Arthur Stone
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Birthday: November 28, 1883
Deathday: September 04, 1940
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Charlie Chan in Egypt
1935-06-04
Charlie Chan in Egypt
Overview: While investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation , Charlie discovers that the body of the expedition's leader concealed inside the mummy's wrappings.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-06-04
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Fury
1936-06-05
Fury
Overview: Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-06-05
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Sherlock Sleuth
1925-07-12
Sherlock Sleuth
Overview: House detective of the Hotel Omigosh, Cyril Fromage and his hotel switchboard operator sweetheart attempt to thwart a dastardly thief, "The Weasel," who is on the loose in the hotel, assisted by a sultry vamp. Plenty of hilarious gags along the way; including the operator taking a call from an irate lodger, so hot that it makes the switchboard steam. Taking advantage of the situation, she pulls out the offending plug and curls her bangs. The MGM lion even puts in a guest appearance.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-07-12
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New Year's Eve
1929-02-24
New Year's Eve
Overview: Taking place over 24 hours, "New Year's Eve" is the story of Marjorie Ware, broke and unemployed, who despairs as her ailing younger brother languishes at home. She runs into rich gambler Larry Harmon and rejects his overtures. She later finds a wallet with 10 $100 bills belonging to Edward Warren.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-02-24
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It Must Be Love
1926-08-22
It Must Be Love
Overview: Fernie Schmidt (Colleen Moore) lives with her parents in the rear of their delicatessen. The smells of the business - cheeses, sausages, garlic and pickled herrings - repulses Fernie, who dreams of leaving this environment and moving into a life that's more rarified. Her father, Pop Schmidt (Jean Hersholt) has plans for his daughter to marry Peter Halitovsky (Arthur Stone), a sausage salesman, but Fernie is repulsed by the idea. At a dance, Fernie meets Jack Dugan (Malcolm McGregor), who tells her that he is in stocks, a paper-counter, and she falls for him. Because of her rejection of her father's chosen candidate for matrimony, Pop puts Fernie out of the house.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-08-22
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On the Level
1930-05-18
On the Level
Overview: An ironworker and his equally tough friend decide to leave New Orleans to work as beam-walkers on a New York City skyscraper. This arouses the ire of his Cajun girlfriend who promptly shoots at him as he walks away and then follows him to the Big Apple where she becomes a nightclub performer.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-05-18
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Captain Lash
1929-01-06
Captain Lash
Overview: Lash is the head coal stoker on a steam ship whose shipmates have nicknamed "Captain". Lash somehow grabs the attention of society dame passenger Cora Nevins. Nevins is actually a jewel thief who's lifted diamonds from wealthy passenger Arthur Condrax. She needs Lash to aid in sneaking the "ice" ashore at Singapore. Cocky is Lash's concertina-playing buddy and uses it to signal Lash.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-01-06
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The Wrestler's Bride
1933-01-20
The Wrestler's Bride
Overview: Joyce Compton tries to help her new husband, Eddie Gribbon (as Scissors Jackson), win a wrestling match which he incorrectly thinks is framed in his favor. Wrestlers Hans Steinke plays the wrestling champion and Bull Heffner his opponent.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-01-20
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Fugitives
1929-01-27
Fugitives
Overview: Nightclub singer Alice Carroll is found in the office of club owner Al Barrow, who is lying dead on the floor. Alice has been overheard threatening to kill Barrow rather than give in to his advances. She protests her innocence, but the District Attorney doesn't believe her and charges her with Barrow's murder. However, things aren't quite as cut-and-dried as the D.A. believes them to be.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-01-27
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I Surrender Dear
1931-09-13
I Surrender Dear
Overview: A short musical comedic romance starring Bing Crosby as ... Bing Crosby. This 2 reel short was directed by Mack Sennett.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-09-13
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The Far Call
1929-04-28
The Far Call
Overview: A greedy poacher travels to a small island in the Bering sea to rob a seal rookery. There he falls for the governor's daughter who learns that the poacher is the estranged son of a prominent citizen.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-04-28
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The Sickle or the Cross
1949-07-01
The Sickle or the Cross
Overview: Reverend John Burnside, American missionary in the Far East, prepares to return home after twenty years to take up the fight against Communism. The Reds imprison him and send in his place a spy who is his double, but who is instructed to come out for Communism. The spy is accepted in Burnside's home town, and he reports to local Communist headquarters, where James John, prominent local businessman but in reality a Red agent, has instructions to assist him in all details of his mission. He does a series of personal appearances and radio interviews and talk shows, using an anti-Communist approach.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-07-01
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Go Chase Yourself
