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Accent on Youth   1935     2 and a half stars    N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wesley Ruggles  
Cast: Sylvia Sidney, Herbert Marshall, Philip Reed, Holmes Herbert, Astrid Allwyn, Donald Meek, Dick Foran, Lon Chaney Jr., Samuel S. Hinds

  An older man (Herbert Marshall) is pleased–and confused–by the romantic attentions he receives from his young secretary (Sylvia Sidney). This film was remade in 1959 as "But Not for Me."

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Always Goodbye   1938     2 stars    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lanfield  
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Herbert Marshall, Ian Hunter, Cesar Romero, Lynn Bari, Binnie Barnes, Mary Forbes, Albert Conti, Franklin Pangborn, Ben Welden

  In this remake of "Gallant Lady," Barbara Stanwyck plays the sacrificing mother who gives up her child for adoption.

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Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble   1944     2 and a half stars    N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz  
Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden, Sara Haden, Bonita Granville, Herbert Marshall, Jean Porter, Keye Luke, Lee Wilde, Lyn Wilde, Jackie Moran, Tommy Dix

  Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) is still in college and getting into trouble when identical twin girls (Lee Wilde and Lyn Wilde) catch his eye. It doesn't take long before Andy finds himself in deep trouble at which point his father, Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone), steps in and straightens out his son.

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Poster Art From art.comAngel   1937     2 and a half stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Ernst Lubitsch  
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Melvyn Douglas, Edward Everett Horton, Ernest Cossart, Laura Hope Crews, Herbert Mundin, Ivan Lebedeff, Dennie Moore, Lionel Pape, Gino Corrado, Michael Visaroff, Eric Wilton, Olaf Hytten, James Finlayson

  Bored Maria (Marlene Dietrich) feels trapped in a loveless marriage with a British nobleman (Herbert Marshall). So off she goes to Paris for a vacation and falls in love with an American (Melvyn Douglas). Despite the fine cast, this is far from Lubitsch's or Dietrich's best.

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Angel Face   1952     3 stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Otto Preminger  
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman, Herbert Marshall, Jim Backus, Leon Ames, Barbara O'Neil, Kenneth Tobey, Raymond Greenleaf, Griff Barnett, Robert Gist, Morgan Farley, Bess Flowers, Herbert Lytton

  When a beautiful–but psychotic–rich woman, Diane (Jean Simmons), plots to kill her stepmother Catherine (Barbara O'Neil), ambulance driver Frank (Robert Mitchum) unwittingly becomes involved in the crime. Frank is hired as the family chauffeur, and Diane fixes the car so that it goes over a cliff, but the accident kills not only Catherine but Diane's father Charles (Herbert Marshall) as well. Frank and Diane are now charged with murder. In an effort to sway the jury, Diane's lawyer (Leon Ames) suggests Diane and Frank marry, they do, and are acquitted. After being freed, Frank realizes that he cannot be married to a murderess and tells Diane that he is leaving her. Not a good move because Diane now puts the car into reverse, they fall over a cliff, and hurtle to their deaths.



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Robert Mitchum Frank Jessup
Jean Simmons Diane Tremayne Jessup
Mona Freeman Mary Wilton
Herbert Marshall Mr. Charles Tremayne
Jim Backus District Atty. Judson
Leon Ames Fred
Barbara O'Neil Mrs. Catherine Tremayne
Kenneth Tobey Bill Crompton
Raymond Greenleaf Arthur Vance
Griff Barnett The Judge
Robert Gist Miller
Morgan Farley Juror
Bess Flowers Shirley
Herbert Lytton Doctor
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Anne of the Indies   1951     2 and a half stars    N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Jacques Tourneur  
Cast: Jean Peters, Louis Jourdan, Debra Paget, Herbert Marshall, Thomas Gomez, James Robertson Justice, Sean McClory, Holmes Herbert, Francis Pierlot, Carleton Young

  A legendary pirate, Anne (Jean Peters), evades capture by French Captain Pierre La Rochelle (Louis Jourdan) only to fall into the clutches of Blackbeard (James Robertson Justice).

