Big Town After Dark 1947  N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
aka: Underworld After Dark
Director: William C. Thomas
Cast: Philip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Richard Travis, Ann Gillis, Vince Barnett, Joe Sawyer, Robert Kent, Charles Arnt, Joseph Allen, William Haade, Arthur Space, Richard Keene
When Susan (Ann Gillis), the niece of a newspaper publisher (Richard Travis), gets in over her head gambling, her uncle is blackmailed by gambling racketeers. Crusading newspaper editor-in-chief Steve Wilson (Philip Reed) and police reporter Lorelei Kilbourne (Hillary Brooke) jump on the trail of the mobsters involved.
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Blondie's Lucky Day 1946 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Abby Berlin
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Frank Jenks, Paul Harvey, Charles Arnt, Jack Rice, Frank Orth
Dagwood loses his job, but Blondie keeps up the family's spirits.
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Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture 1949  N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Seymour Friedman
Cast: Chester Morris, Maylia, Richard Lane, Don McGuire, Joan Woodbury, Sid Tomack, Frank Sully, Charles Arnt, Luis Van Rooten, Philip Ahn, Peter Brocco, Benson Fong, Edgar Dearing, Fred F. Sears, Pat O'Malley
This film represents the last episode in the "Boston Blackie" series. Once again, Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) and his sidekick The Runt (Sid Tomack replaces George E. Stone for this final episode.) are accused of murder. This time around, they are reported to be leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered. Blackie and The Runt, as usual, escape from the police and manage to find the real murderer in Wong's Curio Shop where they also find stolen jewels hidden in tea bags.
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Cinderella Jones 1946 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Joan Leslie, Robert Alda, S.Z. Sakall, Edward Everett Horton, Ruth Donnelly, Elisha Cook Jr., Monte Blue, Johnny Mitchell, Julie Bishop, Hobart Cavanaugh, William Prince, Charles Dingle, Charles Arnt, Chester Clute, Edward Gargan
This Busby Berkeley musical/comedy concerns a not-too-smart girl who must find a smart husband or lose her large inheritance. Where else to go looking than to enroll in college. The songs are good; the script isn't.
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Crime Doctor's Courage 1945 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Warner Baxter, Hillary Brooke, Jerome Cowan, Lloyd Corrigan, Mark Roberts, Emory Parnell, Charles Arnt, Anthony Caruso, Lupita Tovar, Dennis Moore
A bride suspects her new husband is a killer and calls in the Crime Doctor. It turns out that the man's first two wives died under mysterious conditions and now he turns up dead.
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Dangerous Passage 1944 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William Berke
Cast: Robert Lowery, Phyllis Brooks, Charles Arnt, Jack La Rue, Victor Kilian, Alec Craig, John Eldredge, William Edmunds, Will Wright
Joe Beck (Robert Lowery) inherits a fortune, but he must sail from South America to the U.S. in order to claim his money in Texas. On the voyage, he falls in love with sultry singer Nita Paxton (Phyllis Brooks) and, at the same time, finds himself the victim of attempts on his life by another traveler who wants the inheritance.
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The Falcon's Brother 1942  N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Stanley Logan
Cast: George Sanders, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Don Barclay, Cliff Clark, Edward Gargan, Charlotte Wynters, Keye Luke, Eddie Dunn, Charles Arnt
This Falcon mystery is the last one with George Sanders in the title role. Guy Lawrence (Sanders) is investigating an espionage plot in South America when he is killed. His brother (Tom Conway) steps in as the new Falcon in this–and the next nine–Falcon films.
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Gambler's Choice 1944 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Russell Hayden, Sheldon Leonard, Lee Patrick, Lloyd Corrigan, Lyle Talbot, Tom Dugan, Maxine Lewis, Charles Arnt, Billy Nelson, Milburn Stone
Children–Mary, Mike, and Ross–were caught stealing wallets. Now, 15 years later, Mike (Russell Hayden) is a NYPD detective, Mary (Nancy Kelly) is a nightclub singer, and Ross (Chester Morris) is a gambling casino owner. Mike's job is to crack down on gambling in the city, and their lives are caught in the crossfire.
