Air Raid Wardens 1943  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Sedgwick
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Jacqueline White, Donald Meek, Stephen McNally, Henry O'Neill, Philip Van Zandt, Nella Walker, Rose Hobart
This movie, filmed during World War II, features Laurel and Hardy as military rejects who become Civil Defense workers and uncover a Nazi plot to gain control of a magnesium company.
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The Capture 1950  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Lew Ayres, Teresa Wright, Victor Jory, Jacqueline White, Jimmy Hunt, Barry Kelley, Duncan Renaldo, William Bakewell, Milton Parsons, Frank Matts, Felipe Turich, Edwin Rand
Told in flashback while taking refuge in a priest's (Victor Jory) home, Lin Vanner (Lew Ayres) relates the story of while inspecting a Mexican oil field he was responsible for the death of a fugitive suspected of payroll robbery. He then quits his job, and the dead man's widow (Teresa Wright) hires him to work on her ranch. They fall in love and marry, but Vanner still has a guilty conscience and sets out to confront the killer. The confrontation does not go well, which leads to Vanner seeking refuge with the priest.
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Crossfire 1947  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame, Sam Levene, Paul Kelly, Jacqueline White, Steve Brodie, George Cooper, Lex Barker, Richard Benedict, Tom Keene, William Phipps, Marlo Dwyer, Harry Harvey
Racial prejudice is the theme of this film about a war veteran (Robert Ryan) who cold-bloodedly kills a Jew (Sam Levene). The police (Robert Young and Robert Mitchum) set a trap through which they plan to catch the killer. The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Ryan), Supporting Actress (Gloria Grahame), Director, and Writing.
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Seven Keys to Baldpate 1947 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Phillip Terry, Jacqueline White, Eduardo Ciannelli, Arthur Shields, Jason Robards Sr., Margaret Lindsay, Jimmy Conlin, Tom Keene, Tony Barrett, Pierre Watkin
Based on George M. Cohan's play, which in turn was taken from Earl Derr Biggers' book, this story has been filmed a number of times. The plot centers on a mystery writer who heads for the Baldpate Inn where he plans to complete the writing of his novel in 24 hours.
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| 1. Air Raid Wardens (1943)
2. The Capture (1950)
3. Crossfire (1947)
4. Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)
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