 Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Raymond Massey, Ruth Gordon, Gene Lockhart, Mary Howard, Howard Da Silva, Dorothy Tree, Harvey Stephens, Minor Watson, Alan Baxter, Elisabeth Risdon, Aldrich Bowker, Maurice Murphy, Louis Jean Heydt, Clem Bevans
Based on Robert E. Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize winning play, this is a classic film about the 16th President, covering his childhood through election to the Presidency. Along with Lincoln's professional life, highlighted by his debates with Stephen Douglas (Gene Lockhart), his personal life, including the doomed courtship of Ann Rutledge (Mary Howard) and later marriage to Mary Todd (Ruth Gordon in her screen debut) are also part of the story.
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Action in the North Atlantic 1943  N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon, Raoul Walsh, Bryon Haskin
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Raymond Massey, Julie Bishop, Alan Hale, Ruth Gordon, Sam Levene, Dane Clark, Minor Watson, Glenn Strange, Frank Puglia, Paul Whitney, Dick Hogan, Charles Trowbridge, Peter van Eyck, Walter Soderling
The U.S. Merchant Marine is the focus of this film as the convoys deliver needed supplies to Europe during World War II while sailing through U-Boat infested waters. When Capt. Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) is sailing a Merchant Marine ship with war supplies to Russia, the ship is torpedoed. The first mate, Lt. Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart), encourages the survivors, and they reach America on a lifeboat. Now, they are given a new Liberty Ship and sail in a convoy headed for Russia. U-Boats again attack and destroy the convoy, but the Liberty Ship does reach Russia, and the crew is cheered.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1939 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
aka: Huckleberry Finn
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Rex Ingram, Walter Connolly, William Frawley, Lynne Carver, Jo Ann Sayers, Minor Watson, Elisabeth Risdon, Victor Kilian, Clara Blandick, Wade Boteler, Irving Bacon, Frank Darien, Roger Imhof, E. Alyn Warren
This is a very good remake of the Mark Twain classic as the innocent boy, Huck (Mickey Rooney), and runaway slave Jim (Rex Ingram) meet adventures and become friends as they raft down the Mississippi River. During their trip, Huck and Jim run into con-men "the King" (Walter Connolly) and "the Duke" (William Frawley) who impersonate royalty as part of their swindling schemes. True to Twain's story.
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The Ambassador's Daughter 1956  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Norman Krasna
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, John Forsythe, Myrna Loy, Adolphe Menjou, Tommy Noonan, Francis Lederer, Edward Arnold, Minor Watson
Set amidst a dispute of American G.I.s' behavior while on R & R in Paris, the daughter of the American ambassador, Joan (Olivia de Havilland), falls in love with a U.S. soldier (John Forsythe).
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The Angels Wash Their Faces 1939 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Ann Sheridan, Billy Halop, Frankie Thomas, Bonita Granville, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Hamilton, Marjorie Main, Henry O'Neill, John Ridgely, Minor Watson, Bernard Punsly, Gabriel Dell, Bobby Jordan
In this sequel to "Angels with Dirty Faces," young Gabe Ryan (Frankie Thomas), who has just been released from reform school, finds more trouble when he joins the Dead End Kids. Gabe promises his sister Joy (Ann Sheridan) that he will live a good life and then joins the street gang. When Gabe is framed for arson, the Dead End Kids work with District Attorney A.H. Remson (Henry O'Neill) and his son, Deputy District Attorney Pat Remson (Ronald Reagan)–who is in love with Joy–to prove that Gabe is innocent.
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As Young as You Feel 1951  N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Harmon Jones
Cast: Monty Woolley, Thelma Ritter, David Wayne, Jean Peters, Constance Bennett, Marilyn Monroe, Russ Tamblyn, Roger Moore, Allyn Joslyn, Albert Dekker, Clinton Sundberg, Minor Watson, Wally Brown, Gerald Oliver Smith, Frank Wilcox
John Hodges (Monty Woolley) is faced with forced retirement at age 65. When retirement does not fit into his lifestyle, he sets out to change company policy by impersonating the president of the parent company and tries to get rid of the age rule for retirement. Of course, complications ensue.
