And Then There Were None 1945  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Rene Clair
Cast: Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward, June Duprez, Roland Young, C. Aubrey Smith, Judith Anderson, Mischa Auer, Richard Haydn, Queenie Leonard, Harry Thurston
A mysterious host invites 10 people to spend a weekend in a house on a deserted island . Once assembled, the guests hear a record that accuses them all of past murders. Then the guests become murder victims, one by one. From an Agatha Christie story, this was remade several times as "Ten Little Indians." This one, however, remains one of the best.
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Arrivederci, Baby! 1966   N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
aka: Drop Dead Darling
Director: Ken Hughes
Cast: Tony Curtis, Rosanna Schiaffino, Lionel Jeffries, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Nancy Kwan, Mischa Auer, Anna Quayle, Warren Mitchell, Noel Purcell, Jacqueline Bisset, Alan Gifford, Joseph Furst, Monti DeLyle, Bernard Spear, Eileen Way
After years of carrying out murders of his wealthy wives for his own financial gain, Nick Johnson (Tony Curtis) meets his match when he marries an Italian widow who plots to kill him before he can murder her. 2 User Reviews
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| | Fantastic | 01/26/2012 | | One of the all time best comedies ever made,hillariously funny-taken you like British comedies. Clever and funny-given you have a sharp sense of humor, and enjoy classic comedies. |
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The Benson Murder Case 1930 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Frank Tuttle
Cast: William Powell, Natalie Moorhead, Eugene Pallette, Paul Lukas, William "Stage" Boyd, E.H. Calvert, Richard Tucker, May Beatty, Mischa Auer, Otto Yamaoka, Charles McMurphy, Guy Oliver, Dick Rush, Perry Ivins
S.S. Van Dine's suave detective, Philo Vance (William Powell), is back and becomes involved with the murder of Anthony Benson–a shifty, wealthy, womanizing stock broker–who is hosting Philo at his estate. Now our sleuth must sift through the several suspects to come up with the culprit. Van Dine's novel was based on an actual murder in 1920 that is still unsolved.
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Brewster's Millions 1945   N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Walker, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, June Havoc, Gail Patrick, Mischa Auer, John Litel, Thurston Hall, Joe Sawyer, Nana Bryant, Herbert Rudley, Neil Hamilton, Byron Foulger, Barbara Pepper, Joseph Crehan
In this film, based on George Barr McCutcheon's novel, a World War II veteran Monty Brewster (Dennis O'Keefe) arrives home and learns that he has inherited one million dollars–the catch is he must spend it all within two months or he will not receive the rest of his inheritance. Another stipulation is that he cannot tell anyone about the inheritance. Brewster goes on a spending spree putting his money into bad investments, all of which turn into surprising profits. In the midst of his frenzy to spend the money, personal problems arise when he must postpone his wedding to Peggy (Helen Walker) but cannot tell her why. And still, the spending sprees continue. 1 User Review
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Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back 1934  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Ronald Colman, Loretta Young, Warner Oland, Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel, C. Aubrey Smith, E.E. Clive, Mischa Auer, Halliwell Hobbes, Mischa Auer, Ethel Griffies, Arthur Hohl, George Regas, Douglas Gerrard
Retired British military officer Bulldog Drummond (Ronald Colman) uncovers the deception of a woman pretending to be an heiress.
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Change of Heart 1934 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: John G. Blystone
Cast: Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, James Dunn, Ginger Rogers, Shirley Temple, Mischa Auer, Jane Darwell, Bess Flowers, Dick Foran, Leonid Kinskey
Following college, four graduates head for New York in search of fame and fortune.
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Condemned to Live 1935 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Ralph Morgan, Maxine Doyle, Russell Gleason, Pedro de Cordoba, Mischa Auer, Lucy Beaumont, Carl Stockdale, Edward Cecil, Barbara Bedford, Robert Frazer, Paul Weigel
Kindly, town doctor Paul Kriston (Ralph Morgan) is well liked by the townsfolk for his generosity. When a series of murders occur that appear to be caused by a vampire, the doctor attempts to find out the cause. But his assistant, Zan (Mischa Auer), knows the truth: it is the doctor who is the vampire.
