Alice Adams 1935  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Fred MacMurray, Fred Stone, Ann Shoemaker, Evelyn Venable, Charley Grapewin, Hedda Hopper, Hattie McDaniel, Frank Albertson, Jonathan Hale
Alice Adams (Katharine Hepburn) believes in upward mobility (socially at least) as she tries to step from her lower-middle-class surroundings into the upper-class world. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Actress (Hepburn).
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Amazing Mr. Williams 1939  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Clarence Kolb, Ruth Donnelly, Edward Brophy, Donald MacBride, Don Beddoe, Jonathan Hale, John Wray, Maude Eburne
Kenny (Melvyn Douglas) is a groom-to-be, but first he must help a woman clear her name, to the chagrin of his fiancee. An amusing comedy/mystery.
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The Amazing Mrs. Holliday 1943  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bruce Manning, Jean Renoir
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Treacher, Harry Davenport, Grant Mitchell, Frieda Inescort, Elisabeth Risdon, Jonathan Hale, Esther Dale
This World War II comedy/drama/musical features Deanna Durbin as a missionary involved with Chinese orphans. A weak plot, but Deanna's singing helps.
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And Now Tomorrow 1944  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Pichel
Cast: Loretta Young, Alan Ladd, Susan Hayward, Barry Sullivan, Beulah Bondi, Cecil Kellaway, Grant Mitchell, Helen Mack, Anthony Caruso, Jonathan Hale
Based on Rachel Field's novel, this is the story of two sisters (Loretta Young and Susan Hayward) who vie for the love of young Doctor Merek Vance (Alan Young).
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Angel on My Shoulder 1946 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, Claude Rains, Onslow Stevens, George Cleveland, Hardie Albright, Fritz Leiber, Jonathan Hale, George Meeker, James Flavin
A murdered mobster, Eddie Kagle (Paul Muni), makes a deal with the devil (Claude Rains) to come back to life–as a respected judge.
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Blondie 1938 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale, Gene Lockhart, Ann Doran, Gordon Oliver, Kathleen Lockhart, Danny Mummert, Irving Bacon, Dorothy Moore, Fay Helm, Willie Best, Ian Wolfe, Edgar Dearing
Chic Young's comic strip about a suburban family comes to the screen. In this first of a series of 28 films, the Bumsteads (Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton) are worried about the prospect of Dagwood losing his job–the day before their fifth wedding anniversary.
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Blondie for Victory 1942 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Majelle White, Stuart Erwin, Jonathan Hale, Danny Mummert, Irving Bacon, Eddie Acuff
World War II has drawn the U.S.A. into its fold, and Blondie does her part to help.
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Blondie Goes Latin 1941 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Ruth Terry, Tito Guizar, Jonathan Hale, Irving Bacon, Kirby Grant, Eddie Acuff, Danny Mummert
Even Blondie can be influenced by the charm of those who reside south of the U.S. border in this cute offering in the "Blondie" series.
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Blondie Goes to College 1941  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Lloyd Bridges, Larry Parks, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale, Danny Mummert, Janet Blair, Esther Dale, Adele Mara
Blondie (Penny Singleton) decides to increase her level of knowledge by returning to school.
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Blondie in Society 1941 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale, William Frawley, Garry Owen, Danny Mummert, Edgar Kennedy, Irving Bacon, Chick Chandler
The Bumsteads (Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton) adopt a Great Dane and enter the elite world of dog shows.
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Blondie Plays Cupid 1940 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Glenn Ford, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale, Danny Mummert, Irving Bacon, Will Wright, Luana Walters, Spencer Charters
Dagwood (Arthur Lake) doesn't agree, but Blondie (Penny Singleton) sees no problem in urging the elopement of a young couple.
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Blondie's Blessed Event 1942 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Arthur O'Connell, Hans Conried, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale, Danny Mummert, Stanley Brown, Irving Bacon, Mary Wickes
This film marks the arrival of the Bumsteads' baby daughter, Cookie, who joins her brother, Alexander, as a member of the family.
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Blueprint for Murder 1953 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, Gary Merrill, Catherine McLeod, Jack Kruschen, Barney Phillips, Mae Marsh, Jonathan Hale, Walter Sande, Harry Carter
The perfect crime–or is it? Whitney Cameron (Joseph Cotten) arrives for a family visit and suspects his sister-in-law Lynne (Jean Peters) of using strychnine to poison their relatives.
