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Amazing Mr. Williams   1939     2 and a half stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Hall  
Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Clarence Kolb, Ruth Donnelly, Edward Brophy, Donald MacBride, Don Beddoe, Jonathan Hale, John Wray, Maude Eburne

  Kenny (Melvyn Douglas) is a groom-to-be, but first he must help a woman clear her name, to the chagrin of his fiancee. An amusing comedy/mystery.

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The Bride Came C. O. D.   1941     2 and a half stars    N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Keighley  
Cast: James Cagney, Bette Davis, Stuart Erwin, Eugene Pallette, Jack Carson, George Tobias, Harry Davenport, William Frawley, Edward Brophy, William Hopper

  Runaway bride Joan (Bette Davis) is kidnapped by down-and-out pilot Steve (Jimmy Cagney) on behalf of her father. They end up getting along after the standard trials common to such story lines. Actually, it's a fun movie.

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Poster Art From art.comBroadway   1942     3 stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: William A. Seiter  
Cast: George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Janet Blair, Broderick Crawford, Marjorie Rambeau, Anne Gwynne, S.Z. Sakall, Edward Brophy, Marie Wilson, Ralf Harolde

  Set during Prohibition, this is the story of murder in the midst of speakeasies, bootleggers, and gangsters.

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Bundle of Joy   1956     2 stars    N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog  
Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher, Adolphe Menjou, Tommy Noonan, Melville Cooper, Edward Brophy, Una Merkel, Gil Stratton, Mary Treen, Nita Talbot

  Attempting to cash in on the real-life marriage of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, the studio put them in this film together. The plot involves the aftermath of Polly Parrish's (Debbie Reynolds) actions when she picks up a baby left at a front door. Everyone believes that she is the real mother. Her ex-boss (Adolphe Menjou) becomes involved and tries to make Polly an "honorable woman" through marriage to his son, Dan (Eddie Fisher).

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Calling Philo Vance   1940     1 and a half stars    N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Clemens  
Cast: James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, Henry O'Neill, Edward Brophy, Ralph Forbes, Donald Douglas, Martin Kosleck, Sheila Bromley, Jimmy Conlin, Edward Requello, Creighton Hale, Harry Strang

  This updated remake of the successful "The Kennel Murder Case" brought this series of Philo Vance films to an end, with a new Vance (James Stephenson). Another, shorter series would follow in 1947. A designer of warplane equipment is murdered and Vance, who is now a government investigator, is on the trail of the killer.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Cameraman   1928     3 and a half stars    N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Sedgwick  
Cast: Buster Keaton, Marceline Day, Harold Goodwin, Harry Gribbon, Sidney Bracey, Edward Brophy, Richard Alexander, Bert Moorhouse, Ray Cooke

  This was Buster Keaton's last classic comedy of the silent era. In this film, Keaton plays tintype photographer Luke Shannon who desperately wants to impress Sally (Marceline Day) and earn credit as a newsman in the process. Sally works as a secretary for MGM's newsreel department, and Luke decides that the way to impress her is to get a job with the newsreel department. Pitfalls lie ahead when Luke discovers that his lack of experience with the movie camera stands in the way of finding success with this method of photography, and the result is chaos.



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Buster Keaton Buster
Marceline Day Sally
Harold Goodwin Stagg
Harry Gribbon Cop
Sidney Bracey Editor
Edward Brophy Man in bath house
Richard Alexander Big Sea Lion
Bert Moorhouse Randall
Ray Cooke Officer Worker
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Poster Art From art.comThe Champ   1931     3 and a half stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: King Vidor  
Cast: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich, Roscoe Ates, Edward Brophy, Hale Hamilton, Jesse Scott, Marcia Mae Jones

  Wallace Beery won the Academy Award for his role of Champ, the down-and-out boxer who loves his son, Dink (Jackie Cooper). Nominations for Best Picture and Director were also received. The story was later remade as "The Clown" in 1953 and again as "The Champ" in 1979.

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Dance, Girl, Dance   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: Dorothy Arzner  
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball, Virginia Field, Ralph Bellamy, Maria Ouspenskaya, Mary Carlisle, Katharine Alexander, Edward Brophy, Walter Abel, Harold Huber, Ernest Truex, Chester Clute, Emma Dunn, Sidney Blackmer

  Judy O'Brien (Maureen O'Hara) arrives in New York City planning to gain fame as a ballerina. As luck would have it, she gets a job working as a stooge for strip-tease dancer Bubbles (Lucille Ball) who dances a ballet as a lead-in to her strip show. The two women encounter problems when they both fall for playboy Jimmy Harris (Louis Hayward), and physical fighting is used to determine who should have Jimmy. But that issue is settled after Jimmy's ex-wife (Virginia Field) decides to take him back.



