Ali Baba Nights 1934  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
aka: Chu Chin Chow
Director: Walter Forde
Cast: George Robey, Fritz Kortner, Anna May Wong, John Garrick, Pearl Argyle, Dennis Hoey, Laurence Hanray, Sydney Fairbrother, Thelma Tuson, Francis L. Sullivan, Gibb McLaughlin, Malcolm "Jetsam" McEachern
This musical comedy version of "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves" stars George Robey as Ali, Fritz Korner as the captain/robber, and Anna May Wong as the slave woman who comes to Ali's rescue.
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Almost 1990 PG, 87 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
aka: Wendy Cracked a Walnut
Director: Michael Pattinson
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Bruce Spence, Hugo Weaving, Kerry Walker, Doreen Warburton, Barry Jenkins, Betty Lucas, Douglas Hedge, Desiree Smith, Jennifer Hagan, Dennis Hoey, Jan Adele
Feeling neglected on her 10th wedding anniversary when her husband, Ronnie (Bruce Spence), has not returned from a business trip, Wendy ( Rosanna Arquette), an ardent reader of romance novels, also thinks that he may be having an affair. Then Jake (Hugo Weaving) comes along and is determined to start an affair. Meanwhile, Ronnie goes through all sorts of problems–including lightning strikes. But all ends well in this fanciful tale from Australia.
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Anna and the King of Siam 1946  N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Lee J. Cobb, Gale Sondergaard, Mikhail Rasumny, Dennis Hoey, Richard Lyon, William Edmunds, John Abbott, Tito Renaldo, Addison Richards, Ben Welden
British widow Anna (Irene Dunne) travels to Siam in 1862 to teach the royal children. While there, the King (Rex Harrison) and Anna develop a warm friendship through which she convinces the King to employ more humane treatment of his subjects. This film won Oscars for Best Cinematography and Art Direction and was the film debut for Harrison. The story was later remade as the musical "The King and I." Gale Sondergaard received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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 David and Bathsheba 1951  N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Raymond Massey, Kieron Moore, James Robertson Justice, Jayne Meadows, John Sutton, Francis X. Bushman, George Zucco, Dennis Hoey, Teddy Infuhr, Gwen Verdon
This Old Testament saga is about King David's (Gregory Peck) seduction by Bathsheba (Susan Hayward).
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man 1943  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Ilona Massey, Bela Lugosi, Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill, Maria Ouspenskaya, Dennis Hoey, Don Barclay, Rex Evans, Dwight Frye, Harry Stubbs, Jeff Corey, Torben Meyer, Doris Lloyd, Martha Vickers
"The Wolf Man" Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) has been resurrected from the dead, and a gypsy lady, Maleva (Maria Ouspenskaya), tells him that the only way to stay dead is to talk to Dr. Frankenstein. Maleva joins Lawrence in his search for Frankenstein, and when they find Frankenstein's daughter Elsa (Ilona Massey), they learn that Frankenstein has died. Elsa is engaged to scientist Dr. Manning (Patric Knowles) who tries to cure Larry. But, when Frankenstein's monster (Bela Lugosi) is discovered in a block of ice, Larry chips him out, and a battle ensues.
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Golden Earrings 1947 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Ray Milland, Marlene Dietrich, Murvyn Vye, Bruce Lester, Dennis Hoey, Quentin Reynolds, Reinhold Schunzel, Ivan Triesault, Eric Feldary, Larry Simms, Hermine Sterler, Harry Anderson, John Dehner, Leslie Denison
British Colonel Ralph Denistoun (Ray Milland) ventures behind enemy lines into Germany on a mission to relieve the Nazis of a deadly poison gas formula. While there, he meets and falls in love with a beautiful gypsy, Lydia (Marlene Dietrich), who helps him in his espionage mission.
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The House of Fear 1945 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Aubrey Mather, Dennis Hoey, Paul Cavanagh, Holmes Herbert, Harry Cording, Sally Shepherd, Gavin Muir, David Clyde
Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) are on the trail of the solution to a number of murders of guests at a Scottish mansion.
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Kitty 1945  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Paulette Goddard, Ray Milland, Patric Knowles, Reginald Owen, Cecil Kellaway, Constance Collier, Dennis Hoey, Eric Blore, Sara Allgood, Mary Gordon
Set in England during the 18th century, this is the story of a street urchin's (Paulette Goddard) rise in the social world through which she learns that class distinctions do not change basic personalities.
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Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn 1935 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Murder in the Red Barn
Director: Milton Rosmer
Cast: Tod Slaughter, Sophie Stewart, D.J. Williams, Eric Portman, Clare Greet, Gerard Tyrell, Ann Trevor, Dennis Hoey, Stella Rho, Quentin McPhearson, Antonia Brough, Noel Dainton
Based on a real murder, this story involves solving the case of sweet, young Maria Marten (Sophie Stewart) who was murdered by the evil Squire William Corder (Tod Slaughter) and her body hidden in a red barn.
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The Mystery of the Marie Celeste 1935 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Phantom Ship
Director: Denison Clift
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Shirley Grey, Arthur Margaretson, Edmund Willard, George Mozart, Ben Welden, Dennis Hoey, Gibson Gowland, Clifford McLaglen, Terrence De Marney
In 1872 an American ship, "Marie Celeste," was found drifting off the British coast with no one on board. The mystery of what happened to the crew was never solved, and this film speculates on what may have happened: a sea captain (Bela Lugosi) extracts revenge from his earlier treatment on the ship. This early Hammer film is slow-paced and, overall, not very interesting.
