Cecilia Parker
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cecilia Parker (April 26, 1914 – July 25, 1993) was a Canadian-born American film actress. She was best known for portraying Marian Hardy, the sister of Andy Hardy, in eleven of the Andy Hardy series films.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 26, 1914
Deathday: July 25, 1993
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Riders of Destiny
1933-10-10
Riders of Destiny
Overview: James Kincaid controls the local water supply and plans to do away with the other ranchers. Government agent Sandy Saunders arrives undercover to investigate Kincaid's land swindle scheme, and win the heart of one of his victims, Fay Denton.
Genres: Action Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-10-10
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Jungle Mystery
1932-09-12
Jungle Mystery
Overview: In Africa, two hunters meet a girl and her father who are searching for her lost brother. Their search is complicated by rival hunters who are after ivory and by a tribe of hostile natives.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-09-12
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Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940-07-05
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Overview: Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.
Genres: Comedy Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-05
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Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938-07-22
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Overview: Andy Hardy becomes entangled with three different girls all at the same time.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-07-22
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Naughty Marietta
1935-03-29
Naughty Marietta
Overview: In order to avoid a prearranged marriage, a rebellious French princess sheds her identity and escapes to colonial New Orleans, where she finds an unlikely true love.
Genres: Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-03-29
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Grand Central Murder
1942-05-01
Grand Central Murder
Overview: Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she's found murdered at Grand Central Station, Inspector Gunther calls together a slew of suspects for questioning. Mida's shady ex-flame, Turk, seems the most likely culprit, but when smart-mouthed private eye Rocky Custer -- also a suspect himself -- begins to piece together the crime, a few clues that Gunther has overlooked come to light.
Genres: Mystery Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-05-01
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The Man Trailer
1934-03-24
The Man Trailer
Overview: When an ex-outlaw becomes Marshall he must face up to his old gang.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-03-24
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Gambling Daughters
1941-08-01
Gambling Daughters
Overview: A couple of rich girls at a private boarding school find themselves mixed up in gambling and blackmail, and must steal from their parents to pay their gambling debts.
Genres: Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-08-01
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Out West with the Hardys
1938-11-25
Out West with the Hardys
Overview: Judge Hardy goes to his friend's Arizona ranch to help her in a legal dispute, and he takes his family with him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-11-25
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Ah, Wilderness!
1935-12-25
Ah, Wilderness!
Overview: At the turn of the century, a young man graduates high school and realizes the joys and sorrows of growing up, with some loving help and guidance from his wise father. A tender, coming-of-age story, with a wonderful look at a long-gone, but fondly remembered, small town America.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-12-25
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Judge Hardy and Son
1939-12-22
Judge Hardy and Son
Overview: Judge Hardy guides Andy through problems with girls, money and an essay contest.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-22
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Seven Sweethearts
1942-11-13
Seven Sweethearts
Overview: Little Delft, Michigan follows the customs of old-world Holland and is known for its Tulip Festival. The owner of the hotel insists that his seven daughters marry in order, from eldest to youngest.