Cast
Maureen O'Hara Judy O'Brien
Louis Hayward Jimmy Harris
Lucille Ball Bubbles
Virginia Field Elinor Harris
Ralph Bellamy Steve Adams
Maria Ouspenskaya Madame Lydia Basilova
Mary Carlisle Sally
Katharine Alexander Miss Olmstead
Edward Brophy Dwarfie Humblewinger
Walter Abel Judge
Harold Huber Hoboken Gent
Ernest Truex Bailey No. 1
Chester Clute Bailey No. 2
Emma Dunn Mrs. Simpson
Sidney Blackmer Puss in Boots
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Destroyer   1943     2 and a half stars    N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Seiter  
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Glenn Ford, Marguerite Chapman, Edgar Buchanan, Leo Gorcey, Regis Toomey, Edward Brophy, Warren Ashe, Curt Bois, Lloyd Bridges

  World War I veteran U.S. Navy Chief Steve Boleslavski (Edward G. Robinson) tries to invoke his ways on a young crew who do not always see eye-to-eye with him.

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Poster Art From art.comDumbo   1941     4 stars    N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Otto Englander  
Cast: Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy, Cliff Edwards, Verna Felton, Herman Bing, John McLeish, Eddie Holden, Malcolm Hutton, Sarah Selby, Margaret Wright, Chuck Stubbs, Dorothy Scott, Harold Manley, Billy Bletcher, Jim Carmichael

  Dumbo is an elephant born with very large ears. Because of his physical deformity, he is teased by the other circus animals. Adversity is turned into a plus when Dumbo's mouse friend, Timothy, teaches him to use his ears to fly in this classic Disney children's animated film. The film won an Academy Award for Best Musical Score, and the song "Baby Mine" was nominated for Best Song.



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Sterling Holloway Mr. Stork (voice)
Edward Brophy Timothy Q. Mouse (voice)
Cliff Edwards Jim Crow (voice)
Verna Felton Elephant Matriarch (voice)
Herman Bing Ringmaster (voice)
John McLeish Narrator (voice)
Eddie Holden Clown (voice)
Malcolm Hutton Skinny (voice)
Sarah Selby Prissy the Elephant (voice)
Margaret Wright Casey Jr. (voice)
Chuck Stubbs Boy (voice)
Dorothy Scott Giddy Elephant (voice)
Harold Manley Boy (voice)
Billy Bletcher Clown (voice)
Jim Carmichael Crow (voice)

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Evelyn Prentice   1934     2 and a half stars    N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William K. Howard  
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Una Merkel, Rosalind Russell, Harvey Stephens, Isabel Jewell, Frank Conroy, Henry Wadsworth, Edward Brophy, Jessie Ralph

  Successful lawyer John Prentice (William Powell) and his wife Evelyn (Myrna Loy) unwittingly become involved in blackmail and murder.

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The Falcon in San Francisco   1945     2 and a half stars    N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Joseph H. Lewis  
Cast: Tom Conway, Rita Corday, Edward Brophy, Sharyn Moffett, Fay Helm, Robert Armstrong, George Holmes, Edmund Cobb, Myrna Dell, Esther Howard

  The Falcon (Tom Conway) runs into silk smugglers while in pursuit of the murderer of Annie Marshall's (Sharyn Hoffett) nurse.

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The Falcon's Adventure   1946     2 stars    N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Berke  
Cast: Tom Conway, Madge Meredith, Edward Brophy, Robert Warwick, Jason Robards Sr., Steve Brodie, Ian Wolfe, Myrna Dell

  In Tom Conway's last portrayal of the Falcon he tries to locate the stolen synthetic diamond formula in this remake of "A Date with the Falcon."

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Flesh   1932     3 stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford  
Cast: Wallace Beery, Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Jean Hersholt, John Miljan, Vince Barnett, Herman Bing, Edward Brophy, Ward Bond, Nat Pendleton

  A German wrestler (Wallace Beery) comes to America to seek fame in the ring but falls for a mobster's girlfriend, Lora (Karen Morley), which results in major problems.

