Roscoe Karns
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roscoe Karns (September 7, 1891 – February 6, 1970) was an American actor who appeared in nearly 150 films between 1915 and 1964. He specialized in cynical, wise-cracking (and often tipsy) characters, and his rapid-fire delivery enlivened many comedies and crime thrillers in the 1930s and 1940s. Though he appeared in numerous silent films, such as Wings and Beggars of Life, his career didn't really take off until sound arrived. Arguably his best-known film role was the annoying bus passenger Oscar Shapeley, who tries to pick up Claudette Colbert in the Oscar-winning comedy It Happened One Night (1934), quickly followed by one of his best performances as the boozy press agent Owen O'Malley in Howard Hawks' Twentieth Century. (Six years later, he co-starred as one of the reporters in another Hawks classic, His Girl Friday.) In 1937, Paramount teamed him with Lynne Overman as a pair of laconic private eyes in two B comedy-mysteries, Murder Goes to College and Partners in Crime. From 1950 to 1954, Karns played the title role in the popular DuMont Television Network series Rocky King, Inside Detective. His son, character actor Todd Karns, also appeared in that series. From 1959 to 1962, Karns was cast as Admiral Walter Shafer in seventy-three of the ninety-five episodes of the CBS military sitcom/drama series, Hennesey, starring Jackie Cooper in the title role of a United States Navy physician, and Abby Dalton as nurse Martha Hale. His final film was another Hawks comedy, Man's Favorite Sport?, in 1964. Karns was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Los Angeles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roscoe Karns, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 06, 1891
Deathday: February 06, 1970
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It Happened One Night
1934-02-22
It Happened One Night
Overview: A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-02-22
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His Girl Friday
1940-01-18
His Girl Friday
Overview: Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-01-18
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The Family Honor
1920-03-15
The Family Honor
Overview: Beverly Tucker, the daughter of an impoverished aristocratic Southern family, has scraped together her last pennies to put her brother Dal through college in the hope that he will support the family after graduation. However, Dal harbors no such ambition and instead spends his time gambling and drinking in a saloon owned by the town's mayor, Curran. During a raid led by Curran's crusading son Merle, a detective is killed and Dal is accused of the crime.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-03-15
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Woman of the Year
1942-02-05
Woman of the Year
Overview: Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-02-05
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Twentieth Century
1934-05-11
Twentieth Century
Overview: A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-05-11
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The Ten Commandments
1923-11-23
The Ten Commandments
Overview: The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The second part shows the efficacy of the commandments in modern life through a story set in San Francisco. Two brothers, rivals for the love of Mary, also come into conflict when John discovers Dan used shoddy materials to construct a cathedral.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-11-23
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Petticoat Politics
1941-01-31
Petticoat Politics
Overview: Pa Higgins has decided to retire but winds up being forced to run for mayor. Ladd is both boyfriend to the Higgins girl and the son of Pa's opponent.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-01-31
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Alice in Wonderland
1933-12-18
Alice in Wonderland
Overview: In Victorian England, a bored young girl dreams that she has entered a fantasy world called Wonderland, populated by even more fantastic characters.
Genres: Family Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-12-18
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You Can't Escape Forever
1942-10-10
You Can't Escape Forever
Overview: A demoted reporter (George Brent) and his girlfriend (Brenda Marshall) seek to expose a crime kingpin.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-10
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Moran of the Marines
1928-10-13
Moran of the Marines
Overview: Adventures of a marine in China.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-10-13
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Footsteps in the Dark
1941-03-08
Footsteps in the Dark
Overview: A high-society gent has a secret life - he writes murder mysteries and hangs out with the police attempting to solve crimes. This causes him no end of problems when his wife wants to know about his little disappearances and exceptionally late nights out.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-03-08
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You and Me
1938-06-01
You and Me
Overview: Mr. Morris, the owner of a large metropolitan department store, gives jobs to paroled ex-convicts in an effort to help them reform and go straight. Among his 'employed-prison-graduates' are Helen Roberts and Joe Dennis, working as sales clerks. Joe is in love with Helen and asks her to marry him, but she is forbidden to marry as she is still on parole, but she says yes and they are married. In spite of their poverty-level life, their marriage is a happy one until Joe discovers she has lied about her past, in order to marry him. Disillusioned, he leaves, goes back to his old gang and plans to rob the department store.
Genres: Crime Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-06-01
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They Drive by Night
1940-07-26
They Drive by Night
Overview: Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-26
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Man's Favorite Sport?
