The Adventures of Mark Twain 1944  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Fredric March, Nana Bryant, Alexis Smith, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale, C. Aubrey Smith, John Carradine, Percy Kilbride, Thurston Hall, Monte Blue
This biography of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) stars Fredric March as the teller of tales about mid-19th-century America whose work reflects concerns with how human beings relate to one another.
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse 1938 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Claire Trevor, Allen Jenkins, Donald Crisp, Gale Page, Thurston Hall, John Litel, Henry O'Neill, Ward Bond, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Bert Hanlon, Curt Bois, Vladimir Sokoloff, Billy Wayne
While trying to discover what makes the criminal mind work, the psychiatrist Dr. Clitterhouse (Edward G. Robinson) cracks a safe while attending a party. He then contacts beautiful Jo Keller (Claire Trevor) who fences stolen gems, she introduces him to gangster "Rocks" Valentine (Humphrey Bogart), and Clitterhouse ends up becoming enthralled with the underworld–all of which will lead to murder. "Rocks" is his victim, and Clitterhouse uses his psychiatric expertise to make the jury members find that he is insane.
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The Band Wagon 1953  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Jack Buchanan, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray, James Mitchell, Robert Gist, Thurston Hall, Ava Gardner, Steve Forrest, Douglas Fowley, Jack Gargan, Julie Newmar, Emory Parnell, Harry Stanton
This musical is about aging, Hollywood dancer Tony Hunter (Fred Astaire) whose friends Lester and Lily Marton (Oscar Levant and Nanette Fabray) convince him to make a career comeback through a Broadway show they have written. Tony agrees to star in the show but runs into problems when the "artistic" director Jeffrey Cordova (Jack Buchanan) hires prima ballerina Gabriella Gerard (Cyd Charisse) to star with Tony. Tony and Gabriella do not get along, and the show appears doomed until all involved decide that they must work together if the show is to be a hit on Broadway. Musical numbers include "Dancing in the Dark," "I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan," and "Louisiana Hayride." 1 User Review
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| | not enough good music in it | babydoll07 04/22/2007 | | not enough good music in it and actors were not that good |
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Black Gold 1947  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Katherine DeMille, Elyse Knox, Kane Richmond, Ducky Louie, Raymond Hatton, Thurston Hall, Moroni Olsen, Charles Trowbridge, Darryl Hickman
Charley Eagle (Anthony Quinn) and his wife, Sarah (Katherine DeMille), adopt young Davey (Ducky Louie) and discover oil on their land. Davey grows up to fulfill Charley's dream when he becomes a jockey and rides Charley's horse in the Kentucky Derby.
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The Black Room 1935 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen, Thurston Hall, Katherine DeMille, Henry Kolker, Colin Tapley, Edward Van Sloan, John Buckler, John Bleifer
Condemned by his neighboring villagers, a baron–Gregor (Boris Karloff)–has murdered his twin brother for ill-begotten gains.
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Blondie on a Budget 1940  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Rita Hayworth, Larry Simms, Danny Mummert, Don Beddoe, John Qualen, Irving Bacon, Thurston Hall, Fay Helm
Comedy and confusion reign when Rita Hayworth shows up as Dagwood's (Arthur Lake) old girlfriend.
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Blondie's Secret 1948 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Bernds
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Marjorie Kent, Jerome Cowan, Thurston Hall, Jack Rice, Danny Mummert, Frank Orth, Eddie Acuff
Mr. Dithers makes sure the Bumsteads do not go on vacation when he contracts for Dagwood's luggage to be stolen.
