Arizona 1940  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Cast: Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William, Porter Hall, Paul Harvey, Regis Toomey, George Chandler, Byron Foulger, Edgar Buchanan, Colin Tapley, Uvaldo Varela, Griff Barnett, Earl Crawford, Ludwig Hardt, Paul Lopez
Phoebe Titus (Jean Arthur), a rough-and-tumble pioneer woman, becomes involved with Peter Muncie (William Holden) who is passing through Arizona on his way to California. Phoebe wants Peter to stay and help with her cattle ranch, but Peter leaves. Problems lie ahead from Jefferson Carteret (Warren William) who wants Phoebe's land. But, Peter returns, and he and Phoebe work together as they clean up the area around Tucson.
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The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend 1949 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy / Romance
Director: Preston Sturges
Cast: Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, Rudy Vallee, Olga San Juan, Porter Hall, Hugh Herbert, Al Bridge, Sterling Holloway, Margaret Hamilton, Emory Parnell, El Brendel, Dan Jackson, Pati Behrs, Richard Hale, Esther Howard
Saloon singer Freddie Jones (Betty Grable) hides out from the law in a Western town where she poses as the new schoolmarm.
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The Big Carnival 1951  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Ace in the Hole
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall, Richard Benedict, Frank Cady, Ray Teal, Lewis Martin, Gene Evans, Iron Eyes Cody, Frank Jaquet, Harry Harvey, John Berkes, Frances Dominquez, Geraldine Hall
Newspaper reporter Chuck Tatum (Kirk Douglas) has failed in his career, but when he has car trouble in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he talks the local editor Jacob Q. Boot (Porter Hall) into giving him a temporary job. While covering a story on rattlesnakes, Chuck learns that Leo Minosa (Richard Benedict) is trapped in a mine cave-in and sees his chance for glory by building up a story through interviews with the dying miner. He even makes Leo's wife, Lorraine (Jan Sterling), appear to be a loving wife instead of the woman who is planning to leave Leo. His story is picked up by the wire services, and a media circus ensues.
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Blood on the Sun 1945 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller / Romance
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney, Wallace Ford, Rosemary DeCamp, Robert Armstrong, John Emery, Frank Puglia, Philip Ahn, Marvin Miller, Rhys Williams, Porter Hall, John Halloran, Leonard Strong, James Bell, Hugh Beaumont
This film involves the activities of American newspaper reporter Nick Condon (James Cagney) in Tokyo between World War I and World War II. Condon tries to uncover the "Tanaka Plan"–a grand scheme for Japanese world domination. The Japanese police are on Condon's trail, but he gets help from Chinese-American spy Iris (Sylvia Sidney) who sees this as her chance to settle a score with the Japanese High Command.
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Bulldog Drummond Escapes 1937  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery / Adventure / Thriller
Director: James P. Hogan
Cast: Ray Milland, Heather Angel, Porter Hall, Guy Standing, E.E. Clive, Reginald Denny, Charles McNaughton, Fay Holden, Walter Kingsford, P.J. Kelly, Clyde Cook, Frank Elliott, David Clyde, Doris Lloyd, Henry Mowbray
Ray Milland stars (only this one time) as Bulldog Drummond coming to the aid of wealthy Phyllis Clavering (Heather Angel). Drummond's fair lady has unwittingly entered into the world of espionage and must be saved.
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Bulldog Drummond's Peril 1938 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery / Action / Romance / Drama / Thriller
aka: Peril of Bulldog Drummond
Director: James P. Hogan
Cast: John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell, Reginald Denny, E.E. Clive, Porter Hall, Nydia Westman, Elizabeth Patterson, Halliwell Hobbes, Zeffie Tilbury, Michael Brooke, Matthew Boulton, Austin Fairman, David Clyde, Clyde Cook
Once again, Bulldog Drummond (John Howard) must delay wedding plans with Phyllis Clavering (Louise Campbell) as he and Col. Nielson (John Barrymore) search for a stolen diamond. Someone murders the policeman while he is guarding their wedding gifts, and the killer takes the synthetic diamond that was made by Professor Bernard Goodman (Halliwell Hobbes). The wedding must wait, and the search ends up in the house where Goodman is being held captive.
