 A Day at the Races 1937  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Allan Jones, Maureen O'Sullivan, Margaret Dumont, Sig Ruman, Douglass Dumbrille, Leonard Ceeley, Esther Muir, Robert Middlemass, Vivien Fay, Ivie Anderson, Dorothy Dandridge, Frankie Darro
Veterinarian Hugo Z. Hackenbush (Groucho Marx) poses as a medical doctor to convince the wealthy hypochondriac, Emily Upjohn (Margaret Dumont), to give financial assistance to Judy Standish (Maureen O'Sullivan), which will save Judy's sanitarium. Then a new plot is hatched: win a steeplechase race and use the winnings to pay off Judy's debts. This comedy features Groucho, Harpo, and Chico at their best.
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Misbehaving Husbands 1940  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Dummy Trouble
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Harry Langdon, Betty Blythe, Esther Muir, Gayne Whitman, Florence Wright, Luana Walters, Frank Hagney, Gig Young, Fred Kelsey, Mary MacLaren, Frank Jaquet
Henry Butler (Harry Langdon) is innocent of cheating on his wife, Effie (Betty Blythe), but she sues for divorce, and more than a few complications ensue.
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Picture Brides 1934  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Regis Toomey, Dorothy Mackaill, Dorothy Libaire, Alan Hale, Will Ahern, Mary Kornman, Fred Malatesta, Harvey Clark, Gladys Ahern, Esther Muir, Brooks Benedict, Viva Tattersall, Al Hill, Michael Visaroff
Five mail-order brides arrive at a remote mining community in the jungles of Brazil where all does not go as planned after the women are introduced to the harsh environment, lecherous men, and the unscrupulous mine boss (Alan Hale).
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X Marks the Spot 1942 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Damian O'Flynn, Helen Parrish, Dick Purcell, Jack La Rue, Neil Hamilton, Robert Homans, Anne Jeffreys, Dick Wessel, Esther Muir, Joe Kirk, Edna Mae Harris, Fred Kelsey, Vince Barnett, Jack Gardner, Martin Faust
A policeman is killed by racketeers who deal in a valuable, World War II, commodity: rubber. Private eye Eddie Delaney (Damian O'Flynn) investigates with help from Linda Ward (Helen Parrish). But the killer's trail contains several dangers and obstacles that must be overcome.
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| 1. A Day at the Races (1937)
2. Misbehaving Husbands (1940)
aka: Dummy Trouble
3. Picture Brides (1934)
4. Western Jamboree (1938)
5. X Marks the Spot (1942)
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