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Action in the North Atlantic   1943     3 stars    N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Julie Bishop, Alan Hale, Ruth Gordon, Sam Levene, Dane Clark, Minor Watson, Glenn Strange, Frank Puglia

  The U.S. Merchant Marine is the focus of this film as the convoys continue to deliver needed supplies to Europe during World War II while sailing through U-Boat infested waters.

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Adventures of Don Juan   1948     3 stars  User Rating      N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Vincent Sherman  
Cast: Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas, Alan Hale, Ann Rutherford, Raymond Burr, Helen Westcott, Douglas Kennedy, Una O'Connor, Robert Warwick

  Errol Flynn, in his last epic adventure, excels in his role of the famous lover, Don Juan, whose adventures span the countries of Spain and England. The film won an Academy Award for Best Costumes.

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Adventures of Marco Polo   1938     2 stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Archie Mayo  
Cast: Gary Cooper, Sigrid Gurie, Basil Rathbone, George Barbier, Ernest Truex, Alan Hale, Binnie Barnes, Ward Bond, Lana Turner, Robert Greig, H.B. Warner, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Henry Kolker, Stanley Fields

  When 13th-century Venetian explorer Marco Polo (Gary Cooper) arrives in China on a trade mission, he falls in love with Princess Kukachen (Sigrid Gurie). But, the conniving Prime Minister Ahmed (Basil Rathbone) wants the princess for himself and schemes to have Marco Polo temporarily banished by sending him to the outlands, which are controlled by the bandit Kaidu (Alan Hale). When Marco Polo meets Kaidu, the two join forces to save Princess Kukachen's father, Kublai Kahn (George Barbier). To achieve their goal, they use gunpowder, and by story's end, Marco Polo and Princess Kukachen are on their way to Persia.



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Gary Cooper Marco Polo
Sigrid Gurie Princess Kukachin
Basil Rathbone Ahmed
George Barbier Kublai Khan
Ernest Truex Binguccio
Alan Hale Kaidu
Binnie Barnes Nazama
Ward Bond Mongol Guard
Lana Turner Nazama's Maid
Robert Greig Chamberlain
H.B. Warner Chen Tsu
Ferdinand Gottschalk Persian Ambassador
Henry Kolker Nicolo Polo
Stanley Fields Bayan
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The Adventures of Mark Twain   1944     3 stars    N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper  
Cast: Fredric March, Nana Bryant, Alexis Smith, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale, C. Aubrey Smith, John Carradine, Percy Kilbride, Thurston Hall, Monte Blue

  This biography of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) stars Fredric March as the teller of tales about mid-19th-century America whose work reflects concerns with how human beings relate to one another.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Adventures of Robin Hood   1938     4 stars    N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Adventure / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley  
Cast: Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, Ian Hunter, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains, Patric Knowles, Eugene Pallette, Alan Hale, Melville Cooper, Una O'Connor, Herbert Mundin, Montagu Love

  Errol Flynn IS Robin Hood. Romance blooms between Robin and Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland) in the midst of sweeping sword fights in Sherwood Forest. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.



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Errol Flynn Robin Hood
Basil Rathbone Sir Guy of Gisbourne
Ian Hunter King Richard the Lion Hearted
Olivia de Havilland Maid Marian
Claude Rains Prince John
Patric Knowles Will Scarlett
Eugene Pallette Friar Tuck
Alan Hale Little John
Melville Cooper High Sheriff of Nottingham
Una O'Connor Bess
Herbert Mundin Much-the-Miller's-Son
Montagu Love Bishop of the Black Canons

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Algiers   1938     3 stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cromwell  
Cast: Charles Boyer, Sigrid Gurie, Hedy Lamarr, Joseph Calleia, Alan Hale, Gene Lockhart, Walter Kingsford, Paul Harvey, Johnny Downs, Robert Greig

  Suave French jewel thief Pepe le Moko (Charles Boyer) is safe within the Casbah confines where he plays cat-and-mouse games with Inspector Slimane (Joseph Calleia). But when he meets the beautiful Gaby (Hedy Lamarr), her very presence represents the world at large that he can no longer enter, and Inspector Slimane just bides his time. Charles Boyer was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar and Gene Lockhart was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.