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The Case of the Lucky Legs 1935 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Warren William, Genevieve Tobin, Patricia Ellis, Lyle Talbot, Allen Jenkins, Barton MacLane, Peggy Shannon, Porter Hall, Craig Reynolds, Henry O'Neill
Margie (Patricia Ellis) wins the Lucky Lady contest, but the shady promoter probably has skipped town with the prize money. Perry Mason (Warren William) is called in to help find him, which he does–but the promoter is dead. Whodunit? Good, humorous entry.
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The Cheat 1931 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Tallulah Bankhead, Harvey Stephens, Irving Pichel, Jay Fassett, William Ingersoll, Robert Strange, Hanaki Yoshiwara, Willard Dashiell, Edward Keane, Ann Andrews, Porter Hall, Arthur Hohl, Millard Mitchell, Henry Warwick, Jimmy Granato
The year is 1931 when Elsa Carlyle (Tallulah Bankhead) loses $10,000 gambling and tries to hide the loss from her husband Jeffrey (Harvey Stephens). She takes money from a charity and invests in the stock market. That plan also fails. Now, Elsa is forced to accept money from wealthy Hardy Livingston (Irving Pichel), but when Jeffrey finds out he gives Elsa the money to pay him back. Hardy is trying to possess Elsa and refuses the money, so Elsa shoots him. Jeffrey takes the blame and goes to court. Just as he is about to be convicted, Elsa shouts out the truth, and Jeffrey is saved.
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Dangerous to Know 1938 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Anna May Wong, Akim Tamiroff, Gail Patrick, Lloyd Nolan, Harvey Stephens, Anthony Quinn, Roscoe Karns, Porter Hall, Hedda Hopper, Eddie Marr
Gangster Stephen Recka (Akim Tamiroff) drops his faithful mistress (Anna May Wong) in favor of a beautiful society girl (Gail Patrick).
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Dark Command 1940 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Walter Pidgeon, Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Marjorie Main, Porter Hall, Raymond Walburn, Joe Sawyer, J. Farrell MacDonald, Helen MacKellar, Trevor Bardette, Richard Alexander, Roy Bucko, Mildred Gover
During the Civil War, the border between Missouri and Kansas became a hotbed when Quantrill's (Walter Pidgeon) Raiders attacked, murdered, and pillaged innocent citizens. Into the fray comes Bob Seton (John Wayne) who had become the Marshal by defeating Quantrill in an election. In the meantime, both are in love with Mary McCloud (Claire Trevor), which adds fuel to the fire.
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The Desperadoes 1943 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Randolph Scott, Glenn Ford, Claire Trevor, Evelyn Keyes, Edgar Buchanan, Raymond Walburn, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Porter Hall, Joan Woodbury, Irving Bacon, Roy Bucko, Tex Cooper, Silver Harr, Tex Phelps, Bill Wolfe
Ex-gunslinger Cheyenne Rogers (Glenn Ford) rides into Red Valley, Utah, in the 1860s to visit his friend, Sheriff Steve Upton (Randolph Scott). When the town's bank is robbed by Uncle Willie McLeod (Edgar Buchanan) and some of the locals, Cheyenne is accused and sent to jail. Sheriff Upton helps Cheyenne escape, and the two of them work together to track down the culprits.
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 Double Indemnity 1944  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers, Gig Young, Richard Gaines, Fortunio Bonanova, Edmund Cobb, Byron Barr, John Philliber, Clarence Muse, Bess Flowers, Sam McDaniel
Insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) is persuaded to kill his lover Phyllis' (Barbara Stanwyck) husband (Tom Powers) in order to cash in his insurance policy. The catch is that if the husband is killed by a moving vehicle, the policy will pay double. But, they have not counted on tenacious insurance investigator Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson) who is assigned to the case. Great performances by all. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards–including Best Picture, Actress (Stanwyck), and Director.
