The Amazing Mrs. Holliday 1943  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Manning, Jean Renoir
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Treacher, Harry Davenport, Grant Mitchell, Frieda Inescort, Elisabeth Risdon, Jonathan Hale, Esther Dale
This World War II comedy/drama/musical features Deanna Durbin as a missionary involved with Chinese orphans. A weak plot, but Deanna's singing helps.
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Arise, My Love 1940  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Dennis O'Keefe, Walter Abel, Dick Purcell, Frank Puglia, George Zucco, Esther Dale, Ann Codee, Nestor Paiva
This film won the Academy Award for Best Original Story. Set during World War II, it is the love story of Tom Martin (Ray Milland) and Augusta "Gusto" Nash (Claudette Colbert) who meet under adversity (his imprisonment), fall in love, and marry.
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 The Awful Truth 1937 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy, Alexander D'Arcy, Cecil Cunningham, Molly Lamont, Esther Dale, Joyce Compton, Mary Forbes, Robert Warwick, Robert Allen
Lucy and Jerry Arriner (Irene Dunne and Cary Grant) divorce after believing each was unfaithful. Lucy was seeing handsome Armand Duvalle (Alex D'Arcy) and now is also dating wealthy neighbor Daniel Leeson (Ralph Bellamy). Meanwhile, Jerry starts dating nightclub singer Dixie Belle Lee (Joyce Compton) and socialite Barbara Vance (Molly Lamont). Their dog seems to be the only thing Lucy and Jerry have in common–until Lucy decides that she wants to resume her marriage to Jerry and starts plotting to get him back. Little does Lucy know that Jerry is still in love with her, and, as they set out to sabotage each other's plans to remarry, the fun begins. Leo McCarey won an Oscar for Best Director, and several other nominations were received, including Best Picture, Actress, and Supporting Actor (Bellamy).
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Back Street 1941 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Charles Boyer, Margaret Sullavan, Richard Carlson, Frank McHugh, Tim Holt, Frank Jenks, Esther Dale, Samuel S. Hinds, Marjorie Gateson, Cecil Cunningham, Peggy Stewart, Nell O'Day, Kitty O'Neil, Nella Walker, Dale Winter
Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan are a believable team as they play star-crossed lovers Walter and Rae who, due to a mix-up, do not marry. Five years later, they meet again. Rae is engaged to marry Curt (Richard Carlson), and Walter has married another woman. Their love has lasted over the years, and Rae agrees to be Walter's mistress–an affair that will last for many years.
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Bedside Manner 1945 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Her Favorite Patient
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: John Carroll, Ruth Hussey, Charles Ruggles, Ann Rutherford, Claudia Drake, Renee Godfrey, Esther Dale, Grant Mitchell, Frank Jenks, Vera Marshe, John James, Bert Roach
Dr. Hedy Fredericks (Ruth Hussey) visits her hometown, and her overworked uncle, Dr. J.H. Fredericks (Charles Ruggles), wants her to stay around to help with the patient load. When he learns that Hedy has other plans, her uncle convinces an Air Force pilot (John Carroll) to fake an injury and have Hedy treat him. The plot works but not without complications.
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Blackmail 1939  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey, Gene Lockhart, Bobs Watson, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, John Wray, Arthur Hohl, Esther Dale, Joseph Crehan, Victor Kilian
In another good performance, Edward G. Robinson plays an innocent man who is blackmailed and sent to prison.
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Blondie Goes to College 1941  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Lloyd Bridges, Larry Parks, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale, Danny Mummert, Janet Blair, Esther Dale, Adele Mara
Blondie (Penny Singleton) decides to increase her level of knowledge by returning to school.
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Convicted Woman 1940 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Grinde
Cast: Rochelle Hudson, Frieda Inescort, June Lang, Lola Lane, Glenn Ford, Iris Meredith, Lorna Gray, Esther Dale, William Farnum, Mary Field
Tough-luck Betty (Rochelle Hudson) ends up in a women's prison and must contend with hardened inmates. Lawyer Mary Ellis (Frieda Inescort) takes an interest in her situation.
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Easy Living 1937  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, Ray Milland, Franklin Pangborn, William Demarest, Mary Nash, Luis Alberni, Andrew Tombes, Esther Dale, Harlan Briggs
The food fight in the automat is a classic scene from this comedy involving the rags-to-riches story of a young secretary (Jean Arthur) who is mistaken for a mistress when she catches a fur coat that is tossed from a terrace and lands in her possession.
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The Egg and I 1947 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Chester Erskine
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Marjorie Main, Louise Allbritton, Percy Kilbride, Donald MacBride, Samuel S. Hinds, Elisabeth Risdon, Fuzzy Knight, Esther Dale, Richard Long, Billy House, Ida Moore, John Berkes, Victor Potel
This witty story is based on Betty MacDonald's popular book about herself (Claudette Colbert) and her husband Bill's (Fred MacMurray) change in lifestyle when they moved from the city to take over a chicken ranch. Marjorie Main was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress for her role as Ma Kettle.