Genres: Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-11-13
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Damaged Lives
1933-09-15
Damaged Lives
Overview: An extramarital affair leads to a young couple contracting venereal disease.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-09-15
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Judge Hardy's Children
1938-03-26
Judge Hardy's Children
Overview: Judge Hardy takes a business trip to Washington, DC, where Andy promptly falls for the French ambassador's daughter.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-03-26
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The Lost Jungle
1934-06-13
The Lost Jungle
Overview: Clyde Beatty, an animal trainer and circus star, leads a search for his missing girlfriend and her father who were on an expedition looking for a lost tropical island. Using a dirigible as his mode of transportation, Beatty and his band head off in search of the missing explorers only to crash their airship on the same island their friends are located. Battling wild animals and a gang of greedy men searching for gold, Beatty and his party must rescue his girlfriend and father all the while trying to escape their jungle island. Feature version of the same-title serial of the same year, with refilmed sequences substantially altering the plot and characters of the original chapterplay.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-06-13
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The Hardys Ride High
1939-04-21
The Hardys Ride High
Overview: Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. In order to claim the inheritance, he and his family must leave for Detroit. The disinherited heir Philip 'Phil' Westcott, adopted son of the deceased relative, has to leave the fabulous mansion Detroit. But the playboy Phil ain't going down without a fight. He decides on a charm offensive. First with Polly Benedict and foremost Andrew 'Andy' Hardy, the son of Judge Hardy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-04-21
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Andy Hardy Comes Home
1958-12-22
Andy Hardy Comes Home
Overview: Andy Hardy, now a grown man with a wife and children, returns to his hometown on a business trip and finds himself getting mixed up in local politics.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-12-22
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A Family Affair
1937-03-12
A Family Affair
Overview: Judge Hardy faces problems at work and at home. Powerful men in town are upset with his decisions and want to see him impeached; his daughters, Joan and Marion, have romantic problems; and his son, Andy discovers Polly Benedict. As usual, Judge Hardy is concerned with everyone in the family and lends wisdom and calmness to all.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-03-12
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You're Only Young Once
1937-12-10
You're Only Young Once
Overview: Andy Hardy and his sister find romance during a family vacation in Catalina.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-12-10
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Honor of the Range
1934-04-15
Honor of the Range
Overview: After Sheriff Ken puts money in the safe, his brother Clem gives Rawhide the combination. With the money gone the disgruntled townsmen make Boots Sheriff and lock up Ken. Clem, now a prisoner of Rawhide, has a change of heart and sends Ken a message with the outlaw's location. Ken escapes by impersonating the saloon entertainer and rides for the hangout.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-04-15
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Tombstone Canyon
1932-12-25
Tombstone Canyon
Overview: A range lawman (Ken Maynard) unmasks a black-cloaked phantom killer (Sheldon Lewis).
Genres: Action Drama Mystery Romance Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-12-25
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Here Is My Heart
1934-12-28
Here Is My Heart
Overview: A rich and famous singer disguises himself as a waiter in order to be near the woman he loves, a European princess.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-12-28
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Three Live Ghosts
1936-01-10
Three Live Ghosts
Overview: Three WWI veterans thought long dead turn out to be still alive and return home - much to the consternation of their friends and family.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-01-10
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Below the Deadline
1936-06-07
Below the Deadline
Overview: After a good-natured Irish cop is framed for a diamond robbery and murder and presumed dead in a train wreck, he gets plastic surgery and returns to expose the real killers.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-06-07
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Hollywood Cowboy
1937-05-28
Hollywood Cowboy
Overview: Just after Kramer goes to Wyoming to start his protection racket, cowboy actor Jeff Carson finishes a picture and goes camping. Attracted to Joyce Butler, he hires on at her ranch and quickly gets caught up in Butler's conflict with Kramer. When the Butlers refuse to buy his service, he has their cattle stampeded.
Genres: Western Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-05-28
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I Hate Women
1934-05-10
I Hate Women
Overview: A reporter is frustrated with women after a string of failed relationships. But then he finds himself taking up the cause of a young women he believes is falsely accused of killing her husband.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-05-10
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Sweetheart of the Navy
1937-06-08
Sweetheart of the Navy
Overview: Singer Joan Whitney, called the "Sweetheart of the Navy" by sailors, is struggling to re-open the Snug Harbor Cafe. After her partner, Richard, skips town with the money owed to their creditors, the club opens unceremoniously. Two of Joan's sailor friends, Andy and Pete, offer to help her raise money for the club by staging a fight with Bumper Martin, boxing champion of the fleet. At Andy's request, straight-laced yeoman Eddie Harris replaces him in the upcoming fight. Andy and Pete then intimidate or coerce the sailors into betting on the fight, promising to give Joan the profits. Navy Commander Lodge, who is grooming Eddie for the Naval Academy at Annapolis, is against the fight, however, and Joan decides to "vamp" Eddie to make him fight.