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Brewster's Millions 1945  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Allan Dwan
Cast: Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Walker, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, June Havoc, Gail Patrick, Mischa Auer, John Litel, Thurston Hall, Joe Sawyer, Nana Bryant, Herbert Rudley, Neil Hamilton, Byron Foulger, Barbara Pepper, Joseph Crehan
In this film, based on George Barr McCutcheon's novel, a World War II veteran Monty Brewster (Dennis O'Keefe) arrives home and learns that he has inherited one million dollars–the catch is he must spend it all within two months or he will not receive the rest of his inheritance. Another stipulation is that he cannot tell anyone about the inheritance. Brewster goes on a spending spree putting his money into bad investments, all of which turn into surprising profits. In the midst of his frenzy to spend the money, personal problems arise when he must postpone his wedding to Peggy (Helen Walker) but cannot tell her why. And still, the spending sprees continue. 1 User Review
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| | HILARIOUS COMEDY - STAR TRIES TO SPEND A MILLION DOLLARS IN | Anonymous 08/26/2009 | | |
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Bright Leaf 1950 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Gary Cooper, Lauren Bacall, Patricia Neal, Jack Carson, Donald Crisp, Gladys George, Elizabeth Patterson, Jeff Corey, Thurston Hall, Taylor Holmes
Brant Royle (Gary Cooper) discovers love during his revengeful climb to the top in the tobacco industry.
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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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City for Conquest 1940  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Frank Craven, Donald Crisp, Arthur Kennedy, George Tobias, Elia Kazan, Anthony Quinn, Frank McHugh, Bob Steele, Jerome Cowan, Lee Patrick, Blanche Yurka, Joyce Compton, Thurston Hall
Gotham truck driver Danny (James Cagney) goes back into the boxing ring to help his kid brother Eddie (Arthur Kennedy) with tuition for music school where he is studying to become a composer. Meanwhile, Danny's girlfriend Peggy (Ann Sheridan), hoping to make a career as a nightclub dancer, breaks off their engagement and goes into partnership with sleazy, professional dancer Murray Burns (Anthony Quinn). Now, Danny accepts a championship bout but ends up blind after resin dust is put on his gloves by his opponent's handlers. Danny and Peggy appear irreconcilable–until Eddie composes a symphony that tells how Peggy and Danny really feel and conducts his first major work at Carnegie Hall. 1 User Review
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| | Mr. Music 11/28/2007 | | Music Score Excellent with strong melodies that were parallel to the drama in good contrapuntal style. |
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Colonel Effingham's Raid 1946 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Man of the Hour
Director: Irving Pichel
Cast: Charles Coburn, Joan Bennett, William Eythe, Allyn Joslyn, Elizabeth Patterson, Donald Meek, Frank Craven, Thurston Hall, Cora Witherspoon, Emory Parnell, Henry Armetta, Stephen Dunne
Col. Effingham (Charles Coburn) retires from the Army to settle down in his Georgia hometown where he writes editorials and uses his military skills to mobilize fellow citizens against crooked politicians.
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Counter-Espionage 1942 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Warren William, Eric Blore, Hillary Brooke, Thurston Hall, Fred Kelsey, Forrest Tucker, Kurt Katch, Matthew Boulton, Morton Lowry, Billy Bevan
The Lone Wolf is in London during the Nazi bombing blitz and becomes involved with Nazi spies. Blore continues to add a comedy touch in his role of our hero's butler.
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 Cover Girl 1944 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Lee Bowman, Phil Silvers, Jinx Falkenburg, Eve Arden, Otto Kruger, Anita Colby, Leslie Brooks, Thurston Hall
Chorus girl Rusty Parker (Rita Hayworth) wins a beauty contest that leads to an offer for a Broadway production. Now she must choose between fame and the man she loves: nightclub owner Danny (Gene Kelly). Hayworth's and Kelly's dancing make this film a delight. Jerome Kern-Ira Gershwin songs include "Long Ago and Far Away." As usual, Eve Arden's quick wit is a highlight.
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Crime and Punishment 1935 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Cast: Edward Arnold, Peter Lorre, Marian Marsh, Tala Birell, Elisabeth Risdon, Robert Allen, Douglass Dumbrille, Gene Lockhart, Rafaela Ottiano, Thurston Hall
This is an interesting version of Dostoyevsky's novel about the man (Edward Arnold) who commits a murder and then finds he does have a conscience as well as a need for other people in his life. Peter Lorre plays the intrepid inspector who gets to the "heart" of the matter.
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Design for Scandal 1941 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Walter Pidgeon, Edward Arnold, Lee Bowman, Jean Rogers, Mary Beth Hughes, Guy Kibbee, Thurston Hall, Donald Meek, Barbara Jo Allen
Newsman Judson M. Blair (Edward Arnold) plots to set up and frame Judge Cornelia Porter (Rosalind Russell) in a scandal, but he falls in love with her in the process.
