 Angel 1937  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Melvyn Douglas, Edward Everett Horton, Ernest Cossart, Laura Hope Crews, Herbert Mundin, Ivan Lebedeff, Dennie Moore, Lionel Pape, Gino Corrado, Michael Visaroff, Eric Wilton, Olaf Hytten, James Finlayson
Bored Maria (Marlene Dietrich) feels trapped in a loveless marriage with a British nobleman (Herbert Marshall). So off she goes to Paris for a vacation and falls in love with an American (Melvyn Douglas). Despite the fine cast, this is far from Lubitsch's or Dietrich's best.
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The Blue Bird 1940  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Shirley Temple, Spring Byington, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard, Eddie Collins, Sybil Jason, Jessie Ralph, Helen Ericson, Johnny Russell, Laura Hope Crews, Russell Hicks, Cecilia Loftus, Gene Reynolds, Stanley Andrews
In a change of character for Shirley Temple, she plays a little brat who leaves home but finds that happiness can only be found through unselfishness.
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 Camille 1936  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Greta Garbo, Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Jessie Ralph, Henry Daniell, Laura Hope Crews, E.E. Clive, Joan Leslie, Fritz Leiber Jr., Lenore Ulric, Rex O'Malley, Eily Malyon, Olaf Hytten, Gwendolyn Logan
In one of Greta Garbo's most famous roles, she plays the Parisian prostitute, Camille, who has been supported by her consort, the wealthy Baron de Varville (Henry Daniell). Love does not enter the picture until Camille meets French nobleman Armand Duvall (Robert Taylor), and he becomes the love of her life. Camille decides to leave the baron and then finds that Armand's father (Lionel Barrymore) disapproves of her past and wants her to leave his son alone. Camille tries to leave Armand, but Armand pursues and supports Camille even as she lies dying from tuberculosis. Based on Alexandre Dumas' novel, this is also the story that Verdi used for "La Traviata."
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Confession 1937 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Joe May
Cast: Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, Basil Rathbone, Jane Bryan, Donald Crisp, Mary Maguire, Robert Barrat, Dorothy Peterson, Laura Hope Crews, Ben Welden
When Vera's (Kay Francis) daughter, Lisa (Jane Bryan), becomes involved with an evil man (Basil Rathbone) from her own past, murder is the result with Vera confessing to the crime.
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Dr. Rhythm 1938 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Frank Tuttle
Cast: Bing Crosby, Mary Carlisle, Beatrice Lillie, Andy Devine, Laura Hope Crews, Sterling Holloway, Franklin Pangborn, Louis Armstrong, Rufe Davis, Fred Keating
Doctor Remsen (Bing Crosby) pretends to be a policeman so that he can guard the lady he loves, Judy Marlowe (Mary Carlisle).
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Ever in My Heart 1933 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Otto Kruger, Ralph Bellamy, Ruth Donnelly, Frank Albertson, Laura Hope Crews, George Cooper, Nella Walker, Donald Meek, Clara Blandick
Unable to reconcile differences over anti-German prejudices, Hugo (Otto Kruger) leaves his wife Mary (Barbara Stanwyck). During World War I, she heads for Europe to help the war effort and learns that Hugo is now a spy for the enemy. 1 User Review
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 The Flame of New Orleans 1941 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Rene Clair
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Bruce Cabot, Roland Young, Mischa Auer, Andy Devine, Laura Hope Crews, Franklin Pangborn, Melville Cooper, Anne Revere, Clarence Muse, Frank Jenks, Eddie Quillan, Theresa Harris
Beautiful Claire Ledoux (Marlene Dietrich) arrives in mid-19th century New Orleans with plans to marry a rich man. Her plot leads her to wealthy banker Charles Giraud (Roland Young), but she then learns that sea captain Robert Latour (Bruce Cabot) is interested in her. Problems arise when Zoltov (Mischa Auer), who knew Claire in Europe, tells people that Claire has a checkered past. Now, Claire assumes two identities to cover her adventurous tracks, but Charles eventually figures out the truth, and Claire ends up with her sea captain.
