Robert Warwick
Biography: Robert Warwick (born Robert Taylor Bien; October 9, 1878 – June 6, 1964) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. He appeared in over 200 films during the 1914 through 1959 span of years. Warwick's television career (which began in 1949) continued to 1962.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: October 09, 1878
Deathday: June 06, 1964
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The Family Honor
1917-04-09
The Family Honor
Overview: A 1917 silent film drama
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-04-09
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Doctor X
1932-08-03
Doctor X
Overview: A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer.
Genres: Horror Thriller Mystery Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-08-03
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Chief Crazy Horse
1955-04-01
Chief Crazy Horse
Overview: When young Crazy Horse, of whom great things were predicted, wins his bride, rival Little Big Man goes to villainous traders with evidence of gold in the sacred Lakota burial ground. Of course, a new gold rush starts despite all treaties, and Crazy Horse becomes military leader of his people. Initial Indian victories lead to the inevitable result. Uniquely, all is told from the Indian perspective.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-04-01
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The Princess and the Pirate
1944-11-17
The Princess and the Pirate
Overview: Princess Margaret is travelling incognito to elope with her true love instead of marrying the man her father has betrothed her to. On the high seas, her ship is attacked by pirates who know her identity and plan to kidnap her and hold her for a king's ransom.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-11-17
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Impact
1949-03-20
Impact
Overview: After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.
Genres: Thriller Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-03-20
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The Palm Beach Story
1942-08-28
The Palm Beach Story
Overview: A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker III.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-08-28
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A Woman's Face
1941-05-09
A Woman's Face
Overview: A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-05-09
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Adventures of Don Juan
1948-12-24
Adventures of Don Juan
Overview: Spanish Lothario Don Juan, the legendary lover and adventurer returns to Spain following a scandal and comes to the aid of his queen, who is under threat from sinister forces.
Genres: Adventure Romance Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-24
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Silver Lode
1954-07-23
Silver Lode
Overview: Dan Ballard, a respected citizen in the western town of Silver Lode, has his wedding interrupted by four men led by Ned McCarty, an old acquaintance who, as a US Marshal, arrests Ballard for the murder of his brother and the theft of $20,000. Ballard seeks to stall McCarty while tracking down evidence that will prove his innocence.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-07-23
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The Murder Man
1935-07-12
The Murder Man
Overview: Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its actual occurrence. He leads the police through an 'open and shut' case resulting in Mander being tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Columnist Mary Shannon is in love with Steve but she sees him struggle greatly with his last story before Mander's execution. When she starts typing out the story from his recorded dictation, she realizes why.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-07-12
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The Great McGinty
1940-08-01
The Great McGinty
Overview: Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this brings rapid promotion from "the boss," who finally decides he'd be ideal as a new, nominally "reform" mayor; but this candidacy requires marriage. His in-name-only marriage to honest Catherine proves the beginning of the end for dishonest Dan...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-08-01
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While the City Sleeps
1956-04-19
While the City Sleeps
Overview: Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-04-19
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The Awful Truth
1937-10-21
The Awful Truth
Overview: Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-10-21
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The Prince and the Pauper
1937-04-30
The Prince and the Pauper
Overview: Two boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when young teenage Tom sneaks into the palace garden, he meets the prince. They change clothes with one another before the guards discover them and throw out the prince thinking he's the urchin. No one believes them when they try to tell the truth about which is which. Soon after, the old king dies and the prince will inherit the throne.
Genres: Adventure Drama Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-04-30
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Whipsaw
1935-12-18
Whipsaw
Overview: Hot jewels from London make their way to New York, where they are stolen by racketeer Ed Dexter, who hides them with the help of his vivacious girlfriend, Vivian Palmer. Federal agent Ross McBride goes undercover to infiltrate the gang and, suspecting Vivian can lead him to the jewels, comes to her aid when she is chased by a rival gang. The two flee to the Midwest with both gangs in pursuit, but Vivian is not as gullible as Ross thinks.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-12-18
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Kismet
1944-10-01
Kismet
Overview: Hafiz, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-10-01
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Against All Flags
1952-12-24
Against All Flags
Overview: A British naval officer fights pirates in Madagascar.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-12-24
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The Sword of Monte Cristo
1951-03-03
The Sword of Monte Cristo
Overview: In 1858 France, Emperor Louis Napoleon sends Captain Renault of the Royal Dragoons, Minister La Roche and Major Nicolet to Normandy in search of the members of a group of rebels. A Masked Cavalier, the niece, Lady Christianne, of the Marquis De Montableau, announces at a secret meeting of the Normandy underground leaders that the fabled treasure of Monte Cristo was willed to her and she will use it to finance their cause. Her uncle, the only one who can decipher the symbols on the sword of Monte Cristo, the key to the treasure, derides her stand against the Emperor. La Roche takes possession of the sword and has the Marquis put into the dungeon. Christianne, as the Masked Cavalier, regains the sword from La Roche, but Captain Renault apprehends her and returns to sword to La Roche.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-03-03
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Million Dollar Weekend
1948-10-29
Million Dollar Weekend
Overview: A stock broker embezzles a million bucks and plans to take off to Shanghai. A number of obstacles stands in his path, however.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-10-29
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Sullivan's Travels
1941-11-30
Sullivan's Travels
Overview: Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.
