The Beggar's Opera 1953  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Peter Brook
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Stanley Holloway, George Devine, Mary Clare, Hugh Griffith, Athene Seyler, Dorothy Tutin, Margot Grahame, Yvonne Furneaux, George Rose, Edward Pryor, Daphne Anderson, Eric Pohlmann, Stuart Burge, Gerald Lawson
Based on John Gay's 18th-century opera, this is the story of highwayman Captain MacHeath (Laurence Olivier) who loves the beggar king Peachum's (George Devine) daughter Polly (Dorothy Tutin) but is also interested in Lucy (Daphne Anderson) who is the daughter of the corrupt constable Mr. Lockit (Stanley Holloway). When Polly and Lucy join forces, they manage to have MacHeath sent to prison and condemned to a hanging. While in prison, The Beggar (Hugh Griffith) entertains MacHeath with an opera featuring MacHeath as a hero, and soon after MacHeath is rescued from his death sentence.
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Black Magic 1949   N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Gregory Ratoff
Cast: Orson Welles, Nancy Guild, Akim Tamiroff, Frank Latimore, Valentina Cortese, Margot Grahame, Berry Kroeger, Gregory Gaye, Raymond Burr, Stephen Bekassy
Cagliostro (Orson Welles) uses his hypnotic powers in the 18th century for his own gains within the royal court. 1 User Review
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The Broken Melody 1934  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
aka: Vagabond Violinist
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: John Garrick, Margot Grahame, Merle Oberon, Austin Trevor, Charles Carson, Harry Terry, Andreas Malandrinos, Toni Edgar-Bruce
Germaine (Merle Oberon) is in love with young composer Paul Verlaine (John Garrick), but he is too busy to notice her. Paul does gain success and turns to stage actress Simone St. Claire (Margot Grahame) who takes him under her wing and marries him. But, the marriage is ill-fated, and John murders Simone's lover and is sent to Devil's Island. He manages to escape, revisits Germaine, and is inspired to write an opera about his experiences.
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The Buccaneer 1938 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Fredric March, Franciska Gaal, Margot Grahame, Akim Tamiroff, Walter Brennan, Anthony Quinn, Ian Keith, Spring Byington, Douglass Dumbrille, Robert Barrat
Pirate Jean Lafitte (Fredric March) allies with the United States in the War of 1812 and is able to beat the British on the high seas. Pretty good; typical DeMille saga.
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The Crimson Pirate 1952  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Eva Bartok, Nick Cravat, Leslie Bradley, Christopher Lee, Frederick Leister, Torin Thatcher, James Hayter, Margot Grahame, Frank Pettingell, Noel Purcell, Eliot Makeham, Dana Wynter, Ewan Roberts
This film has developed a cult following for its thrills and laughter as it verges on satire of the action genre. The Crimson Pirate, Captain Vallo (Burt Lancaster) does it all; he intercepts a cargo ship, swings his sword, and wins the fair lady Consuelo (Eva Bartok).
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 Illegal 1932 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William C. McGann
Cast: Isobel Elsom, D.A. Clarke-Smith, Margot Grahame, Ivor Barnard, Moira Lynd, Edgar Norfolk, Wally Patch, Arthur Goullet, Margaret Damer, Victor Fairley
Evelyn (Isobel Elsom) kicks her no-good husband, Albert (Ivor Barnard), out of the house and then opens up a night club offering illegal gambling and liquor. Her business works–until Albert returns, and complications ensue.
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The Informer 1935  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Victor McLaglen, Heather Angel, Preston Foster, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Una O'Connor, J.M. Kerrigan, Donald Meek, Joe Sawyer, Neil Fitzgerald, D'Arcy Corrigan, Leo McCabe, Steve Pendleton, Francis Ford, May Boley
Gypo Nolan (Victor McLaglen) turns in his rebel friend (Preston Foster) for the government's reward money, which in turn will provide passage for his girlfriend (Margot Grahame). Of course, this action initiates revenge from the I.R.A. rebel forces. John Ford won the Best Director Oscar, and Victor McLaglen took Best Actor honors. Two other Oscars were received (Best Writing and Musical Score), and the film was nominated for Best Picture.
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The Three Musketeers 1935 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Walter Abel, Paul Lukas, Moroni Olsen, Onslow Stevens, Heather Angel, Margot Grahame, Ian Keith, Ralph Forbes, Rosamond Pinchot, John Qualen, Miles Mander, Lumsden Hare, Murray Kinnell, Nigel De Brulier
This is not a bad rendition of Alexandre Dumas' D'Artagnan (Walter Abel) and his musketeers who roam 17th-century France during the reign of Louis XIII (Miles Mander). It doesn't, however, have as much action as later versions.
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| 1. The Beggar's Opera (1953)
2. Black Magic (1949)
3. The Broken Melody (1934)
aka: Vagabond Violinist
4. The Buccaneer (1938)
5. The Crimson Pirate (1952)
6. Illegal (1932)
7. The Informer (1935)
8. The Three Musketeers (1935)
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