Adventure in Baltimore 1949  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Robert Young, Shirley Temple, John Agar, Albert Sharpe, Josephine Hutchinson, John Miljan, Charles Kemper, Johnny Sands, Norma Varden, Charles Smith
Dinah Sheldon (Shirley Temple) is the daughter of a minister (Robert Young) who is a liberated early 1900s' young woman. Dinah expresses her freedom by painting a picture of a man in a loincloth; this, naturally, upsets the community and church members as well.
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Arizona Mahoney 1936  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Arizona Thunderbolt
Director: James P. Hogan
Cast: Joe Cook, Robert Cummings, Buster Crabbe, June Martel, Marjorie Gateson, John Miljan, Dave Chasen, Irving Bacon, Billy Lee, Fred Kohler, James P. Burtis, Frank Mayo, Jim Mason, Jack Perrin
Arizona Mahoney (Joe Cook), who makes a living being shot out of a cannon in the circus, and his piano-playing partner Phillip Randall (Robert Cummings) decide to settle down in the West, and, with help from the circus elephant, they round up a gang of rustlers.
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Arsene Lupin 1932  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jack Conway
Cast: John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Karen Morley, John Miljan, Tully Marshall, Henry Armetta, George Davis, John Davidson, James T. Mack
In their first joint screen appearance, John and Lionel Barrymore play a gentleman rogue, Arsene Lupin (John), and the French detective, Guerchard (Lionel), who is hot on Arsene Lupin's trail.
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Back to Bataan 1945  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: John Wayne, Anthony Quinn, Beulah Bondi, Fely Franquelli, Richard Loo, Philip Ahn, Paul Fix, Lawrence Tierney, John Miljan, Ray Teal, Alex Havier, "Ducky" Louie, Leonard Strong, Abner Biberman, Vladimir Sokoloff
In this World War II action film, General MacArthur has left the Philippines, and Colonel Madden (John Wayne) remains behind to organize native Filipinos into a guerilla force in preparation for ousting the Japanese from the Philippines. Madden's second in command, Captain Andres Bonifacio (Anthony Quinn), falls in love with resistance liaison Dolici Dalgado (Fely Franquelli) while inspiring the guerillas to organize against the Japanese and tries to emulate his hero father's reputation.
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Belle of the Nineties 1934 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: Mae West, Roger Pryor, Johnny Mack Brown, John Miljan, Katherine DeMille, James Donlan, Stuart Holmes, Harry Woods, Edward Gargan, Libby Taylor, Warren Hymer, Benny Baker, Morrie Cohan, Frederick Burton, Fuzzy Knight
Despite attentions from many men, St. Louis cabaret blues singer Ruby Carter (Mae West) falls in love with boxer Tiger Kid (Roger Pryor). When Tiger's manager Kirby (James Donlan) wants Ruby out of Tiger's life, she agrees to go and moves to New Orleans. More problems between Ruby and Tiger lie ahead involving the theft of Ruby's jewels. But, by story's end, Ruby ends up with her true love. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra perform, and West sings; the songs include "My Old Flame," "St. Louis Woman," and "Memphis Blues."
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Bombardier 1943 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott, Anne Shirley, Eddie Albert, Walter Reed, Robert Ryan, Barton MacLane, John Miljan, Russell Wade, Richard Martin
A Flying Fortress crew performs precision aerial-bombing missions during World War II.
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Boss of Big Town 1943 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Dreifuss
Cast: John Litel, Florence Rice, H.B. Warner, Jean Brooks, John Miljan, David Bacon, Mary Gordon, Frank Ferguson, John Maxwell, Paul Dubov, Lloyd Ingraham
Mobsters try to get control of the dairy and produce wholesale market, and they succeed–until the supervisor (John Litel) of the city market finally takes actions that lead police to the gangsters.
