Along Came Jones 1945  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western / Comedy / Romance
Director: Stuart Heisler
Cast: Gary Cooper, Loretta Young, William Demarest, Dan Duryea, Frank Sully, Lane Chandler, Russell Simpson, Arthur Loft, Don Costello, Walter Sande, Ray Teal, Willard Robertson, Ray Teal, Horace B. Carpenter, Lee Phelps
Melody Jones (Gary Cooper) and his sidekick George Fury (William Demarest) ride into the town of Payneville where Melody is mistaken for highway robber Monte Jarrad (Dan Duryea). A gunman shoots at Melody, but Monte Jarrad's girlfriend Cherry de Longpre (Loretta Young) saves Melody and takes him home to her ranch. Melody falls in love with Cherry, and, as a result, he is chased not only by the law but also by Jarrad.
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Background to Danger 1943 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: George Raft, Brenda Marshall, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Osa Massen, Turhan Bey, Frank Puglia, Pedro de Cordoba, Steven Geray, Nestor Paiva, Willard Robertson, Kurt Katch, Jean Del Val, Michael Mark, Wilhelm von Brincken
During World War II, American espionage agent Joe Barton (George Raft) is sent to Ankara where he is given an envelope containing maps showing where the Germans will invade Turkey. Nazi agent Colonel Robinson (Sidney Greenstreet) knows about the maps and orders his agents to severely beat Barton, but he is rescued by Turkish official Zaloshoff (Peter Lorre) and his sister Tamara (Brenda Marshall). The maps are stolen by Robinson's agents, and the chase is on as Barton will stop at nothing to retrieve them.
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Castle on the Hudson 1940 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien, Burgess Meredith, Henry O'Neill, Jerome Cowan, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, John Litel, Willard Robertson, Edward Pawley
This remake of "20,000 Years in Sing Sing" involves prison inmate Tommy Gordon's (John Garfield) attempts to challenge Warden Long's (Pat O'Brien) prison reforms.
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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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Exclusive 1937  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alexander Hall
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Frances Farmer, Charles Ruggles, Lloyd Nolan, Fay Holden, Ralph Morgan, Horace McMahon, Irving Bacon, Harlan Briggs, Willard Robertson
Vina Swain (Frances Farmer) tries to out-scoop her father (Charles Ruggles) and boyfriend Ralph Houston (Fred MacMurray) who work at her rival newspaper.
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Gallant Journey 1946 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Glenn Ford, Janet Blair, Charles Ruggles, Henry Travers, Arthur Shields, Jimmy Lloyd, Charles Kemper, Willard Robertson, Selena Royle, Chris-Pin Martin
This film is the biography of John J. Montgomery who made the first successful flight in a glider and was one of the pioneers in the emerging field of aviation.
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Here Comes the Navy 1934 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Gloria Stuart, Frank McHugh, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Dorothy Tree, Robert Barrat, Willard Robertson, Maude Eburne, Joseph Crehan
Chesty (James Cagney) seeks revenge on Biff (Pat O'Brien) by enlisting in the Navy. There he meets Biff's sister and the heroic confrontations begin. A pretty good comedy-drama that was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Housewife 1934  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: George Brent, Bette Davis, Ann Dvorak, Ruth Donnelly, John Halliday, Hobart Cavanaugh, Robert Barrat, Jonathan Hale, Joseph Cawthorn, Phil Regan, Willard Robertson, Leila Bennett, Harry Tyler, Charles Coleman
When George (George Brent) leaves his wife Nan (Ann Dvorak) for Patricia (Bette Davis), he finds that life is still not a bed of roses. Rare weak effort by top stars.
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Kentucky 1938 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Butler
Cast: Loretta Young, Richard Greene, Walter Brennan, Douglass Dumbrille, Karen Morley, Moroni Olsen, Russell Hicks, Willard Robertson, Bobs Watson, Charles(2) Lane
Walter Brennan won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role of the patriarch of the Goodwin family that has been feuding with the Dillons. When Sally Goodwin (Loretta Young) falls in love with the young Dillon boy, the families finally reconcile.
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Lady Killer 1933 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: James Cagney, Mae Clarke, Leslie Fenton, Margaret Lindsay, Raymond Hatton, Henry O'Neill, Willard Robertson, Russell Hopton, William B. Davidson, Douglass Dumbrille, Robert Elliott, Marjorie Gateson, Douglas Cosgrove
This film brings back the stars (James Cagney and Mae Clark) of the smash hit "Public Enemy." In this go-around, an underworld crook (Cagney) goes from usher to hotshot hood to movie star.
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 The Last of the Mohicans 1936  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Randolph Scott, Binnie Barnes, Henry Wilcoxon, Bruce Cabot, Heather Angel, Philip Reed, Robert Barrat, Hugh Buckler, Willard Robertson, Lumsden Hare, William Stack, Frank McGlynn Sr., Will Stanton, William V. Mong, Art Dupuis
This is an excellent, exciting rendition of James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel, with Randolph Scott in perhaps his best work as Hawkeye. During the French and Indian War, Hawkeye escorts the two daughters–Alice and Cora Munro (Binnie Barnes and Heather Angel) of the commander of a fort through hostile territory accompanied by the last two survivors of the Mohican tribe Uncas (Philip Reed) and Chingachgook (Robett Barrat).
