13 Ghosts 1960  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Thirteen Ghosts
Director: William Castle
Cast: Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow, Martin Milner, Rosemary DeCamp, Donald Woods, Margaret Hamilton, John Van Dreelen, William Castle, Roy Jenson, David Hoffman, John Burnside
When Dr. Zorba dies, his nephew inherits the big, old house. What the nephew (Donald Woods) and his family (Rosemary DeCamp, Jo Morrow, and Charles Herbert) discover when they move in is that the doctor had a collection of ghosts; he is now part of that collection. The ghosts go on a rampage after the family arrives, and one family member is doomed to die so that there will be 13 ghosts. Director William Castle came up with another gimmick for theater-goers: red and blue glasses to view (or not to view) the ghosts. Margaret Hamilton shines as the creepy housekeeper who came with the mansion.
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Anthony Adverse 1936  N/R, 136 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Fredric March, Olivia de Havilland, Edmund Gwenn, Claude Rains, Anita Louise, Gale Sondergaard, Donald Woods, Akim Tamiroff, J. Carrol Naish, Louis Hayward
Set in the early 1800s, this is the story of Anthony Adverse (Fredric March), an adventurer who runs afoul of Napoleon and heads for America to seek fame and fortune. Gale Sondergaard won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. The film won three other Academy Awards and nominations included Best Picture.
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 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms 1953 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Eugene Lourie
Cast: Paul Hubschmid, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, Kenneth Tobey, Donald Woods, Jack Pennick, Lee Van Cleef, Steve Brodie, Ross Elliott, Frank Ferguson, Mary Hill, Michael Fox
Nuclear testing in the Arctic results in the release of a frozen, prehistoric monster (a rhedosaurus), but when Tom Nesbitt (Paul Hubschmid), who saw the creature, tries to warn the people, his warnings fall on deaf ears. People start to believe when the monster heads down the East coast of the U.S. and invades New York from the sea. It is finally dealt with on Coney Island. Good early special effects and a glimmer of what would lie ahead in the monster world (e.g. Godzilla).
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Bells of San Fernando 1947  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Terry O. Morse
Cast: Donald Woods, Gloria Warren, Shirley(2) O'Hara, Byron Foulger, Anthony Warde, Monte Blue, Paul Newland, Claire DuBrey, David Leonard, Gordon Clark
Spanish land baron Juan Mendoza (Anthony Warde) controls a valley in San Fernando and has announced plans to marry an unwilling Maria (Gloria Warren) who is Michael O'Brien's (Donald Woods) girlfriend. In an effort to save Maria, Michael sets out to convince the Governor to send in the troops and end the reign of the cruel Mendoza.
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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 1937  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Donald Woods, Ann Dvorak, Anne Nagel, Linda Perry, Craig Reynolds, Gordon Oliver, Joseph Crehan, Helen MacKellar, Edward McWade, Mira McKinney
Donald Woods takes on the role of Perry Mason in this final, and weakest, entry in the series. A bishop asks Perry to take the case of finding the real heir to a rich man's estate, contending that the current heir may be an impostor. After the rich man is murdered, Perry's job grows more difficult.
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Charlie Chan on Broadway 1937 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Eugene Forde
Cast: Warner Oland, Keye Luke, Joan Marsh, J. Edward Bromberg, Donald Woods, Leon Ames, Marc Lawrence, Douglas Fowley, Harold Huber, Lon Chaney Jr.
After two people are murdered, Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) investigates and enters a world of political corruption and gossip columnists on the Broadway scene.
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Charlie Chan's Courage 1934 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: George Hadden
Cast: Warner Oland, Drue Leyton, Donald Woods, Paul Harvey, Murray Kinnell, Jerry Jerome, Si Jenks, Harvey Clark
Murder amidst a jewelry delivery confronts Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) who sets out to solve the case. This film, like several other Charlie Chan movies in the early 1930s, was lost in the archives.