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 Born to Dance 1936 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Eleanor Powell, James Stewart, Virginia Bruce, Una Merkel, Sid Silvers, Frances Langford, Buddy Ebsen, Reginald Gardiner, Raymond Walburn, Alan Dinehart, Dennis O'Keefe, James Flavin, Jonathan Hale, Barnett Parker, Harry Strang
Sailors Ted (James Stewart), Mush (Buddy Ebsen), and Gunny (Sid Silvers) romance their girlfriends Nora (Eleanor Powell), Peppy (Frances Langford), and Jenny (Una Merkel) while on shore leave. This musical revue, highlighting the creative talents of the great Cole Porter, features delightful dance scenes. "I've Got You under My Skin" was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song.
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Boys Town 1938   N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, Gene Reynolds, Addison Richards, Edward Norris, Minor Watson, Jonathan Hale, Bobs Watson, Mickey Rentschler, Frankie Thomas, Sidney Miller, Martin Spellman, Jimmy Butler
As Father Edward J. Flanagan (Spencer Tracy) strives to set up a community for homeless boys, he runs into trouble with one boy, Whitey Marsh (Mickey Rooney), whose older brother (Edward Norris) is a gangster. Whitey runs away a number of times and finally manages to join his brother's gang. But, Father Flanagan and the boys capture the gang, and Whitey, at last, respects Father Flanagan's program and has hope for the future. Spencer Tracy won an Academy Award as Best Actor for his role in this film (his second consecutive Best Actor Oscar). Nominations were received for Best Picture and Director, and another Oscar was received for Best Original Story.
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Charlie Chan at the Olympics 1937 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Warner Oland, Katherine DeMille, Pauline Moore, Allan Lane, Keye Luke, C. Henry Gordon, John Eldredge, Jonathan Hale, Andrew Tombes, Selmer Jackson, Tom Layne Jr., Morgan Wallace, Frederick Vogeding, Arno Frey, Howard C. Hickman
Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) rides in the dirigible "Hindenburg" on his way to Berlin in order to track down an espionage ring that has hijacked an experimental plane. They plan to sell the plane's remote control device that allows it to fly unmanned. Coincidentally, Charlie's son Lee (Keye Luke) is on the United States swimming team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and, of course, will aid Charlie in the investigation. Charlie suspects that Yvonne Roland (Katherine DeMille) is a spy and works with U.S. Navy officials to solve the case. During the investigation, Lee is kidnapped during a wild chase through Berlin after Yvonne hides the stolen device in the luggage of Lee's teammate Richard's (Allan Lane) girlfriend Betty (Pauline Moore). Another good "Charlie Chan" film.
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 Charlie Chan at the Race Track 1936 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Warner Oland, Keye Luke, Helen Wood, Thomas Beck, Alan Dinehart, Gavin Muir, Paul Fix, Jonathan Hale, George Irving, Frankie Darro, Gloria Roy, G.P. Huntley, Frank Coghlan Jr., Harry Strang, Holmes Herbett
Charlie Chan's (Warner Oland), racehorse owner friend, Major Kent (George Irving), is found dead in the stall of his championship horse while traveling via steamship from Australia to California. The ship stops at Hawaii, Charlie investigates, and determines that Kent's death was murder. With help from his son Lee (Keye Luke), Charlie uncovers an international gambling ring involved in the drugging of racehorses to fix races.
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Charlie Chan's Secret 1936 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Gordon Wiles
Cast: Warner Oland, Rosina Lawrence, Astrid Allwyn, Jonathan Hale, Charles Quigley, Henrietta Crosman, Edward Trevor, Herbert Mundin, Egon Brecher, Gloria Roy
This is the 10th in the series of Charlie Chan adventures. In this entry, Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) goes to San Francisco to search for a missing heir and discovers that the heir has been murdered. As usual, Chan solves the crime. Number One Son (Keye Luke) missed this episode.
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Exiled to Shanghai 1937 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Nick Grinde
Cast: Wallace Ford, June Travis, Dean Jagger, William Bakewell, Arthur Lake, Jonathan Hale, William Harrigan, Sarah Padden, Syd Saylor, Charles Trowbridge, Johnny Arthur, Minerva Urecal
After being fired by boss Charlie Sears (Dean Jagger), Ted Young (Wallace Ford) establishes the first television newsreel service and is re-hired by his news agency where he and Charlie vie for the attentions of Nancy Jones (June Travis).