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A Bill of Divorcement   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow  
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Adolphe Menjou, Fay Bainter, Herbert Marshall, Dame May Whitty, Patric Knowles, C. Aubrey Smith, Ernest Cossart, Kathryn Collier, Bunny Beatty

  In this remake of the 1932 film, a mentally ill man (Adolphe Menjou) regains sanity and returns home after a long absence. He is confronted with divorce, but gets to know his now-grown daughter (Maureen O'Hara).

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The Black Shield of Falworth   1954     2 stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Rudolph Mate  
Cast: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar, Barbara Rush, Dan O'Herlihy, Patrick O'Neal, Rhys Williams, Herbert Marshall, Ian Keith, Claud Allister

  Based on Howard Pyle's novel, "Men of Iron," this is the story of young Knight Myles (Tony Curtis) who fights for his King, Henry IV (Ian Keith)–and for the love of Lady Anne.

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Poster Art From art.comBlonde Venus   1932     3 stars    N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Josef von Sternberg  
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Cary Grant, Dickie Moore, Sidney Toler, Hattie McDaniel, Francis Sayles, Sterling Holloway, Al Bridge, Robert Emmett O'Connor

  Edward and Helen Farraday (Herbert Marshall and Marlene Dietrich) learn that Edward needs medical treatment to save his life. Helen goes back to work to earn needed funds for medical aid, and when Edward goes to Europe for treatment, Helen begins an affair with her benefactor, Nick Townsend (Cary Grant).

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Breakfast for Two   1937     2 and a half stars    N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alfred Santell  
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Herbert Marshall, Glenda Farrell, Eric Blore, Frank M. Thomas, Donald Meek

  A Texas heiress, Valentine Ransom (Barbara Stanwyck), and a playboy, Jonathan Blair (Herbert Marshall), enjoy an on-again off-again romance because of their differences in life styles, but by the end of the story they live happily ever after.

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The Caretakers   1963     2 and a half stars    N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hall Bartlett  
Cast: Robert Stack, Joan Crawford, Polly Bergen, Susan Oliver, Janis Paige, Constance Ford, Barbara Barrie, Herbert Marshall, Diane McBain, Robert Vaughn

  A West Coast mental hospital is the subject of this drama providing insightful views from both medical staff and patients' perspectives.

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Crack-Up   1946     3 stars    N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Irving Reis  
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall, Ray Collins, Wallace Ford, Tommy Noonan, Ellen Corby, Dean Harens, Damian O'Flynn, Erskine Sanford

  While trying to regain his own memory, amnesia victim George Steele (Pat O'Brien) attempts to get to the bottom of a series of suspected forgeries at his museum.

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The Dark Angel   1935     3 stars  User Rating      N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Franklin  
Cast: Fredric March, Merle Oberon, Herbert Marshall, Janet Beecher, John Halliday, Frieda Inescort, Claud Allister, David Torrence, Holmes Herbert, Henrietta Crosman

  This film received the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, and Merle Oberon was nominated for Best Actress. It is a remake of the 1925 movie about Alan Trent's (Fredric March) attempts to conceal his blindness from his lover, Kitty Vane (Merle Oberon).

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Duel in the Sun   1946     3 stars    N/R, 138 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: King Vidor  
Cast: Jennifer Jones, Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotten, Lionel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Walter Huston, Herbert Marshall, Charles Bickford, Harry Carey, Otto Kruger, Joan Tetzel, Tilly Losch, Butterfly McQueen, Scott McKay, Sidney Blackmer

  Half-breed Pearl Chavez (Jennifer Jones) is taken into the home of Laura Belle McCanles (Lillian Gish), her cattle baron husband Senator (Lionel Barrymore), and two sons Jesse (Joseph Cotten) and Lewt (Gregory Peck). Because of her background, Pearl is thought of as hot-blooded, and both Jesse and Lewt vie for her affections. Meanwhile, the two brothers use different means to fight the railroad that is infringing on their land, and Lewt kills one man (Charles Bickford) when he tries to propose to Pearl. By story's end, Pearl decides to take the easy road and takes on the role of the Jezebel she is reputed to be. Produced by David O. Selznik, this epic film captures the romance and dangers of the bygone era when cattle was king.



