The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1938  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Tommy Kelly, Jackie Moran, May Robson, Walter Brennan, Victor Jory, Ann Gillis, Spring Byington, Donald Meek, Margaret Hamilton, David Holt
This is an excellent production of Mark Twain's story with Tommy Kelly in the title role and May Robson as Aunt Polly.
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Bar 20 1943  N/R, 54 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, George Reeves, Dustin Farnum, Victor Jory, Robert Mitchum, Douglas Fowley, Betty Blythe, Francis McDonald, Earle Hodgins
While working on a cattle drive, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and his cohorts run into stagecoach robbers and settle a score.
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Border Vigilantes 1941  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Derwin Abrahams
Cast: William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Frances Gilford, Victor Jory, Morris Ankrum, Tom Tyler, Hal Taliaferro, Jack Rockwell, Britt Wood
When outlaws try to take over mines around his Bar 20 Ranch, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) steps in to resist the intruders.
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Buckskin Frontier 1943 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Richard Dix, Jane Wyatt, Albert Dekker, Lee J. Cobb, Victor Jory, Lola Lane, Max Baer, George Reeves, Joe Sawyer
As the Western frontier undergoes settlement in the 19th century, the railroad presents problems as well as benefits along the line, and the owner (Lee J. Cobb) of a freight wagon business is particularly affected.
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The Capture 1950 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Lew Ayres, Teresa Wright, Victor Jory, Jacqueline White, Jimmy Hunt, Barry Kelley, Duncan Renaldo, William Bakewell, Milton Parsons, Frank Matts, Felipe Turich, Edwin Rand
Told in flashback while taking refuge in a priest's (Victor Jory) home, Lin Vanner (Lew Ayres) relates the story of while inspecting a Mexican oil field he was responsible for the death of a fugitive suspected of payroll robbery. He then quits his job, and the dead man's widow (Teresa Wright) hires him to work on her ranch. They fall in love and marry, but Vanner still has a guilty conscience and sets out to confront the killer. The confrontation does not go well, which leads to Vanner seeking refuge with the priest.
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Cat-Women of the Moon 1953  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure / Romance
aka: Rocket to the Moon
Director: Arthur Hilton
Cast: Sonny Tufts, Victor Jory, Marie Windsor, William Phipps, Douglas Fowley, Carol Brewster, Susan Morrow, Suzanne Alexander, Bette Arlen, Roxann Delman, Ellye Marshall, Judy Walsh
Commander Laird Grainger (Sonny Tufts) and his space ship co-pilot Kip Reissner (Victor Jory) take off for an expedition to the "back" side of the moon. Others in the crew are navigator Helen Salinger (Marie Windsor), Doug Smith (William Phipps), and Walt Walters (Douglas Fowley). When they land on the moon, they discover an underground empire of women, led by Alpha (Carol Brewster). They are the last members of an old civilization, and, after hypnotizing Helen, they plot to learn how to operate the ship so that they can steal it and head for Earth. Remade as "Missile to the Moon."
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Charlie Chan in Rio 1941 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman
Cast: Sidney Toler, Mary Beth Hughes, Victor Jory, Harold Huber, Richard Derr, Victor Sen Yung, Kay Linaker, Truman Bradley, Ann Codee, Eugene Borden, Jacqueline Dalya, Cobina Wright, Ted North, Hamilton MacFadden, Leslie Denison
Following Warner Oland's untimely death in 1937, Sidney Toler took over the role of Charlie Chan, Honolulu investigator. In this film, Chan travels to Rio with Number 2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) to bring a murderess, nightclub singer Lola (Jacqueline Dalya) to Hawaii for trial. After Lola is murdered, Chan must solve her murder.
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Cheyenne Autumn 1964  N/R, 159 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Ford
Cast: Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, James Stewart, Edward G. Robinson, Karl Malden, Sal Mineo, Ricardo Montalban, Gilbert Roland, John Carradine, Harry Carey Jr., Dolores del Rio, Arthur Kennedy, Patrick Wayne, Victor Jory
Based on a true event, this is the insightful story of man's inhumanity to man. A group of Cheyenne Indians decided to leave the government reservation and return to their Wyoming home. Many problems stood in their way; this is the story of their struggle.
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Colt Comrades 1943 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby, George Reeves, Earle Hodgins, Victor Jory, Douglas Fowley, Herbert Rawlinson, Robert Mitchum
After capturing an outlaw and collecting the bounty, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and his friends invest the cash in a cattle ranch but find problems lie ahead.
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Death of a Scoundrel 1956 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Martin
Cast: George Sanders, Yvonne De Carlo, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Victor Jory, Nancy Gates, Coleen Gray, John Hoyt, Tom Conway, Morris Ankrum, Celia Lovsky
Low budget but interesting story of a man who comes to the U.S. and cons women to help him strike it rich.