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Always Leave Them Laughing   1949     2 and a half stars    N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roy Del Ruth  
Cast: Milton Berle, Virginia Mayo, Ruth Roman, Bert Lahr, Alan Hale, Jerome Cowan, Lloyd Gough, Max Showalter, Iris Adrian, Wally Vernon

  Comedian Kip Cooper's (Milton Berle) career has endured as many highs as lows. This story was remade as "Mr. Saturday Night" with Billy Crystal as the star.

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Captains of the Clouds   1942     2 and a half stars    N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall, Alan Hale, George Tobias, Reginald Denny, Reginald Gardiner, Paul Cavanagh, Russell Arms, Clem Bevans

  Brian MacLean (James Cagney) is a bush pilot in Canada during 1940 who runs a delivery service for adventurers way up north. Stimulated by hearing Winston Churchill's "we will not surrender" speech, Brian and his buddies join the Royal Canadian Air Force. There's lots of romance and humor but not much action.

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Colt .45   1950     2 and a half stars    N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Thundercloud
Director: Edwin L. Marin  
Cast: Randolph Scott, Ruth Roman, Zachary Scott, Lloyd Bridges, Ian MacDonald, Chief Thundercloud, Alan Hale, Luther Crockett, Walter Coy, Charles Evans

  When gun salesman Steve Farrell (Randolph Scott) loses his guns during a prison escape, he tracks down the escaped convict and puts an end to his killing spree.

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The Crusades   1935     3 stars    N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille  
Cast: Loretta Young, Henry Wilcoxon, Ian Keith, Katherine DeMille, C. Aubrey Smith, Joseph Schildkraut, Alan Hale, C. Henry Gordon, George Barbier, Montagu Love

  In this Cecil B. DeMille historical epic, Richard the Lionhearted (Henry Wilcoxon) leads a crusade to the Holy Land to wrest control from the infidels.


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Desperate Journey   1942     3 stars    N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh  
Cast: Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, Raymond Massey, Nancy Coleman, Alan Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Sig Ruman, Patrick O'Moore, Charles Irwin, Richard Fraser

  World War II airmen survive a crash behind enemy lines in Poland and set out to find their way back to England. Ronald Reagan plays one of the airmen–watch him double-talk a Nazi soldier.

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Destination Tokyo   1943     3 stars    N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Delmer Daves  
Cast: Cary Grant, John Garfield, Alan Hale, John Ridgely, Dane Clark, Warner Anderson, William Prince, Robert Hutton, Tom Tully, Faye Emerson

  Captain Cassidy (Cary Grant) commands a United States submarine during World War II. His assignment is to sail into Tokyo Bay and torpedo Japanese ships. This film was released during World War II, and while propaganda is obvious, it is still an exciting story.


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Dodge City   1939     3 stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sheridan, Bruce Cabot, Frank McHugh, Alan Hale, John Litel, Victor Jory, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Ward Bond

  A new sheriff, Wade Hatton (Errol Flynn), tries to tame Dodge City and must diminish the influences of saloon owner Jeff Surrett (Bruce Cabot) to obtain legitimacy for business interests and citizens in the town.


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The Fighting 69th   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: William Keighley  
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Jeffrey Lynn, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Dennis Morgan, Dick Foran, William Lundigan, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

  This film is based on facts from the 69th regiment's World War I records. Jerry Plunkett (James Cagney) is a smart-aleck recruit who buckles under fire and causes the death of some men in his company. Father Duffy (Pat O'Brien) helps in the rehabilitation. Great battle scenes.