1964-01-31
Man's Favorite Sport?
Overview: Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-31
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Devil's Cargo
1948-04-01
Devil's Cargo
Overview: John Calvert takes over as the Falcon in this Poverty-Row continuation of the film series.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-04-01
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Her Own Money
1922-01-01
Her Own Money
Overview: After five years of marriage, Mildred comes to the realization that her husband, Lew, is going nowhere in the real estate business. Mildred, however, has managed to squirrel away two thousand dollars from the household budget -- enough to buy a home. But it turns out that Lew needs just that sum to avoid a financial disaster
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-01-01
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Night After Night
1932-10-29
Night After Night
Overview: A former boxer purchases a classy speakeasy and falls in love with a wealthy society girl.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-10-29
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Ten Modern Commandments
1927-07-27
Ten Modern Commandments
Overview: A chorus girl falls in love with a budding composer.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-07-27
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Wings in the Dark
1935-02-01
Wings in the Dark
Overview: In his dedicated pursuit of technology that will aid pilots to safely "fly blind" during adverse conditions, aerial innovator Ken Gordon is literally blinded in an accident, but this setback doesn't deter him from his goal.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-02-01
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Double Alibi
1940-03-01
Double Alibi
Overview: A man's ex-wife is found murdered, and he finds himself to be the prime suspect.
Genres: Adventure Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-03-01
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A Lady's Profession
1933-03-03
A Lady's Profession
Overview: A couple of down-and-out British aristocrats buy an American roadhouse.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-03-03
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Laughing Sinners
1931-05-30
Laughing Sinners
Overview: Ivy Stevens is a cafe entertainer in love with a shifty salesman who deserts her. In attempting to commit suicide, she is saved by Carl, a Salvation Army officer. Encouraged by Carl, Ivy joins the Salvation Army. When her old flame re-enters her life, Ivy finds she is still attracted and begins another affair with him.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-05-30
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Four Hours to Kill!
1935-04-11
Four Hours to Kill!
Overview: A detective who has "four hours to kill" before delivering his prisoner, an escaped killer, spends the time in the lobby of a Broadway theater where a musical is playing. The film focuses on the relationship between the two men, and also between various characters in the theater audience, staff and cast.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-04-11
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Other Men's Daughters
1923-10-15
Other Men's Daughters
Overview: Dorothy Kane leaves home after being denounced by her father, a businessman, who is dictatorial with his family but very lavish to his female companions in the city. Dorothy unwittingly becomes involved with his nightclub friends, Lottie, Trixie, and Alaska. At a dinner party attended by elderly men and young girls, Dorothy meets her father and decides to decry him to Mrs. Kane, but later feels that it would bring much sorrow to her already neglected mother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1923-10-15
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If I Had a Million
1932-11-18
If I Had a Million
Overview: An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-11-18
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Today We Live
1933-03-03
Today We Live
Overview: Two lovers are living together and are not married; they had made a promise as children to get married when they grew up, but they "didn't wait."
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-03-03
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This Thing Called Love
1929-12-13
This Thing Called Love
Overview: A romance runs into difficulties because the girl has seen a great deal of the turbulence in her sister's household, and has no illusions about married bliss.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-12-13
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Alibi Ike
1935-06-15
Alibi Ike
Overview: Idiosyncratic new recruit Francis "Ike" Farrell tries to help the Cubs to the pennant with his pitching and hitting.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-06-15
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One Sunday Afternoon
1933-09-01
One Sunday Afternoon
Overview: Middle-aged dentist Biff Grimes reminisces about his unrequited love for beautiful Virginia Brush and her husband Hugo, his ex-friend, who betrayed him.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-09-01
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Saturday's Children
1940-05-04
Saturday's Children
Overview: An inventor and his bride get testy in the city as they try to make ends meet.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-05-04
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Front Page Woman
1935-07-11
Front Page Woman
Overview: Ace reporter Curt Devlin and fellow reporter Ellen Garfield love one another, but Curt believes women are "bum newspapermen". When a murder investigation ensues, the two compete every step of the way, determined to not be scooped by the other.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-07-11
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New York Nights
1929-12-28
New York Nights
Overview: Show girl Jill Deverne is married to song writer Fred Deverne, and everyone is involved in the Broadway night life and endless parties. Jill is being pursued by a gangster, and she leaves her husband after he spends the night with a floozie. Jill ends up as the gangster's moll, but she soon gets tired of the lifestyle.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-12-28
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Week-End Marriage
1932-06-18
Week-End Marriage
Overview: In this comedy, a hard-working husband loses his job and his wife becomes the bread winner.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-06-18
