Having struck pay dirt with his 1958 western Rio Bravo, Howard Hawks more or less remade the picture twice in the 1960s. The...
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1967
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This family comedy stars James Stewart as Dr. Robert Leaf, a college professor who dislikes science and tries to instill in...
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1965
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Though he hardly relishes the assignment, Jason (Chuck Connors) agrees to help a rural undertaker haul a coffin into town....
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1965
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John Ford's last western film, Cheyenne Autumn was allegedly produced to compensate for the hundreds of Native Americans who...
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1964
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In this western, the trouble begins when a rancher's mother and father are killed by a young outlaw and his family who want...
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1964
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Like Pontius Pilate, director John Ford asks "What is truth?" in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance--but unlike Pilate, Ford...
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1962
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Filmed in panoramic Cinerama, this star-studded, epic Western adventure is a true cinematic classic. Three legendary...
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1962
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1962
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One of director John Ford's least characteristic films, it derives from the latter part of his career, when the director's...
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1961
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John Wayne's directorial debut The Alamo is set in 1836: Wayne plays Col. Davy Crockett, who, together with Colonels Jim...
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1960
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The first big budget Western to feature a black hero, this military courtroom drama from director John Ford starred his...
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1960
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Based on an actual Civil War mission, Colonel Marlowe (John Wayne) and Major Kendall (William Holden) are ordered by General...
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1959
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In this western, the battle between ranchers and farmers provides the background for a battle between two disparate...
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1958
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This second theatrical-feature spin-off of TV's Lone Ranger series stars, as ever, Clayton Moore as the Masked Rider of the...
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1958
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Spencer Tracy stars in John Ford's sentimental adaptation of Edwin O'Connor's novel about the final campaign of a big city...
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1958
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The Wings of Eagles is filmmaker John Ford's paean to his frequent collaborator--and, it is rumored, drinking buddy--Cmdr....
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1957
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Wandering into the police station with a huge amount of money but absolutely no memory, a young girl (Cindy Robbins) sparks...
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1957
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When a city cafe owner buys himself a peaceful country manse to relax in, the Bowery Boys are quite excited. Unfortunately,...
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1957
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In this drama, two prospectors search the Colorado Territory for precious radioactive metal. They find large deposits and...
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1956
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In this western, three gringos deposit their loot in a Mexican bank and set up homes in a tiny village where they hope to...
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1956
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Nightclub singer Ilona Vance (Vera Ralston) is Accused of Murder in this Republic programmer. And from the looks of things,...
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1956
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This high-flying thriller utilizes exciting footage of the USAF Thunderbirds in action--an interesting and authentic look...
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1956
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This jerry-built Allied Artists musical is also known as Showtime, Fresh From Paris. The film's plot is constructed around a...
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1955
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Hot on the heels of Warner Bros.' New York Confidential came Columbia's New Orleans Uncensored. Lensed in semi-documentary...
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1955
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The fifteenth of Columbia's "Jungle Jim" series, Jungle Moon Men stars Johnny Weissmuller, here playing "himself" rather than...
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1955
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In this 1955 Otto Preminger film, Gary Cooper stars as World War I hero Brigadier General Billy Mitchell. The film recounts...
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1955
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Henry Fonda returned to films after an eight-year absence in this masterful adaptation of the actor's Broadway hit Mister...
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1955
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A communist spy plots the abduction of an important American atomic scientist in this espionage drama. To do his evil deed,...
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1955
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Long before he devoted his life to gimmicky horror epics, director William Castle turned out a series of compact westerns for...
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1954
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Before Indiana Jones there was Harry Steele (Charlton Heston), an idealistic archaeologist determined to return an ancient...
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1954
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Savage Frontier stars Allan "Rocky" Lane in his familiar movie guise as a U.S. marshal. A criminal gang, run by a mysterious...
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1953
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1953
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1953
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This pedestrian chapterplay added William Henry -- renamed Bill Henry for the occasion -- to the long list of lesser known...
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1953
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Mark Stevens stars as a Navy pilot named Bingham in this paean to the modern-day submarine service. Covering the years 1941...
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1953
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James Cagney signed on to play Captain Flagg in 20th Century Fox's 1952 remake of the 1926 classic What Price Glory after...