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Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell 1978 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Curtis Harrington
Cast: Richard Crenna, Yvette Mimieux, Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann, Victor Jory, R.G. Armstrong, Lou Frizzell, Ken Kercheval, Martine Beswick, Warren Munson, Bill Zuckert
First shown on TV on Halloween, 1978, this is the tale of a family that obtains dog, which is possessed by Satan. The dog causes all sorts of terrible things to happen, especially to the family's neighbors and other friends.
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Dodge City 1939 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sheridan, Bruce Cabot, Frank McHugh, Alan Hale, John Litel, Victor Jory, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Ward Bond, Henry Travers, Henry O'Neill, Gloria Holden, Bobs Watson, Douglas Fowley
A cattle man, Wade Hatton (Errol Flynn), arrives in Dodge City in 1872 and is appointed sheriff. He tries to tame Dodge City and must diminish the influences of outlaw, saloon owner Jeff Surrett (Bruce Cabot) to obtain legitimacy for business interests and citizens in the town. Hatton manages to clean up Dodge City, and, in the process, wins the heart of Abbie Irving (Olivia de Havilland).
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Each Dawn I Die 1939 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William Keighley
Cast: James Cagney, George Raft, Jane Bryan, George Bancroft, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Victor Jory, Stanley Ridges, Alan Baxter, Willard Robertson, Clay Clement, John Wray, Emma Dunn, Edward Pawley, Paul Hurst, Louis Jean Heydt
This prison melodrama centers around the attempted escape of crime boss "Hood" Stacey (George Raft) and the involvement of another prisoner, youthful reporter Frank Ross (James Cagney), who was framed for murder. Frank has appealed for parole but remains behind bars at Rocky Point Prison. He thinks that he has found a solution when he makes a deal to help "Hood" escape if "Hood" will help Frank prove his own innocence. "Hood" escapes but does nothing to help Frank until Frank's reporter girlfriend Joyce (Jane Bryan) steps in and convinces "Hood" to identify the real killer, Peter Kassock (John Wray), as the man who framed Frank. It turns out that Peter is also at Rocky Point Prison, and now his fate is sealed.
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The Fugitive Kind 1959  N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward, Maureen Stapleton, Victor Jory, R.G. Armstrong, Emory Richardson, Lucille Benson, Madame Spivy, Virgilia Chew, Ben Yaffee, Joe Brown Jr., John Baragrey
This screen adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play stars Marlon Brando as Val Xavier, a drifter involved in a love affair with Lady Torrance (Anna Magnani)
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 Gone with the Wind 1939  G, 219 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Leslie Howard, Thomas Mitchell, Hattie McDaniel, Ward Bond, Jane Darwell, Victor Jory, Butterfly McQueen, Barbara O'Neil, Evelyn Keyes, Ann Rutherford, George Reeves, Laura Hope Crews
Based on Margaret Mitchell's popular novel, this story takes place during the Civil War. When southern belle Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) learns that her beloved Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard) is going to marry his cousin Melanie (Olivia de Havilland), she is crushed. Despite warnings from her faithful servant Mammy (Hattie McDaniel), Scarlett accosts Ashley at a barbeque. Charleston profiteer Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) listens in on the confrontation and falls in love with Scarlett. Their affair begins, and as Scarlett flirts, cries, struggles, and dances with Rhett, she manages to survive the changes brought on as the South fights to maintain plantation life. Ashley to Scarlett: "Isn't it enough that you've gathered every other man's heart today? You've always had mine. You cut your teeth on it." This film won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Actress (Leigh), and Supporting Actress (McDaniel). It was also nominated for five other awards.
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He Was Her Man 1934 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Victor Jory, Frank Craven, Harold Huber, Russell Hopton, Ralf Harolde, John Qualen, Samuel S. Hinds, George Chandler
This weak crime drama concerns a double-crossing safecracker fleeing from the mob. He ends up in a fishing village and falls in love with a fisherman's fiancee. Not exactly one of Cagney's best.
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Jigsaw 1968 97 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: James Goldstone
Cast: Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman, Hope Lange, Pat Hingle, Diana Hyland, Victor Jory, Paul Stewart, Susan Saint James, Michael J. Pollard, Susanne Benton, James Doohan, Donald Mitchell, Roy Jenson, Lev Mailer, Kent McCord
This remake of 1965's "Mirage" features Bradford Dillman as Jonathan Fields, a scientist who is drugged and then faced with the possibility that he may be a murderer after he awakens in an apartment where a dead woman's body lies in the bathtub. Fields hires private detective Arthur Belding (Harry Guardino) to investigate and learns that Field's supervisor Dr. Arkroyd (Victor Jory) had been involved with the dead woman. Now, pieces of the puzzle fit together, and they figure out that Field's co-worker Lew Haley (Pat Hingle) is the guilty culprit. Dillman and Haley have a confrontation, and Haley crashes through the hi-rise office window and plummets to the pavement below.