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The Farmer's Daughter 1947  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Charles Bickford, Ethel Barrymore, Rose Hobart, Rhys Williams, Harry Davenport, Tom Powers, Lex Barker, Thurston Hall
Loretta Young won the Oscar for her role of Katrin who moves to St. Paul to study nursing but is naive and loses her money. As a result, she works as a servant for Congressman Glenn Morley (Joseph Cotten) and ends up running for the congressional seat of her boss.
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A Feather in Her Hat 1935 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Pauline Lord, Louis Hayward, Basil Rathbone, Billie Burke, Wendy Barrie, Thurston Hall, J.M. Kerrigan, David Niven, Victor Varconi, Nydia Westman
In an attempt to ensure her son (Louis Hayward) a better chance in life, Clarissa Phipps (Pauline Lord) falsifies his identity to make it appear that he did not come from a humble heritage.
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First Love 1939 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Robert Stack, Eugene Pallette, Helen Parrish, Lewis Howard, Leatrice Joy, June Storey, Frank Jenks, Kathleen Howard, Thurston Hall, Samuel S. Hinds, Marcia Mae Jones
Orphaned Connie (Deanna Durbin) lives with her rich aunt and uncle and their children. The family accepts an invitation to a lavish social ball, but the family tells Connie to stay home. Connie does come to the ball and meets "Prince Charming" (Robert Stack) who just happens to be her wicked cousin's boyfriend. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards.
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Footlight Glamour 1943 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Ann Savage, Jonathan Hale, Irving Bacon, Danny Mummert, Thurston Hall, Arthur Loft, James Flavin
One of Dagwood's clients has a daughter who is more than a little stage-struck. So, of course, the Bumstead family gets involved with predictable results.
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The Great Lie 1941 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edmund Goulding
Cast: Bette Davis, George Brent, Mary Astor, Lucile Watson, Hattie McDaniel, Grant Mitchell, Jerome Cowan, Thurston Hall, Olin Howland, J. Farrell MacDonald, Charles Trowbridge, Russell Hicks, Virginia Brissac, Addison Richards, Sam McDaniel
Mary Astor won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Sandra Kovak, a woman pregnant with Maggie Patterson's (Bette Davis) deceased husband, Pete's (George Brent), child. Maggie plans to raise the child as her own, but Pete turns up alive, and Maggie and Sandra vie for custody and for Pete's love as well.
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The Great Man's Lady 1942 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy, Thurston Hall, K.T. Stevens, Lucien Littlefield, Lloyd Corrigan, Etta McDaniel, Mary Treen, Frank M. Thomas
Pioneer Hanna Sempler (Barbara Stanwyck) reflects on her long life and the love and support she gave her husband, Ethan Hoyt (Joel McCrea). 1 User Review
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| | Hattie 06/27/2009 | | I watched this show many years ago...enjoyed it greatly...have not seen it since...would not mind it being a re-run...if I could see it again. |
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The Great McGinty 1940 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Preston Sturges
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Akim Tamiroff, Muriel Angelus, William Demarest, Louis Jean Heydt, Allyn Joslyn, Thurston Hall, Harry Rosenthal, Arthur Hoyt, Libby Taylor, Frank Moran, Jimmy Conlin, Dewey Robinson, Esther Howard
Preston Sturges won the Academy Award for Best Writing (original screenplay) for his work on this political satire. The story is about Dan McGinty (William Demarest) who rises to governor of his state and then lets his power slip away because he tries to be honest.
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The Great Moment 1944 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Preston Sturges
Cast: Joel McCrea, Betty Field, Harry Carey, William Demarest, Louis Jean Heydt, Julius Tannen, Edwin Maxwell, Porter Hall, Franklin Pangborn, Grady Sutton, Harry Hayden, Torben Meyer, Victor Potel, Thurston Hall, J. Farrell MacDonald
This story, told through flashbacks, is the saga of the trials and tribulations of W.T.G. Morton (Joel McCrea) who, as a young oral surgeon in the 19th century worked to find a way to take the pain out of tooth extractions. Throughout his efforts, his loyal wife Elizabeth (Betty Field) stands by his side. His discovery of the use of letheon (ether) as an anesthetic marked a huge step in surgical procedures. Fame and fortune are not gained by Morton, but he does eventually become known as "the painless dentist," and Congress votes to reward him $100,000 for his efforts. But, jealous medical rivals just may stand in the way of Morton receiving that award.