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Poster Art From art.comFreaks   1932     3 and a half stars    N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tod Browning  
Cast: Wallace Ford, Olga Baclanova, Leila Hyams, Roscoe Ates, Henry Victor, Edward Brophy, Matt McHugh, Rose Dione, Harry Earles, Daisy and Violet Hilton, Schlitze, Josephine Joseph, Johnny Eck, Frances O'Connor, Peter Robinson

  This is producer Irving Thalberg's classic film about circus sideshow "freaks." "Little person" Hans (Harry Earles) marries trapeze artist Cleopatra (Olga Baclanova), but Cleopatra is planning to kill him, collect his money, and run off with strongman Hercules (Henry Victor). However, there is a code of honor among circus freaks, and they are keeping an eye on Cleopatra. The freaks uncover Cleopatra's scheme after she poisons Hans, and they transform her into a Feathered Hen. This insightful horror film forces the viewer to rethink preconceived ideas about those who are "different."



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Wallace Ford Phroso
Olga Baclanova Cleopatra
Leila Hyams Venus
Roscoe Ates Roscoe
Henry Victor Hercules
Edward Brophy Rollo Brother
Matt McHugh Rollo Brother
Rose Dione Madame Tetrallini
Harry Earles Hans
Daisy and Violet Hilton Siamese Twins
Schlitze Himself
Josephine Joseph Half-Woman, Half Man
Johnny Eck Half Boy
Frances O'Connor Armless Girl
Peter Robinson Human Skeleton

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A Free Soul   1931     2 and a half stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clarence Brown  
Cast: Norma Shearer, Lionel Barrymore, Leslie Howard, Clark Gable, James Gleason, Lucy Beaumont, Claire Whitney, Frank Sheridan, Edward Brophy, George Irving, Roscoe Ates, Bess Flowers, James Donlan, Henry Hall, Lee Phelps

  Lionel Barrymore won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the boozing lawyer, Stephen Ashe, whose daughter (Norma Shearer) becomes part of a romantic triangle with gangster Ace Wilfong (Clark Gable) and her fiance, Dwight Winthrop (Leslie Howard). This film was later remade as "The Girl Who Had Everything."

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The Gay Falcon   1941     2 and a half stars    N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Irving Reis  
Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Allen Jenkins, Anne Hunter, Gladys Cooper, Edward Brophy, Arthur Shields, Turhan Bey, Hans Conried, Damian O'Flynn

  The Falcon gets to the bottom of a case involving jewel thieves and a phony insurance plot in this, the first of a series of Falcon films.

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Golden Boy   1939     2 and a half stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rouben Mamoulian  
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, William Holden, Joseph Calleia, Lee J. Cobb, Sam Levene, Edward Brophy, Don Beddoe, Frank Jenks, Charles Halton

  In William Holden's first starring role, he delivers a fine performance as Joe Napoleon, who dreams of being a violinist but turns to boxing as a more viable means of earning money.

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Poster Art From art.comGreat Guy   1936     2 stars    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: John G. Blystone  
Cast: James Cagney, Mae Clarke, Edward Brophy, James Burke, Henry Kolker, Bernadene Hayes, Edward McNamara, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Gleckler, Joe Sawyer, Edward Gargan, Matty Fain, Mary Gordon, Wallis Clark, Douglas Wood

  It is the Depression Era, and Johnny Cave (James Cagney) has retired from a career in boxing and has accepted the position of Inspector for the Department of Weights and Measures. He discovers bureaucratic problems within the Bureau and, against the wishes of his girlfriend Janet (Mae Clarke), he crusades against the corruption that he finds in the meat-packing business.



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James Cagney Johnny Cave
Mae Clarke Janet Haley
Edward Brophy Pete Reilly
James Burke Pat Haley
Henry Kolker Conning
Bernadene Hayes Hazel Scott
Edward McNamara Capt. Pat Hanlon
Dennis O'Keefe Guest
Robert Gleckler Cavanaugh
Joe Sawyer Joe Burton
Edward Gargan Al
Matty Fain Tim
Mary Gordon Mrs. Ogilvie
Wallis Clark Joel Green
Douglas Wood The Mayor
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The Invisible Woman   1940     2 stars    N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: A. Edward Sutherland  
Cast: Virginia Bruce, John Barrymore, John Howard, Charles Ruggles, Oskar Homolka, Edward Brophy, Donald MacBride, Margaret Hamilton, Shemp Howard, Anne Nagel, Mary Gordon, Thurston Hall

  Daffy inventor Professor Gibbs (John Barrymore) has perfected his invisibility machine but needs a guinea pig. Model Kitty Carroll (Virginia Bruce), having motives for being invisible, answers the call. Meanwhile, wacky gangsters are sent to steal the invention for their boss. Fun, with plenty of well-known actors.

