Bad Man of Deadwood 1941  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Carol Adams, Henry Brandon, Herbert Rawlinson, Sally Payne, Jay Novello, Monte Blue, Eddie Acuff, Tom London
Between songs, Roy Rogers–as a reformed outlaw–comes to town and deals with crooked businessmen who think they own the town.
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 The Bank Dick 1940  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward F. Cline
Cast: W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Evelyn Del Rio, Jessie Ralph, Franklin Pangborn, Shemp Howard, George Moran, Dick Purcell, Pierre Watkin, Eddie Acuff, Russell Hicks, Al Hill, Jack Norton, Bill Wolfe
After a bank robber trips over the park bench that barfly Egbert Souse (W.C. Fields) is lying on, the robber is caught, and Egbert becomes the town hero. Egbert is given a job at the bank as a guard and becomes involved in a bank scam convincing Og Oggilby (Grady Sutton)–who happens to be the fiance of Egbert's daughter Myrtle (Una Merkel)–to embezzle funds to buy shares in the Beefsteak Mines. When bank examiner J. Pinkerton Snoopington (Franklin Pangborn) arrives on the scene, mayhem ensues culminating in a great car chase. W.C. Fields' mastery of the comic art makes this film a classic.
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Bells of Capistrano 1942  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Morgan
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Lucien Littlefield, Virginia Grey, Morgan Conway, Eddie Acuff, Al Bridge, Tristram Coffin, Jay Novello
In his last movie before going into the armed forces, Gene Autry comes to the rescue of a rodeo owner who is being harassed by crooked competitors.
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Bells of San Angelo 1947 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Andy Devine, John McGuire, Fritz Leiber, Eddie Acuff, Bob Nolan, Olaf Hytten, David Sharpe, Fred "Snowflake" Toones
There's smuggling going on around the Mexican border and Dale Evans, a novelist, teams with Roy Rogers to stop that nonsense.
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Black Legion 1937  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Dick Foran, Ann Sheridan, Joe Sawyer, Robert Barrat, Samuel S. Hinds, Addison Richards, Eddie Acuff, Paul Harvey, Helen Flint, Dickie Jones, John Litel, Dorothy Vaughan, Henry Brandon
Auto factory worker Frank Taylor (Humphrey Bogart) is a hard worker who wants to become a foreman. The job opening occurs, but Polish-American immigrant Joe Dombrowski (Henry Brandon) is named the new foreman. Now hatred takes over, and Frank is recruited to join a secret White supremacist organization, The Black Legion. Frank and the Legion members burn down the Dombrowski family's chicken farm, and the family leaves town. Frank now gets the job of foreman, but tragedies lie ahead–beginning with his wife Ruth (Erin O'Brien-Moore) leaving when his job and the atrocities he commits with the Black Legion take up most of his time. Now, matters go from bad to worse as murder and a prison sentence follow with the Black Legion behind the whole thing.
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Blondie for Victory 1942  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Majelle White, Stuart Erwin, Jonathan Hale, Danny Mummert, Irving Bacon, Eddie Acuff
World War II has drawn the U.S.A. into its fold, and Blondie does her part to help.
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Blondie Goes Latin 1941 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Ruth Terry, Tito Guizar, Jonathan Hale, Irving Bacon, Kirby Grant, Eddie Acuff, Danny Mummert
Even Blondie can be influenced by the charm of those who reside south of the U.S. border in this cute offering in the "Blondie" series.
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Blondie's Anniversary 1947 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Abby Berlin
Cast: Arthur Lake, Penny Singleton, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Adele Jergens, Jerome Cowan, Grant Mitchell, William Frawley, Jack Rice, Eddie Acuff
Anniversaries come and go but few compare with the Bumsteads' comedy of errors when Blondie thinks that Dagwood's new watch is going to be her gift.