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Charlie Chan in Paris 1935 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Lewis Seller
Cast: Warner Oland, Mary Brian, Erik Rhodes, John Miljan, Thomas Beck, Keye Luke, Minor Watson, Henry Kolker, John Qualen, Harry Cording, Murray Kinnell, Dorothy Appleby, Ruth Peterson, Perry Ivins, Eddie Vitch
Warner Oland plays Charlie Chan in this story about a Honolulu detective who is aided by his son Lee (Keye Luke) in the search for the killer of one of his undercover agents, Nardi (Dorothy Appleby). Nardi had called on Chan to come to Paris to help get the goods on a counterfeiting ring, but all that remains of Nardi is one important cryptic clue. Lee comes to the aid of his father in solving the case and identifying the chief counterfeiter. This is the first "Charlie Chan" film in which Luke appears.
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Double Cross 1941 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert H. Kelley
Cast: Kane Richmond, Wynne Gibson, Pauline Moore, John Miljan, Mary Gordon, Richard Beach, Robert Homans, Frank Moran, Heinie Conklin, Edward Keane, Charles F. Miller, William Halligan
Jim Murray (Kane Richmond) pretends to get fired from the police force in order to infiltrate a gang of racketeers. He is assigned as driver for gang members who are on their way to kill Jim's father–the police chief. But fear not; Jim puts out a warning, and the hoodlums are history.
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Emma 1932 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Marie Dressler, Richard Cromwell, Jean Hersholt, Myrna Loy, John Miljan, Leila Bennett, George Meeker, Purnell Pratt, Barbara Kent, Kathryn Crawford, Dale Fuller, Wilfred Noy, Andre Cheron
An elderly nanny, Emma (Marie Dressler), raised the Smith children. Following the death of their mother, she marries their father Frederick Smith (Jean Hersholt). Frederick dies, and Emma is the sole inheritor of his fortune. The children then accuse Emma of murdering their father. Emma is put on trial and is acquitted. She leaves the Smith family and goes to work for another family. Dressler was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
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Flesh 1932 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Wallace Beery, Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Jean Hersholt, John Miljan, Vince Barnett, Herman Bing, Edward Brophy, Ward Bond, Nat Pendleton
A German wrestler (Wallace Beery) comes to America to seek fame in the ring but falls for a mobster's girlfriend, Lora (Karen Morley), which results in major problems.
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Free and Easy 1930 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Easy Go
Director: Edward Sedgwick
Cast: Buster Keaton, Anita Page, Trixie Friganza, Robert Montgomery, Fred Niblo, Edgar Dearing, Gwen Lee, John Miljan, Lionel Barrymore, William Haines, William Collier Sr., Dorothy Sebastian
Buster Keaton speaks for the first time in the movies. Elvira (Anita Page) wins the Gopher City, Kansas, beauty contest, and the prize is a trip to Hollywood that includes a screen test. She is accompanied by her mother (Trixie Friganza) and Elmer (Keaton), and it is Elmer who becomes the star after he crashes the MGM studio gates. But not all is lost for Elvira; she finds her true love (Robert Montgomery).
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The Ghost Walks 1934 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: John Miljan, June Collyer, Richard Carle, Spencer Charters, Henry Kolker, Johnny Arthur, Donald Kirke, Eve Southern, Douglas Gerrard, Wilson Benge, Harry Strang
One dark and stormy night a playwright, a theatrical producer, and a secretary seek refuge in the home of the playwright's fiancee where the lights mysteriously fail during dinner, and a ghost takes over the evening's mysterious events.
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I Accuse My Parents 1945  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Mary Beth Hughes, Robert Lowell, John Miljan, Vivienne Osborne, George Meeker, Edward Earle, George Lloyd, Patricia Knox, Florence Johnson, Richard Bartell
High-school senior Jimmy (Robert Lowell) falls for nightclub singer Kitty (Mary Beth Hughes), gets involved in a jewel heist ordered by Kitty's boss, and kills the leader. When he appears in court, Jimmy blames his alcoholic parents for his troubles, and the judge sets him free. Don't try this at home!
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Iron Man 1931 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tod Browning
Cast: Lew Ayres, Robert Armstrong, Jean Harlow, John Miljan, Edward Dillon, Mike Donlin, Morrie Cohan, Mary Doran, Ned Sparks
Boxing champion Mason (Lew Ayres) wins his fights and keeps boxing for financial gain despite problems with his wife, Rose (Jean Harlow).
