The Arizona Raiders 1936 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Western / Comedy
Director: James P. Hogan Cast: Buster Crabbe, Raymond Hatton, Marsha Hunt, Betty Jane Rhodes, Johnny Downs, Grant Withers, Don Rowan, Arthur Aylesworth, Richard Carle, Petra Silva, Herbert Heywood, Bob Card, Ken Cooper
Laramie (Buster Crabbe) saves himself from a hanging, saves horse thief Tracks (Raymond Hatton) from a hanging, springs young Lonesome (Johnny Downs) from jail, and the threesome head out on a variety of humorous escapades. Based on a Zane Grey story.
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The Bride Comes Home 1935 N/R, 83 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Wesley Ruggles Cast: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Robert Young, William Collier Sr., Donald Meek, Edgar Kennedy, Jimmy Conlin, Edward Gargan, Richard Carle, Robert McKenzie
A romantic triangle results when Jeanette Desmereau (Claudette Colbert) tries to help two men, Cyrus Anderson (Fred MacMurray) and Jack Bristow (Robert Young).
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Drift Fence 1936 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Western aka: Texas Desperadoes
Director: Otho Lovering Cast: Buster Crabbe, Tom Keene, Katherine DeMille, Benny Baker, Leif Erickson, Stanley Andrews, Richard Carle, Irving Bacon, Jan Duggan, Effie Ellsler, Walter Long, Chester Gan, Richard Alexander, Budd Fine
Jim Traft (Benny Baker) meets Jim Travis (Tom Keene) at a rodeo and tells Travis of his troubles with cattle rustlers. Travis, who is actually a Texas Ranger, suggests that he impersonate Traft in building a fence to keep the rustlers out. But Travis must not only fight the rustlers, but he needs to convince neighbor Slinger Dunn (Buster Crabbe) that the fence must be built. Travis wins not only the battle of the rustlers but also wins the love of Slinger's sister, Molly (Katherine DeMille).
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The Ghost Walks 1934 N/R, 69 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Frank R. Strayer Cast: John Miljan, June Collyer, Richard Carle, Spencer Charters, Henry Kolker, Johnny Arthur, Donald Kirke, Eve Southern, Douglas Gerrard, Wilson Benge, Harry Strang
One dark and stormy night a playwright, a theatrical producer, and a secretary seek refuge in the home of the playwright's fiancee where the lights mysteriously fail during dinner, and a ghost takes over the evening's mysterious events.
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The Golden Fleecing 1940 N/R, 68 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Leslie Fenton Cast: Lew Ayres, Rita Johnson, Lloyd Nolan, Virginia Grey, Nat Pendleton, Leon Errol, George Lessey, Richard Carle, Ralph Byrd, Marc Lawrence
Insurance agent Henry Twinkle (Lew Ayres) is not the brightest bulb in the house but is an honest man who loves his boss' daughter (Rita Johnson). He sells a big policy to the rich Gus (Lloyd Nolan) and then finds out that Gus is a gangster being sought by the law. Henry MUST find and protect Gus before the gangster is killed and the insurance policy must be paid. Lame comedy.
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It's a Wonderful World 1939 N/R, 86 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: W.S. Van Dyke Cast: Claudette Colbert, James Stewart, Guy Kibbee, Nat Pendleton, Frances Drake, Edgar Kennedy, Ernest Truex, Sidney Blackmer, Hans Conried, Richard Carle
A writer (Claudette Colbert) joins up with a fugitive (James Stewart), and together they outwit the police (Nat Pendleton and Edgar Kennedy).