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Blondie's Big Deal 1949 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Bernds
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Jerome Cowan, Marjorie Kent, Ray Walker, Eddie Acuff, Jack Rice, Danny Mummert
Dagwood decides to test a non-flammable paint on Mr. Dither's house. Of course, the wrong substance is painted on–with shocking results.
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Blondie's Big Moment 1947 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Bernds
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Jerome Cowan, Anita Louise, Danny Mummert, Jack Rice, Eddie Acuff
Blondie (Penny Singleton) and Dagwood (Arthur Lake) never have boring moments. This time around, the fun begins when Blondie decides to go into acting.
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Blondie's Holiday 1947  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Abby Berlin
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Jerome Cowan, Grant Mitchell, Sid Tomack, Jeff York, Jack Rice, Eddie Acuff
Problems, along with comedy, greet the Bumstead family when Dagwood ends up in jail after he tries to get extra money gambling on the ponies.
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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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Blondie's Secret 1948 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Bernds
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Jerome Cowan, Thurston Hall, Jack Rice, Danny Mummert, Frank Orth, Eddie Acuff
Mr. Dithers makes sure the Bumsteads do not go on vacation when he contracts for Dagwood's luggage to be stolen.
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The Border Legion 1940 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
aka: West of the Badlands
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Carol Hughes, Joe Sawyer, Maude Eburne, Jay Novello, Eddie Acuff, Hal Taliaferro, Dick Wessel, Paul Porcasi
This Zane Grey story has a man on the run from the east coming west and helping friends deal with outlaws.
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Broadway Limited 1941 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Victor McLaglen, Marjorie Woodworth, Dennis O'Keefe, Patsy Kelly, Zasu Pitts, Leonid Kinskey, George E. Stone, Gay Ellen Dakin, Charles C. Wilson, John Sheehan, Edgar Edwards, Eric Alden, Sam McDaniel, Eddie Acuff, J. Farrell MacDonald
Film director Ivan Ivanski (Leonid Kinskey) boards the train from Chicago heading to New York with his up-and-coming star April (Marjorie Woodworth) and secretary Patsy (Patsy Kelly). Ivan wants April to take a baby with her on the trip as a publicity stunt. They find a baby and start the trip, but problems unfold when the engineer suspects that the baby was kidnapped.
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Buck Privates Come Home 1947 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Tom Brown, Joan Shawlee, Beverly Simmons, Nat Pendleton, Don Beddoe, Don Porter, Donald MacBride, Robert J. Wilke, Eddie Acuff
In this sequel to 1941's "Buck Privates," the war has now ended, and Slicker Smith (Bud Abbott) and Herbie Brown (Lou Costello) are coming home–along with a smuggled war orphan.
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The Case of the Velvet Claws 1936 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Warren William, Claire Dodd, Wini Shaw, Bill Elliott, Joe King, Addison Richards, Eddie Acuff, Olin Howland, Kenneth Harlan, Clara Blandick
Well, what-do-you-know, Perry Mason (Warren William) marries his faithful secretary, Della Street (Claire Dodd). But before they can take off on their honeymoon, Perry is hired (at gunpoint) to stop an article from being printed in a scandal sheet. It turns out that the woman behind the gun is the wife of the publisher of the paper, and she will do anything to ensure that her affair with another is not made public. Fast-paced, fun mystery.
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Charlie Chan in Panama 1940 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery / Adventure / Drama / Comedy
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Sidney Toler, Jean Rogers, Kane Richmond, Lionel Atwill, Mary Nash, Victor Sen Yung, Chris-Pin Martin, Jack La Rue, Frank Puglia, Eddie Acuff, Lionel Royce, Helen Ericson, Edwin Stanley, Donald Douglas, Addison Richards
During World War II, a plot is in-the-making to blow up the Panama Canal, and the United States government hires Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) to solve the case. Helping Charlie is his Number 2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung), and after they land in Panama City they are confronted by the problem of a number of people who could be an elusive Axis spy known as Rymer who is behind the plot to destroy the canal. Will Charlie and Jimmy be able to identify Rymer, solve the case, and save the canal?