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Hard to Get 1938 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland, Charles Winninger, Allen Jenkins, Bonita Granville, Melville Cooper, John Ridgely, Penny Singleton, Isabel Jeans, Thurston Hall
Bill (Dick Powell) is an architect who depends on a new job of pumping gas when the Great Depression hits. One day a millionaire (Olivia de Havilland) stops for gas and falls in love with Bill.
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 I Dood It 1943 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Musical
aka: By Hook or By Crook
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Red Skelton, Eleanor Powell, Richard Ainley, Patricia Dane, Thurston Hall, Lena Horne, John Hodiak, Butterfly McQueen, Sam Levene, Hazel Scott
Joseph Rivington Reynolds (Red Skelton) is a valet who marries a dancing star (Eleanor Powell)–whom he idolizes–when she wants to make her boyfriend jealous.
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 In the Navy 1941 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Abbott and Costello in the Navy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dick Powell, Claire Dodd, The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Shemp Howard, William B. Davidson, Thurston Hall, Robert Emmett Keane
A radio entertainer, Tommy Halstead (Dick Powell), joins the Navy to get away from inquiring reporters. Aboard his battleship, he runs into Pomeroy Watson (Lou Costello) and Smokey Adams (Bud Abbott) who help him stay hidden from a prying newswoman, Dorothy Roberts (Claire Dodd).
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The Invisible Woman 1940 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Cast: Virginia Bruce, John Barrymore, John Howard, Charles Ruggles, Oskar Homolka, Edward Brophy, Donald MacBride, Margaret Hamilton, Shemp Howard, Anne Nagel, Mary Gordon, Thurston Hall
Daffy inventor Professor Gibbs (John Barrymore) has perfected his invisibility machine but needs a guinea pig. Model Kitty Carroll (Virginia Bruce), having motives for being invisible, answers the call. Meanwhile, wacky gangsters are sent to steal the invention for their boss. Fun, with plenty of well-known actors.
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The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date 1941  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Sidney Salkow
Cast: Warren William, Frances Robinson, Bruce Bennett, Eric Blore, Thurston Hall, Jed Prouty, Fred Kelsey, Don Beddoe, Lester Matthews, Edward Gargan
Not one of the better entries in the series as our reformed jewel thief comes to the rescue of another beautiful woman who is carrying ransom money for a kidnapped millionaire.
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The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady 1940 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Sidney Salkow
Cast: Warren William, Jean Muir, Eric Blore, Victor Jory, Roger Pryor, Warren Hull, Thurston Hall, Fred Kelsey, Bruce Bennett, Luis Alberni
The Lone Wolf (William) is back in action when he comes to the aid of a socialite whose necklace is stolen by her ex-husband as she is about to wed again. Another lighthearted entry in the series.
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The Lone Wolf Returns 1935 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Melvyn Douglas, Gail Patrick, Tala Birell, Henry Mollison, Thurston Hall, Douglass Dumbrille, Nana Bryant, Robert Middlemass, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Raymond Walburn
This is the first of an extended series of Lone Wolf films, which followed earlier silent and early talkie versions. The hero is Michael Lanyard (The Lone Wolf), a dapper jewel thief who is always ready to help a damsel in distress. In this episode, The Lone Wolf (Melvyn Douglas) falls in love with a girl he intends to rob. After backing out, he is blackmailed by crooks to participate in a high-stakes heist.
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The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance 1941 76 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Sidney Salkow
Cast: Warren William, June Storey, Henry Wilcoxon, Eric Blore, Thurston Hall, Don Beddoe, Evalyn Knapp, Regis Toomey, Lloyd Bridges, Fred Kelsey
Framed for murder, the Lone Wolf (Warren William) breaks up a counterfeit ring in the process of clearing his name.
