After Midnight with Boston Blackie 1943  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Chester Morris, George E. Stone, Richard Lane, Ann Savage, Lloyd Corrigan, Cy Kendall, George McKay, Al Hill, Walter Sande, Jan Buckingham, Walter Baldwin, Dick Elliott, Don Barclay, John Harmon, Heinie Conklin
In this episode of the "Boston Blackie" series, reformed thief Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) helps his former lover Betty Barnaby (Ann Savage) retrieve a sack of diamonds that her father had hidden after a robbery. Betty wants her father, Diamond Ed Barnaby (Walter Baldwin), to change his ways, but he is killed, and now Blackie is arrested for the crime. Of course, Blackie escapes, saves Betty who is kidnapped by those who murdered her father, stops the gang, and returns the jewels to the owners.
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Angels Over Broadway 1940 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, John Qualen, George Watts, Ralph Theodore, Eddie Foster, Jack Roper, Constance Worth, Walter Baldwin
A do-gooder playwright attempts to prevent an embezzler from committing suicide and then give him a reason for living. Great dialogue but the characters are a bit hard to believe.
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 Carrie 1952  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins, Eddie Albert, Mary Murphy, Basil Ruysdael, Ray Teal, Barry Kelley, Don Beddoe, Royal Dano, Sara Berner, William Reynolds, Walter Baldwin, Harry Hayden, Charles Halton
Based on Theodore Dreiser's novel, "Sister Carrie," this is the story of Carrie Meeber's (Jennifer Jones) rise in social status with the help of cultured George Hurstwood (Laurence Olivier) who throws caution to the wind as he gives his money away to promote the welfare of Carrie.
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Christmas in Connecticut 1945 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Peter Godfrey
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, Reginald Gardiner, S.Z. Sakall, Robert Shayne, Una O'Connor, Frank Jenks, Joyce Compton, John Dehner, Dick Elliott, Marie Blake, Walter Baldwin, Emmet Smith, Jack Mower
Elizabeth Lane (Barbara Stanwyck) writes for a homemaker magazine, but, in reality, she does no housework herself. When she is coerced into entertaining a young World War II veteran (Dennis Morgan), Elizabeth must find a phony husband, baby, and house to ensure that her boss (Sydney Greenstreet) does not catch on to her deceptive business practices.
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Dark Mountain 1944  N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Berke
Cast: Robert Lowery, Ellen Drew, Regis Toomey, Eddie Quillan, Elisha Cook Jr., Ralph Dunn, Walter Baldwin, Virginia Sale, Byron Foulger, Johnny Fisher, Alex Callam, Eddie Cane
Forest Ranger Don Bradley (Robert Lowery) loves Kay (Ellen Drew), but by the time he gets a promotion that would allow him to marry Kay, she marries another–gangster Steve (Regis Toomey). But it turns out that the marriage was a convenience for Steve, and now she is being held by Steve against her will in a mountain cabin. Don comes to the rescue.
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Framed 1947  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Glenn Ford, Janis Carter, Barry Sullivan, Edgar Buchanan, Karen Morley, Barbara Woodell, Sid Tomack, Al Bridge, Stanley Andrews, Walter Baldwin
After being setup by Paula Craig (Janis Carter), Mike Lambert (Glenn Ford) finds himself accused of murder and robbery.
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The Gay Amigo 1949  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Wallace Fox
Cast: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Armida, Joe Sawyer, Walter Baldwin, Fred Kohler Jr., Kenneth MacDonald, George DeNormand, Clayton Moore, Sam Flint, Fred Crane, Bud Osborne
A U.S. Army patrol mistakes Cisco (Duncan Renaldo) and Pancho (Leo Carillo) for members of a gang of bandits. The Captain (Kenneth MacDonald) lets them go, believing that they will lead the Army to the rest of the gang. Pancho and Cisco have their own plans: they pose as crooks and catch the real bandits.
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 Glory 1956 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Butler
Cast: Margaret O'Brien, Walter Brennan, Charlotte Greenwood, John Lupton, Byron Palmer, Madge Blake, Hugh Sanders, Walter Baldwin, Leonid Kinskey
Clarabel Tilbee (Margaret O'Brien) is determined to enter her horse in the Kentucky Derby, and love blooms between Clarabel and horse breeder Chad (John Lupton) along the way to the big race.
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Hazard 1948 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Paulette Goddard, Macdonald Carey, Fred Clark, Stanley Clements, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Charles McGraw, Frank Faylen, Frank Fenton, Walter Baldwin, Isabel Randolph, Taylor Holmes, Charles McGraw
While private investigator J.D. Storm (Macdonald Carey) is trailing gambler Ellen Crane (Paulette Goddard), he falls in love with her.
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Interrupted Melody 1955 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Glenn Ford, Eleanor Parker, Roger Moore, Cecil Kellaway, Peter Leeds, Evelyn Ellis, Walter Baldwin, Ann Codee, Stephen Bekassy, Doris Lloyd
This is the biography of Australian opera star Marjorie Lawrence (Eleanor Parker) who tried to re-establish her career after a bout with polio. The film won an Oscar for Writing and Eleanor Parker received a nomination for Best Actress.