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The Kid from Spain 1932 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: Eddie Cantor, Lyda Roberti, Robert Young, Ruth Hall, John Miljan, Stanley Fields, Paulette Goddard, Betty Grable, J. Carrol Naish, Noah Beery
In this musical spectacle, Eddie Cantor plays a college dropout who ends up in Mexico where he impersonates a famous matador.
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The Killers 1946 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Ernest Hemingway's The Killers
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Albert Dekker, Sam Levene, William Conrad, Virginia Christine, John Miljan, Donald MacBride, Vince Barnett, Charles McGraw, Charles D. Brown, Jack Lambert, Queenie Smith, Jeff Corey
Ernest Hemmingway's story is the springboard for this tale about killers (Charles McGraw and William Conrad) who murder an aging prizefighter Ole "Swede" Anderson (Burt Lancaster). Insurance investigator Jim Rearden (Edmond O'Brien) looks for "Swede's" beneficiary, and, in a series of flashbacks, he connects "Swede" to an unsolved robbery. It was "Swede" and his ex-girlfriend Kitty Collins (Ava Gardner) who conspired to take the goods, double-cross crime boss Big Jim Colfax (Albert Dekker), and then take off on their own. And, no, they do not live happily ever after.
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The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold 1958 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Douglas Kennedy, Charles Watts, Noreen Nash, Lisa Montell, Ralph Moody, John Miljan, Dean Fredericks, Maurice Jara
The Lone Ranger and Tonto investigate three murders of Indians, each of whom wore a medallion when murdered. There are two more medallions around the necks of two more Indians, and when put together with the other three, show a map to a lost city of gold. Our heroes must get to these two Indians before the killers get them. Aimed at the younger crowd.
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Lost City of the Jungle 1946 N/R, 175 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor
Cast: Russell Hayden, Jane(2) Adams, Lionel Atwill, Keye Luke, Helen Bennett, Ted Hecht, John Eldredge, John Mylong, John Miljan, John Gallaudet, George Lynn, Dick Curtis, Arthur Space, Gene Roth
In this 13-episode serial set in the jungles of the Himalayas, Sir Eric Hazarias (Lionel Atwill) searches for the antidote for the atomic bomb that will allow him to rule the world. (Midway through the serial, the power behind Hazarias' scheme, Malborn (John Mylong), takes over since Atwill was dying of cancer.) But United Peace Foundation investigator Rod (Russell Hayden), along with his daughter (Jane Adams) and guide (Keye Luke), intends to save the world by putting an end to the scheme.
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 M 1951 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Joseph Losey
Cast: David Wayne, Howard Da Silva, Martin Gabel, Jim Backus, Luther Adler, Steve Brodie, Raymond Burr, Karen Morley, Norman Lloyd, John Miljan
This remake of the 1931 German film is not as good; however, it is an entertaining thriller about the tracking-down of a child murderer.
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Man-Proof 1938 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Myrna Loy, Franchot Tone, Rosalind Russell, Walter Pidgeon, Nana Bryant, Rita Johnson, Ruth Hussey, Leonard Penn, John Miljan, William Stack
Who loves whom? It is hard to tell with this married couple (Walter Pidgeon and Rosalind Russell) with others (Myrna Loy and Franchot Tone) waiting in the wings.
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Mississippi 1935  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Cast: Bing Crosby, W.C. Fields, Joan Bennett, Queenie Smith, Gail Patrick, Claude Gillingwater, John Miljan, Edward Pawley, Fred Kohler, Dennis O'Keefe
With a Rogers and Hart score to back him, Bing Crosby shines as Tom Grayson who is rejected by his Philadelphia family and becomes a singer with the troupe on a Mississippi riverboat under the command of Commodore Jackson (W.C. Fields). This story was based on Booth Tarkington's "Magnolia."
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Mule Train 1950 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Sheila Ryan, Robert Livingston, Gregg Barton, Kenne Duncan, Robert J. Wilke, John Miljan, Syd Saylor, Frank Jaquet
Gene Autry, playing a U. S. Marshal, helps a friend from having his land stolen.