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Corregidor 1943 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Otto Kruger, Elissa Landi, Donald Woods, Frank Jenks, Rick Vallin, Wanda McKay, Ian Keith, Ruby Dandridge, Eddie Hall, Frank Jaquet, Ted Hecht, Ted Adams
On the island of Corregidor, U.S. and Philippine troops took a stand against the Japanese advances early in World War II. This is the backdrop for a story which really focuses on a love triangle of three doctors who treat injured soldiers on the island. Stock footage from years earlier was used along with the staged scenes in this low-budget effort that, nonetheless, helped to keep the home folks supportive of the War.
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Door-to-Door Maniac 1961  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Five Minutes to Live
Director: Bill Karn
Cast: Johnny Cash, Donald Woods, Cay Forrester, Pamela Mason, Vic Tayback, Ron Howard, Merle Travis, Midge Ware, Norma Varden, Howard Wright, Hanna Landy, Byrd Holland
Events don't go as planned when Johnny Cabot (Johnny Cash) holds Nancy Wilson (Cay Forrester)–the wife of bank president Ken Wilson (Donald Woods)–hostage and demands a $70,000 ransom. The problem: Ken is seeing another woman and is planning to get rid of his wife anyway. 1 User Review
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Enemy of Women 1944 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Mad Lover
Director: Alfred Zeisler
Cast: Claudia Drake, Wolfgang Zilzer, Donald Woods, H.B. Warner, Sigrid Gurie, Ralph Morgan, Gloria Stuart, Robert Barrat, Beryl Wallace, Byron Foulger, Lester Dorr, Crane Whitley
Presumably based on Hitler's propaganda chief, Dr. Goebbels (Wolfgang Zilzer), this wartime propaganda film follows Goebbels from his beginnings as a young playwright and his later womanizing. He had fallen in love with Maria (Claudia Drake) when acting as a tutor and later helped, unknown to her, with her acting career.
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Fog Over Frisco 1934 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Bette Davis, Donald Woods, Margaret Lindsay, Lyle Talbot, Alan Hale, William Demarest, Arthur Byron, Douglass Dumbrille, Hugh Herbert, Robert Barrat
An offbeat daughter (Bette Davis) of a wealthy man (Arthur Byron) manages to get herself in the middle of a securities-fraud scheme.
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Frisco Kid 1935 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: James Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, Ricardo Cortez, Lili Damita, Donald Woods, Barton MacLane, George E. Stone, Addison Richards, Joe King, Robert McWade
Good fast moving action as Bat Morgan (Cagney) is on the loose in San Francisco. From Bat's arrival as a poor sailor through his rise to money and power and ill-fated romance, the well-made movie of mayhem and vengeance is entertaining.
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The Gay Sisters 1942 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Gig Young, Nancy Coleman, Gene Lockhart, Donald Woods, Anne Revere
Conniving for land ownership, Fiona Gaylord (Barbara Stanwyck) and Charles Barclay (George Brent) marry while her sisters are left out of the deal.
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Glen or Glenda? 1953 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward D. Wood Jr.
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Timothy Farrell, Edward D. Wood Jr., Charles Crafts, Dolores Fuller, Lyle Talbot, Tommy Haynes, Conrad Brooks, George Weiss, Donald Woods
How do you tell your girlfriend that you have a slight fetish: you want to don her clothes? That is what this movie is all about. Director Edward D. Wood Jr. even has a role in this film under the name of Daniel Davis. For those looking for a few good laughs, this is a film for you.
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If I Had My Way 1940  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: David Butler
Cast: Bing Crosby, Gloria Jean, Charles Winninger, El Brendel, Allyn Joslyn, Claire Dodd, Donald Woods, Moroni Olsen, Nana Bryant, Brandon Hurst
When a young girl is orphaned, her deceased father's friends come to her aid as Buzz Blackwell (Bing Crosby) takes Patricia (Gloria Jean) on a train trip to live with her great uncle (Charles Winninger).
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Isle of Fury 1936 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Woods, Paul Graetz, Gordon Hart, E.E. Clive, George Regas, Sidney Bracey, Tetsu Komai, Houseley Stevenson
This screen adaptation of Somerset Maugham's "The Narrow Corner" stars Humphrey Bogart as Val Stevens, a fugitive who, while hiding out on a South Seas island, falls in love.
