 Babes in Toyland 1934  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy / Musical
aka: March of the Wooden Soldiers
Director: Gus Meins, Charley Rogers
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charlotte Henry, Felix Knight, Henry Brandon, Florence Roberts, Ferdinand Munier, Virginia Karns, William Burress, Johnny Downs, Marie Wilson, Richard Alexander, Ellen Corby, Jack Hill, Alice Dahl
This very amusing film of Victor Herbert's "Mother Goose" operetta features Stannie Dum (Stan Laurel) and Ollie Dee (Oliver Hardy) as apprentice toymakers coming to the aid of Little Bo-Peep (Charlotte Henry). The evil Silas Barnaby (Henry Brandon) is threatening to force Bo-Peep into marrying him if she does not pay her rent. The wedding does occur, but it is Stannie, disguised as Bo-Peep, who marches down the aisle. Barnaby is humiliated and steals one of the Three Little Pigs making it look as if Bo-Peep's boyfriend Tom-Tom Piper (Felix Knight) did the dirty deed. When Stannie and Ollie step in and expose the plot, Barnaby attacks Toyland. But, never fear, the wooden soldiers come to the rescue and save Toyland.
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Boy Meets Girl 1938  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Marie Wilson, Ralph Bellamy, Dick Foran, Ronald Reagan, Penny Singleton, Frank McHugh, Bruce Lester, Dennie Moore
The Cagney and O'Brien duo return as irreverent writers in this spoof of the Hollywood scene. They help a widow waitress (Wilson) by promoting her baby into being a star, as well as helping with her romantic problems. Look for Ron Reagan as the announcer.
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 Broadway 1942  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Janet Blair, Broderick Crawford, Marjorie Rambeau, Anne Gwynne, S.Z. Sakall, Edward Brophy, Marie Wilson, Ralf Harolde
Set during Prohibition, this is the story of murder in the midst of speakeasies, bootleggers, and gangsters.
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Broadway Musketeers 1938 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Margaret Lindsay, Ann Sheridan, Marie Wilson, John Litel, Janet Chapman, Dick Purcell, Richard Bond, Anthony Averill, Horace McMahon, Dewey Robinson, Dorothy Adams, Jimmy Conlin, Jan Holm
In this remake of "Three on a Match," Isabel, Fay, and Connie (Margaret Lindsay, Ann Sheridan, and Marie Wilson) were brought up together in an orphanage. Now, Isabel and Connie reunite when they bail Fay out of jail after her arrest for doing a striptease. They decide to meet every June to celebrate their birthdays. In the meantime, gambling, an extramarital affair, and divorce play roles in their lives, and events lead to the kidnapping of Isabel and her daughter Judy (Janet Chapman). The kidnapping culminates in Isabel jumping out of the window to her death. The police rescue Judy, and at the next reunion Fay and Connie are joined by Judy who takes Isabel's place.
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China Clipper 1936 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Beverly Roberts, Ross Alexander, Humphrey Bogart, Marie Wilson, Henry B. Walthall, Joseph Crehan, Wayne Morris, Milburn Stone, Frank Faylen
Shortly after Lindbergh's famous flight, pilot Dave Logan (Pat O'Brien) has the foresight to envision the day an air service linkage between the U.S. and China will become a reality.
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The Great Garrick 1937 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Whale
Cast: Brian Aherne, Olivia de Havilland, Edward Everett Horton, Melville Cooper, Lionel Atwill, Lana Turner, Marie Wilson, Luis Alberni, Dorothy Tree, Albert Dekker
This fictionalized biography is about an egotistical British actor, David Garrick (Brian Aherne), and how members of the Comedie Francaise bring about his fall from grace.
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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 1962 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Fabian, John Saxon, Marie Wilson, Reginald Gardiner, John McGiver, Minerva Urecal, Lauri Peters, Michael Burns
The Hobbs family sets out for a seashore vacation where comedy reigns when everything goes wrong.
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My Friend Irma 1949  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Marie Wilson, John Lund, Diana Lynn, Don DeFore, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Hans Conried, Kathryn Givney, Percy Helton, Gloria Gordon
Based on the popular radio series, Marie Wilson plays dumb blonde Irma who becomes involved in a series of misadventures while living in her New York City apartment. This film marks the film debut of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis–they steal the show!
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My Friend Irma Goes West 1950 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Walker
Cast: John Lund, Marie Wilson, Diana Lynn, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Corinne Calvet, Lloyd Corrigan, Don Porter, Harold Huber, Kenneth Tobey
In this sequel to "My Friend Irma," delightful dumb blonde Irma (Marie Wilson) heads to California with her friends, Steve Laird (Dean Martin) and Seymour (Jerry Lewis), in pursuit of a promised film contract.
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Never Wave at a WAC 1952 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Private Wore Skirts
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Paul Douglas, Marie Wilson, William Ching, Arleen Whelan, Leif Erickson, Charles Dingle, Lurene Tuttle, Hillary Brooke, Regis Toomey, Frieda Inescort, Louise Beavers
Socialite Jo McBain (Rosalind Russell) joins the WACs and encounters more than a few problems dealing with life in the Army.
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Satan Met a Lady 1936  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Bette Davis, Warren William, Alison Skipworth, Arthur Treacher, Marie Wilson, Barbara Blane, Wini Shaw, Porter Hall, Olin Howland, Charles C. Wilson
This lackluster film is based loosely on "The Maltese Falcon." However, it is a ram's horn instead of a falcon that is being used to transport stolen jewels.
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Shine on, Harvest Moon 1944 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: David Butler
Cast: Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Irene Manning, S.Z. Sakall, Marie Wilson, Robert Shayne, William B. Davidson, Will Stanton, Joseph Crehan
The late 1800s/early 1900s duo Nora Bayes (Sheridan) and Jack Norworth (Dennis Morgan), Broadway star and songwriter respectively, are highlighted in this musical. The film follows their rise in the entertainment business, including the bumps along the way.
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| 1. Babes in Toyland (1934)
aka: March of the Wooden Soldiers
2. Boy Meets Girl (1938)
3. Broadway (1942)
4. Broadway Musketeers (1938)
5. China Clipper (1936)
6. A Girl in Every Port (1952)
7. The Great Garrick (1937)
8. Invisible Menace (1938)
9. Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
10. My Friend Irma (1949)
11. My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)
12. Never Wave at a WAC (1952)
aka: The Private Wore Skirts
13. Satan Met a Lady (1936)
14. Shine on, Harvest Moon (1944)
15. Virginia (1941)
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