Escape 1940  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, Conrad Veidt, Alla Nazimova, Felix Bressart, Albert Bassermann, Philip Dorn, Bonita Granville, Edgar Barrier, Blanche Yurka
This is Ethel Vance's bestseller brought to the screen. It is the story about a young man who uses the mistress of a Nazi general to sneak his mother out of a concentration camp.
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The Fighting Kentuckian 1949 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: George Waggner
Cast: John Wayne, Vera Ralston, Philip Dorn, Oliver Hardy, Marie Windsor, John Howard, Hugo Haas, Grant Withers, Paul Fix, Odette Myrtil
Following the War of 1812, two frontiersmen (John Wayne and Oliver Hardy), help French refugees in Alabama who are in danger of being tricked out of their land.
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I Remember Mama 1948  N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Family / Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oskar Homolka, Philip Dorn, Cedric Hardwicke, Edgar Bergen, Rudy Vallee, Barbara O'Neil, Florence Bates, Ellen Corby, Peggy McIntyre, June Hedin, Steve Brown, Hope Landin, Edith Evanson
This film centers on memories of Katrin (Barbara Bel Geddes) as she grew up in her Norwegian immigrant family's home. Irene Dunne received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of "Mama," the solid core who holds the family together as they adapt to life in San Francisco. Oskar Homolka, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Ellen Corby also received nominations.
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Passage to Marseilles 1944  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Michele Morgan, Claude Rains, Philip Dorn, Hans Conried, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, George Tobias, Monte Blue, Eduardo Ciannelli
When convicts escape from Devil's Island, they join the French Resistance in their fight against the Nazis.
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Random Harvest 1942  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, Philip Dorn, Susan Peters, Henry Travers, Reginald Owen, Rhys Williams, Una O'Connor, Alan Napier, Elisabeth Risdon
Star-crossed lovers (Ronald Colman and Greer Garson) fall in love and marry only to discover that he had amnesia and has now regained his memory–but not of recent events, including his wife. But she remains devoted to him hoping that he will resume his love for her. An excellent film which received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Colman), Supporting Actress (Susan Peters) and Director.
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Reunion in France 1942  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jules Dassin
Cast: Joan Crawford, John Wayne, Philip Dorn, Reginald Owen, Albert Bassermann, John Carradine, Henry Daniell, Howard Da Silva, J. Edward Bromberg, Moroni Olsen
During World War II and the Nazi occupation of France, a Parisian woman (Joan Crawford) teams up with an American pilot (John Wayne) to escape the clutches of the Gestapo.
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Tarzan's Secret Treasure 1941 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Reginald Owen, Barry Fitzgerald, Tom Conway, Philip Dorn, Cordell Hickman, Johnny Eck, Martin Wilkins
Greedy members of a scientific expedition try to trick Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) as they have their eyes on gold in the jungle.
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Underground 1941 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Jeffrey Lynn, Philip Dorn, Kaaren Verne, Mona Maris, Peter Whitney, Martin Kosleck, Erwin Kalser, Ilka Gruning, Frank Reicher, Egon Brecher, Ludwig Stossel, Roland Varno
During World War II, German brothers Kurt (Jeffrey Lynn) and Eric (Philip Dorn) embrace opposing doctrines. Kurt is a Nazi while Eric is a Socialist in this propaganda film that was released shortly before America's entry into the war.
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 Ziegfeld Girl 1941 N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, Tony Martin, Jackie Cooper, Edward Everett Horton, Eve Arden, Charles Winninger, Philip Dorn
The lives of three showgirls (Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, and Lana Turner) take separate turns as they strive for fame and fortune in New York. Weak plot, but many of the acts are good.
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| 1. Escape (1940)
2. The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
3. I Remember Mama (1948)
4. Passage to Marseilles (1944)
5. Random Harvest (1942)
6. Reunion in France (1942)
7. Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
8. Underground (1941)
9. Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
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