Captain Caution 1940  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Victor Mature, Louise Platt, Leo Carrillo, Bruce Cabot, Robert Barrat, Vivienne Osborne, Miles Mander, Roscoe Ates, Alan Ladd
Set during the War of 1812, patriot Dan Marvin (Victor Mature) fights the British as he heads up a crew on a sailing ship. Alan Ladd has a bit part in this film as one of the sailors.
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I Met My Love Again 1938  N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joshua Logan, George Cukor, Arthur Ripley
Cast: Joan Bennett, Henry Fonda, Dame May Whitty, Alan Marshal, Louise Platt, Alan Baxter, Tim Holt, Dorothy Stickney
A young woman (Joan Bennett) leaves her small town to run away with her lover and lives to regret her actions.
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Spawn of the North 1938  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: George Raft, Henry Fonda, Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff, John Barrymore, Lynne Overman, Fuzzy Knight, Vladimir Sokoloff, Duncan Renaldo, Louise Platt
Set in the 1890s, this is the story of Alaskan fishermen and their struggles against Russian pirates who steal their traps. Good action-filled entry.
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 Stagecoach 1939  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama / Romance
Director: John Ford
Cast: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, John Carradine, Andy Devine, Thomas Mitchell, Donald Meek, George Bancroft, Berton Churchill, Tim Holt, Tom Tyler, Louise Platt, Yakima Canutt, Si Jenks, Chris-Pin Martin, Merrill McCormick
Westerns just do not get any better than this classic about a stagecoach trip, which includes all the possible problems it could encounter–even an Indian attack. An Oscar was awarded to Thomas Mitchell as Best Supporting Actor for his role of alcoholic Doc Boone. The film had several other nominations, including Best Picture and Director.
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| 1. Captain Caution (1940)
2. I Met My Love Again (1938)
3. Spawn of the North (1938)
4. Stagecoach (1939)
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