Danger Flight 1939  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: John Trent, Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone, Jason Robards Sr., Dennis Moore, Julius Tannen, Eddie Parker, Tommy Baker, Joseph E. Bernard, Harry Harvey Jr.
Tailspin Tommy Tompkins (John Trent) volunteers to help juvenile delinquents build model airplanes and teaches them how to make planes that can provide miniature distress signals. His efforts pay off when his real plane crashes, and he is able to make the model plane do some signaling. Based on the comic strip. Other "Tailspin" films include "Stunt Pilot" and "Mystery Plane."
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Delinquent Parents 1938 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Grinde
Cast: Doris Weston, Maurice Murphy, Helen MacKellar, Morgan Wallace, Terry Walker, Theodore von Eltz, Richard Tucker, Carlyle Moore Jr., Marjorie Reynolds, Harry Hayden, Betty Blythe, Byron Foulger
Following World War I, Edith (Marjorie Reynolds) was dumped by her husband (Carlyle Moore Jr.), and, finding it impossible to raise their baby, Edith placed Carol up for adoption. Years later, Carol (Doris Weston) learns that she was adopted, leaves home, and finds work. But, she gets in trouble with the law, and the court judge set up to handle Carol's case is an older and wiser Edith (Helen MacKellar), her birth mother. By story's end, both Carol and Edith win.
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Dixie 1943  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Cast: Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Marjorie Reynolds, Billy De Wolfe, Lynne Overman, Raymond Walburn, Eddie Foy Jr., Grant Mitchell, Clara Blandick, Olin Howland
This is the biography of Dan Emmett (Bing Crosby), the writer of the title song, "Dixie."
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Doomed to Die 1940 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Marjorie Reynolds, Melvin Lang, Guy Usher, Tristram Coffin, William Stelling, Catherine Craig, Henry Brandon, Richard Loo, Wilbur Mack, Kenneth Harlan, Gibson Gowland, Maxine Leslie
With help from reporter Bobby Logan (Marjorie Reynolds), ace detective Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) investigates the murder of a shipping magnate and finds more than just murder. Fifth in the Mr. Wong series and the last one starring Karloff. One more would follow: "Phantom of Chinatown."
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Duffy's Tavern 1945  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Hal Walker
Cast: Barry Sullivan, Marjorie Reynolds, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Alan Ladd, Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake, Paulette Goddard, Bob Hope
This film adaptation of the popular 1940's radio show has a weak plot BUT it does provide a myriad of Paramount stars whose appearances are entertaining.
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The Fatal Hour 1940  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Mr. Wong at Headquarters
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Charles Trowbridge, Craig Reynolds, Frank Puglia, Jason Robards Sr., Grant Withers, John Hamilton, Harry Strang, Lita Chevret
While trying to solve the murder of a police officer, Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) uncovers a jewelry smuggling ring.
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His Kind of Woman 1951  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, Vincent Price, Tim Holt, Raymond Burr, Charles McGraw, Marjorie Reynolds, Jim Backus, Leslye Banning, Philip Van Zandt
A professional gambler, Dan Milner (Robert Mitchum), heads to South America on orders to sit and wait. He soon finds out he is being set up as a foil for racketeer Nick Ferraro (Raymond Burr).
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Holiday Inn 1942 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Mark Sandrich
Cast: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Walter Abel, Virginia Dale, Louise Beavers, John Gallaudet, James Bell, Irving Bacon, Marek Winheim, John Gallaudet, Shelby Bacon
This musical features Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire as two performers who try to make a go of a country inn. The love triangle includes Lovely Linda (Marjorie Reynolds), but it's the great Irving Berlin musical score that makes this a classic film. "White Christmas" was introduced in this film and won an Oscar for Best Song.
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Home Town Story 1951 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Pierson
Cast: Jeffrey Lynn, Donald Crisp, Marjorie Reynolds, Alan Hale Jr., Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Brown, Melinda Plowman, Glenn Tryon, Byron Foulger, Griff Barnett
After losing an election, defeated politician Blake Washburn (Jeffrey Lynn) is sure that his liberal stance offended businessmen, and he was ousted because of his anti-capitalist stand. To solve his problem, Washburn takes over his uncle's newspaper in order to deal with his opponents.
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Juke Box Rhythm 1959  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Arthur Dreifuss
Cast: Jo Morrow, Jack(2) Jones, Brian Donlevy, George Jessel, Hans Conried, Karin Booth, Marjorie Reynolds, Frieda Inescort, Fritz Feld
Princess Ann (Jo Morrow) flies to New York City to purchase her coronation gown and meets pop singer Riff Manton (Jack Jones). Music abounds and the cast is good, but the plot is meaningless.
