William Gargan
Biography: William Gargan, born William Dennis Gargan July 17, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, USA and died February 17, 1979 aged 73 on a flight between New York and San Diego. He was an American motion picture, television and radio actor. Gargan played character roles in many Hollywood productions, including two appearances as detective Ellery Queen, but was best known for his role as Detective Martin Kane in the 1949-51 radio-television series, Martin Kane, Private Eye, sponsored by U.S. Tobacco. He also appeared as a private detective in the NBC radio show Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, which ran from 1951 to 1955.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 17, 1905
Deathday: February 18, 1979
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Man on the Ledge
1955-12-28
Man on the Ledge
Overview: Beat cop Bragan is about to go off duty when he discovers a man standing on the ledge of a hotel more than a dozen stories up. Bragan tries to talk the man, Robert Cosick, down from his threatening perch and in the process learns the reasons for the Robert's suicide attempt.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-12-28
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Strange Impersonation
1946-03-16
Strange Impersonation
Overview: A female research scientist conducting experiments on a new anesthetic has a very bad week. Her scheming assistant intentionally scars her face, her almost-fiancee appears to have deserted her and she finds herself being blackmailed by a women she accidentally knocked down with her car.
Genres: Romance Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-03-16
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Hot Cargo
1946-06-28
Hot Cargo
Overview: Two discharged service men go to the redwood country in northern California to visit the family of a buddy killed in the war. There, they find the family's trucking business is being threatened by a rival who will stop at nothing to ruin their business. They take up the fight against the crooks.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-06-28
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I Wake Up Screaming
1941-10-31
I Wake Up Screaming
Overview: A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.
Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-10-31
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Midnight Manhunt
1945-07-27
Midnight Manhunt
Overview: Two reporters search for a missing body in a wax museum.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-07-27
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The Bells of St. Mary's
1945-12-27
The Bells of St. Mary's
Overview: Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-12-27
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Sealed Lips
1942-01-02
Sealed Lips
Overview: There's something very odd about Romano, a notorious gangster serving time in the federal pen. For one thing, Romano doesn't sound much like himself. For another, he always seems to be hiding something. Detective Lee suspects that something's amiss, and he's probably right!
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-02
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Night Editor
1946-03-29
Night Editor
Overview: A daily news editor recalls a married detective and the deadly woman behind his downfall.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-03-29
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The Story of Temple Drake
1933-05-06
The Story of Temple Drake
Overview: The coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge is stranded at a bootleggers’ hide-out, subjected to an act of nightmarish sexual violence, and plunged into a criminal underworld that threatens to swallow her up completely.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-05-06
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Within the Law
1939-03-17
Within the Law
Overview: A wrongly convicted woman studies law and seeks her revenge.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-03-17
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The Milky Way
1936-02-07
The Milky Way
Overview: Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan, somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manager decides to build up the milkman's reputation in a series of fixed fights and then have the champ beat him to regain his title.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-02-07
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Rain
1932-10-12
Rain
Overview: Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains. Among the stranded passengers are Sadie Thompson, a prostitute, and Alfred Davidson, a fanatic missionary who will try to redeem her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-10-12
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Broadway Gondolier
1935-07-27
Broadway Gondolier
Overview: A taxi driver travels to Venice and poses as a gondolier to land a radio singing job.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-07-27
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Four Frightened People
1934-01-26
Four Frightened People
Overview: Malaya tropical island romantic love triangle adventure thriller, about a cruise ship where Bubonic plague breaks out. Four people are able to leave the ship in a tiny boat and make it to a desert island, where many adventures ensue and, of course, the two men fight over the beautiful young schoolteacher who is with them.
Genres: Adventure Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-01-26
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Behind Green Lights
1946-02-15
Behind Green Lights
Overview: An unscrupulous private investigator with a penchant for blackmail is found dead in a car and the leading suspect is Janet Bradley, the daughter of a mayoral candidate. With the election just weeks away, shady and ruthless individuals muscle the medical officer into switching the corpse with another body. Lieutenant Sam Carson, one of the few good apples in the bunch must find a way to get to the bottom of it all.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-02-15
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Who Done It?
1942-10-30
Who Done It?