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The Kansan 1943 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Richard Dix, Jane Wyatt, Albert Dekker, Eugene Pallette, Victor Jory, Robert Armstrong, Beryl Wallace, Clem Bevans, Hobart Cavanaugh, Francis McDonald, Willie Best, Douglas Fowley
John Bonniwell (Richard Dix) is appointed marshal by the town's banker, Steve Barat (Albert Dekker), after John foils a robbery by the James gang. But Steve has his sights on controlling the town and sees John as an aide in his quest. Meanwhile, John vies with Steve's brother, Jeff (Victor Jory), for Eleanor's (Jane Wyatt) affection.
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 The Light of the Western Stars 1940 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Victor Jory, Jo Ann Sayers, Russell Hayden, Morris Ankrum, Noah Beery Jr., J. Farrell MacDonald, Ruth Rogers, Tom Tyler, Rad Robinson, Alan Ladd, Eddie Dean, Esther Estrella
Madeline (Jo Ann Sayers) leaves her eastern life and buys a ranch in the West. But, trouble starts right away as she is confronted with smuggling and other illegal acts in this Zane Grey story.
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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 Loves of Carmen 1948 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Ron Randell, Victor Jory, Luther Adler, Philip Van Zandt, Arnold Moss, Margaret Wycherly, Bernard Nedell, Wally Cassell
Carmen (Rita Hayworth) is a beautiful–but immoral–gypsy who has been told that she will die "at the hands of the man she loves." When she ruins the life of "the man she loves," a young officer, Don Jose (Glenn Ford), he fulfills the prophecy and kills Carmen.
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The Man from the Alamo 1953 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Budd Boetticher
Cast: Glenn Ford, Julie Adams, Chill Wills, Hugh O'Brian, Victor Jory, Neville Brand, Jeanne Cooper, John Daheim, George Eldredge, Edward Norris
John Stroud (Glenn Ford) is assigned the job of leaving the Alamo to warn Texans in the surrounding countryside that Santa Ana's forces are approaching.
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Manfish 1956 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: W. Lee Wilder
Cast: John Bromfield, Lon Chaney Jr., Victor Jory, Barbara Nichols, Tessa Prendergast, Vincent Chang, Theodore Purcell, John Vere, Arnold Shanks, Eric Coverly
A search for pirate treasure in Jamaica's waters turns to murder as greed overtakes the "Professor" (Victor Jory) when he murders the ship's captain, Brannigan (John Bromfield), and then tries to hide the corpse.
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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 Miracle Worker 1962 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Arthur Penn
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke, Victor Jory, Inga Swenson, Andrew Prine, Beah Richards, Kathleen Comegys, Jack Hollander, Grant Code, Michael Darden, Dale Ellen Bethea, Alan Howard, Peggy Burke, Mindy Sherwood
This is the story of a miraculous rise from adversity. Anne Bancroft won the Oscar for Best Actress in her role as Annie Sullivan, teacher extraordinaire of deaf, mute, and blind Helen Keller. In addition, Patty Duke won the Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Helen Keller. The film received three other nominations, including Best Director.
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The Mountain Men 1980 R, 102 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Lang
Cast: Charlton Heston, Brian Keith, Victoria Racimo, Stephen Macht, Victor Jory, John Glover, Seymour Cassel, David Ackroyd, William Lucking, Cal Bellini
Fur trappers (Charlton Heston and Brian Keith) battle Indians for hunting rights in this lackluster Western.
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Papillon 1973 PG, 132 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe, Robert Deman, Woodrow Parfrey, Bill Mumy, George Coulouris, Gregory Sierra, Ratna Assan, Val Avery, William Smithers, Vic Tayback, Mills Watson
The infamous French Guinea prison colony, Devil's Island, was an inhumane place on which to exist. One resident, Henri "Papillon" Charriere (Steve McQueen), claiming that he was falsely accused and convicted of murder, tries again and again to escape. After saving the life of fellow prisoner Louis Dega (Dustin Hoffman), Papillon receives help from Dega in his escape attempts. This film is based on the true story of his many escape attempts that finally culminate in his harrowing escape from Devil's Island.
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Power 1980 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Shear, Virgil W. Vogel
Cast: Joe Don Baker, Karen Black, Howard Da Silva, Ralph Bellamy, Red Buttons, Jo Van Fleet, Brian Keith, Victor Jory, Paul(2) Stewart, Scott Brady
This TV drama is full of veteran stars, and tells the story of a labor leader's rise to power in the depression era. Could we be talking Jimmy Hoffa here? It's a pretty good show.