Genres: Comedy Romance Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-11-30
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Gangster's Boy
1938-11-16
Gangster's Boy
Overview: A popular high school valedictorian and star athlete becomes a pariah when it's discovered that his father is a former bootlegger.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-11-16
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Criminal Court
1946-11-15
Criminal Court
Overview: A lawyer who is planning to run for District Attorney accidentally kills a gangster who owns the nightclub where the attorney's girlfriend is a singer. Although he manages to cover up his involvement in the crime, his girlfriend discovers the body and is subsequently charged with the murder.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-11-15
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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939-11-11
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Overview: This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-11-11
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The Falcon's Adventure
1946-12-13
The Falcon's Adventure
Overview: A society sleuth rescues a kidnapped woman, then is framed for murder.
Genres: Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-13
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In a Lonely Place
1950-05-17
In a Lonely Place
Overview: A screenwriter with a violent temper is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.
Genres: Drama Romance Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-05-17
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The Dragon Murder Case
1934-08-25
The Dragon Murder Case
Overview: Wonderful idea to give a party with people who dislike each other. Late at night, everyone decides to go into the pool, except Stamm, who is drunk. Montague dives in as does Greeff and Leland, but only Greeff and Leland come out. Montague is no where to be found so Leland suspects foul play and calls the cops. Luckily, Philo is with the D.A. and comes along, but they do not find Montague. When they drain the pool the next day, they find nothing except what looks like dragon prints. Philo has his suspicions and tries to piece the clues together to find out what has happened.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-08-25
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Afraid to Talk
1932-11-17
Afraid to Talk
Overview: Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taking payoffs.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-11-17
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Silver Dollar
1932-12-22
Silver Dollar
Overview: A farmer strikes it rich out West, then leaves his wife for a young beauty.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-12-22
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A Woman's Secret
1949-01-13
A Woman's Secret
Overview: A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal piano player, Luke Jordan, helps to promote a new, younger singer, Susan Caldwell, to temporarily replace Marian. Susan finds some early acclaim but decides to leave the club after a few performances. Soon after Susan quits, she is gunned down, and Marian quickly becomes a suspect.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-01-13
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The Star
1952-12-11
The Star
Overview: Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despite entreaties from both her daughter, Gretchen, and one-time professional colleague Jim Johannsen, Margaret remains convinced that she can regain her former glory. As she sets her sights on a coveted Hollywood role, Johannsen tries doggedly to get his unrequited love to see the folly of her ways.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-12-11
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The Dark Horse
1932-06-16
The Dark Horse
Overview: The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks. Kay Russell suggests they hire Hal Blake as campaign manager; but first they have to get him out of jail for not paying alimony. Blake organizes the office and coaches Hicks to answer every question by pausing and then saying, "Well yes, but then again no." Blake will sell Hicks as dumb but honest. Russell refuses to marry Blake, while Joe keeps people away from Blake's office. Blake teaches Hicks a speech by Lincoln. At the debate when the conservative candidate Underwood recites the same speech, Blake exposes him as a plagiarist. Hicks is presented for photo opportunities and gives his yes-and-no answer to any question, including whether he expects to win.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-06-16
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The Power and the Glory
1933-10-06
The Power and the Glory
Overview: A man's life is retold just after his funeral. Beginning as a track walker, Tom Garner rose through all sorts of railroad jobs to head the company. In the meantime he lost touch with his family. When he saw what was happening it was already too late.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-10-06
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Raiders of the Seven Seas
1953-05-27
Raiders of the Seven Seas
Overview: After staging a mutiny and commandeering his own ship, famed pirate Barbarossa (John Payne) takes hostage a spirited Spanish noblewoman named Alida (Donna Reed), intending to trade her to her fiancé, Capt. Jose Salcedo (Gerald Mohr), for a handsome ransom. But Barbarossa falls in love with Alida, who meanwhile discovers that the roguish swashbuckler is more honorable than her erstwhile betrothed.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-05-27
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Women at War
1943-10-02
Women at War
Overview: Three young women arrive at the Women's Army Corps facility in Fort Des Moines for varied reasons and with different goals. Mary Savage is a war widow who wants to become an officer, farm girl Stormy Hart wants to become involved in motor transport, and Lorna Travis seeks to win the approval of her father, a major general, who has very chauvinist views on the role of women in the military. Intensive training and guidance prepares the three to make a contribution to the success of the upcoming war games conducted by General Travis and validate the value of the WACS to the war effort.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-10-02
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Escape to Burma
1955-04-09
Escape to Burma
Overview: A fugitive in British Burma hides on a tea plantation, thanks to a mutual attraction with owner Gwen Moore.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-04-09
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The Supreme Sacrifice
1916-03-20
The Supreme Sacrifice
Overview: David Aldrich aspires to be an author. The publishers reject most of his manuscripts because they seem to lack realism. David struggles on, however, determined to succeed and kept happy by his love for Helen Chambers and for his bosom friend Morton, who is a young minister working among the people on the East Side.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-03-20
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A Holy Terror
1931-07-19
A Holy Terror
Overview: Eastern millionaire's son Bard finds his father murdered and flies west to see rancher Drew who may know something about it. En route he crashes his plane into Jerry's bathroom; she falls in love with him which makes her suitor Steve jealous.