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Win That Girl
1928-09-16
Win That Girl
Overview: A gridiron rivalry between two colleges is entering its third generation, and the Norton family (father and grandfather were members of teams defeated by rival squads captained by members of the Brawn family) rears Johnny Norton, 3d, to be a star football player. The lad is underweight, however, and initially shows a talent only for drop kicking. During the big game, Johnny is substituted for another player and leads his team to victory, winning for himself the love of Gloria Havens.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-09-16
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A Tragedy at Midnight
1942-02-02
A Tragedy at Midnight
Overview: The host of a whodunit radio show finds himself involved in his own mystery when he awakens to find a woman with a knife in her back in his bedroom.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-02-02
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Avalanche
1946-06-30
Avalanche
Overview: Two T-men track a tax evader and his money to an Idaho ski resort, where a raven tends bar.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-06-30
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That's Right – You're Wrong
1939-11-24
That's Right – You're Wrong
Overview: J. D. Forbes, head of the almost-bankrupt Four Star Studios in Hollywood contacts band leader Kay Kyser, who puts on a radio and-live theatre program called "The Kollege of Musical Knowledge," to appear in films. When manager Chuck Deems gets the studio offer, he and band members Ginny Simms, Sully Mason, Ish Kabiddle, Harry Babbitt and the others are all fired up at the prospect of going to Hollywood and working in the movies, but band-leader Kay is all against it and says his old grandmother has told him to stay in his own back yard, but he relents. Once there, Stacey Delmore, a Four Star associate producer left in charge of the studio while Forbes is out of town, discovers that the screenplay writers have prepared a script that has Kay Kyser playing a glamorous lover in an exotic European setting.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-11-24
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The Inside Story
1948-03-14
The Inside Story
Overview: A collection agent arrives in a small town with $1000 for a local farmer. Whilst waiting for the farmer to arrive the money is put in a safe at a hotel for safe keeping. However, it is removed by mistake and solves a number of financial problems before it is returned.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-03-14
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Cain and Mabel
1936-09-26
Cain and Mabel
Overview: A chorus girl and a heavyweight boxer are paired romantically as a publicity stunt.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-09-26
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Two Against the World
1932-09-03
Two Against the World
Overview: A socialite finds herself involved in a murder trial that is prosecuted by her boyfriend.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-09-03
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Safety in Numbers
1930-05-30
Safety in Numbers
Overview: Before handing over a large inheritance, a guardian hires three chorus girls to educate his charge about the "underside" of big-city life.
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-05-30
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My Son, The Hero
1943-04-05
My Son, The Hero
Overview: Learning that his long-unseen son is soon to arrive for a visit, a small-time con-man enlists the help of his cronies to help him pretend to be a wealthy and important businessman. Comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-04-05
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Thanks for the Memory
1938-11-11
Thanks for the Memory
Overview: Steve Merrick is an out of work writer who stays home and plays house husband while his wife goes to work for her former fiancé and Merrick's publisher who is still carrying a torch for her.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-11-11
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Pleasure
1931-09-01
Pleasure
Overview: A novelist and his younger brother fall in love with the same woman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-09-01
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Shoot the Works
1934-07-18
Shoot the Works
Overview: The story of seedy sideshow barker Nicky, who uses everyone he meets to get ahead. Nicky isn't even above exploiting his singing sweetheart Lily to suit his purposes, but this time it is he who ends up the loser -- at least until he gets wise to himself.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-07-18
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Speed to Spare
1948-05-14
Speed to Spare
Overview: Stunt driver Cliff Jordan takes a job with his old pal Jerry McGee, branch manager of an express trucking firm. Jerry is married to Mary, Cliff's former girl friend. Also working for Jerry is Pete Simmons, son of the owner Al Simmons, and office secretary Jane Chandler, who is Pete's sweetheart. Before long, Cliff has made enemies of Pusher Wilks, a trucker whose run he takes over, and also Pete, whose girl he is trying to take over. Pusher sabotages Cliff's rig at every opportunity causing several near-fatal accidents.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-05-14
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Riding High
1943-11-11
Riding High
Overview: No relation to the 1950 Frank Capra film of the same name, the 1943 Technicolor musical Riding High is a by-the-numbers vehicle for Dorothy Lamour and Dick Powell. Lamour stars as Ann Castle, a former burlesque queen who heads westward to claim her father's silver mine. Powell plays mining engineer Steve Baird, who like Ann has a vested interest in the worked-out mine. With the help of genial counterfeiter Mortimer J. Slocum (Victor Moore), Steve and Ann are able to peddle mining stock, thus saving her from bankruptcy. The stockholders are in a lynching mood when it appears that they've been flim-flammed, but a last minute "miracle" saves the day. Featured in the cast are Paramount stalwarts Cass Daley and Gil Lamb, the former doing her quasi-Martha Raye act and the latter swallowing his harmonica for the millionth time. Production values are excellent and the songs are exuberantly performed; it's only in its hackneyed plot that Riding High slows to a clip-clop.