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Jennifer Jones Pearl Chavez
Gregory Peck Lewton "Lewt" McCanles
Joseph Cotten Jesse McCanles
Lionel Barrymore Sen. Jackson McCanles
Lillian Gish Laura Belle McCanles
Walter Huston The Sinkiller
Herbert Marshall Scott Chavez
Charles Bickford Sam Pierce
Harry Carey Lem Smoot
Otto Kruger Mr. Langford
Joan Tetzel Helen Langford
Tilly Losch Mrs. Chavez
Butterfly McQueen Vashti
Scott McKay Sid
Sidney Blackmer The Lover

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The Enchanted Cottage   1945     2 and a half stars    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cromwell  
Cast: Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Herbert Marshall, Mildred Natwick, Hillary Brooke, Spring Byington, Richard Gaines, Robert Clarke

  Oliver Bradford (Robert Young) returns home from the war as a maimed veteran but finds love with "plain Jane" Laura Pennington (Dorothy McGuire) during their moments together in an enchanted cottage.

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Five Weeks in a Balloon   1962     2 stars    N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Irwin Allen  
Cast: Red Buttons, Fabian, Barbara Eden, Cedric Hardwicke, Peter Lorre, Richard Haydn, Herbert Marshall, Henry Daniell, Barbara Luna, Billy Gilbert

  Based on Jules Verne's story, this film is about Professor Fergusson's (Cedric Hardwicke) planned balloon trip in 1862 to claim territory in Western Africa.


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Flight for Freedom   1943     2 and a half stars    N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lothar Mendes  
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Fred MacMurray, Herbert Marshall, Eduardo Ciannelli, Walter Kingsford, Hugh Beaumont, Tom Dugan, Matt McHugh, Mary Treen, Theodore von Eltz

  A woman pilot, Tonie Carter (Rosalind Russell), is romanced by Randy Britton (Fred MacMurray) before she sets off on a flight to look for Japanese strongholds in the Pacific.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Fly   1958     2 and a half stars    N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Kurt Neumann  
Cast: Vincent Price, Herbert Marshall, David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Kathleen Freeman, Betty Lou Gerson, Charles Herbert, Eugene Borden, Torben Meyer, Charles Tannen

  When scientist Andre (David Hedison) uses himself in an experiment to disintegrate and reassemble atoms, a terrible accident occurs: Andre disintegrates his own atoms and reassembles himself with the atoms of a fly. Two sequels ("Return of the Fly" and "Curse of the Fly") follow.


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Foreign Correspondent   1940     4 stars    N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Alfred Hitchcock  
Cast: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders, Albert Bassermann, Robert Benchley, Edmund Gwenn, Eduardo Ciannelli, Harry Davenport, Ian Wolfe, Martin Kosleck, Frances Carson, Charles Wagenheim, Charles Halton, Eddie Conrad

  At the beginning of World War II, American reporter Johnny Jones (Joel McCrea) is sent to Europe where he witnesses the assassination of Dutch diplomat Van Meer (Albert Basserman). Looking into the matter, Johnny finds a huge conspiracy, and, with help from peace advocate Stephen Fisher's (Herbert Marshall) daughter Carol (Laraine Day), he uncovers Nazi plans to conquer Europe. But, discovering the plans will lead to a dangerous journey as Johnny puts together clues to discover who is the leader of the deadly plot. The film received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Basserman). This is one of Alfred Hitchcock's best films.