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Destry Rides Again 1939  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Charles Winninger, Mischa Auer, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Una Merkel, Samuel S. Hinds, Jack Carson, Warren Hymer
Bottleneck is a Western town badly in need of help, and Destry (James Stewart) is hired to do the job. Through peaceful means, mild-mannered Destry cleans up the town.
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Drums of Jeopardy 1931  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Mark of Terror
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Warner Oland, June Collyer, Lloyd Hughes, Clara Blandick, Hale Hamilton, Ernest Hilliard, Wallace MacDonald, George Fawcett, Florence Lake, Mischa Auer, Ann Brody, Murdock MacQuarrie
The crazed Dr. Boris Karlov (Warner Oland) travels across Czarist Russia and into the United States as he attempts to take revenge on the Petrov family who he believes is responsible for his own daughter's untimely death.
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East Side of Heaven 1939 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Bing Crosby, Joan Blondell, Mischa Auer, Irene Hervey, C. Aubrey Smith, Jerome Cowan, Robert Kent, J. Farrell MacDonald, Arthur Hoyt, Brandon Hurst
Taxi driver Denny (Bing Crosby) discovers a baby abandoned on the back seat of his cab, and he determines to care for the infant with the help of fiancee Mary (Joan Blondell) and his best friend, Nicky (Mischa Auer). Crosby croons, of course.
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 The Flame of New Orleans 1941 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Rene Clair
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Bruce Cabot, Roland Young, Mischa Auer, Andy Devine, Laura Hope Crews, Franklin Pangborn, Melville Cooper, Anne Revere, Clarence Muse, Frank Jenks, Eddie Quillan, Theresa Harris
Beautiful Claire Ledoux (Marlene Dietrich) arrives in mid-19th century New Orleans with plans to marry a rich man. Her plot leads her to wealthy banker Charles Giraud (Roland Young), but she then learns that sea captain Robert Latour (Bruce Cabot) is interested in her. Problems arise when Zoltov (Mischa Auer), who knew Claire in Europe, tells people that Claire has a checkered past. Now, Claire assumes two identities to cover her adventurous tracks, but Charles eventually figures out the truth, and Claire ends up with her sea captain.
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The Gay Desperado 1936 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Nino Martini, Ida Lupino, Leo Carrillo, Harold Huber, James Blakeley, Stanley Fields, Mischa Auer, Adrian Rosley, Paul Hurst, Frank Puglia
Music-loving bandit Pablo Braganza (Leo Carrillo) kidnaps not only singing cowboy Chivo (Nino Martini) but an heiress (Ida Lupino) and her boyfriend (James Blakeley) as well. Pablo hopes to learn more about movie gangsters from Chivo and to extract a large ransom for the heiress.
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Hellzapoppin' 1941 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Robert Paige, Jane Frazee, Martha Raye, Clarence Kolb, Mischa Auer, Elisha Cook Jr., Hugh Herbert, Nella Walker, Shemp Howard, Richard Lane
Big stars of the 1940s, Ole Olsen and Chick Johnson, provide good fun in this comedy about behind-the-scenes filmmaking.
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Hold That Ghost 1941 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Mystery / Thriller / Musical
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Richard Carlson, Joan Davis, Evelyn Ankers, The Andrews Sisters, Marc Lawrence, Mischa Auer, Milton Parsons, Edgar Dearing, Shemp Howard, Russell Hicks, William B. Davidson, Ted Lewis, Thurston Hall
Ferdinand Jones (Lou Costello) and Chuck Murray (Bud Abbott) inherit a haunted house once owned by a Mafia kingpin. When they claim their inheritance, Chuck and Ferdinand are greeted with surprises, including a revolving room. Classic Abbott and Costello–perhaps their best.
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I Dream Too Much 1935 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: John Cromwell
Cast: Lily Pons, Henry Fonda, Eric Blore, Osgood Perkins, Lucien Littlefield, Esther Dale, Lucille Ball, Mischa Auer, Paul Porcasi, Clarence Wilson
Metropolitan Opera diva Lily Pons takes on the role of aspiring opera singer, Annette. She and composer Jonathan (Henry Fonda) marry and go to Paris where they seek their fortunes.