Overview: Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-30
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A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942-05-07
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Overview: A man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Ellery Queen to try and track him down before the police get to him.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-05-07
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A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942-01-29
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Overview: Amateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.
Genres: Adventure Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-29
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Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
1942-07-30
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Overview: Detective Ellery Queen aids Free Dutch agents battle Nazi spies over a prize of industrial diamonds.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-07-30
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The Canterville Ghost
1944-07-20
The Canterville Ghost
Overview: The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-07-20
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Lucky Devils
1933-02-03
Lucky Devils
Overview: Two Hollywood stuntmen compete for the same pretty extra.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-02-03
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Star Dust
1940-04-06
Star Dust
Overview: When Hollywood film studios reject her because she's too young, an Arkansas woman sets out to build a career as an actress on her own.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-04-06
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You Only Live Once
1937-01-23
You Only Live Once
Overview: Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. When he is framed for murder, Taylor is forced to flee with his wife Joan Graham and baby. While escaping prison after being sentenced to death, Taylor becomes a real murderer, condemning himself and Joan to a life of crime and death on the road.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-01-23
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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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Don't Bet on Blondes
1935-07-13
Don't Bet on Blondes
Overview: Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His first client is Colonel Youngblood who insures his daughter, Marilyn, against marriage.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-07-13
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Black Fury
1935-05-18
Black Fury
Overview: A simple Pennsylvania coal miner is drawn into the violent conflict between union workers and management.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-05-18
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Night Flight
1933-10-06
Night Flight
Overview: Story of South American mail pilots, and the dangers they face flying at night.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-10-06
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They Knew What They Wanted
1940-10-19
They Knew What They Wanted
Overview: While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accepts his marriage proposal.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-10-19
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Miracle in the Rain
1956-03-31
Miracle in the Rain
Overview: Wartime romance about a lonely man and woman who meet one rainy afternoon in New York.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-03-31
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Till the End of Time
1946-07-23
Till the End of Time
Overview: Three former marines have a hard time readjusting to civilian life. Perry can't deal with the loss of the use of his legs. William is in trouble with bad debts. And Cliff can't decide what he wants to do with his life, although he gets encouragement from war widow Pat Ruscomb.
Genres: Drama War Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-07-23
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The Animal Kingdom
1932-12-28
The Animal Kingdom
Overview: Tom Collier has had a great relationship with Daisy, but when he decides to marry, it is not Daisy whom he asks, it is Cecelia. After the marriage, Tom is bored with the social scene and the obligations of his life. He publishes books that will sell, not books that he wants to write. Even worse, he has his old friend working as a butler and Cecelia wants him fired. When Tom tries to get back together with Daisy to renew the feelings that he once felt, Daisy turns the tables on him and leaves to protect both of them.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-12-28
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Waterfront at Midnight
1948-06-25
Waterfront at Midnight
Overview: Hoping to put the cuffs on criminal mastermind Socks Barstow, detective Mike Hanrohan is stymied by the fact that his younger brother Denny has joined Barstow's gang. Things get worse after a bloody shootout, in which Mike apparently guns down his own brother.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-06-25
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Emergency Call
1933-06-24
Emergency Call
Overview: A surgeon and an ambulance driver fight racketeers who take over their hospital.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-06-24
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Murder in the Music Hall
1946-04-10
Murder in the Music Hall
Overview: An orchestra leader turns sleuth to clear his ice-skating girlfriend for murder.
Genres: Crime Music Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-04-10
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Cheers for Miss Bishop
1941-02-21
Cheers for Miss Bishop
Overview: Ella Bishop is an inhibited girl whose frustrations grow as she approaches womanhood. As a women, her ambitions to teach cause her to lose her only opportunity for true love. Ella's life becomes one of missed chances and wrong choices. As she reaches old age, she reflects back and realizes she allowed the years to go by without achieving what she believes to be her true fulfillment. However, her years have not been without glory, and her moment of triumph arrives when her numerous now-famous students from over the years, return to honor their beloved Miss Bishop.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-02-21
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Turnabout
1940-05-17
Turnabout
Overview: Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue who grants their wish and they wind up living each other's life.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-05-17
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Bright Lights
1935-07-27
Bright Lights
Overview: Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-07-27
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Broadway Serenade
1939-04-07
Broadway Serenade
Overview: A married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they audition before a Broadway producer, but the producer only wants the singer, leaving the husband without a job and feeling a failure.
