Alexander's Ragtime Band 1938   N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Romance
Director: Henry King
Cast: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman, Jack Haley, Jean Hersholt, Helen Westley, John Carradine, Paul Hurst, Wally Vernon, Douglas Fowley, Ruth Terry, Chick Chandler, Joseph Crehan, Eddie Collins
Lots of Irving Berlin songs add to this major production that won an Academy Award for its musical score. The story follows Roger Grant (Tyrone Power) from his classical music training in San Francisco in 1915 through his shift to ragtime and the fortunes of the band he starts. Of course, there is the romantic interest with his lead singer Stella Kirby (Alice Faye) and rival Charlie Dwyer (Don Ameche). The film also received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. 1 User Review
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An Angel from Texas 1940  N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Eddie Albert, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman, Ronald Reagan, Ruth Terry, John Litel, Hobart Cavanaugh, Ann Shoemaker, Tom Kennedy, Vera Lewis, Ethan Laidlaw, Elliott Sullivan, Jimmy O'Gatty, Mira McKinney
Based on George S. Kaufman's "The Butter and Egg Man," this popular story is about a young couple, Lydia Weston (Rosemary Lane) and her boyfriend Peter Coleman (Eddie Albert) who learn the foibles of the big city when they attempt to find a shortcut to success on Broadway.
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Appointment for Love 1941 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Charles Boyer, Margaret Sullavan, Rita Johnson, Eugene Pallette, Ruth Terry, Reginald Denny, Cecil Kellaway, J.M. Kerrigan, Gus Schilling, Virginia Brissac, Anne Nagel, Mary Gordon, James Bush, Romaine Callender, Tristram Coffin
Newlyweds Andre (Charles Boyer) and Jane (Margaret Sullavan) live in separate apartments during some harried moments early in their marriage. Their busy schedules are worked out by film's end, and it appears that they will live happily ever after.
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Blondie Goes Latin 1941 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Ruth Terry, Tito Guizar, Jonathan Hale, Irving Bacon, Kirby Grant, Eddie Acuff, Danny Mummert, Joe King, Bess Flowers, Phil Kramer, Eddie Laughton
When she and Dagwood (Arthur Lake) sneak aboard a South American cruise ship, even Blondie (Penny Singleton) can be influenced by the charm of those who reside south of the U.S. border in this cute offering in the "Blondie" series.
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Call of the Canyon 1942 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Santley
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Ruth Terry, Thurston Hall, Joseph Strauch Jr., Cliff Nazarro, Marc Lawrence, Bob Nolan, Edmund MacDonald, John Harmon
Among the songs, Gene Autry is after a swindler who doesn't think he needs to offer a fair price for his product.
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Hands Across the Border 1943  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Ruth Terry, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Onslow Stevens, Mary Treen, Kenne Duncan, Bob Nolan, Joseph Crehan, Duncan Renaldo, LeRoy Mason, Bob Nolan
Roy Rogers comes to the rescue of a lady rancher who breeds some pretty fine horses. She is being victimized by a corrupt businessman who wants a piece of the action.
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Heart of the Golden West 1942 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, George "Gabby" Hayes, Bob Nolan, Ruth Terry, Walter Catlett, Paul Harvey, Hal Taliaferro, Walter Catlett, Edmund MacDonald
Truckers get greedy in this film and shipping charges go up. The ranchers need help so Roy Rogers brings a steamboat in to counter the truckers.
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Lake Placid Serenade 1944 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Steve Sekely
Cast: Roy Rogers, Vera Ralston, John Litel, Walter Catlett, Robert Livingston, Stephanie Bachelor, Eugene Pallette, Barbara Jo Allen, William Frawley, Ruth Terry, Lloyd Corrigan, Stephanie Bachelor
A foreign ice skater attending an ice carnival is stranded in the U.S. when war breaks out. Love ensues when she meets her uncle's young partner. Many old standards are sung.
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The Man from Music Mountain 1943 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Texas Legionnaires
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Ruth Terry, Paul Kelly, Ann Gillis, George Cleveland, Pat Brady, Paul Harvey, Jay Novello, Hal Taliaferro, Bob Nolan, Sons of the Pioneers, Renie Riano, Hank Bell, Slim Whitaker, Roy Barcroft
The war is on between the cattlemen and sheepherders when Roy (Roy Rogers) returns home for a singing engagement on the local radio station. Cattleman Victor Marsh (Paul Kelly) has launched a devious plot against the sheepherders. When one man is murdered, Roy is accused of the crime, but he solves the murder and even has plenty of time to sing in the finale.
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Slightly Honorable 1940 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Broderick Crawford, Edward Arnold, Ruth Terry, Alan Dinehart, Claire Dodd, Bernard Nedell, Eve Arden, Douglass Dumbrille, Phyllis Brooks, Douglas Fowley, Ernest Truex, Janet Beecher, Evelyn Keyes, John Sheehan
Corrupt politician Russ Sampson (Edward Arnold) frames lawyer John Webb (Pat O'Brien) for the murder of a woman involved in a scandal. Webb and law partner Russ (Broderick Crawford) set out to find the real murderer.
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| 1. Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
2. An Angel from Texas (1940)
3. Appointment for Love (1941)
4. Blondie Goes Latin (1941)
5. Call of the Canyon (1942)
6. Hands Across the Border (1943)
7. Heart of the Golden West (1942)
8. Lake Placid Serenade (1944)
9. The Man from Music Mountain (1943)
aka: Texas Legionnaires
10. Slightly Honorable (1940)
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