By the Light of the Silvery Moon 1953 N/R, 101 min. Genre: Musical
Director: David Butler Cast: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Leon Ames, Rosemary DeCamp, Billy Gray, Mary Wickes, Russell Arms, Maria Palmer, Geraldine Wall, John Maxwell
William Sherman (Gordon MacRae) returns home from the army, and his fiancee, Marjorie Winfield (Doris Day), is perplexed when he wants to delay their marriage until he is financially solvent. Great songs by Doris (and Gordon).
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Captains of the Clouds 1942 N/R, 113 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz Cast: James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall, Alan Hale, George Tobias, Reginald Denny, Reginald Gardiner, Paul Cavanagh, Russell Arms, Clem Bevans
Brian MacLean (James Cagney) is a bush pilot in Canada during 1940 who runs a delivery service for adventurers way up north. Stimulated by hearing Winston Churchill's "we will not surrender" speech, Brian and his buddies join the Royal Canadian Air Force. There's lots of romance and humor but not much action.
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Cover-Up 1949 N/R, 82 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Alfred E. Green Cast: William Bendix, Dennis O'Keefe, Barbara Britton, Art Baker, Helen Spring, Ann E. Todd, Doro Merande, Virginia Christine, Russell Arms, Dan White, Paul E. Burns, Ruth Lee
Insurance investigator Sam Donovan (Dennis O'Keefe) digs into the case of a supposed suicide but does not get anywhere–until he gets help from a local citizen, Anita (Barbara Britton), in solving what turns out to be not a suicide, but a murder.
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Deception 1946 N/R, 111 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper Cast: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, John Abbott, Benson Fong, Richard Walsh, Lois Austin, Alex Pollard, Bess Flowers, Kenneth Hunter, Russell Arms, Patricia Barry, Gino Corrado, Clifton Young
Alexander (Claude Rains) is an orchestra leader who threatens the happiness of Christine (Bette Davis) when he tells her he is going to reveal facts about their earlier love affair to her jealous husband Karel (Paul Henreid).
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Loaded Pistols 1948 N/R, 79 min. Genre: Western
Director: John English Cast: Gene Autry, Barbara Britton, Chill Wills, Jack Holt, Russell Arms, Robert Shayne, Vince Barnett, Leon Weaver, Fred Kohler Jr., Clem Bevans
The real killers must be caught so the youngster wrongfully accused of the murder can be freed, and Gene Autry is just the man to do it.
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The Man Who Came to Dinner 1942 N/R, 112 min. Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: William Keighley Cast: Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley, Richard Travis, Billie Burke, Jimmy Durante, Reginald Gardiner, Mary Wickes, Elisabeth Fraser, Grant Mitchell, George Barbier, Russell Arms, Edwin Stanley
Monty Woolley recreates his Broadway role of Sheridan Whiteside, a critic and radio personality. Whiteside is a guest lecturer who suffers an injury. While recuperating, he and his secretary (Bette Davis) move in with a local family. It does not take long for the welcome to wear out. Monty Woolley: "Strange? She's right out of 'The Hounds of the Baskervilles.'"
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Sons of New Mexico 1949 N/R, 71 min. Genre: Western
Director: John English Cast: Gene Autry, Gail Davis, Robert Armstrong, Dickie Jones, Irving Bacon, Russell Arms, Clayton Moore, Frankie Darro, Marie Blake, Sandy Sanders, Kenne Duncan
Gene Autry is the executor of his friend's estate and has custody of the friend's teenage son. The son is attracted to a gambler who has his eye on the boy's money. Gene, along with a group of Military Academy cadets, rides to the rescue.
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| 1. By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
2. Captains of the Clouds (1942)
3. Cover-Up (1949)
4. Deception (1946)
5. Loaded Pistols (1948)
6. The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
7. Sons of New Mexico (1949)
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