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Riders of the Timberline 1941 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Brad King, Andy Clyde, J. Farrell MacDonald, Victor Jory, Eleanor Stewart, Hal Taliaferro, Edward Keane, Tom Tyler
Greed over rights to timber threatens the balance of nature, but Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) rides in and ousts the Eastern company that is plotting to own the valuable timber.
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Sabaka 1954 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: The Hindu
Director: Frank Ferrin
Cast: Boris Karloff, Reginald Denny, Victor Jory, Lisa Howard, Jeanne Bates, Jay Novello, June Foray, Peter Coe, Lou Krugman, Vito Scotti, Lawrence Dobkin, Nino Marcel, Paul Marion, Louis Merrill
Set in India, this is the story about a religious cult and its very strange practices. Gunga Ram (Nino Marcel) is an elephant driver who swears to avenge the murder of his sister Indria and her husband. To attain his goal, Gunga Ram must overcome the opposition of General Pollegar (Boris Karloff) who the Maharajah of Bakore (Lou Krugman) has ordered to rout out Sabaka worshippers. Then, he plans to destroy Ashok's (Victor Jory) fire shrine of Sabaka and put an end to Ashok's fire-worshipping cult.
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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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Shut My Big Mouth 1942 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Joe E. Brown, Adele Mara, Victor Jory, Fritz Feld, Will Wright, Lloyd Bridges, Forrest Tucker, Pedro de Cordoba, Don Beddoe, Russell Simpson
Wellington Holmes (Joe E. Brown) leaves the city and heads to a frontier town where he ends up face-to-face with outlaws.
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Son of Ali Baba 1952 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Susan Cabot, William Reynolds, Hugh O'Brian, Victor Jory, Morris Ankrum, Philip Van Zandt, Gerald Mohr, Robert Barrat, Leon Belasco
Kashma Baba (Tony Curtis) sets out to save the beautiful princess Kiki (Piper Laurie) and to rescue the treasures of his kingdom.
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 State Fair 1933 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Henry King
Cast: Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, Lew Ayres, Sally Eilers, Norman Foster, Louise Dresser, Victor Jory, Frank Craven, Frank Melton, John Sheehan
A farm family heads to the state fair in this delightful story about life in mid-America. Remade in 1945 and 1962. An Oscar nomination was received for Best Picture.
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Susannah of the Mounties 1939 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Family
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Margaret Lockwood, Martin Good Rider, J. Farrell MacDonald, Moroni Olsen, Victor Jory, Lester Matthews, Leyland Hodgson, Charles Irwin
Following her parents' massacre in an Indian raid, Susannah (Shirley Temple) is taken in and raised by Canadian Mounted Policeman Monty (Randolph Scott). She befriends the son of an Indian chief and helps settle a major problem between the Indians and the railroad.
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Wings of the Navy 1939 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, John Payne, Frank McHugh, John Litel, Victor Jory, Henry O'Neill, John Ridgely, Regis Toomey
Produced before America's entry into World War II, this film was made to encourage support for building up the U.S. Navy to make ready for possible U.S. commitment to the war effort.
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A Woman's Secret 1949 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, Melvyn Douglas, Gloria Grahame, Bill Williams, Victor Jory, Mary Philips, Jay C. Flippen, Robert Warwick, Curt Conway, Ann Shoemaker
Susan (Gloria Grahame) lies in a coma with a gunshot wound. Marian (Maureen O'Hara) confesses that she did it, and the story of their relationship is then told in flashbacks. Marian, an up-and-coming singer, had lost her voice, and took scatterbrained Susan under her wing to make Susan the star Marian had hoped to become. But, did Marian really shoot Susan?
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| 1. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
2. Bar 20 (1943)
3. Border Vigilantes (1941)
4. Buckskin Frontier (1943)
5. Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1937)
6. The Capture (1950)
7. Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
aka: Rocket to the Moon
8. Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
9. Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
10. Colt Comrades (1943)
11. Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
12. Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978)
13. The Devil's in Love (1933)
14. Dodge City (1939)
15. Each Dawn I Die (1939)
16. Flap (1970)
17. The Fugitive Kind (1959)
18. Gone with the Wind (1939)
19. He Was Her Man (1934)
20. Hoppy Serves a Writ (1943)
21. Jigsaw (1968)
22. The Kansan (1943)
23. Leather Burners (1943)
24. The Light of the Western Stars (1940)
25. The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
26. The Loves of Carmen (1948)
27. The Man from the Alamo (1953)
28. Manfish (1956)
29. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
30. The Miracle Worker (1962)
31. The Mountain Men (1980)
32. Papillon (1973)
33. Power (1980)
34. Riders of the Timberline (1941)
35. Sabaka (1954)
aka: The Hindu
36. Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
37. Shut My Big Mouth (1942)
38. Son of Ali Baba (1952)
39. State Fair (1933)
40. Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
41. Wide Open Town (1941)
42. Wings of the Navy (1939)
43. A Woman's Secret (1949)
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