Genres: Romance Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-04-07
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British Agent
1934-09-15
British Agent
Overview: In the days leading up to the Russian Revolution, Stephen Locke, a minor British diplomat in St Petersburg, falls in love with a Russian spy.
Genres: Romance Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-09-15
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The House of Fear
1939-06-30
The House of Fear
Overview: A detective goes undercover as a producer to investigate an actor's murder, which occurred during the performance of a play...
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-06-30
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Destination Unknown
1942-10-09
Destination Unknown
Overview: Foreign spies and police pursue an attractive Dutch spy throughout Peking.
Genres: War Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-09
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Three Sons
1939-10-13
Three Sons
Overview: A shop owner tries to interest his heirs in the family business.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-10-13
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Miss Annie Rooney
1942-05-29
Miss Annie Rooney
Overview: A poor girl falls for a wealthy young man. He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she doesn't have the right kind of dress to wear, so her family and friends band together to raise money to get her the proper dress.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-05-29
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Headline Shooter
1933-07-28
Headline Shooter
Overview: A newsreel photographer neglects his love life to get the perfect shot.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-07-28
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Things Are Looking Up
1935-06-09
Things Are Looking Up
Overview: Scatterbrain circus lady has to cover for her sour schoolmistress sister.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-06-09
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Sweepings
1933-04-14
Sweepings
Overview: Daniel Pardway, starting with almost nothing after the great Chicago fire, builds the biggest department store in town. He wants to pass on the business to his three sons and daughter, but has to deal with their lack of interest or aptitude.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-04-14
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Harrigan's Kid
1943-03-01
Harrigan's Kid
Overview: A former jockey teaches a newcomer the dirty tricks of the track.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-03-01
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Traveling Saleslady
1935-03-28
Traveling Saleslady
Overview: A toothpaste magnate's mischievous daughter, tired of her father's traditional ways of conducting business, joins forces with her father's rival and a crazy inventor. Together they create "Cocktail Toothpaste". The new concoction tastes like whiskey in the morning, a martini at suppertime, and champagne at night.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-03-28
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Women in the Wind
1939-04-15
Women in the Wind
Overview: A famous aviator helps an amateur enter a cross-country air race for women.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-04-15
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Strictly Dynamite
1934-05-11
Strictly Dynamite
Overview: A failed poet ends up becoming a gag writer for a bombastic comedian.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-05-11
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The Argyle Secrets
1948-05-07
The Argyle Secrets
Overview: A framed reporter and the crooks on his trail scramble to locate a book containing the names of American war profiteers and traitors who collaborated with the Nazis during the war.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-05-07
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Swing Fever
1943-11-01
Swing Fever
Overview: Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.
Genres: Comedy Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-11-01
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The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939-10-26
The Housekeeper's Daughter
Overview: A mobster's moll leads a newsman, cub reporter and photographer to a scoop.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-10-26
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A Night at the Ritz
1935-03-23
A Night at the Ritz
Overview: A PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-03-23
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Navy Born
1936-06-02
Navy Born
Overview: A naval officer gets more than he bargained for when he adopts a recently orphaned young boy, the son of his late best friends. Despite the resistance of the lad's surviving relatives, who worry that growing in the Navy will be hard on the boy, the officer loves and takes good care of the boy. At least he does until the child is abducted by a gangster who has mistaken him for his long-lost boy. Fortunately for the young fellow, the officer rallies the entire Navy and comes to the rescue.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-06-02
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She Gets Her Man
1945-01-12
She Gets Her Man
Overview: The corny daughter of a famed policewoman tries to catch a blowgun killer.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-01-12
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The Mayor of 44th Street
1942-10-15
The Mayor of 44th Street
Overview: In this drama, an ex-vaudevillian dancer opens up a dance band agency and help street kids at the same time by hiring them to help out. Unfortunately, the local gang of hood's leader resists his attempts. More trouble ensues when the dancer helps a convict gain parole by hiring him. It later turns out that the ex-con is only interested in trying to use the agency as a front for extortion. Songs include the Oscar nominated "When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise," "Your Face Looks Familiar," "Heavenly, Isn't He?" "Let's Forget It," "You're Bad For Me," and "A Million Miles From Manhattan."
