Cheers for Miss Bishop 1941  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Martha Scott, Edmund Gwenn, William Gargan, Sterling Holloway, Sidney Blackmer, Dorothy Peterson, Mary Anderson, Donald Douglas, Marsha Hunt, John Archer, Rosemary DeCamp, John Arledge, Jack Mulhall
Although she has missed chances for true love, Ella Bishop (Martha Scott) has devoted her life to her profession as a teacher in the Midwest and has inspired many of her students. Now, after 50 years of teaching, her successful students return to honor Miss Bishop.
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Devil Dogs of the Air 1935 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay, Frank McHugh, Ward Bond, John Arledge, Helen Lowell, Robert Barrat, Russell Hicks, William B. Davidson
Tommy O'Toole (Cagney) is a hot shot barnstorming pilot. He joins the Marine Air Corps and the flight training crew tries to reform him. There are some great aerial stunts.
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I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now 1947 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: June Haver, Mark Stevens, Martha Stewart, Reginald Gardiner, Lenore Aubert, William Frawley, Gene Nelson, George Cleveland, Truman Bradley, Charles Judels, Harry Cheshire, Robert Emmett Keane, John Arledge, Dewey Robinson, Buddy Clark
In this is a film biography, Mark Stevens takes on the role of early-20th century songwriter Joe Howard (his singing voice was dubbed by Buddy Clark). Romance enters Joe's life, and he marries chorus girl Katie (June Haver). Songs include "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now," "What's the Use of Dreaming?", Goodbye My Lady Love," and "Hello My Baby."
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Strange Cargo 1940  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Ian Hunter, Peter Lorre, Paul Lukas, Albert Dekker, J. Edward Bromberg, Eduardo Ciannelli, Victor Varconi, Paul Fix, John Arledge, Frederick Worlock, Bernard Nedell, Betty Compson, Francis McDonald
Convicts escape from a penal colony off the coast of South America. They board a sloop commandeered by another escapee Andre Verne (Clark Gable), and his girlfriend Julie (Joan Crawford) joins the group. Another in the group is a mystic, Cambreau (Ian Hunter), and, one-by-one, the escapees come under his spell as they die. Few survive the trip, but at the end, Verne believes that Cambreau is God, and he repents. Now, Verne returns to serve out the rest of his sentence, and Julie agrees to be there for him when he is released.
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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 1939  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall, Edward F. Cline
Cast: W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Constance Moore, John Arledge, James Bush, Thurston Hall, Edward Brophy, Mary Forbes, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Irving Bacon
Struggling circus owner Larson E. Whipsnade (W.C. Fields) struggles to stay away from legal trouble. This trait provides the backdrop for a very funny story about how one problem can quickly multiply into many more.
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| 1. Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
2. Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)
3. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)
4. Strange Cargo (1940)
5. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
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