All This, and Heaven Too 1940  N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Bette Davis, Charles Boyer, Jeffrey Lynn, Barbara O'Neil, Virginia Weidler, Walter Hampden, Harry Davenport, Fritz Leiber, Ann E. Todd, Montagu Love, Helen Westley, Henry Daniell, George Coulouris, June Lockhart, Janet Beecher
After falling in love with the governess (Bette Davis), the Duc de Praslin (Charles Boyer) murders his wife. More tragedy follows with the suicide of the Duc; but the governess still finds happiness in this classic tale set in Paris in the mid-1800s. Academy Award nominations included Best Picture and Supporting Actress (Barbara O'Neil).
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Babes on Broadway 1941  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fay Bainter, Virginia Weidler, Ray McDonald, Richard Quine, Donald Meek, Luis Alberni, James Gleason, Margaret O'Brien
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland team up again for a lively musical with songs that include "How About You?" and "Hoe Down." This film marks the film debut of Margaret O'Brien.
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Barnacle Bill 1941  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Leo Carrillo, Virginia Weidler, Donald Meek, Barton MacLane, Irving Bacon, Connie Gilchrist, Sara Haden, William Edmunds, Don Terry, Alec Craig, Milton Kibbee, James Millican, William Forrest
Wallace Beery plays old salt Bill Johansen who is being pursued by Marge Cavendish (Marjorie Main) who would like to marry him. When not trying to escape the clutches of Marge, Bill must deal with 12-year-old Virginia (Virginia Weidler)–the young girl he has just learned is his daughter. Marge loans Bill money to purchase his dream schooner that is on the auction block, and the adventures begin. But, after more than a few complications, Bill returns home to a smiling Virginia and marries Marge.
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Best Foot Forward 1943 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Edward Buzzell
Cast: Lucille Ball, William Gaxton, Virginia Weidler, Tommy Dix, Nancy Walker, June Allyson, Kenny Bowers, Gloria DeHaven, Beverly Tyler, Chill Wills
When Cadet Bud Hooper (Tommy Dix) invites movie star Lucille Ball (playing herself) to the Winsocki Military Academy prom, her acceptance opens the floodgates for problems.
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The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt 1939 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Peter Godfrey
Cast: Warren William, Ida Lupino, Rita Hayworth, Virginia Weidler, Ralph Morgan, Tom Dugan, Don Beddoe, Marc Lawrence, Ben Welden, Irving Bacon
Warren William takes on the role of reformed jewel thief Michael Lanyard in a new series of Lone Wolf films. B-grade all the way, but enjoyable, with a good mix of mystery and humor. In this one, spies abduct Lanyard in an attempt to have him help steal secret anti-aircraft gun plans.
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Maid of Salem 1937 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Louise Dresser, Gale Sondergaard, Beulah Bondi, Bonita Granville, Donald Meek, Harvey Stephens, E.E. Clive, Benny Bartlett, Edward Ellis, Virginia Weidler, Halliwell Hobbes, Pedro de Cordoba, Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Barbara Clark (Claudette Colbert) lives in Salem, Massachusetts, during the "witch trials" of colonial days. When she falls in love with Roger Coverman (Fred MacMurray) who is on the lam from Virginia, her romance causes a scandal. After young Ann Goode (Bonita Granville) pretends to be possessed, she is tried and sentenced to be burned at the stake. Now, Barbara is accused of witchcraft, but Roger arrives in town to save Barbara and Ann, and all ends well.
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Men with Wings 1938 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Ray Milland, Louise Campbell, Andy Devine, Walter Abel, Virginia Weidler, Donald O'Connor, Lynne Overman, Porter Hall, Kitty Kelly
Look for a young Donald O'Connor as one of the boys shown as the film begins in this story about two fliers (Ray Milland and Fred MacMurray) who both love the same woman (Louise Campbell).
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Mother Carey's Chickens 1938  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Fay Bainter, Anne Shirley, Ruby Keeler, James Ellison, Walter Brennan, Frank Albertson, Virginia Weidler, Frank Morgan, Margaret Hamilton, Alma Kruger, Donnie Dunagan
The "chickens" in this story are a mother's (Fay Bainter) children (Anne Shirley and Ruby Keeler); this mother sacrifices her all to protect her youngsters. Remade in 1963 as "Summer Magic."
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 1934 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Pauline Lord, W.C. Fields, Zasu Pitts, Evelyn Venable, Kent Taylor, Donald Meek, Charles Middleton, Jimmy Butler, Virginia Weidler, George Reed
This is the story of Mrs. Wiggs (Pauline Lord), the mother of five children, who handles adversity and manages to instill positive messages in her brood. Remade in 1942.