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-10-15
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The Devil's Party
1938-06-02
The Devil's Party
Overview: Adults who grew up as slum kids meet later in life, but murder disrupts their reunion.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-06-02
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The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939-03-18
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Overview: Reporter Jane Arden goes undercover to try to expose a gang of jewel thieves and smugglers. Her mission becomes more dangerous when her identity is discovered early on by one of the gang leaders.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-03-18
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Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933-10-18
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Overview: Tough Aggie gives a street guy polish and a rich kid gumption.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-10-18
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Isle Of Destiny
1940-03-08
Isle Of Destiny
Overview: A pretty socialite / pilot runs into gun smugglers when she lands her plane on a Pacific island.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-03-08
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Personal Secretary
1938-09-09
Personal Secretary
Overview: Two rival newspaper columnists battle over whether or not a woman murdered her playboy husband.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-09-09
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Follow the Leader
1930-12-06
Follow the Leader
Overview: A kooky waiter and sometimes vaudevillian promises to get his employer's daughter into a Broadway show. When he kidnaps the show's star, she gets her opportunity, as the understudy, to play the role and become a star herself.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-12-06
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The Sport Parade
1932-11-11
The Sport Parade
Overview: Two Dartmouth football players fall in love with the same girl following college graduation.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-11-11
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The Crowd Roars
1938-08-06
The Crowd Roars
Overview: A young boxer gets caught between a no-good father and a crime boss when he starts dating the boss's daughter, although she doesn't know what daddy does for a living.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-08-06
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The Crime of Doctor Hallet
1938-03-12
The Crime of Doctor Hallet
Overview: Doctor in jungle works on cure for fever.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-03-12
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She Asked for It
1937-09-17
She Asked for It
Overview: Dwight Stanford and his wife, Penny, are a pair of spendthrifts who can't hold on to money, dependent for support on Dwight's rich uncle, who sends them a monthly allowance. Conrad Norris, Dwight's cousin, disapproves of Dwight and Penny, and resents his uncle's generosity. The uncle is the victim of a hit-and-run accident and, there being no will, Conrad, as next of kin, inherits. Switch, the uncle's lawyer, tells Dwight he is shutout with no hope of appeal. Dwight starts writing mystery novels about a fictional detective named Steven Knight, which become instant hits and the money pours in.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Crime Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-09-17
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The Sky Parade
1936-10-09
The Sky Parade
Overview: Aviation action highlights this programmer which concerns foreign intrigue and a pair of WW1 buzz-boys developing a high-tech aircraft.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-10-09
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Dynamite
1949-01-18
Dynamite
Overview: Two members of a dynamite crew--a rugged veteran and a young college drop-out--finds themselves at odds regarding safety precautions for their co-workers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-01-18
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Reported Missing
1937-08-15
Reported Missing
Overview: A gang is sabotaging planes so that when they crash, the corpses can be robbed.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-08-15
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You're a Sweetheart
1937-12-26
You're a Sweetheart
Overview: A Broadway producer is in a quandary when he discovers that the opening of his newest big production coincides with that of a major charity event. He despairs that the show will close after opening night until an ingenious writer suggests that he simply give the production snob-appeal by making the tickets nearly impossible to get by fabricating a story that they were all purchased by a flamboyant Texas oil baron who is totally besotted by the show's star.
Genres: Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-12-26
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Fury and the Woman
1936-09-22
Fury and the Woman
Overview: A tough Irishman tries to help a logging company owner on Vancouver Island who is being sabotaged by a nearby competitor.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-09-22
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Alibi for Murder
1936-09-23
Alibi for Murder
Overview: A radio commentator named Perry Travis fancies himself a brilliant amateur detective. The cops wish he’d stick to his microphone and let them do the detecting. This proves impossible when a famed scientist is murdered in Perry’s studio, right in the middle of the interview. All evidence points to Perry, and he sets out to clear his name before the Shadow-like villain roaming the hallways of the radio station gets away with murder.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-09-23
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Sporting Blood
1940-07-11
Sporting Blood
Overview: Myles Vanders feuds with hardnosed stable owner Davis Lockwood. Myles takes revenge by romancing and marrying Lockwood's daughter Linda. But as the big race looms nearer, Myles is distracted to discover that he really loves Linda.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-11
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The Misleading Lady
1932-04-15
The Misleading Lady
Overview: A scheming socialite meets her match in the out-of-touch wildlife explorer she ventures to ensnare.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-04-15
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Wings Over Honolulu
1937-05-16
Wings Over Honolulu
Overview: A Navy pilot gets involved in a romantic triangle while stationed in Hawaii.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-05-16
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Man Hunt
1936-01-29
Man Hunt
Overview: A bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.