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Murder at Glen Athol 1936 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: John Miljan, Irene Ware, Iris Adrian, Noel Madison, Oscar Apfel, Barry Norton, Harry Holman, Betty Blythe, Wilson Benge, E.H. Calvert, James P. Burtis, Lew Kelly
While on vacation, detective Bill Holt (John Miljan) attends a party at a country mansion where death takes center stage when three guests are murdered.
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Our Blushing Brides 1930 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harry Beaumont
Cast: Joan Crawford, Anita Page, Dorothy Sebastian, Robert Montgomery, Raymond Hackett, John Miljan, Hedda Hopper, Albert Conti, Edward Brophy, Louise Beavers
Sales girls Jerry (Joan Crawford), Connie (Anita Page), and Franky (Dorothy Sebastian) seek rich husbands in this rather unconvincing–and dated–drama.
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Paid 1931 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Joan Crawford, Robert Armstrong, Marie Prevost, Douglass Montgomery, John Miljan, Purnell Pratt, Hale Hamilton, Polly Moran, Robert Emmett O'Connor, William Bakewell
An innocent woman, Mary Turner (Joan Crawford), is sent to prison where she turns into a hardened soul bent on revenge.
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 The Phantom of the Opera 1925 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Drama
Director: Rupert Julian
Cast: Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Snitz Edwards, Gibson Gowland, John Miljan, Chester Conklin, Arthur Edmund Carewe, John St. Polis, Alexander Bevani, Edward Cecil, Edith Yorke, William Tracy, Roy Coulson, Ward Crane
This is a very good, silent horror film with Lon Chaney at his best in the role of Erik, the Phantom, who lives in the sewers beneath the Paris Opera House and comes up to coach beautiful singer Christine (Mary Philbin). Through a series of terrors, including causing an enormous chandelier to crash on the audience, the Phantom forces the lead soprano to resign from the opera. Then, he lures Christine into his lair beneath the opera house and tells her that he loves her but that he will only let her go if she will break off her relationship with Raoul de Chagny (Norman Kerry). Christine agrees but then rushes to Raoul, and they plan to run away after the performance. The Phantom overhears her and kidnaps Christine asking only that she never remove his mask, but she sneaks up behind him, rips off the mask, and reveals the terror of what lies beneath. Now, it is the job of Raoul and secret service agent Simon Buquet (Gibson Gowland) to rescue Christine.
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The Plainsman 1936 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, James Ellison, Charles Bickford, Anthony Quinn, George "Gabby" Hayes, John Miljan, Porter Hall, Paul Harvey, Fuzzy Knight
There is more myth than truth to this film, but it is still delightful fare. Gary Cooper is great in the role of Wild Bill Hickok, and he is backed up in the equally good performance by Jean Arthur as Calamity Jane.
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Private Number 1936 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Robert Taylor, Loretta Young, Patsy Kelly, Basil Rathbone, Paul Harvey, Monroe Owsley, George Irving, John Miljan, Jane Darwell, Marjorie Gateson, Joe E. Lewis
Richard Winfield (Robert Taylor) falls in love with, and marries, his mother's household servant, Ellen (Loretta Young). Then, to protect the family's social status, they keep the marriage secret.
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Queen of the Amazons 1947 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Edward Finney
Cast: Robert Lowery, Patricia Morison, J. Edward Bromberg, John Miljan, Amira Moustafa, Bruce Edwards, Keith Richards, Jack George, Wilson Benge, Cay Forester, Vida Aldana, Darby Jones
After her fiancee, Gary (Robert Lowery), is captured by a tribe of Amazon women, Jean (Patricia Morison), hires a guide to take her through the jungle in search of Gary.
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Riot Squad 1941 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Finney
Cast: Richard Cromwell, Rita Quigley, John Miljan, Mary Ruth, Herbert Rawlinson, Mary Gordon, Donald Kerr, Jack C. Smith, Richard Clarke, Noel Cravat, Arthur Space, Forrest Taylor
Dr. Tom Brandon (Richard Cromwell) goes undercover for the police and infiltrates a criminal gang to bring its members to justice. But his fiancee (Rita Quigley), unaware of the reasons behind Tom's actions, breaks off her relationship with him.