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Flight Lieutenant 1942 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Salkow
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Jonathan Hale, Frank Puglia, Larry Parks, Lloyd Bridges, Hugh Beaumont, Minor Watson
Disgraced following a plane crash in which his co-pilot was killed, Sam Doyle (Pat O'Brien) lives to see his son, Danny (Glenn Ford), become an Air Force pilot.
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Footlight Glamour 1943 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Ann Savage, Jonathan Hale, Irving Bacon, Danny Mummert, Thurston Hall, Arthur Loft, James Flavin
One of Dagwood's clients has a daughter who is more than a little stage-struck. So, of course, the Bumstead family gets involved with predictable results.
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Housewife 1934  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: George Brent, Bette Davis, Ann Dvorak, Ruth Donnelly, John Halliday, Hobart Cavanaugh, Robert Barrat, Jonathan Hale, Joseph Cawthorn, Phil Regan, Willard Robertson, Leila Bennett, Harry Tyler, Charles Coleman
When George (George Brent) leaves his wife Nan (Ann Dvorak) for Patricia (Bette Davis), he finds that life is still not a bed of roses. Rare weak effort by top stars.
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In Name Only 1939 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Carole Lombard, Cary Grant, Kay Francis, Charles Coburn, Peggy Ann Garner, Helen Vinson, Katharine Alexander, Jonathan Hale, Frank Puglia, Nella Walker
Trapped in an unhappy marriage, Alec Walker (Cary Grant) meets and falls in love with a beautiful widow, Julie Eden (Carole Lombard), but their plans for the future depend on his current wife (Kay Francis) granting the divorce.
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In Old Monterey 1939 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, George "Gabby" Hayes, Stuart Hamblen, Billy Lee, Jonathan Hale, Robert Warwick, Robert J. Wilke, Hal Price
Gene Autry must buy land for the government to allow building of a bombing range. There is resistance, especially from those who are holding out for a higher price. Not very patriotic, is it?
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It's a Great Life 1943 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Blondie and Dagwood: It's a Great Life
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Hugh Herbert, Jonathan Hale, Danny Mummert, Alan Dinehart, Irving Bacon, Si Jenks, Douglas Leavitt
There are some good laughs in this Blondie entry, but not too many. Poor Dagwood is sent out to buy a house but ends up with a horse. Then there's the fox hunt.
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Jack London 1943 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Adventures of Jack London
The Life of Jack London
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Michael O'Shea, Susan Hayward, Osa Massen, Harry Davenport, Frank Craven, Virginia Mayo, Ralph Morgan, Louise Beavers, Jonathan Hale, Leonard Strong
Fiction reigns in this loosely based biography of American author Jack London. This is a disappointing film that wastes potential talent.
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Johnny Apollo 1940 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Dorothy Lamour, Edward Arnold, Lloyd Nolan, Charley Grapewin, Lionel Atwill, Marc Lawrence, Jonathan Hale, Russell Hicks, Fuzzy Knight, Harry Rosenthal, Charles(2) Lane, Selmer Jackson, Charles Trowbridge, John Hamilton
Robert Cain Sr. (Edward Arnold) is a wealthy broker who is convicted of embezzlement and sent to jail. His upstanding son, Bob (Tyrone Power), is ashamed of his father and changes his name. After relenting, Bob decides to try to get his father released, but that takes money and means working for mobster Mickey Dwyer (Lloyd Nolan). Bob uses the alias of "Johnny Apollo" and hooks up with Mickey, but both end up in the same jail as Bob's father. All the problems get worked out, and Bob even wins the heart of Mickey's daughter Lucky Dubarry (Dorothy Lamour).
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The Judge 1949 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elmer Clifton
Cast: Milburn Stone, Katherine DeMille, Paul Guilfoyle, Stanley Waxman, Norman Budd, Jonathan Hale, John Hamilton, Joseph Forte, Jess Kirkpatrick, Herb Vigran, Barney Phillips, Charles Williams, Tom Holland, Bob Jellison, Al Rosman
When defense lawyer Martin Strang (Milburn Stone) suspects that his wife Lucille (Katherine DeMille) is having an affair with court psychiatrist Dr. James Anderson (Paul Guilfoyle), he plots to have her killed. First, he writes a will giving his money to the families who have been hurt by the criminals he defended. Then, he defends William Jackson (Paul Guilfoyle) on a murder charge, wins his freedom, but then is murdered by Jackson. His plan has backfired, but evidence points to Lucile and Dr. Anderson as the murderers. When they are arrested, Anderson kills himself. That act leaves Lucille–who has been left destitute by Martin's will–all alone in the world.