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The Intruder 1933 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Albert Ray
Cast: Monte Blue, Lila Lee, Gwen Lee, Arthur Housman, Sidney Bracey, Mischa Auer, Harry Cording, William B. Davidson, Wilfred Lucas, Lynton Brent, John(2) Beck, Allan Cavan
Following a murder aboard a cruise ship, the ship itself sinks, and the survivors are shipwrecked on a jungle island. Now, a second murder takes place, which leaves the hero, John Brandt (Monte Blue), looking for clues to solve the crimes.
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Lady in the Dark 1944 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Dram / Musical / Romance
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Jon Hall, Warner Baxter, Gail Russell, Barry Sullivan, Mischa Auer, Mary Philips, Rand Brooks, Phyllis Brooks, Edward Fielding, Mary Parker, Catherine Craig, Virginia Farmer, Fay Helm
This is the film adaptation of the hit Broadway play about magazine editor Liza Elliott (Ginger Rogers) who is on the verge of a mental breakdown. Although three men–Charley (Ray Milland), Kendall (Warner Baxter), and Randy (Jon Hall)–are romancing her, Liza is not happy and feels that she cannot control her own life. Liza is desperate and seeks psychoanalytic help from Dr. Brooks (Barry Sullivan) to solve her many indecisions.
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 The Last of the Mohicans 1932 N/R, 230 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Ford Beebe, B. Reeves Eason
Cast: Harry Carey, Hobart Bosworth, Frank Coghlan Jr., Edwina Booth, Lucile Browne, Walter Miller, Bob Kortman, Walter McGrail, Nelson McDowell, Edward Hearn, Mischa Auer, Yakima Canutt, Jim Corey, Joan Gale
James Fenimore Cooper's classic tale is presented as a 12-chapter serial. Frontier guide Hawkeye (Harey Carey) and his Indian friends, Chingachgook and Uncas (Hobart Bosworth and Frank Coghlan Jr.), fight against the corrupt soldiers and the evil Indian Magua (Bob Kortman).
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Mam'zelle Pigalle 1956 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
aka: Naughty Girl
That Naughty Girl
Director: Michel Boisrond
Cast: Brigitte Bardot, Jean Bretonniere, Francoise Fabian, Mischa Auer, Raymond Bussieres, Madeleine Lambert, Bernard Lancret, Michel Serrault, Jacques Marin, Jean Poiret
A nightclub owner (Bernard Lancret) makes himself scarce when his nightclub is suspected of being home to a counterfeit ring. He asks his club singer, Jean (Jean Bretonniere), to watch after his daughter Brigitte (Brigitte Bardot) during his absence. Thus begins a series of escapades for the two as Brigitte and Jean get into one scrape after another.
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 Mata Hari 1931 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: George Fitzmaurice
Cast: Greta Garbo, Ramon Novarro, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, C. Henry Gordon, Karen Morley, Alec B. Francis, Blanche Friderici, Edmund Breese, Helen Jerome Eddy, Frank Reicher, Sarah Padden, Mischa Auer, Harry Cording, Michael Visaroff
The infamous World War I spy, exotic dancer Mata Hari (Greta Garbo), uses her sexuality to get her hands on secret papers. She seduces Russian General Shubin (Lionel Barrymore) and obtains valuable information. But, she is finally caught after falling in love with Lt. Alexis Rosanoff (Ramon Novarro) and allowing a doomed love, not the Nazis, to govern her actions.
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The Monster Walks 1932 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Monster Walked
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Rex Lease, Vera Reynolds, Sheldon Lewis, Mischa Auer, Martha Mattox, Sidney Bracey, Willie Best
Ruth (Vera Reynolds) inherits an estate from her scientist father who also left her an ape used in his experiments. Ruth and Ted (Rex Lease) arrive at the estate to claim the inheritance. But, nasty Uncle Robert (Sheldon Lewis) wants the estate for himself. So, he plots to have the mentally challenged son (Mischa Auer) of his housekeeper (Martha Mattox) and the ape take care of Ruth. But things go wrong in this "Old Dark House" tale.
