The Adventures of Mark Twain 1944  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Fredric March, Nana Bryant, Alexis Smith, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale, C. Aubrey Smith, John Carradine, Percy Kilbride, Thurston Hall, Monte Blue
This biography of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) stars Fredric March as the teller of tales about mid-19th-century America whose work reflects concerns with how human beings relate to one another.
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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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| | HILARIOUS COMEDY - STAR TRIES TO SPEND A MILLION DOLLARS IN | Anonymous 08/26/2009 | | |
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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
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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Eyes of Texas 1948  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Andy Devine, Nana Bryant, Roy Barcroft, Danny Morton, Francis Ford, Bob Nolan, Stanley Blystone, Pat Brady, Pascale Perry
U.S. Marshal Roy Rogers comes to investigate the dealings of bad lawyer Hattie E. Waters (Nana Bryant). Ranch owner Thad Cameron (Francis Ford) turned his ranch into a home for boys whose fathers died in World War II. It seems that Waters wants the ranch and will resort to anything, including killer dogs, to get it.
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Follow the Sun 1951 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Glenn Ford, Anne Baxter, Dennis O'Keefe, June Havoc, Larry Keating, Roland Winters, Sam Snead, Jimmy Demaret, Cary Middlecoff, Nana Bryant
This is the biography of professional golfer Ben Hogan (Glenn Ford) who was determined to make a comeback following a crippling car accident.
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Give Me a Sailor 1938 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Betty Grable, Jack Whiting, J.C. Nugent, Clarence Kolb, Nana Bryant, Emerson Treacy, Kathleen Lockhart, Ralph Sanford
While he likes the life of having a girl in every port, sailor Jim Brewster (Bob Hope) tries to play matchmaker for his friend Walter (Jack Whiting) and Letty Larkin (Martha Raye).
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Hangmen Also Die 1943 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lest We Forget
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Anna Lee, Gene Lockhart, Dennis O'Keefe, Alexander Granach, Margaret Wycherly, Nana Bryant, Lionel Stander, Arthur Loft
Following the assassination of the hated Nazi, Reinhardt Heydrich, by Czechoslovakian Doctor Svoboda (Brian Donlevy), Germans retaliate against the Czechs through a reign of terror.
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 Harvey 1950  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake, Victoria Horne, Cecil Kellaway, Jesse White, Wallace Ford, Nana Bryant, Clem Bevans, William H. Lynn, Grayce Mills, Gino Corrado, Ida Moore, Dick Wessel
James Stewart plays Elwood P. Dowd, a middle-aged eccentric who often drinks too much. Elwood has an imaginary friend–a very tall rabbit named Harvey. This social commentary on sanity pits Elwood against his social-climbing relatives. Josephine Hull won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress for her fine performance as Elwood's sister Veta Louise Simmons. Stewart received a nomination for Best Actor.
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I Was a Shoplifter 1950 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Scott Brady, Mona Freeman, Andrea King, Tony Curtis, Charles Drake, Gregg Martell, Larry Keating, Robert Gist, Rock Hudson, Nana Bryant
Undercover cop Jeff Andrews (Scott Brady) infiltrates a shoplifting ring and saves Faye Burton (Mona Freeman) who has been blackmailed into joining the criminal organization.
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If I Had My Way 1940 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: David Butler
Cast: Bing Crosby, Gloria Jean, Charles Winninger, El Brendel, Allyn Joslyn, Claire Dodd, Donald Woods, Moroni Olsen, Nana Bryant, Brandon Hurst
When a young girl is orphaned, her deceased father's friends come to her aid as Buzz Blackwell (Bing Crosby) takes Patricia (Gloria Jean) on a train trip to live with her great uncle (Charles Winninger).
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Ladies of the Chorus 1949  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: Adele Jergens, Marilyn Monroe, Rand Brooks, Nana Bryant, Eddie Garr, Steven Geray, Bill Edwards, Myron Healey, Robert Clarke, Gladys Blake
A chorus girl (Adele Jergens) is determined to prevent her daughter (Marilyn Monroe) from making the same mistakes in romance that she, herself, did years ago.
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The Lone Wolf Returns 1935 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Gail Patrick, Tala Birell, Henry Mollison, Thurston Hall, Douglass Dumbrille, Nana Bryant, Robert Middlemass, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Raymond Walburn
This is the first of an extended series of Lone Wolf films, which followed earlier silent and early talkie versions. The hero is Michael Lanyard (The Lone Wolf), a dapper jewel thief who is always ready to help a damsel in distress. In this episode, The Lone Wolf (Melvyn Douglas) falls in love with a girl he intends to rob. After backing out, he is blackmailed by crooks to participate in a high-stakes heist.
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Man-Proof 1938 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Myrna Loy, Franchot Tone, Rosalind Russell, Walter Pidgeon, Nana Bryant, Rita Johnson, Ruth Hussey, Leonard Penn, John Miljan, William Stack
Who loves whom? It is hard to tell with this married couple (Walter Pidgeon and Rosalind Russell) with others (Myrna Loy and Franchot Tone) waiting in the wings.
