Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1939  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
aka: Huckleberry Finn
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Rex Ingram, Walter Connolly, William Frawley, Lynne Carver, Jo Ann Sayers, Minor Watson, Elisabeth Risdon, Victor Kilian, Clara Blandick, Wade Boteler, Irving Bacon, Frank Darien, Roger Imhof, E. Alyn Warren
This is a very good remake of the Mark Twain classic as the innocent boy, Huck (Mickey Rooney), and runaway slave Jim (Rex Ingram) meet adventures and become friends as they raft down the Mississippi River. During their trip, Huck and Jim run into con-men "the King" (Walter Connolly) and "the Duke" (William Frawley) who impersonate royalty as part of their swindling schemes. True to Twain's story.
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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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Alibi Ike 1935   N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Joe E. Brown, Olivia de Havilland, William Frawley, Ruth Donnelly, Roscoe Karns, Joe King, Paul Harvey, Spencer Charters, Gene Morgan, Eddie Shubert, G. Pat Collins, Eddie Shubert, Wade Boteler, Frank Sully, Jed Prouty
This Ring Lardner comedy is about Chicago Cubs rookie baseball pitcher Frank X. Farrell (Joe E. Brown) who is the center of many events that go wrong as he continues to persevere. Frank makes so many excuses for his mistakes that he becomes known as "Alibi Ike." When not playing baseball, Frank romances Dolly (Olivia de Havilland) who is the sister-in-law of his coach, Cap (William Frawley). When Dolly breaks up with him, Frank is upset, loses the next game, and goes into a slump. Now, gamblers want Frank to throw a game and kidnap him when they learn that he is double-crossing them. Frank escapes in an ambulance and drives onto the ball field in time to pitch and hit a home run to win the big game–and Dolly. 2 User Reviews
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| | 07/28/2007 | | I HAVE BEEN A PHILLIES FAN FOR 47 YEARS AND I TRULY LOVE THIS MOVIE. IT SHOULD BE PRODUCED ON DVD!!!!!!! |
| | 07/28/2007 | GREAT MOVIE!!!!!!! THIS IS A LONG FORGOTTEN CLASSIC BUT I TAPED IT OFF MY SATELLITE DISH THIS MORNING. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE ELMER THE GREAT AND FIREMAN SAVE MY CHILD!!!!!! GOD BLESS JOE E. BROWN!!!!!!!
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 Bad Company 1931 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Ricardo Cortez, Helen Twelvetrees, John Garrick, Paul Hurst, Frank Conroy, Frank McHugh, Edgar Kennedy, Kenneth Thomson, Emma Dunn, William V. Mong, Harry Carey, Arthur Stone, Wade Boteler, Jack Mower, Harry Semels
Mobster Goldie Gorio (Ricardo Cortez) wants to get the scoop on rival Markham King's (Frank Conroy) operation. So, why not have his lawyer Steve Carlyle (John Garrick) marry Markham's sister Helen (Helen Twelvetrees)? Gorio treats them to a lavish wedding and other extravagances. It isn't until Steve is wounded in a police raid that Helen realizes that he is a gangster, and now she stops at nothing to release him from his ties to the gang so that they can escape from the criminal world.
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Bed of Roses 1933 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Gregory LaCava
Cast: Constance Bennett, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, Pert Kelton, Samuel S. Hinds, Franklin Pangborn, Arthur Hoyt, Jane Darwell, Tom Herbert, Matt McHugh, Mildred Washington, George Reed, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Eddy Chandler, Wade Boteler
Two hookers (Constance Bennett and Pert Kelton) leave reform school and set out to find better lives by finding rich men to take care of them. As luck would have it, Bennett ends up having to make the decision between two men–one she loves but is a poor cotton barge owner (Joel McCrea) and the other the wealthy Paige (John Halliday). Some good laughs in this comedy/drama.
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Billy the Kid Returns 1938  N/R, 53 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Lynne Roberts, Morgan Wallace, Fred Kohler, Wade Boteler, Edwin Stanley, Horace Murphy, Joseph Crehan, Robert Emmett Keane, Jack Evans, Art Dillard, Lloyd Ingraham, Bruce MacFarlane, Chris-Pin Martin
Roy Rogers sings and sings in this one where he is mistaken for the famed outlaw Billy the Kid and must bring villains Morganson (Morgan Wallace) and Matson (Fred Kohler) to justice in order to clear his name. Songs include "Trail Blazing," "When the Sun is Setting on the Prairie," "Sing a Little Song about Anything," and "Give Me the Range."