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 Gone with the Wind 1939  G, 219 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Thomas Mitchell, Hattie McDaniel, Ward Bond, Jane Darwell, Victor Jory, Butterfly McQueen, Barbara O'Neil, Evelyn Keyes, Ann Rutherford, George Reeves, Laura Hope Crews
Based on Margaret Mitchell's popular novel, this story takes place during the Civil War. When southern belle Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) learns that her beloved Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard) is going to marry his cousin Melanie (Olivia de Havilland), she is crushed. Despite warnings from her faithful servant Mammy (Hattie McDaniel), Scarlett accosts Ashley at a barbeque. Charleston profiteer Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) listens in on the confrontation and falls in love with Scarlett. Their affair begins, and as Scarlett flirts, cries, struggles, and dances with Rhett, she manages to survive the changes brought on as the South fights to maintain plantation life. Ashley to Scarlett: "Isn't it enough that you've gathered every other man's heart today? You've always had mine. You cut your teeth on it." This film won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Actress (Leigh), and Supporting Actress (McDaniel). It was also nominated for five other awards.
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Idiot's Delight 1939 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Norma Shearer, Clark Gable, Edward Arnold, Charles Coburn, Joseph Schildkraut, Burgess Meredith, Virginia Grey, Laura Hope Crews, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Fritz Feld
Set in the early days of World War II, this is the film adaptation of Robert E. Sherwood's play about vaudevillians Irene (Norma Shearer) and Harry (Clark Gable) who meet years after their brief affair when both are guests at a European hotel. Gable steals the show in his performance of "Puttin' on the Ritz."
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One Foot in Heaven 1941  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Fredric March, Grant Mitchell, Moroni Olsen, Jerome Cowan, Martha Scott, Beulah Bondi, Gene Lockhart, Elisabeth Fraser, Harry Davenport, Laura Hope Crews
William Spence (Fredric March) is a Methodist minister who, with his wife (Martha Scott), serves a number of Iowa parishes where he tries to bring God into the lives of those encountering changes in the world they have known. The picture earned an Academy Award nomination.
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The Rains Came 1939 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Myrna Loy, Tyrone Power, George Brent, Brenda Joyce, Nigel Bruce, Joseph Schildkraut, Jane Darwell, Henry Travers, Laura Hope Crews, Maria Ouspenskaya
Lady Edwina Esketh (Myrna Loy) falls in love with an Indian doctor, Major Rama Safti (Tyrone Power), while her husband serves his tour of duty in India for the British government. This film was remade in 1955 as "The Rains of Ranchipur."
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The Silver Cord 1933 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Irene Dunne, Joel McCrea, Laura Hope Crews, Eric Linden, Frances Dee, Helen Cromwell, Perry Ivins, Reginald Pasch, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Paul Irving
Mrs. Phelps (Laura Hope Crews) is a domineering mother who tries all the tricks possible to keep her engaged son at home. Meanwhile, her married son (Joel McCrea) and his wife (Irene Dunne) return, and the tricks continue in a attempt to have the couple move in. Fine performance by Laura Hope Crews.
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The Star Maker 1939 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Bing Crosby, Louise Campbell, Linda Ware, Ned Sparks, Laura Hope Crews, Paul Stanton, Thurston Hall, Billy Gilbert, Clara Blandick, Oscar O'Shea
This is the film biography of Gus Edwards (Bing Crosby) who was in the business of training and then getting talented kids into show business.
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Thanks for the Memory 1938 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Charles Butterworth, Otto Kruger, Hedda Hopper, Laura Hope Crews, Roscoe Karns, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, William Collier Sr., Emma Dunn, Edward Gargan, Jack Norton, Patricia Wilder, Barney Dean, Pat West
Young newlyweds Steve (Bob Hope) and Anne Merrick (Shirley Ross) have much to work out during their rocky start at marriage. As they settle into their New York apartment, Anne goes off to work every day as a fashion model, and aspiring author Steve stays home devoting his time to writing. This arrangement leads to their temporary break-up. But, by story's end, they are reunited and living happily ever after.
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| 1. Angel (1937)
2. The Blue Bird (1940)
3. Camille (1936)
4. Confession (1937)
5. Dr. Rhythm (1938)
6. Ever in My Heart (1933)
7. The Flame of New Orleans (1941)
8. Gone with the Wind (1939)
9. Idiot's Delight (1939)
10. One Foot in Heaven (1941)
11. The Rains Came (1939)
12. The Silver Cord (1933)
13. The Star Maker (1939)
14. Thanks for the Memory (1938)
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