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The Long, Long Trailer 1953 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn, Gladys Hurlbut, Moroni Olsen, Bert Freed, Madge Blake, Walter Baldwin, Oliver Blake, Perry Sheehan, Frank Gerstle, John Call, Edgar Dearing, Jack Kruschen
While setting off on their honeymoon, Nicky and Tracy Collini (Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball) naively opt to live in a 40-foot trailer in his comedy about getting their rig from one spot to another as Nicky's job sites change. Their decision results in a series of comedic disasters that leave them on the verge of divorce. But, by story's end, their marriage is saved.
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Mr. Winkle Goes to War 1944 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Warrick, Ted Donaldson, Bob Haymes, Richard Lane, Robert Armstrong, Fred Kohler Jr., Robert Mitchum, Richard Gaines, Walter Baldwin
Middle-aged bank clerk Wilbert Winkle (Edward G. Robinson) is drafted into the Army in World War II. This is a clever comedy that benefits from Robinson's normal good performance as he is transformed.
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Murder, He Says 1945 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Helen Walker, Marjorie Main, Jean Heather, Porter Hall, Peter Whitney, Mabel Paige, Barbara Pepper, Walter Baldwin, James Flavin
Census taker Pete Marshall (Fred MacMurray) gets more than he bargained for when he knocks on the door of a hillbilly family that distrusts strangers.
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Rachel and the Stranger 1948 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Loretta Young, William Holden, Gary Gray, Robert Mitchum, Tom Tully, Sara Haden, Frank Ferguson, Walter Baldwin, Regina Wallace, Frank Conlan
Big Davey (William Holden) buys a new bride, Rachel (Loretta Young), but he does not appreciate her until after an Indian raid and Jim (Robert Mitchum) shows an interest in her.
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Ride, Vaquero 1953 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Anthony Quinn, Kurt Kasznar, Ted de Corsia, Charlita, Jack Elam, Frank McGrath, Walter Baldwin
Rio (Robert Taylor) and Jose Esqueda (Anthony Quinn) are members of a band of outlaws who terrorize settlers in Southwest Texas.
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Special Agent 1949 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William C. Thomas
Cast: William Eythe, George Reeves, Kasey Rogers, Paul Valentine, Tom Powers, Carole Mathews, Frank Puglia, Jeff York, Virginia Christine, Walter Baldwin, Robert Williams, Raymond Bond
With help from the daughter (Kasey Rogers) of the engineer killed during a train robbery, special agent Johnny Douglas (William Eythe) investigates the murder and theft of $100,000 in railroad receipts.
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A Stranger in Town 1943 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy Rowland
Cast: Frank Morgan, Richard Carlson, Jean Rogers, Porter Hall, Robert Barrat, Donald MacBride, Walter Baldwin, Andrew Tombes, Olin Howland, Chill Wills, Irving Bacon, Eddie Dunn
It is election time in this small town, and honest mayoral candidate Bill Adams (Richard Carlson) is trailing his opponent, the incumbent Mayor James Connison (Robert Barrat) who runs a corrupt administration. When a hunter, John Josephus Grant (Frank Morgan), appears on the scene, he offers legal advice that helps Adams' campaign. How did Grant gain his legal knowledge? Why, he just happens to be a vacationing Supreme Court justice.
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The Winning Team 1952 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lewis Seiler
Cast: Doris Day, Ronald Reagan, Frank Lovejoy, Eve Miller, Russ Tamblyn, James Millican, Gordon Jones, Hugh Sanders, Frank Ferguson, Walter Baldwin
This film is loosely based on the biography of baseball great, Grover Cleveland Alexander (Ronald Reagan). The story emphasis is on Alexander's marriage to Aimee (Doris Day) and his problems with alcohol.
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Winter Meeting 1948 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bretaigne Windust
Cast: Bette Davis, Janis Paige, Jim Davis, John Hoyt, Florence Bates, Walter Baldwin, Lois Austin, Harry Lewis
A writer, Susan Grieve (Bette Davis), falls in love with a war hero, but they both come to their new relationship with unresolved problems.
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You Can't Run Away from It 1956 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: Dick Powell
Cast: June Allyson, Jack Lemmon, Charles Bickford, Paul Gilbert, Jim Backus, Stubby Kaye, Henny Youngman, Allyn Joslyn, Jack Albertson, Walter Baldwin, Byron Foulger, Louise Beavers, Richard H. Cutting, Raymond Greenleaf
This remake of "It Happened One Night" has been set to music as it re-tells the story of heiress Ellie Andrews (June Allyson) who runs away from her impending marriage and discovers real love in the person of newspaper reporter Peter Warne (Jack Lemmon).
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| 1. After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
2. Angels Over Broadway (1940)
3. Carrie (1952)
4. Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
5. Dark Mountain (1944)
6. The Devil Commands (1941)
7. Framed (1947)
8. The Gay Amigo (1949)
9. Glory (1956)
10. Hazard (1948)
11. Interrupted Melody (1955)
12. The Long, Long Trailer (1953)
13. Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)
14. Murder, He Says (1945)
15. Rachel and the Stranger (1948)
16. Ride, Vaquero (1953)
17. Special Agent (1949)
18. A Stranger in Town (1943)
19. The Winning Team (1952)
20. Winter Meeting (1948)
21. You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
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