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Bird of Paradise 1932  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Romance
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Joel McCrea, Dolores del Rio, John Halliday, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Lon Chaney Jr., Bert Roach, Napoleon Pukui, Wade Boteler, Sofia Ortega, Arnold Gray, Reginald Simpson, Agostino Borgato
Romance blooms when adventurer Johnny Baker (Joel McCrea) arrives on a South Seas island and falls in love with beautiful native :iama (Dolores del Rio). Problems arise when a volcano erupts, and Luana is the one chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god.
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Blonde Crazy 1931 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: James Cagney, Joan Blondell, Louis Calhern, Noel Francis, Guy Kibbee, Ray Milland, Charles(1) Lane, Maude Eburne, Nat Pendleton, Russell Hopton, Polly Walters, William Burress, Ward Bond, Wade Boteler, Walter Percival
Bert and Ann (James Cagney and Joan Blondell) are a couple of con artists who go from town to town cheating people out of their money. After being tricked out of their own money, they plot to get it back. This is sort of an early version of "The Sting."
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Born to Be Bad 1934 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Lowell Sherman
Cast: Loretta Young, Cary Grant, Jackie Kelk, Henry Travers, Russell Hopton, Marion Burns, Paul Harvey, Harry Green, Charles Coleman, Howard Lang, Geneva Mitchell, Guy Usher, Eddie Kane, Matt Briggs, Wade Boteler
Mickey (Jackie Kelk) got a bad start in life when he was born to unmarried, 15-year-old Letty who teaches him to lie, steal, and cheat. Now he has a chance to change his ways after being adopted by wealthy Malcolm Trevor (Cary Grant) and his wife Alyce (Marion Burns) who raise Micky the right way–despite problems from Letty.
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The Bride Walks Out 1936 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Leigh Jason
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Gene Raymond, Robert Young, Ned Sparks, Helen Broderick, Robert Warwick, Ward Bond, Hattie McDaniel, Willie Best, Billy Gilbert, Wade Boteler, Selmer Jackson, Tom London, George Lloyd, Jack Raymond
New bride Carolyn (Barbara Stanwyck) struggles to live on husband Michael's (Gene Raymond) salary. She sees a break from her dilemma when she meets wealthy Hugh McKenzie (Robert Young) but soon realizes that love is more important than money.
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 Bright Eyes 1934 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama
Director: David Butler
Cast: Shirley Temple, James Dunn, Jane Darwell, Judith Allen, Lois Wilson, Charles Sellon, Jane Withers, Theodore von Eltz, Brandon Hurst, George Irving, Walter Johnson, Dorothy Christy, Selmer Jackson, Paul McVey, Wade Boteler
Shirley Blake (Shirley Temple) is orphaned, and a custody battle ensues between the couple who take her in and the couple's Uncle Ned (Charles Sellon). This is the film in which Shirley Temple sang "On the Good Ship Lollipop."
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Call of the Wild 1935 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Western / Romance
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Jack Oakie, Frank Conroy, Reginald Owen, Sidney Toler, Katherine DeMille, Charles Stevens, James Burke, Herman Bing, Lalo Encinas, Thomas E. Jackson, Russ Powell, George MacQuarrie, Wade Boteler
In this film adaptation of Jack London's tale of searching for gold in Alaska, Jack Thornton (Clark Gable) plans to head to Alaska for the gold rush, but he loses his money in a poker game. He buys a Saint Bernard named "Buck" from cruel owner Smith (Frank Conroy) and trains Buck as a sled dog. Later, an angry Smith bets Jack $1,000 that Buck can't pull a sled. Buck accomplishes the feat, and Jack wins the money he needs for the Alaska trip. With his friend Shorty (Jack Oakie), Jack sets out for Alaska where he meets Claire (Loretta Young) whose prospector husband (Reginald Owen) is missing, and Jack's adventures continue.