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The General Died at Dawn 1936 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Akim Tamiroff, Dudley Digges, Porter Hall, William Frawley, J.M. Kerrigan, Philip Ahn, Leonid Kinskey, Paul Harvey, Lee Tung Foo, Val Durand, Willie Fung, Russell Hicks, John O'Hara
An American adventurer, O'Hara (Gary Cooper), travels across China with money to buy weapons needed to fight warlord General Yang (Akim Tamiroff). While on his mission, O'Hara falls in love with a beautiful spy, Judy (Madeleine Carroll), who is the daughter of Peter Perrie (Porter Hall). Peter happens to be one of Yang's agents. Judy and O'Hara are captured, and Yang orders that they be executed. When Judy and O"Hara manage to escape, Yang orders his guards to commit suicide, and then he dies.
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Going My Way 1944  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Musical
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Frank McHugh, Rise Stevens, Gene Lockhart, William Frawley, James Brown, Jean Heather, Porter Hall, Fortunio Bonanova, Eily Malyon, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Julie Gibson, Georgie Nokes, Martin Garralaga
Besides winning the Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writer Awards, both Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald won Academy Awards for their roles as Father O'Malley and Father Fitzgibbon. In the film, Father O'Malley is sent to the parish to help the elderly Father Fitzgibbon. It is a heartwarming story about their developing friendship. To top off the Oscars, it also won for Best Song: "Swinging on a Star."
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The Great Moment 1944 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Preston Sturges
Cast: Joel McCrea, Betty Field, Harry Carey, William Demarest, Louis Jean Heydt, Julius Tannen, Edwin Maxwell, Porter Hall, Franklin Pangborn, Grady Sutton, Harry Hayden, Torben Meyer, Victor Potel, Thurston Hall, J. Farrell MacDonald
This story, told through flashbacks, is the saga of the trials and tribulations of W.T.G. Morton (Joel McCrea) who, as a young oral surgeon in the 19th century worked to find a way to take the pain out of tooth extractions. Throughout his efforts, his loyal wife Elizabeth (Betty Field) stands by his side. His discovery of the use of letheon (ether) as an anesthetic marked a huge step in surgical procedures. Fame and fortune are not gained by Morton, but he does eventually become known as "the painless dentist," and Congress votes to reward him $100,000 for his efforts. But, jealous medical rivals just may stand in the way of Morton receiving that award.
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 His Girl Friday 1940 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Howard Hawks
Cast: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart, Helen Mack, Porter Hall, Cliff Edwards, Clarence Kolb, Roscoe Karns, Regis Toomey, Ernest Truex, Frank Jenks, Abner Biberman, Frank Orth, John Qualen
Newspaper editor Walter Burns (Cary Grant) pulls out all stops to prevent the marriage of his star reporter–and ex-wife–Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) to insurance agent Bruce Baldwin (Ralph Bellamy). Walter convinces Hildy to cover one last story about the execution of anarchist Earl Williams (John Qualen). When Williams escapes, with help from Walter and Hildy he hides in the prison press room. Hildy is set to write her big story, while Walter uses their time together to woo her back. A Grant classic, along with great cast and script. 1 User Review
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| | Verbal Comedy Doesn't Get Better Than This | 1fatts 07/23/2007 | Menjou and O'Brian did it in '31. Mathau and Lemmon in '74. Robert Ryan and George Grizzard did it on TV in 1970. And somebody even did it once somewhere as a musical. But this is the one. This one: 1940 with Cary Grant and Roz Russell.
A fast-paced play by McArthur and Hecht called "The Front Page" got kicked up several notches when someone decided to turn Hildy Johnson, the bitter, frustrated reporter looking for an escape from the newspaper game into a normal life, into a woman, ex-wife of fast-talking, vicious-but-lovable editor Walter Burns. Cary Grant as burns was never faster or funnier, but his pairing with Roz Russell as Hildy is nothing short of magic. The dialogue zings along, and every second line is a zinger.