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Metropolitan 1935 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Boleslawski
Cast: Lawrence Tibbett, Virginia Bruce, Alice Brady, Cesar Romero, Thurston Hall, Luis Alberni, Jane Darwell, Walter Brennan, Jessie Ralph, Ruth Donnelly
Thomas Renwick (Lawrence Tibbett) and Anne Merrill (Virginia Bruce) form their own opera company in Philadelphia when they fail to be accepted by the Metropolitan Opera Company.
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Million Dollar Legs 1939 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nick Grinde
Cast: Betty Grable, John Hartley, Donald O'Connor, Jackie Coogan, Peter Lind Hayes, Buster Crabbe, Richard Denning, Thurston Hall, William Holden, Roy Gordon
Greg (John Hartley) is an able college athlete and student who strives to succeed without the financial backing of his father (Thurston Hall). The college kids buy a racehorse to get the school out of debt. Holden's appearance is very brief-look fast.
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Mourning Becomes Electra 1947 N/R, 173 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Dudley Nichols
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Raymond Massey, Katina Paxinou, Leo Genn, Kirk Douglas, Nancy Coleman, Henry Hull, Thurston Hall, Sara Allgood
This update of Sophocles' Greek tragedy, "Oresteia," was written by Eugene O'Neill. Updated to a Civil War era saga, it is the story of family relationships that result in killings and suicide. Both stars, Rosalind Russell and Michael Redgrave, were nominated for Oscars.
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Night Stage to Galveston 1952 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Virginia Huston, Robert Livingston, Thurston Hall, Clayton Moore, Frank Sully, Harry Lauter, Harry Cording, Robert Bice
Gene Autry i a former Texas Ranger who comes back to expose corruption.
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One Dangerous Night 1943 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Warren William, Eric Blore, Mona Barrie, Marguerite Chapman, Tala Birell, Margaret Hayes, Ann Savage, Thurston Hall, Warren Ashe, Fred Kelsey
An ex-jewel thief detective (Warren William) has his hands full as he is accused–by both the good guys and bad guys–of killing a blackmailer. A good entry. A future Lone Wolf, Gerald Mohr, has a small role.
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One More Tomorrow 1946 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Peter Godfrey
Cast: Ann Sheridan, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson, Alexis Smith, John Loder, Jane Wyman, Reginald Gardiner, Marjorie Gateson, Thurston Hall, Sig Arno
Based on Philip Barry's play, this is the story of a playboy (Dennis Morgan) and his ill-fated romance with a magazine editor (Ann Sheridan). This is a re-make of 1932's "The Animal Kingdom."
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Professor Beware 1938 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Harold Lloyd, Phyllis Welch, Raymond Walburn, Lionel Stander, William Frawley, Thurston Hall, Cora Witherspoon, Sterling Holloway, Mary Lou Lender, Montagu Love, Etienne Girardot, Christian Rub, Spencer Charters, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Ward Bond
Archaeologist Prof. Dean Lambert (Harold Lloyd) is scheduled to go on trial, but there is a delay in the court proceedings, and he will miss an expedition to Egypt if he waits. Instead, he skips bail and heads out from Los Angeles to New York City. And the chase is on when he hops a train for the trip to New York during which he evades police, meets and is attracted to Jane (Phyllis Welch), and has adventures with hoboes.
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Rim of the Canyon 1949 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Alan Hale Jr., Thurston Hall, Nan Leslie, Jock Mahoney, Denver Pyle, Francis McDonald, Clem Bevans, Walter Sande, Amelita Ward
Gene's (Gene Autry) father jailed the robbers. Now, the robbers are out of jail and return to a ghost town where the loot was left. Gene must finish his dad's job.
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Saratoga Trunk 1945  N/R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Flora Robson, John Warburton, Florence Bates, Lane Chandler, Monte Blue, Thurston Hall, Minor Watson, Glenn Strange
This is the film adaptation of Edna Ferber's novel about Clio Dulaine (Ingrid Bergman), a Creole, who returns to New Orleans to avenge the maltreatment of her mother. She falls in love with Clint Maroon (Gary Cooper), and, after numerous problems, they finally are united. Robson received an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actress.
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Danny Kaye, Boris Karloff, Virginia Mayo, Fay Bainter, Ann Rutherford, Reginald Denny, Thurston Hall, Konstantin Shayne, Florence Bates, Gordon Jones
This is good entertainment with Danny Kaye at his best as Walter Mitty, the shy book editor, whose fantasies bring excitement into his otherwise dreary existence.