Genres: Western Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-07-19
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The Rich Are Always with Us
1932-05-19
The Rich Are Always with Us
Overview: A wealthy couple's marriage is falling apart due to the man's infidelity. The wife's male friend has long loved her and sees his big opportunity.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-05-19
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On the Spot
1940-06-11
On the Spot
Overview: Frankie Kelly is the soda jerk and embryo scientist in Midvales only drugstore. Two murders and an attempted killing suddenly swing Midvale into national prominence. Frankie and his pal, Jefferson, become involved when a wounded gangster starts to tell them where $300,000 in stolen loot is hidden, but he is murdered before he can give them all of the information. The search is on.
Genres: Mystery Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-06-11
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The Three Musketeers
1948-10-20
The Three Musketeers
Overview: Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their mission to protect France.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-10-20
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A Girl's Folly
1917-02-26
A Girl's Folly
Overview: A restless young girl yearns to leave her rural environment and "get away from it all". One day she stumbles upon a film crew shooting a western near her home. She makes friends with the film's leading man, who encourages her to try her luck as an actress. So she leaves her small town and goes to the big city to break into the picture business. However, things don't turn out quite the way she planned.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-02-26
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Lady Godiva of Coventry
1955-11-02
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Overview: Fictionalized account of events leading up the famous nude ride (alas, her hair covers everything) of the militant Saxon lady.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-11-02
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Blockade
1938-06-17
Blockade
Overview: A simple peasant is forced to take up arms to defend his farm during the Spanish Civil War. Along the way he falls in love with a Russian girl whose father is involved in espionage.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-06-17
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Fury at Furnace Creek
1948-04-30
Fury at Furnace Creek
Overview: The Arizona wilderness, 1880. Gen. Fletcher Blackwell sends a message telling Capt. Walsh, who is escorting a wagon-train through Apache territory, heading for the fort at Furnace Creek, that he should cancel the escort and rush to another town. Apache leader "Little Dog" is leading the attack on the wagon-train and massacring everyone at the poorly manned fort. As a result the treaty is broken with the Indians and the white settlers take over the territory with the help of the cavalry, as the Apaches are wiped out and only "Little Dog" remains at large. Gen. Fletcher Blackwell is court-martial-led for treason.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-04-30
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Vendetta
1950-12-25
Vendetta
Overview: The daughter of a slain man pushes her brother toward vengeance in 19th-century Corsica.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-12-25
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Counsel for Crime
1937-10-14
Counsel for Crime
Overview: Otto Kruger once again plays a dynamic, bombastic attorney in Columbia's Counsel for Crime. Kruger plays William Mellon, a shifty shyster whose underhanded methods loses him the love of his sweetheart Anne (Nana Bryant), who subsequently marries a powerful senator (Thurston Hall). What Mellon doesn't know is that Anne has borne him a son, whom the senator has adopted. Reaching adulthood, Paul (Douglass Montgomery) opts for a legal career himself, taking a clerical job with his own father's firm. In typical "B"-picture, Mellon is charged with murdering one of his more odious clients -- and Paul is appointed prosecuting attorney in the case.
Genres: Romance Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-10-14
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Secret Enemies
1942-09-17
Secret Enemies
Overview: FBI agents Carl Becker and John Trent raid a New York hotel, sending Nazi spies to an upstate hunting lodge.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-09-17
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Desert Command
1946-05-31
Desert Command
Overview: Tom Wayne rescues Clancy, Renard and Schmidt in the Arabian desert and they join him in going after El Shaitan, a bad guy who is never seen as he tries to wipe out the Foreign Legion. Feature version of the movie serial, The Three Musketeers (1934).
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-05-31
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Tarzan and the Slave Girl
1950-06-23
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Overview: The Lionians, a tribe of lion worshippers, make a desperate attempt to find a cure for the mysterious disease plaguing their village. Their Chief decides to kidnap Jane and Lola, a half-breed nurse, in order to help repopulate his civilization. Tarzan must rescue them while fending off blowgun attacks from people called the Waddies who are disguised as bushes.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-06-23
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The Magnificent Fraud
1939-07-19
The Magnificent Fraud
Overview: A Chicago con man pays an actor to pose as a slain South American dictator.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-07-19
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A Shot in the Dark
1935-01-31
A Shot in the Dark
Overview: An amateur sleuth solves three murders at his son's New England college.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-31
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Code of the Mounted
1935-06-07
Code of the Mounted
Overview: A thug robs and kills a fur trapper. He is caught and locked up by the Mounties, but is soon broken out by his partner. As the Mounties investigate, they discover that the two are part of a ruthless crime ring run by a female gangster.