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The Clock 1945 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Under the Clock
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Judy Garland, Robert Walker, James Gleason, Keenan Wynn, Marshall Thompson, Lucile Gleason, Ruth Brady, Paul E. Burns, Eddie Acuff, Barbara Bedford
Judy Garland's debut in a dramatic film highlights this story about young lovers, Joe (Robert Walker) and Alice (Judy Garland), who fall in love and marry within 24 hours while soldier Joe is on a three-day leave from the Army.
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 Days of Jesse James 1939 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Pauline Moore, Harry Woods, Arthur Loft, Wade Boteler, Scotty Beckett, Glenn Strange, Monte Blue, Eddie Acuff
A Pinkerton detective (Roy Rogers), infiltrates the James Gang and learns that a robbery blamed on the gang was really the work of bank officials.
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Diamond Horseshoe 1945 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Musical
aka: Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe
Director: George Seaton
Cast: Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Phil Silvers, William Gaxton, Beatrice Kay, Margaret Dumont, Eddie Acuff, George Melford, Reed Hadley, Edward Gargan
Nightclub singer Bonnie Collins (Betty Grable) gives up her stardom for marriage to a struggling medical student (Dick Haymes). Songs include "The More I See You" and "I Wish I Knew."
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 Down to Earth 1947 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks, Marc Platt, Edward Everett Horton, Roland Culver, James Gleason, William Frawley, Jean Donahue, William Haade, Adele Jergens, George Macready, Kathleen O'Malley, James Burke, Eddie Acuff, Alan Bridge
Rita Hayworth plays the Greek Goddess Terpsichore who visits Earth in the human form of Kitty Pendleton when she learns that Broadway producer Danny Miller (Larry Parks) is putting on a musical satire about Greek goddesses. She comes to help with the show but ends up landing a role in the play. Now, she gets Danny to change the show from a satire into a "work of art." But, her ideas are not very good, and the show turns into a major flop, but our Greek goddess makes everything right. Remade as "Xanadu" in 1980.
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The Frozen Ghost 1945 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Harold Young
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Evelyn Ankers, Milburn Stone, Douglass Dumbrille, Martin Kosleck, Elena Verdugo, Tala Birell, Arthur Hohl, Eddie Acuff, Leyland Hodgson
This movie was part of the "Inner Sanctum" series. The story is about a hypnotist who, under the influence of two men, begins to fear the powers of his profession.
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The Golden Arrow 1936 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Bette Davis, George Brent, Eugene Pallette, Dick Foran, Carol Hughes, Catherine Doucet, Craig Reynolds, Henry O'Neill, Eddie Acuff, E.E. Clive
Daisy Appleby (Bette Davis) is a wealthy heiress who finds the solution to her problem of being plagued by fortune hunters–she wants a "marriage of convenience" with newspaperman Johnny Jones (George Brent).
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Guadalcanal Diary 1943 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn, Richard Jaeckel, Roy Roberts, Minor Watson, Eddie Acuff, Miles Mander
This war film, based on Richard Tregaski's accounts, is one of the best of its genre. It follows a group of U.S. Marines from shipboard, to beach landing, to warfare in the Pacific.
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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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Helldorado 1946 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Heldorado
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Paul Harvey, Brad Dexter, Eddie Acuff, Clayton Moore, Bob Nolan, John Phillips, Rex Lease
At the annual Heldorado parade in Las Vegas, Roy Rogers is after racketeers who work out of the gambling houses. In his spare time he woos Dale Evans and sings.