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Holiday Affair 1949  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Don Hartman
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey, Griff Barnett, Harry Morgan, Gordon Gebert, Esther Dale, Henry O'Neill, Larry J. Blake, Helen Brown, Joey Ray, Frank Mills, Frances Morris, Charles Sullivan
War widow Connie Ennis (Janet Leigh) shops for a model train for her six-year-old son Timmy's (Gordon Gebert) Christmas present and buys one from salesman Steve Mason (Robert Mitchum). She brings the train home, and then decides to return it. Meanwhile, her boyfriend Carl Davis (Wendell Corey) asks her to marry him, but Connie tells him she is not ready to make that big step. When Carol returns the model train, problems ensue for Steve, and Connie feels guilty. She goes to lunch with him, but they get separated in the crowd. Steve tracks her down and meets Carl, and now both men compete for Connie's affections. 1 User Review
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| | I loved this movie | jerry 01/17/2007 | | When i was flicking the channels, I came across this movie! and I'm glad I did because Gordon Gebert is so adorable and bortrays the role as Janet Leigh's son exceptionally well! For an 8 yr old, that's impressive! But the intense love triangle gets you on the edge of your seat, especially in the scene when Carl is putting the tree up and Steve Mason turns up on the door step, then again on christmas day when Connie's parents are over and Steve is talked about bringing jealousy and suspicsion to Carl. It is so intense for me and I was truly impressed with the script. fantastic and entertaining. |
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Hollywood Boulevard 1936 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: John Halliday, Marsha Hunt, Robert Cummings, C. Henry Gordon, Frieda Inescort, Esther Ralston, Esther Dale, Betty Compson, Albert Conti, Gary Cooper
John Blakeford (John Halliday) is a former Hollywood star who tries to sell his memoirs to get out of debt. Problems ensue when the publisher (C. Henry Gordon) learns that his wife had an affair with Blakeford. Gary Cooper's appearance is brief.
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I Dream Too Much 1935 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Lily Pons, Henry Fonda, Eric Blore, Osgood Perkins, Lucien Littlefield, Esther Dale, Lucille Ball, Mischa Auer, Paul Porcasi, Clarence Wilson
Metropolitan Opera diva Lily Pons takes on the role of aspiring opera singer, Annette. She and composer Jonathan (Henry Fonda) marry and go to Paris where they seek their fortunes.
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Ma and Pa Kettle 1949 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Further Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Meg Randall, Audrey Young, Esther Dale, Barry Kelley, Harry Antrim, Ida Moore, Emory Parnell
In this first entry of what would become a series about the Kettles and their 15 kids, the down-on-their-luck family sees a change in fortune when they win a new home after naming the new slogan for a tobacco company.
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Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair 1952 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, James Best, Lori Nelson, Esther Dale, Russell Simpson, Emory Parnell, Oliver Blake, Edmund Cobb, Rex Lease
Hoping to get money for daughter Rosie's (Lori Nelson) college education, Ma heads to the fair with her preserves, but Pa comes up the real winner with a racehorse that provides the needed funds.
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Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki 1955  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lee Sholem
Cast: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Lori Nelson, Byron Palmer, Loring Smith, Lowell Gilmore, Mabel Albertson, Esther Dale, Ida Moore, Fay Roope
Ma and Pa Kettle (Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride) come to Hawaii to help out with problems at the family's pineapple cannery. Once there, Pa makes matters even worse in this offbeat comedy. Kilbride's last film as "Pa."
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Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town 1950 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long, Meg Randall, Jim Backus, Ray Collins, Barbara Brown, Esther Dale, Ellen Corby, Oliver Blake
Pa Kettle (Percy Kilbride) wins a contest, and the prize includes a trip to New York City. Once there, Ma (Marjorie Main) and Pa meet up with some gangsters, but the bad guys are no match for the Kettles.
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Made for Each Other 1939 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Charles Coburn, Lucile Watson, Eddie Quillan, Ruth Weston, Donald Briggs, Harry Davenport, Ward Bond, Esther Dale, Alma Kruger, Irving Bacon, Louise Beavers, Edgar Dearing, Mary Field
Having rushed into marriage, a young married couple–Jane and Johnny Mason (Carole Lombard and James Stewart)–finds many problems from all sides. First, Johnny's boss Judge Joseph Doolittle (Charles Coburn) is displeased because he wanted Johnny to marry his daughter (Ruth Weston) and calls him back to work immediately as a trial lawyer. Thus, the honeymoon must be skipped. Johnny's mother (Lucile Watson) moves in with the couple and is hypocritical of everything Jane does. Later, when their baby is born, more problems rise to the fore, and the marriage appears doomed. Then, on New Years Eve, their baby son becomes ill with pneumonia. Johnny appeals to Judge Doolittle for help in obtaining the needed medicine, and he comes to their aid–saving both the baby and the marriage as well.
