Adventures of Marco Polo 1938  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Gary Cooper, Sigrid Gurie, Basil Rathbone, George Barbier, Ernest Truex, Alan Hale, Binnie Barnes, Ward Bond, Lana Turner, Robert Greig, H.B. Warner, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Henry Kolker, Stanley Fields
When 13th-century Venetian explorer Marco Polo (Gary Cooper) arrives in China on a trade mission, he falls in love with Princess Kukachen (Sigrid Gurie). But, the conniving Prime Minister Ahmed (Basil Rathbone) wants the princess for himself and schemes to have Marco Polo temporarily banished by sending him to the outlands, which are controlled by the bandit Kaidu (Alan Hale). When Marco Polo meets Kaidu, the two join forces to save Princess Kukachen's father, Kublai Kahn (George Barbier). To achieve their goal, they use gunpowder, and by story's end, Marco Polo and Princess Kukachen are on their way to Persia.
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 A Bedtime Story 1933  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Helen Twelvetrees, Baby LeRoy, Edward Everett Horton, Adrienne Ames, Earle Foxe, Gertrude Michael, Reginald Mason, Henry Kolker
When a gigolo must take care of a baby, his livelihood is threatened.
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The Black Room 1935  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen, Thurston Hall, Katherine DeMille, Henry Kolker, Colin Tapley, Edward Van Sloan, John Buckler, John Bleifer
Condemned by his neighboring villagers, a baron–Gregor (Boris Karloff)–has murdered his twin brother for ill-begotten gains.
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Bluebeard 1944 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: John Carradine, Jean Parker, Nils Asther, Ludwig Stossel, Iris Adrian, George Pembroke, Teala Loring, Sonia Sorel, Henry Kolker, Emmett Lynn, Patti McCarty, Frank Darien, George Irving
John Carradine is at his spooky best as he plays deranged killer Gaston Morel, a deranged killer of beautiful women. Morel is an artist who picks up models, paints their pictures, and then kills them. He meets his match in a clever young woman (Jean Parker) who learns about Morel's crimes and is determined to bring him to justice.
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Bullets or Ballots 1936 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William Keighley
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh, Joe King, Dick Purcell, George E. Stone, Louise Beavers, Joseph Crehan, Henry O'Neill, Henry Kolker
An undercover cop (Edward G. Robinson) manages to infiltrate the world of gangsters in an effort to bring an end to their criminal activities.
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Charlie Chan in Paris 1935 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Lewis Seller
Cast: Warner Oland, Mary Brian, Erik Rhodes, John Miljan, Thomas Beck, Keye Luke, Minor Watson, Henry Kolker, John Qualen, Harry Cording, Murray Kinnell, Dorothy Appleby, Ruth Peterson, Perry Ivins, Eddie Vitch
Warner Oland plays Charlie Chan in this story about a Honolulu detective who is aided by his son Lee (Keye Luke) in the search for the killer of one of his undercover agents, Nardi (Dorothy Appleby). Nardi had called on Chan to come to Paris to help get the goods on a counterfeiting ring, but all that remains of Nardi is one important cryptic clue. Lee comes to the aid of his father in solving the case and identifying the chief counterfeiter. This is the first "Charlie Chan" film in which Luke appears.
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Cowboy and the Lady 1938 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: Gary Cooper, Merle Oberon, Patsy Kelly, Walter Brennan, Fuzzy Knight, Harry Davenport, Emma Dunn, Irving Bacon, Mabel Todd, Henry Kolker
Mary Smith (Merle Oberon) pretends to be her own maid when she goes on a blind date with rodeo-man Stretch (Gary Cooper). When she falls in love with him, they elope to Texas.
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Devil and the Deep 1932 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marion Gering
Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, Cary Grant, Paul Porcasi, Juliette Compton, Henry Kolker, Lucien Littlefield, Arthur Hoyt, Gordon Westcott
Everyone pays when a submarine skipper, Commander Sturm (Charles Laughton), suspects that two of his lieutenants (Gary Cooper and Cary Grant) are having affairs with his wife Pauline (Tallulah Bankhead).
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 Down to Earth 1932 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Will Rogers, Irene Rich, Dorothy Jordan, Matty Kemp, Clarence Wilson, Mary Carlisle, Brandon Hurst, Henry Kolker, Harvey Clark, Theodore Lodi, Louise Mackintosh
This sequel to "They Had to See Paris" again stars Will Rogers as the suddenly rich Oklahoman. Now his family will not stop spending money, so he hatches a scheme to make them believe he has gone bankrupt.