Genres: Adventure Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-06-07
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The Fighting Marines
1935-11-22
The Fighting Marines
Overview: Corporal Larry Grant and Sergeant "Mac" McGowan, of the United States Marine Corps, are rival for the love of Frances Schiller, but team up to hunt down "The Tiger Shark," a mad, scientific wizard who is holding Sergeant William Schiller, Frances' brother, a prisoner on a wild, jungle island in the Pacific.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-11-22
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Ace Drummond
1936-10-18
Ace Drummond
Overview: This 13 chapter serial is based on the comic strip character Ace Drummond created by Eddie Rickenbacker. Ace is a 'G-Man of the sky' working out of Washington D.C. He is sent to Mongolia to find out why a mysterious villain known only as 'The Dragon' is trying to prevent the newly formed International Airways from setting up an airport there. Ace meets Peggy Trainor (Jean Rogers) who is searching for her archaeologist father who has disappeared. Together they search for answers to the puzzles.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-10-18
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Man from Frisco
1944-06-15
Man from Frisco
Overview: Matt Braddock is a civil engineer during World War II who has new ideas for shipbuilding. Braddock tries to establish yards for building prefabricated ships on the West Coast, but he is hindered by the former superintendent of the shipyard, Joel Kennedy. A disappointed lover fails to deliver an important message on welds and it leads to the collapse of a new ship's superstructure and the death of a boy.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-06-15
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Army Girl
1938-08-11
Army Girl
Overview: A young captain hoping to replace the U.S. Army's horses with mechanized vehicles faces court-martial after his commanding officer, who's opposed to modern changes, is killed.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-08-11
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It Started with a Kiss
1959-08-19
It Started with a Kiss
Overview: While on leave in New York, a serviceman both weds a chorus girl and wins a red convertible in a charity raffle. Both his wife and the car turn out to be problematic.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-08-19
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Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957-05-04
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Overview: In Medicine Bend, a crooked businessman has the town mayor and sheriff in his pocket while his henchmen raid the wagon trains passing through the region.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-05-04
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Tough Guy
1936-01-24
Tough Guy
Overview: An unhappy child, accompanied by his dog, runs away from home and is befriended by a gangster on the lam.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-01-24
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White Legion
1936-10-24
White Legion
Overview: In the early 1900s, as the Panama Canal is being built, a group of doctors try to discover a cure for yellow fever, a disease that is decimating the workers constructing the canal.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-10-24
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Bulldog Edition
1936-09-13
Bulldog Edition
Overview: Two rival newspapers are engaged in a circulation battle, complicated by the fact that a vicious gangster inserts himself into the middle of it. Also complicating matters is that one newspaper's editor and circulation director are competing for the affections of a pretty blonde reporter.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-09-13
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The Bold Caballero
1936-12-01
The Bold Caballero
Overview: The Commandant is making life rough for the colonials in Spanish California. While trying to help, Zorro is charged with the murder of the new Governor, but in the end he triumphs over the evil Commandant.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-12-01
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The Vigilantes Are Coming
1936-08-21
The Vigilantes Are Coming
Overview: A masked hero called "The Eagle" leads California ranchers in a struggle against Russian Cossacks who are plotting to take over California and turn it into a Russian colony.
Genres: Western Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-08-21
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Bars of Hate
1935-11-01
Bars of Hate
Overview: Ted Clark rescues pickpoket Danny from a mob, and restores Danny's loot, a pocketbook, to its owner Ann Dawson. She is carrying a letter that proves her brother, who is on death row, is innocent and Jim Grant is the guilty party. Ted and Danny help her escape from Grant's henchmen. They have several narrow escapes while on their way to give the proof to the Governor.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-11-01
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High Hat
1937-01-01
High Hat
Overview: An opera singer whose career is on the wane finds newfound fame doing popular songs on the radio.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-01-01
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In Old Monterey
1939-08-14
In Old Monterey
Overview: The U.S. Army takes over a large area of land, over the objection of citizens and corporations who live and work there.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-08-14
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The Three Musketeers
1933-04-07
The Three Musketeers
Overview: Tom Wayne rescues Clancy, Renard and Schmidt in the Arabian desert and they join him in going after El Shaitan, a bad guy who is never seen as he tries to wipe out the Foreign Legion. CHAPTER TITLES: 1. The Fiery Circle; 2. One For All, All For One; 3. The Master Spy; 4. Pirates of the Desert; 5. Rebel Rifles; 6. Death's Marathon; 7. Naked Steel; 8. The Master Strikes; 9. The Fatal Cave; 10. Trapped!; 11. The Measure of a Man; 12.The Value of Comrades.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-04-07
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Jungle Menace
1937-09-01
Jungle Menace
Overview: Mystery and adventure, surrounding a stolen rubber harvest.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-09-01
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Fit for a King
1937-09-01
Fit for a King
Overview: Newspaper reporter "Scoops" is sent out on assignment, to investigate the failed assassination attempts on Archduke Julio. Trying to get the story, he runs into Jane Hamilton who is really Princess Helen. He doesn't realize that she is the story: a princess in exile, in danger of assassination; and, falling in love with "Scoops", while engaged to a prince.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-09-01
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Unashamed
1932-07-02
Unashamed
Overview: A debutante's (Helen Twelvetrees) brother (Robert Young) stands trial for killing her no-good lover.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-07-02
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Two Tickets to London
1943-06-14
Two Tickets to London
Overview: Accused of helping an enemy submarine, a man escapes and joins a beautiful girl in trying to find the real traitors.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-06-14
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Hail the Conquering Hero
1944-08-09
Hail the Conquering Hero
Overview: Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-08-09
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Souls at Sea
1937-09-03
Souls at Sea
Overview: Michael 'Nuggin' Taylor and Powdah save lives during a sea tragedy in this story about the slave trade on the high seas during 1842.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-09-03
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The Fleet's In
1942-01-24
The Fleet's In
Overview: Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous actress. Things get complicated when bets are placed on his prowess with the ladies.