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Great Guns 1941 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Monty Banks
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Sheila Ryan, Dick Nelson, Charles Trowbridge, Paul Harvey, Alan Ladd, Edmund MacDonald, Mae Marsh, Ethel Griffies, Pierre Watkin, Charles Arnt
As army recruits serving under a strict drill sergeant, Laurel and Hardy provide laughs for their ineptitude as cavalrymen. Far from their best effort.
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Here Is My Heart 1934 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tuttle
Cast: Bing Crosby, Kitty Carlisle, Roland Young, Alison Skipworth, Reginald Owen, Cecilia Parker, William Frawley, Akim Tamiroff, Charles Arnt, Charles C. Wilson
A radio star (Bing Crosby) pretends to be a waiter to get close to a princess (Kitty Carlisle). "Love is Just Around the Corner" is one of the featured songs in this musical comedy.
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Hollow Triumph 1948 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Scar
Director: Steve Sekely
Cast: Paul Henreid, Joan Bennett, Eduard Franz, Leslie Brooks, John Qualen, Mabel Paige, Herbert Rudley, Charles Arnt, George Chandler, Paul E. Burns, Charles Trowbridge, Ann Staunton
Ex-medical student and now living a life of crime, John Muller (Paul Heinreid) is lucky to get away from a bungled robbery during which his henchmen were caught. Now the victim's gang is after John, so when he finds out that a psychiatrist is an exact lookalike–except for a scar on the doctor's cheek–John cuts his cheek to match, kills the psychiatrist, and takes his identity. But that is just the beginning of his problems, not counting the problem of having cut the wrong cheek. Good film noir.
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I Love You Again 1940  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Frank McHugh, Edmund Lowe, Donald Douglas, Nella Walker, Pierre Watkin, Paul Stanton, Morgan Wallace, Charles Arnt
An amnesiac (William Powell) is dull and boring, but then he receives a bump on the head and regains his old personality–and the love of his wife (Myrna Loy). Very funny–even today.
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Just Before Dawn 1946 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: William Castle
Cast: Warner Baxter, Adele Roberts, Martin Kosleck, Mona Barrie, Marian Miller, Charles D. Brown, Craig Reynolds, Robert Barrat, Charles(2) Lane, George Meeker, Marvin Miller, Charles Arnt, Byron Foulger, Ted Hecht
In the seventh film of the "Crime Doctor" series, Crime Doctor Robert Ordway (Warner Baxter) is on the trail of a killer after being tricked into giving a fatal injection to one of his patients.
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Ladies Should Listen 1934 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tuttle
Cast: Cary Grant, Frances Drake, Edward Everett Horton, Charles Arnt, Nydia Westman, Ann Sheridan, Rosita Moreno, George Barbier, Charles Ray, Rafael Corio
After listening in on a hotel telephone conversation, the switchboard operator, Anna (Frances Drake), gets involved in the life of the caller, Julian de Lussac (Cary Grant).
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The Lady Has Plans 1942 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland, Roland Young, Albert Dekker, Margaret Hayes, Cecil Kellaway, Addison Richards, Edward Norris, Charles Arnt, Gerald Mohr
This story is set in Lisbon where Ken Harper (Ray Milland) and his aide, Sidney Royce (Paulette Goddard), walk into the middle of World War II's espionage, and Sidney is mistaken for a spy.