Genres: Romance Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-06-08
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Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
1939-01-13
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Overview: An auto mechanic suspects sabotage in a recent series of fatal racecar accidents.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-01-13
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Roll Along, Cowboy
1937-10-18
Roll Along, Cowboy
Overview: Singing cowboy Randy shows up at Mrs. Blake's ranch. She is beset by bad guys, and Randy loves her daughter Janet.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-10-18
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Mystery Ranch
1932-06-07
Mystery Ranch
Overview: Megalomaniacal rancher is a law unto himself, until a Ranger is called-upon to bring him to justice.
Genres: Mystery Western Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-06-07
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Andy Hardy's Double Life
1942-12-01
Andy Hardy's Double Life
Overview: Andy is about to head off to college but he's got a few things to take care of before leaving. For starters, he must try and sell his junk car for $20 to pay for a bill and he must convince his father not to go with him to college. Worst of all is that Polly wants to make up but her best friend decides to give Andy a test.
Genres: Comedy Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-12-01
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The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942-03-03
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Overview: While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-03-03
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The Trail Drive
1933-09-04
The Trail Drive
Overview: Honest John is pulling off a swindle by buying cattle in Texas with worthless scrip and selling them in New Mexico for cash. Ken is leading the cattle drive not knowing that when they cross the state line Honest John's plan will have succeeded.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-09-04
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Gun Justice
1933-12-11
Gun Justice
Overview: Wanting the Lance ranch, Burkett kills Lance and brings in an imposter to pose as the heir Ken Lance. Ken learns of the plan, captures the imposter, and arrives posing as himself. In an ensuing gunfight a man is killed and Ken is in trouble when not only is he accused of the murder, but the imposter escapes and convinces the Sheriff he's the real Ken Lance.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-12-11
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Old Hutch
1936-09-25
Old Hutch
Overview: Life changes in surprising ways when a lazy, unemployed husband and father finds a box containing thousands of dollars in cash.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-09-25
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Unknown Valley
1933-05-05
Unknown Valley
Overview: Looking for his missing father, Joe Gordon heads into the desert where Elders from a secret village find him unconscious. Attracted to Sheilla O'Neill, the two plan an escape from the village where no one is allowed to leave. But then he learns his father is being held prisoner and finding him, he is also made a prisoner.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-05-05
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The Lost Special
1932-11-25
The Lost Special
Overview: A lady reporter and two college students search for the "Gold Special," a train that disappeared without a trace.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-11-25
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The Painted Veil
1934-11-23
The Painted Veil
Overview: The wife of a doctor in China falls in love with a diplomat.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-11-23
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Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
1939-01-09
Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
Overview: Andy Hardy and the rest of the Hardy family wake up Christmas morning to gifts and give a holiday greeting to viewers.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-01-09
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Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939-07-21
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Overview: Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school's annual production, Andy seizes the opportunity to spend as much time as possible with his pretty teacher. Meanwhile, Judge Hardy has his own problems when he gets conned into forming a phony aluminum corporation.
Genres: Comedy Romance Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-07-21
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The Unholy Three
1930-07-12
The Unholy Three
Overview: A trio of former sideshow performers double as the "Unholy Three" in a scam to nab some shiny rocks.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-07-12
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Girl Loves Boy
1937-03-27
Girl Loves Boy
Overview: Bob Conrad is the playboy son of town squire Charles Conrad. Much against his dad's wishes, Bob falls in love with Dorothy McCarthy, the daughter of penniless widow Mrs. McCarthy. At the insistence of his dad, Bob weds Sally Lace. Dorothy's broken heart is mended however, when it turns out that Sally's divorce from her previous husband was never finalized.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-03-27
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Rainbow Ranch
1933-07-25
Rainbow Ranch
Overview: An emergency at his Aunt's ranch gets Ed Randall leave from the Navy. He returns to find the water cut off and her note due the next day. When the man he seeks legal advice from is murdered, Ed is accused and he now finds himself in jail with a lynch mob forming outside.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-07-25
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Frankenstein
1931-11-21
Frankenstein
Overview: Tampering with life and death, Henry Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a human monster to life; the mad scientist's dreams are shattered by his creation's violent rage as the monster awakens to a world in which he is unwelcome.