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 The Pearl of Death 1944 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Evelyn Ankers, Holmes Herbert, Mary Gordon, Richard Nugent, Ian Wolfe, Miles Mander, Billy Bevan
This film was adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Six Napoleons." The story involves the plot to steal a $250,000 pearl and how Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Doctor Watson (Nigel Bruce) get to the bottom of the matter.
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She-Wolf of London 1946 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: The Curse of the Allenbys
Director: Jean Yarbrough
Cast: Don Porter, June Lockhart, Sara Haden, Jan Wiley, Lloyd Corrigan, Dennis Hoey, Martin Kosleck, Eily Malyon, Frederick Worlock, James Finlayson
A series of grisly murders have the authorities baffled in early-1900s London. Phyllis Allenby (June Lockhart) is convinced that she is the perpetrator, since she is an ancestor of a family that had a werewolf curse. Her fiance (Don Porter) sets out to prove her innocence.
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 Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 1942 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Kaaren Verne, Holmes Herbert, Mary Gordon, Dennis Hoey, Harry Woods, Paul Fix, William Post Jr.
Set in 1940s' Britain, this Sherlock Holmes film involves espionage and Gestapo intrigue. Although Holmes (Basil Rathbone) has been updated to the 1940s, the story fares well.
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 Sherlock Holmes Faces Death 1943 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Hillary Brooke, Dennis Hoey, Milburn Stone, Halliwell Hobbes, Mary Gordon, Gavin Muir, Gerald Hamer, Vernon Downing
Based on Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Musgrave Ritual," Basil Rathbone plays Sherlock Holmes who solves the mystery surrounding murders at the Musgrave estate. Look for young Peter Lawford in a bit part.
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 The Spider Woman 1944 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard, Dennis Hoey, Mary Gordon, Vernon Downing, Alec Craig, Arthur Hohl, Stanley Logan, Harry Cording
Gale Sondergaard is the Spider Woman whose game is to drive gamblers to the point of suicide so that she can collect on their insurance. Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) puts an end to her evil deeds in this good episode.
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The Strange Woman 1946 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders, Louis Hayward, Gene Lockhart, Hillary Brooke, Rhys Williams, June Storey, Moroni Olsen, Alan Napier, Dennis Hoey
Bangor, Maine, was a bustling, brawling lumber town in the early 1800s when beautiful, young Jenny Hager (Hedy Lamarr) accepted a marriage proposal from wealthy businessman Isaiah Poster (Gene Lockhart), 20 years her senior. Shrewd for her age (due in part to having to deal with her drunken father for many years), she uses her new wealth to her advantage, including courting other men. Well acted and directed.
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Tarzan and the Leopard Woman 1946 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, Johnny Sheffield, Acquanetta, Edgar Barrier, Tommy Cook, Dennis Hoey, Anthony Caruso, Doris Lloyd, Robert Barron
Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller), Jane (Brenda Joyce) and Boy (Johnny Sheffield) take on an evil tribe of natives and almost become victims.
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Terror by Night 1946 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray, Dennis Hoey, Mary Forbes, Billy Bevan, Frederick Worlock, Leyland Hodgson, Harry Cording, Skelton Knaggs
This Sherlock Holmes story takes place on a train heading for Scotland. Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Doctor Watson (Nigel Bruce) encounter murders and solve the mystery, which also involves a stolen diamond.
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A Thousand and One Nights 1945 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Cornel Wilde, Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, Dusty Anderson, Adele Jergens, Dennis Hoey, Rex Ingram, Shelley Winters, Philip Van Zandt, Nestor Paiva
This is a lively "Arabian Nights" story in which Aladdin (Cornel Wilde) is attracted to the beautiful Genie (Evelyn Keyes).
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Wake of the Red Witch 1948 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Edward Ludwig
Cast: John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young, Luther Adler, Grant Withers, Dennis Hoey, Paul Fix, Henry Daniell, Adele Mara, Eduard Franz, Jeff Corey, Erskine Sanford, Duke Kahanamoku, David Clarke, Al Kikume
Captain Ralls (John Wayne) is a ship's captain out to seek justice and the love of Angelique (Gail Russell). Dutch shipping magnate Sidneye (Luther Adler) had stolen Angelique away from Ralls and married her seven years ago, and their feud still continues. Now, Ralls finds his means of getting even. While Ralls is serving as captain of Sidneye's ship, the Red Witch, he drives the ship into a reef and sinks it with plans to return and retrieve $5,000,000 in the cargo of gold that is on the ship.
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Where There's Life 1947 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Bob Hope, Signe Hasso, William Bendix, George Coulouris, Vera Marshe, George Zucco, Dennis Hoey, John Alexander, Victor Varconi, Joseph Vitale
When a radio star (Bob Hope) thinks he is named the heir to a mythical throne, he pulls out all stops to evade a meeting with those who are carrying the news to him.
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| 1. Ali Baba Nights (1934)
aka: Chu Chin Chow
2. Almost (1990)
aka: Wendy Cracked a Walnut
3. Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
4. David and Bathsheba (1951)
5. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
6. Golden Earrings (1947)
7. The House of Fear (1945)
8. Kitty (1945)
9. Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn (1935)
aka: Murder in the Red Barn
10. The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (1935)
aka: Phantom Ship
11. The Pearl of Death (1944)
12. Roll on Texas Moon (1946)
13. She-Wolf of London (1946)
aka: The Curse of the Allenbys
14. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942)
15. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
16. The Spider Woman (1944)
aka: Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman
17. The Strange Woman (1946)
18. Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
19. Terror by Night (1946)
20. A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
21. Uncertain Glory (1944)
22. Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
23. Where There's Life (1947)
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