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It Happened Tomorrow   1944     2 and a half stars    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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Jim Hanvey, Detective   1937     2 stars    N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Rosen  
Cast: Guy Kibbee, Tom Brown, Lucie Kaye, Catherine Doucet, Edward Brophy, Edward Gargan, Helen Jerome Eddy, Theodore von Eltz, Kenneth Thomson, Howard C. Hickman, Oscar Apfel, Wade Boteler

  Detective Jim Hanvey (Guy Kibbee) takes on a contract with an insurance company to locate a valuable jeweled necklace, and, although the theft was just a prank, ensuing events involve a murder.


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Larceny, Inc.   1942     3 stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford, Jack Carson, Anthony Quinn, Edward Brophy, Harry Davenport, Jackie Gleason, Grant Mitchell, George Meeker, John Qualen, Barbara Jo Allen, Andrew Tombes, Joe Downing, Joseph Crehan

  After being released from Sing Sing Prison, attempting one last robbery before going straight, three ex-cons Pressure Maxwell (Edward G. Robinson), Jug Martin (Broderick Crawford), and Leo Dexter (Anthony Quinn) join forces to tunnel through to a bank vault. Jackie Gleason plays the bit part of a soda jerk, Hobart. Very funny.



Cast
Edward G. Robinson "Pressure" Maxwell
Jane Wyman Denny Costello
Broderick Crawford Jug Martin
Jack Carson Jeff Randolph
Anthony Quinn Leo Dexter
Edward Brophy Weepy Davis
Harry Davenport Homer Bigelow
Jackie Gleason Hobart
Grant Mitchell Mr. Aspinwall
George Meeker Mr. Jackson
John Qualen Sam Bachrach
Barbara Jo Allen Mademoiselle Gloria
Andrew Tombes Oscar Engelhart
Joe Downing Smitty
Joseph Crehan Prison Warden
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The Last Gangster   1937     3 stars    N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Ludwig  
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, James Stewart, Rosa Stradner, Lionel Stander, Douglas Scott, John Carradine, Sidney Blackmer, Louise Beavers, Edward Brophy, Grant Mitchell

  Upon his release, following 10 years in prison, a mobster (Edward G. Robinson) searches for the son he has never known. Another fine performance by Robinson.

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The Last Hurrah   1958     3 and a half stars    N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford  
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Pat O'Brien, Basil Rathbone, Donald Crisp, James Gleason, John Carradine, Edward Brophy, Dianne Foster, Wallace Ford, Willis Bouchey, Basil Ruysdael, Ricardo Cortez, Frank McHugh, Carleton Young

  Politics in big cities is the theme of this compelling story, which is based on the tenure of Boston Mayor James Curley. Mayor Frank Skeffington (Spencer Tracy) tries to assist the people of his city and even deals in corruption to achieve his goal. When banker Norman Cass (Basil Rathbone) refuses to give Skeffington a loan, Skeffington uses his political clout and blackmails Cass into giving him the money. Skeffington's nephew, reporter Adam Caulfield (Jeffrey Hunter), admires Skeffington, but even he cannot ignore the devious methods employed by his uncle to achieve success. This film is well worth watching for anyone interested in the inner-workings of U.S. politics and for the great job by the seasoned cast.



Cast
Spencer Tracy Mayor Frank Skeffington
Jeffrey Hunter Adam Caulfield
Pat O'Brien John Gorman
Basil Rathbone Norman Cass, Sr.
Donald Crisp Cardinal Martin Burke
James Gleason "Cuke" Gillen
John Carradine Amos Force
Edward Brophy "Ditto" Boland
Dianne Foster Mave Caulfield
Wallace Ford Charles J. Hennessey
Willis Bouchey Roger Sugrue
Basil Ruysdael Bishop Gardner
Ricardo Cortez Sam Weinberg
Frank McHugh Festus Garvey
Carleton Young Winslow

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Mad Love   1935     3 stars    N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Karl Freund  
Cast: Peter Lorre, Colin Clive, Frances Drake, Ted Healy, Keye Luke, Edward Brophy, Sara Haden, Henry Kolker, Ian Wolfe, Isabel Jewell

  Doctor Gogol (Peter Lorre) is in love with the wife (Frances Drake) of a gifted pianist, Stephen Orlac (Colin Clive). Following the loss of Orlac's hands in an accident, he undergoes surgery by Doctor Gogol who gives him the hands of a guillotine victim.

