 A Bedtime Story 1933  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Helen Twelvetrees, Baby LeRoy, Edward Everett Horton, Adrienne Ames, Earle Foxe, Gertrude Michael, Reginald Mason, Henry Kolker
When a gigolo must take care of a baby, his livelihood is threatened.
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The Death Kiss 1933 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: David Manners, Adrienne Ames, Bela Lugosi, John Wray, Edward Van Sloan, Vince Barnett, Wade Boteler, Harry Strang, Paul Porcasi, Harold Minjir, Alexander Carr
During the filming of a mystery film, one of the actors is murdered. When the film's leading lady (Adrienne Ames) is arrested for the crime, the film's screenwriter Franklin Drew (David Manners) begins to investigate. The suspects include the studio chief (Alexander Carr), studio executive (Bela Lugosi), and the film's director (Edward Van Sloan).
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Panama Patrol 1939 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leon Ames
Cast: Leon Ames, Charlotte Wynters, Weldon Heyburn, Adrienne Ames, Abner Biberman, Sidney Miller, Don "Red" Barry, Hugh McArthur, Frank Darien, Wilhelm von Brincken, Paul McVey, Philip Ahn
Army officers Phillip Waring (Leon Ames) and his aide, Helen Lane (Charlotte Wynters), are engaged to be married, but plans are put on hold when they are sent to the Panama Canal. They uncover plans of an Oriental espionage ring that has gained information that puts the Canal in jeopardy, and then, and only then, they continue on with wedding plans. This is a sequel to 1938's "Cipher Bureau."
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Sinners in the Sun 1932 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Carole Lombard, Adrienne Ames, Chester Morris, Cary Grant, Walter Byron, Alison Skipworth, Rita La Roy, Ida Lewis, Reginald Barlow, Zita Moulton
When choosing between "money" and "love," a young woman learns that "love" is the best choice.
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You're Telling Me 1934  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Erle C. Kenton
Cast: W.C. Fields, Joan Marsh, Buster Crabbe, Adrienne Ames, Louise Carter, Kathleen Howard, Dell Henderson, Robert McKenzie, George Irving, Nora Cecil, Tammany Young, James B. "Pop" Kenton, Don Brodie, Eric Mayne, George MacQuarrie
W.C. Fields develops the complicated character of Sam Bisbee, an eccentric inventor, in this vintage film made great by Fields' acting and comedy skills. Sam has become nothing more than a joke in his town because of his inability to sell his inventions. But, when he meets Princess Lescaboura (Adrienne Ames) and tells her how he wants to market his inventions as the means to aid his family, Princess Lescaboura steps in. She tells the townsfolk how much she admires Sam, and Sam rises to new heights among the town's citizens and finally earns their respect.
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| 1. A Bedtime Story (1933)
2. The Death Kiss (1933)
3. Panama Patrol (1939)
4. Sinners in the Sun (1932)
5. You're Telling Me (1934)
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