An Angel from Texas 1940  N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Eddie Albert, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Jane Wyman, Ronald Reagan, Ruth Terry, John Litel, Hobart Cavanaugh, Ann Shoemaker, Tom Kennedy
Based on George S. Kaufman's "The Butter and Egg Man," this popular story is about a young couple who learn the foibles of the big city when they attempt to find a shortcut to success on Broadway.
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Brother Rat 1938  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Keighley
Cast: Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Johnnie Davis, Jane Bryan, Eddie Albert, Ronald Reagan, Jane Wyman, Henry O'Neill, Olin Howland, Gordon Oliver
Three cadets (Eddie Albert, Wayne Morris, and Ronald Reagan) at Virginia Military Institute conceal a forbidden marriage that would mean dismissal from the cadet corps if discovered. This film was remade in 1952 as the musical "About Face." There is also a sequel: "Brother Rat and a Baby."
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Brother Rat and a Baby 1940 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Eddie Albert, Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane, Jane Wyman, Ronald Reagan, Jane Bryan, Henry O'Neill, Alan Ladd, Paul Harvey, Irving Bacon
This sequel to "Brother Rat" has Virginia Military Institute cadets (Ronald Reagan, Wayne Morris, and Eddie Albert) graduated and on the road to success as young men in New York.
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The Bushwackers 1952  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Rodney Amateau
Cast: John Ireland, Wayne Morris, Lawrence Tierney, Dorothy Malone, Lon Chaney Jr., Jack Elam, Myrna Dell, Frank Marlowe, William Holmes, Ward Wood, Charles Trowbridge, Norman Leavitt
A Civil War veteran (John Ireland) returns home and hopes for peace. However, he is forced to fight again–this time against greed and corruption as well as for his love (Dorothy Malone).
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China Clipper 1936 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Beverly Roberts, Ross Alexander, Humphrey Bogart, Marie Wilson, Henry B. Walthall, Joseph Crehan, Wayne Morris, Milburn Stone, Frank Faylen
Shortly after Lindbergh's famous flight, pilot Dave Logan (Pat O'Brien) has the foresight to envision the day an air service linkage between the U.S. and China will become a reality.
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I Wanted Wings 1941 N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Ray Milland, William Holden, Wayne Morris, Brian Donlevy, Constance Moore, Veronica Lake, Harry Davenport, Phil Brown, Edward Fielding, Willard Roberts
This film won the Academy Award for Best Special Effects and provided the vehicle for Veronica Lake's film debut. The ho-hum plot involves the experiences of three men going through flight training during World War II.
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John Loves Mary 1949 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Jack Carson, Patricia Neal, Wayne Morris, Edward Arnold, Virginia Field, Paul Harvey, Katharine Alexander, Irving Bacon, Ernest Cossart
Patricia Neal makes her film debut in this film, based on Norman Krasna's Broadway play, about a British woman who marries her American boyfriend (Ronald Reagan) as a way to reach America's shores.
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Johnny One-Eye 1950 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Wayne Morris, Dolores Moran, Gayle Reed, Lawrence Cregar, Jack Overman, Raymond Largay, Donald Woods, Harry Bronson
When the heat is on, Dane (Wayne Morris) tells the D.A. that his former crime partner, Martin (Pat O'Brien), is responsible for an unsolved murder. Martin hides in an abandoned house with 14-year-old Elsie (Gayle Reed) and her dog. Wouldn't you know it, Elsie is the D.A.'s daughter. Dane and Martin finally meet for the showdown. Based on a Damon Runyon story. By the way, "Johnny One-Eye" is the dog's name in this story that's a little slow.
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Kid Galahad 1937 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: The Battling Bellhop
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Wayne Morris, Harry Carey, Jane Bryan, William Haade, Soledad Jimenez, Joseph Crehan, Ben Welden, Joe Cunningham, Veda Ann Borg, Frank Faylen, Harland Tucker, Bob Evans
Boxing manager Nick Donati (Edward G. Robinson) decides to promote a young bellhop (Wayne Morris) as the next champion. While still training for his prize fight, the bellhop knocks out heavyweight Chuck McGraw (William Haade) after he insults Donati's girlfriend Louise "Fluff" Phillips (Bette Davis), and he is given the name "Kid Galahad." Later, he falls in love with Donati's young sister Marie (Jane Bryan). Their interest in each other angers Donati, and he arranges a fight that he is sure "Kid Galahad" will lose. But, will "Kid Galahad" come through and live up to his reputation as a winner? Remade in 1941 as "The Wagons Roll at Night" and in 1962 as "Kid Galahad."
