Mildred Boyd
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 01, 1909
Deathday: October 22, 1999
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The Red Dragon
1945-08-01
The Red Dragon
Overview: Chan is faced with suspects in a stolen atomic bomb formula case, that are being killed with bullets that are not fired from a gun.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-08-01
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Phantom Lady
1944-01-28
Phantom Lady
Overview: A mystery woman is a murder suspect's only alibi for the night of his wife's death.
Genres: Mystery Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-01-28
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Vogues of 1938
1937-08-18
Vogues of 1938
Overview: An early Technicolor musical that concentrates on the fashions of the late 1930s, this film was reissued under the title All This and Glamour Too. The top models of the era, including several who are advertising household products, are in the cast. The plot centers around a chic boutique, whose owner, George Curson (Warner Baxter), tries hard to please his customers while keeping peace with his unhappy wife. A wealthy young woman, Wendy Van Klettering (Joan Bennett), decides to take a job as a model at the fashion house, just to amuse herself, but her presence annoys Curson, who must put together the best possible show to compete with rival fashion houses at the Seven Arts Ball. The film includes several hit songs, including the Oscar-nominated "That Old Feeling" by Sammy Fain and Lew Brown.
Genres: Comedy Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-08-18
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New Faces of 1937
1937-07-02
New Faces of 1937
Overview: A crooked producer makes money from Broadway flops by selling more than 100% interest to multiple parties. He only fails if it makes a profit.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-07-02
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The Jackie Robinson Story
1950-05-16
The Jackie Robinson Story
Overview: Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-05-16
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Strike Me Pink
1936-01-24
Strike Me Pink
Overview: Meek Eddie Pink becomes manager of an amusement park beset by mobsters.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-01-24
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Double Deal
1939-12-16
Double Deal
Overview: Tommy McCoy and "Dude" Markey are both in love with Harlem singer/dancer Nita. Markey robs a jewelry store and turns the loot over to gang-boss Murray Howard. Later, Markey robs the safe, steals the jewelry, and, in order to get rid of his rival for Nita, frames the robbery on McCoy. The latter's big-brother thinks otherwise and, with Nita's help, sets out to prove it.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-16
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Way Down South
1939-07-21
Way Down South
Overview: In the pre-Civil War South, a plantation owner dies and leaves all his possessions, including his slaves, to his young son. While the deceased treated his slaves decently, his corrupt executor abuses them unmercifully, beating them without provocation, and he is planning to sell off the father'e estate--including the slaves--at the earliest opportunity so he and his mistress can steal the money and move to France. The young boy doesn't want to sell his father's estate or break up an of the slave families, and he has to find someone to help him thwart the crooked executor's plans.
Genres: Crime Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-07-21
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Pinky
1949-09-28
Pinky
Overview: Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school. Pinky tells her grandmother that she has been "passing" for white while at school in the North. In addition, she has fallen in love with a young white doctor, who knows nothing about her black heritage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-09-28
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Riley the Cop
1928-11-25
Riley the Cop
Overview: In this early comedy from John Ford, Riley is a New York Irish cop sent to Germany to track down a young man who stole money from a local bakery.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-11-25
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Out of the Past
1947-11-25
Out of the Past
Overview: Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, California. He is dating local girl Ann Miller and lives a quiet life. But Jeff has a secret past, and when a mysterious stranger arrives in town, Jeff is forced to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
Genres: Crime Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-11-25
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The Singing Kid
1936-04-10
The Singing Kid
Overview: Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-04-10
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No Time for Romance
1948-06-01
No Time for Romance
Overview: A talented young Black songwriter gets his big break in a New York Musical. His adversary tried to prevent him from auditioning for J.D. Richards, the renowned New York musical agent.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-06-01
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Irene
1940-04-23
Irene
Overview: Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare meets wealthy Don Marshall while she is measuring chairs for Mrs. Herman Vincent at her Long Island estate. Charmed by her, Don anonymously purchases Madame Lucy's, an exclusive Manhattan boutique, and instructs newly hired manager Mr. Smith to offer Irene a job as a model. She soon catches the eye of socialite Bob Vincent, whose mother is hosting a ball at the family mansion. To promote Madame Lucy's dress line, Mr. Smith arranges for his models to be invited to the ball.
Genres: Comedy Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-04-23
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Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943-09-25
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Overview: An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-09-25
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Gang Smashers
1938-12-30
Gang Smashers
Overview: An undercover police woman poses as a nighclub entertainer to catch the main man behind the racketeers going on around Harlem. Meanwhile two men are falling for her.
Genres: Crime Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-12-30
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Merrily We Go to Hell
1932-06-10
Merrily We Go to Hell
Overview: A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan Prentice, whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-06-10
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Baby, Are You Kiddin'?
Baby, Are You Kiddin'?
Overview: The combination of The Four Tones & Lucius Brooks with Mildred Boyd to deliver "Baby, Are You Kiddin'?"
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
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