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Mr. Arkadin 1955 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Confidential Report
Director: Orson Welles
Cast: Orson Welles, Robert Arden, Paola Mori, Akim Tamiroff, Mischa Auer, Michael Redgrave, Patricia Medina, Katina Paxinou, Gregoire Aslan, Peter van Eyck
Orson Welles took on roles of actor, director, and writer of this strange story about an amnesiac millionaire, Gregory Arkadin (Welles), who hires an American, Guy Van Stratten (Robert Arden), to uncover his past life.
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Murder at Dawn 1932 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Jack Mulhall, Josephine Dunn, Marjorie Beebe, Eddie Boland, Mischa Auer, Martha Mattox, Crauford Kent, Alfred Cross, Phillips Smalley, George Reed, Frank Ball
Professor Harrington (Jack Mulhall) invents a new energy source in his mountain hideaway that could become a death ray if it fell into the wrong hands. Trouble starts when his daughter and her husband arrive, and the crazy caretaker kidnaps the professor in order to obtain secrets of the invention. A weak, old-dark-house mystery/comedy.
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 My Man Godfrey 1936 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Gregory LaCava
Cast: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Eugene Pallette, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick, Alan Mowbray, Jean Dixon, Mischa Auer, Franklin Pangborn, Selmer Jackson, Pat Flaherty, Robert Light, James Flavin, Bess Flowers, Edward Gargan
Wealthy debutante Irene Bullock (Carole Lombard) wins the prize in the scavenger hunt when she returns to the party with Godfrey (William Powell) as her "forgotten man" item. That event begins a chain of events that leads to Godfrey becoming part of the Bullock household where he serves as their butler and tries to straighten out the pretentious Bullock family members. Six Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Actor (Powell), Actress (Lombard), Supporting Actor and Actress (Mischa Auer and Alice Brady), and Director.
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One Hundred Men and a Girl 1937 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Adolphe Menjou, Alice Brady, Eugene Pallette, Mischa Auer, Billy Gilbert, Alma Kruger, Jed Prouty, Jameson Thomas, Howard C. Hickman, Frank Jenks, Leopold Stokowski
When musician John Cardwell (Adolphe Menjou) finds himself struggling financially, his daughter Patricia (Deanna Durbin) steps in, forms an orchestra from John's unemployed musician friends, and convinces Leopold Stokowski (himself) to conduct. The concert is so well-performed that it leads to a radio contract, and all ends well. The film won an Academy Award for Best Score and was nominated for four others, including Best Picture. For her work in this film, Deanna Durbin won a special Academy Award for her "spirit and personification of youth."
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The Princess Comes Across 1936 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William K. Howard
Cast: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Douglass Dumbrille, Alison Skipworth, William Frawley, Porter Hall, Sig Ruman, Mischa Auer, George Barbier, Lumsden Hare
Pretending to be Swedish Princess Olga (Carole Lombard), a young actress from Brooklyn falls in love while sailing across the sea to get a movie contract.
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The Rage of Paris 1938 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Danielle Darrieux, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mischa Auer, Louis Hayward, Helen Broderick, Charles Coleman, Samuel S. Hinds, Nella Walker, Harry Davenport, Lionel Pape, Mary Forbes, Leonard Mudie, Florence Wix, Sydney Jarvis, Emmett King
Nicole de Cortillon (Danielle Darrieux) needs money. Her solution: catch a rich husband. Wealthy Canadian Bill Duncan (Louis Hayward) becomes the target, and the plan works–until Bill's friend, Jim (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), enters the scene and complications are assured.
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A Royal Scandal 1945 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Otto Preminger, Ernst Lubitsch
Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, Anne Baxter, Charles Coburn, William Eythe, Vincent Price, Mischa Auer, Sig Ruman, Vladimir Sokoloff, Mikhail Rasumny, Grady Sutton, Eva Gabor, Egon Brecher, Donald Douglas, Michael Visaroff, Wilton Graff
Russia's Czarina, Catherine the Great (Tallulah Bankhead), is threatened with an overthrow, but her sexual appetite pays off as her lover, Alexi (William Eythe), comes to her aid and outfoxes the rebels.
