Disraeli 1929  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: George Arliss, Joan Bennett, Florence Arliss, Anthony Bushell, David Torrence, Ivan F. Simpson, Doris Lloyd, Michael Visaroff
"Disraeli" was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Picture, and George Arliss won the Oscar for Best Actor in his role of the British prime minister who acquired rights to the Suez Canal, among many successes.
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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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The Invisible Man Returns 1940 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Joe May
Cast: Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, John Sutton, Nan Grey, Cecil Kellaway, Alan Napier, Forrester Harvey, Frances Robinson, Ivan F. Simpson, Mary Field
This film is nearly as enjoyable as the original. This time around, a man (Vincent Price) accused of murder becomes invisible as the means of tracking down the actual murderer and solve the crime to clear his name.
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The Male Animal 1942 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Henry Fonda, Olivia de Havilland, Jack Carson, Eugene Pallette, Joan Leslie, Herbert Anderson, Hattie McDaniel, Ivan F. Simpson, Don DeFore, William B. Davidson
This film was adapted from the James Thurber novel about a triangle made up of scholarly professor Tommy Turner (Henry Fonda), his wife Ellen (Olivia de Havilland), and football hero Joe Ferguson (Jack Carson). Too busy with university affairs, Turner fails to pick up warning signs about Ellen's possible extra-marital affair with Joe.
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The Man Who Played God 1932  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John G. Adolfi
Cast: George Arliss, Bette Davis, Violet Heming, Louise Closser Hale, Donald Cook, Ray Milland, Ivan F. Simpson, Andre Luguet, Oscar Apfel, Paul Porcasi
A concert pianist (George Arliss) goes deaf but finds satisfaction in helping students gain access to musical careers.
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 Mark of the Vampire 1935 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tod Browning
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Jean Hersholt, Donald Meek, Carol Borland, Holmes Herbert, Ivan F. Simpson, Zeffie Tilbury
In this remake of 1927's "London After Midnight," a gloomy mansion is haunted by the "undead" Count Mora (Bela Lugosi) and his daughter (Carol Borland).
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Midnight Mary 1933 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, Franchot Tone, Andy Devine, Una Merkel, Frank Conroy, Warren Hymer, Harold Huber, Charley Grapewin, Halliwell Hobbes, Ivan F. Simpson, Sandy Roth, Martha Sleeper, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Louise Beavers
While Mary (Loretta Young) is on trial for murder, her story is told through flashbacks. She grows up in poverty, and when she reaches adulthood Mary gets mixed up with Leo the Rat (Ricardo Cortez) and his gang of crooked gamblers (Warren Hymer, Harold Huber, Una Merkel, and Sandy Roth). After meeting wealthy lawyer Tom and becoming romantically involved with him, Mary tries to straighten out her life. But, she finds it difficult to escape her past, and she is torn between "good" Tom and "bad" Leo. Good Wellman and Young efforts.
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The Millionaire 1931  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John G. Adolfi
Cast: George Arliss, Evalyn Knapp, David Manners, Florence Arliss, James Cagney, Noah Beery, J. Farrell MacDonald, Ivan F. Simpson, Tully Marshall, Charley Grapewin
Written by Booth Tarkington, this is the story of James Alden whose doctor tells him to stay away from his automobile industry for six months. Watch for a young James Cagney as "Schofield." This film was remade as "That Way With Women."
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Never Say Die 1939 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Andy Devine, Alan Mowbray, Gale Sondergaard, Sig Ruman, Paul Harvey, Monty Woolley, Ernest Cossart, Ivan F. Simpson
When millionaire John Kidley (Bob Hope) believes he is dying, he marries Mickey Hawkins (Martha Raye) so she can gain his near-future inheritance.
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Night of Mystery 1937 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Ewald Andre Dupont
Cast: Grant Richards, Roscoe Karns, Helen Burgess, Ruth Coleman, Elizabeth Patterson, Harvey Stephens, June Martel, Ellen Drew, Purnell Pratt, Colin Tapley, James Bush, Ivan F. Simpson
This remake of 1929's "The Greene Murder Case" brings yet another actor (Grant Richards) to the scene as the suave, master detective Philo Vance. Vance investigates the murder of a NY millionaire as greedy relatives seek a portion of the inheritance. After a few suspects are murdered, Vance comes up with the killer. Richards certainly was not the best Philo Vance.