But there is more to this than the very real verbal jousting. There is a glimpse into the world of newspapers which is illuminating and more than a little frightening. Anything for the story; it is never about fact, but about the lead, the scoop. Russell's scene with John Qualen's Earl Williams is sharp and tough and cold. The scenes with the veterans in the jailhouse newsroom captures an earlier time and speech pattern, but, one suspects, it has more to say about what media news is really about than All the President's Men could every have hoped to show.
There is an edge to the script that raises it about great comedy into something more important than that.
One of the best things Howard Hawks ever did. Not to be missed. |
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Intruder in the Dust 1949 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Juano Hernandez, Claude Jarman Jr., David Brian, Elizabeth Patterson, Porter Hall, Charles Kemper, Will Geer, David Clarke, Dan White, Harry Hayden
This is the film adaptation of William Faulkner's novel in which Lucas Beauchamp (Juano Hernandez) is a black man in Oxford, Mississippi. Beauchamp narrowly escapes lynching for a crime he did not commit when the corpse is exhumed as evidence to clear him.
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King of Alcatraz 1938 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: J. Carrol Naish, Gail Patrick, Lloyd Nolan, Harry Carey, Robert Preston, Anthony Quinn, Richard Denning, Porter Hall, Dennis Morgan, Emory Parnell, Eddie Marr, Konstantin Shayne, Paul Fix, Virginia Vale, Monte Blue
Escapees from Alcatraz, led by Steve Murkil (J. Carrol Naish), commandeer a luxury liner headed for Panama and meet resistance from crewmembers Raymond Grayson (Lloyd Nolan), Robert MacArthur (Robert Preston), and nurse Dale Borden (Gail Patrick). Tensions mount, and Robert is killed, while Raymond gains the love of Dale as they finally put an end to the criminals' plot. Good, fast-moving fare with top cast.
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Kiss and Tell 1945 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Shirley Temple, Jerome Courtland, Walter Abel, Katharine Alexander, Robert Benchley, Porter Hall, Tom Tully, Darryl Hickman, Kathryn Card, Darren McGavin, Virginia Welles, Mary Philips, Scott McKay, Scott Elliott, Edna Holland
This film is based on the Broadway character Corliss Archer. In this episode, 17-year-old Corliss Archer (Shirley Temple) tries to keep news of her brother Lenny's (Scott Elliott) marriage to Mildred (Virginia Welles) a secret. When Mildred becomes pregnant, Corliss goes to the doctor with her and is spotted leaving. Now, people mistakenly believe that it is Corliss who is pregnant and that her boyfriend Dexter (Jerome Courtland) is responsible.
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The Mark of the Whistler 1944 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Marked Man
Director: William Castle
Cast: Richard Dix, Janis Carter, Porter Hall, Paul Guilfoyle, John Calvert, Matt Willis, Matt McHugh, Howard Freeman, Willie Best, Arthur Space
Lee Selfridge Nugent (Richard Dix) is a drifter who poses as the owner of an old bank account and withdraws the money. Now he is the target of those out for revenge because their father was sent to jail after a conflict with that account, and they now mistakenly believe that Lee was the one responsible.
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Men with Wings 1938 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Ray Milland, Louise Campbell, Andy Devine, Walter Abel, Virginia Weidler, Donald O'Connor, Lynne Overman, Porter Hall, Kitty Kelly
Look for a young Donald O'Connor as one of the boys shown as the film begins in this story about two fliers (Ray Milland and Fred MacMurray) who both love the same woman (Louise Campbell).