Genres: Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-24
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The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932-01-09
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Overview: On the eve of WW-I the French Navy ship Lafayette returns to its Toulon base for one night. There is no shore leave, although wives are permitted to come to a party. The strain of command on the older captain and his new, young wife is very great.
Genres: Romance Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-01-09
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So Big!
1932-04-30
So Big!
Overview: A farmer's widow takes on the land and her late husband's tempestuous son.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-04-30
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The Secrets of Wu Sin
1932-12-15
The Secrets of Wu Sin
Overview: A murder mystery about the smuggling of illegal Chinese aliens into America through Chinatown.
Genres: Crime Romance Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-12-15
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Almost a Gentleman
1939-03-31
Almost a Gentleman
Overview: Saving a dog from the pound gets a man mixed up in murder.
Genres: Action Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-03-31
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The Girl from Calgary
1932-10-23
The Girl from Calgary
Overview: A French-Canadian girl is a champion bronc rider and is also a nightclub singer. An ambitious young man sees her act one night and is struck by her talent, realizing that she is good enough to become a Broadway star. He convinces her to accompany him to New York, where she indeed does become a Broadway star. However, the young man finds himself being squeezed out by greedy Broadway producers who see the talented young girl as their own personal gold mine.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-10-23
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Hell Hath No Fury
1917-03-20
Hell Hath No Fury
Overview: Hell Hath No Fury is a silent drama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-03-20
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Three Rogues
1931-03-08
Three Rogues
Overview: In 1877, thieves Ace Beaudry, Bronco Dawson and Bull Stanley head West together after having each been betrayed by a woman. They come across a wagon train bound for the town of Custer, where hundreds of people are gathering for a land rush in the Dakotas, which President Ulysses S. Grant has opened to settlers thanks to a treaty with the Sioux Indians. After the three rogues ride off, they spy a lone wagon with a tempting string of thoroughbreds. Before they can steal the horses, however, the wagon is attacked by a gang led by Layne Hunter, a shifty saloon owner from Custer. The trio chase off the gang, and as they are about to abscond with the horses, they find pretty Lee Carleton, whose father was killed in the attack.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-03-08
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Unmasked
1929-12-15
Unmasked
Overview: During a dinner party at the Brookfield family estate, private detective Craig Kennedy relates a story of one of his unsolved murder cases. What Kennedy knows, and the other guests do not, is that the person who was the killer in the unsolved mystery is in the room, and Kennedy makes plans to expose him.
Genres: Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1929-12-15
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Going Places
1938-12-31
Going Places
Overview: A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-12-31
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Alias Jimmy Valentine
1915-02-22
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Overview: After robbing a bank, a criminal is wrongfully pardoned from prison.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-02-22
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Mary of Scotland
1936-07-28
Mary of Scotland
Overview: The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-07-28
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Konga, the Wild Stallion
1939-08-30
Konga, the Wild Stallion
Overview: A long-standing feud between a rancher and a neighboring wheat farmer only intensifies after the rancher's wild stallion causes damage to the farmer's property. Western drama.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-08-30
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Sutter's Gold
1936-03-01
Sutter's Gold
Overview: Story of the gold strike on an immigrant's property that started the 1849 California Gold Rush.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-03-01
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The Silent Master
1917-06-01
The Silent Master
Overview: Valentin Marquis de Sombreiul, alias Monsieur Simon, is known as the great master because he is the leader of a band of Parisian Apaches who mete out their own private justice to individuals who have violated their code in a secret tribunal known as the court of St. Simon. In an effort to cure Eugene, a young American longing for excitement, Valentin induces the young man to witness these horrors with the result that the youth is drawn into the Apache gang and sentenced to prison for one of their crimes. Later, after the master has disbanded his secret society and married Virginia Arlen, a girl from an aristocratic family, he discovers to his horror that the boy whose life he has ruined is his wife's brother. It is then up to him to try and make amends.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-06-01
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Dixie
1943-06-23
Dixie
Overview: A young songwriter leaves his Kentucky home to try to make it in New Orleans. Eventually he winds up in New York, where he sells his songs to a music publisher, but refuses to sell his most treasured composition: "Dixie." The film is based on the life of Daniel Decatur Emmett, who wrote the classic song "Dixie."