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 Charlie Chan at the Circus 1936 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman
Cast: Warner Oland, Keye Luke, George Brasno, Olive Brasno, J. Carrol Naish, Boothe Howard, Francis Ford, Paul Stanton, Wade Boteler, John McGuire, Shirley Deane, Drue Leyton, John Aasen, Paul McVey, Shia Jung
A killer ape and the murder of the circus owner interfere with Charlie Chan's (Warner Oland) trip to the circus with his 12 children. While Charlie is busy with his investigation, Number One Son Lee (Keye Luke) is attracted to contortionist Su Toy (Shia Jung) but gets no response to his advances. Meanwhile, Charlie travels by train with the circus to the next town trying to solve the crime before another murder is committed. J. Carrol Naish, who plays lion tamer Tom Holt in this film, will later take on the role of Charlie Chan in the 1950s' TV series.
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Country Gentlemen 1936 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ralph Staub
Cast: Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Joyce Compton, Lila Lee, Pierre Watkin, Donald Kirke, Ray Corrigan, Sammy McKim, Wade Boteler, Ivan Miller, Olin Howland, Frank Sheridan
The comedy team of Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson play con men who fleece residents of a veterans' home by selling stock in a non-producing oil well. The furious vets discover the scam and prepare for a lynching party–until the well, surprisingly, begins gushing oil.
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 Days of Jesse James 1939 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Don "Red" Barry, Harry Woods, Arthur Loft, Pauline Moore, Scotty Beckett, Glenn Strange, Monte Blue, Eddie Acuff, Wade Boteler, Ethel Wales, Harry Worth, Olin Howland, Jack Rockwell
After Gabby Whittaker (George "Gabby" Hayes) returns to Missouri from the gold fields of California, he deposits his earnings in Sam Wyatt's (Arthur Loft) Northfield bank. The bank is robbed, and Frank and Jesse James (Harry Woods and Don "Red" Barry) are blamed. Pinkerton detective Roy Rogers (Roy Rogers) infiltrates the James Gang and learns that the robbery was really the work of Wyatt. Roy traps Wyatt on a train, obtains the cash, and clears Frank and Jesse.
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The Death Kiss 1932 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: David Manners, Adrienne Ames, Bela Lugosi, John Wray, Edward Van Sloan, Vince Barnett, Wade Boteler, Harry Strang, Paul Porcasi, Harold Minjir, Alexander Carr, Edward Van Sloan, Barbara Bedford, Al Hill, Harold Waldridge
During the filming of a mystery, one of the actors is murdered. When the film's leading lady Marcia Lane (Adrienne Ames) is arrested for the crime, the film's screenwriter Franklin Drew (David Manners) begins to investigate. The suspects include the studio chief Leon A. Grossmith (Alexander Carr), studio executive Joseph Steiner (Bela Lugosi), and the film's director Tom Avery(Edward Van Sloan).
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Emma 1932 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Marie Dressler, Richard Cromwell, Jean Hersholt, Myrna Loy, John Miljan, Leila Bennett, George Meeker, Purnell Pratt, Barbara Kent, Kathryn Crawford, Dale Fuller, Wilfred Noy, Andre Cheron, Wade Boteler, Lee Phelps
An elderly nanny, Emma (Marie Dressler), raised the Smith children. Following the death of their mother, she marries their father Frederick Smith (Jean Hersholt). Frederick dies, and Emma is the sole inheritor of his fortune. The children then accuse Emma of murdering their father. Emma is put on trial and is acquitted. She leaves the Smith family and goes to work for another family. Dressler was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
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Eyes of the Underworld 1943 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Richard Dix, Wendy Barrie, Lon Chaney Jr., Lloyd Corrigan, Don Porter, Billy Lee, Marc Lawrence, Edward Pawley, Joseph Crehan, Wade Boteler
Just as police chief Richard Bryan (Richard Dix) is about to obtain success in ridding his town of mobsters, his own past prison record comes back to haunt him.