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The Ghost Walks 1934 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: John Miljan, June Collyer, Richard Carle, Spencer Charters, Henry Kolker, Johnny Arthur, Donald Kirke, Eve Southern, Douglas Gerrard, Wilson Benge, Harry Strang
One dark and stormy night a playwright, a theatrical producer, and a secretary seek refuge in the home of the playwright's fiancee where the lights mysteriously fail during dinner, and a ghost takes over the evening's mysterious events.
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 Great Guy 1936 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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The Green Light 1937 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Errol Flynn, Anita Louise, Margaret Lindsay, Cedric Hardwicke, Henry O'Neill, Spring Byington, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Walter Abel, Henry Kolker, Pierre Watkin
This is a philosophical drama about an idealist physician (Errol Flynn) who undergoes a conversion and leaves his profession to learn more about meaning in life.
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 Holiday 1938  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Doris Nolan, Lew Ayres, Edward Everett Horton, Henry Kolker, Binnie Barnes, Jean Dixon, Henry Daniell, Ann Doran, Bess Flowers, Neil Fitzgerald, Matt McHugh, Lillian West, Hilda Plowright
Adapted from Phillip Barry's Broadway play, this is the second film rendition about the young couple, Julia (Doris Nolan) and Johnny (Cary Grant), who are mismatched in plans for the future. Johnny is being coerced into joining Julia's father's business firm. All is not lost because Julia's sister Linda (Katharine Hepburn) loves Johnny for who he really is, and everyone lives happily ever after.
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I Like Your Nerve 1931  N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William C. McGann
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Loretta Young, Henry Kolker, Edmund Breon, Boris Karloff, Luis Alberni, Claud Allister, Paul Porcasi, Ivan F. Simpson, Herbert Bunston
A bon vivant (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) changes to a more serious and directed persona when he spends time in Central America and falls in love with a young woman (Loretta Young).
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Imitation of Life 1934 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Ned Sparks, Louise Beavers, Rochelle Hudson, Fredi Washington, Alan Hale, Clarence Wilson, Henry Armetta, Henry Kolker, Paul Porcasi, Wyndham Standing, Franklin Pangborn, Dennis O'Keefe, Fred "Snowflake" Toones
This is the film adaptation of the Fannie Hurst novel about mothers Bea Pullman and Delilah Johnson (Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers) and daughters Jessie (Rochelle Hudson as 18-year-old Jessie) and Peola (Fredi Washington as 16-year-old Peola) whose relationships become difficult. Bea and Delilah open a pancake restaurant that proves to be very successful. But, despite success in their professional lives, problems rise to the fore with their daughters. Jessie falls in love with her mother's boyfriend (Warren William). Meanwhile, light-skinned Peola decides to pass herself off as White and breaks Delilah's heart. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Picture.
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Indiscreet 1931 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: Gloria Swanson, Ben Lyon, Barbara Kent, Monroe Owsley, Arthur Lake, Maude Eburne, Henry Kolker, Nella Walker, Harry Watson
Wealthy Jerry Trent (Gloria Swanson) tries to keep her past from current beau Tony (Ben Lyon). Enter sister with a former boyfriend of Jerry's, and the "fun" begins. Gloria got big bucks for this one, but even she couldn't bail it out from the weak script and songs.
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Lady by Choice 1934 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Burton
Cast: Carole Lombard, May Robson, Roger Pryor, Walter Connolly, Arthur Hohl, Raymond Walburn, James Burke, Henry Kolker, Mariska Aldrich, William Faversham
After the success of "Lady for a Day" the previous year, May Robson was cast in a similar role–this time as Patsy Patterson, a drunken, feisty derelict. Brought before a judge, she is sent to an "old ladies" home. At the same time, "Alabam" Lee (Carole Lombard) is brought before the judge for her racy, fan dancing performance. Alabam's agent thinks her image will be improved if she has a mother, so it's off to the old ladies' home to choose one. Of course, she picks Patsy, and both are helped by the choice.
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Let Us Live! 1939 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Brahm
Cast: Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda, Ralph Bellamy, Alan Baxter, Stanley Ridges, Henry Kolker, Charles Trowbridge, Byron Foulger, George Douglas, Phillip Trent
Two innocent men are sentenced to death for a murder they did not commit, and the fiancee (Maureen O'Sullivan) of one of the prisoners (Henry Fonda) is determined to save her lover's life. Heavy soap.