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Beyond the Forest 1949  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten, David Brian, Ruth Roman, Regis Toomey, Dona Drake, Minor Watson, Sarah Selby, Ann Doran, Bess Flowers, Frances Charles, Mary Servoss, Olan Soule, Dorothy Vernon, Judith Wood
A greedy woman, Rosa (Bette Davis), marries small-town Doctor Louis Moline (Joseph Cotten) with little money and then lives unhappily ever after–until she finds a new, fateful love interest, Chicago industrialist Neil Latimer (David Brian) who owns a nearby hunting lodge. Bette Davis mutters, "What a Dump!"
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The Big Shot 1942  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Irene Manning, Richard Travis, Susan Peters, Eddy Chandler, James Flavin, Howard Da Silva, Stanley Ridges, Minor Watson, Jack Mower, Chick Chandler, Joe Downing, Virginia Brissac, John Ridgely, John Hamilton
After being double-crossed and sent to prison, gangster Duke Berne (Humphrey Bogart) breaks out of prison. Now, he spends some time with his old sweetheart Lorna (Irene Manning) who happens to now be the wife of his lawyer Martin T. Fleming (Stanley Ridges).
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Birth of the Blues 1941 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Victor Schertzinger
Cast: Bing Crosby, Mary Martin, Brian Donlevy, Carolyn Lee, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Jack Teagarden, J. Carrol Naish, Cecil Kellaway, Warren Hymer, Horace McMahon, Ruby Elzy, Danny Beck, Harry Barris, Perry Botkin Sr., Minor Watson
The music is great in this story about New Orleans jazz. Jeff Lambert (Bing Crosby) has grown up near Basin Street and forms a band, the Basin Street Hot-Shots. He tries to get the jazz music accepted by the city. When Betty Lou Cobb (Mary Martin) joins their band as the singer, both coronet player Memphis (Brian Donlevy) and Jeff fall in love with her.
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Boys Town 1938  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Henry Hull, Leslie Fenton, Gene Reynolds, Addison Richards, Edward Norris, Minor Watson, Jonathan Hale, Bobs Watson, Mickey Rentschler, Frankie Thomas, Sidney Miller, Martin Spellman, Jimmy Butler
As Father Edward J. Flanagan (Spencer Tracy) strives to set up a community for homeless boys, he runs into trouble with one boy, Whitey Marsh (Mickey Rooney), whose older brother (Edward Norris) is a gangster. Whitey runs away a number of times and finally manages to join his brother's gang. But, Father Flanagan and the boys capture the gang, and Whitey, at last, respects Father Flanagan's program and has hope for the future. Spencer Tracy won an Academy Award as Best Actor for his role in this film (his second consecutive Best Actor Oscar). Nominations were received for Best Picture and Director, and another Oscar was received for Best Original Story.
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Bright Victory 1951  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Arthur Kennedy, Peggy Dow, James Edwards, Will Geer, Nana Bryant, Julie Adams, Minor Watson, Jim Backus, Richard Egan, Murray Hamilton, Joan Banks, John Hudson, Marjorie Crossland, Donald Miele, Larry Keating
Arthur Kennedy was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Larry Nevins–a World War II veteran who must adapt to a life of blindness, the result of his war injuries. 1 User Review
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| | One of my Top 10 All-time Favorites | OldFilmFan 01/28/2007 | | This film has some of the best character development in multiple characters I've ever seen in the movies. A story of moral courage, compassion, triumph over handicap, and hope for all who face the loss of a faculty -- this film is a must for young minds and old. Brilliant from start to finish. |
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Charlie Chan in Paris 1935 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Lewis Seller
Cast: Warner Oland, Mary Brian, Erik Rhodes, John Miljan, Thomas Beck, Keye Luke, Minor Watson, Henry Kolker, John Qualen, Harry Cording, Murray Kinnell, Dorothy Appleby, Ruth Peterson, Perry Ivins, Eddie Vitch
Warner Oland plays Charlie Chan in this story about a Honolulu detective who is aided by his son Lee (Keye Luke) in the search for the killer of one of his undercover agents, Nardi (Dorothy Appleby). Nardi had called on Chan to come to Paris to help get the goods on a counterfeiting ring, but all that remains of Nardi is one important cryptic clue. Lee comes to the aid of his father in solving the case and identifying the chief counterfeiter. This is the first "Charlie Chan" film in which Luke appears.