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Gaucho Serenade 1940 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Comedy / Musical / Drama
aka: Keep Rollin'
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Duncan Renaldo, Mary Lee, Tom London, Joseph Crehan, Smith Ballew, William Ruhl, Ted Adams, Lester Matthews, Fred "Snowflake" Toones, Clifford Severn, Wendell Niles, Wade Boteler
Gene (Gene Autry) and Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette) have lost their rodeo jobs and are heading home from NYC when young Ronnie Willoughby (Clifford Severn) hitches a ride with them. Ronnie has no idea that his father, Frederick (Lester Matthews), is serving time in San Quentin prison after being framed by packing company officials. Also joining the group are hitchhikers Joyce (June Storey) and her young sister Patsy (Mary Lee), and, when Ronnie tells them that he is headed to his father's "Rancho San Quentin," they keep mum. Meanwhile, Frederick assumes that Gene and Frog are kidnappers, escapes from prison, and finds them. But, the real kidnappers are on their trail, and the chase is on.
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 Goin' to Town 1935 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Mae West, Paul Cavanagh, Gilbert Emery, Marjorie Gateson, Tito Coral, Ivan Lebedeff, Fred Kohler, Monroe Owsley, Grant Withers, Luis Alberni, Wade Boteler, Mona Rico, Paul Harvey, Lucio Villegas
Dance-hall queen Cleo Borden (Mae West) inherits an oil field from her deceased husband but lacks social graces to enter high society. She takes etiquette lessons and gets into a marriage in name only with Fletcher Colton (Monroe Owsley) to gain social position. But, British engineer Edward Carrington (Paul Cavanagh), who she had fallen for when he surveyed her property, returns to the scene and is now an earl. By story's end, Cleo has divorced Fletcher, married Edward, and lives happily ever after in London.
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The Headline Woman 1935 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Woman in the Case
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Heather Angel, Roger Pryor, Jack La Rue, Ford Sterling, Conway Tearle, Franklin Pangborn, Jack Mulhall, Robert Gleckler, Russell Hopton, Ward Bond, Theodore von Eltz, Wade Boteler, Syd Saylor, Morgan Wallace, George "Gabby" Hayes
When star reporter Bob Grayson (Roger Pryor) learns that Myrna (Heather Angel) is going to be charged with murder, he kidnaps her in hopes of being the first one to get the story, and, too late, he realizes that she is his publisher's daughter. But, he falls in love with Myrna, believes in her innocence, and with help from Hugo (Ford Sterling) sets out to find the real killer.
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Hit the Ice 1943 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Ginny Simms, Patric Knowles, Sheldon Leonard, Marc Lawrence, Joe Sawyer, Wade Boteler, Joseph Crehan, Elyse Knox, Johnny Long & Orchestra, Bobby Barber, Hank Bell, Mantan Moreland, Pat Flaherty
New York newsmen Flash Fulton (Bud Abbott) and Weejie McCoy (Lou Costello) happen upon a bank hold-up and snap a picture of the robbers. Flash and Weejie are accused of the robbery but evade arrest, and bank robber Silky Fellowsby (Sheldon Leonard) lures them to a Sun Valley, Idaho, resort where they find jobs as waiters. Also with Flash and Weejie are Dr. Bill Elliott (Patric Knowles) and Peggy Osborn (Elyse Knox), and, when the robbers hold them in a cabin, Weejie turns into a human snowball, and they save Bill and Peggy–and capture the robbers.
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It Started with Eve 1941 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Robert Cummings, Guy Kibbee, Margaret Tallichet, Catherine Doucet, Walter Catlett, Charles Coleman, Leonard Elliott, Irving Bacon, Gus Schilling, Wade Boteler
Rich playboy Jonathan Reynolds Jr. (Robert Cummings) asks hatcheck girl Anne Terry (Deanna Durbin) to stand in for his fiancee to please his dying father (Charles Laughton) who wants to meet his daughter-in-law-to-be But Dad gets well and, having taken a liking to Anne, the pretense puts Junior in quite a spot. A fun-filled comedy/musical with Laughton at his best.
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Jim Hanvey, Detective 1937 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Guy Kibbee, Tom Brown, Lucie Kaye, Catherine Doucet, Edward Brophy, Edward Gargan, Helen Jerome Eddy, Theodore von Eltz, Kenneth Thomson, Howard C. Hickman, Oscar Apfel, Wade Boteler
Detective Jim Hanvey (Guy Kibbee) takes on a contract with an insurance company to locate a valuable jeweled necklace, and, although the theft was just a prank, ensuing events involve a murder.