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Mad Love 1935 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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Mystery Man 1935 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Mystery
Director: Ray McCarey
Cast: Robert Armstrong, Maxine Doyle, Henry Kolker, LeRoy Mason, James Burke, Guy Usher, Dell Henderson, Monte Collins, Norman Houston, James P. Burtis, Otto Fries, Sam Lufkin, Sam Flint, Lee Shumway
Chicago reporter Larry Doyle (Robert Armstrong) celebrates receiving a big bonus, goes on an all-night bender, wakes up in St. Louis, and loses his job. It doesn't take long before Larry finds himself the suspect in a murder case and, with help from passing-stranger Anne (Maxine Doyle), sets out to clear his name by solving the case and identifying the real murderer.
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Now and Forever 1934 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, Shirley Temple, Sir Guy Standing, Gilbert Emery, Henry Kolker, Tetsu Komai, Akim Tamiroff, Jameson Thomas, Richard Loo
Jerry Day (Gary Cooper) is a jewel thief, but the love he has for his daughter (Shirley Temple) influences him to become an honorable man.
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The Power and the Glory 1933 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William K. Howard
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Colleen Moore, Ralph Morgan, Helen Vinson, Phillip Trent, Henry Kolker, Sarah Padden, J. Farrell MacDonald, Robert Warwick
This is a great character study of Tom Garner's (Spencer Tracy) rise to the top of his profession only to find that his wife was unfaithful, and his life had no meaning.
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Romeo and Juliet 1936 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Edna May Oliver, Basil Rathbone, C. Aubrey Smith, Andy Devine, Reginald Denny, Ralph Forbes, Henry Kolker
This is a good version of Shakespeare's tragedy about star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet (Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer). Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Actress (Shearer), and Supporting Actor (Basil Rathbone).
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She Loves Me Not 1934 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Bing Crosby, Miriam Hopkins, Kitty Carlisle, Edward J. Nugent, Henry Stephenson, Warren Hymer, Lynne Overman, George Barbier, Henry Kolker, Judith Allen
After witnessing a murder, Curly Flagg (Miriam Hopkins), hides out at a men's college where she tries to evade the Mob. This film was remade as "True to the Army" and "How to be Very, Very Popular."
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Too Hot to Handle 1938  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Conway
Cast: Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Walter Pidgeon, Walter Connolly, Leo Carrillo, Virginia Weidler, Henry Kolker, Marjorie Main, Robert Emmett Keane, Gregory Gaye
Everything goes wrong when newsreel photographer Chris Hunter (Clark Gable) fakes an event–and he is caught by a rival. Love saves the day–with pilot Alma Harding (Myrna Loy)–when all is said and done. 1 User Review
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Unholy Garden 1931 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Action
Director: George Fitzmaurice
Cast: Ronald Colman, Fay Wray, Estelle Taylor, Tully Marshall, Warren Hymer, Henry Armetta, Mischa Auer, Ullrich Haupt, Lawrence Grant, Henry Kolker
Professional thief Barrington Hunt (Ronald Colman) gets mixed up in intrigue in Algeria where he plots to pit one thief against the other.
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A Woman's Face 1941 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, Conrad Veidt, Osa Massen, Reginald Owen, Albert Bassermann, Marjorie Main, Donald Meek, George Zucco, Connie Gilchrist, Richard Nichols, Charles Quigley, Henry Kolker
A con artist, Anna Holm (Joan Crawford), has suffered from a scarred face since she was a child. When Anna meets Dr. Segert (Melvyn Douglas), he performs plastic surgery on her, and she experiences a change in her life. But, she isn't sure that a "good" life is better than the one she had, and her lover (Conrad Veidt) lures her back into the criminal world when she aids him in a kidnap and murder plot. There is a murder trial, but Anna is cleared, goes through a spiritual rebirth, and finds a new life with Dr. Segert who has finally realized that he loves her.
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| 1. Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
2. A Bedtime Story (1933)
3. The Black Room (1935)
4. Blind Date (1934)
5. Bluebeard (1944)
6. Bullets or Ballots (1936)
7. Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
8. Coquette (1929)
9. Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
10. Devil and the Deep (1932)
11. Down to Earth (1932)
12. The Ghost Walks (1934)
13. Great Guy (1936)
14. The Green Light (1937)
15. Holiday (1938)
16. I Like Your Nerve (1931)
17. Imitation of Life (1934)
18. Indiscreet (1931)
19. Invisible Menace (1938)
20. Lady by Choice (1934)
21. Let Us Live! (1939)
22. Mad Love (1935)
23. Mystery Man (1935)
24. Now and Forever (1934)
25. The Power and the Glory (1933)
26. Romeo and Juliet (1936)
27. She Loves Me Not (1934)
28. Too Hot to Handle (1938)
29. Unholy Garden (1931)
30. A Woman's Face (1941)
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