Air Devils 1938  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Rawlins
Cast: Larry J. Blake, Dick Purcell, Beryl Wallace, Mamo Clark, Minerva Urecal, Charles Brokaw, Forbes Murray, LeRoy Mason, Paul Sutton, Al Kikume, Billy Wayne, Michael Visaroff
Ace pilots Horseshoe (Larry J. Blake) and Slats (Dick Purcell) work as cops on a South Pacific island where they both fall for the beautiful Lolano (Mamo Clark). But, Lolano appears interested in someone else, so Horseshoe and Slats head off on a rescue mission against marauding natives.
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse 1938  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Claire Trevor, Allen Jenkins, Donald Crisp, Gale Page, Thurston Hall, John Litel, Henry O'Neill, Ward Bond, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Bert Hanlon, Curt Bois, Vladimir Sokoloff, Billy Wayne
While trying to discover what makes the criminal mind work, the psychiatrist Dr. Clitterhouse (Edward G. Robinson) cracks a safe while attending a party. He then contacts beautiful Jo Keller (Claire Trevor) who fences stolen gems, she introduces him to gangster "Rocks" Valentine (Humphrey Bogart), and Clitterhouse ends up becoming enthralled with the underworld–all of which will lead to murder. "Rocks" is his victim, and Clitterhouse uses his psychiatric expertise to make the jury members find that he is insane.
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The House Across the Bay 1940  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: George Raft, Lloyd Nolan, Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, Gladys George, June Knight, Billy Wayne, Joe Sawyer, Cy Kendall, Max Wagner
During his imprisonment, a convict's (George Raft) wife (Joan Bennett) falls for another man (Walter Pidgeon), and now the husband wants revenge. Alfred Hitchcock directed portions of this film.
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 The Jackie Robinson Story 1950 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, Minor Watson, Louise Beavers, Richard Lane, Harry Shannon, Ben Lessy, Bill Spaulding, Billy Wayne, Joel Fluellen, Bernie Hamilton, Kenny Washington
Jackie Robinson stars as himself in this biography of the great baseball star who broke the color barrier in the major leagues. It follows him from his playing days in college at U.C.L.A.; through the Negro League team in Kansas City; and his trials, tribulations, and successes in the majors.
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Too Many Husbands 1940 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Cast: Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, Melvyn Douglas, Harry Davenport, Dorothy Peterson, Melville Cooper, Edgar Buchanan, Tom Dugan, Sam McDaniel, Larry Steers, Billy Wayne
This film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's play, "Home and Beauty," features Fred MacMurray as Bill Cardew who was reported drowned at sea and now comes home to find his "widow" Vickie (Jean Arthur) in love with her new husband, Henry Lowndes (Melvyn Douglas). This film was remade as "Three for the Show."
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| 1. Air Devils (1938)
2. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
3. The House Across the Bay (1940)
4. The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
5. Too Many Husbands (1940)
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