Air Mail 1932  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Ralph Bellamy, Russell Hopton, Slim Summerville, Frank Albertson, Gloria Stuart, Lilian Bond, Leslie Fenton, David Landau, Hans Fuerberg, Thomas Carrigan, William Daly, Ward Bond, George Irving, Wade Boteler
Personal and public lives of the pilots involved in the early days of the United States Air Mail Service are highlighted in this John Ford film. During those days, there were often fatal crashes. Following the death of pilot Dizzy (Russell Hopton), chief pilot Mike Miller (Ralph Bellamy) fills in on the next flight. Mike crashes his plane but does survive, and Daredevil Duke Talbot (Pat O'Brien), who has run off with Dizzy's wife Irene (Lilian Bond), feels guilty and takes on the challenge of flying to Mike's rescue.
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All Quiet on the Western Front 1930  N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Louis Wolheim, Lew Ayres, John Wray, Raymond Griffith, Slim Summerville, Fred Zinnemann, Russell Gleason, Ben Alexander, Harold Goodwin, William Bakewell, Arnold Lucy, Scott Kolk, Owen Davis Jr., Walter Rogers, Richard Alexander
The horrors of war along the Western Front during World War I are experienced by a group of young German soldiers and are told in this powerful story about the futility of war. Paul Bauman (Lew Ayres) and his classmates arrive on the front lines ready for battle. Their sergeant, Katczinsky (Louis Wolheim), briefs them on how to survive, but that night one of them is shot, and they learn that they are low on supplies and food. Now, they face days and nights fighting from the trenches and realize that fighting for their country is not what they had once believed it would be. The film won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Director.
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The Bad Sister 1931  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hobart Henley
Cast: Conrad Nagel, Sidney Fox, Bette Davis, Zasu Pitts, Humphrey Bogart, Slim Summerville, Charles Winninger, Emma Dunn, Bert Roach, David Durand
Two sisters, Laura (Bette Davis) and Marianne (Sidney Fox), in the Madison family live different lives. Marianne becomes involved with a new man in town, Valentine Corliss (Humphrey Bogart), who is a con man trying to get his hands on Marianne's family's money.
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Beloved Rogue 1927 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Alan Crosland
Cast: John Barrymore, Conrad Veidt, Marceline Day, Lawson Butt, Henry Victor, Mack Swain, Slim Summerville, Angelo Rossitto, Nigel De Brulier, Lucy Beaumont, Otto Matieson, Jane Winton, Rose Dione, Bertram Grassby, Dick Sutherland
Poet Francois Villon (John Barrymore) is the hero in this story about political intrigue in 15th-century France. Villon is sent into exile by King Louis XI (Conrad Veidt) after Villon insults Duke Charles of Burgundy (Lawson Butt). While escaping the clutches of Charles, Villon falls in love with the king's ward, Charlotte (Marceline Day). Later, Charles' men kidnap Charlotte, but when their evil deeds are revealed, the king bestows his blessing on Charlotte and Villon.
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Captain January 1936  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: David Butler
Cast: Shirley Temple, Guy Kibbee, Slim Summerville, June Lang, Buddy Ebsen, Sara Haden, Jane Darwell, Nella Walker, Si Jenks, George Irving
After surviving a shipwreck, Star (Shirley Temple) is rescued by lighthouse-keeper Captain January (Guy Kibbee) and takes up a new life among the seafarers.
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Charlie Chan in Reno 1939 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Sidney Toler, Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville, Kane Richmond, Victor Sen Yung, Pauline Moore, Robert Lowery, Eddie Collins, Kay Linaker, Louise Henry, Charles D. Brown, Hamilton MacFadden, Iris Wong, Morgan Conway
Mary Whitman (Pauline Moore) goes to Reno seeking to divorce her husband Curtis (Kane Richmond) and checks into a hotel where Jeanne Bentley (Louise Henry), who is also divorcing her husband, is found murdered. Police suspect Mary, and she calls on the services of Honolulu detective Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler). Chan shows up with Number 2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) and, while investigating the murder, engages in a battle of wits with local sheriff Tombstone Fletcher (Slim Summerville) who questions Chan's investigating abilities.
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The Farmer Takes a Wife 1935  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Janet Gaynor, Henry Fonda, Charles Bickford, Slim Summerville, Andy Devine, Roger Imhof, Jane Withers, Margaret Hamilton, Sig Ruman, John Qualen, Kitty Kelly, Robert Gleckler, Philip Cooper, Dick Foran, George "Gabby" Hayes
In Henry Fonda's film debut, he recreated his stage role of Erie Canal worker Dan Harrow's devoted labor on the Canal in order to save enough money to buy a farm, and, in the process, he falls in love with Molly (Janet Gaynor). 1 User Review
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Fifty Roads to Town 1937 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Don Ameche, Ann Sothern, Slim Summerville, Jane Darwell, John Qualen, Alan Dinehart, Stepin Fetchit, Oscar Apfel, Douglas Fowley, Allan Lane, Paul Hurst, Spencer Charters, DeWitt Jennings, Bradley Page, John Hamilton
While marooned in a mountain cabin during a snowstorm, Peter (Don Ameche) and Millicent (Ann Sothern) fall in love despite their ordeal.