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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 1944 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Preston Sturges
Cast: Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn, William Demarest, Brian Donlevy, Akim Tamiroff, Porter Hall, Emory Parnell, Al Bridge, J. Farrell MacDonald, Julius Tannen, Victor Potel
This wartime comedy is about Trudy Kockenlocker (Betty Hutton) who becomes pregnant by one of the soldiers at a party–she doesn't know which one. As a solution to her dilemma, she snares Norval Jones (Eddie Bracken) who has been rejected for military service. Bold, for the 1940s, and lots of fun. The film was nominated for Best Screenplay.
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 Miracle on 34th Street 1947 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: George Seaton
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, Natalie Wood, Thelma Ritter, Jerome Cowan, Gene Lockhart, Porter Hall, William Frawley, James Seay, Jack Albertson, Harry Antrim, Jeff Corey, Mary Field, Anthony Sydes
The new Santa Claus at Macy's Department Store teaches a lesson in faith to those who no longer believe in the spirit of Christmas. Jerome Cowan: "Your Honor, we request an immediate ruling from this court–is there or is there not a Santa Claus?" Edmund Gwenn received an Oscar for his great portrayal of Santa. There were two other Academy Awards (Best Writing-Original Story and Screenplay) and a nomination for Best Picture.
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Mr. and Mrs. North 1942 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert B. Sinclair
Cast: Gracie Allen, William Post Jr., Paul Kelly, Rose Hobart, Virginia Grey, Tom Conway, Felix Bressart, Stuart Crawford, Porter Hall, Millard Mitchell, Lucien Littlefield, Keye Luke
Daffy Pam (Gracie Allen) and husband Gerry (William Post Jr.) return home to their apartment and discover a corpse. When she learns that all the suspects match up with their socialite friends, Pam jumps into the fray using her off-beat logic to help solve the case.
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 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Harry Carey, Thomas Mitchell, Guy Kibbee, Beulah Bondi, Eugene Pallette, H.B. Warner, Astrid Allwyn, Ruth Donnelly, Grant Mitchell, Pierre Watkin, Porter Hall
Filling in for his state's deceased senator, Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) takes his seat in the United States Senate. Despite crooked politics surrounding his appointment, as well as in Washington D.C., Smith behaves as we all wish our representatives would. An Academy Award was won for Best Original Story and 10 other nominations were received, including Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor (both Harry Carey and Claude Rains), and Director.
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Murder, He Says 1945  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Helen Walker, Marjorie Main, Jean Heather, Porter Hall, Peter Whitney, Mabel Paige, Barbara Pepper, Walter Baldwin, James Flavin
Census taker Pete Marshall (Fred MacMurray) gets more than he bargained for when he knocks on the door of a hillbilly family that distrusts strangers. 1 User Review
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| | Haven't seen for many years and would | Anonymous 03/17/2011 | | I renmember a song On horse flieszzzz, in comb beeszzzz, on chest knobess, in knob keyess! Was |
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The Petrified Forest 1936 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Genevieve Tobin, Dick Foran, Joe Sawyer, Porter Hall, Charley Grapewin, Paul Harvey, Eddie Acuff, Adrian Morris, John Alexander, Arthur Aylesworth, Nina Campana, Slim Thompson
British writer Alan Squier (Leslie Howard) has seen better days when he wanders into the Arizona cafe owned by Jason Marple (Porter Hall). Jason's daughter, Gabrielle (Betty Davis), is working as a waitress, and the two are attracted to each other. Gabrielle tells Alan that she is unhappy and wants to go to France to see her mother and write poetry. Now, Duke Mantee (Humphrey Bogart) and his gang invade the cafe and hold them all captive. Alan wants them to kill him so that the Gabrielle can journey to France on the insurance money–and he dies in Gabrielle's arms.
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The Plainsman 1936 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, James Ellison, Charles Bickford, Anthony Quinn, George "Gabby" Hayes, John Miljan, Porter Hall, Paul Harvey, Fuzzy Knight, Greg Whitespear
There is more myth than truth to this film, but it is still delightful fare. Gary Cooper is great in the role of Wild Bill Hickok, and he is backed up in the equally good performance by Jean Arthur as Calamity Jane.