1938-04-22
Go Chase Yourself
Overview: When a bank is robbed, a not-so-bright teller is wrongly suspected of being part of the holdup team. Comedy.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-04-22
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The Lash
1930-12-14
The Lash
Overview: A nobleman returns home to Southern California after the Mexican American War to find his people mistreated by unscrupulous Americans.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-12-14
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Roar of the Dragon
1932-07-08
Roar of the Dragon
Overview: A boatload of Westerners is trapped in Manchuria as bandits led by Russian renegade Voronsky ravage the area. Seeking refuge in a fortified inn, the group is led by the boat's Captain Carson, who becomes involved with a woman who "belongs" to Voronsky. Carson must contend with the bandits outside and the conflicting personalities of those trapped inside the inn, as well as dealing with spies among the inn's personnel.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-07-08
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She Had to Choose
1934-10-01
She Had to Choose
Overview: A young actress hits Hollywood determined to be a movie star and runs into a lot of roadblocks along the way.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-10-01
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Mamba
1930-03-09
Mamba
Overview: August Bolte, the richest man in a settlement in German East Africa in the period before World War I, is called "Mamba" by the locals, which is the name of a deadly snake. Despised by the locals and the European settlers alike for his greed and arrogance, Bolte forces the beautiful daughter of a destitute nobleman to marry him in exchange for saving her father from ruin. Upon her arrival in Africa, she falls in love with an officer in the local German garrison. When World War I breaks out, Bolte, unable to avoid being conscripted, foments a rebellion among the local natives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-03-09
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Listening In
1932-04-24
Listening In
Overview: Arthur Stone gets into trouble due to a crossed phone line in this Mack Sennett comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-04-24
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Just a Good Guy
1924-12-24
Just a Good Guy
Overview: A pawn shop employee must substitute for a robot in this short silent comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-12-24
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Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
1929-05-25
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
Overview: Lila Beaumont is an understudy in a Broadway musical. Her boyfriend, George Shelby, arrives in New York hoping to take Lila back home with him to marry.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-05-25
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While Paris Sleeps
1932-05-08
While Paris Sleeps
Overview: To save his daughter Manon from falling into the hands of a vicious gang of pimps, convict Jacques Costard escapes from jail. Jacques' problems are twofold: he must keep Manon from being abducted into a life of prostitution, and he must also hide his true identity from the girl, who has been raised to believe that Jacques died a hero in WWI.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-05-08
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I'll Tell the World
1934-04-20
I'll Tell the World
Overview: Lee Tracy once again plays a Winchellesque newspaper reporter in Universal's I'll Tell the World. More interested in his sex life than his career, news hawk Brown nonetheless agrees to cover the activities of a European archduke on behalf of his wire service.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-04-20
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Hard-Boiled Haggerty
1927-08-21
Hard-Boiled Haggerty
Overview: After bringing down yet another German pilot and escaping uninjured from his burning aircraft, Haggerty (Milton Sills) and his buddy, aircraft machinist Klaxon (Arthur Stone), head for Paris, albeit without an official leave of absence. In escaping from M.P.'s, Haggerty takes refuge in a room occupied by Germaine Benoit (Molly O'Day). Love soon springs up, and Haggerty decides to reform, returning to Major Cotton (Mitchell Lewis) with this resolution. He is unprepared, however, to be awarded a medal for his actions as a fighter pilot. - From Wikipedia
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-08-21
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The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936-01-11
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
Overview: A young doctor is determined to expose the killer when a surgeon is found stabbed to death in a hospital elevator.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-01-11
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Poker Widows
1931-09-13
Poker Widows
Overview: Dance instructor Arthur Stone's wife, Gertrude Astor, is a jealous woman. Patsy O'Leary's husband, Wade Boteler, is a jealous man. Boteler goes out to play poker every night, so Miss O'Leary phones Stone for a private dance lesson at her apartment. When there's a knock at the door, Stone goes out the window and enters an apartment, where Boteler is playing poker.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-09-13
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The Vagabond King
1930-02-17
The Vagabond King
Overview: The story takes place in medieval France. Poet-rogue Francois Villon, sentenced to hang by King Louis XI for writing derogatory verses about him, is offered a temporary reprieve. His hanging will be postponed for 24 hours, and in that time he must defeat the invading Burgundians and win the love of the beautiful Katherine.