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Judge Hardy's Children 1938 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Betty Ross Clarke, Robert Whitney, Jacqueline Laurent, Ruth Hussey, Jonathan Hale, Janet Beecher, Leonard Penn
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) takes his family (Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, and Mickey Rooney) along on a business trip to Washington, D.C., and, of course, romantic flings involving the Hardy kids ensue.
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Letter of Introduction 1938 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, George Murphy, Edgar Bergen, Rita Johnson, Ann Sheridan, Eve Arden, Ernest Cossart, Frank Jenks, Jonathan Hale, Irving Bacon, Wade Boteler
Aging actor John Mannering (Adolphe Menjou) had divorced years before and is estranged from his daughter Katherine (Andrea Leeds)–until she shows up at his door announcing that she plans to become an actress but wants to make it on her own. Complications ensue when they try to hide their father/daughter relationship from the press.
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Life with Blondie 1946 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Abby Berlin
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Jonathan Hale, Marc Lawrence, Jack Rice, Douglas Fowley, Eddie Acuff, Ernest Truex
Daisy the dog wins a pin-up contest and gets dognapped by the bad guys. The Bumsteads go into "action."
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Miss Annie Rooney 1942 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: Shirley Temple, William Gargan, Guy Kibbee, Dickie Moore, Peggy Ryan, Gloria Holden, June Lockhart, Selmer Jackson, Virginia Sale, Roland Dupree, Jonathan Hale
Annie Rooney (Shirley Temple) is a poor girl who falls in love with a wealthy youth, Marty (Dickie Moore). Shirley receives her first screen kiss.
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 A Night at the Opera 1935 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Kitty Carlisle, Margaret Dumont, Allan Jones, Sig Ruman, Walter Woolf King, Edward Keane, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Gino Corrado, Frank Yaconelli, Billy Gilbert, Al Bridge, Jonathan Hale
When the Marx Brothers become part of the hoity-toity opera world, comedy abounds in this Marx Brothers' classic. In an attempt to reunite with his lover Rosa (Kitty Carlisle), Ricardo (Allan Jones) joins up with Fiorello and Tomasso (Chico Marx and Harpo Marx) to stow away on a ship headed for New York. They are prepared to pull out all stops to get Ricardo a job as the leading tenor in the New York Opera Company where Rosa is starring as the leading lady. They arrive in New York, but the authorities, who want to catch the stowaways, are on their trail, and they join up with Otis P. Driftwood (Groucho Marx) in their attempt to stay one step ahead of the authorities.
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The Saint in New York 1938 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Ben Holmes
Cast: Louis Hayward, Kay Sutton, Sig Ruman, Jonathan Hale, Jack Carson, Paul Guilfoyle, Frederick Burton, Ben Welden, Charles Halton, Paul Fix
This is the first in a series of Saint films based on the novel by Leslie Charteris. Simon Templar, the Saint, is a cool, urbane detective who, in this entry is called in to deal with a major crime wave in New York. The entire series is generally well done. Hayward starred only in this and the final ("The Saint's Girl Friday") episodes.
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The Saint in Palm Springs 1941 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jack Hively
Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Paul Guilfoyle, Jonathan Hale, Linda Hayes, Ferris Taylor, Harry Shannon, Eddie Dunn, Richard Crane, Charles Quigley
In George Sanders' last appearance as the Saint, he is out to find out how rare postage stamps are being smuggled out of England. He ends up in Palm Springs with murder and mayhem following him.
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The Saint Strikes Back 1939 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Farrow
Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale, Jerome Cowan, Barry Fitzgerald, Neil Hamilton, Robert Elliott, Russell Hopton, Edward Gargan, Robert Strange
George Sanders takes on the role of the smooth, Robin Hood-like detective in this second entry in the series. We find our hero on the way to San Francisco to clear a fair maiden's name by bringing the bad guys who framed her father to justice. Another good entry, which was a box office hit and helped make a name for George Sanders in Hollywood.
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The Saint Takes Over 1940 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jack Hively
Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale, Paul Guilfoyle, Morgan Conway, Robert Emmett Keane, Cy Kendall, James Burke, Robert Middlemass, Nella Walker
Another good Saint episode as the Saint (George Sanders) again helps Inspector Fernack, who this time is being framed by gambling bad guys. After running into several murders, the Saint prevails.