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Pony Express 1953 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jerry Hopper
Cast: Charlton Heston, Rhonda Fleming, Jan Sterling, Forrest Tucker, Michael(2) Moore, Porter Hall, Richard Shannon, Henry Brandon, Stuart Randall, Pat Hogan
As part of its Manifest Destiny, the United States government founded the Pony Express in the middle of the 19th century to link the East with its interests in California. This is the larger-than-life story about Buffalo Bill Cody (Charlton Heston) and Wild Bill Hickok (Forrest Tucker) as they battled to keep the Pony Express running.
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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 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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Satan Met a Lady 1936 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy / Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Bette Davis, Warren William, Alison Skipworth, Arthur Treacher, Marie Wilson, Barbara Blane, Wini Shaw, Porter Hall, Olin Howland, Charles C. Wilson, Sol Gorss, May Beatty, James P. Burtis, Maynard Holmes, Joe King
Valerie Purvis (Bette Davis) hires detective Ted Shayne (Warren William) to locate Mme. Barrabas (Alison Skipworth), but Valerie doesn't tell Ted why she wants him to find her. Ted does meet up with Barrabas who tells him that Valerie has stolen her valuable jewel-encrusted ram's horn, and she hires Ted to get it back. Ted puts his partner on Valerie's trail, but Valerie kills him, and the plot thickens.
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Singapore 1947  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: John Brahm
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Ava Gardner, Roland Culver, Richard Haydn, Spring Byington, Thomas Gomez, Porter Hall, Edith Evanson, Holmes Herbert, Philip Ahn, George Lloyd, Maylia, Lal Chand Mehra, Frederick Worlock, Curt Conway
This film is a story about an amnesiac who forgets the man she loves. Having thought that she had died in a WWII bombing raid, he discovers his error on a trip back to Singapore after the war, where he returns to resume his smuggling business. This movie was remade as "Istanbul" in 1957.
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Souls at Sea 1937 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gary Cooper, George Raft, Frances Dee, Henry Wilcoxon, Harry Carey, Olympe Bradna, Robert Cummings, Porter Hall, George Zucco, Joseph Schildkraut, Virginia Weidler, Stanley Fields, Lucien Littlefield, Tully Marshall, Gilbert Emery
While Michael "Nuggin" Taylor (Gary Cooper) is being tried for the mass murder of slaves, his story is told in flashback. After the slaves on the ship he and his friend Powdah (George Raft) served on killed the captain, Nuggin secretly put them ashore and returned the ship to the British Navy. The British government then ordered Nuggin to sabotage the slave trade. This film is based on the true story that took place in Philadelphia during 1842.
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Standing Room Only 1944 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Paulette Goddard, Edward Arnold, Hillary Brooke, Roland Young, Anne Revere, Clarence Kolb, Porter Hall, Isabel Randolph, Marie McDonald, Herbert Heyes, Boyd Davis, Winifred Harris, Josephine Whittell
When unable to find lodging because of the Lee Steven's (Fred MacMurray) secretary Jane Rogers (Paulette Goddard) cancelling their hotel reservations in Washington, D.C., Jane and Lee pose as a married couple–Suzanne and Rogers the Butler–and go to work as domestic servants in order to get a roof over their heads while Lee waits to secure a government contract.
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The Story of Louis Pasteur 1936  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise, Donald Woods, Akim Tamiroff, Dickie Moore, Fritz Leiber, Henry O'Neill, Porter Hall, Raymond Brown, Frank Reicher, Halliwell Hobbs, Ruth Robinson, Walter Kingsford, Iphigenie Castiglioni
This film won Academy Awards for Best Writing and Best Actor (Paul Muni). It is an inspiring biography of Louis Pasteur's courage in leading revolutionary reforms in medicine while the more conservative members of his profession proved difficult to convince that changes were necessary. An Oscar nomination was received for Best Picture.