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Fog Over Frisco   1934     2 stars    N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle  
Cast: Bette Davis, Donald Woods, Margaret Lindsay, Lyle Talbot, Alan Hale, William Demarest, Arthur Byron, Douglass Dumbrille, Hugh Herbert, Robert Barrat

  An offbeat daughter (Bette Davis) of a wealthy man (Arthur Byron) manages to get herself in the middle of a securities-fraud scheme.

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Footsteps in the Dark   1941     2 and a half stars    N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Ralph Bellamy, Alan Hale, Lee Patrick, Allen Jenkins, Lucile Watson, William Frawley, Roscoe Karns, Grant Mitchell

  While looking for ideas for crime novels, writer Francis Warren (Errol Flynn) heads for the seamy side of the city and ends up solving a real crime.

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse   1921     3 stars    N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rex Ingram  
Cast: Rudolph Valentino, Alan Hale, Alice Terry, Jean Hersholt, Wallace Beery, Nigel De Brulier, Josef Swickard, Mabel Van Buren, Stuart Holmes, John St. Polis

  This anti-war epic is about an Argentinean (Rudolph Valentino) who fights for France during World War I and learns that his cousin is fighting on Germany's side.


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Four Men and a Prayer   1938     2 and a half stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Adventure / Mystery
Director: John Ford  
Cast: Loretta Young, Richard Greene, George Sanders, David Niven, C. Aubrey Smith, J. Edward Bromberg, John Carradine, Alan Hale, Reginald Denny, Barry Fitzgerald, William Henry, Berton Churchill, Claude King, Cecil Cunningham, Frank Dawson

  Four brothers (Richard Greene, George Sanders, David Niven, and William Henry) suspect foul play in the murder of their father after he was dishonorably discharged from the British military. They begin an investigation to clear his name and discover more than they had bargained for.

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Gentleman Jim   1942     3 stars    N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh  
Cast: Errol Flynn, Alan Hale, Jack Carson, Alexis Smith, Ward Bond, William Frawley, Rhys Williams, Minor Watson, Arthur Shields, John Loder

  This is the biography of boxing champ Jim Corbett who fought in the 1890s when boxing was not always considered an accepted sport. Errol Flynn plays the title role with understanding and a dash of comedy.

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God Is My Co-Pilot   1945     2 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Florey  
Cast: Dennis Morgan, Dane Clark, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale, John Ridgely, Stanley Ridges, Andrea King, Warren Douglas, Mark Stevens, Minor Watson

  The famed World War II Flying Tigers are the focus of this film about action in the Pacific theater.

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The Good Fairy   1935     3 stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Wyler  
Cast: Margaret Sullavan, Herbert Marshall, Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen, Beulah Bondi, Alan Hale, Eric Blore, Cesar Romero, Luis Alberni, June Clayworth

  Usherette Luisa (Margaret Sullavan) is a young woman fresh out of an orphanage. When the rich Konrad (Frank Morgan) asks her out, she says that she is married, picking a name out of the phone book as the husband. The man, Max (Herbert Marshall), a struggling lawyer, is hired by Konrad in order to get Luisa. After the appropriate complications, Luisa and Max fall in love, and Konrad becomes their benefactor. Remade in 1947 as "I'll Be Yours").


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Poster Art From art.comGreat Expectations   1934     2 and a half stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Walker  
Cast: Henry Hull, Phillips Holmes, Jane Wyatt, Florence Reed, Alan Hale, Rafaela Ottiano, Jackie Searl, Walter Brennan, Francis L. Sullivan, Harry Cording, George Barraud, Douglas Wood, Forrester Harvey, George P. Breakston, Eily Malyon

  This is an early film of Charles Dickens' classic that follows the life of orphan Pip (George P. Breakston as young Pip and Phillips Holmes as older Pip) who is the foster child of blacksmith Joe Gargery (Alan Hale) and his not-so-nice wife, Mrs. Joe (Rafaela Ottiano) who befriends and comes to the aid of escaped convict Magwitch (Henry Hull). Pip falls in love with his childhood friend Estrella (Jane Wyatt) who is being raised by the bitter Mrs. Havisham (Florence Reed) to have higher expectations for her life than those of Pip. Later, Pip gains wealth through the help of a mysterious benefactor who, it turns out, is Magwitch repaying Pip for his friendship, and, by story's end, Pip is doing well in the Victorian world of the social elite.