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The Saint's Double Trouble 1940 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jack Hively
Cast: George Sanders, Helene Whitney, Jonathan Hale, Bela Lugosi, Donald MacBride, John F. Hamilton, Thomas W. Ross, Elliott Sullivan, Pat O'Malley, Byron Foulger
The dastardly Saint look-alike smuggles diamonds into the U.S. from Egypt (via a mummy, with Bela Lugosi's help). Now, the Saint must not only clear himself, but also recover the diamonds and bring the bad guys to justice.
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 Saratoga 1937 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Conway
Cast: Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Lionel Barrymore, Frank Morgan, Walter Pidgeon, Una Merkel, Cliff Edwards, Hattie McDaniel, George Zucco, Jonathan Hale
The racetrack at Saratoga Springs, New York is the setting for this comedy about sly gambler Duke Bradley (Clark Gable) falling in love with the beautiful Carol Clayton (Jean Harlow) whose grandfather (Lionel Barrymore) is a horse breeder. Harlow died during filming at the age of 26.
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Scandal Sheet 1952 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Dark Page
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: John Derek, Donna Reed, Broderick Crawford, Rosemary DeCamp, Henry O'Neill, Harry Morgan, James Millican, Griff Barnett, Jonathan Hale, Pierre Watkin
An ambitious and ruthless newspaper editor (Broderick Crawford) is hired to turn a respected New York paper around. He does it by turning the paper into a tabloid, to the dismay of many. At a party to celebrate the success, the editor's wife, whom he had run out on several years before, shows up. After she threatens to blackmail him, he kills her and makes it look as if it was an accidental death. Now, two of the paper's reporters seek the truth. A very good, and gripping, tale.
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Silver River 1948 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Errol Flynn, Ann Sheridan, Thomas Mitchell, Bruce Bennett, Tom D'Andrea, Barton MacLane, Monte Blue, Jonathan Hale, Al Bridge, Arthur Space
Stanley Moore (Bruce Bennett) is a dishonest gambler who gets involved in the silver market and loses his wife, empire, and even his own life.
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Spendthrift 1936 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Henry Fonda, Pat Paterson, Mary Brian, George Barbier, Edward Brophy, Richard Carle, J.M. Kerrigan, Spencer Charters, Jonathan Hale, Halliwell Hobbes
Henry Fonda, in his first top-billed movie, is a rich playboy who lives it up until there is no more money. Losing his gold-digging wife as a result, he actually goes to work and finds his true love. A forgettable Fonda film.
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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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State Department File 649 1949 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: William Lundigan, Virginia Bruce, Jonathan Hale, Frank Ferguson, Richard Loo, Philip Ahn, Raymond Bond, Milton Kibbee, Harlan Warde, Victor Sen Yung, Nana Bryant, H.T. Tsiang
U.S. Foreign Service officer Kenneth R. Seeley (William Lundigan) is among several American citizens who face execution by a Chinese warlord and his gang of Mongolian rebels.
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The Steel Trap 1952 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Andrew L. Stone
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Eddie Marr, Jonathan Hale, Tom Powers, Aline Towne, William Hudson, Carleton Young, Katherine Warren, Walter Sande
On Friday a bank manager, Jim Osborne (Joseph Cotten), stole a half-million dollars from his bank, but now he has second thoughts, and he tries to replace the money over the weekend.
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The Story of Alexander Graham Bell 1939 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Alexander Graham Bell
The Modern Miracle
Director: Irving Cummings
Cast: Don Ameche, Loretta Young, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, Spring Byington, Gene Lockhart, Sally Blane, Polly Ann Young, Jonathan Hale, Harry Davenport
This classic film tells the story of Alexander Graham Bell's (Don Ameche) struggles to invent the telephone and then his subsequent fight to keep the patent rights to his invention.
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Strangers on a Train 1951  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Patricia Hitchcock, Leo G. Carroll, Laura Elliot, Jonathan Hale, Howard St. John, Norma Varden, Robert Gist, Marion Lorne, John Brown, John Doucette, Dick Wessel
In this thriller, Bruno Antony (Robert Walker) is the psychopathic stranger on a train who has a conversation with Guy Haines (Farley Granger) about exchanging murders. Later, Guy learns that Bruno has carried out the murder of Guy's wife, and now Guy is expected to perform his part of the bargain. Tense all the way; an Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece.
