Always Together 1948   N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frederick De Cordova
Cast: Robert Hutton, Joyce Reynolds, Cecil Kellaway, Ernest Truex, Humphrey Bogart, Jack Carson, Alexis Smith, Errol Flynn, Janis Paige, Dennis Morgan
Jame Barker (Joyce Reynolds) inherits $1,000,000, and just when she and her husband (Robert Hutton) begin plans to enjoy their newfound wealth, the benefactor recovers–and wants his $1,000,000 back!
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Captains of the Clouds 1942  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall, Alan Hale, George Tobias, Reginald Denny, Reginald Gardiner, Paul Cavanagh, Russell Arms, Clem Bevans
Brian MacLean (James Cagney) is a bush pilot in Canada during 1940 who runs a delivery service for adventurers way up north. Stimulated by hearing Winston Churchill's "we will not surrender" speech, Brian and his buddies join the Royal Canadian Air Force. There's lots of romance and humor but not much action.
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Christmas in Connecticut 1945 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Peter Godfrey
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, Reginald Gardiner, S.Z. Sakall, Robert Shayne, Una O'Connor, Frank Jenks, Joyce Compton, John Dehner, Dick Elliott, Marie Blake, Walter Baldwin, Emmet Smith, Jack Mower
Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck) writes for a homemaker magazine, but, in reality, she does no housework herself. When she is coerced into entertaining a young World War II veteran (Dennis Morgan), Elizabeth must find a phony husband, baby, and house to ensure that her boss (Sydney Greenstreet) does not catch on to her deceptive business practices.
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The Fighting 69th 1940 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Action
Director: William Keighley
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Jeffrey Lynn, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, Dennis Morgan, Dick Foran, William Lundigan, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
This film is based on facts from the 69th regiment's World War I records. Jerry Plunkett (James Cagney) is a smart-aleck recruit who buckles under fire and causes the death of some men in his company. Father Duffy (Pat O'Brien) helps in the rehabilitation. Great battle scenes.
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God Is My Co-Pilot 1945 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Dennis Morgan, Dane Clark, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale, John Ridgely, Stanley Ridges, Andrea King, Warren Douglas, Mark Stevens, Minor Watson
The famed World War II Flying Tigers are the focus of this film about action in the Pacific theater.
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The Hard Way 1943 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Ida Lupino, Joan Leslie, Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan, Gladys George, Faye Emerson, Paul Cavanagh, Roman Bohnen, Leona Maricle, Ann Doran, Eddie Acuff, Monte Blue, Virginia Brissac, Julie Bishop, Eddy Chandler
Helen Chemen (Ida Lupino in one of her best performances) pushes her talented sister Katie (Joan Leslie) to enter show business as the means to get out of poverty in Pennsylvania. Katie becomes a star, but not without consequences. Heavy and depressing at times, but the acting saves it.
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In This Our Life 1942 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, George Brent, Dennis Morgan, Charles Coburn, Billie Burke, Hattie McDaniel, William Forrest, Frank Craven, Lee Patrick, Mary Servoss, Ernest Anderson, Edward Fielding, William B. Davidson, John Hamilton
Two sisters, Stanley (Bette Davis) and Roy (Olivia de Havilland), are in love with the same man, Craig (George Brent). Although Roy and Craig are married, he decides to leave his wife for Stanley.
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It's a Great Feeling 1949 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Dennis Morgan, Doris Day, Jack Carson, Bill Goodwin, Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn, Danny Kaye, Ronald Reagan, Irving Bacon, Claire Carleton, Mel Blanc, Michael Curtiz, David Butler, Frank Cady
This spoof on Hollywood musicals is Doris Day's third movie, and many Warner Bros. stars make cameo appearances. The story begins as Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson (Themselves) are preparing their next film and are unable to find a director, so Carson decides to take the job. Morgan is unhappy with Carson's decision and threatens to bow out–until Carson promises a waitress, Judy Adams (Day), at the Warner Bros. commissary a job as an actress if she will pose as his pregnant wife and convince Morgan that he needs the money. The ploy works, but there is no part for Judy in the film, and a dejected Judy returns to her Wisconsin home to marry her boyfriend. The film ends at the wedding when the newly married couple turns around, and the groom looks just like Errol Flynn (played by himself).
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King of Alcatraz 1938 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: J. Carrol Naish, Gail Patrick, Lloyd Nolan, Harry Carey, Robert Preston, Anthony Quinn, Richard Denning, Porter Hall, Dennis Morgan, Emory Parnell
Escapees from Alcatraz commandeer a ship headed for Panama and meet resistance from crewmembers. Good fast-moving fare with top cast.