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Courage of Lassie 1946 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Morgan, Tom Drake, Selena Royle, George Cleveland, Harry Davenport, Morris Ankrum, Arthur Walsh, Catherine McLeod, Minor Watson, Mitchell Lewis, Jane Green, David Holt, Bill Wallace, Donald Curtis
Fourteen-year-old Kathie (Elizabeth Taylor) rescues Lassie and trains him to be a sheep dog. When Lassie gets hit by a truck, he is recruited into the K-9 corps and is sent to World War II. Upon his return, Lassie is shell-shocked and goes on a killing spree, but Kathie helps the collie adjust to life at home.
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Face to Face 1952  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: John Brahm, Bretaigne Windust
Cast: James Mason, Gene Lockhart, Michael Pate, Albert Sharpe, Sean McClory, Alec Harband, Robert Preston, Marjorie Steele, Minor Watson, Dan Seymour, Olive Carey, James Agee, Oliver Blake, Victor Kilian, Gayle Kellogg
This film presents two tales, each from popular short stories. "The Secret Sharer," from Joseph Conrad's story, is directed by John Brahm. James Mason, an inexperienced sea captain, deals with a fugitive sailor. "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky," from a Stephen Crane story, is directed by Bretaigne Windust. A sheriff returns to his western home from a honeymoon with his new bride. His enemy awaits. 1 User Review
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| | Conrad psych drama | anonymous 03/18/2010 | | I saw this on you tube...unfortunately it was deleted before I could show it to my class. Does anyone know where I can buy it?? Anyroad, Mason as always is stunningly understated, darkeyed intense and perfect. |
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The Falcon Out West 1944 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Tom Conway, Carole Gallagher, Joan Barclay, Lyle Talbot, Barbara Hale, Cliff Clark, Edward Gargan, Minor Watson, Donald Douglas, Lee Trent, Perc Launders, Wheaton Chambers, Robert Anderson, Zedra Conde, Edmund Glover
When a millionaire playboy is killed in a New York City nightclub, The Flacon heads west after the suspects.
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The File on Thelma Jordan 1949 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Thelma Jordan
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly, Joan Tetzel, Stanley Ridges, Richard Rober, Minor Watson, Barry Kelley, Theresa Harris, Basil Ruysdael, Kasey Rogers, Jane Novak, Gertrude Hoffman, Harry Antrim, Kate Drain Lawson
Attorney Cleve Marshall (Wendell Corey) leaves his wife Pamela (Joan Tetzel) and falls in love with Thelma Jordan (Barbara Stanwyck). The ill-fated romance leads to murder and atonement.
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Flight Lieutenant 1942 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Salkow
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Jonathan Hale, Frank Puglia, Larry Parks, Lloyd Bridges, Hugh Beaumont, Minor Watson, Warren Ashe, Clancy Cooper, Edythe Elliott, Marcel Dalio, Gregory Gaye, Larry Williams
Disgraced following a plane crash in which his co-pilot was killed, Sam Doyle (Pat O'Brien) lives to see his son, Danny (Glenn Ford), become an Air Force pilot.
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Gentleman Jim 1942 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Errol Flynn, Alan Hale, Jack Carson, Alexis Smith, Ward Bond, William Frawley, Rhys Williams, Minor Watson, Arthur Shields, John Loder
This is the biography of boxing champ Jim Corbett who fought in the 1890s when boxing was not always considered an accepted sport. Errol Flynn plays the title role with understanding and a dash of comedy.
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God Is My Co-Pilot 1945 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Dennis Morgan, Dane Clark, Raymond Massey, Alan Hale, John Ridgely, Stanley Ridges, Andrea King, Warren Douglas, Mark Stevens, Minor Watson
The famed World War II Flying Tigers are the focus of this film about action in the Pacific theater.
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Guadalcanal Diary 1943 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn, Richard Jaeckel, Roy Roberts, Minor Watson, Eddie Acuff, Miles Mander
This war film, based on Richard Tregaski's accounts, is one of the best of its genre. It follows a group of U.S. Marines from shipboard, to beach landing, to warfare in the Pacific.
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The Hardys Ride High 1939 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Cecilia Parker, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Virginia Grey, Minor Watson, John "Dusty" King, Don Castle, John T. Murray, Halliwell Hobbes
Members of the Hardy family (Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, and Cecilia Parker) experience problems adjusting when they inherit a large estate. They move to Detroit where Andy falls for a Chorus girl, but life returns to normal when it is learned that the inheritance was a mistake.
