Be Yourself! 1930  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Thornton Freeland
Cast: Fanny Brice, Robert Armstrong, Harry Green, G. Pat Collins, Gertrude Astor, Budd Fine, Marjorie Kane, Rita Flynn, Anderson Lawler
Down-on-his-luck boxer Jerry Moore (Robert Armstrong) is befriended by nightclub entertainer Fannie Field (Fanny Brice) who, with help from her brother Harry (Harry Green), turns Jerry into a prizefighter. But, in the process, Fannie's rival Lillian (Gertrude Astor) steals Jerry from her. Fannie solves the problem by setting up a rematch in which she tells Jerry's opponent (G. Pat Collins) to attack Jerry's newly straightened nose. The ploy works, Jerry loses the fight but realizes how important it is to win Fannie.
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The Great Gabbo 1929 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Cruze
Cast: Erich von Stroheim, Betty Compson, Donald Douglas, Marjorie Kane, Harry Ross
Ventriloquist "The Great Gabbo" (Erich von Stroheim), slowly going mad, finds that his dummy is his only avenue for expression. He even drives his assistant (Betty Compson) away through verbal abuse, though she loves Gabbo. Now Gabbo is driven even further toward the edge of total destruction. Stroheim's first talkie.
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Second Chorus 1940 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Charles Butterworth, Burgess Meredith, Frank Melton, Jimmy Conlin, Artie Shaw, Don Brodie, Marjorie Kane, Joan Barclay, Willa Pearl Curtis, William "Billy" Benedict, Michael Visaroff, Adia Kuznetzoff, Charles R. Moore
Good music and dancing enhance this story about two musicians, Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor (Fred Astaire and Burgess Meredith), who vie for the attentions of Ellen Miller (Paulette Goddard).
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| 1. Be Yourself! (1930)
2. The Great Gabbo (1929)
3. Second Chorus (1940)
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