Charlie Chan in Rio 1941  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman
Cast: Sidney Toler, Mary Beth Hughes, Victor Jory, Harold Huber, Richard Derr, Victor Sen Yung, Kay Linaker, Truman Bradley, Ann Codee, Eugene Borden, Jacqueline Dalya, Cobina Wright, Ted North, Hamilton MacFadden, Leslie Denison
Following Warner Oland's untimely death in 1937, Sidney Toler took over the role of Charlie Chan, Honolulu investigator. In this film, Chan travels to Rio with Number 2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) to bring a murderess, nightclub singer Lola (Jacqueline Dalya) to Hawaii for trial. After Lola is murdered, Chan must solve her murder.
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Close to My Heart 1951  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Keighley
Cast: Ray Milland, Gene Tierney, Fay Bainter, Howard St. John, Mary Beth Hughes, Ann Morrison, James Seay, Eddie Marr, Louis Jean Heydt, Ralph Byrd
Midge Sheridan (Gene Tierney) wants to adopt an abandoned baby, but her husband, Brad (Ray Milland), wants more information about the baby's family before taking responsibility for a new family member.
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Design for Scandal 1941 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Walter Pidgeon, Edward Arnold, Lee Bowman, Jean Rogers, Mary Beth Hughes, Guy Kibbee, Thurston Hall, Donald Meek, Barbara Jo Allen
Newsman Judson M. Blair (Edward Arnold) plots to set up and frame Judge Cornelia Porter (Rosalind Russell) in a scandal, but he falls in love with her in the process.
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 Dressed to Kill 1941 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Eugene Forde
Cast: Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, Sheila Ryan, William Demarest, Ben Carter, Virginia Brissac, Henry Daniell, Charles Trowbridge, Mantan Moreland, Milton Parsons, Erwin Kalser, Dick Rich, Hamilton MacFadden, May Beatty, Charles C. Wilson
Tough private investigator Michael Shayne (Lloyd Nolan) is preparing to marry showgirl Joanne La Mar (Mary Beth Hughes) when he becomes involved in investigating a string of theatrical murders that are all linked to the same play that had been produced 25 years earlier. All of the victims were wearing costumes from the play when their bodies were discovered. Using a souvenir program, Nolan uncovers clues leading to the murderer and solves the case. But, Joanne is fed up with the time he spends on investigations and leaves him.
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Follow the Band 1943  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Jean Yarbrough
Cast: Eddie Quillan, Mary Beth Hughes, Leon Errol, Anne Rooney, Samuel S. Hinds, Robert Mitchum, Russell Hicks, Irving Bacon, Frank Faylen, Benny Bartlett
A Vermont farmer heads to NYC with his trombone under his arm and hopes of hitting it big. What do you know? He does, and soon becomes a popular nightclub and radio success. But what about the girl back home? Lots of songs in this minor movie.
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Four Sons 1940 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Don Ameche, Eugenie Leontovich, Mary Beth Hughes, Alan Curtis, George Ernest, Robert Lowery, Lionel Royce, Sig Ruman, Ludwig Stossel, Michael Visaroff, Greta Meyer
The sons are on different sides as this Czech family is in the middle of the Nazi invasion.
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The Great Flamarion 1945 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Erich von Stroheim, Mary Beth Hughes, Dan Duryea, Steve Barclay, Lester Allen, Esther Howard, Michael Mark, Joseph Granby, John Hamilton, Carmen(2) Lopez
Circus performing marksman The Great Flamarion (Erich von Stroheim) falls for his assistant, Connie (Mary Beth Hughes). But, there is a problem: Connie is married to Al (Dan Duryea). The solution is to "accidentally" kill Al, and the deed is done. But, will Connie stick with the circus marksman, or will she move on to another man?
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I Accuse My Parents 1945  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Mary Beth Hughes, Robert Lowell, John Miljan, Vivienne Osborne, George Meeker, Edward Earle, George Lloyd, Patricia Knox, Florence Johnson, Richard Bartell
High-school senior Jimmy (Robert Lowell) falls for nightclub singer Kitty (Mary Beth Hughes), gets involved in a jewel heist ordered by Kitty's boss, and kills the leader. When he appears in court, Jimmy blames his alcoholic parents for his troubles, and the judge sets him free. Don't try this at home!
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The Lady Confesses 1945  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Mary Beth Hughes, Hugh Beaumont, Edmund MacDonald, Claudia Drake, Emmett Vogan, Edward Howard, Dewey Robinson, Barbara Slater, Carol Andrews, Jack George
About to be divorced, Norma Craig (Barbara Slater) returns after a seven-year disappearance and tells her husband Larry's (Hugh Beaumont) fiancee Vicky (Mary Beth Hughes) that she cannot marry Larry. That same night, Norma is murdered, and Larry is the prime suspect. Vickie sets out on her own to prove Larry's innocence and finds her own life in peril.