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The Mortal Storm 1940 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young, Frank Morgan, Robert Stack, William T. Orr, Maria Ouspenskaya, Bonita Granville, Irene Rich, Esther Dale
In this propaganda film about the tragedies endured by the Roth family, the father, a German professor (Frank Morgan), speaks out against the Nazis and ends up in a concentration camp where he is killed. His two sons (Robert Stack and William Orr) become Nazis as does his daughter's fiance (Robert Young). His daughter (Margaret Sullavan) eventually tries to cross the border into Austria with the man she loves (James Stewart), but she is killed trying to escape.
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith 1941 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond, Philip Merivale, Jack Carson, Lucile Watson, William Tracy, Charles Halton, Esther Dale, Emma Dunn
Ann and David Smith (Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery) find that, due to technicalities, their marriage will not stand up in court. This leads to a separation, new romance, and rekindling of their love.
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My Reputation 1946 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Lucile Watson, Warner Anderson, Eve Arden, John Ridgely, Scotty Beckett, Jerome Cowan, Esther Dale, Ann E. Todd
Young widow Jessica (Barbara Stanwyck) has two sons, and she falls in love with Major Scott Landis (George Brent), endures the ensuing gossip, and survives trials and tribulations to gain newly found strength.
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No Man of Her Own 1950 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, John Lund, Jane Cowl, Phyllis Thaxter, Lyle Bettger, Henry O'Neill, Richard Denning, Esther Dale, Carole Mathews, Harry Antrim
Helen (Barbara Stanwyck) is unmarried and pregnant. When she is involved in a train wreck, she assumes the identity of a widow she has met on the train. Dishonesty leads to problems, but happiness reigns in the end.
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Old Acquaintance 1943 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, John Loder, Gig Young, Dolores Moran, Philip Reed, Roscoe Karns, Anne Revere, Esther Dale, Joseph Crehan, Ann Doran, Abigail Adams, Jack Mower, Frank Mayo, Jimmy Conlin
Best selling author Kitty Marlow (Bette Davis) returns to her home town and reunites with her childhood friend Millie (Miriam Hopkins) who is now happily married to Preston Drake (John Loder) and pregnant. Millie envies Kitty's success and wants to become a successful author, also. Kitty provides contacts at her publishing company, and Millie's book is published and becomes a best seller–as do her future books. Millie becomes even more successful than Kitty, and that leads to a long-standing feud between the women that will extend for years and include Millie believing that Kitty is trying to steal Preston and results in the end of Millie's marriage. Years later, the feud extends to Millie's daughter Deirdre (Dolores Moran) who is in love with Kitty's fiance Rudd (Gig Young). Kitty gives up Rudd to Deirdre, and the women end their rift and become inseparable old acquaintances.
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On Moonlight Bay 1951 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Leon Ames, Rosemary DeCamp, Billy Gray, Mary Wickes, Ellen Corby, Jack Smith, Esther Dale, Eddie Marr
Based on Booth Tarkington's "Penrod" series, this film is set in Indiana just prior to World War I. It is the love story of Marjorie Winfield (Doris Day) and about-to-be soldier William Sherman (Gordon MacRae). Great songs by Doris include the title song. Followed by "By the Light of the Silvery Moon."
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Smoky 1946  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Louis King
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Anne Baxter, Burl Ives, Bruce Cabot, Esther Dale, Roy Roberts, J. Farrell MacDonald, Max Wagner, Guy Beach, Harry Carter
Based on Will James' novel, this is the story of a wild stallion named Smoky and how the spirited horse escapes a beating and encounters a series of adventures. 1 User Review
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| | Great Western Story | Rick from Paso 09/06/2007 | | Pretty faithful to the book and much better than the Fess Parker version. A real tear jerker and one of Fred MacMurray's best movies. Burl Ives first movie. One of my favorite movies! |
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A Song Is Born 1948 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Benny Goodman, Hugh Herbert, Steve Cochran, Felix Bressart, Louis Armstrong, Esther Dale, J. Edward Bromberg, Ludwig Stossel, Ford Washington Lee, John William Sublett, O.Z. Whitehead, Ben Weldon, Mary Field
In this remake of "Ball of Fire," musicologist Professor Hobart Frisbee (Danny Kaye) heads a team of professors studying the history of jazz. While they do research, gangster Tony Crow's (Steve Cochran) moll, Honey Swanson (Virginia Mayo), decides that the house where the team of professors are living would make a great place to hide while police search for her to testify at Tony's trial. Honey introduces the professors to popular music, and a good time is had by all–until Tony spoils the party. Lots of Big Band greats are featured and certainly add to the entertainment value of this film. 1 User Review
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| | mllagers 03/14/2007 | | It's great. Great historical value. |
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A Stolen Life 1946 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Bette Davis, Glenn Ford, Dane Clark, Walter Brennan, Charles Ruggles, Bruce Bennett, Peggy Knudsen, Esther Dale, Clara Blandick, Joan Winfield
Twin sisters, Kate (Bette Davis) and Pat (Bette Davis), both think they are in love with the same man (Glenn Ford). One gets him and suffers a tragic end by drowning, but all is not lost when the remaining two find happiness together in this pure soap opera.