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Kathleen 1941 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Harold S. Bucquet
Cast: Shirley Temple, Herbert Marshall, Laraine Day, Gail Patrick, Felix Bressart, Nella Walker, Lloyd Corrigan, Wade Boteler, Charles Judels, Guy Bellis, Else Argal, Margaret Bert, James Flavin, Monte Collins, Joe Yule
Young Kathleen (Shirley Temple) lives with her widower father John (Herbert Marshall) in a big house with a number of servants, including Kathleen's overly strict governess (Nella Walker). John ignores Kathleen, but he does hire a new governess, Dr. A. Martha Kent (Laraine Day), to care for Kathleen during the summer. Despite the fact that John is engaged to marry Lorraine Bennett (Gail Patrick), Kathleen connives to get rid of Lorraine and have John choose Martha for his new wife, and everyone lives happily ever after.
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The Kennel Murder Case 1933 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, Ralph Morgan, Helen Vinson, Jack La Rue, Paul Cavanagh, Robert Barrat, Henry O'Neill, Frank Conroy, Robert McWade, Etienne Girardot, James Lee, Arthur Hohl, Wade Boteler
In this classic Philo Vance mystery, Detective Vance (William Powell) investigates the murder of Archer Coe (Robert Barrat) at the Long Island Kennel Club. The murder was made to look like a suicide, but Vance is suspicious because Coe had been hit by a blunt object. Vance goes to work and solves the difficult case that includes many suspects (Mary Astor, Ralph Morgan, Jack LaRue, Helen Vinson, Paul Cavanagh, and Arthur Hohl).
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Letter of Introduction 1938 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, George Murphy, Edgar Bergen, Rita Johnson, Ann Sheridan, Eve Arden, Ernest Cossart, Frank Jenks, Jonathan Hale, Irving Bacon, Wade Boteler
Aging actor John Mannering (Adolphe Menjou) had divorced years before and is estranged from his daughter Katherine (Andrea Leeds)–until she shows up at his door announcing that she plans to become an actress but wants to make it on her own. Complications ensue when they try to hide their father/daughter relationship from the press.
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The Mandarin Mystery 1936 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Ralph Staub
Cast: Eddie Quillan, Charlotte Henry, Rita La Roy, Wade Boteler, Franklin Pangborn, George Irving, Kay Hughes, William Newell, George Walcott, Edwin Stanley, Edgar Allen, Bert Roach
The popular hero of mystery novels, Ellery Queen, is brought to the screen with Eddie Quillan in the role of the sleuth. He sets out to recover a valuable Mandarin stamp that has been stolen and to solve murders that occurred during the heist. Even though Quillan had the same initials as Ellery Queen, he just didn't seem to fit the role–especially when the film was played more for laughs than for the mystery. No further Ellery Queen films were made until four years later.
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Mannequin 1937 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Joan Crawford, Spencer Tracy, Alan Curtis, Ralph Morgan, Leo Gorcey, Elisabeth Risdon, Mary Philips, Bert Roach, George Chandler, Paul Fix, Oscar O'Shea, Wade Boteler, James Flavin, Mary Gordon, Frank Puglia
A poor working girl, Jessie Cassidy (Joan Crawford), uses wealthy shipping tycoon John L. Hennessey (Spencer Tracy) to attain her dreamed-of destiny. "Always and Always" received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song.
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Melody Trail 1935 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Ann Rutherford, Wade Boteler, Al Bridge, William Castello, Marie Quillan, Fern Emmett, Gertrude Messinger, Tracy Layne
Gene Autry comes to the rescue of cowgirls who are losing cattle.
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The Painted Desert 1931 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Higgin
Cast: William Boyd, Helen Twelvetrees, William Farnum, J. Farrell MacDonald, Clark Gable, Charles Sellon, Edmund Breese, Al St. John, Wade Boteler, Jim Mason, Hugh Adams, Will Walling, Edward Hearn, William Le Maire, Richard Cramer
When Jeff Cameron (J. Farrell MacDonald) and Cash Holbrook (William Farnum) find an infant abandoned, they argue over who will raise the baby. Cash raises him, names him Bill, and the feud continues between Jeff and Cash. Years later, Bill (William Boyd) has grown up and returned from college when he falls in love with Jeff's daughter, Mary Ellen (Helen Twelvetrees), who is also being pursued by Rance (Clark Gable). A showdown ensues, Bill marries Mary Ellen, and the marriage ends the family feud. This Western marks Gable's talkie-film debut.