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A Stranger in Town 1943 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Frank Morgan, Richard Carlson, Jean Rogers, Porter Hall, Robert Barrat, Donald MacBride, Walter Baldwin, Andrew Tombes, Olin Howland, Chill Wills, Irving Bacon, Eddie Dunn, Edward Keane, John Hodiak, Gladys Blake
It is election time in this small town, and honest mayoral candidate Bill Adams (Richard Carlson) is trailing his opponent, the incumbent Mayor James Connison (Robert Barrat) who runs a corrupt administration. When a hunter, John Josephus Grant (Frank Morgan), appears on the scene, he offers legal advice that helps Adams' campaign. How did Grant gain his legal knowledge? Why, he just happens to be a vacationing Supreme Court justice.
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 Sullivan's Travels 1941 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Preston Sturges
Cast: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest, Franklin Pangborn, Porter Hall, Byron Foulger, Margaret Hayes, Robert Greig, Eric Blore, Torben Meyer, Victor Potel, Richard Webb, Charles R. Moore, Almira Sessions
This spoof on the Hollywood scene has Joel McCrea playing movie director John L. Sullivan who wants to put meaning into his films. To that end, he sets out to meet real people, and with only 10 cents in his pocket, he begins his journey across America and into the real world.
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Tennessee Johnson 1942 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Man on America's Conscience
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Van Heflin, Ruth Hussey, Lionel Barrymore, Marjorie Main, Regis Toomey, Montagu Love, Porter Hall, Charles Dingle, J. Edward Bromberg, Grant Withers
The life of President Andrew Johnson is told–with Van Heflin in the title role. Johnson's life from his backwoods boyhood through his impeachment is covered. Good cast.
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That Wonderful Urge 1948 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Robert B. Sinclair
Cast: Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, Reginald Gardiner, Arleen Whelan, Lucile Watson, Gene Lockhart, Chill Wills, Hope Emerson, Porter Hall, Lloyd Gough, Richard Gaines, Taylor Holmes, Al Bridge, Lane Chandler, Frank Ferguson
Tyrone Power repeats his starring role in this remake of "Love Is News." This time, Gene Tierney takes the role of heiress Sara Farley who decides to get back at reporter Thomas Jefferson Tyler (Power) who has been printing non-flattering stories about her. Sara gets even by announcing to the press that she and Tyler are secretly married, and their love/hate relationship results in more than a few misadventures.
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They Shall Have Music 1939 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: Jascha Heifetz, Andrea Leeds, Joel McCrea, Gene Reynolds, Walter Brennan, Porter Hall, Terry Kilburn, Marjorie Main, Paul Harvey, Tommy Kelly, Gale Sherwood, Mary Ruth
Professor Lawson (Walter Brennan) runs a musical school for underprivileged children in this film effort by Samuel Goldwyn to popularize classical music through film. 1 User Review
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| | 5 STAR | Anonymous 05/03/2009 | | Wonderful nostalgic film. Great music. Great acting. |
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 The Thin Man 1934 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery / Drama / Romance
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Cast: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Cesar Romero, Nat Pendleton, Minna Gombell, Porter Hall, Henry Wadsworth, Harold Huber, William Henry, Natalie Moorhead, Edward Brophy, Edward Ellis, Cyril Thornton, Ruth Channing
This is the first in a 10-year series of "Thin Man" movies starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles. In this film, they investigate the murder of a weird inventor. Myrna Loy: "Waiter, will you serve the nuts–I mean, would you serve the guests the nuts?" Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Actor (Powell), Director, and Writing.
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True Confession 1937 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Cast: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, John Barrymore, Una Merkel, Porter Hall, Edgar Kennedy, Lynne Overman, Fritz Feld, Hattie McDaniel, Irving Bacon, Richard Carle, John T. Murray, Tom Dugan, Gary Owen, Toby Wing
After being accused of a murder she did not commit, Helen Bartlett (Carole Lombard) confesses, and her lawyer husband Kenneth (Fred MacMurray) defends her. The film was remade as "Cross My Heart."
