Beloved Enemy 1936  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: Merle Oberon, Brian Aherne, Karen Morley, Jerome Cowan, David Niven, Henry Stephenson, Donald Crisp, Theodore von Eltz, David Torrence, Don "Red" Barry
An English woman, Helen Drummond (Merle Oberon), and an Irish insurrectionist, Dennis Riordan (Brian Aherne), are in love, but political problems threaten their romance.
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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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Cowboy and the Lady 1938  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: Gary Cooper, Merle Oberon, Patsy Kelly, Walter Brennan, Fuzzy Knight, Harry Davenport, Emma Dunn, Irving Bacon, Mabel Todd, Henry Kolker
Mary Smith (Merle Oberon) pretends to be her own maid when she goes on a blind date with rodeo-man Stretch (Gary Cooper). When she falls in love with him, they elope to Texas.
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The Dark Angel 1935  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Franklin
Cast: Fredric March, Merle Oberon, Herbert Marshall, Janet Beecher, John Halliday, Frieda Inescort, Claud Allister, David Torrence, Holmes Herbert, Henrietta Crosman
This film received the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, and Merle Oberon was nominated for Best Actress. It is a remake of the 1925 movie about Alan Trent's (Fredric March) attempts to conceal his blindness from his lover, Kitty Vane (Merle Oberon).
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Dark Waters 1944 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Merle Oberon, Franchot Tone, Thomas Mitchell, Fay Bainter, Elisha Cook Jr., John Qualen, Rex Ingram, Nina Mae McKinney, Odette Myrtil, Eugene Borden
Her parents died after their ship was torpedoed, leaving Leslie Calvin (Merle Oberon) as the survivor. The fact that she is torn apart emotionally is what leads unscrupulous characters, led by Mr. Sydney (Thomas Mitchell), to enact a plan to drive Leslie into an asylum and then take her family fortune. But all is not lost when the good Dr. George Grover (Franchot Tone) steps in to thwart their efforts.
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Deep in My Heart 1954  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Comedy
Director: Stanley Donen
Cast: Jose Ferrer, Merle Oberon, Helen Traubel, Doe Avedon, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Henreid, Tamara Toumanova, Jim Backus, Gene Kelly, Russ Tamblyn, Paul Stewart, Isobel Elsom, Rosemary Clooney, Jane Powell, Ann Miller
Jose Ferrer is excellent in his role as Sigmund Romberg who comes to the United States in 1909 and begins his song-writing career in New York City. He is encouraged by Anna Mueller (Helen Traubel), and 40 years later he has written more than 2,000 songs as well as the scores for more than 80 plays, musical shows, and operettas–including "The Student Prince" and "The Desert Song." Romberg's songs, performed by musical stars, highlight this biography of his rise to fame and fortune.
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Desiree 1954  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Merle Oberon, Michael Rennie, Cameron Mitchell, Elizabeth Sellars, Charlotte Austin, Cathleen Nesbitt, Alan Napier, Carolyn Jones
True students of history will cringe at the haphazard treatment of facts in this story about Desiree (Jean Simmons) who is cast off by Napoleon (Marlon Brando) when he chooses Josephine (Merle Oberon) to be his wife and empress.
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The Divorce of Lady X 1938 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tim Whelan
Cast: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, Binnie Barnes, Ralph Richardson, Morton Selten, J.H. Roberts, Gertrude Musgrove, Gus McNaughton, Hugh McDermott
Due to an emergency, a young lawyer (Laurence Olivier) allows a young woman (Merle Oberon) to spend the night in his London hotel room. Although nothing happened, he believes himself to be the "other man" in a pending divorce case. Dated.
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The Lodger 1944 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: John Brahm
Cast: Laird Cregar, George Sanders, Merle Oberon, Cedric Hardwicke, Sara Allgood, Aubrey Mather, Queenie Leonard, David Clyde, Helena Pickard, Billy Bevan, Doris Lloyd, Edmund Breon, Colin Campbell, Lumsden Hare, C. Montague Shaw
This remake of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller stars Laird Cregar as Mr. Slade, the boarding house lodger, who rents a room in a London boardinghouse owned by Ellen Bonting (Sara Allgood). At the same time, Jack the Ripper is killing actresses in London, and Ellen becomes suspicious of Slade. Ellen's niece Kitty (Merle Oberon) is a music-hall actress, and Scotland Yard Inspector John Warwick (George Sanders) is in love with her. Ellen tells Warwick of her suspicions, and, heeding Ellen's warnings, Warwick works to solve the murders. Good performances and lots of chills. Remade as "Man in the Attic."
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A Night in Paradise 1946 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Merle Oberon, Turhan Bey, Thomas Gomez, Gale Sondergaard, Ray Collins, George Dolenz, John Litel, Douglass Dumbrille, Marvin Miller, Moroni Olsen
When Aesop (Turhan Bey) goes to the court of King Croesus (Thomas Gomez) to plead for his country's rights, he is bedazzled by the beautiful Princess Delarai (Merle Oberon).
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The Private Life of Don Juan 1934 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Alexander Korda
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Merle Oberon, Binnie Barnes, Joan Gardner, Benita Hume, Clifford Heatherley, Barry MacKay, Melville Cooper, Bruce Winston, Gina Malo, Claud Allister, Heather Thatcher, Diana Napier, Owen Nares, Athene Seyler
Returning to Seville following his exile, the aging Don Juan (Douglas Fairbanks) is now married to Dolores (Benita Hume). When he learns that Rodrigo (Barry MacKay) has been impersonating him, Don Juan seeks to reclaim his old reputation as the great lover by having an affair with Antonia (Merle Oberon). Adventures ensue, but when Dolores is finally able to make her point about his infidelities, a relieved Don Juan climbs the ladder to her balcony, and they are reunited forever.