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Henry Hull Magwitch
Phillips Holmes Pip
Jane Wyatt Estella
Florence Reed Miss Havisham
Alan Hale Joe Gargery
Rafaela Ottiano Mrs. Joe
Jackie Searl Young Herbert
Walter Brennan Ship Prisoner
Francis L. Sullivan Jaggers
Harry Cording Orlick
George Barraud Compeyson
Douglas Wood Wopsle
Forrester Harvey Uncle Pumblechook
George P. Breakston Young Pip
Eily Malyon Sarah Pocket
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Green Hell   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: James Whale  
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Bennett, John Howard, George Sanders, Vincent Price, Alan Hale, George Bancroft, Gene Garrick, Francis McDonald, Iron Eyes Cody

  On a treasure hunt through South America, an archeological expedition discovers lost temples and headhunters in the interior jungle of Brazil.

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Imitation of Life   1934     3 and a half stars    N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John M. Stahl  
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Ned Sparks, Louise Beavers, Rochelle Hudson, Fredi Washington, Alan Hale, Clarence Wilson, Henry Armetta, Henry Kolker, Paul Porcasi, Wyndham Standing, Franklin Pangborn, Dennis O'Keefe, Fred "Snowflake" Toones

  This is the film adaptation of the Fannie Hurst novel about mothers Bea Pullman and Delilah Johnson (Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers) and daughters Jessie (Rochelle Hudson as 18-year-old Jessie) and Peola (Fredi Washington as 16-year-old Peola) whose relationships become difficult. Bea and Delilah open a pancake restaurant that proves to be very successful. But, despite success in their professional lives, problems rise to the fore with their daughters. Jessie falls in love with her mother's boyfriend (Warren William). Meanwhile, light-skinned Peola decides to pass herself off as White and breaks Delilah's heart. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Picture.



Cast
Claudette Colbert Beatrice Pullman
Warren William Stephen Archer
Ned Sparks Elmer
Louise Beavers Delilah Johnson
Rochelle Hudson Jessie
Fredi Washington Peola
Alan Hale Martin
Clarence Wilson Landlord
Henry Armetta Painter
Henry Kolker Dr. Preston
Paul Porcasi Restaurant Manager
Wyndham Standing Butler
Franklin Pangborn Mr. Carven

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Inspector General   1949     3 stars    N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Henry Koster  
Cast: Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester, Gene Lockhart, Alan Hale, Walter Catlett, Rhys Williams, Benny Baker, Norman Leavitt, Nestor Paiva, Byron Foulger, Jimmy Conlin, Fred Kelsey

  A case of mistaken identity results in a very funny story as an illiterate stooge, Georgi (Danny Kaye), is wrongly identified as a man of power in the government. When he arrives in their town, corrupt town officers believe that Georgi is the Inspector General and grant him wishes and bribes to keep them from being arrested for stealing tax money. When the real Inspector General (Rhys Williams) arrives on the scene, the corruption is brought to an end, and Georgi is appointed the town's mayor–free to live happily ever after with the woman of his dreams, Leza (Barbara Bates). Songs include "The Gypsy Drinking Song."