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Joel McCrea Johnny Jones/Huntley
Laraine Day Carol Fisher
Herbert Marshall Stephen Fisher
George Sanders Scott Folliott
Albert Bassermann Van Meer
Robert Benchley Stebbins
Edmund Gwenn Rowley
Eduardo Ciannelli Mr. King
Harry Davenport Mr. Powers
Ian Wolfe Stiles
Martin Kosleck Tramp
Frances Carson Mrs. Appleby
Charles Wagenheim Assassin
Charles Halton Bradley
Eddie Conrad Latvian

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Four Frightened People   1934     2 and a half stars    N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille  
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, Mary Boland, William Gargan, Leo Carrillo, Tetsu Komai, Nella Walker, Chris-Pin Martin, Ethel Griffies, Joe De La Cruz

  Abandoning ship because of an outbreak of the bubonic plague, survivors row ashore in lifeboats and then must pass the test of survival on a jungle island.

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Girls' Dormitory   1936     2 and a half stars    N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Irving Cummings  
Cast: Herbert Marshall, Ruth Chatterton, Simone Simon, Constance Collier, J. Edward Bromberg, Dixie Dunbar, John Qualen, Shirley Deane, Tyrone Power, Frank Reicher, George Hassell, Lynne Berkeley, June Storey, Christian Rub, Rita Gould

  Marie (Simone Simon) is a student at a Swiss finishing school who falls in love with headmaster Dr. Stephen Dominik (Herbert Marshall). Marie writes a love letter, and Professor Anna Mathe (Ruth Chatterton) finds it in the trash and shows it to Stephen. When confronted with the letter, Marie tells Anna that it was written to an imaginary lover. Anna has been secretly in love with Stephen for years, and many problems lie ahead before Stephen marries. By story's end, will he marry Anna or Marie?



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Herbert Marshall Dr. Stephen Dominik
Ruth Chatterton Professor Anna Mathe
Simone Simon Marie Claudel
Constance Collier Professor Augusta Wimmer
J. Edward Bromberg Dr. Spindler
Dixie Dunbar Luisa
John Qualen Toni
Shirley Deane Fritzi
Tyrone Power Count Vallais
Frank Reicher Dr. Hoffenreich
George Hassell Dr. Wilfinger
Lynne Berkeley Dora
June Storey Greta
Christian Rub Forester
Rita Gould Professor Emma Kern
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The Good Fairy   1935     3 stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Wyler  
Cast: Margaret Sullavan, Herbert Marshall, Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen, Beulah Bondi, Alan Hale, Eric Blore, Cesar Romero, Luis Alberni, June Clayworth

  Usherette Luisa (Margaret Sullavan) is a young woman fresh out of an orphanage. When the rich Konrad (Frank Morgan) asks her out, she says that she is married, picking a name out of the phone book as the husband. The man, Max (Herbert Marshall), a struggling lawyer, is hired by Konrad in order to get Luisa. After the appropriate complications, Luisa and Max fall in love, and Konrad becomes their benefactor. Remade in 1947 as "I'll Be Yours").


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Kathleen   1941     2 stars    N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harold S. Bucquet  
Cast: Shirley Temple, Herbert Marshall, Laraine Day, Gail Patrick, Felix Bressart, Nella Walker, Lloyd Corrigan, Wade Boteler, Charles Judels

  An unhappy daughter, Kathleen (Shirley Temple), finds the right new wife for her widower father (Herbert Marshall), and everyone lives happily ever after.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Letter   1940     4 stars    N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: William Wyler  
Cast: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson, Frieda Inescort, David Newell, Gale Sondergaard, Victor Sen Yung, Bruce Lester, Cecil Kellaway, Doris Lloyd, Elizabeth Inglis, Willie Fung, Tetsu Komai, Leonard Mudie, John Ridgely

