Along Came Jones 1945  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy / Romance
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, William Demarest, Dan Duryea, Frank Sully, Lane Chandler, Russell Simpson, Arthur Loft, Don Costello, Walter Sande, Ray Teal, Willard Robertson, Ray Teal, Horace B. Carpenter, Lee Phelps
Melody Jones (Gary Cooper) and his sidekick George Fury (William Demarest) ride into the town of Payneville where Melody is mistaken for highway robber Monte Jarrad (Dan Duryea). A gunman shoots at Melody, but Monte Jarrad's girlfriend Cherry de Longpre (Loretta Young) saves Melody and takes him home to her ranch. Melody falls in love with Cherry, and, as a result, he is chased not only by the law but also by Jarrad.
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Anna Christie 1930 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Greta Garbo, Charles Bickford, George F. Marion, Marie Dressler, Lee Phelps, James T. Mack
This is a good version of Eugene O'Neill's play about former prostitute Anna Christie (Greta Garbo) who, after a life of trial and tribulation, finds happiness with a sailor, Matt Burke (Charles Bickford). The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Actress (Garbo), and Cinematography.
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Beggars in Ermine 1934  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Lionel Atwill, Henry B. Walthall, Betty Furness, Jameson Thomas, James Bush, Astrid Allwyn, George "Gabby" Hayes, Lee Phelps, Myrtle Stedman, Gordon De Main
Once a steel mill owner, now crippled and destitute, John Dawson (Lionel Atwill) organizes beggars into a union in his attempt to seek revenge against his competitor who arranged John's "accident."
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Chained 1934  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Otto Kruger, Stuart Erwin, Una O'Connor, Akim Tamiroff, Ward Bond, Marjorie Gateson, Lee Phelps, Paul Porcasi
A shipboard romance between Mike Bradley (Clark Gable) and Diane Lovering (Joan Crawford) is rekindled while she waits for her lover to get his divorce.
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Dead Men Tell 1941 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman
Cast: Sidney Toler, Robert Weldon, Sheila Ryan, Victor Sen Yung, George Reeves, Donald Douglas, Kay Aldridge, Ethel Griffies, Truman Bradley, Paul McGrath, Lenita Lane, Milton Parsons, Pat Flaherty, Lee Phelps, Tim Ryan
Elderly, eccentric Miss Nodbury (Ethel Griffies) suffers a heart attack and dies while preparing to set out on a hunt for the $60 million family fortune that was inherited from her ancestor, pirate Black Hook. Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) and #2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) investigate and learn that Miss Nodbury was frightened to death by a "ghost" that she believed was Black Hook. In fact, the killer was dressed up as Black Hook, and now Charlie must identify the culprit.
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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, Wade Boteler, Lee Phelps
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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A Free Soul 1931 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Norma Shearer, Lionel Barrymore, Leslie Howard, Clark Gable, James Gleason, Lucy Beaumont, Claire Whitney, Frank Sheridan, Edward Brophy, George Irving, Roscoe Ates, Bess Flowers, James Donlan, Henry Hall, Lee Phelps
Lionel Barrymore won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the boozing lawyer, Stephen Ashe, whose daughter (Norma Shearer) becomes part of a romantic triangle with gangster Ace Wilfong (Clark Gable) and her fiance, Dwight Winthrop (Leslie Howard). This film was later remade as "The Girl Who Had Everything."
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I Cover the Waterfront 1933 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Cruze
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Ben Lyon, Ernest Torrence, Hobart Cavanaugh, Maurice Black, Purnell Pratt, Harry Beresford, George Humbert, Wilfred Lucas, Rosita Marstini, Lee Phelps, Al Hill
While covering waterfront stories, reporter Joe Miller (Ben Lyon) zeroes in on fishing captain Eli Kirk (Ernest Torrence) who Joe believes is involved in a smuggling operation. But, after meeting and falling in love with Eli's daughter, Julie (Claudette Colbert), Joe must deal with conflicting loyalties.
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The Penalty 1920 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Wallace Worsley
Cast: Lon Chaney, Ethel Grey Terry, Charles Clary, Claire Adams, Kenneth Harlan, Jim Mason, Edouard Trebaol, Milton Ross, Clarence Wilson, Lee Phelps
Blizzard (Lon Chaney) is a legless, underworld crime boss in San Francisco who is out to get revenge on the incompetent doctor who had unnecessarily amputated his legs when Blizzard was a child. But, after having an operation to remove a blood clot in his brain, Blizzard puts aside his evil ways–and some people are not happy about the change. A good Chaney silent film.