Cast
Danny Kaye Georgi
Walter Slezak Yakov Gouri
Barbara Bates Leza
Elsa Lanchester Maria
Gene Lockhart The Mayor
Alan Hale Kovatch
Walter Catlett Col. Castine
Rhys Williams Inspector General
Benny Baker Telecki
Norman Leavitt Lazlo
Nestor Paiva Gregor
Byron Foulger Burbis
Jimmy Conlin The Turnkey
Fred Kelsey Villager
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Poster Art From art.comIt Happened One Night   1934     4 stars    N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Frank Capra  
Cast: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Alan Hale, Roscoe Karns, Henry Wadsworth, Claire McDowell, Walter Connolly, Arthur Hoyt, Ward Bond, Milton Kibbee, Jameson Thomas, Blanche Friderici, Charles C. Wilson, Irving Bacon, Bess Flowers

  This movie took a clean sweep of the Academy Awards with Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Writer. It relates the romance of a news reporter (Clark Gable) who is out for a story about a spoiled rich girl (Claudette Colbert) who is on the run from her father and fiance. Of course, they fall in love. Clark Gable, "Remember me? I'm the fellow you slept on last night."



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Clark Gable Peter Warne
Claudette Colbert Ellie Andrews
Alan Hale Danker
Roscoe Karns Oscar Shapeley
Henry Wadsworth Drunk Boy
Claire McDowell Mother
Walter Connolly Alexander Andrews
Arthur Hoyt Zeke
Ward Bond Bus Driver
Milton Kibbee Drunk
Jameson Thomas King Westley
Blanche Friderici Zeke's Wife
Charles C. Wilson Joe Gordon
Irving Bacon Station Attendant
Bess Flowers Secretary

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Janie   1944     2 and a half stars    N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: Robert Hutton, Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Robert Benchley, Joyce Reynolds, Alan Hale, Hattie McDaniel, Barbara Brown, Richard Erdman, Jackie Moran, John Forrest

  When teenager Janie (Joyce Reynolds) falls for a GI (Robert Hutton) stationed at a nearby army camp, her father goes into action to stop the romance.

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Juke Girl   1942     2 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt  
Cast: Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan, Richard Whorf, Gene Lockhart, Faye Emerson, George Tobias, Alan Hale, Howard Da Silva, Fuzzy Knight, Donald MacBride

  Migrant worker Steve Talbot (Ronald Reagan) gets involved in a feud between Florida packers and farmers that soon accelerates to murder.

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The Last Days of Pompeii   1935     2 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack  
Cast: Preston Foster, Alan Hale, Basil Rathbone, John(2) Wood, Louis Calhern, David Holt, Frank Conroy, Ward Bond, John Davidson, Edward Van Sloan

  This film, about a gladiator's love for a Christian girl in ancient Pompeii, culminates in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the city.


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The Little Minister   1934     3 stars    N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Wallace  
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, John Beal, Alan Hale, Andy Clyde, Donald Crisp, Lumsden Hare, Dorothy Stickney, Mary Gordon, Frank Conroy, Reginald Denny

  A minister (John Beal) arrives in a Scottish town in the 1840s, and, while striving for acceptance, he falls in love with a young gypsy girl (Katharine Hepburn).

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The Lost Patrol   1934     3 stars    N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: John Ford  
Cast: Victor McLaglen, Boris Karloff, Wallace Ford, Reginald Denny, Alan Hale, J.M. Kerrigan, Billy Bevan, Brandon Hurst, Douglas Walton, Sammy Stein, Howard Wilson, Neville Clark, Paul Hanson, Francis Ford, Frank(1) Baker

  In this film adaptation of Philip MacDonald's novel, the story involves a British patrol stranded in the Mesopotamia Desert during World War I. The men are trying, with great difficulty, to fend off Arab enemy forces when their commanding officer is killed. A sergeant (Victor McLaglen) takes over, but the patrol has no knowledge of its location–or even its mission–when they start their trek across the desert. They stumble onto an oasis where they hope to find rest, but snipers begin to pick off the men, and the religious ranting of Sanders (Boris Karloff) fills their ears. Finally, only two men remain alive–Sergeant Morelli (Wallace Ford) and Sanders–and the desperate fight for survival continues. Another John Ford masterpiece with interesting characters.