Genres: Crime Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-01-29
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Some Blondes Are Dangerous
1937-10-31
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
Overview: "Iron Man" Mason is a talented but rather dimwitted prizefighter. Against the advice of his crusty old manager George Regan, Mason dumps his ever-loving girlfriend Judy Williams in favor of sexy blonde Rose Whitney.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-10-31
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No Place for a Lady
1943-02-11
No Place for a Lady
Overview: A private detective and a blonde acquaintance whom he has rescued from a misdirected murder charge, discover a body in his beachside cottage; only it has disappeared by the time the police arrive, leaving him to be charged with hoaxing the police. With his license in jeopardy, his would-be fiancee and an inquiring reporter set out to investigate.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-02-11
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Keep 'Em Flying
1941-11-27
Keep 'Em Flying
Overview: When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps, his two goofball assistants decide to go with him. Since the two are Abbott & Costello, the air corps doesn't know what it's in for.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-11-27
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Bombay Clipper
1942-01-11
Bombay Clipper
Overview: Someone has absconded with $4,000,000 worth of diamonds, and that someone may very well be a passenger on the Bombay Clipper.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Mystery War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-11
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Song of the Sarong
1945-04-01
Song of the Sarong
Overview: An adventurer is promised $1 million if he can recover a fortune in pearls, but they are guarded by a tribe of fierce natives.
Genres: Music Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-04-01
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Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
1939-12-01
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Overview: Joe and Ethel Turp are up in arms when their faithful old mailman is fired. Unable to get satisfaction on a municipal level, Joe and Ethel plead their mailman's case to the President himself.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-01
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941-10-02
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Overview: Hedda Hopper guides us through some of Hollywood's sights; the home of William S. Hart and a Kay Kyser recording-session being among them.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-10-02
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Swell Guy
1946-12-05
Swell Guy
Overview: Perception vs. reality in a tale of a scoundrel and user whose jovial manner masks his true nature until a climatic redemption.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-05
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The Rawhide Years
1956-07-01
The Rawhide Years
Overview: Ben Matthews gives up the flashy life of a riverboat gambler, hoping to settle down in Galena with his girlfriend, luscious entertainer Zoe. But Galena's leading citizen is murdered on the boat; Ben, on arrival, finds a lynch mob after his neck, and flees. Three years of wandering later, Zoe's letters stop coming and Ben returns to find her and attempt the hopeless task of clearing himself.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-07-01
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The Hollywood Gad-About
1934-10-04
The Hollywood Gad-About
Overview: A parade highlights the Screen Actors Guild's Film Stars Frolic, hosted by Walter Winchell as Master of Ceremonies.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-10-04
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Things You Never See on the Screen
1935-12-01
Things You Never See on the Screen
Overview: Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1935.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-12-01
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Breezing Home
1937-02-01
Breezing Home
Overview: Bookmakers try to fix a horse race.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-02-01
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Complicated Women
2003-05-06
Complicated Women
Overview: Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-06
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Follow That Woman
1945-12-14
Follow That Woman
Overview: A private detective's wife takes over his business when he enters the Army.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-12-14
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Flying Hostess
1936-12-01
Flying Hostess
Overview: The story of the training and adventures of several airline stewardesses.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-12-01
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Behind the Mike
1937-09-26
Behind the Mike
Overview: Complications ensue after a radio producer insults a sponsor.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-09-26
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Blackmailer
1936-07-23
Blackmailer
Overview: Dinner party guests become murder suspects when an extortionist they all hated turns up dead.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-07-23
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Flying Cadets
1941-10-24
Flying Cadets
Overview: Story of test pilots at a school that trains new flyers.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-10-24
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