Genres: Drama Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-11-21
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Secret Sinners
1933-10-19
Secret Sinners
Overview: A young, unmarried theatrical couple befriend an out-of-work housekeeper and introduce her to another new acquaintance, a man of means, unaware that he is married and going through a messy divorce.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-10-19
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High School Girl
1934-04-01
High School Girl
Overview: In this drama, a teenage boy and girl, tired of parental repression, begin sneaking out on dates and to parties. The parents are strict, but pay little real attention to their kids, therefore the kids turn to their high school biology teacher who is willing to really listen to their confidences.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-04-01
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In His Steps
1936-09-22
In His Steps
Overview: Tom and Ruth are disowned by their parents after eloping. They take up jobs as tenant farmers and and learn the true value of marriage, working and living.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-09-22
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The Mine with the Iron Door
1936-05-06
The Mine with the Iron Door
Overview: Having acquired the controlling interest in the Eureka Discovery Corporation for five-hundred dollars, and selling half of it to a detective for two-hundred dollars, Bob Harvey sets off with his new partner to find the buried treasure of San Capello---with very strange consequences.
Genres: Mystery Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-05-06
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La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
1935-12-07
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
Overview: La Fiesta de Santa Barbara is a 1935 American comedy short film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Color). It features a young, pre-stardom 13-year-old Judy Garland singing "La Cucaracha" with her two sisters (billed as "The Garland Sisters"). In the film, Hollywood stars participate in a Mexican-themed revue and festival in Santa Barbara. Andy Devine, the "World's Greatest Matador," engages in a bullfight with a dubious bovine supplied by Buster Keaton, and musical numbers are provided by Joe Morrison and The Garland Sisters. Comedy bits and dance numbers are also featured.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-12-07
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Enter Madame
1935-01-04
Enter Madame
Overview: Man marries opera singer, winds up taking back seat to her career.
Genres: Action Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-01-04
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Young as You Feel
1931-08-06
Young as You Feel
Overview: Lemuel Morehouse, the owner of a profitable meatpacking company in Chicago, bemoans the fact that neither of his two sons have the time nor inclination to eat with him. Billy is obsessed with culture, while Tom is a physical fitness nut. At the office, Lemuel is exasperated when Billy arrives for work at four in the afternoon and cannot stay because of a party he is giving that night to unveil a statue he bought for $20,000. Lemuel then finds Tom meeting with his golf committee rather than working. When the boys argue that business is only a means to an end, and that happiness and enjoyment of life are desired goals, Lemuel counters their contentions by declaring that what they really need are wives and tells them that Dorothy and Rose Gregson, the daughters of an old friend, will soon be visiting.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-08-06
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940-05-29
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Overview: This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-05-29
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From the Ends of the Earth
1939-05-28
From the Ends of the Earth
Overview: An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Featuring footage from the MGM films being made at the time. Such as The Women, Thunder Afloat, Siren of the Tropics, Ninotchka, Northwest Passage, and At the Circus.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-05-28
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Another Romance of Celluloid
1938-02-05
Another Romance of Celluloid
Overview: This second entry in MGM's "Romance of Film" series documents how celluloid movie film is processed and features behind-the-scenes glimpses of current MGM productions.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-02-05
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The Rainbow Trail
1932-01-03
The Rainbow Trail
Overview: The wall to Surprise Valley has broken, and Jane Withersteen is forced to choose between Lassiter's life and Fay Larkin's marriage to a Mormon.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Western Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-01-03
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His Weak Moment
1933-10-13
His Weak Moment
Overview: A comedy short.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-10-13
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The Lost Jungle
1934-03-22
The Lost Jungle
Overview: 12 part movie serial where Clyde Beatty encounters obstacles and adventure on his way to rescue his damsel in distress.
Genres: Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1934-03-22
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The Fugitive
1933-07-15
The Fugitive
Overview: A half a million dollars has been stolen and stashed away and prison inmate Dutch knows where it is. So Government Agent Joe goes to prison and makes friends with Dutch. When Joe breaks them out, Dutch leads them to the money only to find it gone. But Dutch's old gang is on hand and they haven't found it either.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1933-07-15
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