The Big Shot 1942  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Irene Manning, Richard Travis, Susan Peters, Donald Crisp, Arthur Kennedy, Howard Da Silva, Stanley Ridges, Minor Watson, Virginia Sale
After being double-crossed and sent to prison, gangster Duke Berne (Humphrey Bogart) is now dying and recounts his tale of betrayal by his lawyer.
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 Crime School 1938  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Billy Halop, Humphrey Bogart, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Leo Gorcey, Gabriel Dell, Gale Page, Charles Trowbridge, Milburn Stone, Harry Cording
This is the story of Warden Mark Braden's (Humphrey Bogart) attempts to rehabilitate the boys in his reform school.
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Doll Face 1945 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
aka: Come Back to Me
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Vivian Blaine, Dennis O'Keefe, Perry Como, Carmen Miranda, Martha Stewart, Stephen Dunne, Reed Hadley, Stanley Prager, Charles Tannen, George E. Stone, Frank Orth, Donald MacBride
Burlesque queen Doll Face Carroll (Vivian Blaine) and her manager, Mike Hannegan (Dennis O'Keefe), have their share of problems in the romance department when Mike tries to refine Doll Face's image to make her more acceptable on the Broadway scene.
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Girls Gone Wild 1929  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Sue Carol, Nick Stuart, William Russell, Roy D'Arcy, Leslie Fenton, Hedda Hopper, John Darrow, Edmund Breese, Fred MacMurray, Lumsden Hare
A wild young woman has a falling out with her boyfriend after his father arrests her for speeding. Later, the boyfriend saves the day and regains her love. The first movie for Fred MacMurray, who was an extra. Silent.
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Guadalcanal Diary 1943  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn, Richard Jaeckel, Roy Roberts, Minor Watson, Eddie Acuff, Miles Mander
This war film, based on Richard Tregaski's accounts, is one of the best of its genre. It follows a group of U.S. Marines from shipboard, to beach landing, to warfare in the Pacific.
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Hell's Kitchen 1939 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ewald Andre Dupont, Lewis Seiler
Cast: Margaret Lindsay, Ronald Reagan, Stanley Fields, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Grant Mitchell, Arthur Loft, Bernard Punsly, Frankie Burke
This remake of "The Mayor of Hell," is about ex-con Buck's (Stanley Fields) attempts to turn the Dead End Kids around and steer them in the right direction.
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If I'm Lucky 1946 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Vivian Blaine, Perry Como, Harry James, Carmen Miranda, Phil Silvers, Edgar Buchanan, Frank J. Scannell, Charles Tannen, Harry Cheshire, Frank Fenton, Harry Hayden, Edward Keane, Paul Maxey, Dewey Robinson, Charles C. Wilson
In this remake of "Thanks a Million" (1937), Perry Como takes on the Dick Powell role of singer Allan Clark who receives an offer to sing at gubernatorial candidate Magonnagie's (Edgar Buchanan) rally. The campaign backers really want Allan to be the stooge candidate for their corrupt political machine–and, wonder of wonders, Allan wins the election. Songs include "One More Kiss," and "Bet Your Bottom Dollar."
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 International Squadron 1941 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Olympe Bradna, James Stephenson, William Lundigan, Joan Perry, Reginald Denny, Cliff Edwards, Julie Bishop, John Ridgely, Selmer Jackson
A young American becomes a hero when he flies with the Royal Air Force in the days before America entered World War II.
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It All Came True 1940 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Ann Sheridan, Jeffrey Lynn, Humphrey Bogart, Zasu Pitts, Una O'Connor, John Litel, Grant Mitchell, Felix Bressart, Charles Judels, Howard C. Hickman
When a mobster (Humphrey Bogart) hides out in a boarding house, he ends up helping the Taylor family who reside there. Interesting mix of musical/comedy/drama.
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King of the Underworld 1939 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Kay Francis, James Stephenson, John Eldredge, Jessie Busley, Arthur Aylesworth, Raymond Brown, Charles Trowbridge, John Ridgely, Pierre Watkin
After mobster Joe Gurney (Humphrey Bogart) gets Dr. Carol Nelson (Kay Francis) to treat him, she becomes a suspect in her husband's murder.
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Murder in the Air 1940 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Ronald Reagan, John Litel, Lya Lys, James Stephenson, Eddie Foy Jr., Robert Warwick, Dick Rich, William Gould, Victor Zimmerman, Kenneth Harlan
Government agents "Brass" Bancroft (Ronald Reagan) and Saxby (John Litel) fight espionage threats to the country.
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Pittsburgh 1942 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Randolph Scott, Frank Craven, Louise Allbritton, Thomas Gomez, Shemp Howard, Samuel S. Hinds, Paul Fix, William Haade, Nestor Paiva, Charles Coleman, Ben Taggart, Virginia Sale, Wade Boteler
Charles "Pittsburgh" Markham (John Wayne) is an ambitious man whose time spent with the coal business shows that he places work above family. He eventually loses his wife Josie (Marlene Dietrich) to John "Cash" Evans (Randolph Scott).
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Something for the Boys 1944 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Carmen Miranda, Michael O'Shea, Vivian Blaine, Phil Silvers, Sheila Ryan, Perry Como, Glenn Langan, Rory Calhoun, Thurston Hall, Eddie Acuff, Clarence Kolb, Paul Hurst, Murray Alper, Judy Holliday, Jimmy Dodd
Distant cousins–Chiquita (Carmen Miranda), Blossom (Vivian Blaine), and Harry Hart (Phil Silvers)–inherit a Texas plantation that is in very bad condition. In an effort to make money for repairs and turn the plantation into a hotel for World War II Army wives, they decide to put on a show in the plantation's back yard. This musical features songs from Cole Porter and include "I Wish I Didn't Have to Say Goodnight" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice." This film marks Perry Como's film debut.
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The Winning Team 1952  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Doris Day, Ronald Reagan, Frank Lovejoy, Eve Miller, Russ Tamblyn, James Millican, Gordon Jones, Hugh Sanders, Frank Ferguson, Walter Baldwin
This film is loosely based on the biography of baseball great, Grover Cleveland Alexander (Ronald Reagan). The story emphasis is on Alexander's marriage to Aimee (Doris Day) and his problems with alcohol.
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You Can't Get Away with Murder 1939 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Gale Page, Billy Halop, John Litel, Henry Travers, Harvey Stephens, Harold Huber, Joe Sawyer, George E. Stone, Joe Downing
After being sent to Sing Sing on a trumped-up charge, Frank's (Humphrey Bogart) girlfriend, Madge (Gale Page), tries to gain his release.
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You're in the Army Now 1941 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Jimmy Durante, Phil Silvers, Donald MacBride, Jane Wyman, Regis Toomey, Joe Sawyer, Clarence Kolb, Paul Harvey, George Meeker, Paul Stanton
This silly movie involves vacuum-cleaner salesmen (Jimmy Durante and Phil Silvers) who, through their own ineptness, enlist in the Army.
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| 1. The Big Shot (1942)
2. Crime School (1938)
3. Doll Face (1945)
aka: Come Back to Me
4. Girls Gone Wild (1929)
5. Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
6. Hell's Kitchen (1939)
7. If I'm Lucky (1946)
8. International Squadron (1941)
9. It All Came True (1940)
10. King of the Underworld (1939)
11. Murder in the Air (1940)
12. Pittsburgh (1942)
13. Something for the Boys (1944)
14. Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940)
15. The Winning Team (1952)
16. You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
17. You're in the Army Now (1941)
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