Genres: Western Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-11-11
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Two-Fisted
1935-10-03
Two-Fisted
Overview: A fast-talking boxing manager and the somewhat hapless fighter he manages happen to run into a young man who was a good prizefighter in his day but is now out of the sport and has a drinking problem. They decide to train him for a big match, and in the process find themselves involved in romance, shady characters and a possible kidnapping.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-10-03
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The Woman in Red
1935-02-16
The Woman in Red
Overview: A professional jockey struggles to fit in with her new husband's upper-crust family in this horsy-set drama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-02-16
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On Such a Night
1937-08-27
On Such a Night
Overview: When her husband is accused of murder, an actress tries to prove his innocence.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-08-27
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Night of Mystery
1937-05-21
Night of Mystery
Overview: One of a series of movies based on the character Philo Vance
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-05-21
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Ladies Must Live
1940-07-27
Ladies Must Live
Overview: A small town farmer, who happens to be very wealthy, meets and falls for an actress, but his friends warn him she's only interested in his money.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-27
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Three Married Men
1936-09-24
Three Married Men
Overview: Jennie Mullins and her fiancé Peter Cary are happily in love but their families are miserable about their relationship. The Carys and Mullinses have been feuding for years over the apparent failure of the Carys' business which was caused by the now-deceased Mr. Mullins. Despite familial pressure to the contrary, Jennie and Peter proceed with their wedding. Just before the wedding, Peter receives advice from his soon-to-be brothers-in-law, Jeff and Bill Mullins. Both men warn him about the drudgery of marriage, ply him with drink, and destroy his fantasy of an ideal, romantic marriage.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-09-24
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Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
1948-07-16
Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven
Overview: Eddie Tayloe's grandfather leaves him six thousand dollars and the money belt it came in, freeing Tayloe to leave his dull newspaper job in Texas and move to New York to become a playwright. Along the way, his car breaks down and a girl walking along the highway asks for a lift. It turns out she's a nice girl, named Perry, running away from a job at a gasoline station. Soon they're off to New York together, but part ways once they arrive. Time passes and Eddie is failing to sell his play; Perry is failing to find a job. Odd circumstances, involving an old pickpocket named Mandy, bring them together again.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-07-16
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Tip-Off Girls
1938-04-01
Tip-Off Girls
Overview: A federal agent goes after a hijacking ring that uses beautiful women to help it hijack the rigs of unsuspecting truckers.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-04-01
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I Sell Anything
1934-10-20
I Sell Anything
Overview: Auctioneer Spot Cash Cutler is planning the scam of a lifetime, but will he get burned?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-10-20
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Partners in Crime
1937-10-08
Partners in Crime
Overview: Detective Hank Hyer investigates a blackmail case involving a candidate for mayor.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-10-08
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Troopers Three
1930-02-23
Troopers Three
Overview: Eddie Haskins, a wisecracking young man, teams up with two ham-acrobats known as 'Bugs & Sunny', and ,when they are all kicked out of a vaudeville theater in California, they enlist in the U. S. Cavalry. Eddie falls in love with Dorothy Clark, the daughter of a sergeant and, following a moonlight tryst, they are discovered by Sergeant Hank Darby who himself is in love with Dorothy. They have a fist-fight in which Eddie comes out second best. When Darby is reprimanded for fighting with an enlisted man, the troopers incorrectly think that Eddie squealed on him, and they punish him with a conspiracy of silence. Dorothy also rejects him. Eddie has a problem. Maybe a fire will break out in the stables and he can rescue Sergeant Darby.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-02-23
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Lawyer Man
1932-12-24
Lawyer Man
Overview: Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer named Gilmurry. Adam's sudden renown attracts the attention of high-profile legal eagle Granville Bentley, who asks Adam to become a partner in his law firm. But Adam's rising career takes a nosedive when he's framed by Gilmurry and a sexy actress in a trumped-up breach of promise suit. The only constant in Adam's life is the loyalty and unrequited love of his secretary Olga.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-12-24
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The Crooked Circle
1932-09-25
The Crooked Circle
Overview: A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occultists.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-09-25
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The Shopworn Angel
1928-12-29
The Shopworn Angel
Overview: Shortly after the United States enters World War I in 1917, a Broadway actress agrees to let a naive soldier court her in order to impress his friends, but a real romance soon begins.