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Johnny One-Eye 1950 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Wayne Morris, Dolores Moran, Gayle Reed, Lawrence Cregar, Jack Overman, Raymond Largay, Donald Woods, Harry Bronson
When the heat is on, Dane (Wayne Morris) tells the D.A. that his former crime partner, Martin (Pat O'Brien), is responsible for an unsolved murder. Martin hides in an abandoned house with 14-year-old Elsie (Gayle Reed) and her dog. Wouldn't you know it, Elsie is the D.A.'s daughter. Dane and Martin finally meet for the showdown. Based on a Damon Runyon story. By the way, "Johnny One-Eye" is the dog's name in this story that's a little slow.
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Love, Honor and Oh Baby! 1940 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery / Romance
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Donald Woods, Kathryn Adams, Wallace Ford, Marc Lawrence, Warren Hymer, Mona Barrie, Hobart Cavanaugh, Irving Bacon, Frank Puglia, Thomas E. Jackson, Eddy Waller, Matt McHugh, Robert Frazer, David Oliver, Vinton Haworth
After the break-up with his girlfriend, a desolate Brian (Donald Woods) decides to help his sister by hiring a hit man to kill him and allow his sister to collect on his insurance. Then, Brian falls in love with another woman, and now must race against time to figure out who the hit man is and to cancel the contract.
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Mr. Music 1950 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Haydn
Cast: Bing Crosby, Nancy Olson, Charles Coburn, Ruth Hussey, Robert Stack, Tom Ewell, Marge & Gower Champion, Groucho Marx, Peggy Lee, Donald Woods
Although he prefers golf to song writing, Paul Merrick (Bing Crosby), is coerced by Katherine Holbrook (Nancy Olson) into composing a musical score.
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Never Say Goodbye 1946 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James V. Kern
Cast: Errol Flynn, Eleanor Parker, Lucile Watson, S.Z. Sakall, Forrest Tucker, Donald Woods, Peggy Knudsen, Tom D'Andrea, Hattie McDaniel, Arthur Shields
After divorcing his wife, Eileen (Eleanor Parker), Philip Gayley (Errol Flynn) wants a second chance for happiness with her.
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The Return of Rin Tin Tin 1947 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
aka: The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
Director: Max Nosseck
Cast: Donald Woods, Robert Blake, Claudia Drake, Steve Pendleton, Earle Hodgins
A young refugee, Paul (Robert Blake), finds a friend in Rin Tin Tin, and for the first time since the war, Paul sees the bright side of life. All goes well until bad guys try to take the dog away, but Paul and Rin Tin Tin are destined to be inseparable.
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Roughly Speaking 1945  N/R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Jack Carson, Donald Woods, Ann Doran, Alan Hale, Ray Collins, Craig Stevens, Jean Sullivan, Ann E. Todd, Kathleen Lockhart
This film spans 40 years in the life of Louise Randall Pierson (Rosalind Russell). Through trials and tribulations in good times and bad, Pierson always retains her spirit. 1 User Review
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| | tulliomike 08/20/2007 | | ourtstanding movie kept my attention and really made me feel good about american family. i like optimism and this film sets a new standard for guts, and patience and love. |
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Sky Raiders 1941 N/R, 230 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor
Cast: Donald Woods, Billy Halop, Reed Hadley, Roy Gordon, John Holland, Irving Mitchell, Robert Armstrong, Eduardo Ciannelli, Alex Callam, Kathryn Adams, Jacqueline Dalya, Jean Fenwick
In this 12-episode serial, a new, top secret fighter plane is nearing completion and ready for testing. But there are plenty of enemy agents who have designs on the plane.
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The Story of Louis Pasteur 1936  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise, Donald Woods, Akim Tamiroff, Dickie Moore, Fritz Leiber, Henry O'Neill, Porter Hall, Raymond Brown
This film won Academy Awards for Best Writing and Best Actor (Paul Muni). It is an inspiring biography of Louis Pasteur's courage in leading revolutionary reforms in medicine while the more conservative members of his profession proved difficult to convince that changes were necessary. An Oscar nomination was received for Best Picture.
