Gambling Ship 1933  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Louis J. Gasnier, Max Marcin
Cast: Cary Grant, Benita Hume, Roscoe Karns, Glenda Farrell, Jack La Rue, Arthur Vinton, Charles Williams, Edwin Maxwell, Frank Moran, Spencer Charters
This is a limp story of a gambler, Ace (Cary Grant), who poses as a businessman on a train. He meets Eleanor (Benita Hume), who is posing as a socialite but is really the mistress for a man who owns a failing gambling ship. She convinces Ace to buy the ship in order to get business from Pete (Jack La Rue), an enemy of Ace. Some fine moments and LaRue is a great villain.
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The Garden Murder Case 1936  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: Edmund Lowe, Virginia Bruce, Benita Hume, Gene Lockhart, Nat Pendleton, H.B. Warner, Kent Smith, Grant Mitchell, Douglas Walton, Frieda Inescort, Henry B. Walthall, Jessie Ralph
The number of actors who play the suave Philo Vance continues to mount as Edmund Lowe takes on the role of the master sleuth. People are dying from what appear to be accidents, and Philo is called in by the police to help. He finds that hypnotism is involved, and he is almost a victim as he nears the perpetrator.
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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney 1937  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Boleslawski
Cast: Joan Crawford, William Powell, Robert Montgomery, Frank Morgan, Jessie Ralph, Nigel Bruce, Benita Hume, Melville Cooper, Ralph Forbes, Sara Haden
This remake of the 1929 film casts Joan Crawford in the title role of an American jewel thief who travels in upper-crust London society where her victims are easy prey. This film, too, was remade in 1951 as "The Law and the Lady."
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Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus 1938 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Edward F. Cline
Cast: Tommy Kelly, Ann Gillis, Edgar Kennedy, Benita Hume, Billy Gilbert, George "Spanky" McFarland, Grant Mitchell, Nana Bryant, Wade Boteler, Harry Stubbs, Fay Helm, Mickey Rentschler
In this sequel to "Peck's Bad Boy," Tommy Kelly takes on the role of Bill Peck. Bill joins the circus and–with his gang (including "Spanky" McFarland)–creates havoc in and around the big top.
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The Private Life of Don Juan 1934  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Alexander Korda
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Merle Oberon, Binnie Barnes, Joan Gardner, Benita Hume, Clifford Heatherley, Barry MacKay, Melville Cooper, Bruce Winston, Gina Malo, Claud Allister, Heather Thatcher, Diana Napier, Owen Nares, Athene Seyler
Returning to Seville following his exile, the aging Don Juan (Douglas Fairbanks) is now married to Dolores (Benita Hume). When he learns that Rodrigo (Barry MacKay) has been impersonating him, Don Juan seeks to reclaim his old reputation as the great lover by having an affair with Antonia (Merle Oberon). Adventures ensue, but when Dolores is finally able to make her point about his infidelities, a relieved Don Juan climbs the ladder to her balcony, and they are reunited forever.
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Suzy 1936 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Fitzmaurice
Cast: Jean Harlow, Franchot Tone, Cary Grant, Lewis Stone, Benita Hume, Reginald Mason, Inez Courtney, Una O'Connor, Theodore von Eltz, Dennis Morgan
Suzy is a dancer who becomes involved in German intrigue and falls in love with Andre (Cary Grant), a World War I flying ace.
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| 1. Gambling Ship (1933)
2. The Garden Murder Case (1936)
3. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
4. Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)
5. The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
6. Suzy (1936)
7. Tarzan Escapes (1936)
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