  Somerset Maugham's play is brought to the screen in this film about circumstances following Leslie Crosbie's (Bette Davis) supposed self-defense murder of her lover, Geoffrey (David Newell). Geoffrey's widow (Gale Sondergaard) appears on the scene and says she has a letter from Leslie inviting Geoffrey to visit and that he was Leslie's lover. Leslie pays the $10,000 in blackmail money that is being demanded for the letter. The trial convenes, and her lawyer's (James Stephenson) defense proves Leslie innocent. Now, her husband Robert (Herbert Marshall) discovers that $10,000 is missing from his bank account, Leslie confesses, and Robert forgives her. But, everyone has not forgiven her, and a surprise visitor is lurking in Leslie's garden. The film received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actress (Davis), Supporting Actor (Stephenson), and Director. Remade in 1947 as "The Unfaithful" and in 1982 as "The Letter" for TV.



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Bette Davis Leslie Crosbie
Herbert Marshall Robert Crosbie
James Stephenson Howard Joyce
Frieda Inescort Dorothy Joyce
David Newell Geoffrey Hammond
Gale Sondergaard Mrs. Hammond
Victor Sen Yung Ong Chi Seng
Bruce Lester John Withers
Cecil Kellaway Prescott
Doris Lloyd Mrs. Cooper
Elizabeth Inglis Adele Ainsworth
Willie Fung Chung Hi
Tetsu Komai Head Boy
Leonard Mudie Fred
John Ridgely Driver

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Poster Art From art.comThe Letter   1929     2 and a half stars    N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean de Limur  
Cast: Jeanne Eagels, O.P. Heggie, Reginald Owen, Herbert Marshall, Irene Browne, Lady Tsen Mei, Kenneth Thomson, Tamaki Yoshiwara

  Somerset Maugham's story (and play) has been filmed several times, and this was the first of the series. Leslie Crosbie (Jeanne Eagels) shoots a man and claims that he attempted to assault her. Leslie, being wealthy and reputable, should have no trouble in the ensuing trial. Then, her lawyer, Mr. Joyce (O.P. Heggie) gets his hands on "the" letter.



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Jeanne Eagels Leslie Crosbie
O.P. Heggie Joyce
Reginald Owen Robert Crosbie
Herbert Marshall Geoffry Hammond
Irene Browne Mrs. Joyce
Lady Tsen Mei Li-Ti
Tamaki Yoshiwara On Chi Seng
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The List of Adrian Messenger   1963     3 stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: John Huston  
Cast: Kirk Douglas, George C. Scott, Dana Wynter, Clive Brook, Herbert Marshall, John Merivale, John Huston, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Gladys Cooper, John Merivale

  This clever mystery has a unique twist for a finale when the actors remove their disguising make-up and reveal themselves in cameo roles. It is a suspenseful tale of Anthony Gethryn (George C. Scott) who has Adrian Messenger's (John Merivale) list of names and is trying to find a murderer among them.

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The Little Foxes   1941     3 and a half stars    N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler  
Cast: Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright, Richard Carlson, Dan Duryea, Charles Dingle, Lucien Littlefield, Patricia Collinge, Carl Benton Reid, Jessica Grayson, John Marriott, Russell Hicks, Virginia Brissac, Al Bridge, Kenny Washington

  Regina Gibbons (Bette Davis) could aptly be described as "the wife from Hell." When her husband, Horace (Herbert Marshall), refuses to join in her evil scheme, she simply refuses to give him his heart medicine–he dies!! The film received nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actress, Supporting Actress (two nominations: Patricia Collinge and Teresa Wright), and Director. Based on Lillian Hellman's play.

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Mad About Music   1938     3 stars    N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog  
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Herbert Marshall, Gail Patrick, Arthur Treacher, Helen Parrish, William Frawley, Jackie Moran, Elisabeth Risdon, Franklin Pangborn, Marcia Mae Jones

  A young girl boards at a Swiss girls' school while her socialite mother pretends her daughter does not exist–all ends well when the daughter plays cupid and finds the ideal mate for her mother.