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Secrets of the Lone Wolf 1941 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Warren William, Ruth Ford, Roger Clark, Victor Jory, Eric Blore, Thurston Hall, Fred Kelsey, Victor Kilian, Marlo Dwyer, John Harmon
A pretty good episode in the series as our hero's trusty butler (Eric Blore) is mistaken for his boss by jewel thieves. The butler is forced to aid in the theft of the Napoleon jewels, which have been entrusted to the Lone Wolf's protection during a steamship voyage.
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Sherlock Holmes in Washington 1943 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Marjorie Lord, Henry Daniell, George Zucco, Holmes Herbert, John Archer, Gavin Muir, Ian Wolfe, Thurston Hall
Filmed during World War II, this movie is about Nazi spies trying to get their hands on microfilm hidden in a matchbox. Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) sleuths out the villains.
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Skirts Ahoy! 1952 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Esther Williams, Joan Evans, Vivian Blaine, Barry Sullivan, Keefe Brasselle, Whit Bissell, Mae Clarke, Thurston Hall, Paul Harvey, Debbie Reynolds
Una Yancy (Vivian Blaine), Mary Kate Yarbrough (Joan Evans), and Whitney Young (Esther Williams) join the Navy to see the world and fall in love instead.
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Something for the Boys 1944 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Carmen Miranda, Michael O'Shea, Vivian Blaine, Phil Silvers, Sheila Ryan, Perry Como, Glenn Langan, Rory Calhoun, Thurston Hall, Eddie Acuff, Clarence Kolb, Paul Hurst, Murray Alper, Judy Holliday, Jimmy Dodd
Distant cousins–Chiquita (Carmen Miranda), Blossom (Vivian Blaine), and Harry Hart (Phil Silvers)–inherit a Texas plantation that is in very bad condition. In an effort to make money for repairs and turn the plantation into a hotel for World War II Army wives, they decide to put on a show in the plantation's back yard. This musical features songs from Cole Porter and include "I Wish I Didn't Have to Say Goodnight" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice." This film marks Perry Como's film debut.
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Song of Nevada 1944 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Mary Lee, Lloyd Corrigan, Thurston Hall, John Eldredge, George Meeker, Bob Nolan, Kenne Duncan, Forrest Taylor, Si Jenks
In this interesting tale, Roy Rogers helps a man who is presumed dead from a plane crash. His daughter has become a snob after going back east and now she is returning to take over the ranch and her father hopes Roy can bring her back to her senses.
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The Squaw Man 1918 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Elliott Dexter, Ann Little, Katherine MacDonald, Jack Holt, Thurston Hall, Tully Marshall, Herbert Standing, Noah Beery, Pat Moore, Helen Dunbar
This is the second filming (of three) of this Cecil B. DeMille story about Jim Wynnegate (Elliott Dexter) who takes the rap for his cousin on an embezzlement charge and leaves England for Wyoming. There he saves the life of an Indian girl (Ann Little) from the clutches of villain Cash Hawkins (Jack Holt). After Wynnegate marries her, his cousin's wife, Diana (Katherine MacDonald), arrives with the news that the cousin is dead. Knowing that Jim took the rap because he loved Diana, his wife commits suicide to allow Jim and Diana to reunite, which is what they do. They head back to England where he assumes the position of Earl of Kerhill. A better film than the earlier one, showing the beginnings of DeMille's desire to make extravaganzas.
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The Star Maker 1939 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Bing Crosby, Louise Campbell, Linda Ware, Ned Sparks, Laura Hope Crews, Paul Stanton, Thurston Hall, Billy Gilbert, Clara Blandick, Oscar O'Shea
This is the film biography of Gus Edwards (Bing Crosby) who was in the business of training and then getting talented kids into show business.
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Texas Carnival 1951 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Charles Walters
Cast: Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn, Tom Tully, Glenn Strange, Donald MacBride, Hans Conried, Thurston Hall
In this MGM musical, poor carnival performers Debbie Telford (Esther Williams) and Cornie Quinell (Red Skelton) pretend to be rich Texans.