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Sweet Rosie O'Grady 1943 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Irving Cummings
Cast: Betty Grable, Robert Young, Adolphe Menjou, Reginald Gardiner, Virginia Grey, Phil Regan, Sig Ruman, Alan Dinehart, Hobart Cavanaugh, Jonathan Hale
This time around Tyrone Power takes on the role of the reporter who exposes the former burlesque queen, Rosie O'Grady (Betty Grable), when she tries to improve her station in life. Good music and talent make this film enjoyable fare. It was previously made as "Love Is News" and later remade as "That Wonderful Urge."
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Three Husbands 1951 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Letter to Three Husbands
Director: Irving Reis
Cast: Eve Arden, Ruth Warrick, Vanessa Brown, Howard Da Silva, Shepperd Strudwick, Robert Kames, Emlyn Williams, Billie Burke, Louise Erickson, Jonathan Hale, Jane Darwell, Benson Fong, Frank Cady, Dorothea Wolbert
When playboy Maxwell Bard (Emlyn Williams) arrives in Heaven, he is granted one last wish. His request is to watch from above the reactions of his three poker playing pals (Howard Da Silva, Shepperd Strudwick, and Robert Kames) after they read the letters he left for them when he died. The letters tell about his affairs with each of their wives (Eve Arden, Ruth Warrick, and Vanessa Brown), and the letters result in amusing reactions from the husbands.
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The Way to the Gold 1957 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert D. Webb
Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, Sheree North, Barry Sullivan, Walter Brennan, Neville Brand, Philip Ahn, Jacques Aubuchon, Ruth Donnelly, Tom Pittman, Jonathan Hale
A hidden cache of gold is the quest of ex-con Joe Mundy (Jeffrey Hunter), but he is not the only one out there looking for the fortune. Ever heard of this storyline before?
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Wives Under Suspicion 1938 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Whale
Cast: Warren William, Gail Patrick, Constance Moore, Ralph Morgan, William Lundigan, Cecil Cunningham, Samuel S. Hinds, Jonathan Hale, Lillian Yarbo, Milburn Stone, J. Anthony Hughes, James Flavin, Minerva Urecal, Edwin Stanley
District Attorney Jim Stowell (Warren William) has earned his reputation as a ruthless man who believes that execution should be the only sentence for first-degree murderers. While prosecuting Professor Shaw McAllen (Ralph Morgan) who is accused of murdering his wife, Stowell realizes that events in his own married life with his wife Lucy (Gail Patrick) closely parallel those of McAllen and his murdered wife. Compassion takes over as Stowell reflects on the circumstances and reasons that the death penalty may not always be the correct sentence.
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| 1. Alice Adams (1935)
2. Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
3. The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
4. And Now Tomorrow (1944)
5. Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
6. Blondie (1938)
7. Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
8. Blondie for Victory (1942)
9. Blondie Goes Latin (1941)
10. Blondie Goes to College (1941)
11. Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940)
12. Blondie in Society (1941)
13. Blondie Knows Best (1946)
14. Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)
15. Blondie Plays Cupid (1940)
16. Blondie's Blessed Event (1942)
17. Blueprint for Murder (1953)
18. Born to Dance (1936)
19. Boys Town (1938)
20. Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
21. Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)
22. Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)
23. Exiled to Shanghai (1937)
24. Flight Lieutenant (1942)
25. Footlight Glamour (1943)
26. Her Jungle Love (1938)
27. Housewife (1934)
28. In Name Only (1939)
29. In Old Monterey (1939)
30. It's a Great Life (1943)
aka: Blondie and Dagwood: It's a Great Life
31. Jack London (1943)
aka: The Adventures of Jack London
aka: The Life of Jack London
32. Johnny Apollo (1940)
33. The Judge (1949)
34. Judge Hardy's Children (1938)
35. Leave It to Blondie (1945)
36. Letter of Introduction (1938)
37. Life with Blondie (1946)
38. Miss Annie Rooney (1942)
39. A Night at the Opera (1935)
40. The Saint in New York (1938)
41. The Saint in Palm Springs (1941)
42. The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
43. The Saint Takes Over (1940)
44. The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
45. Saratoga (1937)
46. Scandal Sheet (1952)
aka: The Dark Page
47. Silver River (1948)
48. Spendthrift (1936)
49. Stampede (1949)
50. State Department File 649 (1949)
51. The Steel Trap (1952)
52. The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
aka: Alexander Graham Bell
aka: The Modern Miracle
53. Strangers on a Train (1951)
54. Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
55. Three Husbands (1951)
aka: Letter to Three Husbands
56. The Way to the Gold (1957)
57. Wives Under Suspicion (1938)
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