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The Hidden Eye 1945 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Richard Whorf
Cast: Edward Arnold, Frances Rafferty, William "Bill" Phillips, Ray Collins, Paul Langton, Thomas E. Jackson, Morris Ankrum, Eddie Acuff, Francis Pierlot, Robert Lewis
Blind Detective Mclain (Edward Arnold) is back in this second film based on Baynard Kenrick's sleuth. With the help of his dog, and a good sense of smell, he is out to solve a series of murders associated with an oriental cult. The scent of a rare perfume links the murders. The prior movie was "Eyes in the Night."
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High Sierra 1941 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Joan Leslie, Alan Curtis, Arthur Kennedy, Henry Hull, Barton MacLane, Henry Travers, Elisabeth Risdon, Cornel Wilde, Eddie Acuff
Ex-con Roy Earle (Humphrey Bogart) heads for a fishing resort in the Sierras, and along the way he meets a farm family on their way to LA in search of work. Their daughter, Velma (Joan Leslie), needs an operation on her club foot, and Roy figures his next robbery will result in money necessary for the surgery. More than a few problems develop, but Roy pays for the operation and, with police in pursuit, takes refuge in the High Sierras.
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It Happened Tomorrow 1944 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rene Clair
Cast: Dick Powell, Linda Darnell, Jack Oakie, Edgar Kennedy, John Philliber, Edward Brophy, George Cleveland, Sig Ruman, Paul Guilfoyle, Eddie Acuff, George Chandler, Marion Martin
Set in the 1890s, young newspaper reporter Larry (Dick Powell) seeks ways to rise above his competition in the newsgathering world. He meets a mysterious man who grants him the power to foresee the next day's news. All goes well until Larry's own death is predicted. Will he be able to avoid the prediction from happening? And what about his true love Sylvia (Linda Darnell), the daughter of a fake psychic? A fun comedy/fantasy.
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Jungle Girl 1941 N/R, 225 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John English, William Witney
Cast: Frances Gifford, Tom Neal, Trevor Bardette, Gerald Mohr, Eddie Acuff, Frank Lackteen, Tommy Cook, Robert Barron, Al Kikume, Bud Geary, Joe McGuinn, Jerry Frank
Based on an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel, this is the story of Nyoka (Frances Gifford) who was raised in the African jungle and now searches for a fortune in diamonds. But the dastardly Slick Latimer (Gerald Mohr) and Nyoka's crooked uncle (Trevor Bardette)–who had killed Nyoka's father–also want the diamonds as do other shady characters. Americans Jack and Curly (Tom Neal and Eddie Acuff) come to Nyoka's aid often in this good 15-episode serial.
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Life with Blondie 1946 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Abby Berlin
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Jonathan Hale, Marc Lawrence, Jack Rice, Douglas Fowley, Eddie Acuff, Ernest Truex
Daisy the dog wins a pin-up contest and gets dognapped by the bad guys. The Bumsteads go into "action."
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Love Is on the Air 1937 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Grinde
Cast: Ronald Reagan, June Travis, Eddie Acuff, Ben Welden, Robert Barrat, Addison Richards, Raymond Hatton, Tommy Bupp, Dickie Jones, Willard Parker
Ronald Reagan made his screen debut in this remake of "Hi, Nellie." He plays a good guy determined to use the airwaves to fight corruption.
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Once Upon a Time 1944 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Hill
Cast: Cary Grant, Janet Blair, James Gleason, Ted Donaldson, William Demarest, Howard Freeman, Art Baker, Paul Stanton, Harry Strang, Billy Bevan, Eddie Acuff
A small boy, Pinky Thompson (Ted Donaldson), has a caterpillar that can dance, and it does not take long for a theatrical producer (Cary Grant) to figure out how to make money off of the dancing insect.
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One Night in the Tropics 1940 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Cast: Allan Jones, Nancy Kelly, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Robert Cummings, Mary Boland, William Frawley, Peggy Moran, Leo Carrillo, Don Alvarado, Eddie Acuff
This is Bud Abbott's and Lou Costello's movie debut. The story is about a romantic trio (Allan Jones, Nancy Kelly, and Robert Cummings), but the real stars shine on Abbott and Costello.