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A Tale of Two Cities 1935  N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Conway
Cast: Ronald Colman, Elizabeth Allan, Edna May Oliver, Reginald Owen, Basil Rathbone, Blanche Yurka, Henry B. Walthall, Donald Woods, Walter Catlett, Fritz Leiber, H.B. Warner, Mitchell Lewis, Claude Gillingwater, Billy Bevan, Lucille La Verne
This is the best film version of Charles Dickens' story of love and death during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution. Ronald Colman takes on the role of weary London lawyer Sydney Carton who selflessly saves Charles Darnay (Donald Woods) from the guillotine by taking his place and allowing him to return to Lucie (Elizabeth Allan)–the woman who both men love. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Picture.
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Tammy and the Millionaire 1967 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leslie Goodwins, Sidney Miller, Ezra Stone
Cast: Debbie Watson, Frank McGrath, Denver Pyle, George Furth, Dorothy Green, Donald Woods, Linda Marshall, David Macklin, Jay Sheffield, Jeff York, Roy Roberts, Teddy Quinn
Now it is Debbie Watson's turn to play sweet Tammy. This time around, Tammy has her hands full with a mother (Dorothy Green) scheming to lure Tammy's boss in her daughter's (Linda Mashall) direction. The film is derived from several TV episodes.
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 True Grit 1969 G, 128 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: John Wayne, Kim Darby, Robert Duvall, Glen Campbell, Strother Martin, Jeremy Slate, Dennis Hopper, Jeff Corey, Donald Woods, Alfred Ryder, Ron Soble, John Fiedler, James Westerfield, John Doucette, Edith Atwater
This movie is the vehicle for John Wayne's Academy Award for Best Actor. Wayne plays the role of a rough old guy "Rooster" Cogburn who helps Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) find her father's killer Tom Chaney (Jeff Corey) deep in Indian territory. They are joined in their search by Texas Ranger La Boeuf (Glen Campbell) who is also on the trail of Chaney.
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Watch on the Rhine 1943 N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Herman Schumlin
Cast: Paul Lukas, Bette Davis, Lucile Watson, Donald Woods, George Coulouris, Henry Daniell, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Beulah Bondi, Helmut Dantine, Mary Young, Anthony Caruso, Clyde Fillmore, Erwin Kalser, Kurt Katch, Clarence Muse
This powerful film, made during the height of Hitler's terror, is about an anti-Nazi, underground worker (Paul Lukas) and his wife (Bette Davis) who, while visiting in America, find that their lives are in danger. This is a good film adaptation of Lillian Hellman's play. Lukas won the Best Actor Oscar and nominations were received for Best Picture, Supporting Actress (Lucile Watson), and Writing-Screenplay (Dashiell Hammett).
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Wonder Man 1945 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Donald Woods, S.Z. Sakall, Allen Jenkins, Edward Brophy, Steve Cochran, Otto Kruger, Huntz Hall, Eddie Acuff
Danny Kaye stars as two brothers: Buzzy is a nightclub entertainer who is murdered by gangsters and studious twin Edwin who is called on to help get the killers. The film won an Oscar for special effects and was nominated for the music.
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| 1. 13 Ghosts (1960)
aka: Thirteen Ghosts
2. Anthony Adverse (1936)
3. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
4. Bells of San Fernando (1947)
5. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
6. The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
7. The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
8. Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
9. Charlie Chan's Courage (1934)
10. Corregidor (1943)
11. Door-to-Door Maniac (1961)
aka: Five Minutes to Live
12. Enemy of Women (1944)
aka: The Mad Lover
13. Fog Over Frisco (1934)
14. Frisco Kid (1935)
15. The Gay Sisters (1942)
16. Glen or Glenda? (1953)
17. If I Had My Way (1940)
18. Isle of Fury (1936)
19. Johnny One-Eye (1950)
20. Kissin' Cousins (1964)
21. Love, Honor and Oh Baby! (1940)
22. Mr. Music (1950)
23. Never Say Goodbye (1946)
24. The Return of Rin Tin Tin (1947)
aka: The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin
25. Roughly Speaking (1945)
26. Sky Raiders (1941)
27. The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
28. A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
29. Tammy and the Millionaire (1967)
30. True Grit (1969)
31. Watch on the Rhine (1943)
32. Wonder Man (1945)
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