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-06-23
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Hop-a-long Cassidy
1935-08-23
Hop-a-long Cassidy
Overview: An evil ranch foreman tries to provoke a range war by playing two cattlemen against each other while helping a gang to rustle the cattle. Each cattleman blames the other for missing cattle. With the help of Bill Cassidy (Hop-along, because of an earlier bullet wound) and Johnny Nelson, the warring cattlemen join forces to do in the outlaws.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-08-23
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Devil's Island
1939-01-07
Devil's Island
Overview: A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-01-07
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Walk the Proud Land
1956-09-01
Walk the Proud Land
Overview: Indian Agent sent to try new approach to peace with Apaches based on respect for automomy rather than submission to Army. Wins over reservation chiefs and the Indian widow (Bancroft) given to him as housekeeper. Through use of diplomacy and demonstrations of faith in Apache leaders, reservation is put on the road to automomy. Conflicts arise between Apache widow and Eastern wife but latter has a lot to learn.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-09-01
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Juarez
1939-06-10
Juarez
Overview: The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-06-10
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The Bride Walks Out
1936-07-10
The Bride Walks Out
Overview: Carolyn Martin is a fashion model who hastily marries her boyfriend, engineer Michael Martin. But part of the marriage arrangement requires that Carolyn quit her $50-per-week modeling job to be a full-time housewife; the couple will instead live on Michael’s $35-per-week job.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-07-10
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Adventure in Manhattan
1936-10-08
Adventure in Manhattan
Overview: The story of an egotistical crime writer who gets involved with the case of a notorious art thief (who is believed to be dead) while at the same time romancing a lovely young actress who's in a play that also happens to be the cover for massive jewel job. Art connoisseur and criminologist George Melville is hired to track down art thieves, assisted by perky Claire Peyton and goaded by Phil Bane, the roaring newspaper editor who has employed him. The mastermind poses as a theatrical impresario and stages a war drama, replete with loud explosions, to divert attention from his band of thieves, who are cracking safes in a bank adjacent to the theater.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-10-08
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Francis
1950-02-08
Francis
Overview: The truthful soldier Stirling didn't know how to lie about his source of information, the talking army Mule, Francis, so he was treated as a lunatic and led to one after another hilarious situations, where the mule was the only one that appeared in his right mind. In the process of all this, the mule assisted in uncovering a spy, Mareen, who pretended to be lost among the jungles, but was actually...
Genres: Comedy Family Fantasy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-02-08
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Jimmy the Gent
1934-03-09
Jimmy the Gent
Overview: An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-03-09
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Sugarfoot
1951-02-11
Sugarfoot
Overview: The lawless west had never met a gun-throwing gent like...
Genres: Western Romance Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-02-11
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Fort Algiers
1953-08-30
Fort Algiers
Overview: In northwest Africa, a tribal leader tries to stir up a rebellion against the ruling powers.
Genres: Adventure War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-08-30
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The Argyle Case
1917-02-06
The Argyle Case
Overview: When multi-millionaire banker John Argyle is found brutally murdered in his home, suspicions are cast upon Mary Mazuret, his adopted daughter who became the sole beneficiary of his estate under his will, Argyle having quarrelled with his son Bruce. Just as the case begins to look black for Mary, Asche Kayton, a great private detective, is called in by Bruce and takes hold of the investigation.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1917-02-06
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The Mississippi Gambler
1953-01-29
The Mississippi Gambler
Overview: Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. His first success makes enemies of the crooked gamblers and of fair Angelique Dureau, whose necklace he won. Later in New Orleans, Mark befriends Angelique's father, but she still affects to despise him as his gambling career brings him wealth. Duelling, tragedy, and romantic complications follow.
Genres: Romance Adventure Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-29
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Timber War
1935-11-20
Timber War
Overview: The owners of a lumber mill hire an investigator to find out who is sabotaging their mill.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-11-20
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The Lady Eve
1941-02-25
The Lady Eve
Overview: It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-02-25
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The Earl of Chicago
1940-01-05
The Earl of Chicago
Overview: A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Earl of Gorley.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-01-05
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Squadron of Honor
1938-06-28
Squadron of Honor
Overview: Squadron of Honor takes place during an American Legion convention, with newsreel shots of the genuine article interspersed among the reenacted scene. A murder is committed, and young legionnaire Blane (Don Terry) wants to find out who's responsible. The cops are convinced that pacifistic munitions executive Metcalf (Thurston Hall) committed the crime, but in fact Metcalf has been framed by pro-war armaments manufacturer Kimball (Robert Warwick).
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-06-28
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The Trigger Trio
1937-10-18
The Trigger Trio
Overview: In this western, the Three Mesquiteers must find a killer and his band after they murder an official from the State Agricultural Service who had come to investigate an outbreak of hoof and mouth disease. The killer is fearful that the official would quarantine his entire herd. Unfortunately for the foolish rancher, if the herd is not isolated, all of his cows and those of his neighbors will die anyway. The heroes are assisted by Buck the clever Great Dane.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-10-18
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938-05-13
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Overview: Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.
Genres: Adventure Romance History Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-05-13
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932-11-09
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Overview: A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-11-09
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Gun Smugglers
1948-12-28
Gun Smugglers
Overview: A young boy threatens to follow in his outlaw brother's footsteps.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-28
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Christmas in July
1940-10-25
Christmas in July
Overview: An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest. As a joke, some of his co-workers put together a fake telegram which says that he won the $25,000 grand prize.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-25
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The Sea Hawk
1940-08-10
The Sea Hawk
Overview: Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.
Genres: Adventure History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-08-10
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New Moon
1940-06-28
New Moon
Overview: A revolutionary leader romances a French aristocrat in Louisiana.
Genres: Romance Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-06-28
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Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933-09-14
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Overview: When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the case. His first clue comes from the victim's sister, who noticed a prowler wearing a glow-in-the-dark wristwatch.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-09-14
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A Dispatch from Reuters
1940-10-19
A Dispatch from Reuters
Overview: German Julius Reuter sends 19th-century news by carrier pigeon and then by wire, founding a news agency.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-19
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Eagle Squadron
1942-06-16
Eagle Squadron
Overview: An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in love with a beautiful English girl.