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The Outer Gate 1937 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Behind Prison Bars
Director: Raymond Cannon
Cast: Ralph Morgan, Kay Linaker, Ben Alexander, Eddie Acuff, Charles Brokaw
Bookkeeper Bob Terry (Ben Alexander) is in love with his boss John Borden's (Ralph Morgan) daughter Lois (Kay Linaker), and John disapproves of the relationship. Later, bonds are missing from the office, and John accuses Bob who is sent to prison. After the real thief is caught, Bob is released from jail, and vows to get revenge against his former employer.
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Pardon My Sarong 1942 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Erle C. Kenton
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Virginia Bruce, Robert Paige, Leif Erickson, William Demarest, Ink Spots, Lionel Atwill, Samuel S. Hinds, Irving Bacon, Eddie Acuff
Chicago bus drivers Algey Shaw (Bud Abbott) and Willington Phlug (Lou Costello) are hired to drive a playboy to California but end up on a South Seas island befuddling an attempted robbery.
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The Petrified Forest 1936 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Genevieve Tobin, Dick Foran, Joe Sawyer, Porter Hall, Charley Grapewin, Paul Harvey, Eddie Acuff, Adrian Morris, Constance Bergen, Arthur Aylesworth
Humphrey Bogart leads a gang that invades an Arizona cafe where they run into Alan Squier (Leslie Howard) who wants them to kill him so the cafe's waitress, Gabrielle (Bette Davis), can journey to France on the insurance money.
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The Phantom Creeps 1939 N/R, 265 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Robert Kent, Dorothy Arnold, Roy Barcroft, Edwin Stanley, Regis Toomey, Jack C. Smith, Edward Van Sloan, Anthony Averill, Eddie Acuff
This 12-episode serial concerns mad scientist Dr. Zorba (Bela Lugosi) who intends to terrorize the world with his inventions, one of which is invisibility obtained by using a special belt. A government agent (Robert Kent) and a reporter (Dorothy Arnold) are hot on his trail but don't seem to be gaining ground. A feature-length version was also produced.
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 The Roaring Twenties 1939 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Jeffrey Lynn, Gladys George, Frank McHugh, Paul Kelly, Elisabeth Risdon, Edward Keane, Joe Sawyer, Eddie Acuff, Joseph Crehan, George Meeker, John Hamilton, Robert Elliott
When Eddie Bartlett (James Cagney) returns to America as a veteran of World War I, he fails to find conventional employment. Instead, he forms a successful bootlegging business and is joined by wartime friend George Hally (Humphrey Bogart). Coming to their aid is another buddy, lawyer Lloyd Hart (Jeffrey Lynn). This is one of the better gangster films made in Hollywood.
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Robin Hood of the Pecos 1941 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Marjorie Reynolds, Jay Novello, Roscoe Ates, Eddie Acuff, Wade Boteler, Sally Payne, Leigh Whipper, Robert Strange, William Haade, Cy Kendall, Bob Burns, Art Dillard, Ted Mapes
During the post-Civil War era, Texas is run by corrupt politicians from the North who are trying to drive ranchers out of the area. Vance Corbin (Roy Rogers) is elected Sheriff, but then Ambrose Ballard (Cy Kendall) declares martial law, and "Gabby" Hornaday (George "Gabby" Hayes) is sentenced to be executed for murder. Vance investigates, finds the real villain Stacy (Jay Novello) who confesses to the crime, and Gabby's life is saved.