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Service de Luxe 1938 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Constance Bennett, Vincent Price, Charles Ruggles, Mischa Auer, Joy Hodges, Helen Broderick, Frances Robinson, Halliwell Hobbes, Crauford Kent, Raymond Parker, Frank Coghlan Jr., Lawrence Grant, Nina Gilbert, Lionel Belmore, Chester Clute
Helen Murphy (Constance Bennett) runs a service company and encounters problems when she meets Robert Wade (Vincent Price) who is an inventor of a tractor and needs funding. Helen has a personal, not strictly business, interest in Robert. Complications ensue, but all ends well by story's end. Vincent Price made his film debut in this film.
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Seven Sinners 1940 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Broderick Crawford, Mischa Auer, Albert Dekker, Billy Gilbert, Oskar Homolka, Anna Lee, Samuel S. Hinds, Reginald Denny, Richard Carle, Vince Barnett, Herbert Rawlinson, James Craig, William Bakewell
Bruce (John Wayne) is a young Naval officer who, along with Dr. Martin (Albert Dekker), fights for the love of Bijou (Marlene Dietrich), a young cafe singer in the South Pacific, who, along with her cohorts, has a reputation as a troublemaker. Despite the island's British Governor Harvey Henderson's (Samuel S. Hinds) disapproval, Bruce invites Bijou to sing for his men. After her performance, Bruce escorts Bijou home and nearly resigns from the Navy. Will he resign, or will he pull more strings that will bring Bijou together with his rival, Dr. Martin?.
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Sinister Hands 1932 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Armand Schaefer
Cast: Jack Mulhall, Phyllis Barrington, Crauford Kent, Mischa Auer, Louis Natheaux, Lloyd Ingraham, James P. Burtis, Phillips Smalley, Gertrude Messinger, Helen Foster, Lillian West, Bess Flowers, Fletcher Norton, Russ Coller, Henry Hall
Police Captain Herbert Devlin (Jack Mulhall) investigates a wealthy man's murder during a seance. There were plenty of attendees at Swami Yomurda's (Misha Auer) seance, and the detectives try to uncover who had a motive.
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Stamboul Quest 1934 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance / Thriller
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Myrna Loy, George Brent, Lionel Atwill, C. Henry Gordon, Mischa Auer, William Stack, Rudolph Anders, Otto Fries, Joe Sawyer, Christian Rub, Leo G. Carroll, Ralph Fitzsimmons, Helen Freeman, Edward Keane, Henry Kolker
Based on true-life experiences of World War I German spy Anna Maria Lessler (Myrna Loy), this is a pretty good film with an anti-war theme. The story was filmed in Italy as "Fraulein Doktor" with Suzy Kendall in the title role in 1969.
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Tarzan the Fearless 1933 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Julie Bishop, E. Alyn Warren, Edward Woods, Philo McCullough, Frank Lackteen, Mischa Auer, Matthew Betz, Carlotta Monti, Al Kikume, Symona Boniface, Darby Jones, George DeNormand, Everett Brown, Philip Sleeman
After Dr. Brooks (E. Alyn Warren) is kidnapped by the followers of Zar, God of the Jeweled Fingers, his daughter Mary (Julie Bishop) and her boyfriend Bob (Edward Woods) team up with Tarzan (Buster Crabbe) to rescue him. Problems are inevitable because Mary's safari guides Jeff and Nick (Philo McCullough and Matthew Betz) have ulterior motives in the search for Dr. Brooks–including collecting a bounty for proof of Tarzan's death and stealing the lost treasure of the Zar.
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Three Smart Girls 1936 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Binnie Barnes, Alice Brady, Ray Milland, Charles Winninger, Deanna Durbin, Mischa Auer, Nan Grey, Barbara Read, Ernest Cossart, Hobart Cavanaugh
When their divorced father plans to marry a gold-digging woman, his daughters step in to prevent the upcoming wedding. "Someone to Watch Over Me" is a featured song in this film. This picture received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and was Deanna Durbin's feature film debut. Followed by "Three Smart Girls Grow Up."