Genres: Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-12-29
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That's My Man
1947-06-01
That's My Man
Overview: A poor young man is finally able to achieve his dream of running a horse at the track, but when he starts becoming successful, he begins to lose sight of what mattered to him before.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-06-01
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Murder Goes to College
1937-02-24
Murder Goes to College
Overview: The policy-racket reaches it lean, bony fingers into the ivy-towers of a large university and the underworld trying to “beat the numbers-racket” with applied mathematics. One of the professors, Tom Barry is murdered in the Dean’s office.
Genres: Comedy Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-02-24
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King of Chinatown
1939-03-17
King of Chinatown
Overview: A Chinese-American surgeon faces a moral dilemma after operating on the mob boss in charge of vice and protection rackets in her city's Chinatown.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-03-17
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Dangerous to Know
1938-03-11
Dangerous to Know
Overview: Racketeer Steve Recka, art patron and political power-maker, rules his town and Madame Lan Ying, his beautiful friend and hostess (read:mistress), with an iron hand. He meets Margaret Van Kase, a socialite not impressed by his power nor his wealth, having no money herself, and Steve makes frantic efforts to win her and turns away from the loyal Lin Yang.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-03-11
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One Way to Love
1946-01-08
One Way to Love
Overview: A Chicago team of radio scriptwriters must split up when he takes a job with his bride-to-be's father, and the other must write commercial jingles.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-01-08
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Man Trouble
1930-08-24
Man Trouble
Overview: A hard-boiled nightclub owner saves a beautiful young girl from drowning. He promptly falls in love with her, but she prefers a younger, more-genteel lover.
Genres: Romance Crime Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-08-24
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The Women in His Life
1933-12-08
The Women in His Life
Overview: An immensely successful criminal lawyer is blindsided when he learns that his new case involves his ex-wife, who left him.
Genres: Crime Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-12-08
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One Way Passage
1932-10-04
One Way Passage
Overview: A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-10-04
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Vigilantes of Boomtown
1947-02-15
Vigilantes of Boomtown
Overview: The ranch of Red Ryder (Allan Lane) and his aunt, The Duchess (Martha Wentworth), is being used as the training site for "Gentleman Jim" Corbett (George Turner) for his upcoming fight in Carson City, Nevada for the heavyweight championship against Bob Fitzsimmons (John Dehner). Molly McVey (Peggy Stewart), the daughter of a U.S. Senator, crusading against prize-fighting in Nevada, complicates matters soemwhat when she conceives the bright idea of having Corbett kidnapped, thus causing the cancellation of the fight. The two men (George Chesebro and George Lloyd) she hires to do the kidnapping also add to the complications by kidnapping Ryder instead of Corbett. Meanwhile, a gang of crooks, led by McKean (Roy Barcroft), descend on the town intent on looting the town and also making off with the fight proceeds.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-02-15
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Copy
1929-10-11
Copy
Overview: On a slow news day, the wisecracking staff of a newspaper write articles about the serious safety issues of a local excursion steamboat line.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-10-11
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Hi, Good Lookin'!
1944-03-22
Hi, Good Lookin'!
Overview: An usher at a radio station studio pretends to be an executive at the station in order to help a pretty girl become a singer.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-03-22
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Red Hot Tires
1935-02-02
Red Hot Tires
Overview: An escaped convict redeems himself by becoming an auto racing champion.