Genres: Romance War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-06-16
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The Spy Ring
1938-01-08
The Spy Ring
Overview: Two American-army officers are working on a new type of machine-gun for anti-aircraft warfare, when one of them is murdered. The other vows to get the spies that are after the invention and avenge his friend's death.
Genres: Adventure Crime Drama Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-01-08
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I Married a Witch
1942-10-30
I Married a Witch
Overview: A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter who burned her.
Genres: Comedy Romance Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-30
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Pirates of Monterey
1947-12-01
Pirates of Monterey
Overview: A woman journeys to Spanish California to marry a Spanish officer, but on the way she meets and falls in love with an American adventurer who is part of a movement to overthrow the Spanish in California.
Genres: Adventure Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-12-01
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The Whispering Shadow
1933-04-17
The Whispering Shadow
Overview: A mysterious criminal known as The Whispering Shadow commits crimes by means of a gang he controls by television and radio rays. Jack Norton, whose brother was murdered by The Whispering Shadow, suspects that the eerie Professor Strang - whose ghostly wax museum contains figures far too lifelike - may be involved in the crimes.
Genres: Action Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-04-17
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Ladies They Talk About
1933-02-04
Ladies They Talk About
Overview: A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-02-04
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Meat and Romance
1940-10-29
Meat and Romance
Overview: A young doctor and his home economics expert sister teach us about the benefits of meat.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-29
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Female
1933-11-11
Female
Overview: Alison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world of business until she meets an independent design engineer.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-11-11
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Teddy the Rough Rider
1940-02-21
Teddy the Rough Rider
Overview: This short follows the political career of Theodore Roosevelt, beginning in 1895, when he was appointed police commissioner of New York City. In 1897 he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy. His charge up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War in 1898 is re-created. He becomes vice president in March 1901 and assumes the presidency when William McKinley is assassinated six months later. According to the narrator, Roosevelt refused to be beholden to political bosses, doing what he believed to be right for the American people.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-02-21
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Cleopatra
1934-10-05
Cleopatra
Overview: The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.
Genres: History Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-10-05
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The Royal Bed
1931-01-15
The Royal Bed
Overview: The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wants to elope with her boyfriend, a peasant revolt and a scheming general.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-01-15
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Give Me Liberty
1936-12-19
Give Me Liberty
Overview: Patrick Henry's rousing speech before the Virginia legislature argues for colonial independence.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-12-19
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Secret Service
1919-06-15
Secret Service
Overview: Lewis Dumont, a Northern officer in the American Civil War, works undercover behind Confederate lines in an attempt to lead Southern forces away from an area in which a Northern attack is planned. But Dumont falls in love with a Southern girl and when she proves useful to his plan, his conscience begins to tear at him.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-06-15
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Murder in the Air
1940-06-01
Murder in the Air
Overview: Enemy agents are everywhere and they are sabotaging all important war deliveries. The body of a hobo found in a train wreck had a money belt with $50,000 and a tattoo of a circle and arrow. This is a tattoo for saboteurs for hire and Brass must impersonate the dead man to find out what his orders are. As Steve Coe, he meets with the band of enemy agents in California and everything goes well until the wife of the dead 'Hobo' shows up. Luckily, Gabby is able to save Brass and Brass learns what is his assignment. He is to board the USN airship 'Mason', which is testing the super secret Inertia Projector, and destroy the airship.
Genres: Action Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-06-01
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The Little Colonel
1935-02-22
The Little Colonel
Overview: After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War, vows to never speak to her again. Several years pass and Elizabeth returns to her home town with her husband and young daughter. The little girl charms her crusty grandfather and tries to patch things up between him and her mother.
Genres: Family Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-02-22
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I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
1941-08-04
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
Overview: A ship's officer is sentenced to Devil's Island for murder after a fatal brawl.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-08-04
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Romeo and Juliet
1936-09-03
Romeo and Juliet
Overview: Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-09-03
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The Fourteenth Man
1920-09-01
The Fourteenth Man
Overview: This adaption of F. Anstey's play, The Man from Blankley's was remade a decade later with sound under its original title by Warner Brothers with John Barrymore in the lead.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-09-01
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Sudan
1945-04-18
Sudan
Overview: A desert pickpocket, his sidekick, and an escaped slave help an incognito queen in danger.
Genres: Adventure Action Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-04-18
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The Costume Designer
1950-07-13
The Costume Designer
Overview: This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct for the film historically and geographically, and must be appropriate for the mood of the individual scene. We see famed costume designer Edith Head at work on a production. The Costume Designer was part of The Industry Film Project, a twelve-part series produced by the film studios and the Academy. Each series episode was produced to inform the public on a specific facet of the motion picture industry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-07-13
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Bowery to Broadway
1944-11-03
Bowery to Broadway
Overview: Two Bowery vaudevillians find success in producing shows on Broadway, but when one of them suddenly departs to work for a beautiful woman, a feud erupts.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-11-03
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The Mark of the Renegade
1951-07-24
The Mark of the Renegade
Overview: An agent of Mexico poses as a pirate to foil a would-be emperor in 1820s California.
Genres: Adventure Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-07-24
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The Heart of a Hero
1916-11-06
The Heart of a Hero
Overview: This is a visualization of the life of patriot Nathan Hale which is based on a play by Clyde Fitch. Robert Warwick plays Nathan (and does a fine job) and Gail Kane the girl whom he loves (Alice Adams).