Cast
Victor McLaglen The Sergeant
Boris Karloff Sanders
Wallace Ford Morelli
Reginald Denny George Brown
Alan Hale Cook
J.M. Kerrigan Quincannon
Billy Bevan Herbert Hale
Brandon Hurst Bell
Douglas Walton Pearson
Sammy Stein Abelson
Howard Wilson Aviator
Neville Clark Lt. Hawkins
Paul Hanson Jock Mackay
Frank(1) Baker Rescue Patrol Colonel

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Poster Art From art.comThe Man in the Iron Mask   1939     3 stars    N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: James Whale  
Cast: Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Joseph Schildkraut, Alan Hale, Miles Mander, Bert Roach, Walter Kingsford, Marion Martin, Montagu Love, Peter Cushing, Albert Dekker, Doris Kenyon

  This is a good rendition of Alexandre Dumas' classic story of twin brothers (both played by Louis Hayward)–one becomes the King of France and the other is sprung from prison and raised by the Three Musketeers (Alan Hale, Miles Mander, and Bert Roach). The renegade brother is forced to wear an iron mask to hide the fact that he is the legitimate heir to the throne, else his brother would do him in. Elaborate adventure. Look for Peter Cushing as a messenger to the King in his first screen role.

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Manpower   1941     3 stars    N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh  
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, George Raft, Alan Hale, Walter Catlett, Frank McHugh, Eve Arden, Barton MacLane, Ward Bond, Joyce Compton

  Two power-line workers (Edward G. Robinson and George Raft) are attracted to a nightclub hostess (Marlene Dietrich), and their fights for her attention get in the way of their relationship with each other.

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A Message to Garcia   1936     3 stars    N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: George Marshall  
Cast: Wallace Beery, John Boles, Barbara Stanwyck, Alan Hale, Mona Barrie, Herbert Mundin, Martin Garralaga, Warren Hymer, Frederick Vogeding, John Carradine

  During the Spanish-American War, Lieutenant Rowan (John Boles) defeats all odds to faithfully carry a message from President McKinley to Cuban leader Garcia that announces the declaration of war by the United States.

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Night and Day   1946     2 and a half stars    N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: Cary Grant, Monty Woolley, Alexis Smith, Ginny Simms, Mary Martin, Jane Wyman, Eve Arden, Alan Hale, Victor Francen, Dorothy Malone

  This biography of Cole Porter is filled with his well-loved tunes such as "Begin the Beguine," "You're the Top," and, of course, "Night and Day."


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Of Human Bondage   1934     3 stars    N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cromwell  
Cast: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Frances Dee, Kay Johnson, Reginald Owen, Reginald Denny, Alan Hale, Reginald Sheffield, Desmond Roberts, Tempe Pigott

  This screen version of the W. Somerset Maugham story tells the tale of a young medical student (Leslie Howard) who is obsessed with a promiscuous waitress (Bette Davis). The relationship comes close to destroying his personal, as well as professional, life.


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On Your Toes   1939     2 and a half stars    N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Ray Enright  
Cast: Vera Zorina, Eddie Albert, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, James Gleason, Donald O'Connor, Leonid Kinskey, Queenie Smith, Berton Churchill, Irving Bacon

  Although this film is loosely based on the Rogers and Hart musical, not much of the original Broadway show remains. Phil Dolan Jr. (Eddie Albert) is a composer who endures a long romance with ballerina Vera (Vera Zorina).

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Our Relations   1936     3 stars    N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harry Lachman  
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Sidney Toler, Alan Hale, Iris Adrian, James Finlayson, Lee Phelps, Ralf Harolde

  Both Laurel and Hardy play hen-pecked husbands who discover they each have long-lost twins living nearby. The discovery leads to much confusion for the wives as well as for those hen-pecked husbands.