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Rough Riders' Round-Up 1939 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Raymond Hatton, Eddie Acuff, George Meeker, Glenn Strange, Duncan Renaldo, William Pawley, Dorothy Sebastian, George Chesebro, Guy Usher, Hank Bell, Jim Corey, I. Stanford Jolley, Chris-Pin Martin
Back from fighting in the Spanish American War, Rough Riders–Roy (Roy Rogers), Rusty (Raymond Hatton), and Tommy (Eddie Acuff)–find jobs as members of the Border Patrol. Arizona Jack (William Pawley) runs an operation in which his outlaws rob stages and prospectors, after which they take their stolen property south of the border into Mexico. Roy, Rusty, and Tommy are assigned to guard a shipment of gold and to detain runaway Dorothy Blair (Lynne Roberts). They fail in both assignments. Tommy is killed by Arizona Jack, and his outlaws take Dorothy captive. Roy and Rusty are also soon captured by the outlaws. But, Dorothy escapes, rescues Roy and Rusty, and they put an end to Arizona Jack's illegal activities.
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Shooting High 1940 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Jane Withers, Gene Autry, Marjorie Weaver, Robert Lowery, Jack Carson, Kay Aldridge, Hobart Cavanaugh, Charles Middleton, Eddie Acuff, George Chandler
Lovers Marjorie (Marjorie Weaver) and Will (Gene Autry) overcome a family feud to live happily ever after.
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Something for the Boys 1944 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Carmen Miranda, Michael O'Shea, Vivian Blaine, Phil Silvers, Sheila Ryan, Perry Como, Glenn Langan, Rory Calhoun, Thurston Hall, Eddie Acuff, Clarence Kolb, Paul Hurst, Murray Alper, Judy Holliday, Jimmy Dodd
Distant cousins–Chiquita (Carmen Miranda), Blossom (Vivian Blaine), and Harry Hart (Phil Silvers)–inherit a Texas plantation that is in very bad condition. In an effort to make money for repairs and turn the plantation into a hotel for World War II Army wives, they decide to put on a show in the plantation's back yard. This musical features songs from Cole Porter and include "I Wish I Didn't Have to Say Goodnight" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice." This film marks Perry Como's film debut.
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They Died with Their Boots on 1941 N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Arthur Kennedy, Walter Hampden, Sydney Greenstreet, Gene Lockhart, Anthony Quinn, Charley Grapewin, Hattie McDaniel, Regis Toomey, Eddie Acuff
This biography covers the life of George Custer (Errol Flynn) from his days as a West Point cadet, through Civil War service, to Indian fighting in America's West.
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They Drive by Night 1940 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: George Raft, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Hale, Ida Lupino, Ann Sheridan, Gale Page, Roscoe Karns, John Litel, Henry O'Neill, George Tobias, Eddie Acuff
After Paul (Humphrey Bogart) loses his arm in a truck accident, his brother Joe (George Raft) goes to work for Ed's (Alan Hale) trucking firm and runs into trouble via Ed's bitchy wife, Lana (Ida Lupino). Brothers Paul and Joe make a good team as they truck along the highways.
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True to the Army 1942 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Albert S. Rogell
Cast: Allan Jones, Ann Miller, Judy Canova, Jerry Colonna, Clarence Kolb, William Demarest, Arthur Loft, Rod Cameron, Eddie Acuff, Mary Treen
This film is a remake of "She Loves Me Not," and was later remade as "How to Be Very, Very Popular." The plot involves a young woman (Judy Canova) who witnesses a murder and then hides out from the perpetrators.
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The Walking Dead 1936 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Marguerite Churchill, Barton MacLane, Warren Hull, Paul Harvey, Robert Strange, Eddie Acuff, Edmund Gwenn, Henry O'Neill, Joe King, Addison Richards, Joe Sawyer, Kenneth Harlan, Miki Morita
Corrupt attorney Nolan (Ricardo Cortez) leads a group of gangsters and frames John Ellman (Boris Karloff) on a trumped-up charge of murder. Ellman is found guilty and is executed. Now, after learning that Ellman was innocent, Dr. Edmund Beaumont (Edmund Gwenn) brings Ellman back to life. Ellman is intent on avenging his untimely demise, tracks down the gangsters, and scares them to death. Finally, Nolan and his cohort, Loder (Barton MacLane), kill Ellman, but then their car crashes into a power line, and they are also killed.