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Here Come the Waves 1944 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Mark Sandrich
Cast: Bing Crosby, Betty Hutton, Sonny Tufts, Ann Doran, Catherine Craig, Noel Neill, Anabel Shaw, Mae Clarke, Minor Watson, Yvonne De Carlo
"Ac-cent-u-ate the Positive" was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in this delightful musical about Johnny Cabot (Bing Crosby) courting twins Susie and Rosemary (Betty Hutton plays both).
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 The Jackie Robinson Story 1950 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Jackie Robinson, Ruby Dee, Minor Watson, Louise Beavers, Richard Lane, Harry Shannon, Ben Lessy, Bill Spaulding, Billy Wayne, Joel Fluellen, Bernie Hamilton, Kenny Washington
Jackie Robinson stars as himself in this biography of the great baseball star who broke the color barrier in the major leagues. It follows him from his playing days in college at U.C.L.A.; through the Negro League team in Kansas City; and his trials, tribulations, and successes in the majors.
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Kings Row 1942 N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Romance
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Ann Sheridan, Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan, Claude Rains, Charles Coburn, Judith Anderson, Betty Field, Ann E. Todd, Douglas Croft, Scotty Beckett, Harry Davenport, Ernest Cossart, Pat Moriarity, Minor Watson, Ilka Gruning
Parris Mitchell (Scotty Beckett), Drake McHugh (Douglas Croft), and Randy Monaghan (Ann E. Todd) are childhood friends in the small American town of Kings Row in the late 1800s. When they grow up, Parris (now played by Robert Cummings) wants to become a psychiatrist and, with help from Randy (now played by Ann Sheridan), uses his knowledge to help Drake (now played by Ronald Reagan) regain his sanity after he experiences personal problems. It is interesting that, while times change, human nature remains the same. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Director, and Cinematography.
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The Llano Kid 1940 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Edward Venturini
Cast: Tito Guizar, Gale Sondergaard, Alan Mowbray, Jan Clayton, Emma Dunn, Minor Watson, Chris-Pin Martin, Carlos de Valdez, Glenn Strange, Tony Roux
Based on an O. Henry story, this film stars Tito Guizar as the Llano Kid, a masked (and singing) highwayman along the Texas-Mexican border. Along come Lora (Gale Sondergaard) and John (Alan Mowbray) Travers who are in search of a rich heir. After seeing the Kid unmasked, Lora does not rat on him during a trial. She then concocts a scheme where the Kid pretends to be the heir so that she can share the wealth. Eventually, the Kid makes the right decision.
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Mission to Moscow 1943 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Walter Huston, Ann Harding, George Tobias, Oskar Homolka, Gene Lockhart, Frieda Inescort, Eleanor Parker, Richard Travis, Frank Puglia, Minor Watson
This film, presenting a unique look at Russian culture in 1940, was introduced by the actual United States ambassador (Joseph Davies). Based on fact, it shows the impact of isolationist forces in the U.S. before the country entered World War II and needed Russia as an ally.
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Mister 880 1950 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edmund Goulding
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dorothy Maguire, Edmund Gwenn, Millard Mitchell, Howard St. John, Minor Watson, Hugh Sanders, James Millican, Howland Chamberlin, Larry Keating
Based on real characters, this is the story about a nice, old man (Edmund Gwenn) who finds success in counterfeiting–until he is hunted down by FBI agent Steve Buchanan (Burt Lancaster). Gwenn was nominated for an Oscar. 1 User Review
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| | Anonymous 11/12/2011 | | This is a nice story - Burt Lancaster is a G-man with a heart and Dorothy Maquire wins that heart. Edmund Gwenn is the sweet old crook. |
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 Moon Over Miami 1941 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Robert Cummings, Charlotte Greenwood, Jack Haley, Carole Landis, George Lessey, Minor Watson, Fortunio Bonanova, Robert Greig
In this entertaining film, three fortune-hunting sisters (Betty Grable, Charlotte Greenwood, and Carol Landis) find Miami to be the optimum place in their search for wealthy husbands.