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Samson and Delilah 1949 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Henry Wilcoxon, Fay Holden, Julia Faye, Russ Tamblyn, Moroni Olsen, John Miljan
Femme fatale Delilah (Hedy Lamarr) seduces Samson (Victor Mature), and the result is destruction and death. This film won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Costuming.
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The Secret Six 1931 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George W. Hill
Cast: Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Johnny Mack Brown, Jean Harlow, Marjorie Rambeau, Clark Gable, Ralph Bellamy, John Miljan, DeWitt Jennings, Frank McGlynn Sr., Paul Hurst, Louis Natheaux
When bootleggers threaten to undermine Chicago's civil order, the police chief creates a vigilante group of six to go up against the gangsters.
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Sinbad the Sailor 1947 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Adventure / Romance
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Anthony Quinn, George Tobias, Jane Greer, Mike Mazurki, Sheldon Leonard, Alan Napier, John Miljan, Brad Dexter, Paul Guilfoyle, Glenn Strange, Ben Welden
Sinbad (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) sails off in search of the lost treasure of Alexander the Great and tries to win the heart of beautiful Shireen (Maureen O'Hara).
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Sky Devils 1932 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Ann Dvorak, William "Stage" Boyd, George Cooper, Billy Bevan, Yola D'Avril, William B. Davidson, Walter Catlett, Paul Fix, John Miljan, Forrester Harvey
Two ex-lifeguards (Spencer Tracy and William Boyd) try to live on the lighter side of life while evading action as pilots in World War I.
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Stampede 1949 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Rod Cameron, Gale Storm, Johnny Mack Brown, Don Castle, Donald Curtis, John Eldredge, John Miljan, Jonathan Hale, James Harrison, Blake Edwards
Produced and written by Blake Edwards, this is the story of farmers moving west but not without problems encountered by ranchers over land rights.
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Submarine Alert 1943 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Richard Arlen, Wendy Barrie, Nils Asther, Roger Pryor, Abner Biberman, John Miljan, Dwight Frye, Marc Lawrence, Patsy Nash, Milburn Stone
A radio engineer (Richard Arlen) helps the FBI stop the activities of saboteurs who interfere with radio broadcasts to sink American merchant ships.
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Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise 1931 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Jean Hersholt, John Miljan, Alan Hale, Hale Hamilton, Theodore von Eltz, Russell Simpson, Cecil Cunningham, Ian Keith
A Swedish immigrant, Susan Lenox (Greta Garbo), heads for the city to escape from her father and ends up in the arms of Rodney (Clark Gable).
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The Terror 1928 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: May McAvoy, Louise Fazenda, Edward Everett Horton, Alec B. Francis, Matthew Betz, Holmes Herbert, John Miljan, Otto Hoffman, Joseph W. Girard, Frank Austin, Conrad Nagel, Reed Howes
Edgar Wallace's play is brought to the screen in one of the first "talkies." A mysterious killer is on the loose and is now present at a dinner with assorted guests, including an undercover Scotland Yard investigator. Remade in 1938.
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The Texas Rangers Ride Again 1940 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: James P. Hogan
Cast: Ellen Drew, John Howard, Akim Tamiroff, May Robson, Broderick Crawford, Charley Grapewin, John Miljan, Anthony Quinn, Robert Ryan, Monte Blue, Harvey Stephens, Eva Puig, Harold Goodwin, Joseph Crehan, Eddie Foy Jr.
In this sequel to "The Texas Rangers" (1936), "Stats" Dangerfield (Ellen Drew) asks for help from the Texas Rangers. Working undercover, Jim Kingston (John Howard) and Mace Townsley (Broderick Crawford) arrive at her ranch to investigate a case of cattle rustling. They infiltrate the gang of rustlers, led by ranch foreman Joe Yuma (Anthony Quinn), and manage to bring an end to the gang's activities–and, at the same time, a romance begins between "Stats" and Jim.
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Twin Husbands 1934 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: John Miljan, Shirley Grey, Monroe Owsley, Hale Hamilton, Robert Elliott, Wilson Benge, William Franklin, Maurice Black, Al Bridge, Joseph W. Girard
Jerry Van Trevor (John Miljan) awakens and learns that he has been kidnapped by Chloe (Shirley Grey) and her accomplice, Colton Drain (Monroe Owsley). They plan to use Jerry's striking resemblance to Chloe's wealthy husband (also played by John Miljan), as the means to steal valuable bonds. But, Jerry is not who he seems to be and waits patiently to outwit his kidnappers.
