Dangerous Lady 1941  N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Bernard B. Ray
Cast: June Storey, Neil Hamilton, Douglas Fowley, John Holland, Emmett Vogan, Evelyn Brent, Greta Granstedt, Malcolm "Bud" McTaggart, Jack Mulhall, Terry Walker, Carl Stockdale, Kenneth Harlan
Detectives Phyllis and Duke Maratindel (June Storey and Neil Hamilton) stay just one step ahead of the police as they try to prove that Hester (Evelyn Brent) is not a "dangerous lady" by tracking down the real killer.
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Dick Tracy 1937  N/R, 290 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery
Director: Alan James, Ray Taylor
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Carleton Young, Kay Hughes, Lee Van Atta, Smiley Burnette, Francis X. Bushman, John Holland, John Dilson, John Picorri, Richard Beach, Fred Hamilton, Wedgwood Nowell, Byron Foulger, Ed "Oscar" Platt, Lou Fulton
In this, the first of four serials, Ralph Byrd plays Dick Tracy who is on the trail of a mysterious criminal, "The Spider." The Spider has captured Tracy's brother (Carleton Young) and tries to turn the brother against Tracy. This film contains some good action sequences in its 15 episodes.
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The Girl in Black Stockings 1957  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Howard W. Koch
Cast: Lex Barker, Anne Bancroft, Mamie Van Doren, Ron Randell, Marie Windsor, John Dehner, John Holland, Diana Van der Vlis, Richard H. Cutting, Gene O'Donnell
Murders at a Utah resort are investigated by David Hewson (Lex Barker), and clues lead to a mentally deranged woman (Anne Bancroft).
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 My Fair Lady 1964  N/R, 170 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Rex Harrison, Audrey Hepburn, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Theodore Bikel, Gladys Cooper, Jeremy Brett, Isobel Elsom, Mona Washbourne, John Alderson, John Holland, James Wood, Grady Sutton, John McLiam, Queenie Leonard
Among other awards, this film captured the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director (George Cukor), and Best Actor (Rex Harrison). It is the delightful story of "Pygmalion" set to music by Lerner and Lowe. Rex Harrison plays tutor Henry Higgins who claims that he can change the demeanor of Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn). In all, the film received eight Oscars and was nominated for four others, including Best Supporting Actor (Stanley Holloway) and Supporting Actress (Gladys Cooper).
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Phantom of Chinatown 1940 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Keye Luke, Grant Withers, Lotus Long, Charles F. Miller, Virginia Carpenter, John Dilson, Paul McVey, Huntley Gordon, John Holland, Willy Castello, Richard Terry, Robert Kellard, Lee Tung Foo, Victor(2) Wong, Bruce Mitchell
Boris Karloff left the "Mr. Wong" series and was replaced by a younger Wong–Jimmy (Keye Luke)–in this final entry in the series. An archeologist returns from an expedition where an ancient scroll was found. Before you know it, he is murdered and Jimmy sets out to hunt down the murderer.
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Roar of the Press 1941 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Jean Parker, Wallace Ford, Jed Prouty, Suzanne Kaaren, Robert Frazer, Harland Tucker, Evalyn Knapp, Dorothy Lee, John Holland, Paul Fix, Maxine Leslie, Betty Compson
Honeymoon plans are put on hold when newspaper reporter Wally Williams (Wallace Ford) begins an investigation into a series of murders that were originally written off as suicides. Within a few days both the bride (Jean Parker) and the groom are kidnapped, but Wally's gangster acquaintances arrive to save the day.
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Sky Raiders 1941 N/R, 230 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor
Cast: Donald Woods, Billy Halop, Reed Hadley, Roy Gordon, John Holland, Irving Mitchell, Robert Armstrong, Eduardo Ciannelli, Alex Callam, Kathryn Adams, Jacqueline Dalya, Jean Fenwick
In this 12-episode serial, a new, top secret fighter plane is nearing completion and ready for testing. But there are plenty of enemy agents who have designs on the plane.
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Up in the Air 1940 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: Frankie Darro, Marjorie Reynolds, Mantan Moreland, Lorna Gray, Gordon Jones, Tristram Coffin, Clyde Dilson, Dick Elliott, John Holland, Carleton Young
Ambitious radio station pageboy Frankie (Frankie Darro) pushes management to air a comedy program starring him and his porter pal (Mantan Moreland). Just when it appears he will be successful in his quest, the station's stars start getting killed while on the air. C'mon Frankie, solve this case.
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The Voice of the Turtle 1947  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: One for the Book
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Parker, Eve Arden, Wayne Morris, Kent Smith, John Emery, Erskine Sanford, John Holland, Frank Wilcox, Jack Lee
Sergeant Bill Page (Ronald Reagan) is on leave in New York City. When he has trouble finding lodging, he shares Sally Middleton's (Eleanor Parker) apartment for an innocent weekend, but love develops.
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| 1. Dangerous Lady (1941)
2. Dick Tracy (1937)
3. The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)
4. Ladies' Man (1931)
5. My Fair Lady (1964)
6. Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
7. Roar of the Press (1941)
8. Sky Raiders (1941)
9. Up in the Air (1940)
10. The Voice of the Turtle (1947)
aka: One for the Book
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