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Navy Blue and Gold 1937 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Robert Young, James Stewart, Florence Rice, Billie Burke, Lionel Barrymore, Tom Brown, Samuel S. Hinds, Paul Kelly, Frank Albertson, Minor Watson
Three Annapolis midshipmen endure the rigors of life at the United States Naval Academy and realize the benefits of esprit de corps amidst the excitement of the annual Army-Navy football game.
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Princess O'Rourke 1943 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Krasna
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn, Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Harry Davenport, Gladys Cooper, Minor Watson, Curt Bois, Nana Bryant
Eddie O'Rourke (Bob Cummings) is a pilot who falls in love with Maria (Olivia de Havilland) and then discovers that she is a real-life princess. Krasna won the Best Screenplay Oscar.
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Rangers of Fortune 1940 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Albert Dekker, Gilbert Roland, Patricia Morison, Dick Foran, Joseph Schildkraut, Bernard Nedell, Minor Watson, Frank Puglia, Matt McHugh, Betty Brewer, Arthur B. Allen, Brandon Tynan, Rosa Turich, Harry Fleischmann
Gil Farra (Fred MacMurray) and his pals George Bird and Antonio Hernandez Sierra (Albert Dekker and Gilbert Roland) arrive in a small town run by a land baron who intends to take over ranchers' land. The trio take care of the situation in this good Western.
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The Rawhide Years 1956  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Tony Curtis, Colleen Miller, Arthur Kennedy, William Demarest, William Gargan, Peter van Eyck, Minor Watson, Robert J. Wilke, Donald Randolph, Trevor Bardette, James Anderson, Robert Foulk, Chubby Johnson, Leigh Snowden, Don Beddoe
Riverboat gambler Ben Matthews (Tony Curtis) plans to settle down with his girlfriend Zoe Fontaine (Colleen Miller). But, he is falsely accused of murder and is sentenced to prison. Ben manages to escape and sets out to clear his name and win back Zoe's love. 1 User Review
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The Remarkable Andrew 1944 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: William Holden, Ellen Drew, Brian Donlevy, Rod Cameron, Porter Hall, Montagu Love, Jimmy Conlin, Richard Webb, Frances Gifford, Nydia Westman, Gilbert Emery, Brandon Hurst, George Watts, Minor Watson, Spencer Charters
Andrew Jackson's ghost (Brian Donlevy) helps the town's accountant, Andrew Long (William Holden), achieve justice when he is framed on a charge of embezzlement.
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Saratoga Trunk 1945 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Flora Robson, John Warburton, Florence Bates, Lane Chandler, Monte Blue, Thurston Hall, Minor Watson, Glenn Strange, Jerry Austin, Curt Bois, John Abbott, Ethel Griffies, Marla Shelton
This is the film adaptation of Edna Ferber's novel about Clio Dulaine (Ingrid Bergman), a Creole, who returns to New Orleans to avenge the maltreatment of her mother. She falls in love with Clint Maroon (Gary Cooper), and, after numerous problems, they finally are united. Flora Robson received an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actress in her role as Cleo's servant Angelique Buiton.
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Shadows in the Night 1944 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Eugene Forde
Cast: Warner Baxter, Nina Foch, George Zucco, Minor Watson, Lester Matthews, Ben Welden, Edward Norris, Charles C. Wilson, Charles Halton, Jeanne Bates, Arthur Hohl
In this, one of the better Crime Doctor entries, Lois Garland (Nina Foch) asks for help from Crime Doctor Robert Ordway (Warner Baxter). Lois has been having strange dreams that are driving her into insanity and wants Doctor Ordway to investigate. Are there ghosts in Lois' spooky house, or is one of her greedy relatives trying to drive her insane? Doctor Ordway arrives at the home and becomes very suspicious of Frank Swift (George Zucco) and determines to get to the bottom of the ghostly mystery.
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A Southern Yankee 1948 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy / Drama
aka: My Hero
Director: Edward Sedgwick
Cast: Red Skelton, Brian Donlevy, Arlene Dahl, George Coulouris, Lloyd Gough, John Ireland, Minor Watson, Charles Dingle, Art Baker, Reed Hadley, Arthur Space, Joyce Compton, Richard Alexander, Henry Hall, Bill Kennedy
Aubrey (Red Skelton) is a bumbling bellboy in Missouri who wants to be a spy for the Yankees in the Civil War. He gets his chance when he substitutes for a captured Southern spy. Skelton is hilarious.