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Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus 1938 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Edward F. Cline
Cast: Tommy Kelly, Ann Gillis, Edgar Kennedy, Benita Hume, Billy Gilbert, George "Spanky" McFarland, Grant Mitchell, Nana Bryant, Wade Boteler, Harry Stubbs, Fay Helm, Mickey Rentschler
In this sequel to "Peck's Bad Boy," Tommy Kelly takes on the role of Bill Peck. Bill joins the circus and–with his gang (including "Spanky" McFarland)–creates havoc in and around the big top.
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Pittsburgh 1942 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Randolph Scott, Frank Craven, Louise Allbritton, Thomas Gomez, Shemp Howard, Samuel S. Hinds, Paul Fix, William Haade, Nestor Paiva, Charles Coleman, Ben Taggart, Virginia Sale, Wade Boteler
Charles "Pittsburgh" Markham (John Wayne) is an ambitious man whose time spent with the coal business shows that he places work above family. He eventually loses his wife Josie (Marlene Dietrich) to John "Cash" Evans (Randolph Scott).
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Poppy 1936 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Cast: W.C. Fields, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Cromwell, Granville Bates, Catharine Doucet, Lynne Overman, Maude Eburne, Bill Wolfe, Adrian Morris, Rosalind Keith, Wade Boteler, Ralph Remley, Frank Sully, Dewey Robinson, Dell Henderson
Poppy (Rochelle Hudson), the daughter of carnival con-man Professor McGargle (W.C. Fields), falls in love with Mayor Farnsworth's (Granville Bates) son Billy (Richard Cromwell). Meanwhile, McGargle is wooing "Countess" Maggie Tubbs De Puizzi (Catharine Doucet) who is a phony claimant to the valuable Putnam estate. McGargle plots with Attorney E.G. Whiffen (Lynne Overman) to pass Poppy off as the real heir. By story's end, it is learned that Poppy was adopted by McGargle and, in fact, really is the heir to the Putnam estate. Now, Poppy plans to marry Billy and live happily ever after.
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The President's Mystery 1936 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery / Romance
aka: One for All
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Henry Wilcoxon, Betty Furness, Sidney Blackmer, Evelyn Brent, Barnett Parker, Mel Ruick, Wade Boteler, John Wray, Guy Usher, Robert Homans, Si Jenks, Arthur Aylesworth
A millionaire lawyer, James Blake (Henry Wilcoxon), fakes his own death and leaves his wife Ilka (Evelyn Brent) and law practice behind in order to start life anew. He then joins the woman he now loves, Charlotte (Betty Furness)–but big problems loom on James' horizon.
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Reckless 1935 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama / Comedy
Director: Victor Fleming
Cast: Jean Harlow, William Powell, Franchot Tone, May Robson, Ted Healy, Nat Pendleton, Rosalind Russell, Mickey Rooney, Henry Stephenson, Wade Boteler, Robert Light, Allan Jones, Carl Randall, Louise Henry, James Ellison
This musical extravaganza features Jean Harlow as Broadway singer Mona Leslie who finds that gaining acceptance in her playboy husband Bob Harrison's (Franchot Tone) home is not an easy thing.
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Robin Hood of the Pecos 1941 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Marjorie Reynolds, Jay Novello, Roscoe Ates, Eddie Acuff, Wade Boteler, Sally Payne, Leigh Whipper, Robert Strange, William Haade, Cy Kendall, Bob Burns, Art Dillard, Ted Mapes
During the post-Civil War era, Texas is run by corrupt politicians from the North who are trying to drive ranchers out of the area. Vance Corbin (Roy Rogers) is elected Sheriff, but then Ambrose Ballard (Cy Kendall) declares martial law, and "Gabby" Hornaday (George "Gabby" Hayes) is sentenced to be executed for murder. Vance investigates, finds the real villain Stacy (Jay Novello) who confesses to the crime, and Gabby's life is saved.
