Baby Face Morgan 1942  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Dreifuss
Cast: Mary Carlisle, Richard Cromwell, Robert Armstrong, Chick Chandler, Charles Judels, Warren Hymer, Vince Barnett, Ralf Harolde, Hal K. Dawson, Kenneth Chryst, Pierce Lyden, Toddy Peterson
This gangster comedy is a tale about over-the-hill mobsters who are tricked into thinking "Baby Face" Morgan (Richard Cromwell) is now in charge of a phony trucking insurance scam. But "Baby Face" isn't in on the scam, pays off claims, and reduces the gang's profits.
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Blondie in Society 1941  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale, William Frawley, Garry Owen, Danny Mummert, Edgar Kennedy, Irving Bacon, Chick Chandler
The Bumsteads (Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton) adopt a Great Dane and enter the elite world of dog shows.
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Blondie's Reward 1948  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Abby Berlin
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Jerome Cowan, Jack Rice, Danny Mummert, Paul Harvey, Eddie Acuff, Chick Chandler
Dagwood (Arthur Lake) loses prestige at the office when he mixes up a real-estate deal.
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Curtain Call at Cactus Creek 1950  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Donald O'Connor, Gale Storm, Walter Brennan, Vincent Price, Eve Arden, Chick Chandler, Joe Sawyer, Harry Shannon, Rex Lease, I. Stanford Jolley
Stagehand Edward Timmons (Donald O'Connor) is a would-be actor who gains fame and the chance to act after he nabs a criminal hiding out in his theatrical troupe.
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Every Girl Should Be Married 1948 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Hartman
Cast: Cary Grant, Franchot Tone, Diana Lynn, Betsy Drake, Alan Mowbray, Elisabeth Risdon, Richard Gaines, Harry Hayden, Chick Chandler, Leon Belasco
Married in real life shortly after this filming, Cary Grant and Betsy Drake play the young romantic leads in this movie about a young spinster in search of an eligible bachelor.
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The Great Rupert 1950 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: A Christmas Wish
Director: Irving Pichel
Cast: Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, Tom Drake, Frank Orth, Queenie Smith, Chick Chandler, Don Beddoe, Sara Haden, Jimmy Conlin, Hugh Sanders
A pet squirrel uncovers lost money, which–at first–appears to solve all the problems for a troupe of struggling acrobats.
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Hi Diddle Diddle 1943 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Try and Find It
Diamonds and Crime
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Pola Negri, Dennis O'Keefe, Billie Burke, Walter Kingsford, Barton Hepburn, Georges Metaxa, Eddie Marr, Paul Porcasi, Bert Roach, June Havoc, Chick Chandler, Richard Hageman, Ellen Lowe
The honeymoon of newlyweds Janie (Martha Scott) and Sonny (Dennis O'Keefe) is interrupted when the bride's mother (Billie Burke) learns that she has been swindled by a suitor (Barton Hepburn) she has turned down. To the rescue comes the groom's father (Adolphe Menjou) who steps in to save the day.
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Home in Wyomin' 1942 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Morgan
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie, Olin Howland, Joseph Strauch Jr., Charles(2) Lane, James Seay, Chick Chandler, Forrest Taylor, Hal Price, George Douglas, Frankie Marvin
Radio singing star Gene Autry comes to the rescue of a former boss who is about to lose his rodeo.
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I Wake Up Screaming 1942 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Hot Spot
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Laird Cregar, William Gargan, Alan Mowbray, Allyn Joslyn, Elisha Cook Jr., Chick Chandler, Morris Ankrum, Cyril Ring, Charles(2) Lane, Frank Orth, Gregory Gaye
During intense questioning in the murder investigation of model Vicky Lynn (Carole Landis), promoter Frankie Christopher (Victor Mature) recalls through flashbacks events prior to her murder. At the same time, police are questioning Vicky's sister Jill (Betty Grable) and, through flashbacks, tie in what Frankie has described. Evidence mounts pointing to Frankie as the murderer–until Frankie reveals one last clue that leads to the real killer who has been there throughout the investigation.
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Irish Eyes Are Smiling 1944 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Gregory Ratoff
Cast: Monty Woolley, June Haver, Dick Haymes, Anthony Quinn, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Veda Ann Borg, Clarence Kolb, Chick Chandler, Marion Martin, George Chandler
Eleven of his songs are highlighted in this sentimental biography of American composer Ernest R. Ball (Dick Haymes).
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Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1944 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: And So They Were Married
Director: Joe May
Cast: Simone Simon, James Ellison, William Terry, Minna Gombell, Robert Mitchum, Chick Chandler, Alan Dinehart, Gladys Blake, Grady Sutton, Milton Kibbee
When Johnny's (William Terry) girlfriend (Simone Simon) needs a Washington, D.C. apartment, he hands over the keys to his lodgings. The only problem is that he has also given keys to a number of his friends who manage to arrive day and night.
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The Lost Continent 1951  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Cesar Romero, Hillary Brooke, Chick Chandler, John Hoyt, Acquanetta, Hugh Beaumont, Sid Melton, Whit Bissell, Murray Alper, William E. Green
After a rocket crashes on a Pacific island, Major Joe Nolan (Cesar Romero) heads a team to find it and recover classified information. They come upon prehistoric animals–yes, including dinosaurs. They also encounter a young native woman (Acquanetta) who proves to be of value. Dated and poor special effects, but the film may interest some on a cold winter's day.
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Minesweeper 1943 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Berke
Cast: Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Russell Hayden, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Emma Dunn, Charles D. Brown, Chick Chandler, Douglas Fowley, Frank Fenton, Ralph Sanford, Robert Mitchum, Dub Taylor
Naval officer Richard Houston (Richard Arlen), who had deserted the Navy due to his chronic gambling, reenlists as a seaman under an assumed name when World War II breaks out. He is assigned to a minesweeper where he becomes a hero by destroying a new type of enemy mine. Another film to keep up the morale back home during World War II.
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Mr. Imperium 1951 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Don Hartman
Cast: Lana Turner, Ezio Pinza, Marjorie Main, Barry Sullivan, Cedric Hardwicke, Debbie Reynolds, Keenan Wynn, Ann Codee, Wilton Graff, Chick Chandler
Singer Frederica Brown (Lana Turner) meets a man who introduces himself as "Mr. Imperium" (Ezio Pinza) while both are vacationing in Italy. They begin a short-lived love affair during which, he nicknames her "Fredda," and she calls him "Al." Al teaches Fredda some Italian, and she teaches him some American customs. They part, but 12 years later they are reunited. She is now a movie star, and he is king of a European throne. They try to fit into each others' lives but by story's end must say "arrivederci."
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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance 1938 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Peter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson, Robert Kent, J. Edward Bromberg, Chick Chandler, George Regas, Frederick Vogeding, Al Kikume, James B. Leong
Mr. Moto is back in action while on an archeological expedition in the Indochina jungles. He saves a young aviatrix who is on a secret mission, quells a revolution, and uncovers a munitions site. A busy fellow.
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| 1. Baby Face Morgan (1942)
2. Blondie in Society (1941)
3. Blondie's Reward (1948)
4. Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950)
5. Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
6. The Great Rupert (1950)
aka: A Christmas Wish
7. Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)
aka: Try and Find It
aka: Diamonds and Crime
8. Home in Wyomin' (1942)
9. I Wake Up Screaming (1942)
aka: Hot Spot
10. Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)
11. Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1944)
aka: And So They Were Married
12. Leave It to Blondie (1945)
13. The Lost Continent (1951)
14. Minesweeper (1943)
15. Mr. Imperium (1951)
16. Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)
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