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Poster Art From art.comNaughty Marietta   1935     3 stars    N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: W.S. Van Dyke  
Cast: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan, Elsa Lanchester, Douglass Dumbrille, Joseph Cawthorn, Cecilia Parker, Walter Kingsford, Akim Tamiroff, Edward Brophy

  Victor Herbert's 1910 operetta is brought to the screen and includes the first-time pairing of Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. The plot involves a French princess escaping an arranged marriage and fleeing to New Orleans where she meets and falls in love with a dashing mercenary.

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Nine Lives Are Not Enough   1941     2 and a half stars    N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Action
Director: A. Edward Sutherland  
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Joan Perry, James Gleason, Howard Da Silva, Faye Emerson, Edward Brophy, Charles Drake, Peter Whitney, Vera Lewis, Ben Welden

  Matt Sawyer is a newspaper reporter who captures a big story while on the trail of a murderer and then is sued for libel.

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Our Blushing Brides   1930     2 stars    N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harry Beaumont  
Cast: Joan Crawford, Anita Page, Dorothy Sebastian, Robert Montgomery, Raymond Hackett, John Miljan, Hedda Hopper, Albert Conti, Edward Brophy, Louise Beavers

  Sales girls Jerry (Joan Crawford), Connie (Anita Page), and Franky (Dorothy Sebastian) seek rich husbands in this rather unconvincing–and dated–drama.

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Parlor, Bedroom and Bath   1931     1 and a half stars    N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Romeo in Pyjamas

Director: Edward Sedgwick  
Cast: Buster Keaton, Charlotte Greenwood, Reginald Denny, Cliff Edwards, Dorothy Christy, Joan Peers, Sally Eilers, Natalie Moorhead, Edward Brophy, Walter Merrill, Sidney Bracey, Eugene Pallette

  Jeff (Reginald Denny) wants to marry Ginny (Sally Eilers), but she will not consider a marriage proposal until after her sister, Angie (Dorothy Christy), gets married. So, Jeff schemes to get Angie interested in shy Reggie (Buster Keaton) who he passes off as a great lover.


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People Will Talk   1935     1 and a half stars    N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alfred Santell  
Cast: Mary Boland, Charles Ruggles, Leila Hyams, Dean Jagger, Ruthelma Stevens, Edward Brophy, Stanley Andrews, Cecil Cunningham, Jack Mulhall, Sam Flint

  Parents lovingly interfere in their daughter's marriage to get things back the way they were.

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Show Them No Mercy!   1935     3 stars    N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Marshall  
Cast: Rochelle Hudson, Cesar Romero, Bruce Cabot, Edward Norris, Edward Brophy, Warren Hymer, Herbert Rawlinson, Robert Gleckler, Charles C. Wilson, William B. Davidson

  Kidnappers hold a young couple captive and their very lives rest in the mercy of their captors–until the law finally comes to the rescue. Remade as a Western, "Rawhide."

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A Slight Case of Murder   1938     3 stars    N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon  
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Jane Bryan, Allen Jenkins, Ruth Donnelly, Willard Parker, John Litel, Edward Brophy, Harold Huber, Paul Harvey, Margaret Hamilton, Eric Stanley, Bobby Jordan, Joe Downing, Bert Hanlon

  Edward G. Robinson is again excellent as he plays a gangster who goes broke after Prohibition ends. His brewery collapses due to the terrible tasting product, and he heads to his summer home where the fun begins as assorted guests appear, and bodies of gangsters are discovered along with half a million dollars of their loot. A fine, funny flick.

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Society Lawyer   1939     3 stars    N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edwin L. Marin  
Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Leo Carrillo, Virginia Bruce, Lee Bowman, Edward Brophy, Eduardo Ciannelli, Harry Strang, Frances Mercer, Clarence Kolb, Pierre Watkin, Ian Wolfe, Paul Guilfoyle

  This is a remake of "Penthouse," Arthur Somers Roche's story about a lawyer's involvement with underworld characters.

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Speak Easily   1932     2 stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Sedgwick  
Cast: Buster Keaton, Jimmy Durante, Ruth Selwyn, Thelma Todd, Hedda Hopper, William Pawley, Sidney Toler, Lawrence Grant, Henry Armetta, Edward Brophy, DeWitt Jenninsg, Oscar Apfel, Sidney Bracey, Fred Kelsey, Inez Palange

  Professor Timoleon Zanders Post (Buster Keaton) has inherited a fortune and decides to enjoy life when he meets and falls in love with a dancer, Eleanor Espere (Thelma Todd). So, he buys her show–including the piano player Jimmy Dodge (Jimmy Durante)–and plans to bring it to Broadway. But, does he have the ability to carry off his plan?



