The Big Broadcast 1932  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Frank Tuttle
Cast: Stuart Erwin, Bing Crosby, Leila Hyams, Sharon Lynn, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Kate Smith, Mills Brothers, Cab Calloway, George Barbier, Irving Bacon, Ralph Robertson, Alex Melesh, Spec O'Donnell, Anna Chandler
This movie began a series of films projecting radio personalities onto the screen. The story involves Leslie McWhinney's (Stuart Erwin) effort to improve his radio station's financial situation. His solution is to host stars on a special broadcast. Young singer Bing Hornsby (Bing Crosby) croons several tunes, and Kate Smith, Cab Calloway, the Mills Brothers, and others are also featured. Meanwhile, George Burns and Gracie Allen perform comic routines.
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Enter Madame 1935  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Elissa Landi, Cary Grant, Lynne Overman, Sharon Lynn, Frank Albertson, Paul Porcasi, Adrian Rosley, Cecilia Parker, Matt McHugh
Gerald Fitzgerald (Cary Grant) marries opera star Lisa della Robbia (Elissa Landi), but his problems adjusting to her temperament and busy schedule threaten their wedded bliss.
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Reg'lar Fellers 1941  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Dreifuss
Cast: Billy Lee, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Sarah Padden, Roscoe Ates, Maren Mayo, Buddy Boles, Janet Dempsey, Jerry Wilson, Malcolm Hutton, Netta Packer, Jack C. Smith, Sharon Lynn
Based on a popular comic strip of the day, this film's plot involves a group of kids–Pinhead (Billy Lee), Jimmy (Buddy Boles), Bump (Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer), Aggie (Janet Dempsey), Skeeter (Jerry Wilson), and Puddin'Head (Malcolm Hutton)–who invent a machine that they think will run on both land and water. Meanwhile, mean old Hetty Carter (Sarah Padden) is targeted to be robbed by thugs, but the kids help her, and she softens in her attitude toward children.
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Up the River 1930 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Claire Luce, Warren Hymer, Humphrey Bogart, William Collier Sr., Steve Pendleton, Morgan Wallace, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Bob Burns, Pat Somerset, Sharon Lynn, Noel Francis, Louise Mackintosh, Ward Bond
In this very early Humphrey Bogart vehicle, he plays wrongly convicted Steve whose plight is noted by St. Louis (Spencer Tracy) and Dannemora Dan (Warren Hymer) who, in turn, escape from prison to help Steve. Spencer Tracy's film debut.
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 Way Out West 1937  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James W. Horne
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Sharon Lynn, Jim Mason, James C. Morton, Mary Gordon, Stanley Fields, Chill Wills, Sam Lufkin
Laurel and Hardy are at their best in this film about the perils of searching for gold in the West.
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Wild Company 1930  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: Frank Albertson, H.B. Warner, Sharon Lynn, Joyce Compton, Claire McDowell, Bela Lugosi, George Fawcett, Richard Keene, Frances McCoy, Kenneth Thomson
Following an argument with his girlfriend, Larry Grayson (Frank Albertson) heads for a nightclub where he meets Sally who proves to be the last thing he needs.
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| 1. The Big Broadcast (1932)
2. Enter Madame (1935)
3. Reg'lar Fellers (1941)
4. Up the River (1930)
5. Way Out West (1937)
6. Wild Company (1930)
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