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Wing and a Prayer 1944 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Don Ameche, Dana Andrews, William Eythe, Charles Bickford, Cedric Hardwicke, Kevin O'Shea, Richard Jaeckel, Harry Morgan, Richard Crane, Glenn Langan, Eddie Acuff
Real World War II combat footage is a highlight in this story that takes place shortly after Pearl Harbor. An aircraft carrier is deployed to the South Pacific as the U.S. prepares for the Battle of Midway. Don Ameche is effective as the tough flight squadron commander, and an Oscar nomination was received for the well-researched screenplay.
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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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 Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942  N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Irene Manning, Frances Langford, Rosemary DeCamp, Jeanne Cagney, S.Z. Sakall, Eddie Acuff, George Barbier, Douglas Croft, Eddie Foy Jr., Minor Watson
George M. Cohan's biography is the theme of this patriotic musical, and James Cagney is superb in the title role. The story begins when George (Douglas Croft) was growing up as a star in his family's vaudeville show, continues through his years as one of Broadway's great stars, and ends up with him receiving a medal from the President for his contributions to the United States. Cagney won the Best Actor Oscar for his effort. Nominations included Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Walter Huston), and Director. 1 User Review
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Young Fugitives 1938 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Rawlins
Cast: Harry Davenport, Robert Wilcox, Dorothea Kent, Larry J. Blake, Clem Bevans, Mary Treen, Tom Ricketts, Henry Roquemore, Mira McKinney, George Guhl, Eddie Acuff, Edward Hearn
Ray Riggins (Robert Wilcox) plans to rob his deceased father's friend, Joel Bentham (Harry Davenport), of $50,000. But the two become friends, and, under Joel's influence, Ray adopts an honest lifestyle.
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| 1. Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)
2. The Bank Dick (1940)
3. Bells of Capistrano (1942)
4. Bells of San Angelo (1947)
5. Black Legion (1937)
6. Blondie for Victory (1942)
7. Blondie Goes Latin (1941)
8. Blondie in the Dough (1947)
9. Blondie's Anniversary (1947)
10. Blondie's Big Deal (1949)
11. Blondie's Big Moment (1947)
12. Blondie's Holiday (1947)
13. Blondie's Reward (1948)
14. Blondie's Secret (1948)
15. The Border Legion (1940)
aka: West of the Badlands
16. Broadway Limited (1941)
17. Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
18. The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
19. Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
20. The Clock (1945)
aka: Under the Clock
21. Days of Jesse James (1939)
22. Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
aka: Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe
23. Down to Earth (1947)
24. The Flying Serpent (1946)
25. The Frozen Ghost (1945)
26. The Golden Arrow (1936)
27. Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
28. The Hard Way (1943)
29. Helldorado (1946)
aka: Heldorado
30. The Hidden Eye (1945)
31. High Sierra (1941)
32. Invisible Menace (1938)
33. It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
34. Jungle Girl (1941)
35. Leave It to Blondie (1945)
36. Life with Blondie (1946)
37. Love Is on the Air (1937)
38. Once Upon a Time (1944)
39. One Night in the Tropics (1940)
40. The Outer Gate (1937)
aka: Behind Prison Bars
41. Pardon My Sarong (1942)
42. The Petrified Forest (1936)
43. The Phantom Creeps (1939)
44. Rhythm of the Saddle (1938)
45. The Roaring Twenties (1939)
46. Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941)
47. Rough Riders' Round-Up (1939)
48. Shooting High (1940)
49. Something for the Boys (1944)
50. They Died with Their Boots on (1941)
51. They Drive by Night (1940)
52. True to the Army (1942)
53. The Walking Dead (1936)
54. Wing and a Prayer (1944)
55. Wonder Man (1945)
56. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
57. Young Fugitives (1938)
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