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Picture Brides   1934     1 star    N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Phil Rosen  
Cast: Regis Toomey, Dorothy Mackaill, Dorothy Libaire, Alan Hale, Will Ahern, Mary Kornman, Fred Malatesta, Harvey Clark, Gladys Ahern, Esther Muir, Brooks Benedict, Viva Tattersall, Al Hill, Michael Visaroff

  Five mail-order brides arrive at a remote mining community in the jungles of Brazil where all does not go as planned after the women are introduced to the harsh environment, lecherous men, and the unscrupulous mine boss (Alan Hale).



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Regis Toomey Dave Hart
Dorothy Mackaill Mame Smith
Dorothy Libaire Mary Lee
Alan Hale Von Luden
Will Ahern "Brownie" Brown
Mary Kornman Mataeo Rogers
Fred Malatesta Castro
Harvey Clark Doc Rogers
Gladys Ahern Laoma
Esther Muir Flo Lane
Brooks Benedict Joe
Viva Tattersall Lena
Al Hill Steve, lead detective
Michael Visaroff Pete
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Poster Art From art.comThe Prince and the Pauper   1937     3 and a half stars    N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: William Keighley  
Cast: Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Billy Mauch, Bobby Mauch, Alan Hale, Montagu Love, Barton MacLane, Henry Stephenson, Eric Portman, Halliwell Hobbes

  Two boys meet–one is Prince Edward (Bobby Mauch), and the other is a poor boy from London's slums, Tom (Billy Mauch)–and are struck by their physical resemblance to each other. While playing, they exchange clothes and identities, and Edward is evicted from the palace by the Captain of the Guard (Alan Hale) who believes he is a pauper. Now, Tom is thought to be the Prince of Wales by everyone except the evil Earl of Hertford (Claude Rains) who uses the deception as his chance to control the throne. Meanwhile, Edward lives with Tom's father (Barton MacLane) until he is befriended by a soldier of fortune, Miles Hendon (Errol Flynn), who takes him to the palace where he proves his real identity in time to be crowned King of England. A great musical score backs up this film version of Mark Twain's story.


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The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex   1939     2 and a half stars    N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Elizabeth the Queen
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp, Nanette Fabray, Vincent Price, Alan Hale, Henry Stephenson, Henry Daniell, Leo G. Carroll

  This 16th-century drama is VERY loosely based on the relationship of Queen Elizabeth I (Bette Davis) and the Earl of Essex (Errol Flynn). They endure a love/hate affair leading to the Earl's execution in the Tower of London.


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Pursued   1947     2 and a half stars    N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Raoul Walsh  
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Teresa Wright, Judith Anderson, Dean Jagger, Alan Hale, Harry Carey Jr., Clifton Young, Lane Chandler, Ray Teal, Ian Wolfe

  Joe Rand (Robert Mitchum), a tough, Spanish-American War veteran, is haunted by unretrieved memories of his past. Violent events finally provide the key to the solution of his dilemma. Good suspenser.


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Poster Art From art.comRobin Hood   1922     3 stars    N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Allan Dwan  
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Wallace Beery, Enid Bennett, Alan Hale, Sam De Grasse, Paul Dickey, William Lowery, Billie Bennett, Roy Coulson, Wilson Benge

  Douglas Fairbanks is at his swashbuckling best in this high-budget, silent epic. The Earl of Nottingham (Fairbanks) follows King Richard the Lion Hearted (Wallace Beery) to the Crusades. But, the King's brother (Sam De Grasse), who was left behind in charge, ursurps the throne and becomes an oppressive ruler. The Earl takes on the pseudonym of "Robin Hood" and returns to save the day.


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Rogues of Sherwood Forest   1950     2 stars    N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Gordon Douglas  
Cast: John Derek, Diana Lynn, George Macready, Alan Hale, Matthew Boulton, Billy Bevan, Paul Cavanagh, John Dehner, Billy House, Lowell Gilmore

  Robin, Earl of Huntington (John Derek) is Robin Hood's son, and, like his father, he fights for the rights of commoners. In this story, Robin helps force the signing of the Magna Carta.