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Midnight Lace   1960     3 stars  User Rating      N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: David Miller  
Cast: Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin, Myrna Loy, Roddy McDowall, Herbert Marshall, Natasha Parry, John Williams, Hermione Baddeley, Rhys Williams

  Kit Preston (Doris Day) is unaware that her husband, Tony (Rex Harrison), is plotting to kill her–after she appears insane as a result of numerous disturbing telephone calls. This film was remade for TV in 1980.    1 User Review




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  another grt performance by doris...anothr oscar she didn't get!!!!

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The Moon and Sixpence   1943     3 stars    N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert Lewin  
Cast: George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Florence Bates, Doris Dudley, Elena Verdugo, Steven Geray, Eric Blore, Albert Bassermann, Molly Lamont, Heather Thatcher

  Based on W. Somerset Maugham's novel, this story is loosely based on the life of artist Paul Gauguin. Unable to find his way in European society, he travels to Tahiti where he discovers peace.


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Murder!   1930     3 stars    N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alfred Hitchcock  
Cast: Herbert Marshall, Phyllis Konstam, Norah Baring, Edward Chapman, Miles Mander, Donald Calthrop, Una O'Connor, Esme Percy, Esme V. Chaplin, Amy Brandon Thomas

  A jury member (Herbert Marshall) believes that the accused murderess (Norah Baring) is innocent, but he must identify the real murderer in order to prove her innocence.

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The Razor's Edge   1946     3 stars    N/R, 146 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edmund Goulding  
Cast: Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb, John Payne, Herbert Marshall, Anne Baxter, Lucile Watson, Frank Latimore, Elsa Lanchester, Fritz Kortner

  This is the earlier, and better, version of Somerset Maugham's philosophical novel about a young man (Tyrone Power) returning from the war as a hero and trying to find meaning in his life. Of him, Herbert Marshall says: "You see, my dear, goodness is after all the greatest force in the world, and he's got it." Anne Baxter collected an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress. There were also nominations for Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Clifton Webb).


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Riptide   1934     2 and a half stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edmund Goulding  
Cast: Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Herbert Marshall, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Ralph Forbes, Lilyan Tashman, Halliwell Hobbes, Helen Jerome Eddy, Walter Brennan

  An American, Mary (Norma Shearer), marries a British noble, Lord Rexford (Herbert Marshall), and then is lured by Tommie (Robert Montgomery) to leave Rexford. This is an overall entertaining film. Watch for Walter Brennan as the chauffeur.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Secret Garden   1949     3 stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Fred M. Wilcox  
Cast: Margaret O'Brien, Herbert Marshall, Dean Stockwell, Gladys Cooper, Elsa Lanchester, Brian Roper, Reginald Owen, Aubrey Mather, George Zucco, Lowell Gilmore

  This is, perhaps, the best of several filmed versions of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic story. Orphaned and spoiled Mary (Margaret O'Brien) is sent to live with her uncle (Herbert Marshall) in his dark, run-down mansion. The uncle has turned gruff and uncaring since his wife died in a walled garden on the estate, which he now keeps locked. Likewise, he keeps his crippled son, Colin (Dean Stockwell), hidden away. Mary finds the key to the garden, and, with the help of another youth (Brian Roper), brings the garden to life. She also sneaks Colin into the garden on a daily basis. Each family member grows up in the process.

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Stage Struck   1958     2 and a half stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet  
Cast: Henry Fonda, Susan Strasberg, Joan Greenwood, Herbert Marshall, Christopher Plummer, Pat Harrington Jr., Frank Campanella, John Fiedler, Jack Weston, Daniel Ocko

  This remake of 1933's "Morning Glory" is good fare. It follows an aspiring actress as she finds success on Broadway.