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Unholy Garden 1931 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Action
Director: George Fitzmaurice
Cast: Ronald Colman, Fay Wray, Estelle Taylor, Tully Marshall, Warren Hymer, Henry Armetta, Mischa Auer, Ullrich Haupt, Lawrence Grant, Henry Kolker
Professional thief Barrington Hunt (Ronald Colman) gets mixed up in intrigue in Algeria where he plots to pit one thief against the other.
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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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Winterset 1936 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Margo, Eduardo Ciannelli, Paul Guilfoyle, John Carradine, Maurice Moscovitch, Edward Ellis, Stanley Ridges, Mischa Auer, Willard Robertson, Myron McCormick, Helen Jerome Eddy
Based on Maxwell Anderson's Broadway play–and bringing Burgess Meredith, Margo, and Eduardo Ciannelli to the screen to recreate their Broadway roles–this film is a fictionalized account of the famous Sacco/Vanzetti case. Fifteen years after his father (John Carradine) was found guilty of murder and executed, his son (Burgess Meredith) sets out to prove his father's innocence. This is Burgess Meredith's film debut. Look for a young Lucille Ball.
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Yellow Ticket 1931 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Elissa Landi, Laurence Olivier, Lionel Barrymore, Walter Byron, Sarah Padden, Mischa Auer, Boris Karloff, Rita La Roy, Edwin Maxwell, Frederick Burt, Arnold Korff, William Pawley, John St. Polis, Harry Tenbrook, Harry Semels
Russian society before the Revolution is the setting for this film about a young Jewish woman (Elissa Landi) who is forced into prostitution. She meets and falls in love with a British newsman (Laurence Olivier), and the two endanger themselves as they work for justice.
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You Can't Take It with You 1938  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer, Ann Miller, Spring Byington, Samuel S. Hinds, Mary Forbes, Dub Taylor, Donald Meek, Halliwell Hobbes, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lillian Yarbo, H.B. Warner
Alice (Jean Arthur) and Tony (James Stewart) meet and fall in love. Alice's family of activists–including patriarch Grandpa Vanderhof (Lionel Barrymore), his daughter Penny (Spring Byington), her husband Paul (Samuel S. Hinds) who is into explosives, their would-be ballet dancer daughter Essie (Ann Miller), and her husband Ed (Dub Taylor) who is addicted to his xylophone–"entertain" Tony's aristocratic parents (Edward Arnold and Mary Forbes) in their decaying home. Complications arise with future in-laws' acceptance of each others' families–especially when Tony's parents show up one day early. The film received the Oscar for Best Picture. An Academy Award was also won by Frank Capra as Best Director, and the film received five other nominations, including Spring Byington for Best Supporting Actress.
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| 1. And Then There Were None (1945)
2. Arrivederci, Baby! (1966)
aka: Drop Dead Darling
3. The Benson Murder Case (1930)
4. Brewster's Millions (1945)
5. Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)
6. Change of Heart (1934)
7. Condemned to Live (1935)
8. Destry Rides Again (1939)
9. Drums of Jeopardy (1931)
aka: Mark of Terror
10. East Side of Heaven (1939)
11. The Flame of New Orleans (1941)
12. The Gay Desperado (1936)
13. Hellzapoppin' (1941)
14. Hold That Ghost (1941)
15. I Dream Too Much (1935)
16. The Intruder (1933)
17. Lady in the Dark (1944)
18. The Last of the Mohicans (1932)
19. Mam'zelle Pigalle (1956)
aka: Naughty Girl
aka: That Naughty Girl
20. Mata Hari (1931)
21. The Monster Walks (1932)
aka: The Monster Walked
22. Mr. Arkadin (1955)
aka: Confidential Report
23. Murder at Dawn (1932)
24. My Man Godfrey (1936)
25. One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
26. The Princess Comes Across (1936)
27. The Rage of Paris (1938)
28. A Royal Scandal (1945)
29. Service de Luxe (1938)
30. Seven Sinners (1940)
31. Sinister Hands (1932)
32. Stamboul Quest (1934)
33. Tarzan the Fearless (1933)
34. Three Smart Girls (1936)
35. Unholy Garden (1931)
36. Up in Mabel's Room (1944)
37. Winterset (1936)
38. Yellow Ticket (1931)
39. You Can't Take It with You (1938)
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