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Three Little Girls in Blue 1946 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: June Haver, George Montgomery, Vivian Blaine, Celeste Holm, Vera-Ellen, Frank Latimore, Charles Smith, Charles Halton, Ruby Dandridge, Thurston Hall
This lighthearted, musical remake of "Three Blind Mice" and "Moon Over Miami" is set at the turn of the 19th/20th century. Three sisters head for Atlantic City with husband-hunting on their minds.
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Trapped by Television 1936 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Del Lord
Cast: Mary Astor, Lyle Talbot, Nat Pendleton, Joyce Compton, Thurston Hall, Henry Mollison, Wyrley Birch, Robert Strange, Marc Lawrence, Russell Hicks
After Fred Dennis (Lyle Talbot) invents a two-way television device, he looks for backing and unwisely chooses a crooked investor and gets involved with thieves who want to steal his invention.
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Up in Central Park 1948 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Dick Haymes, Vincent Price, Albert Sharpe, Tom Powers, Hobart Cavanaugh, Thurston Hall, Mary Field, Moroni Olsen, Howard Freeman
Set in the early 1900s, this musical is about a reporter (Dick Haymes) who exposes the evils of Tammany Hall and Boss Tweed (Vincent Price).
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Whirlwind 1951 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Gail Davis, Gregg Barton, Kenne Duncan, Thurston Hall, Harry Harvey, Harry Lauter, Al Wyatt, Dick Curtis
Our singing cowboy (Gene Autry) is a postal worker who, with his sidekick (Smiley Burnette), brings some range raiders to justice.
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Without Reservations 1946 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Claudette Colbert, John Wayne, Don DeFore, Anne Triola, Phil Brown, Frank Puglia, Thurston Hall, Dona Drake, Cary Grant, Jack Benny
Kit (Claudette Colbert) is an authoress looking for a man to play the leading role in the film version of her book when she meets returning World War II soldiers on a train and is determined to turn one of them (John Wayne) into the needed actor.
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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 1939 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall, Edward F. Cline
Cast: W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Constance Moore, John Arledge, James Bush, Thurston Hall, Edward Brophy, Mary Forbes, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Irving Bacon
Struggling circus owner Larson E. Whipsnade (W.C. Fields) struggles to stay away from legal trouble. This trait provides the backdrop for a very funny story about how one problem can quickly multiply into many more.
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| 1. The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
2. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
3. The Band Wagon (1953)
4. Black Gold (1947)
5. The Black Room (1935)
6. Blondie on a Budget (1940)
7. Blondie's Secret (1948)
8. Brewster's Millions (1945)
9. Bright Leaf (1950)
10. Call of the Canyon (1942)
11. City for Conquest (1940)
12. Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)
aka: Man of the Hour
13. Counter-Espionage (1942)
14. Cover Girl (1944)
15. Crime and Punishment (1935)
16. Design for Scandal (1941)
17. The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
18. A Feather in Her Hat (1935)
19. First Love (1939)
20. Footlight Glamour (1943)
21. The Great Lie (1941)
22. The Great Man's Lady (1942)
23. The Great McGinty (1940)
24. The Great Moment (1944)
25. Hard to Get (1938)
26. I Dood It (1943)
aka: By Hook or By Crook
27. In Society (1944)
28. In the Navy (1941)
aka: Abbott and Costello in the Navy
29. The Invisible Woman (1940)
30. The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1941)
31. The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
32. The Lone Wolf Returns (1935)
33. The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
34. Metropolitan (1935)
35. Million Dollar Legs (1939)
36. Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
37. Night Stage to Galveston (1952)
38. One Dangerous Night (1943)
39. One More Tomorrow (1946)
40. Professor Beware (1938)
41. Rim of the Canyon (1949)
42. Saratoga Trunk (1945)
43. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
44. Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
45. Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943)
46. Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
47. Something for the Boys (1944)
48. Song of Nevada (1944)
49. The Squaw Man (1918)
50. The Star Maker (1939)
51. Texas Carnival (1951)
52. Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
53. Trapped by Television (1936)
54. Up in Central Park (1948)
55. West of the Pecos (1945)
56. Whirlwind (1951)
57. Without Reservations (1946)
58. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
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