Lester Allen
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 17, 1891
Deathday: November 06, 1949
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Leave It to Lester
1930-06-11
Leave It to Lester
Overview: Persuading his newlywed friends, Jerry and Marian Townsend, to take him along on their European honeymoon as guide, Lester Aloysius Sebastian Brown launches the threesome on a series of comic adventures, beginning in a Paris nightclub, where Lester is roughed up by two husbands who mistake his companions for their wives. Then on to Switzerland and a forced landing near a wedding festival; to Cairo, where Jerry is abducted and found by Marian in a harem; and back to New York.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-06-11
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The Great Flamarion
1945-01-13
The Great Flamarion
Overview: A beautiful but unscrupulous female performer manipulates all the men in her life in order to achieve her aims.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-01-13
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The Dark Mirror
1946-10-17
The Dark Mirror
Overview: A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-10-17
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Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950-04-01
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
Overview: When Pa wins a jingle-writing contest, he and Ma head for New York City. They they get in trouble with gangsters when they lose some stolen money which they had already agreed to deliver to one of the thugs.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-04-01
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The Heat's On
1943-12-02
The Heat's On
Overview: Broadway star Fay Lawrence (West) is a temperamental diva who is reluctantly persuaded by a Broadway producer (Gaxton) to star in his latest production.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-12-02
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The Dolly Sisters
1945-11-14
The Dolly Sisters
Overview: Two sisters from Hungary become famous entertainers in the early 1900s. Fictionalized biography with lots of songs.
Genres: Romance Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-11-14
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Love That Brute
1950-06-06
Love That Brute
Overview: The story of a crude gangster hopelessly falling for a sweet young city government employee.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-06-06
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Hot Ice
1955-10-06
Hot Ice
Overview: The stooges apply for job as 'Yard Men' at Scotland Yard, thinking they'll become detectives, but instead wind up as gardeners. When they accidentally see a memo about the theft a famous diamond, the boys decide to go after the crooks. They find the crooks, but Shemp accidentally swallows the diamond which was hidden in a bowl of candy. The bad guys want to cut the diamond out, but the boys foil them with the help of a friendly gorilla.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-10-06
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The Devil Commands
1941-08-15
The Devil Commands
Overview: A story about a scientist who is obsessed with communicating with the dead.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-08-15
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Irish Eyes Are Smiling
1944-10-19
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Overview: Climbing to fame, Irish-American composer Ernest R. Ball romances a showgirl, who catches the eye of an underworld character.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-10-19
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Pusher-in-the-Face
1929-03-28
Pusher-in-the-Face
Overview: "A comedy drama of New York life of a restaurant proprietor and it's a scream from start to finish." - Sheffield Observer, 03/28/1929
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-03-28
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That Lady in Ermine
1948-08-24
That Lady in Ermine
Overview: Circa 1861, Angelina, ruling countess of an Italian principality, is at a loss when invaded by a Hungarian army. Her lookalike ancestress Francesca, who saved a similar situation 300 years before, comes to life from a portrait to help her descendant. Complicating factor: the newlywed countess feels strangely drawn to the handsome invader...
Genres: Comedy Romance Fantasy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-08-24
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Heat Wave
1935-05-30
Heat Wave
Overview: Musical comedy telling the hilarious story of greengrocer Albert Speed’s (Albert Burdon) adventures with would-be revolutionaries in a mythical South American banana republic. He becomes mistaken for a gun-runner, and problems arise when Albert begins using the names of vegetables as code words for weapons and ammunition that they are smuggling! Albert saves not only his own skin, but also those of the Presidente and his attractive daughter.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-05-30
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The Pirate
1948-06-11
The Pirate
Overview: A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.
Genres: Music Romance Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-06-11
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Klondike Kate
1943-12-16
Klondike Kate
Overview: A young man in Alaska finds himself accused of murder, and must fight to clear his name.
Genres: Action Drama Music Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-12-16
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Underground
1941-06-28
Underground
Overview: A World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich set between two brothers, Kurt and Erik Franken, whom are SS officers in the Nazi party. Kurt learns and exposes the evils of the system to Erik and tries to convince him of the immoral stance that marches under the symbol of the swastika.
Genres: Adventure Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-06-28
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Fun on a Weekend
1947-05-15
Fun on a Weekend
Overview: Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by Peter's belief that a person can acquire wealth simply by creating an aura of success, the outgoing Nancy convinces Peter to join her in impersonating a confident and eccentric wealthy couple. The experiment works, and the couple secure a stunning wardrobe and a lavish room at a resort. Peter panics, however, when he gets a fantastic job offer.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-05-15
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