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Roughly Speaking   1945     2 and a half stars  User Rating      N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Donald Woods, Ann Doran, Alan Hale, Ray Collins, Craig Stevens, Jean Sullivan, Ann E. Todd, Kathleen Lockhart

  This film spans 40 years in the life of Louise Randall Pierson (Rosalind Russell). Through trials and tribulations in good times and bad, Pierson always retains her spirit.    1 User Review




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tulliomike 08/20/2007 
  ourtstanding movie kept my attention and really made me feel good about american family. i like optimism and this film sets a new standard for guts, and patience and love.
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The Santa Fe Trail   1940     2 stars    N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey, Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, William Lundigan, Van Heflin, Gene Reynolds, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Ward Bond

  Jeb Stuart (Errol Flynn), who would later become Robert E. Lee's top cavalry scout, is given orders to bring in abolitionist John Brown (Raymond Massey).

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The Scarlet Letter   1934     1 and a half stars    N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert G. Vignola  
Cast: Colleen Moore, Hardie Albright, Henry B. Walthall, William Farnum, Alan Hale, Virginia Howell, Cora Sue Collins, William Kent, Betty Blythe, Al O. Henderson, Jules Cowles, Mickey Rentschler

  Colleen Moore takes on the role of Hester Prynne in this classic Nathaniel Hawthorne story of the woman who must wear a scarlet "A" for life after giving birth to an out-of-wedlock child.


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Poster Art From art.comThe Sea Hawk   1940     4 stars  User Rating      N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Curtiz  
Cast: Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Flora Robson, Alan Hale, Donald Crisp, Gilbert Roland, William Lundigan, Montagu Love, Francis McDonald

  Errol Flynn is definitely at his swashbuckling best as British pirate Geoffrey Thorpe who serves Queen Elizabeth I (Flora Robson) and tries to destroy the Spanish Armada.    1 User Review




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brilliant film and well directedtommo 1949 10/23/2007 
  

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The Sin of Madelon Claudet   1931     3 stars    N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edgar Selwyn  
Cast: Helen Hayes, Lewis Stone, Neil Hamilton, Robert Young, Cliff Edwards, Jean Hersholt, Charles Winninger, Alan Hale, Marie Prevost, Karen Morley

  Helen Hayes won the Academy Award as Best Actress for this film in which she portrayed Madelon Claudet, a poor woman who pays friends to rear her son born out of wedlock. Her mother's love drives her to resort to prostitution to gain money needed for her son's welfare–a son who does not suspect she is his mother.

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The Sisters   1938     3 stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak  
Cast: Errol Flynn, Bette Davis, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter, Donald Crisp, Beulah Bondi, Alan Hale, Henry Travers, Jane Bryan, Dick Foran

  Three sisters, Louise (Bette Davis), Helen (Anita Louise), and Grace (Jane Bryan), find love and marriage in this drama set during the turn of the 20th century in San Francisco.

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So Big!   1932     2 and a half stars    N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman  
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Dickie Moore, Bette Davis, Alan Hale, Guy Kibbee, Mae Madison, Hardie Albright, Robert Warwick, Earle Foxe

  This is the second rendition of Edna Ferber's novel about a schoolteacher who, after becoming a widow, turns to farming.

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Stella Dallas   1937     3 stars    N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: King Vidor  
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, John Boles, Anne Shirley, Barbara O'Neil, Alan Hale, Marjorie Main, Tim Holt, Ann Shoemaker, Nella Walker, Jimmy Butler

  Barbara Stanwyck was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in her role of Stella Dallas, the young woman from a mill town who marries a wealthy man (John Boles) but cannot find happiness because they never reconcile their differences in upbringing. Anne Shirley also received an Oscar nomination (Best Supporting Actress).


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The Strawberry Blonde   1941     2 and a half stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh  
Cast: James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth, Ala