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Midnight Limited 1940 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: John "Dusty" King, Marjorie Reynolds, George Cleveland, Edward Keane, Monte Collins, Pat Flaherty, Herbert Ashley, Lita Chevret, I. Stanford Jolley, Buck Woods, Lane Chandler, Monte Collins, Charles Stevens
The Phantom Robber (I. Stanford Jolley) has robbed the "Midnight Limited" four times–even though private eye Val Lennon (John "Dusty" King) and his assistant, Joan (Marjorie Reynolds), have been hot on his trail. Determined to get his man, Val sets himself up as bait, goes undercover, and prepares to nab the Phantom Robber.
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Ministry of Fear 1944 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond, Dan Duryea, Hillary Brooke, Alan Napier, Percy Waram, Erskine Sanford, Thomas Louden, Rita Johnson
Set during World War II, this is the film adaptation of Graham Greene's powerful novel about espionage involving Stephen Neale's (Ray Milland) unraveling of a Nazi plot.
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Monsieur Beaucaire 1946 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Bob Hope, Joan Caulfield, Patric Knowles, Marjorie Reynolds, Cecil Kellaway, Joseph Schildkraut, Reginald Owen, Constance Collier, Hillary Brooke, Douglass Dumbrille
A barber (Bob Hope) impersonates Monsieur Beaucaire at the court of Louis XV in this entertaining farce involving royalty.
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Mr. Wong in Chinatown 1939 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Marjorie Reynolds, George Lynn, William Royle, Richard Loo, Lotus Long, Huntley Gordon, James Flavin, Lee Tung Foo, Bessie Loo, Ernie Stanton, I. Stanford Jolley, Guy Usher, Wilbur Mack
Detective Wong (Boris Karloff) finds the body of a murder victim in his home and learns from reporter Bobby Logan (Marjorie Reynolds) that the victim is Chinese Princess Lin Hwa (Lotus Long). Police Captain Bill Street (Grant Withers) aids Wong in the investigation, and they discover the murdered body of Lin's traveling companion (Bessie Loo). As Wong closes in on the case, he is kidnapped and held hostage aboard a ship in San Francisco harbor. Will Street and Logan be able to save him? This story was later remade as "The Chinese Ring" starring Roland Winters in his first role as Charlie Chan.
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Mystery Plane 1939 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Family / Action
aka: Sky Pilot
Director: George Waggner
Cast: John Trent, Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone, Jason Robards Sr., George Lynn, Lucien Littlefield, Polly Ann Young, Sayre Dearing, Tommy Bupp, Betsy Gay
Ace pilot Tailspin Tommy Tomkins (John Trent) and his cohort, Skeeter Milligan (Milburn Stone), invent a radio-controlled bombing device and now must prevent enemy agents from seizing control of it. Based on the "Tailspin Tommy" comic strip.
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Robin Hood of the Pecos 1941 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Marjorie Reynolds, Jay Novello, Roscoe Ates, Eddie Acuff, Wade Boteler, Sally Payne, Leigh Whipper, Robert Strange, William Haade, Cy Kendall, Bob Burns, Art Dillard, Ted Mapes
During the post-Civil War era, Texas is run by corrupt politicians from the North who are trying to drive ranchers out of the area. Vance Corbin (Roy Rogers) is elected Sheriff, but then Ambrose Ballard (Cy Kendall) declares martial law, and "Gabby" Hornaday (George "Gabby" Hayes) is sentenced to be executed for murder. Vance investigates, finds the real villain Stacy (Jay Novello) who confesses to the crime, and Gabby's life is saved.
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Secret Evidence 1941 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Marjorie Reynolds, Charles Quigley, Malcolm "Bud" McTaggart, Kenneth Harlan, Howard Masters, Bob White, Donald Curtis, Charles R. Phipps, Dorothy Vaughan, Budd Buster, Kitty McHugh, Boyd Irwin
Linda (Marjorie Reynolds) loved Tony Baxter (Malcolm "Bud" McTaggart) but didn't realize he was a crook until he was arrested and sent to jail. Now Linda falls in love with Assistant D.A. David Harrison (Charles Quigley), and all goes well–until Baxter is released from prison and wants Linda back. Linda's brother, Jerry (Howard Masters), goes to Baxter's apartment and finds Baxter shot to death. Jerry is arrested for the murder, reluctantly David serves as the prosecutor, and Linda tries to prove that Jerry is innocent.