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Men Are Such Fools 1938 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Hugh Herbert, Johnnie Davis, Penny Singleton, Mona Barrie, Donald Briggs, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart
A secretary (Priscilla Lane) at an advertising agency is out to climb the ladder of success, but her boyfriend (Wayne Morris) wants her to quit and get married. When she invents a cure for hangovers, she is on her way and love triangles abound. Will she get the aggressive Harry (Humphrey Bogart) or stay with her solid boyfriend? One of Berkeley's few non-musicals.
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Paths of Glory 1957  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Timothy Carey, Joe Turkel, Wayne Morris, Richard Anderson, Peter Capell, Bert Freed, Christiane Kubrick, Jerry Hausner, Kem Dibbs, Emile Meyer, Fred Bell
This is the story of French soldiers (Ralph Meeker, Timothy Carey, and Joseph Turkel) who are court-martialed and executed during World War I despite the efforts of Colonel Dax (Kirk Douglas) who unsuccessfully defends them. The three were selected after failure of the forces in a charge, and the film highlights the insanity of war.
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The Return of Dr. X 1939 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris, Dennis Morgan, John Litel, Huntz Hall, Lya Lys, Charles C. Wilson, Vera Lewis, John Ridgely
After Dr. Francis Flegg (John Litel) brings Dr. Marshall Quesne (Humphrey Bogart) back to life, an endless search for fresh blood becomes the doctors' quest.
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Riding Shotgun 1954 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Andre De Toth
Cast: Randolph Scott, Wayne Morris, Joan Weldon, Joe Sawyer, James Millican, Charles Bronson, James Bell, Fritz Feld, Richard Garrick, Vic Perrin
Randolph Scott rides shotgun on a stagecoach and must clear his reputation after the bad guys accuse him of being a crook.
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Submarine D-1 1937 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Wayne Morris, Frank McHugh, Doris Weston, Henry O'Neill, Regis Toomey, Broderick Crawford, Dennie Moore, Veda Ann Borg
Navy submariners on leave find romance and adventure during a stopover in a liberty town. Ronald Reagan was in the original cast but his parts didn't make the final cut.
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Task Force 1949 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delmer Daves
Cast: Gary Cooper, Jane Wyatt, Wayne Morris, Walter Brennan, Julie London, Jack Holt, Bruce Bennett, Stanley Ridges, John Ridgely, Richard Rober
This is the story of a retired naval officer Jonathan L. Sullivan's (Gary Cooper) argument for a carrier task force. Although today's Navy depends on carriers, in the 1930s few heeded Sullivan's advice.
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The Time of Your Life 1948 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: James Cagney, William Bendix, Wayne Morris, Jeanne Cagney, Broderick Crawford, Ward Bond, Jimmy Lydon, Gale Page, Richard Erdman, James Barton
In this film adaptation of William Saroyan's prize-winning play, the interplay of people who frequent Nick's Saloon in San Francisco is examined as bar-room philosopher Joe (James Cagney) encourages the patrons to share their dreams. But problems do arise, and, by story's end, Nick says, "Enough is enough." William Bendix, who was part of the original Broadway cast, plays bartender Nick.
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The Voice of the Turtle 1947 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: One for the Book
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Parker, Eve Arden, Wayne Morris, Kent Smith, John Emery, Erskine Sanford, John Holland, Frank Wilcox, Jack Lee
Sergeant Bill Page (Ronald Reagan) is on leave in New York City. When he has trouble finding lodging, he shares Sally Middleton's (Eleanor Parker) apartment for an innocent weekend, but love develops.
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| 1. An Angel from Texas (1940)
2. Brother Rat (1938)
3. Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
4. The Bushwackers (1952)
5. China Clipper (1936)
6. I Wanted Wings (1941)
7. John Loves Mary (1949)
8. Johnny One-Eye (1950)
9. Kid Galahad (1937)
aka: The Battling Bellhop
10. Men Are Such Fools (1938)
11. Paths of Glory (1957)
12. The Return of Dr. X (1939)
13. Riding Shotgun (1954)
14. Submarine D-1 (1937)
15. Task Force (1949)
16. The Time of Your Life (1948)
17. The Voice of the Turtle (1947)
aka: One for the Book
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