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1952
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In this western, a US marshal tries to stop a nefarious gang of thieves from harassing the local sheriff and from stealing...
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1952
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1951
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1951
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1951
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Fury of the Congo was the sixth entry in Columbia's "Jungle Jim" series, though in most markets it was the fifth to be...
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Ronald Cameron
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1951
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1951
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Former juvenile star William Henry is the all-grown-up hero of Federal Man. Henry is cast as a government agent who dogs the...
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Sherrin
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1950
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Filmed under the title Highway Patrol, Lippert's Motor Patrol stars Don Castle as Ken, a rookie policeman. When his fiancee's...
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1950
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Breaking from the Republic tradition, cowboy star Monte Hale does not play a character named Monte Hale in The Old Frontier....
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Dr. Creighton
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1950
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Republic's well-produced Allan "Rocky" Lane western series was a favorite of fans and critics alike. The series maintained...
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Sheriff Keith Ames
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1949
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A disarming little trifle, Holiday Affair has in the years since its original release become a Yuletide perennial on...
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1949
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1949
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In this western, a cowpoke is trotting towards Wyoming in hopes of buying a ranch when he is arrested for a murder he did...
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1948
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Allan Lane goes in search of his dead friend's brother in this fast-paced Western from Republic Pictures. Instead of finding...
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1948
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The scene is Shanghai: the time, WW II. An international group of women left stranded during the Japanese invasion are...
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Maj. Van Arnheim
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1948
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An honest football player single-handedly takes on a professional gambler and the crooked publisher of a sports magazine to...
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1948
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Gene Autry is back near the saddle, trying to help out a crippled jockey. Gene is certain that the jockey can ride in the Big...
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Rick Malloy
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1947
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Barbara Britton is as cute as can be as the title character in Republic's The Fabulous Suzanne. The plot, which bears a faint...
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1946
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Republic Pictures certainly didn't believe in obscure or misleading film titles, as G.I. War Brides amply proves. Ann Lee...
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1946
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The Mysterious Mr. Valentine is a neat-and-tidy thriller from the Republic B-picture mills. Lovely Linda Stirling is driving...
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1946
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Invisible Informer serves as a feature-length vehicle for Republic serial queen Linda Stirling. The story is set in motion by...
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Mike Reagan
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1946
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At 50 minutes, Call of the South Seas must qualify as the shortest of Republic's non-western B films. Janet Martin plays...
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Russell
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1944
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Silent Partner stars Jon Henry as cocky crime reporter Jeffrey Swales, who comes into possession of notebook which provides...
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Jeffrey Swales
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1944
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Lady and the Monster was the first film version of the classic Curt Siodmak sci-fi/horror tale Donovan's Brain. The plot...
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1944
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Dismissed by critics as corny and obvious in 1944, this overlong but sincere biopic looks pretty good when seen today,...
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1944
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It took some doing to persuade the staunchly Catholic Bing Crosby to play a happy-go-lucky priest in Going My Way; luckily he...
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1944
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Moving slightly up the poverty-row ladder from PRC to Monogram, Burlesque queen Ann Corio starred in the musical comedy...
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1943
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For his first independently-produced starring effort, James Cagney chose the sentimental drama Johnny Come Lately. Cagney...
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1943
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With a title like I Escaped from the Gestapo, it's a wonder that there's any suspense at all in this Monogram programmer....
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1943
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Republic's False Faces is a choice example of wartime "victory casting", with all the male cast members drawn from the ranks...
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1943
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Paramount's Pine-Thomas unit continued humming profitably along with 1943's Tornado. Chester Morris (who eventually appeared...
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1943
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Army engineeer Richard Arlen helps blaze the trail for a crucial highway in the Alaskan wastes. His younger brother...
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1943
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Unable to convince their isolationist New York editor (Charles Dingle) that America must be alerted to the threat of...
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1942
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A collegiate football player becomes the campus laughing-stock when he scores the winning touchdown--for the wrong team. The...
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1942
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A nine-year-old Elizabeth Taylor made her film debut in this lively comedy. She plays the spoiled-brat daughter of a pudding...
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1942
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In this Alaskan adventure, a surgeon becomes a pilot after he messes up an operation. Unfortunately, he crashes during a...
