Rusty" series galloped ever forward with Rusty Leads the Way. This time, young Danny Mitchell...
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Hugh Mitchell
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1948
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1947
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This episodic holiday film centers around a rich spinster aunt whose greedy nephew is attempting legal action to take her...
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1947
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In this murder mystery, a man goes into a bar and begins telling his story to the bartender. His tale is depicted in...
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1947
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Also released as Montana Mike, Heaven Only Knows is an offbeat western with fantasy overtones. Hard-bitten gambling boss...
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1947
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Barry Fitzgerald's distinctive brand of Irish blarney, which was wonderful in small doses, leaned towards the precious and...
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1947
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A romantic triangle develops between 2 lighthouse keepers and their love interest. When the woman gets mad at one of the men...
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1947
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Filmed not long after the actual events, The Beginning or the End is a sober, intelligent account of the development and...
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1947
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If Grecian storyteller Aesop really did exist, he was most likely a black slave. He wasn't an Austrian actor with an Egyptian...
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1946
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1946
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One of many films of the late 1940s examining the impact of WWII on post-war domestic life in the U.S., The Swell Guy is the...
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Arthur Tyler
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1946
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In this comedy, a puritanical math teacher at a midwestern university is forced by the dean's wife to go to New York to...
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Dean Fowler
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1946
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Stephen Elliott
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1946
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This drama is an updated version of Ulmer's 1944 film Bluebeard. It is set in New York and follows the exploits of an...
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1946
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Produced by Gower Gulch maverick Robert L. Lippert and filmed in not-so-glorious two-strip Cinecolor near Idyllwild,...
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1946
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In his final epic Western, Errol Flynn plays cattleman Clay Hardin, who, on a trek south of the border, has discovered that...
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1945
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1945
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The Enchanted Forest concerns Old John (Harry Davenport), an elderly hermit who lives in a hollowed-out redwood tree, the...
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Henderson
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1945
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An offbeat Universal murder mystery, Crimson Canary is set in the very special world of jazz musicians. A duplicitous...
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Quinn
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1945
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In this action western, the notorious Dalton Boys have decided to go straight and move to Argentina. Just before they leave,...
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1945
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In this episode of the "Crime Doctor" series, Dr. Orday, the sleuthing shrink, cares for a patient who suffers from...
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Inspector Dawes
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1945
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This campy little drama launched the career of B-girl Yvonne De Carlo. It is set during the Franco-Prussian war and...
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1945
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In this melodrama, two young lovers secretly elope after the woman is involved in a hit-and-run accident. The young groom...
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Dr. Mason
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1944
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Bumbling high schooler Henry Aldrich (Jimmy Lydon) finds himself in hot water once more when he offends school principal Mr....
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Mr. Aldrich
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1944
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Set in a brooding old home, this musical mystery chronicles the endeavors of a young couple attempt to solve a mysterious...
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Frank Baldrich
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1944
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Paramount's "Henry Aldrich" series came to a quiet conclusion with 1944's Henry Aldrich's Little Secret. The titular secret...
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Mr. Aldrich
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1944
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This was the seventh entry in Paramount's "Henry Aldrich" series, and there were still two more to come. Per the title,...
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Sam Aldrich
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1944
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A priest relates the tale of his friend, a WWI veteran, to the Post-War Planning Committee. Unable to get a job upon his...
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1944
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In this musical romance, an ice skater comes to America to represent her country at a Lake Placid carnival. Unfortunately,...
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1944
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Henry's friends think he's a coward because he refuses to fight a local bully, but his reason for refusing had more to do...
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Mr. Aldrich
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1943
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For this entry in the popular Henry Aldrich series, bumbling typical high school student Henry (Jimmy Lydon) catches sight of...
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Mr. Aldrich
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1943
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Though somewhat past his prime, Edmund Lowe carries the dramatic weight of Murder in Times Square with breezy assuredness....
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Dr. Blaine
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1943
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In this drama, based on a popular radio program, the leader of a ring of burglars suffers a blow to the head and loses his...
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Three Fingers
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1943
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In this wartime drama, an ex-gangster proves himself a decent man when he helps defeat the Nazis while he is hiding out on a...
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Jim Taggart
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1943
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Quality was seldom a consideration in the low-budget films of PRC Studios; still, the company was a welcome harbor for...
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Michael Lynn
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1943
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This socially conscious drama examines the causes of juvenile delinquency and centers on one girl who joins a gang of punks...
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Judge Evans
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1943
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1943
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Lt. Com. Frank V. Martinek's widely circulated comic strip Don Winslow of the Navy was brought to the screen in this...