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Streets of New York 1939 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Abe Lincoln of Ninth Avenue
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Jackie Cooper, Martin Spellman, Sidney Miller, Buddy Pepper, Bobby Stone, David Durand, Dick Purcell, Marjorie Reynolds, George Cleveland, Robert Emmett O'Connor, George Irving, Robert Emmett Keane
Idealist Jimmy Keenan (Jackie Cooper) attends law school at night and works at a NYC newspaper stand by day. When the mob demands a piece of the action, Jimmy and his young friend, Gimpy (Martin Spellman), fight back.
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Stunt Pilot 1939 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: George Waggner
Cast: John Trent, Marjorie Reynolds, Milburn Stone, Jason Robards Sr., Pat O'Malley, George Meeker, Wesley Barry, George Cleveland, John Daheim, Carleton Young, Mary Field, Forrest Taylor
Ace pilot Tailspin Tommy Tompkins (John Trent) is hired to work as a stunt pilot for a movie featuring a dogfight scene. When someone replaces blanks in the gun with real bullets, another stunt flyer (George Meeker) is killed, and Tailspin Tommy is arrested. Will Tailspin Tommy get out of this jam? Based on the comic strip. Other "Tailspin" films include: "Danger Flight" and "Mystery Plane."
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That Midnight Kiss 1949  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Musical / Romance
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Jose Iturbi, Ethel Barrymore, Mario Lanza, Keenan Wynn, J. Carrol Naish, Jules Munshin, Thomas Gomez, Marjorie Reynolds, Arthur Treacher
Mario Lanza makes his film debut in this film about truck driver Johnny Donnetti who is hired as the tenor lead in an opera production where he falls in love with heiress and female lead Prudence Budell (Kathryn Grayson).
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The Time of Their Lives 1946  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Marjorie Reynolds, Binnie Barnes, Gale Sondergaard, John Shelton, Jess Barker, Robert Barrat, Donald MacBride, Ann Gillis
Ghosts Horatio Prim (Lou Costello) and Cuthbert (Bud Abbott) try to prove their innocence 200 years after being denounced as Revolutionary War traitors. Different (and good) movie for the funny duo. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 07/25/2009 | | I remember this movie from long ago. I do not believe Abbott is a ghost in this one. Lou is a ghost along with a female ghost that were hanged as traitors and condemned to stay on the parcel of land until they proved they were innocent. Very funny movie I have always loved watching it over and over. |
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Up in Mabel's Room 1944 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Marjorie Reynolds, Gail Patrick, Mischa Auer, Charlotte Greenwood, Lee Bowman, John Hubbard, Binnie Barnes, Janet Lambert, Fred Kohler Jr.
Based on a popular stage play, this farce tells of the tale of a young man (Dennis O'Keefe) who attempts to retrieve a "naughty" gift he had innocently given a young woman (Gail Patrick) without his wife (Marjorie Reynolds) or his friend (Lee Bowman) knowing of it. Quite funny, and remade with the same director and star the following year as "Getting Gertie's Garter."
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Up in the Air 1940 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: Frankie Darro, Marjorie Reynolds, Mantan Moreland, Lorna Gray, Gordon Jones, Tristram Coffin, Clyde Dilson, Dick Elliott, John Holland, Carleton Young
Ambitious radio station pageboy Frankie (Frankie Darro) pushes management to air a comedy program starring him and his porter pal (Mantan Moreland). Just when it appears he will be successful in his quest, the station's stars start getting killed while on the air. C'mon Frankie, solve this case.
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| 1. Danger Flight (1939)
2. Delinquent Parents (1938)
3. Dixie (1943)
4. Doomed to Die (1940)
5. Duffy's Tavern (1945)
6. The Fatal Hour (1940)
aka: Mr. Wong at Headquarters
7. His Kind of Woman (1951)
8. Holiday Inn (1942)
9. Home Town Story (1951)
10. Juke Box Rhythm (1959)
11. Midnight Limited (1940)
12. Ministry of Fear (1944)
13. Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)
14. Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
15. Mystery Plane (1939)
aka: Sky Pilot
16. No Holds Barred (1952)
17. Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941)
18. Secret Evidence (1941)
19. Streets of New York (1939)
aka: The Abe Lincoln of Ninth Avenue
20. Stunt Pilot (1939)
21. That Midnight Kiss (1949)
22. The Time of Their Lives (1946)
23. Up in Mabel's Room (1944)
24. Up in the Air (1940)
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