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Loophole 1954 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harold D. Schuster
Cast: Barry Sullivan, Charles McGraw, Dorothy Malone, Don Haggerty, Mary Beth Hughes, Don Beddoe, Dayton Lummis, John Eldredge, Richard Reeves
Suspected of embezzling bank funds, a teller is fired but determines to uncover the identity of the real culprit.
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Never a Dull Moment 1943 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Lilley
Cast: Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Frances Langford, Stuart Crawford, Elisabeth Risdon, Mary Beth Hughes, George Zucco, Jack La Rue, Franklin Pangborn, Sammy Stein, Barbara Brown, George Chandler, Ruby Dandridge
The Ritz Brothers (Al, Harry, and Jimmy) get involved with the underworld of gangsters in this fast-paced comedy/musical.
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Orchestra Wives 1942 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: George Montgomery, Ann Rutherford, Glenn Miller, Lynn Bari, Carole Landis, Cesar Romero, Virginia Gilmore, Mary Beth Hughes, Grant Mitchell, Harry Morgan
Glen Miller's music provides the entertainment for this musical about the backstage lives of musicians and their families.
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The Ox-Bow Incident 1943  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Henry Fonda, Harry Morgan, Dana Andrews, Anthony Quinn, Mary Beth Hughes, William Eythe, Jane Darwell, Marc Lawrence, Harry Davenport, Frank Conroy, Matt Briggs, Paul Hurst, Victor Kilian, Chris-Pin Martin, Willard Robertson
Cowboys Gil Carter (Henry Fonda) and Art Croft (Harry Morgan) ride into a small Nevada town and have a drink at a bar. The next thing they know, they are in the midst of a barroom brawl, which sets them apart from the locals. The sheriff is out of town, and a lynch mob forms, led by Major Tetley (Frank Conroy), when the news is revealed that a rancher has been killed by rustlers. The cowboys ride out of town and witness the mob hanging three men. When they learn that no rancher was killed, the cowboys' reaction is to search for the truth and bring justice to the killing of three innocent men. This film presents a psychological view of mob violence and its aftermath and is based on a true story that took place during 1885 in Nevada. A great Western that received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
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Riders in the Sky 1949 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Gloria Henry, Pat Buttram, Mary Beth Hughes, Robert Livingston, Alan Hale Jr., Dennis Moore, Kenne Duncan, Steve Darrell, Tom London
Gene Autry's friend Ralph (Steve Darrell) is in jail, framed for murder by the town's boss (Robert Livingston). Gene saves the day and wins the love of Ralph's daughter Anne (Gloria Henry) to boot. 1 User Review
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| | westernmovie fan 01/28/2007 | | The plot was somewhat trying, but the part was the music and the visualization of the famous Ghost Rider's in the Sky, by Stan Jones. |
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Rimfire 1949 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: B. Reeves Eason
Cast: James Millican, Mary Beth Hughes, Reed Hadley, Henry Hull, Fuzzy Knight, Victor Kilian, Chris-Pin Martin, George Cleveland, Margia Dean, Ray Bennett, Glenn Strange, I. Stanford Jolley, John L. Cason, Jason Robards Sr.
After thwarting a stagecoach robbery, Tom Harvey (James Millican) rides into a New Mexico town presumably looking for work–but we know that he's a Secret Service agent investigating stolen gold. Hired as Deputy Sheriff, Tom soon becomes involved in a case of multiple murders that some superstitious townsfolk believe are the result of a hanged man's ghost. Tom is able to solve both his case as well as the town's problem.
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These Glamour Girls 1939 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: S. Sylvan Simon
Cast: Lew Ayres, Lana Turner, Tom Brown, Richard Carlson, Jane Bryan, Anita Louise, Marsha Hunt, Ann Rutherford, Mary Beth Hughes, Ernest Truex
Ivy Leaguer Philip (Lew Ayres) has a big night on the town and asks dancehall girl Jane (Lana Turner, in her first starring role) to the big, annual weekend party. When she arrives, he had forgotten that he invited her, but she refuses to leave. Rather, Jane shows up the snobbish girls of the school.
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Young Man with a Horn 1950  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael, Juano Hernandez, Nestor Paiva, Mary Beth Hughes, Jerome Cowan, Walter Reed, Jack Kruschen
Following the demise of his marriage, Rick Martin (Kirk Douglas) has only his trumpet and alcohol for solace. Jo Jordan (Doris Day) is a young singer who helps Martin out of his psychological fog.
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| 1. Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
2. Close to My Heart (1951)
3. Design for Scandal (1941)
4. Dressed to Kill (1941)
5. Follow the Band (1943)
6. Four Sons (1940)
7. The Great Flamarion (1945)
8. I Accuse My Parents (1945)
9. The Lady Confesses (1945)
10. Loophole (1954)
11. Never a Dull Moment (1943)
12. Orchestra Wives (1942)
13. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
14. Riders in the Sky (1949)
15. Rimfire (1949)
16. These Glamour Girls (1939)
17. Young Man with a Horn (1950)
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