Genres: Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-02-17
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The Patent Leather Kid
1927-09-01
The Patent Leather Kid
Overview: The Patent Leather Kid is a 1927 silent film which tells the story of a boxer who scoffs at fighting outside the ring... particularly for the United States once it enters World War I. Eventually, he is drafted, is shipped overseas, and performs a heroic act, which results in his being severely wounded.
Genres: War Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-09-01
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The Valley of the Giants
1927-12-04
The Valley of the Giants
Overview: Bryce Cardigan struggles to protect his Redwood inheritance from a railroad-owner, who is also the guardian of the woman Bryce loves.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-12-04
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Chicken à la King
1928-06-09
Chicken à la King
Overview: A married tightwad learns to loosen up by living the life of a playboy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-06-09
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The Bad Man
1930-09-11
The Bad Man
Overview: Film version of a play about a Mexican bandit.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-09-11
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Hot Tip
1935-08-20
Hot Tip
Overview: An amateur handicapper must help his future son-in-law recoup the money he lost while playing the ponies.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-08-20
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The Broken Wing
1932-03-25
The Broken Wing
Overview: In a little Mexican village by the American border. However powerful big shot Captain Innocencio (a misnomer indeed!)is, he proves unable to charm Lolita, the shapely daughter of his neighbor, a big-time rancher. Lolita expects better than this awkward unprepossessing showoff! Besides the fortune-teller she consults tells her her true love will get into her life after a terrible storm. This very night a violent storm does break out and an American pilot, whose plane is caught in it, is forced to make an emergency landing next to where she lives. The gringo - by the name of Phil Marvin - is both dashing and good-looking. Good news for Lolita but bad news for Innocencio who is not ready to bow that easily...
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-03-25
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Bordertown
1935-01-23
Bordertown
Overview: An ambitious Mexican-American gets mixed up with the neurotic wife of his casino boss.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-23
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Road to Hollywood
1947-07-04
Road to Hollywood
Overview: Exploitation film-maker Bud Pollard appears on screen to tell us of Bing Crosby's rise to fame, using scenes from four early Crosby shorts to illustrate his fictional biography.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-07-04
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The Girl of the Golden West
1930-10-12
The Girl of the Golden West
Overview: A hard-bitten saloon girl falls for a dashing outlaw, and tries to keep the local sheriff from catching him and sending him to prison.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-10-12
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The Sea Tiger
1927-02-27
The Sea Tiger
Overview: Silent Film drama...now a lost film. Julian Ramos is a fisherman in the Canary Islands. As the guardian of his hotheaded younger brother Charles, Julian regards it as his duty to protect the boy from women -- and vice versa. When Charles begins pitching woo at aristocratic Amy, Julian runs interference by pretending to be in love with the girl himself. As time passes, of course, he stops pretending.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-02-27
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Sing, Bing, Sing
1933-03-23
Sing, Bing, Sing
Overview: After singing over the radio, Bing Crosby transmits a signal to elope to his sweeheart Helen; but her father is listening too. Undaunted, Bing tries, tries again.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-03-23
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The Conquering Horde
1931-03-01
The Conquering Horde
Overview: Not long after the Civil War, Texas cattle ranchers realize they have a problem--the Union Pacific railroad is bypassing their state and make it near impossible to get their cattle to market. Many ranchers are being forced to sell their land, and crooked state treasure Marvin Fletcher buys up the land at pennies on the dollar. However, Laguna del Sol Ranch owner Taisie Lockhart and her ranch hands are holding out. Cowboy Dan McMasters returns to the ranch and tries to rekindle his romance with Taisie, but she rejects him because he fought for the North during the war. But what she doesn't know is that Dan is on an undercover mission from the President to investigate Fletcher, and in order to do that he has to pretend to be sympathetic to Fletcher and goes to work for him, angering Taisie even more. Complications ensue.