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Kitty Foyle 1940  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, James Craig, Eduardo Ciannelli, Gladys Cooper, Ernest Cossart, Odette Myrtil, Mary Treen, K.T. Stevens, Walter Kingsford
For her role as Kitty Foyle, Ginger Rogers won the Oscar for Best Actress. This is the story of Kitty's intimidation by the snobby, social class of her husband (Dennis Morgan) and her eventual happiness with another man (James Craig). The film also received four nominations, including Best Picture and Director.
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One More Tomorrow 1946  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Godfrey
Cast: Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Alexis Smith, John Loder, Jane Wyman, Reginald Gardiner, Marjorie Gateson, Thurston Hall, Sig Arno
Based on Philip Barry's play, this is the story of a playboy (Dennis Morgan) and his ill-fated romance with a magazine editor (Ann Sheridan). This is a re-make of 1932's "The Animal Kingdom."
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Pearl of the South Pacific 1955  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Virginia Mayo, Dennis Morgan, David Farrar, Murvyn Vye, Lance Fuller, Basil Ruysdael, Lisa Montell, Carol Thurston
Dan and Bully (Dennis Morgan and David Farrar) intend to get rich by stealing a fortune in black pearls that are off a South Pacific island. Along with Rita (Virginia Mayo), who pretends to be a missionary, they set off on their quest, but the angry natives are worse than the giant octopus that guards the pearls. When Bully is killed, Rita and Dan decide to turn over a new leaf and live in peace on the island. Not much here, except to showcase Virginia Mayo.
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The Return of Dr. X 1939 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Dennis Morgan, John Litel, Huntz Hall, Lya Lys, Charles C. Wilson, Vera Lewis, John Ridgely
After Dr. Francis Flegg (John Litel) brings Dr. Marshall Quesne (Humphrey Bogart) back to life, an endless search for fresh blood becomes the doctors' quest.
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Shine on, Harvest Moon 1944 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: David Butler
Cast: Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Irene Manning, S.Z. Sakall, Marie Wilson, Robert Shayne, William B. Davidson, Will Stanton, Joseph Crehan
The late 1800s/early 1900s duo Nora Bayes (Sheridan) and Jack Norworth (Dennis Morgan), Broadway star and songwriter respectively, are highlighted in this musical. The film follows their rise in the entertainment business, including the bumps along the way.
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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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Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943 N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Eddie Cantor, Dinah Shore, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Olivia de Havilland, Ida Lupino, Errol Flynn, John Garfield, Dennis Morgan, S.Z. Sakall, Joan Leslie, Ann Sheridan, Hattie McDaniel, Edward Everett Horton, Jack Carson
Movie star Eddie Cantor (Himself) steps in as chairman of the Cavalcade of Stars benefit show and creates so many problems that the producers (S.Z Sakall and Edward Everett Horton) arrange to have him kidnapped. They plan to replace him with his look-a-like, talented bus driver Joe Simpson (also Eddie Cantor), who has been looking for work as an actor but can't get a job because he looks so much like Cantor. Simpson proves to be a hit and is signed to a film contract.
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This Woman Is Dangerous 1952 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Felix E. Feist
Cast: Joan Crawford, Dennis Morgan, David Brian, Richard Webb, Philip Carey, Ian MacDonald, Sherry Jackson, Mari Aldon, George Chandler, Douglas Fowley
When criminal Beth Austin (Joan Crawford) undergoes an operation to prevent impending blindness, she falls in love with her doctor (Dennis Morgan).
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Two Guys from Milwaukee 1946 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Joan Leslie, Janis Paige, Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary DeCamp, S.Z. Sakall, Tom D'Andrea, Franklin Pangborn, Lauren Bacall
Thinking that Prince Henry (Dennis Morgan) is really from his hometown of Milwaukee, taxi driver Buzz Williams (Jack Carson) helps to acclimate the prince to New York.
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Two Guys from Texas 1948 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: David Butler
Cast: Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Dorothy Malone, Penny Edwards, Fred Clark, Forrest Tucker, Gerald Mohr, John Alvin, Andrew Tombes, Monte Blue
This remake of "The Cowboy from Brooklyn" features two New York entertainers (Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson) trying to excel when out of their element on a ranch in Texas.
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| 1. Always Together (1948)
2. Captains of the Clouds (1942)
3. Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
4. The Fighting 69th (1940)
5. God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
6. The Hard Way (1943)
7. In This Our Life (1942)
8. It's a Great Feeling (1949)
9. King of Alcatraz (1938)
10. Kitty Foyle (1940)
11. The Lady Takes a Sailor (1949)
12. One More Tomorrow (1946)
13. Pearl of the South Pacific (1955)
14. The Return of Dr. X (1939)
15. Shine on, Harvest Moon (1944)
16. Suzy (1936)
17. Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
18. This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)
19. Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
20. Two Guys from Texas (1948)
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