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Sadie McKee 1934 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Clarence Brown
Cast: Joan Crawford, Gene Raymond, Franchot Tone, Edward Arnold, Esther Ralston, Jean Dixon, Leo G. Carroll, Akim Tamiroff, Mary Forbes, Helen Ware, Matt McHugh, Zelda Sears, Wade Boteler, Selmer Jackson, Samuel S. Hinds
Housemaid Sadie McKee (Joan Crawford) is working for wealthy Michael Alderson (Franchot Tone) and his family when she elopes to New York City with her boyfriend Tommy (Gene Raymond). But, before Sadie and Tommy get married, Tommy dumps her when he takes up with showgirl Dolly (Esther Ralston). Devastated, Sadie takes a nightclub job, accepts a drunken marriage proposal from millionaire Jack Brennan (Edward Arnold), and marries him. Now, known as a gold digger, Sadie does help Brennan overcome his alcoholism. Has Sadie possibly found true love, or is it still waiting in the wings? The song "All I Do Is Dream of You" was introduced in this film.
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The Singing Hill 1941 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Virginia Dale, Mary Lee, Spencer Charters, George Meeker, Gerald Oliver Smith, Wade Boteler, Harry Stubbs, Monte Montague, Hal Price, Jack Kirk, Chuck Baldra, Sam Flint, Helen Gibson
Gene Autry sings and sings and fixes a problem. It appears that Virginia Dale would like to give up her land, but if she does, bad guy John Ramsey (George Meeker) can charge high prices for grazing land.
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Sitting Pretty 1933 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Harry Joe Brown
Cast: Ginger Rogers, Jack Oakie, Jack Haley, Thelma Todd, Gregory Ratoff, Lew Cody, Jerry Tucker, Hale Hamilton, Walter Walker, Kenneth Thomson, Charles Coleman, Wade Boteler
Struggling songwriters Chick Parker and Pete Pendleton (Jack Oakie and Jack Haley) leave New York and go to Hollywood to hit the big time. Dorothy (Ginger Rogers) joins them, and the fun begins.
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Southward Ho 1939 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, George "Gabby" Hayes, Wade Boteler, Arthur Loft, Lane Chandler, Tom London, Charles R. Moore, Ed Brady, Earl Dwire, Spade Cooley, George Chesebro, Curley Dresden, Art Dillard, Bob Burns
During the post-Civil War era, Texas citizens are being terrorized, and ranchers Roy and Gabby (Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes) become involved in uncovering the culprit. They come to the aid of Union officer Col. Denbigh (Wade Boteler) who has been assigned as the Military Governor of the district. When Denbigh is killed, it turns out that Capt. Jeffries (Arthur Loft), who served under Denbigh's command, is responsible for the bloodshed. Now, Roy and Gabby rally the ranchers to secure their area.
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 A Star Is Born 1937  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Andy Devine, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Lionel Stander, Owen Moore, J.C. Nugent, Clara Blandick, Franklin Pangborn, Peggy Wood, Elizabeth Jenns, Wade Boteler, Edgar Kennedy, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
This is an excellent production of the story of Norman Maine's (Fredric March) depression as his acting career fades just when his wife Esther Blodgett's (Janet Gaynor) professional star soars. While winning two Oscars, it was nominated for six others, including Best Picture, Actor (Fredric March), Actress (Janet Gaynor), and Director (William A. Wellman).
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This Day and Age 1933 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Charles Bickford, Judith Allen, Richard Cromwell, Edward J. Nugent, Ben Alexander, Harry Green, Fuzzy Knight, Samuel S. Hinds, Wade Boteler, Billy Gilbert
Following a gangster killing, local teens take the law into their own hands and mete out justice. Interesting Cecil B. DeMille effort.
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Three Faces West 1940 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie, Charles Coburn, Spencer Charters, Roland Varno, Trevor Bardette, Wade Boteler, Sonny Bupp, Russell Simpson, Charles Waldron
Dr. Braun (Charles Coburn) moves his family to America and finds that his new countrymen are facing terrible odds in the Dust Bowl. One of the neighboring farmers (John Wayne) refuses to give up during the lack of rain and encourages his fellow farmers to have patience.