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Vice Squad 1953 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Arnold Laven
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Paulette Goddard, K.T. Stevens, Porter Hall, Ed Binns, Lee Van Cleef, Adam Williams, Joan Vohs, Dan Riss, Barry Kelley
Captain Barnaby (Edward G. Robinson) tracks down the killer of a fellow police officer as a day in the detective department is followed.
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Wells Fargo 1937 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: Joel McCrea, Bob Burns, Frances Dee, Lloyd Nolan, Henry O'Neill, Mary Nash, Ralph Morgan, Johnny Mack Brown, Porter Hall, Robert Cummings, Jack Clark, Clarence Kolb
As the expansion of the country accelerated in the West in the mid-1800s, the need for better communications and flow of goods was evident, and the Wells Fargo company grew to meet those needs. This saga of these times, was presented in periodic episodes. The film was originally 115 minutes long, but most current prints are edited versions.
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The Woman of the Town 1943 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Claire Trevor, Albert Dekker, Barry Sullivan, Henry Hull, Marion Martin, Porter Hall, Percy Kilbride, Beryl Wallace, Arthur Hohl, Clem Bevans, George Cleveland, Russell Hicks, Teddi Sherman, Herbert Rawlinson, Marlene Mains
Partially based on fact, this film is an account of Bat Masterson's (Albert Dekker) experiences in Dodge City. When unable to get a job as a newspaper reporter, Bat becomes the marshal of the town. Bat falls in love with dance-hall girl Dora (Claire Trevor) who works hard behind the scenes to look after the welfare of the town's citizens. When Dora is gunned down by cattle baron King Kennedy (Barry Sullivan), Bat not only takes care of King but also honors Dora for her efforts to clean up the town. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Musical Score.
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You Gotta Stay Happy 1948 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: Joan Fontaine, James Stewart, Eddie Albert, Roland Young, Willard Parker, Percy Kilbride, Porter Hall, Halliwell Hobbes, Mary Forbes, Stanley Prager, Marcy McGuire, Arthur Walsh, William Bakewell, Paul Cavanaugh, Fritz Feld
Millionaire heiress Dee Dee Dilwood (Joan Fontaine) forsakes her bridegroom. In search of greener pastures, she persuades Marvin Payne (James Stewart) to take her to California, and love blooms.
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| 1. Arizona (1940)
2. The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)
3. The Big Carnival (1951)
aka: Ace in the Hole
4. Blood on the Sun (1945)
5. Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
6. Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)
aka: Peril of Bulldog Drummond
7. The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
8. The Cheat (1931)
9. Dangerous to Know (1938)
10. Dark Command (1940)
11. The Desperadoes (1943)
12. Double Indemnity (1944)
13. The General Died at Dawn (1936)
14. Going My Way (1944)
15. The Great Moment (1944)
16. His Girl Friday (1940)
17. Intruder in the Dust (1949)
18. King of Alcatraz (1938)
19. Kiss and Tell (1945)
20. The Mark of the Whistler (1944)
aka: The Marked Man
21. Men with Wings (1938)
22. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
23. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
24. Mr. and Mrs. North (1942)
25. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
26. Murder, He Says (1945)
27. The Petrified Forest (1936)
28. The Plainsman (1936)
29. Pony Express (1953)
30. The Princess Comes Across (1936)
31. The Remarkable Andrew (1944)
32. Satan Met a Lady (1936)
33. Singapore (1947)
34. Souls at Sea (1937)
35. Standing Room Only (1944)
36. The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
37. A Stranger in Town (1943)
38. Sullivan's Travels (1941)
39. Tennessee Johnson (1942)
aka: The Man on America's Conscience
40. That Wonderful Urge (1948)
41. They Shall Have Music (1939)
42. The Thin Man (1934)
43. True Confession (1937)
44. Vice Squad (1953)
45. Wells Fargo (1937)
46. The Woman of the Town (1943)
47. You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
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