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The Star 1952 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Bette Davis, Sterling Hayden, Natalie Wood, Warner Anderson, Minor Watson, June Travis, Katherine Warren, Barbara Woodell, Fay Baker, Barbara Lawrence, Paul Frees, Robert Warrick, Herb Vigran, Byron Foulger, Al Hill
Aging star Margaret Elliot (Bette Davis) strives for a comeback and then realizes her time has passed, and she must look other places for pleasures in life. She tries to hide her misfortune from her daughter, Gretchen (Natalie Wood), and hope for her future arrives in the form of Jim Johannsen (Sterling Hayden) when he reenters Margaret's life. Davis received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
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Ten Wanted Men 1955 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Western
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Randolph Scott, Jocelyn Brando, Richard Boone, Alfonso Bedoya, Donna Martell, Skip Homeier, Clem Bevans, Leo Gordon, Minor Watson, Lester Matthews, Dennis Weaver, Lee Van Cleef
Rancher John Stewart (Randolph Scott) gives shelter to Maria Segura (Donna Martell) who is the abused mistress of his chief rival, Wick Campbell (Richard Boone). Their animosity builds, and Campbell hires gunslinger Frank Scavo (Leo Gordon) and his crew to raid Stewart's ranch and claim it for Campbell. But, in the end, good does win over evil.
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That Certain Woman 1937 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edmund Goulding
Cast: Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, Ian Hunter, Anita Louise, Donald Crisp, Hugh O'Connell, Katharine Alexander, Mary Philips, Minor Watson, Sidney Toler
Following her marriage to Jack Merrick (Henry Fonda), a rich alcoholic, Mary (Bette Davis), finds her past life as a widow has been discovered. Merrick's father (Donald Crisp) forces an annulment of Mary's marriage. Later, when Merrick learns that Mary has a son, the Merricks try to gain custody of the boy.
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That's My Baby 1944 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Drama / Musical
Director: William Berke
Cast: Richard Arlen, Ellen Drew, Leonid Kinskey, Minor Watson, Richard Bailey, Marjorie Manners, Madeline Grey, Alex Callam, P.J. Kelly, William "Billy" Benedict, Jack Chefe, Mike Riley, Freddie Fisher
For many years, R.P. Moody (Minor Watson) has suffered from depression, and now his daughter Betty (Ellen Drew) and her boyfriend Tim (Richard Arlen) plan to bring vaudevillians into the home to cheer him up. Good singing and dancing add to the fun, but the real highlight of this film is David Fleisher's ("Popeye" animator) animated sequence.
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To the Shores of Tripoli 1942 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Randolph Scott, Nancy Kelly, William Tracy, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Harry Morgan, Edmund MacDonald, Russell Hicks, Minor Watson, Margaret Early, Alan Hale Jr., Richard Lane
Another patriotic movie to inspire the American people in the early stages of WWII, this one concerns the "growing up" of a rich, brash, young man Chris Winters (John Payne) as Sergeant Dixie Smith (Randolph Scott) turns him into a REAL Marine. When the chips were down after Pearl Harbor, our man was there. This is the first time audiences could see the flaming red hair of Maureen O'Hara in her role of a major's niece Mary Carter.
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Trapeze 1956 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida, Katy Jurado, Thomas Gomez, John Puleo, Minor Watson, Sid James, Gerard Landry, Jean-Pierre Kerien, Gamil Ratib, Pierre Tabard
Circus performer Tino Orsini (Tony Curtis) wants to be the seventh trapeze artist ever to perform the feat of a triple somersault. To obtain his dream, he asks veteran trapeze artist Mike Ribble (Burt Lancaster) for help. Ribble agrees to work with Orsini, they become friends, and all goes well–until the circus' beautiful tumbler Lola (Gina Lollobrigida) enters the scene, and a love triangle threatens the friendship of Orsini and Ribble.
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Untamed Frontier 1952 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Hugo Fregonese
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Shelley Winters, Scott Brady, Suzan Ball, Minor Watson, Lee Van Cleef, Fess Parker, Antonio Moreno, Katherine Emery, Douglas Spencer
Cattle baron Kirk Denbow (Joseph Cotten) staves off settlers in the West as he wants available grazing land for his own use.