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1942
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Sweater Girl is an okay remake of 1935's College Scandal, and like its predecessor is that rare bird, a "musical mystery"....
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1942
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Not quite as exciting as it should be, Stardust on the Sage is still a serviceable Gene Autry vehicle. This time, Gene is...
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1942
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In this crime drama, a remake of Forgotten Faces (1936), a convict busts out of prison to protect his daughter from her...
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1942
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The fourth production from the enterprising King Brothers, Rubber Racketeers drew its inspiration from late-breaking...
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1942
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Greer Garson is dignity and integrity personified in the role of the real-life Edna Gladney. After several life experiences...
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1941
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George Schermer
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1941
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Harmon of Michigan was the first in a trio of Columbia sports films, each starring a real-life athlete. In this case, the...
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1941
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Scattergood Meets Broadway was the third of RKO's film series based on the long-running radio favorite Scattergood Baines....
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1941
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Joe Brooks
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1941
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1940
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This is the third film based on a story by Lajos Biro and Jules G. Furthman. The first two were silent films,...
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Paul Kriza
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1940
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In this B movie actioner, a plucky female cub reporter is determined to get her boss a front page scoop and so finagles a...
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Pete Barton
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1940
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Though the title character is loosely based on that of the notorious killer/robber Ma Barker, she has been sanitized and...
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Bert Webster
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1940
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Parole Fixer is another entry in Paramount's unofficial "J. Edgar Hoover" series, purportedly based on an actual case in the...
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Scott Britton
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1940
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In this crime drama, a young hood and a seductress team up and rob a gas station. As she requires an opulent, exciting...
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Dan Waldron
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1939
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Finishing out her Paramount Pictures contract, opera star Gladys Swarthout sings not a single note in the tense little...
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1939
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In this comedy, a Missouri mule breeder faces financial ruin after the market collapses. He takes his best mule to a Kansas...
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Joel Street
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1939
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In this espionage drama, an inventor creates a way to send television broadcasts across the country and finds himself...
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Douglas Cameron
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1939
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The late cinema historian William K. Everson once wrote an article titled "Movies Out of Thin Air", referring to films that...
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Lt. Steele
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1939
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This comical campus romance showcases the fancy footwork of All-American basketball player Hank Luisetti while it tells the...
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Wayne Atterbury, Jr.
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1938
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A remake of 1933's One Man's Journey, A Man to Remember was the auspicious film directorial debut of Garson Kanin. Told in...
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Howard Sykes
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1938
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In this sunny western, a mischievous young girl living in the Arizona territory during the 1870s, causes all kinds of...
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Donald Clark
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1938
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This saga spans the globe as the three young heroes search for the man who killed their much-admired, beloved father, a...
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1938
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The Sidney Howard/Paul de Kruf Broadway play Yellow Jack was transferred to the screen by MGM in 1938. The film is set at the...
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1938
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Veteran character actors Mary Boland and Ernest Truex are aces as the stars of Republic's Mama Runs Wild. "Mama" is...
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Paul
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1938
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In this lively musical, an eccentric philanthropist's will dictates that four people receive $5,000 with the stipulation...
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1937
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Sam Wood directed this fourth version of the Alexandre Bisson weeper, buffed to a high gloss by shimmering M.G.M. production...
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Hugh Fariman, Jr.
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1937
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Produced under the working title The Capture of Tarzan, Tarzan Escapes was completely refilmed before release, eviscerating...
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Eric Parker
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1936
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Former newspaperman Martin Mooney based his script for Exclusive Story on the racket-busting activities of New York district...
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1936
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A crusading physician supervises his own life-threatening operation in this farfetched potboiler from MGM, which marked...
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1935
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China Seas proved that the recently imposed Hollywood production code had little if any effect on the popularity of MGM sex...
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1935
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Filmed on what MGM considered a B-picture budget and schedule (14 days, which at Universal or Columbia would have been...
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1934
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If you can accept blonde, blue-eyed Marion Davies disguising herself in blackface, chances are you'll swallow the rest of...
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1934
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Helen Hayes reportedly turned down the opportunity to play the title role in this dreary melodrama about self-sacrificing...
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Curtis Trice
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1934
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