 Bad Company 1931  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Ricardo Cortez, Helen Twelvetrees, John Garrick, Paul Hurst, Frank Conroy, Frank McHugh, Edgar Kennedy, Kenneth Thomson, Emma Dunn, William V. Mong, Harry Carey, Arthur Stone, Wade Boteler, Jack Mower, Harry Semels
Mobster Goldie Gorio (Ricardo Cortez) wants to get the scoop on rival Markham King's (Frank Conroy) operation. So, why not have his lawyer Steve Carlyle (John Garrick) marry Markham's sister Helen (Helen Twelvetrees)? Gorio treats them to a lavish wedding and other extravagances. It isn't until Steve is wounded in a police raid that Helen realizes that he is a gangster, and now she stops at nothing to release him from his ties to the gang so that they can escape from the criminal world.
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Female 1933  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Ruth Chatterton, George Brent, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Philip Faversham, Ruth Donnelly, Johnny Mack Brown, Lois Wilson, Philip Reed, Rafaela Ottiano, Douglass Dumbrille, Gavin Gordon, Kenneth Thomson, Spencer Charters
A hard-working executive, Alison Drake (Ruth Chatterton), works long hours at her automobile factory–until Jim Thorne (George Brent) comes along and shows her that all work makes Alison a dull girl.
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Her Mad Night 1932  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Held for Murder
Director: E. Mason Hopper
Cast: Irene Rich, Conway Tearle, Mary Carlisle, Kenneth Thomson, William B. Davidson
Joan (Irene Rich) took the blame and is now convicted of killing the man who molested her daughter, Constance (Mary Carlisle). The electric chair is scheduled in the very near future, but Constance, who is the only one who really knows the truth, is away on a cruise. Will she return in time to prove her mother's innocence?
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Hopalong Cassidy 1935 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Hopalong Cassidy Enters
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: William Boyd, Paula Stone, James Ellison, Robert Warwick, George "Gabby" Hayes, Jim Mason, Kenneth Thomson, Frank McGlynn Jr., Charles Middleton, Frank Campeau
This film marks the debut of a long string of Hopalong Cassidy films. Hopalong (William Boyd) gets involved in a range war and stops rustlers from stealing cattle from neighboring ranches.
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In Old Santa Fe 1934 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: David Howard, Joseph Kane
Cast: Ken Maynard, Evalyn Knapp, H.B. Warner, George "Gabby" Hayes, Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Jack Rockwell, Wheeler Oakman, Kenneth Thomson, George Chesebro
In their screen debut, Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette come to the aid of hero Ken Maynard after he gets in trouble with big city gamblers who have rigged a horse race, causing Ken to lose his horse, and framing Ken for murder to boot.
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Jim Hanvey, Detective 1937  N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Guy Kibbee, Tom Brown, Lucie Kaye, Catherine Doucet, Edward Brophy, Edward Gargan, Helen Jerome Eddy, Theodore von Eltz, Kenneth Thomson, Howard C. Hickman, Oscar Apfel, Wade Boteler
Detective Jim Hanvey (Guy Kibbee) takes on a contract with an insurance company to locate a valuable jeweled necklace, and, although the theft was just a prank, ensuing events involve a murder.
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 The Letter 1929 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean de Limur
Cast: Jeanne Eagels, O.P. Heggie, Reginald Owen, Herbert Marshall, Irene Browne, Lady Tsen Mei, Kenneth Thomson, Tamaki Yoshiwara
Somerset Maugham's story (and play) has been filmed several times, and this was the first of the series. Leslie Crosbie (Jeanne Eagels) shoots a man and claims that he attempted to assault her. Leslie, being wealthy and reputable, should have no trouble in the ensuing trial. Then, her lawyer, Mr. Joyce (O.P. Heggie) gets his hands on "the" letter.
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The Little Giant 1933 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Helen Vinson, Mary Astor, Kenneth Thomson, Russell Hopton, Shirley Grey, Don Dillaway, Berton Churchill, Selmer Jackson, Dewey Robinson, Louise Mackintosh, Rolfe Sedan, Joan Barclay, Guy Usher, William Worthington
Prohibition has ended, and Chicago gangster Bugs Ahearn (Edward G. Robinson) and chief lieutenant Al Daniels (Russell Hopton) head west to Santa Barbara where Bugs plans to gain respectability. Bugs rents a mansion from Ruth Wayburn (Mary Astor) and hires her as his personal assistant and social secretary. Meanwhile, Bugs falls in love with socialite Polly Cass (Helen Vinson) and asks her to marry him. But, Polly, without Bugs' knowledge, continues her affair with John Staley (Kenneth Thomson), and her family swindles Bugs out of his ill-gotten fortune. When Ruth, who has fallen in love with Bugs, finally tells Bugs about Polly's family's activities, Bugs calls in the mob to help him out.
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Movie Crazy 1932 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Clyde Bruckman
Cast: Harold Lloyd, Constance Cummings, Kenneth Thomson, Sidney Jarvis, Eddie Fetherston, Robert McWade, Louise Closser Hale, Spencer Charters, Harold Goodwin, Lucy Beaumont, DeWitt Jennings, Mary Doran, Noah Young, Arthur Housman, Grady Sutton
Kansas boy Harold Hall (Harold Lloyd) is a big movie fan and sends a letter to Hollywood asking for a movie role. His letter is confused with another from a talented performer, and Harold soon gets an invitation to come for a screen test. Now the slapstick fun begins when the bungling Harold tries to break into the movie world.
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Murder at Midnight 1931 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Aileen Pringle, Alice White, Hale Hamilton, Robert Elliott, Clara Blandick, Brandon Hurst, Leslie Fenton, William Humphrey, Tyrell Davis, Aileen Carlyle, Kenneth Thomson, Robert Ellis
During a parlor game, Jim (Kenneth Thomson) pretends to shoot his secretary, but his gun was loaded with real bullets. The police call in Phillip Montrose (Hale Hamilton) to help in the investigation. When Jim is soon killed, the police believe that it was a murder/suicide. But we (and Phillip) know there is a ruthless killer on the loose. Oh, by the way, did you know that Phillip was Jim's wife's (Aileen Pringle) lover?
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Sitting Pretty 1933 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Harry Joe Brown
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Jack Oakie, Jack Haley, Thelma Todd, Gregory Ratoff, Lew Cody, Jerry Tucker, Hale Hamilton, Walter Walker, Kenneth Thomson
Struggling songwriters (Jack Oakie and Jack Haley) hit the big time in Hollywood.
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Wild Company 1930 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: Frank Albertson, H.B. Warner, Sharon Lynn, Joyce Compton, Claire McDowell, Bela Lugosi, George Fawcett, Richard Keene, Frances McCoy, Kenneth Thomson
Following an argument with his girlfriend, Larry Grayson (Frank Albertson) heads for a nightclub where he meets Sally who proves to be the last thing he needs.
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| 1. Bad Company (1931)
2. The Broadway Melody (1929)
3. Doorway to Hell (1930)
4. Female (1933)
5. Her Mad Night (1932)
aka: Held for Murder
6. Hopalong Cassidy (1935)
aka: Hopalong Cassidy Enters
7. In Old Santa Fe (1934)
8. Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
9. The Letter (1929)
10. The Little Giant (1933)
11. Movie Crazy (1932)
12. Murder at Midnight (1931)
13. Sitting Pretty (1933)
14. Whispering Smith Speaks (1935)
15. Wild Company (1930)
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