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Western Union 1941 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Randolph Scott, Robert Young, Dean Jagger, Virginia Gilmore, John Carradine, Slim Summerville, Chill Wills, Barton MacLane, Minor Watson, George Chandler
Based on Zane Grey's novel, this is a beautifully filmed and well conceived story about the completion of Western Union's cross-country telegraph lines in 1861.
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 Woman of the Year 1942 N/R, 141 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter, William Bendix, Reginald Owen, Roscoe Karns, Minor Watson, Gladys Blake, Dan Tobin, William Tannen, Ludwig Stossel, Sara Haden, Edith Evanson, George Kezas, Ann Codee
This was the first time Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn appeared together on the screen. They play sports columnist Sam (Tracy) and political reporter Tess (Hepburn) who carry on a feud through their columns. They finally meet when their editor Clayton (Reginald Owen) introduces them to try to make peace. They seem to have nothing in common–except love–but they marry. The marriage is filled with problems, and after Tess is named "Woman of the Year," Sam walks out. Now, Tess tries to mend her ways in order to win Sam back. Hepburn was nominated for an Oscar, and an Oscar was won for Best Original Screenplay.
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 Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf, George Tobias, Irene Manning, Frances Langford, Rosemary DeCamp, Jeanne Cagney, S.Z. Sakall, Eddie Acuff, George Barbier, Douglas Croft, Eddie Foy Jr., Minor Watson
George M. Cohan's biography is the theme of this patriotic musical, and James Cagney is superb in the title role. The story begins when George (Douglas Croft) was growing up as a star in his family's vaudeville show, continues through his years as one of Broadway's great stars, and ends up with him receiving a medal from the President for his contributions to the United States. Cagney won the Best Actor Oscar for his effort. Nominations included Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Walter Huston), and Director. 1 User Review
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| | KRISTAL ALTIZER 07/04/2009 | | ALL I CAN SAY IS WATCH THE MOVIE BECAUSE IT IS AN EXCELLENT MOVIE |
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Young People 1940 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Shirley Temple, Jack Oakie, Charlotte Greenwood, Arleen Whelan, George Montgomery, Kathleen Howard, Darryl Hickman, Minor Watson, Frank Swann, Frank Sully, Mae Marsh, Irving Bacon, Charles Halton, Sarah Edwards, Arthur Aylesworth
Wendy (Shirley Temple) is adopted by Joe and Kit (Jack Oakie and Charlotte Greenwood) who are members of a vaudeville team and are considering changing their profession. The family moves to a small town so that Wendy will receive a solid upbringing. But, the townsfolk do not like show business people and want Wendy and her family out of their lives–until a storm hits and Joe saves the lives of stranded children. The family is now welcome in the town and puts on a show that is loved by all.
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| 1. Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
2. Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
3. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
aka: Huckleberry Finn
4. The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
5. The Angels Wash Their Faces (1939)
6. As Young as You Feel (1951)
7. Beyond the Forest (1949)
8. The Big Shot (1942)
9. Birth of the Blues (1941)
10. Boys Town (1938)
11. Bright Victory (1951)
12. Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
13. Courage of Lassie (1946)
14. Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942)
15. Face to Face (1952)
16. The Falcon Out West (1944)
17. The File on Thelma Jordan (1949)
aka: Thelma Jordan
18. Flight Lieutenant (1942)
19. Gentleman Jim (1942)
20. God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
21. Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
22. The Hardys Ride High (1939)
23. Here Come the Waves (1944)
24. Hidden Gold (1940)
25. The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
26. Kings Row (1942)
27. The Llano Kid (1940)
28. Mission to Moscow (1943)
29. Mister 880 (1950)
30. Moon Over Miami (1941)
31. Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
32. Princess O'Rourke (1943)
33. Pursuit (1935)
34. Rangers of Fortune (1940)
35. The Rawhide Years (1956)
36. The Remarkable Andrew (1944)
37. Saratoga Trunk (1945)
38. Shadows in the Night (1944)
39. A Southern Yankee (1948)
aka: My Hero
40. The Star (1952)
41. Ten Wanted Men (1955)
42. That Certain Woman (1937)
43. That's My Baby (1944)
44. To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
45. Trapeze (1956)
46. Untamed Frontier (1952)
47. Western Union (1941)
48. Woman of the Year (1942)
49. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
50. Young People (1940)
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