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Surrender 1950 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Vera Ralston, John Carroll, Walter Brennan, Francis Lederer, William Ching, Jane Darwell, Roy Barcroft, Paul Fix, Esther Dale, Maria Palmer
Violet Barton (Vera Ralston) is an evil woman for whom bigamy followed by murder are the events that lead to the framing of Johnny Hale (William Ching) in this adult Western.
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Ten Gentlemen from West Point 1942 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: George Montgomery, John Sutton, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar, Victor Francen, Shepperd Strudwick, Ward Bond, Harry Davenport, Douglass Dumbrille, Esther Dale
West Point, with all of its traditions, is presented as the focus for this entertaining drama about the training of some of America's finest young men.
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Too Young to Kiss 1951 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: June Allyson, Van Johnson, Gig Young, Paula Corday, Larry Keating, Hans Conried, Kathryn Givney, Esther Dale, Jonathan Cott, Lisa Ferraday
Struggling pianist Cynthia Potter (June Allyson) stops at nothing–even pretending to be a child prodigy–to pursue her career.
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Unfinished Business 1941 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gregory LaCava
Cast: Irene Dunne, Robert Montgomery, Preston Foster, Eugene Pallette, Dick Foran, Esther Dale, Walter Catlett, Samuel S. Hinds
Nancy Andrews (Irene Dunne) leaves her small town and heads for adventure in NYC, meets and falls in love with Steve (Preston Foster) on the train, is rejected by Steve (Preston Foster), and marries Steve's brother Tommy (Robert Montgomery). Got it? Good–but the film isn't too good.
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Untamed 1940 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Ray Milland, Patricia Morison, Akim Tamiroff, William Frawley, Darryl Hickman, Charlene Wyatt, Jane Darwell, Esther Dale
A New York surgeon, William Crawford (Ray Milland), visits Canada, and his trip coincides with an epidemic. After treating the citizens with a vaccine, Crawford is caught in a blizzard, and the rescue reveals his love affair with Alverna Easter (Patricia Morison) whose husband rescues them.
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Walk Softly, Stranger 1950 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Spring Byington, Paul Stewart, Jack Paar, Jeff Donnell, John McIntire, Howard Petrie, Frank Puglia, Esther Dale
In an attempt to start over, shady gambler Chris Hale (Joseph Cotten) relocates to a small town and takes a shoe factory job. Seeing the way to make a fast buck, he pretends to fall in love with the owner's daughter (Alida Valli), who is confined to a wheelchair. But Chris does fall in love, again deciding to go straight, but his past resurfaces. Slow.
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The Wedding Night 1935 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Gary Cooper, Ralph Bellamy, Walter Brennan, Anna Sten, Helen Vinson, Sig Ruman, Esther Dale, George Meeker, Hilda Vaughn, Douglas Wood
A Polish girl is pursued by two men–with disastrous results.
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| 1. The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
2. Arise, My Love (1940)
3. The Awful Truth (1937)
4. Back Street (1941)
5. Bedside Manner (1945)
aka: Her Favorite Patient
6. Blackmail (1939)
7. Blondie Goes to College (1941)
8. Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940)
9. Convicted Woman (1940)
10. Curly Top (1935)
11. Easy Living (1937)
12. The Egg and I (1947)
13. Holiday Affair (1949)
14. Hollywood Boulevard (1936)
15. I Dream Too Much (1935)
16. Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
aka: The Further Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle
17. Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
18. Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)
19. Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (1950)
20. Made for Each Other (1939)
21. The Mortal Storm (1940)
22. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
23. My Reputation (1946)
24. No Man of Her Own (1950)
25. Old Acquaintance (1943)
26. On Moonlight Bay (1951)
27. Smoky (1946)
28. A Song Is Born (1948)
29. A Stolen Life (1946)
30. Surrender (1950)
31. Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
32. Too Young to Kiss (1951)
33. Unfinished Business (1941)
34. Untamed (1940)
35. Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
36. The Wedding Night (1935)
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