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The Man Who Cheated Himself 1950 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Felix E. Feist
Cast: Lee J. Cobb, Jane Wyatt, John Dall, Lisa Howard, Harlan Warde, Tito Vuolo, Charles Arnt, Marjorie Bennett, Alan Wells, Mimi Aguglia, Morgan Farley, Bud Wolfe, Howard Negley, William Gould
San Francisco Police Lieutenant Ed Cullen (Lee J. Cobb) is having an affair with married socialite Lois Frazer (Jane Wyatt) who is divorcing her husband Howard (Harlan Warde). When Lois shoots and kills Howard, Ed comes to her aid and helps her get rid of the body. They deposit the body at the airport, but Ed's brother Andy (John Dall), who just happens to be a homicide detective, discovers the cover-up. Ed and Lois flee to the abandoned Fort Point at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge. The police track them down and arrest them. Ed's trial begins, and he faces the fact that Lois has captivated her lawyer, and Ed is now out of her life.
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My Favorite Brunette 1947 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery / Romance
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr., John Hoyt, Reginald Denny, Frank Puglia, Ann Doran, Jack La Rue, Charles Dingle, Willard Robertson, Charles Arnt, Bing Crosby, James Flavin, Alan Ladd
This well-made spoof of mystery films features Bob Hope as Ronnie Jackson, a photographer of children whose studio is next to the office of private detective Sam McCloud (Alan Ladd). Ronnie is mistaken for Sam and hired by Baroness Carlotta Montay (Dorothy Lamour) to search for her missing uncle. The trail leads to a sanitarium and geologist James Collins (Reginald Denny). But, while investigating, Ronnie is attacked by Willie (Lon Chaney Jr.) and Kismet (Peter Lorre) and finds himself in the middle of murder and mayhem.
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Paris Calling 1941  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: Elisabeth Bergner, Randolph Scott, Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard, Lee J. Cobb, Charles Arnt, Eduardo Ciannelli, Elisabeth Risdon, Georges Renavent, William Edmunds
The courage of a Frenchwoman, Marianne (Elisabeth Bergner), who joins the Resistance movement during World War II, is depicted in this insightful film about espionage used to inhibit Nazi control of Paris.
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Pot o' Gold 1941 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: George Marshall
Cast: James Stewart, Paulette Goddard, Horace Heidt, Charles Winninger, Mary Gordon, Jed Prouty, Frank Melton, Charles Arnt, Dick Hogan, James Burke, Mary Ruth, Nestor Paiva, Art Carney, James Flavin, Edgar Dearing
Jimmy Haskell (James Stewart) rescues his uncle, C.J. Haskell (Charles Winninger), from more than one tight spot. First, he gets C.J. out of jail, and then he works to get popular bandleader Horace Heidt as a guest on C.J.'s radio show and, despite all the problems, wins Molly's (Paulette Goddard) heart.
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Remember the Night 1940 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson, Sterling Holloway, Paul Guilfoyle, Willard Robertson, Charles Waldron, Charles Arnt, John Wray
Lee Leander (Barbara Stanwyck) is arrested for shoplifting, but, because of Christmas vacation, her trial is postponed for two weeks. Deputy district attorney John Sargent (Fred MacMurray) steps in, takes pity on her, bails her out of jail, and agrees to keep her in his custody until the trial. Lee's visit to John's home changes both of their lives for the better.
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Saddle Pals 1947 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, Sterling Holloway, Irving Bacon, Francis McDonald, Minerva Urecal, Charles Arnt, Tom London, Damian O'Flynn, George Chandler
Who is trying to bankrupt the rich landowner? And why? That's just what Gene Autry intends to find out.
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Somewhere in the Night 1946 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Conte, Josephine Hutchinson, Fritz Kortner, Margo Woode, Sheldon Leonard, Lou Nova, John Russell, Houseley Stevenson, Charles Arnt
Returning home to LA from the World War II battlefront, George W. Taylor (John Hodiak) suffers from amnesia. With only two clues available to uncover his past, George stumbles onto evidence that he is a murder suspect and has stolen millions in cash.