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1942
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Regarded by many aficionados as the best of the "Henry Aldrich" series, Henry Aldrich, Editor is a master blend of laughs and...
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Mr. Aldrich
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1942
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This entry in the detective series follows Queen as he investigates the case of a woman's missing husband, a banker. As he...
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1942
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James Lydon makes his second screen appearance as "typical" teenager Henry Aldrich in Henry and Dizzy. The plot complications...
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Mr. Aldrich
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1942
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Universal's "Invisible Man" series does its bit for the war effort in this slyly tongue-in-cheek action melodrama. Jon Hall...
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1942
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Kid Glove Killer is an expanded remake of They're Always Caught (1938), a 2-reel entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series....
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1942
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Surprisingly little known, Universal's Men of Texas boasts an impressive cast and a fairly exciting and complex storyline....
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1942
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This remake of the 1934 WW I melodrama Madame Spy has been updated to the WW II era. Once again accepting a role unworthy of...
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Peter
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1942
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Francis Carvel
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1942
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Merlin
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1942
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Adenoidal teenager Henry Aldrich (James Lydon) "gets glamour" when he wins first prize in a movie-magazine contest. Before he...
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Mr. Sam Aldrich
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1942
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The Mystery of Marie Roget is more faithful to its Edgar Allan Poe original than most Universal films of its ilk, even though...
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Henri Beauvais
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1942
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The Great Mr. Nobody is an easygoing classified ad salesman, appropriately nicknamed Dreamy (Eddie Albert). All Dreamy wants...
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Wade
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1941
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There's something very odd about Romano (John Litel), a notorious gangster serving time in the federal pen. For one thing,...
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Mike Rofano/Fred Morton
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1941
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Based loosely on a story by Booth Tarkington, the Warner Bros. B-picture Father's Son puts the talents of character actors...
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William Emory
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1941
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In this comedy, a grandmother decides to help her naive grandson get the money he needs to marry his girl by allowing him to...
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1941
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MGM's The Trial of Mary Dugan was based on the popular stage play by Bayard Vellier, previously filmed as a Norma Shearer...
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Mr. West
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1941
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Though history is distorted almost beyond recognition in Warner Bros.' They Died With Their Boots On, audiences in 1941 ate...
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1941
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Henry Aldrich for President was the second of Paramount's "Henry Aldrich" series to star Jimmy Lydon in the teenaged title...
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1941
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The Big Boss is Jim Maloney (Otto Kruger), who pulls all the political strings in an unnamed major metropolis. Maloney's...
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Bob Dugan
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1941
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Santa Fe Trail, Errol Flynn's third western, has precisely nothing to do with the titular trail. Instead, the film is a...
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1940
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Promoted as a follow-up to the popular 1939 western Dodge City (which, indeed, was left wide open for a sequel in its closing...
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1940
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Father is a Prince is a scaled-down remake of the 1934 comedy-drama Big Hearted Herbert, itself based on a play by Sophie...
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Dr. Stone
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1940
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An Angel from Texas was the fourth of five film versions of the venerable George S. Kaufman stage farce The Butter and Egg...
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1940
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Jerry Helm
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1940
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Knute Rockne-All American was Pat O'Brien's finest hour: thanks to intensive rehearsals and numerous makeup applications, he...
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1940
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Officially, America had no intention of entering the Second World War in 1940: Why, then, were there so many "preparedness"...
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1940
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In this actioner, heroic G-man Brass Bancroft must assume the identity of a notorious spy who died in a train wreck so he...
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Jim Saxby
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1940
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Humphrey Bogart is a gangster again, this time as counterpoint to the comic elements of It All Came True. On the lam from the...
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1940
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A Child is Born is a remake of 1932's Life Begins, softened to conform to stricter movie censorship and lengthened to qualify...
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1940
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Few studios churned out prison pictures with as much frequency as Columbia Pictures. In Men Without Souls, young Johnny Adams...
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Rev. Thomas Storm
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1940
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1940
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1940
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This 55-minute remake of the 75-minute Warner Bros. crime drama Special Agent retains a surprising amount of the original's...
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U.S. District Attorney
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1940
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A barely disguised rip-off of 20th Century-Fox's all-female Tail Spin (39), Warner Bros.' Flight Angels is an inexpensive...
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1940
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This slightly laundered remake of the 1932 courtroom classic The Mouthpiece stars George Brent as brilliant but unprincipled...
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1940
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The notoriously temperamental Miriam Hopkins is ideally cast as equally contentious theatrical prima donna...
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1940
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This final entry in Warner Bros.' Nancy Drew series is the only one actually based on a novel by Nancy Drew creator...