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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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Whipsaw 1935 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, Harvey Stephens, William Harrigan, Clay Clement, Robert Gleckler, Robert Warwick, Georges Renavent, Paul Stanton, Wade Boteler
Ross McBride (Spencer Tracy) investigates jewel thefts and is recognized as a detective by a gang member, Vivian Palmer (Myrna Loy). When Vivian decides to play along and not reveal his identity, she gets more than she bargained for when she falls in love with Ross.
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Wild Boys of the Road 1933 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Frankie Darro, Dorothy Coonan Wellman, Edwin Phillips, Rochelle Hudson, Ann Hovey, Grant Mitchell, Sterling Holloway, Charley Grapewin, Ward Bond, Arthur Hohl, Minna Gombell, Claire McDowell, Robert Barrat, Willard Robertson, Wade Boteler
California teenagers Eddie Smith (Frankie Darro) and Tommy Gordon (Edwin Phillips) find their families suffering during the early Depression era and run away to find work. They hop a train and meet others on their trip east, including Sally (Dorothy Coonan Wellman) and Grace (Rochelle Hudson). The mobile group of teens turns into outlaws, and they become involved with other teens, just like themselves, in a quest for survival during desperate times.
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Young Buffalo Bill 1940 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Pauline Moore, Hugh Sothern, Chief Thundercloud, Julian Rivero, Wade Boteler, Iron Eyes Cody, Trevor Bardette, Steve Pendleton, Anna Demetrio, Estelita Zarco, Fred Burns, George Chesebro, Hank Bell
Indians put siege on a ranch during a fight over mining land and Roy Rogers (as a fictionalized Buffalo Bill Cody) helps the cavalry deal with the problem.
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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, John Kellogg, Eily Malyon, Harry Shannon, Sherwood Bailey, Wade Boteler
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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Youth on Parole 1937 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Marian Marsh, Gordon Oliver, Miles Mander, Margaret Dumont, Milburn Stone, Joe Caits, Harry Tyler, Peggy Shannon, Ranny Weeks, Sarah Padden, Wade Boteler, Mary Kornman, Paul Stanton, Fred "Snowflake" Toones, Theodore von Eltz
After being paroled while serving their 18-months sentences for robbing a jewelry store–a crime they did not commit–Phillip (Gordon Oliver) and Bonnie (Marian Marsh) get together and fall in love. Problems rise to the fore when Phillip's boss fires him after learning about the prison sentence. But, this time, Bonnie and Phillip decide to take action and track down those jewel thieves who framed them.
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| 1. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
aka: Huckleberry Finn
2. Air Mail (1932)
3. Alibi Ike (1935)
4. Bad Company (1931)
5. Bed of Roses (1933)
6. Billy the Kid Returns (1938)
7. Bird of Paradise (1932)
8. Blonde Crazy (1931)
9. Born to Be Bad (1934)
10. The Bride Walks Out (1936)
11. Bright Eyes (1934)
12. Call of the Wild (1935)
13. Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)
14. Country Gentlemen (1936)
15. Days of Jesse James (1939)
16. The Death Kiss (1932)
17. Emma (1932)
18. Eyes of the Underworld (1943)
19. Gaucho Serenade (1940)
aka: Keep Rollin'
20. Goin' to Town (1935)
21. The Headline Woman (1935)
aka: The Woman in the Case
22. Hit the Ice (1943)
23. It Started with Eve (1941)
24. Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
25. Kathleen (1941)
26. The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
27. Letter of Introduction (1938)
28. The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
29. Mannequin (1937)
30. Melody Trail (1935)
31. The Painted Desert (1931)
32. Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)
33. Pittsburgh (1942)
34. Poppy (1936)
35. The President's Mystery (1936)
aka: One for All
36. Reckless (1935)
37. Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941)
38. Sadie McKee (1934)
39. The Singing Hill (1941)
40. Sitting Pretty (1933)
41. Southward Ho (1939)
42. A Star Is Born (1937)
43. This Day and Age (1933)
44. Three Faces West (1940)
45. Topper Takes a Trip (1938)
46. Whipsaw (1935)
47. Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
48. Young Buffalo Bill (1940)
49. Young Tom Edison (1940)
50. Youth on Parole (1937)
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