Genres: Drama Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-02-02
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The Flying Fleet
1929-01-19
The Flying Fleet
Overview: Six friends, all hoping to become aviators, are to graduate the next day from the United States Naval Academy. When the officer of the day becomes sick, Tommy Winslow has to take his place, while the others go out and celebrate.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-01-19
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The Gorilla
1930-11-02
The Gorilla
Overview: A series of murders that take place in an old, dark mansion are suspected of being committed by an ape. (lost film)
Genres: Mystery Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-11-02
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The Life of the Party
1920-11-21
The Life of the Party
Overview: An attorney is thrust into wild adventures by an attractive young woman.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-11-21
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Old Acquaintance
1943-11-27
Old Acquaintance
Overview: Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-11-27
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Dancing Co-Ed
1939-09-29
Dancing Co-Ed
Overview: After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dance contest to find a new star.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-09-29
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I Ring Doorbells
1946-02-28
I Ring Doorbells
Overview: Set at a major newspaper, this crime drama centers on a fellow who returns to newspaper reporting after he bombs as a playwright. Believing his grown son is in danger of marrying a gold digger, the paper's publisher assigns his new reporter to expose her.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-02-28
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Dirigible
1931-02-01
Dirigible
Overview: Dirigible commander Jack Braden and Navy pilot 'Frisky' Pierce fight over the glory associated with a successful expedition to the South Pole and the love of beautiful Helen, Frisky's wife. After Braden's dirigible expedition fails, Frisky tries an expedition by plane. Unfortunately he crashes and strands his party at the South Pole. Braden must decide between a risky rescue attempt by dirigible and remaining safely at home with Helen.
Genres: Adventure Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-02-01
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Everything's on Ice
1939-10-05
Everything's on Ice
Overview: Comedy about a little girl who's uncle makes her an ice skating star, only to take all of her money.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-10-05
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Under-Cover Man
1932-12-02
Under-Cover Man
Overview: When his father is murdered, erstwhile conman Nick Darrow asks the cops if he can go undercover to find the killers, and maybe even stop a crime ring that has been plaguing the police. The sister of another innocent victim joins him as they infiltrate the syndicate. Any wrong move could lead to instant death.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-12-02
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The Gay Vagabond
1941-05-12
The Gay Vagabond
Overview: Farce of identical twins and a wife who takes up real estate business.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-05-12
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Yokel Boy
1942-03-13
Yokel Boy
Overview: A film company hires a gangster to mock himself holding up a bank, but he succeeds too well and makes off with the money. But all ends well.
Genres: Comedy Romance Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-03-13
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The Jazz Singer
1927-10-06
The Jazz Singer
Overview: A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-10-06
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The Trail of '98
1928-03-20
The Trail of '98
Overview: Fortune hunters from all over the country rushing to the Klondike in 1897 to seek their fortunes in the gold are tested by hardships of the journey.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-03-20
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The Roadhouse Murder
1932-04-28
The Roadhouse Murder
Overview: After he stumbles across a murder, a young reporter devises an elaborate scene to keep his newspaper stories about the crime front-page news.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-04-28
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You'd Be Surprised
1926-09-24
You'd Be Surprised
Overview: A diamond is stolen at a houseboat party given by the district attorney. He gives the thief a chance to return it by putting an empty box on a table and turning out the lights. When the lights are turned back on the box is gone, and the district attorney has a knife in his back and is quite dead. The police and the coroner arrive. There are several attempts made on the life of the coroner. Ruth Whitman is found hiding in a grandfather-clock, holding the gem box. She claims the box was pushed into her hands and she was pushed into the clock. The district attorney's butler/valet tells the coroner he saw who killed his employer and a few minutes later he is also murdered. The mystery deepens.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-09-24
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Woman Trap
1936-03-06
Woman Trap
Overview: A gangland murder is the motivating factor of this fast-moving crime drama. George Murphy stars as reporter Kent Shevlin, whose investigation of the murder leads to a tenure as a temporary FBI agent.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-03-06
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Clarence
1937-02-12
Clarence
Overview: The title character is a resourceful young man who knows a whole little about a whole lot of things, and who concentrates by playing his saxophone. Clarence ingratiates himself with the wealthy and eccentric Wheeler family, though daughter Cora can't stand the boy.