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The Front Page 1931 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Pat O'Brien, Mary Brian, Edward Everett Horton, Frank McHugh, Walter Catlett, Mae Clarke, George E. Stone, Slim Summerville, Matt Moore, Spencer Charters, Clarence Wilson, Eugene Strong, Phil Tead, Fred Howard
This excellent Ben Hecht/Charles MacArthur story pits a reporter, Hildy Johnson (Pat O'Brien), against his editor, Walter Burns (Adolphe Menjou). Because Hildy is planning to marry Peggy Grant (Mary Brian) and move to New York, Burns assigns Hildy one last story–covering the execution of Earl Williams (George E. Stone)–in hopes that Hildy will stay with the newspaper. When Williams escapes, Hildy sees the chance to get a big scoop and hides him in a roll-top desk. Now, as Hildy waits to interview Williams, he uncovers corruption and the fact that they may be executing the wrong man. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Actor (Menjou), and Director.
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The Hoodlum Saint 1946 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: William Powell, Esther Williams, Angela Lansbury, James Gleason, Lewis Stone, Rags Ragland, Frank McHugh, Slim Summerville, Henry O'Neill, Emma Dunn
Con artist Terry Ellerton O'Neill (William Powell) returns from the war and is determined to obtain wealth but runs into problems in the romance department with the lovely Kay Lorrison (Esther Williams).
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 Jesse James 1939 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama / Romance
Director: Henry King, Irving Cummings
Cast: Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, Randolph Scott, Lon Chaney Jr., Henry Hull, Brian Donlevy, John Carradine, Jane Darwell, Donald Meek, Slim Summerville, J. Edward Bromberg, Johnny Russell, Charles Tannen, Willard Robertson
Ruthless Jesse James (Tyrone Power) and his brother, Frank (Henry Fonda), seek revenge through bank robberies after the Midland Railroad fought for their family land, and a railroad agent killed their mother (Jane Darwell). They succeed in their robberies, but then Jesse surrenders hoping for a brighter future. But, he is double crossed and is killed by his "friend" Bob Ford (John Carradine) who wants the reward. Fonda returns in a sequel: "The Return of Frank James."
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King of Jazz 1930 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Animation / Musical
Director: John Murray Anderson, Pal Fejos
Cast: John Boles, Laura La Plante, Glenn Tryon, Paul Whiteman's Orchestra, Slim Summerville, Bing Crosby, Harry Barris, Walter Brennan, Jeanette Loff, Merna Kennedy, Stanley Smith, Otis Harlan, William Kent, Al Rinker, Eleanor Gutchrlein
This film's use of an early stage in the development of Technicolor employing a two-color process is interesting from an historical perspective. The film begins with a Walter Lantz cartoon and is then followed by comedy sketches that show the beginnings of American jazz. It is an entertaining talkie featuring Paul Whiteman's rendition of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" among other great musical numbers.
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Love Is News 1937 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Tyrone Power, Loretta Young, Don Ameche, Slim Summerville, Dudley Digges, Walter Catlett, George Sanders, Jane Darwell, Stepin Fetchit, Elisha Cook Jr., Pauline Moore, Edwin Maxwell, Charles Williams, Julius Tannen, Frank Conroy
Steve Layton (Tyrone Power) is a tenacious reporter who writes a story about an heiress, Tony Gateson (Loretta Young), after tricking her into an interview. Tony is upset when she reads his article and sets out to get even. First, she announces their engagement to put Steve in the spotlight and see how it feels. And more misadventures ensue in their love/hate relationship. This film was remade as "That Wonderful Urge," also starring Tyrone Power.
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1938 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Jack Haley, Gloria Stuart, Phyllis Brooks, Helen Westley, Slim Summerville, Bill Robinson, William Demarest, Paul Harvey, Raymond Scott, Alan Dinehart, J. Edward Bromberg, Dixie Dunbar, Paul Hurst
Although Rebecca Winstead's Aunt Miranda Wilkins (Helen Westley) forbids her to associate with the show business world, neighbor talent scout Tony Kent (Randolph Scott) sets up the talented Rebecca (Shirley Temple) for a radio broadcast. She wins the radio talent contest and becomes the darling of the airwaves. Along the way, she dances with Aloysius (Bill Robinson).