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The Little Red Schoolhouse 1936 N/R, 65 min. Genre: Drama aka: Schoolboy Penitentiary
Director: Charles Lamont Cast: Frank Coghlan Jr., Dickie Moore, Ann Doran, Lloyd Hughes, Richard Carle, Ralf Harolde, Frank Sheridan, Matthew Betz, Kenneth Howell, Sidney Miller, Lafe McKee, Don Brodie
Orphaned 17-year-old Frankie (Frank Coghlan Jr.) runs away from his hometown and heads for New York City where he gets in trouble with a gang and ends up in reform school. Teachers get him back on the right track, and Frankie returns home in time to save his brother, Dickie (Dickie Moore), from making the same mistake.
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Love Before Breakfast 1936 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Walter Lang Cast: Carole Lombard, Preston Foster, Cesar Romero, Janet Beecher, Betty Lawford, Richard Carle, Bert Roach, Forrester Harvey, Ed Barton, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Kent, Sammee Tong
Scott Miller (Preston Foster) and Bill Wadsworth (Cesar Romero) are both in love with Kay Colby (Carole Lombard), and, to get rid of Bill in the competition, Scott gives Bill a job running the company's business in Japan. Then, he arranges for the beautiful Contessa Janie Campanella (Betty Lawford) to sail on the same ship that Bill is taking to Japan. Romance blooms, but when Kay finds out about Scott's manipulation, she breaks off their relationship. Later, she accepts that his actions were performed in the name of true love, and Kay and Scott marry.
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Madame X 1929 N/R, 95 min. Genre: Drama aka: Absinthe
Director: Lionel Barrymore Cast: Ruth Chatterton, Lewis Stone, Raymond Hackett, Holmes Herbert, Eugenie Besserer, John P. Edington, Mitchell Lewis, Ullrich Haupt, Sidney Toler, Richard Carle, Carroll Nye, Claude King
Certainly not the best rendition of the story, but it is a heavy melodrama curio. A bored wife (Ruth Chatterton) is cast into the streets by her husband (Lewis Stone) after he finds out she has been unfaithful. Years later her son (Raymond Hackett), not knowing who she is, defends her on a murder charge. This is the first film to utilize a moving microphone (attached to a fishing pole). The film received Oscar nominations for Best Actress (Chatterton) and Director.
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The Million Dollar Baby 1941 N/R, 102 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Curtis Bernhardt Cast: Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, Ronald Reagan, May Robson, Lee Patrick, Helen Westley, John Ridgely, Walter Catlett, Richard Carle, George Barbier
When Pamela McAllister (Priscilla Lane) suddenly finds herself a wealthy woman, problems develop in the romance department. 1 User Review
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| | Charming Flick | kitkat53098 09/12/2009 | | I loved this movie. Fun and whimsical. If you enjoy May Robson and Ronald Reagan, you will love this relaxing B & W comedy. |
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Morning Glory 1933 N/R, 74 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Lowell Sherman Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Adolphe Menjou, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., C. Aubrey Smith, Mary Duncan, Don Alvarado, Fred Santley, Richard Carle, Tyler Brooke, Robert Greig, Geneva Mitchell, Helen Ware
Katharine Hepburn won the Oscar for her role in this film about young actress Eva Lovelace who comes to New York City seeking fame and fortune.
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Ninotchka 1939 N/R, 110 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire, Sig Ruman, Bela Lugosi, Felix Bressart, Alexander Granach, Gregory Gaye, Richard Carle, Edwin Maxwell
This pre-cold-war-era film pits the ideals of Communism against those of Capitalists in a very entertaining film featuring Greta Garbo as Ninotchka, the emissary from Russia whose head and heart are turned by love. There were Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Actress, and Writing (both Original Story and Screenplay).