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The Way to Love 1933 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Ann Dvorak, Edward Everett Horton, Arthur Pierson, Minna Gombell, Douglass Dumbrille, John Miljan, Sidney Toler, Blanche Friderici, George Regas
Street vendor Francois (Maurice Chevalier) becomes involved with Madeleine (Ann Dvorak) after she leaves the circus and her partner.
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The Wet Parade 1932 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Walter Huston, Myrna Loy, Neil Hamilton, Lewis Stone, Dorothy Jordan, Robert Young, Jimmy Durante, Wallace Ford, John Miljan, Emma Dunn
Based on Upton Sinclair's novel about corruption during Prohibition, this film shows the devastating effects of alcoholism and the problems encountered in upholding the Constitution.
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The Yankee Clipper 1927 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Rupert Julian
Cast: William Boyd, Elinor Fair, Frank Coghlan Jr., John Miljan, Walter Long, Louis Payne, Burr McIntosh, George Ovey, Zack Williams, William Blaisdell, Harry Holden, Julia Faye, Clarence Burton, Stanton Heck, Nicholas Soussanin
This silent film involves a race between an American ship, "The Yankee Clipper" manned by Hal Winslow (William Boyd), and a British ship, "The Lord of the Isles" manned by Huntington (Louis Payne). The race begins at Foo Chow, China, and will end at Boston harbor. The winner will win the rights to China's tea trade with America and also will become the owner of the losing ship. Before leaving Foo Chow, Winslow is visited by his opposing captain's daughter, Lady Jocelyn (Elinor Fair), and her fiance Raul de Vigny (John Miljan). Before Lady Jocelyn and de Vigny disembark, the ship sails away from the harbor, and problems lie ahead–including a typhoon, a mutiny encouraged by de Vigny, and even an attempted rape of Lady Jocelyn and murder of de Vigny after a chase that leads to the top of the rigging.
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Young Bill Hickok 1940 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Julie Bishop, John Miljan, Sally Payne, Monte Blue, Iron Eyes Cody, Archie Twitchell, Hal Taliaferro, Jack Ingram
In another of Roy Rogers' roles in fictionalized versions of Western heroes, Bill Hickok teams up with Calamity Jane (Sally Payne) to take on foreign agents who try to take over territory in the Southwest.
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| 1. Adventure in Baltimore (1949)
2. Arizona Mahoney (1936)
aka: Arizona Thunderbolt
3. Arsene Lupin (1932)
4. Back to Bataan (1945)
5. Belle of the Nineties (1934)
6. Bombardier (1943)
7. Boss of Big Town (1943)
8. Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
9. Double Cross (1941)
10. Emma (1932)
11. Flesh (1932)
12. Free and Easy (1930)
aka: Easy Go
13. The Ghost Walks (1934)
14. Hell Divers (1932)
15. I Accuse My Parents (1945)
16. Iron Man (1931)
17. The Kid from Spain (1932)
18. The Killers (1946)
aka: Ernest Hemingway's The Killers
19. The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958)
20. Lost City of the Jungle (1946)
21. M (1951)
22. Man-Proof (1938)
23. Mississippi (1935)
24. Mule Train (1950)
25. Murder at Glen Athol (1936)
26. Our Blushing Brides (1930)
27. Paid (1931)
28. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
29. The Plainsman (1936)
30. Possessed (1931)
31. Private Number (1936)
32. Queen of the Amazons (1947)
33. The Rich Are Always with Us (1932)
34. Riot Squad (1941)
35. Samson and Delilah (1949)
36. The Secret Six (1931)
37. Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
38. Sky Devils (1932)
39. Stampede (1949)
40. Submarine Alert (1943)
41. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise (1931)
42. The Terror (1928)
43. The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
44. Twin Husbands (1934)
45. Untamed (1929)
46. The Way to Love (1933)
47. The Wet Parade (1932)
48. The Yankee Clipper (1927)
49. Young Bill Hickok (1940)
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