Come Live with Me 1941  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr, Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Donald Meek, Edward Ashley, Barton MacLane, Ann Codee, Si Jenks, Fritz Feld, Greta Meyer
When an Australian, Johnny Jones (Hedy Lamarr), is in danger of being deported, an American, Bill Smith (James Stewart), marries her, and then the fun begins.
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Fashions of 1934 1934   N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
aka: Fashions
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: William Powell, Bette Davis, Frank McHugh, Verree Teasdale, Reginald Owen, Henry O'Neill, Philip Reed, Hugh Herbert, Gordon Westcott, Etienne Girardot
Sherwood Nash (William Powell) and Lynn (Bette Davis) try to pass themselves off as Paris fashion designers.
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Goodbye Love 1934  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Charles Ruggles, Verree Teasdale, Sidney Blackmer, Phyllis Barry, Mayo Methot, Ray Walker, John Kelly, Grace Hayle, Luis Alberni, Richard Tucker, Edward Van Sloan, Garfield Fielding
After refusing to make alimony payments, wealthy businessman Chester Hamilton (Sidney Blackmer) goes to jail and shares his cell with his butler, Groggs (Charles Ruggles), who also did not pay his alimony bills. When they get out of jail, the two become involved with with a gold digger (Verree Teasdale), and problems multiply.
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I Take This Woman 1940  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, Verree Teasdale, Kent Taylor, Laraine Day, Mona Barrie, Louis Calhern, Marjorie Main, Frances Drake, Jack Carson
After Karl Decker (Spencer Tracy) saves the life of Georgi Gragore (Hedy Lamarr), they marry. Although Karl is determined to make Georgi happy, there are many obstacles in the way. Good cast can't save.
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 A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935 N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: William Dieterle, Max Reinhardt
Cast: James Cagney, Joe E. Brown, Hugh Herbert, Victor Jory, Frank McHugh, Olivia de Havilland, Dick Powell, Mickey Rooney, Arthur Treacher, Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Hobart Cavanaugh, Ross Alexander, Jean Muir, Grant Mitchell
In a well-known screen adaptation of this fantasy, Warner Brothers' big-name stars showed up for very good performances. Enhanced by Hal Mohr's Oscar-winning cinematography, this fairy tale follows the misadventures of a group of mythical mischief-makers. James Cagney as Bottom and the music of Mendelssohn are especially good. This was the film debut of Olivia de Havilland in her role as Hermia. Mohr's Oscar was the only write-in ever. An Oscar was also awarded for Best Film Editing, and a nomination was received for Best Picture.
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The Milky Way 1936 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: Harold Lloyd, Adolphe Menjou, Verree Teasdale, Helen Mack, George Barbier, Lionel Stander, William Gargan, Charles(1) Lane, Marjorie Gateson, Milburn Stone, Anthony Quinn
Harold Lloyd is very amusing in his role of the milkman who rises in the ranks to become a champion boxer–mostly due to his manager's wheeling and dealing. A young Anthony Quinn is seen fleetingly.
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Topper Takes a Trip 1938 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray, Verree Teasdale, Franklin Pangborn, Alexander D'Arcy, Paul Hurst, Spencer Charters, Irving Pichel, Armand Kaliz, Eddie Conrad, Leon Belasco, Georges Revanent, Wade Boteler
This film picks up where the original "Topper" left off (without Cary Grant, except in a flashback). Cosmo Topper's (Roland Young) wife Clara (Billie Burke) heads to France, intending to divorce Cosmo, thinking that he had an affair with Marion Kerby (Constance Bennett), who was, in reality, a ghost trying to do a good deed. Cosmo chases after Clara, hoping to change her mind, and Marion shows up with her ghost dog to help him out. Excellent special effects, especially for the 1930s.
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| 1. Come Live with Me (1941)
2. Fashions of 1934 (1934)
aka: Fashions
3. Goodbye Love (1934)
4. I Take This Woman (1940)
5. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
6. The Milky Way (1936)
7. Payment Deferred (1932)
8. Roman Scandals (1933)
9. Topper Takes a Trip (1938)
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