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The Old-Fashioned Way 1934 N/R, 66 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: William Beaudine Cast: W.C. Fields, Joe Morrison, Judith Allen, Jan Duggan, Nora Cecil, Baby LeRoy, Jack Mulhall, Tammany Young, Samuel Ethridge, Ruth Marion, Richard Carle, Jeffrey Williams, Larry Grenier, William Blatchford, Donald Brown
A widow, Cleopatra Pepperday (Jan Duggan), has provided board for the cast and funding for the production of The Great McGonigle's (W.C. Fields) production of "The Drunkard" in exchange for a role in the play. Cleopatra's son Albert (Baby LeRoy) becomes McGonigle's nemesis, and Albert enjoys tormenting him by throwing food in his face. McGonigle must also deal with his daughter Betty (Judith Allen) and her romance with Wally Livingston (Joe Morrison). The show goes on, but McGonigle deletes Cleopatra's role in the play and skips out without paying the bills after the performance–but he does ensure Betty's happiness in a future with Wally.
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One Hour with You 1932 N/R, 80 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: George Cukor, Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Genevieve Tobin, Charles Ruggles, Roland Young, Josephine Dunn, Richard Carle, George Barbier, Barbara Leonard, Charles Judels, Eric Wilton, Donald Novis, Mae Questel
Andre and Colette (Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald) are happily married. Andre, a doctor, has had chances to be unfaithful due to come-on's by his female patients, but when he meets Colette's best friend, Mitzi (Genevieve Tobin), the matrimonial mix-ups begin. Lots of music in this good remake of 1924's "The Marriage Circle," also directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The film received a Best Picture Oscar nomination.
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Spendthrift 1936 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Raoul Walsh Cast: Henry Fonda, Pat Paterson, Mary Brian, George Barbier, Edward Brophy, Richard Carle, J.M. Kerrigan, Spencer Charters, Jonathan Hale, Halliwell Hobbes
Henry Fonda, in his first top-billed movie, is a rich playboy who lives it up until there is no more money. Losing his gold-digging wife as a result, he actually goes to work and finds his true love. A forgettable Fonda film.
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The Texas Rangers 1936 N/R, 95 min. Genre: Western
Director: King Vidor Cast: Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie, Jean Parker, Lloyd Nolan, Edward Ellis, Stanley Andrews, Irving Bacon, George "Gabby" Hayes, Fred Kohler, Richard Carle, Frank Shannon, Benny Bartlett, Frank Cordell, Jed Prouty, Elena Martinez
Following the Civil War, outlaws Jim Hawkins (Fred MacMurray) and Wahoo Jones (Jack Oakie) opt out of their criminal activities and turn to the side of law and order when they become Texas Rangers. Later, Jim and Wahoo conspire to capture a former cohort Sam McGee (Lloyd Nolan) whose gang is creating terror throughout the area. Followed by "The Texas Rangers Ride Again" and remade in 1949 as "Streets of Laredo."
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That Uncertain Feeling 1941 N/R, 84 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Ernst Lubitsch Cast: Merle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas, Burgess Meredith, Alan Mowbray, Olive Blakeney, Harry Davenport, Sig Ruman, Eve Arden, Richard Carle, Mary Currier
Jill and Larry (Merle Oberon and Melvyn Douglas) seem to be happily married, though Larry is preoccupied with his job as an insurance salesman. Jill starts getting the hiccups and goes to a psychologist who tells her it is because she has marital problems. She decides that she needs a side interest, so she brings home an eccentric piano player (Burgess Meredith), another patient of her psychologist. Larry has his work cut out for him if he wants to save his marriage. A cute comedy with a fine cast–Burgess Meredith is a hoot.
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| 1. The Arizona Raiders (1936)
2. The Bride Comes Home (1935)
3. Drift Fence (1936) aka: Texas Desperadoes
4. The Ghost Walks (1934)
5. The Golden Fleecing (1940)
6. It's a Wonderful World (1939)
7. The Little Red Schoolhouse (1936) aka: Schoolboy Penitentiary
8. Love Before Breakfast (1936)
9. Madame X (1929) aka: Absinthe
10. The Million Dollar Baby (1941)
11. Morning Glory (1933)
12. Ninotchka (1939)
13. The Old-Fashioned Way (1934)
14. One Hour with You (1932)
15. Spendthrift (1936)
16. The Texas Rangers (1936)
17. That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
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