Genres: Western History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-03-01
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Miss Nobody
1926-06-27
Miss Nobody
Overview: The father of an heiress dies broke leaving her destitute without inheritance. She falls in with a group of hobos traveling incognito cross country dressed as a man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-06-27
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The Arizona Kid
1930-03-23
The Arizona Kid
Overview: The Arizona Kid (Warner Baxter) carries out his mission as a Robin Hood-type bandit while posing as a wealthy and carefree miner. He falls for an eastern girl, Virginia Hoyt (Carole Lombard), accompanied by presumably her brother, Dick Hoyt (Theodore von Eltz), actually her husband. The Kid's mine is raided and two of his friends are killed and he learns that Dick and Virginia are the culprits...
Genres: Romance Western Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-03-23
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Back to Nature
1936-08-14
Back to Nature
Overview: The Jones family goes to a convention traveling in a trailer. The oldest daughter gets involved with a convict, the oldest son has a love affair, and the youngest son gets into photography.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-08-14
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The Big Shot
1931-12-31
The Big Shot
Overview: A young man runs into trouble when he buys an auto court, only to find out that its located next to a swamp that drives away all potential customers.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-12-31
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Burning Daylight
1928-03-10
Burning Daylight
Overview: Elam "Burning Daylight" Harnish is a prospector who makes a million dollars in the Dawson, Alaska gold rush and loses the million dollars in Dawson. He journeys to San Francisco, makes three million dollars and loses it in San Francisco. He returns to Alaska and eventually finds his treasure.
Genres: Drama Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-03-10
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That's My Boy
1932-11-13
That's My Boy
Overview: Featuring members of the 1931 National Champion football team from the University of Southern California Trojans, with team members Russell Saunders and Oscar "Dutch" Hendrian also cast in roles other than just team members.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-11-13
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Me, Gangster
1928-10-20
Me, Gangster
Overview: Told in the form of a diary, the story details the rise and fall of gangster boss Jimmy Williams.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-10-20
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An Affair of the Follies
1927-02-13
An Affair of the Follies
Overview: Young husband Jerry, a clerk, loses his job, and in order to bring money into the house, his wife Tamara goes back to her old job as a dancer in the Follies. The husband doesn't like the idea at all, and they wind up separating. One night the clerk and his friend, an inventor, are dining at a restaurant, and the inventor is lamenting that he has a great invention but can't get in to see a millionaire named Hammersley in order get get financial backing. They don't know that Hammersley happens to be sitting at the next table. The three strike up a conversation and become friends. However, there's another thing Jerry also doesn't know--Hammersley is in love with Tamara and, in fact, she is going to his house that night to see him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-02-13
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Babe Comes Home
1927-05-22
Babe Comes Home
Overview: A baseball-styled sports filmed centered on Babe Ruth and Anna Q. It is considered a lost film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-05-22
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Lighthouse Love
1932-05-06
Lighthouse Love
Overview: Two marines stationed in the Chinese port of Hang Chow decide to swear off women and join the lighthouse patrol.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-05-06
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Shopping with Wifie
1932-02-07
Shopping with Wifie
Overview: A comedy short.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-02-07
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The Girl in the Tonneau
1932-01-31
The Girl in the Tonneau
Overview: When the story begins, Dad insists that his daughter not marry some reporter but instead marry Luis. The problem is that Luis is a playboy and he's got Dad fooled. But when the three of them go on a hunting trip, the lady Luis jilted shows up and things get crazy. And, after this 'lady' burns up all of their clothes, Dad and his daughter are forced to try to drive home in the PJs...when they are stopped by a cop.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-01-31
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One More Chance
1931-11-15
One More Chance
Overview: Bing Bangs (Crosby) is a salesman for "Magic" washing machines and his demonstration of the machine at the beginning of the film results in disaster. Crosby later gains a transfer from Hoboken to California and he drives his wife Ethel and her Uncle Joe (who dislikes Bing) in an open car on the journey having many adventures en route. Uncle Joe presses Ethel to divorce Bing and marry a more desirable suitor called Percy Howard. Ethel, Joe and Percy are dining in a California night club when the announcer refers to the sponsor, the Magic Washing Machine Company and introduces their singer. It is Crosby and he sings "Just One More Chance" and he and Ethel reunite.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-11-15
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Million Dollar Baby
1934-12-29
Million Dollar Baby
Overview: A husband-and-wife vaudeville team disguise their young son as a girl so he can enter a contest run by a movie studio that's looking for "a new Shirley Temple".
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-12-29
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Lady! Please!
1932-02-28
Lady! Please!
Overview: Arthur comically pursues Betty much to her brother Vincent's displeasure.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-02-28
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