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Out West with the Hardys 1938 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Sara Haden, Don Castle, Virginia Weidler, Gordon Jones, Ralph Morgan, Nana Bryant, Tom Neal
Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone), with family (Fay Holden, Celia Parker, and Mickey Rooney) in tow, heads to an Arizona ranch to help Dora Northcote (Nana Bryant) with her legal problems. Once there, family members manage to find their own set of problems with which to deal.
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Peter Ibbetson 1935  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gary Cooper, Ann Harding, Ida Lupino, John Halliday, Douglass Dumbrille, Virginia Weidler, Dickie Moore, Doris Lloyd, Donald Meek, Christian Rub
In love since childhood, Peter (Gary Cooper) and Mary (Ann Harding) are separated and meet again after Mary's marriage to another man. Peter kills Mary's husband (in self-defense), and when Peter goes to jail for his action, the two star-crossed lovers vow to remain united even after death. 1 User Review
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| | michael ball 02/07/2007 | | Almost unknown this love story fantasy deserves to be rated among the best to come out of America. All performances are a credit to the author. Rarely if ever will you see a script with such a sincere meaning of the word 'Hello'. The film score enhances the tale as all great films do. |
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 The Philadelphia Story 1940  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, John Howard, Ruth Hussey, Roland Young, John Halliday, Mary Nash, Virginia Weidler, Henry Daniell, Lionel Pape, Rex Evans, Hillary Brooke, Lee Phelps, Claude King
Philadelphia's elite citizens are the subject of this romantic comedy. Katharine Hepburn plays socialite Tracy Lord who is divorced from C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant) and is about to marry stuffed-shirt George Kittredge (John Howard). James Stewart plays reporter Macaulay Connor who has arrived on the scene to cover the wedding, but he falls in love with the bride-to-be. Stewart carried away an Academy Award for Best Actor. An Academy Award was also given for Best Writing, and nominations were received for Best Picture, Actress (Hepburn), Supporting Actress (Ruth Hussey for her role as Macaulay's girlfriend), and Director.
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Souls at Sea 1937 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gary Cooper, George Raft, Frances Dee, Henry Wilcoxon, Harry Carey, Olympe Bradna, Robert Cummings, Porter Hall, George Zucco, Joseph Schildkraut, Virginia Weidler, Stanley Fields, Lucien Littlefield, Tully Marshall, Gilbert Emery
While Nuggin (Gary Cooper) is being tried for the mass murder of slaves, his story is told in flashback. After the slaves on the ship he and his friend Powdah (George Raft) served on killed the captain, Nuggin secretly put them ashore and returned the ship to the British Navy. The British government then ordered Nuggin to sabotage the slave trade. This film is based on the true story that took place in Philadelphia during 1842.
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Too Hot to Handle 1938  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Conway
Cast: Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Walter Pidgeon, Walter Connolly, Leo Carrillo, Virginia Weidler, Henry Kolker, Marjorie Main, Robert Emmett Keane, Gregory Gaye
Everything goes wrong when newsreel photographer Chris Hunter (Clark Gable) fakes an event–and he is caught by a rival. Love saves the day–with pilot Alma Harding (Myrna Loy)–when all is said and done. 1 User Review
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| | I wish I could see it again | engman 03/19/2009 | | |
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 The Women 1939 N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Mary Boland, Joan Fontaine, Lucile Watson, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main, Butterfly McQueen, Phyllis Povah, Virginia Weidler, Virginia Grey, Muriel Hutchison, Hedda Hopper
After Mary's (Norma Shearer) friend Sylvia (Rosalind Russell) arranges for her to get the information that Mary's husband is having an affair, Mary heads for Reno to obtain a divorce. When she returns home to New York, she learns that her husband has married his mistress Crystal Allen (Joan Crawford), and now Mary plots to win her husband back. This all-female-cast movie is a classic.
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Young Tom Edison 1940 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter, George Bancroft, Virginia Weidler, Eugene Pallette, Victor Kilian, Bobby Jordan, J.M. Kerrigan, Lloyd Corrigan, Clem Bevans
This is the first half of two films planned by MGM about the life of Thomas Edison. It was followed by "Edison, the Man." Mickey Rooney stars as the inquisitive teenager, Tom, in his days before fame and fortune. Spencer Tracy took on the title role in the second film about an older Thomas Edison.
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| 1. All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
2. Babes on Broadway (1941)
3. Barnacle Bill (1941)
4. Best Foot Forward (1943)
5. The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
6. Maid of Salem (1937)
7. Men with Wings (1938)
8. Mother Carey's Chickens (1938)
9. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)
10. Out West with the Hardys (1938)
11. Peter Ibbetson (1935)
12. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
13. Souls at Sea (1937)
14. Too Hot to Handle (1938)
15. The Women (1939)
16. Young Tom Edison (1940)
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