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 The Prince and the Pauper 1937  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: William Keighley
Cast: Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Billy Mauch, Robert J. Mauch, Alan Hale, Montagu Love, Barton MacLane, Henry Stephenson, Eric Portman, Halliwell Hobbes, Lionel Pape, Leonard Willey, Murray Kinnell, Phyllis Barry, Ivan F. Simpson
Two boys meet–one is Prince Edward (Robert J. Mauch), and the other is a poor boy from London's slums, Tom (Billy Mauch)–and are struck by their physical resemblance to each other. While playing, they exchange clothes and identities, and Edward is evicted from the palace by the Captain of the Guard (Alan Hale) who believes he is a pauper. Now, Tom is thought to be the Prince of Wales by everyone except the evil Earl of Hertford (Claude Rains) who uses the deception as his chance to control the throne. Meanwhile, Edward lives with Tom's father (Barton MacLane) until he is befriended by a soldier of fortune, Miles Hendon (Errol Flynn), who takes him to the palace where he proves his real identity in time to be crowned King of England. A great musical score backs up this film version of Mark Twain's story.
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Splendor 1935 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Miriam Hopkins, Joel McCrea, Paul Cavanagh, Helen Westley, Billie Burke, Katharine Alexander, David Niven, Arthur Treacher, Ivan F. Simpson, Reginald Sheffield
When wealthy Brighton Lorrimore (Joel McCrea) brings home his new wife Phyllis (Miriam Hopkins), the family has problems accepting her lower social status.
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Trouble for Two 1936 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: The Suicide Club
Director: J. Walter Ruben
Cast: Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen, Louis Hayward, E.E. Clive, Walter Kingsford, Ivan F. Simpson, Robert Greig, Pedro de Cordoba
Taken from Robert Louis Stevenson's "Suicide Club" stories, this lighthearted mystery promises much, but falls short in the end. Prince Florizel (Robert Montgomery) is heir to the throne of Karovia. He joins a mysterious Suicide Club and must survive a series of lethal traps to gain the crown and regain his princess (Rosalind Russell).
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Two Weeks to Live 1943 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Malcolm St. Clair
Cast: Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Franklin Pangborn, Kay Linaker, Irving Bacon, Herbert Rawlinson, Ivan F. Simpson, Rosemary La Planche, Danny Duncan, Evalyn Knapp, Charles Middleton, Luis Alberni
Lum (Chester Lauck) and Abner (Norris Goff) are in Chicago to check out a railroad Abner has inherited when Abner falls down some stairs and ends up at the hospital. After being misdiagnosed as having two weeks to live, Abner signs up for a trip to Mars to obtain enough money to pay off a debt.
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 The Uninvited 1944  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Horror / Fantasy / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Lewis Allen
Cast: Ray Milland, Gail Russell, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp, Alan Napier, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Dorothy Stickney, Barbara Everest, David Clyde, Rita Page, Helena Grant, Holmes Herbert, Queenie Leonard, Ivan F. Simpson, Moyna MacGill
When Roderick (Ray Milland) and his sister, Pamela (Ruth Hussey), buy and move into an old mansion, they experience strange occurrences. They are visited by Stella (Gail Russell) who tells them that her deceased mother claimed the house is haunted and that the ghosts intend to harm Stella. The previous owner is Stella's grandfather (Donald Crisp) who seems to know something but does not discuss it. Meanwhile, Roderick and Stella fall in love, and now they are determined to find the reasons behind the house's frightening supernatural activities. 1 User Review
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| | Great Oldie! | Brucifer 01/31/2007 | | For thrill seekers of the OLD days past.. this is a great haunted house movie with just enough thrill of the haunt to it for any movie lover! |
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| 1. Disraeli (1929)
2. The Green Goddess (1923)
3. The Green Goddess (1930)
4. I Like Your Nerve (1931)
5. The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
6. The Male Animal (1942)
7. The Man Who Played God (1932)
8. Mark of the Vampire (1935)
9. Midnight Mary (1933)
10. The Millionaire (1931)
11. Never Say Die (1939)
12. Night of Mystery (1937)
13. The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
14. Splendor (1935)
15. Trouble for Two (1936)
aka: The Suicide Club
16. Two Weeks to Live (1943)
17. The Uninvited (1944)
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