Genres: Romance Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-02-12
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Stage Door Canteen
1943-06-24
Stage Door Canteen
Overview: A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a recreational center for servicemen during the war. The soldier meets a pretty young hostess and they enjoy the many entertainers and a growing romance
Genres: Comedy Music Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-06-24
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Minstrel Man
1944-01-02
Minstrel Man
Overview: Unusually elaborate for a PRC film, Minstrel Man is a lively musical drama built around the talents of veteran vaudevillian Benny Fields. The star is cast as Dixie Boy Johnson, who rises from the ranks of minstrel shows to become a top Broadway attraction. On the opening night of his greatest stage triumph, Dixie Boy's wife dies in childbirth. Profoundly shaken, he walks out of the show, leaving the baby to be raised by his showbiz pals Mae and Lasses White (Gladys George, Roscoe Karns). The kid grows up to be an attractive young woman named Caroline (Judy Clark), who follows in her dad's footsteps by billing herself as-that's right-Dixie Girl Johnson. This leads to a tearful reunion between Caroline and the father she'd long assumed to be dead. If Minstrel Man seems at times to be a dress rehearsal for Columbia's The Jolson Story (1946), it shouldn't surprising: the PRC film was directed by Joseph H. Lewis, who went on to helm Jolson Story's musical highlights.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-01-02
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The Navy Way
1944-02-26
The Navy Way
Overview: The experiences of a disparate group of young men as they make their way through Navy boot camp.
Genres: Action Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-02-26
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Road to Happiness
1941-12-19
Road to Happiness
Overview: A struggling singer, devoted to his young son, fears the child's super-spoiled, unloving but wealthy mother will gain custody of the boy.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-19
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Wings
1927-08-12
Wings
Overview: Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a hometown girl who's the lovestruck lifelong next door neighbor of one of them pines away.
Genres: Drama Action War Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-08-12
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Ladies of the Big House
1931-12-26
Ladies of the Big House
Overview: A woman tries to save her husband from the electric chair after both are sent to prison for a murder they didn't commit.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-12-26
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Onionhead
1958-10-25
Onionhead
Overview: An irresponsible student enlists in the Coast Guard expecting to sit out World War II.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-10-25
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Gambling Ship
1933-06-23
Gambling Ship
Overview: Tired of the dangerous life as gambling boss, Ace Corbin 'retires' from the racket and travels cross-country by train to begin a new life with a new name. On the train, he meets Eleanor and they fall in love. Eleanor is afraid to tell Ace she's a soiled dove and Ace doesn't tell Eleanor of his shady past. Old enemies won't let Ace begin his new life, and old commitments's won't free Eleanor of her sordid ties. Ace's old life and Eleanor's deception collide with the typical results. But love conquers all!
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-06-23
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They Call It Sin
1932-11-05
They Call It Sin
Overview: An innocent, young, small-town church organist is thrown out of her home, told she was adopted, and that her mother was an evil woman. She follows a crush to the big city and is left fending for herself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-11-05
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Stowaway
1932-03-01
Stowaway
Overview: On her first night as a dockside dancer, Mary Foster loses her job when she tries to fend of the advances of first mate Groder. On the street and being pursued by a Policeman who thinks she is a prostitute, Mary seeks shelter on an old freighter. She is soon discovered by second mate Tommy and they quickly fall in love, but with first mate Groder lurking around will their lives work out in the end?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-03-01
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Jazz Mad
1928-11-18
Jazz Mad
Overview: A composer and his daughter emigrate to America in the hope that he can sell his symphony. But he meets with little success and begins to give up hope. His daughter and her friends, however, never give up hope.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-11-18
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Grand Slam
1933-02-22
Grand Slam
Overview: A Russian waiter in New York City becomes a national celebrity after he develops a "system" for winning at contract bridge.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-02-22
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Play Girl
1932-03-12
Play Girl
Overview: A young innocent falls for a compulsive gambler.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-03-12
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The Vanishing Pioneer
1928-06-23
The Vanishing Pioneer
Overview: A western settlement of pioneer descendants is threatened with the loss of its water supply through the encroachments of nearby townspeople.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-06-23
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Come On, Marines!
1934-03-23
Come On, Marines!