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-11-06
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A Thrill for Thelma
1935-11-23
A Thrill for Thelma
Overview: In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a young woman, wanting a life of luxury, takes the "easy" way, and winds up in jail.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-11-23
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Cadets on Parade
1942-01-22
Cadets on Parade
Overview: A military school cadet runs away after failing to fit in at sports or school life. He's befriended by a newsboy and they tutor each other, but soon get embroiled in a ransom scheme.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-22
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Let Them Live
1937-04-25
Let Them Live
Overview: A young man goes up against a crooked town boss.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-04-25
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The Flash of an Emerald
1915-09-27
The Flash of an Emerald
Overview: The picture starts with Robert Warwick walking into the office of director Albert Capellani (the film's actual director). Capellani offers him the role of a heavy and hands him the script. The next four reels show Warwick playing a Raffles-like character, an ingenious crook who moves through society, committing robberies and even murder.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1915-09-27
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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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The Life of Emile Zola
1937-09-09
The Life of Emile Zola
Overview: A fictionalized account of famous French writer Emile Zola and his involvement in the Dreyfus Affair. After struggling to establish himself, Zola wins success writing about the unsavory side of Paris and settles into a comfortable upper-class life. However, Zola's complacency is shaken when Jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus is imprisoned for being a spy. Realizing that Dreyfus is an innocent victim of anti-Semitism, Zola boldly pens a newspaper article exposing the truth, is charged with libel and must defend himself in a dramatic courtroom testimony.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-09-09
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Jack Straw
1920-03-14
Jack Straw
Overview: Jack Straw (Warwick) is an iceman who becomes a waiter to be closer to the girl (McComas) he is interested in. Later, to impress her, he impersonates an Archduke from Pomerania. A Count from Pomerania (Brower) who is the ambassador arrives and learns of the long-missing son of royalty. The girl's mother (Ashton) learns of the trick being played by Jack. Just when Jack is exposed as being a fraud, it turns out that he is the genuine article.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1920-03-14
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School for Girls
1934-03-22
School for Girls
Overview: After being convicted of stealing some jewels, Annette Eldrige is sent to a reformatory administered by a sadistic and corrupt female warder. However, one of the board of trustees takes an interest in the new arrival and begins to investigate the management of the institution.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-03-22
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Louisiana Purchase
1941-12-31
Louisiana Purchase
Overview: A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana is the target of a scheme involving a Viennese beauty.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-31
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Racetrack
1933-02-25
Racetrack
Overview: Joe Tomasso is an Italian-American bookmaker and gambler who, outwardly, is hard but soft-hearted inwardly. He becomes fond of a homeless waif, Jackie Curtis, and begins to look upon him as the son he never had. But when Jackie's mother appears, Joe has a hard decision to make.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-02-25
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Tennessee Johnson
1942-12-01
Tennessee Johnson
Overview: The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story begins with Johnson's boyhood and covers his early life. During the Civil War, Johnson stays a staunch Unionist and upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln's assassination, Johnson becomes the President and became the first U.S. president ever to be impeached.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-12-01
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The Stolen Voice
1915-08-09
The Stolen Voice
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 1915-08-09
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This England
1941-07-22
This England
Overview: Set in Claverly Village, it follows the fortunes of the Rookebys (Clements) and the ne'r-do-well Appleyards (Williams) from the time of the Normans, 1588, 1804, 1914, and 1940. Made to support morale during the war, its message is basically that you can't suppress the British; they've been there since the beginning; they'll be there to the end.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-07-22
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Pilgrimage
1933-07-12
Pilgrimage
Overview: A mother from Arkansas is very possessive of her grown son. To prevent him from getting married she has him drafted into WW I.
Genres: Drama War Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-07-12
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The Road Back
1937-06-01
The Road Back
Overview: After the First World War a group of German soldiers try to readjust to civilian life. A sequel to 'All Quiet on the Western Front'.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-06-01
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Can This Be Dixie?
1936-11-13
Can This Be Dixie?
Overview: A young girl and her uncle who run a traveling medicine show lend their efforts to salvage an old plantation.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-11-13
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Come On, Leathernecks!
1938-08-08
Come On, Leathernecks!
Overview: The father of a star football player at Annapolis wants his son to follow the family pattern and join the Marines.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-08-08
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The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935-07-05
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Overview: A farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-07-05
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All Man
1916-12-04
All Man
Overview:
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-12-04
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Sudden Riches
1916-05-15
Sudden Riches
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-05-15
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Man of the Hour
1914-10-12
Man of the Hour
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1914-10-12
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Fruits of Desire
1916-01-31
Fruits of Desire
Overview:
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-01-31
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Law of the Plains
1938-05-12
Law of the Plains
Overview: Rancher William Norton refuses to sell his cattle for half price, so saloon owner and gang leader Jim Fletcher, contrary to the orders from his secret boss Willard McGowan, the town banker, has his men rob and beat up Norton. Unknown to anyone, Marion, McGowan's adopted daughter is really the daughter of Norton, who disappeared as a young baby when she and her mother were passengers on a stagecoach held up by McGowan. Chuck Saunders, Norton's foreman, goes after the gang for robbing his boss and eventually uncovers the truth regarding Marion's heritage.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-05-12
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