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The Spoilers 1930 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Western / Action
Director: Edwin Carewe
Cast: Gary Cooper, Kay Johnson, Betty Compson, William "Stage" Boyd, Oscar Apfel, James Kirkwood, Slim Summerville, Harry Green, Lloyd Ingraham, George Irving, Knute Erickson, Merrill McCormick, John Beck, Jack Holmes, Charles K. French
In this early Western film, gold prospector Roy Glenister (Gary Cooper) meets and falls in love with Helen (Kay Johnson) while voyaging to the Yukon. When Glenister arrives in Alaska, his partners Slapjack Simms and Joe Dextry (Slim Summerville and James Kirkwood) inform him that they are in danger of losing their mine because U.S. marshal Voorhees (Jack Holmes), Judge Stillman (Lloyd Ingraham), and politician Alec McNamara (William "Stage" Boyd) are conspiring to gain ownership of the mines in the area. Helen suggests that they take the matter to court, but that turns out to be impossible. Finally, Glenister takes matters into his own hands and whips McNamara in a powerful fistfight. 1 User Review
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| | orlalobo1 01/30/2007 | i would be happy to rate this movie if i could ever see it. i am 65 & this is the only
gary cooper movie i have never(of sound pictures). why isn't it ever shown on
tv or out on dvd. i like the john wayne version but i really want to see the 1930 version with gary cooper.
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Submarine Patrol 1938 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Ford
Cast: Richard Greene, Nancy Kelly, Preston Foster, George Bancroft, Slim Summerville, John Carradine, Moroni Olsen, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Ward Bond, Warren Hymer, J. Farrell MacDonald, Douglas Fowley, Dick Hogan, Elisha Cook Jr., Jack Pennick
Naval activity during World War I is the background for this adventure about those who patrolled the deep seas looking for enemy submarines.
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Tillie's Punctured Romance 1914 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Tillie's Big Romance
For the Love of Tillie
Director: Mack Sennett
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, Mack Swain, Charles Bennett, Chester Conklin, Edgar Kennedy, Al St. John, Slim Summerville, A. Edward Sutherland, Charley Chase, Glen Cavender, Helen Carruthers, Billie Bennett, Frank Opperman
In this film, which marks the first feature-length comedy, Charles Chaplin plays the role of a con man who talks the farmer's innocent daughter (Marie Dressler) into eloping with him and then runs off with the money. But, never fear, good triumphs over evil by story's end.
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Tobacco Road 1941  N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Charley Grapewin, Elizabeth Patterson, Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Ward Bond, Slim Summerville, Marjorie Rambeau, William Tracy, Grant Mitchell, Zeffie Tilbury, Russell Simpson, Spencer Charters, Irving Bacon, Harry Tyler, Charles Halton
Based on the Erskine Caldwell novel, this is a parody on the values of Depression Era Georgians–proud Jeeter Lester (Charley Grapewin), his long-suffering wife Ada (Elizabeth Patterson), and their family. Jeeter and Ada are hillbillies who find ways to hold their clan together in their Tobacco Road area home, despite suffering from a shortage of funds to pay bills and living under the threat of being thrown off their land for not paying the rent. 1 User Review
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| | Ex MAN 02/25/2007 | | This is an excellent movie. It is impossible to find anywhere! |
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Up the River 1938 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Alfred L. Werker
Cast: Preston Foster, Tony Martin, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville, Arthur Treacher, Alan Dinehart, Jane Darwell, Sidney Toler, Eddie Collins, Bill Robinson, Edward Gargan, Robert Allen, Charles D. Brown, Irving Bacon, Ben Welden
In this remake of the 1930 film, con men Chipper Morgan (Preston Foster) and Darby Randall (Arthur Treacher) star on the prison football team. When they learn about a raw deal that a fellow teammate (Tony Martin) has been given, they agree to escape from prison and help him confront the racketeers. The plan does not set well with the warden (Alan Dinehart) who has bet a fortune on the upcoming football game and needs his stars to win. The duo does escape, but, fortunately for the warden, they return to win the game in its final moments.
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Way Down East 1935  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Henry King
Cast: Rochelle Hudson, Henry Fonda, Slim Summerville, Edward Trevor, Russell Simpson, Spring Byington, Margaret Hamilton, Andy Devine, Sara Haden, Astrid Allwyn, Clem Bevans, William "Billy" Benedict, Al Lydell, Harry C. Bradley, Phil La Toska
A Maine farm girl, Anna (Rochelle Hudson), is the object of gossip because she has given birth to an illegitimate child. David Bartlett (Henry Fonda) loves Anna and bridges the gap between Anna and the town.
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Western Union 1941 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Randolph Scott, Robert Young, Dean Jagger, Virginia Gilmore, John Carradine, Slim Summerville, Chill Wills, Barton MacLane, Minor Watson, George Chandler
Based on Zane Grey's novel, this is a beautifully filmed and well conceived story about the completion of Western Union's cross-country telegraph lines in 1861.
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| 1. Air Mail (1932)
2. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
3. The Bad Sister (1931)
4. Beloved Rogue (1927)
5. Captain January (1936)
6. Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
7. The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
8. Fifty Roads to Town (1937)
9. The Front Page (1931)
10. The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
11. Jesse James (1939)
12. King of Jazz (1930)
13. Love Is News (1937)
14. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
15. The Spoilers (1930)
16. Submarine Patrol (1938)
17. Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
aka: Tillie's Big Romance
aka: For the Love of Tillie
18. Tobacco Road (1941)
19. Up the River (1938)
20. Way Down East (1935)
21. Western Union (1941)
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