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Trouble in Paradise   1932     3 and a half stars    N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ernst Lubitsch  
Cast: Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall, Charles Ruggles, Edward Everett Horton, C. Aubrey Smith, Robert Greig, Luis Alberni, George Humbert, Rolfe Sedan

  World-class thief Gaston (Herbert Marshall) teams up with pickpocket Lily (Miriam Hopkins) and they are not only successful but also fall in love. However, when they get employed by the rich and beautiful Madame Colet (Kay Francis) and it appears that love is blooming on that front, there is Lily's jealousy to contend with. This sophisticated comedy is very well done.


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The Virgin Queen   1955     3 stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Koster  
Cast: Bette Davis, Richard Todd, Joan Collins, Jay Robinson, Herbert Marshall, Dan O'Herlihy, Robert Douglas, Rod Taylor, Leslie Parrish, Robert Adler, Romney Brent, Lisa Daniels, David Thursby, Frank Mills, Noel Drayton

  This historical drama focuses on the relationship between Queen Elizabeth (Bette Davis) and Sir Walter Raleigh (Richard Todd). Young adventurer Raleigh wants the aging Queen to finance his expedition to the New World and is determined to make a good impression by romancing her. Meanwhile, he falls in love with lady-in-waiting Beth Throgmorton (Joan Collins), and they secretly wed. When the Queen learns about the marriage, she feels betrayed and imprisons Raleigh in the Tower of London but later relents, frees him, and provides support for his trip across the ocean.



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Bette Davis Queen Elizabeth
Richard Todd Sir Walter Raleigh
Joan Collins Beth Throgmorton
Jay Robinson Chadwick
Herbert Marshall Lord Leicester
Dan O'Herlihy Lord Derry
Robert Douglas Sir Christopher Hatton
Rod Taylor Cpl. Gwilym
Leslie Parrish Anne
Robert Adler Postillion Rider
Romney Brent French Ambassador
Lisa Daniels Mary
David Thursby Landlord
Frank Mills Footman
Noel Drayton Tailor
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When Ladies Meet   1941     2 stars    N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Strange Skirts

Director: Robert Z. Leonard  
Cast: Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Herbert Marshall, Spring Byington, Rafael Storm, Mona Barrie, Max Willenz, Leslie Francis, Florence Shirley

  In this remake of the 1933 film, a publisher and authoress, along with their spouses, spend a weekend together. While there, the two women discuss the problems of upper-class society, some of which is not relevant today.

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A Woman Rebels   1936     3 stars    N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Sandrich  
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Herbert Marshall, Donald Crisp, Elizabeth Allan, Lucile Watson, Van Heflin, David Manners, Doris Dudley, Eily Malyon, Margaret Seddon

  Pamela Thistlewait (Katharine Hepburn) is a 19th-century feminist who overcomes the fact that she is an unwed mother and fights for women's rights.

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Movie Quick Pick
1. Accent on Youth (1935)
2. Always Goodbye (1938)
3. Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)
4. Angel (1937)
5. Angel Face (1952)
6. Anne of the Indies (1951)
7. A Bill of Divorcement (1940)
8. The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
9. Blonde Venus (1932)
10. Breakfast for Two (1937)
11. The Caretakers (1963)
12. Crack-Up (1946)
13. The Dark Angel (1935)
14. Duel in the Sun (1946)
15. The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
16. Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
17. Flight for Freedom (1943)
18. The Fly (1958)
19. Foreign Correspondent (1940)
20. Four Frightened People (1934)
21. Girls' Dormitory (1936)
22. The Good Fairy (1935)
23. Kathleen (1941)
24. The Letter (1940)
25. The Letter (1929)
26. The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
27. The Little Foxes (1941)
28. Mad About Music (1938)
29. Midnight Lace (1960)
30. The Moon and Sixpence (1943)
31. Murder! (1930)
32. The Razor's Edge (1946)
33. Riptide (1934)
34. The Secret Garden (1949)
35. Stage Struck (1958)
36. Trouble in Paradise (1932)
37. The Virgin Queen (1955)
38. When Ladies Meet (1941)
   aka: Strange Skirts
39. A Woman Rebels (1936)


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