Overview: "Lucky" Davis, a ladies-man and a devil-may-care U. S. Marine Sergeant, is leading a Marine-squadron on an expedition through a Phillipine jungle where an outlaw bandit is leading a guerilla-war rebellion. Their assignment is to rescue a group of children from an island mission that has been cut off from all communication. It comes as a bit of a surprise when Davis discovers that the "children" are a group of 18-25 year-old girls blissfully bathing in a pool while awaiting rescue.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-03-23
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His Butler's Sister
1943-11-26
His Butler's Sister
Overview: Aspiring singer Ann Carter visits her stepbrother in New York, hoping to make it on Broadway.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-11-26
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Border Flight
1936-05-29
Border Flight
Overview: Frances Farmer's second film is a typical B-programmer from the Paramount lot of 1936--up and coming stars (John Howard, Robert Cummings, Grant Withers, Farmer) in a concerning the Coast Guard and smugglers. The chief points of interest are the truly exceptional aerial sequences and Farmer's early performance.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-05-29
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Black Eyes and Blues
1941-04-18
Black Eyes and Blues
Overview: Roscoe's wife decides to divorce him and heads for Reno.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-04-18
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Half Shot at Sunrise
1941-09-04
Half Shot at Sunrise
Overview: After his wife walks out on him, obnoxious Roscoe takes his son to the movies and creates havoc in the theater.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-09-04
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Meet the Missus
1940-11-29
Meet the Missus
Overview: Gran Higgins falls under the spell of a love-starved widow.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-11-29
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Left Over Ladies
1931-09-30
Left Over Ladies
Overview: Two married couples are involved in divorce proceedings; Patricia and Ronny, who are still in love with each other, and Jerry and Amy who couldn't care less for each other. Patricia's friendship with "Duchess," a tragic, aging lady well versed in making mistakes, leads her and Ronny to the avoidance of a mistake.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-09-30
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Little Accident
1930-08-03
Little Accident
Overview: On the day before his second wedding, a man finds out that his bride-to-be has had a baby.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-08-03
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Warming Up
1928-08-04
Warming Up
Overview: Bert, a pitcher for a baseball team in a small town, is given the opportunity to try out for a team in the big leagues. Unfortunately, he incurs the enmity of McRae, the league's leading home-run hitter. In addition, he falls for the team owner's daughter, who McRae has designs on.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-08-04
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The Costello Case
1930-10-14
The Costello Case
Overview: An Irish policeman handles gangsters, a mystery woman and a wise-guy reporter.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-10-14
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Beau Sabreur
1928-01-22
Beau Sabreur
Overview: The film is about a desert-bound member of the French Foreign Legion who exposes a betrayer to the Legion and is then sent on a mission among the Arabs to conclude the signing of a crucial peace treaty.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-01-22
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The Midnight Express
1924-06-01
The Midnight Express
Overview: Wastrel son of a railroad magnate, Jack's father becomes frustrated with his son's wild ways. To prove himself, Jack goes to work in the railroad yard as a laborer. An escaped convict, Silent Bill Brachley, steals Jack's car, and the chase leads to a meeting between Jack, the engineer of the Midnight Express, and the engineer's pretty daughter, Mary. As he is led back to jail, Brachley swears revenge.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1924-06-01
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Scandal Street
1938-02-11
Scandal Street
Overview: Joe McKnight temporarily leaves his fiancée, Nora Langdon, for an expedition in a South American jungle. Nora gets a position as librarian in the small town of Midberg, where she boards with the Smith family. Nora is befriended by her next-door neighbor Austin Brown, who, unknown to his wife, is engaged in a moneymaking scheme with James Wilson.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-02-11
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The Desert Bride
1928-03-26
The Desert Bride
Overview: Captain Maurice de Florimont, a French Army intelligence officer, is captured by Arab nationalists while on an espionage mission. His sweetheart Diane Duval is also taken prisoner. Both are tortured by Kassim Ben Ali, leader of the Arab nationalists, but they refuse to divulge any information. They are finally rescued by French troops who storm the fortress and kill Kassim.
Genres: Drama Action Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-03-26
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The Trouper
1922-07-23
The Trouper
Overview: Working as a wardrobe girl in a cheap traveling stock company, Mamie Judd secretly loves Jenks, the leading man, who scarcely notices the young girl. She saves Neal Selden, son of a small-town banker, from being accused of robbery and murder, acts committed by the company's manager and leading lady.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-07-23
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Beggars of Life
1928-09-22
Beggars of Life
Overview: After killing her treacherous step-father, a girl tries to escape the country with a young vagabond. She dresses as a boy, they hop freight trains, quarrel with a group of hobos, and steal a car in their attempt to escape the police, and reach Canada.
Genres: Adventure Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-09-22
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Many a Slip
1931-03-02
Many a Slip
Overview: Comedy centering on the question of whether a man's wife is or isn't pregnant.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-03-02
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A Western Governor's Humanity
1915-11-03
A Western Governor's Humanity
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Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-11-03
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A Species of Mexican Man
1915-08-25
A Species of Mexican Man
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-08-25
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From Champion to Tramp
1915-06-17
From Champion to Tramp
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-06-17
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Mr. Carlson of Arizona
1915-04-08
Mr. Carlson of Arizona
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-04-08
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Something Always Happens
1928-03-28
Something Always Happens
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Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-03-28
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