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The Private Life of Henry VIII 1933  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexander Korda
Cast: Charles Laughton, Merle Oberon, Wendy Barrie, Elsa Lanchester, Robert Donat, Miles Mander, Binnie Barnes, Everley Gregg, Franklin Dyall, Claud Allister, Laurence Hanray, William Austin, John Loder, Gibb McLaughlin, Sam Livesey
Charles Laughton won the Oscar for his portrayal of Henry VIII in this historical film. It is the story of Henry's relationships with five of his six wives and starts with the his marriage to his second wife, Anne Boleyn (Merle Oberon), which ends in her execution. Henry's third wife is his mistress Jane Seymour (Wendy Barrie) who dies in childbirth. Henry then agrees to an arranged marriage to Anne of Cleves (Elsa Lanchester) that ends when she pushes him into the arms of Lady Catherine Howard (Binnie Barnes). He marries Catherine, but her affair with Henry's friend Thomas Culpepper (Robert Donat) ends in her beheading. Finally, Henry marries widowed Catherine Parr (Everley Gregg) who is determined to take care of him. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Picture.
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The Scarlet Pimpernel 1935 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Howard Young
Cast: Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey, Nigel Bruce, Anthony Bushell, Melville Cooper, O.B. Clarence, Bramwell Fletcher, Joan Gardner, Edmund Breon
Sir Percy Blakeney (Leslie Howard) comes to the aid of French aristocrats who Robespierre has imprisoned and sentenced to be executed at the guillotine.
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A Song to Remember 1945 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Paul Muni, Merle Oberon, Cornel Wilde, Stephen Bekassy, Nina Foch, George Coulouris, Sig Arno, Howard Freeman, George Macready, Claire DuBrey
Frederic Chopin (Cornel Wilde) is the subject of this biography that includes his relationship with George Sand (Merle Oberon), whom Chopin meets in Paris and follows to Majorca where he dies of tuberculosis. Wilde was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the famous Polish composer. 1 User Review
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| | Chopin music/life | Romanov 07/27/2007 | A passionate film of this composer portrayed beautrifully by Cornel Wilde.
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That Uncertain Feeling 1941 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Cast: Merle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas, Burgess Meredith, Alan Mowbray, Olive Blakeney, Harry Davenport, Sig Ruman, Eve Arden, Richard Carle, Mary Currier
Jill and Larry (Merle Oberon and Melvyn Douglas) seem to be happily married, though Larry is preoccupied with his job as an insurance salesman. Jill starts getting the hiccups and goes to a psychologist who tells her it is because she has marital problems. She decides that she needs a side interest, so she brings home an eccentric piano player (Burgess Meredith), another patient of her psychologist. Larry has his work cut out for him if he wants to save his marriage. A cute comedy with a fine cast–Burgess Meredith is a hoot.
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These Three 1936 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Miriam Hopkins, Merle Oberon, Joel McCrea, Catherine Doucet, Bonita Granville, Margaret Hamilton, Walter Brennan, Alma Kruger, Marcia Mae Jones, Frank McGlynn Sr.
Based on Lillian Hellman's "The Children's Hour," this early version features Bonita Granville as the spiteful girl who spreads a vicious rumor that nearly destroys two founders (Miriam Hopkins and Merle Oberon) of a girls' school. Granville received an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actress.
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Til We Meet Again 1940 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edmund Goulding
Cast: Merle Oberon, George Brent, Pat O'Brien, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Binnie Barnes, Frank McHugh, Eric Blore, George Reeves, Henry O'Neill, Frank Wilcox, Regis Toomey
This remake of Oscar-winning "One Way Passage" is about a woman (Merle Oberon) suffering from a fatal illness who falls in love with a condemned convict she meets aboard ship on their trip to San Francisco.
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 Wuthering Heights 1939  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Flora Robson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Donald Crisp, Miles Mander, Leo G. Carroll, Hugh Williams, Cecil Humphreys, Cecil Kellaway, Sarita Wooton, Rex Downing, Douglas Scott, Helena Grant
In this filmed version of Emily Bronte's classic novel, Mr. Earnshaw (Cecil Kellaway) brings home orphaned Heathcliff (Rex Downing) to Wuthering Heights. Earnshaw's son Hindley (Douglas Scott) hates Heathcliff, but daughter Catherine (Sarita Wooton) loves him. Mr. Earnshaw dies, and Hindley takes over forcing Heathcliff to work as a stable boy. Cathy and Heathcliff love each other, but when they grow up, Cathy (now played by Merle Oberon) marries wealthy neighbor Edgar Linton (David Niven). Heathcliff (now played by Laurence Olivier) has left but returns a wealthy man, buys Wuthering Heights from Hindley (now played by Hugh Williams), and marries Edgar's sister Isabella (Geraldine Fitzgerald). Now, Cathy realizes that she cannot forget Heathcliff, and even death cannot part them. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture, Actor (Olivier), Supporting Actress (Geraldine Fitzgerald), and Director.
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| 1. Beloved Enemy (1936)
2. The Broken Melody (1934)
aka: Vagabond Violinist
3. Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
4. The Dark Angel (1935)
5. Dark Waters (1944)
6. Deep in My Heart (1954)
7. Desiree (1954)
8. The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
9. The Lodger (1944)
10. A Night in Paradise (1946)
11. The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
12. The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
13. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935)
14. A Song to Remember (1945)
15. That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
16. These Three (1936)
17. Til We Meet Again (1940)
18. Wuthering Heights (1939)
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