Cast
Buster Keaton Prof. Timoleon Zanders Post
Jimmy Durante James "Jimmy" Dodge
Ruth Selwyn Pansy Peets
Thelma Todd Eleanor Espere
Hedda Hopper Mrs. Peets
William Pawley Griffo
Sidney Toler Stage Director
Lawrence Grant Dr. Bolton
Henry Armetta Tony
Edward Brophy Reno
DeWitt Jenninsg Sheriff of Lincoln County
Oscar Apfel Lawyer's Representative
Sidney Bracey Jenkins
Fred Kelsey Process Server
Inez Palange Tony's Wife Rosa

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Spendthrift   1936     2 stars    N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Raoul Walsh  
Cast: Henry Fonda, Pat Paterson, Mary Brian, George Barbier, Edward Brophy, Richard Carle, J.M. Kerrigan, Spencer Charters, Jonathan Hale, Halliwell Hobbes

  Henry Fonda, in his first top-billed movie, is a rich playboy who lives it up until there is no more money. Losing his gold-digging wife as a result, he actually goes to work and finds his true love. A forgettable Fonda film.

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Spite Marriage   1929     2 and a half stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Sedgwick  
Cast: Buster Keaton, Dorothy Sebastian, Edward Earle, Leila Hyams, William Bechtel, John Byron, Hank Mann, Pat Harmon, Edward Brophy, Ray Cooke

  Dry cleaner Elmer (Buster Keaton) is infatuated with stage star Trilby (Dorothy Sebastian) and attends all of her performances, elegantly dressed in different "borrowed" clothing for each performance. Thinking that Elmer is rich, after her boyfriend jilts her Trilby marries Elmer to get back at the boyfriend. And the fun begins in Keaton's last silent film.

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Strike Me Pink   1936     1 star    N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog  
Cast: Eddie Cantor, Ethel Merman, Sally Eilers, William Frawley, Brian Donlevy, Jack La Rue, Harry Parke, Helen Lowell, Gordon Jones, Edward Brophy

  This is a weak Eddie Cantor entry as he plays a mild-mannered tailor who becomes involved with the Mob when he takes on the job of manager of an amusement park.

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Swing Parade of 1946   1946     2 stars    N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Phil Karlson  
Cast: Gale Storm, Phil Regan, Russell Hicks, Edward Brophy, John Eldredge, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Mary Treen, Leon Belasco, Connee Boswell, Will Osborne

  The plot is thin, but the music goes on and on in this tale about aspiring singer Carol (Gale Storm) who gets a job at Danny's (Phil Regan) new nightclub–against his fathers wishes. The Three Stooges, who play waiters, are a highlight.


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Thieves Fall Out   1941     1 and a half stars    N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ray Enright  
Cast: Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Alan Hale, William T. Orr, John Litel, Anthony Quinn, Edward Brophy, Jane Darwell, Minna Gombell, Hobart Cavanaugh, Frank Faylen

  When his grandmother is kidnapped, a prominent businessman sets out to rescue in his own way.

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Wedding Present   1936     2 stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Wallace  
Cast: Cary Grant, Joan Bennett, George Bancroft, Conrad Nagel, Gene Lockhart, William Demarest, Inez Courtney, Edward Brophy, Purnell Pratt, George Meeker

  Charlie (Cary Grant) and Rusty (Joan Bennett) are reporters who find their relationship changing when Charlie is appointed the editor.

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The Whole Town's Talking   1935     3 stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Ford  
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Wallace Ford, Donald Meek, Arthur Hohl, Edward Brophy, Arthur Byron, Etienne Girardot

  A quiet, retiring clerk, Arthur Jones (Edward G. Robinson) is mistaken for a mobster, "Killer" Mannion (Edward G. Robinson), and his whole life changes. A good John Ford effort.

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Wonder Man   1945     3 stars    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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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man   1939     3 and a half stars    N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall, Edward F. Cline  
Cast: W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Constance Moore, John Arledge, James Bush, Thurston Hall, Edward Brophy, Mary Forbes, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Irving Bacon

  Struggling circus owner Larson E. Whipsnade (W.C. Fields) struggles to stay away from legal trouble. This trait provides the backdrop for a very funny story about how one problem can quickly multiply into many more.

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