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Nice Girl? 1941 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Franchot Tone, Walter Brennan, Robert Stack, Robert Benchley, Helen Broderick, Ann Gillis, Anne Gwynne, Elisabeth Risdon, Nana Bryant
In this first "adult" role for Deanna Durbin, she plays Jane Dana–who falls asleep in Richard Calvert's (Franchot Tone) home and must now protect her reputation.
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Out West with the Hardys 1938 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Don Castle, Virginia Weidler, Gordon Jones, Ralph Morgan, Nana Bryant, Tom Neal
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone), with family (Fay Holden, Celia Parker, and Mickey Rooney) in tow, heads to an Arizona ranch to help Dora Northcote (Nana Bryant) with her legal problems. Once there, family members manage to find their own set of problems with which to deal.
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Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus 1938 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Edward F. Cline
Cast: Tommy Kelly, Ann Gillis, Edgar Kennedy, Benita Hume, Billy Gilbert, George "Spanky" McFarland, Grant Mitchell, Nana Bryant, Wade Boteler, Harry Stubbs, Fay Helm, Mickey Rentschler
In this sequel to "Peck's Bad Boy," Tommy Kelly takes on the role of Bill Peck. Bill joins the circus and–with his gang (including "Spanky" McFarland)–creates havoc in and around the big top.
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Pennies from Heaven 1936 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows, Donald Meek, Louis Armstrong, John Gallaudet, Tom Dugan, Nana Bryant, Charles C. Wilson, Harry Tyler
The title song, "Pennies from Heaven," was nominated for an Academy Award in this film in which Bing Crosby plays a poor minstrel who befriends an orphan and her grandfather.
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Possessed 1947 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, Raymond Massey, Geraldine Brooks, Stanley Ridges, John Ridgely, Nana Bryant, Moroni Olsen, Erskine Sanford, Peter Miles
Joan Crawford was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in this film about a woman who marries her boss (Raymond Massey) and then is plagued by her growing mental problems involving her obsession for David (Van Heflin).
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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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The Private War of Major Benson 1955 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jerry Hopper
Cast: Charlton Heston, Julie Adams, William Demarest, Tim Hovey, Tim Considine, Sal Mineo, Don Haggerty, David Janssen, Milburn Stone, Nana Bryant
After being assigned to a military academy, tough Major Benson (Charlton Heston) is confronted by a more human world than that which he left. After numerous efforts on the parts of Kay Lambert (Julie Adams) and young Cadet Thomas Flaherty (Tim Hovey), Benson succumbs to their charms and settles into a gentler life.
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The Reluctant Dragon 1941 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Alfred L. Werker, Hamilton Luske
Cast: Robert Benchley, Nana Bryant, Buddy Pepper, Frances Gifford, Alan Ladd, Barnett Parker, Claud Allister, Billy Lee, John Dehner, Jeff Corey, Gerald Mohr, Florence Gill, Walt Disney, Clarence Nash
Humorist Robert Benchley tours the Walt Disney studios and provides a glimpse into the inner-workings of animated films.
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The Return of October 1948 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Cast: Glenn Ford, Albert Sharpe, Terry Moore, James Gleason, Roland Winters, Dame May Whitty, Henry O'Neill, Samuel S. Hinds, Nana Bryant, Stephen Dunne
In this Melvin Frank-Norman Panama story, Terry Ramsey (Terry Moore) fantasizes that her Uncle Willie (James Gleason) has come back from the dead and is now a horse. Professor Bassert (Glenn Ford) becomes interested in writing a book about her story.
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Sinners in Paradise 1938 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: James Whale
Cast: Madge Evans, John Boles, Bruce Cabot, Marion Martin, Gene Lockhart, Charlotte Wynters, Nana Bryant, Milburn Stone, Don "Red" Barry, Morgan Conway, Willie Fung
Lost in a storm, a China-bound seaplane crashes and tosses its nine passengers into the sea. All have personal problems that they bring with them when they wash ashore on the island where only a recluse named Jim Taylor (John Boles) lives with his servant, Ping (Willie Fung). Taylor isn't ready to let them use his boat to get help, and the group finds that they must actually work together in order to escape not only from the island but from their past problems as well.
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State Department File 649 1949 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: William Lundigan, Virginia Bruce, Jonathan Hale, Frank Ferguson, Richard Loo, Philip Ahn, Raymond Bond, Milton Kibbee, Harlan Warde, Victor Sen Yung, Nana Bryant, H.T. Tsiang
U.S. Foreign Service officer Kenneth R. Seeley (William Lundigan) is among several American citizens who face execution by a Chinese warlord and his gang of Mongolian rebels.
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| 1. The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
2. Brewster's Millions (1945)
3. Bright Victory (1951)
4. Eyes of Texas (1948)
5. Follow the Sun (1951)
6. Give Me a Sailor (1938)
7. Hangmen Also Die (1943)
aka: Lest We Forget
8. Harvey (1950)
9. I Was a Shoplifter (1950)
10. If I Had My Way (1940)
11. Ladies of the Chorus (1949)
12. The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)
13. Man-Proof (1938)
14. Nice Girl? (1941)
15. Out West with the Hardys (1938)
16. Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)
17. Pennies from Heaven (1936)
18. Possessed (1947)
19. Princess O'Rourke (1943)
20. The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
21. The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
22. The Return of October (1948)
23. Sinners in Paradise (1938)
24. State Department File 649 (1949)
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