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 The Philadelphia Story 1940  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, John Howard, Ruth Hussey, Roland Young, John Halliday, Mary Nash, Virginia Weidler, Henry Daniell, Lionel Pape, Rex Evans, Hillary Brooke, Lee Phelps, Claude King
Philadelphia's elite citizens are the subject of this romantic comedy. Katharine Hepburn plays socialite Tracy Lord who is divorced from C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant) and is about to marry stuffed-shirt George Kittredge (John Howard). James Stewart plays reporter Macaulay Connor who has arrived on the scene to cover the wedding, but he falls in love with the bride-to-be. Stewart carried away an Academy Award for Best Actor. An Academy Award was also given for Best Writing, and nominations were received for Best Picture, Actress (Hepburn), Supporting Actress (Ruth Hussey for her role as Macaulay's girlfriend), and Director.
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Riders of the West 1942  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Sarah Padden, Harry Woods, Walter McGrail, Christine McIntyre, Charles King, Milburn Morante, Dennis Moore, Kermit Maynard, Tom London, Jack Kirk, Bud Osborne, Lee Phelps
In this continuation of the "Rough Riders" series, rustling is becoming a problem in the Red Bluff area, prompting Ma Turner (Sarah Padden) to call for help from the Rough Riders–Marshal Buck Rogers (Buck Jones), Marshal Tim McCall (Tim McCoy), and Marshal Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton). As usual, the three arrive at different times with different undercover occupations. It doesn't take long before the town's sheriff (Lee Phelps), banker (Walter McGrail), and saloon owner (Harry Woods) are found to be part of the problem, and the gang is brought to justice.
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 Scarlet Street 1945 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea, Margaret Lindsay, Rosalind Ivan, Jess Barker, Samuel S. Hinds, Arthur Loft, Vladimir Sokoloff, Russell Hicks, Charles Kemper, Lou Lubin, Anita Sharp-Bolster, Cy Kendall, Lee Phelps
An amateur painter, Christopher Cross (Edward G. Robinson), is also the henpecked husband of Adele (Rosalind Ivan). Christopher is a sitting duck for extortion when the seductive Kitty March (Joan Bennett) arrives on the scene with big plans for making money off Christopher's art work. Kitty persuades Cross to embezzle money to pay for her apartment. Meanwhile, what Cross does not know is that Kitty's lover is con man Johnny Prince (Dan Duryea), and he is removing Cross' name from the paintings and replacing them with Kitty's name. Now the art work proves successful, and Johnny claims they are Kitty's and makes money off of them. Cross finally catches on, kills Kitty, and then suffers a mental breakdown. This is a remake of Jean Renoir's classic "La Chienne."
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Why Worry? 1923  N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Romance
Director: Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor
Cast: Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, John Aasen, Wallace Howe, Jim Mason, Leo White, Gaylord Lloyd, Mark Jones, Sam Lufkin, Lee Phelps, Charles Stevenson
Wealthy businessman Harold Van Pelham (Harold Lloyd) is a hypochondriac who sails to the tropics to regain his "health." But there is no rest and relaxation on this trip when Harold finds himself in the middle of a political uprising. He is imprisoned and while there makes friends with a giant, Colosso (John Aasen). Together, the two escape confinement and eventually put an end to the revolution.
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The Window 1949 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Tetzlaff
Cast: Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman, Bobby Driscoll, Anthony Ross, Richard Benedict, Jim Nolan, Lee Phelps
Nine-year-old Tommy Woodry (Bobby Driscoll) is a compulsive teller of tales. One night, Tommy witnesses a murder, but because of his reputation, no one will believe him. Bobby Driscoll was awarded an Honorary Award (Miniature Oscar) for Outstanding juvenile actor.
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| 1. Along Came Jones (1945)
2. Anna Christie (1930)
3. Beggars in Ermine (1934)
4. Chained (1934)
5. Dead Men Tell (1941)
6. Emma (1932)
7. A Free Soul (1931)
8. I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
9. Our Relations (1936)
10. The Penalty (1920)
11. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
12. Riders of the West (1942)
13. Scarlet Street (1945)
14. Why Worry? (1923)
15. The Window (1949)
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