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Carson Drew
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1939
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The third of Warner Bros.' series based on the teenaged sleuth created by Carolyn Keene, Nancy Drew, Trouble Shooter stars...
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Carson Drew
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1939
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In this, the premiere entry in the "Brass" Bancroft series (starring the man who would-be President, Ronald Reagan), Brass is...
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Jim Saxby
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1939
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Humphrey Bogart makes his first and last appearance in a horror movie in this film. Though the title implies that it is a...
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Dr. Francis Flegg
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1939
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One Hour to Live affords John Litel, usually cast as rock-solid businessmen and incorruptable attorneys, the opportunity to...
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Rudy Spain
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1939
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Robert Strickland
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1939
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In this entry in the long-running series, one of the Kids goes to military school and learns, with the help of his late...
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1939
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This landmark western -- which, along with Stagecoach, has often been credited with revitalizing what had become a stagnant...
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1939
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A young punk hooks up with a mobster and helps him rob a gas station in this crime drama. From there the crimes become more...
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Attorney Carey
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1939
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The second entry in Warner Bros.' popular detective series, Nancy Drew, Reporter presented young sleuth Bonita Granville at...
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Carson Drew
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1939
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John Garfield once more plays a social outcast who's had nothing but lousy breaks. Released from prison for a crime he didn't...
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1939
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Originally designed for exhibition at the 1939 World's Fair, Land of Liberty is a 137-minute compendium of filmclips from...
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1939
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Filmed on-location at the Naval Air Training Stations in San Diego, CA, and Pensacola, FL, this black-and-white Warner Bros....
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Commander Clark
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1939
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Slight Case of Murder is a breakneck-paced comedy starring Edward G. Robinson as a tough but good-hearted bootlegger. When...
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1938
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Michael Curtiz directs this Technicolor Western based on the familiar story by Clements Ripley about the rivalry between...
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Ralph Ferris
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1938
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In this heartwarming tearjerker, an adorable orphan becomes determined to find her father, whom she is convinced is still...
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"Nails" Morgan
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1938
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In this comedy drama, a Yale tennis star endeavors to be a good sport at every turn. He finds a girl and together they...
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Jim Blake
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1938
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This third film version of Peter B. Kyne's Valley of the Giants benefits from the breahtaking Technicolor location...
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1938
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Broadway Musketeers is a remake of the 1932 Warner Bros. drama Three on a Match, with numerous concessions made to the now...
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Stanley Dowling
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1938
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In this drama, an innocent man is framed for murder and sent to Sing Sing where he meets a kindly prison chaplain who helps...
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1938
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Edward G. Robinson shines in a fine comic role as Dr. Clitterhouse, a brilliant psychiatrist doing research into the criminal...
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1938
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The ever-suffering Kay Francis once again makes an assault on the audience's tear ducts in My Bill. Francis is cast as Mary...
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Mr. Rudlin
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1938
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Despite the presence of Busby Berkeley in the director's chair, Comet Over Broadway contains nary a single musical number....
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Bill Appleton
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1938
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In 1938, Jezebel was widely regarded as Warner Bros.' "compensation" to Bette Davis for her losing the opportunity to play...
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1938
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Nancy Drew -- Detective was the first in a series of breezy B-pictures based on the teenaged sleuth created by Carolyn Keene....
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Carson Drew
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1938
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This hard-hitting, socially conscious drama, the sort of story that Warner Bros. made their hallmark in the 1930s, concerns a...
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1937
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Making his debut with Warner Brothers, Henry Fonda plays an apprentice high-voltage lineman working with the no-nonsense, but...
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1937
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The racket-busting activities of New York DA Thomas E. Dewey was the inspiration for several late-1930s crime films,...
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Inspector Lane
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1937
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Gat Brady (John Litel) is a wealthy gangster, though he's never killed anyone, an he is devoted to his teenaged daughter...
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1937
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District attorney Victor Shanley (John Litel) is forced out of his job through the machinations of gang boss Al Kruger...
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Victor Shanley
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1937
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Bette Davis' famous walk-out from her home studio of Warner Bros. may have hurt her financially, but in the long run it paid...
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1937
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The second of Paul Muni's biographical films for Warner Bros., the Oscar-winning The Life of Emile Zola is by far the best,...
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1937
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In this newsroom drama, a tabloid's ace reporter's investigations lead to a chorine's conviction for murdering her husband....
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Dr. Eugene Forde
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1937
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1937
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1936
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In this drama, a rich man's wife finds herself victimized by her cruel mother-in-law who doesn't think the girl is good...
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Bob Daniels
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1932
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Having already made a successful transition to talkies, canine star Rin-Tin-Tin remained on the Warner Bros. payroll...
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1930
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