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Strange Illusion 1945  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Out of the Night
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: Jimmy Lydon, Sally Eilers, Warren William, Regis Toomey, Charles Arnt, George Reed, Jayne Hazard, Sonia Sorel, John Hamilton, Pierre Watkin
Paul (Jimmy Lydon) has been having nightmares in which his father, who was killed under suspicious circumstances, warns him that a stranger will threaten his family. True to his dreams, smooth Brett (Warren William) shows up to woo Paul's mother (Sally Eilers). Paul investigates and puts himself in danger. An interesting takeoff on "Hamlet." 1 User Review
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| | Hamlet-like plot in modern (1945) setting | darknessatnoon 01/10/2007 | | Quite enjoyed it... not quite film noir... moves well... mostly plausible... framing device is hokily done (but so was Bill's)... cast looks familiar from 1950s TV Superman series. |
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Sweet Bird of Youth 1962 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Geraldine Page, Paul Newman, Ed Begley, Shirley Knight, Rip Torn, Mildred Dunnock, Corey Allen, Dub Taylor, Madeleine Sherwood, Philip Abbott, Barry Cahill, Barry Atwater, Charles Arnt, James B. Douglas
This is an excellent version of Tennessee Williams' hit play in which Geraldine Page and Paul Newman recreate their Broadway roles. The story is about has-been film star Alexandra Del Lago (Page) and her young lover Chance Wayne (Newman) who is looking for fame and fortune. They visit Chance's hometown where the corrupt politician Boss Finley (Ed Begley) rules. Finley's daughter Heavenly (Shirley Knight) wants to reunite with Chance, but Finley and his son (Rip Torn) will stop at nothing to prevent that from happening. Geraldine Page: "My checkout time in any hotel in the world is when I–is when I want to check out." Ed Begley received an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor. Geraldine Page and Sandra Knight were nominated for Best Actress and Supporting Actress.
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Swing High, Swing Low 1937 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Charles Butterworth, Jean Dixon, Dorothy Lamour, Harvey Stephens, Franklin Pangborn, Anthony Quinn, Cecil Cunningham, Charles Arnt, Charles Judels
Maggie King (Carole Lombard) is sure her happiness lies with jazzman Skid Johnson (Fred MacMurray), but convincing Skid of that is not an easy job.
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Take a Letter, Darling 1942 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray, Constance Moore, Macdonald Carey, Robert Benchley, Dooley Wilson, Cecil Kellaway, Charles Arnt, Kathleen Howard, Margaret Seddon
Tom (Fred MacMurray) is hired by Mac (Rosalind Russell), a high-powered business executive, to act as her secretary and help deal with clients' female relatives.
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Wabash Avenue 1950  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Phil Harris, Reginald Gardiner, James Barton, Barry Kelley, Margaret Hamilton, Irving Bacon, Jacqueline Dalya, Charles Arnt
Set during the 1892 Chicago World's Fair, this remake of 1943's "Coney Island" features Victor Mature and Phil Harris as the partners in a dance hall who vie for the attentions of burlesque queen Ruby Summers (Betty Grable).
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| 1. Big Town After Dark (1947)
aka: Underworld After Dark
2. Blondie's Lucky Day (1946)
3. Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
4. Cinderella Jones (1946)
5. Crime Doctor's Courage (1945)
6. Dangerous Passage (1944)
7. The Falcon's Brother (1942)
8. Gambler's Choice (1944)
9. Great Guns (1941)
10. Here Is My Heart (1934)
11. Hollow Triumph (1948)
aka: The Scar
12. I Love You Again (1940)
13. Just Before Dawn (1946)
14. Ladies Should Listen (1934)
15. The Lady Has Plans (1942)
16. The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
17. My Favorite Brunette (1947)
18. Paris Calling (1941)
19. Pot o' Gold (1941)
20. Remember the Night (1940)
21. Saddle Pals (1947)
22. Somewhere in the Night (1946)
23. Strange Illusion (1945)
aka: Out of the Night
24. Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
25. Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
26. Take a Letter, Darling (1942)
27. Wabash Avenue (1950)
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