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My Favorite Brunette 1947 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery / Romance
Director: Elliott Nugent
Cast: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr., John Hoyt, Reginald Denny, Frank Puglia, Ann Doran, Jack La Rue, Charles Dingle, Willard Robertson, Charles Arnt, Bing Crosby, James Flavin, Alan Ladd
This well-made spoof of mystery films features Bob Hope as Ronnie Jackson, a photographer of children whose studio is next to the office of private detective Sam McCloud (Alan Ladd). Ronnie is mistaken for Sam and hired by Baroness Carlotta Montay (Dorothy Lamour) to search for her missing uncle. The trail leads to a sanitarium and geologist James Collins (Reginald Denny). But, while investigating, Ronnie is attacked by Willie (Lon Chaney Jr.) and Kismet (Peter Lorre) and finds himself in the middle of murder and mayhem.
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My Little Chickadee 1940 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward F. Cline
Cast: Mae West, W.C. Fields, Joseph Calleia, Dick Foran, Margaret Hamilton, Si Jenks, Fuzzy Knight, Anne Nagel, Ruth Donnelly, Donald Meek, Willard Robertson, Lloyd Ingraham, Jackie Searl, Lane Chandler, Al Bridge
Flower Belle Lee (Mae West) is kidnapped by the Masked Bandit/Jeff Badger (Joseph Calleia) during a stagecoach robbery. Later, when Belle returns to town, she is suspected of having sexual relations with the Masked Bandit and is run out of town. On the train, she meets Cuthbert J. Twille (W.C. Fields) and fakes a marriage to him. Now, they return to town as a "respectable" couple, and the fun begins. Just watching the cavorting of W.C. Fields and Mae West in the same film makes this movie worthwhile.
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The Old Homestead 1935  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Eddie Kane, Edward J. Nugent, Mary Carlisle, Dorothy Lee, Fuzzy Knight, Bob Nolan, Roy Rogers, Willard Robertson, Lawrence Gray, Willard Robertson
This Western musical finds a young couple heading to the City in search of fame and fortune. One finds the fame via radio. Roy Rogers makes a brief singing appearance.
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Operator 13 1934 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Boleslawski
Cast: Marion Davies, Gary Cooper, Jean Parker, Katharine Alexander, Hattie McDaniel, Willard Robertson, Henry Wadsworth, Douglass Dumbrille, Fuzzy Knight, Sidney Toler
Set during the Civil War, Gail Loveless (Marion Davies) is a Union spy who falls in love with Confederate Captain Jack Gailliard (Gary Cooper), a man who does his own bit of spying.
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The Ox-Bow Incident 1943  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Henry Fonda, Harry Morgan, Dana Andrews, Anthony Quinn, Mary Beth Hughes, William Eythe, Jane Darwell, Marc Lawrence, Harry Davenport, Frank Conroy, Matt Briggs, Paul Hurst, Victor Kilian, Chris-Pin Martin, Willard Robertson
Cowboys Gil Carter (Henry Fonda) and Art Croft (Harry Morgan) ride into a small Nevada town and have a drink at a bar. The next thing they know, they are in the midst of a barroom brawl, which sets them apart from the locals. The sheriff is out of town, and a lynch mob forms, led by Major Tetley (Frank Conroy), when the news is revealed that a rancher has been killed by rustlers. The cowboys ride out of town and witness the mob hanging three men. When they learn that no rancher was killed, the cowboys' reaction is to search for the truth and bring justice to the killing of three innocent men. This film presents a psychological view of mob violence and its aftermath and is based on a true story that took place during 1885 in Nevada. A great Western that received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
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Remember the Night 1940 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson, Sterling Holloway, Paul Guilfoyle, Willard Robertson, Charles Waldron, Charles Arnt, John Wray
Lee Leander (Barbara Stanwyck) is arrested for shoplifting, but, because of Christmas vacation, her trial is postponed for two weeks. Deputy district attorney John Sargent (Fred MacMurray) steps in, takes pity on her, bails her out of jail, and agrees to keep her in his custody until the trial. Lee's visit to John's home changes both of their lives for the better.
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Sitting Pretty 1948 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Clifton Webb, Robert Young, Maureen O'Hara, Richard Haydn, Louise Allbritton, Ed Begley, Randy Stuart, Willard Robertson, John Russell, Betty Lynn
Three spoiled brats get just the nanny they need: prissy Mr. Belvedere (Clifton Webb). This film sparked a series of films about Mr. Belvadere; Clifton Webb was nominated for an Oscar.
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Skippy 1931 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Jackie Cooper, Robert Coogan, Mitzi Green, Jackie Searl, Willard Robertson, Helen Jerome Eddy, Enid Bennett, Jack Clifford, Guy Oliver, Donald Haines
This film received nominations for Best Picture and Best Actor, and Norman Taurog took home the Oscar for Best Director. Skippy (Jackie Cooper) is an all-American boy finding happiness and success in spite of not being born with a silver spoon in his mouth. A sequel, "Sooky," was made later the same year.
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Sooky 1931 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Jackie Cooper, Robert Coogan, Jackie Searl, Willard Robertson, Helen Jerome Eddy, Enid Bennett, Oscar Apfel, Tom Wilson, Gertrude Sutton, Harry Beresford
This sequel to "Skippy" again features boyhood friends Skippy (Jackie Cooper) and Sooky (Robert Coogan) in funny, yet sentimental, escapades around their neighborhood.
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Three Godfathers 1936 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Miracle in the Sand
Director: Richard Boleslawski
Cast: Chester Morris, Lewis Stone, Walter Brennan, Irene Hervey, Sidney Toler, Dorothy Tree, Roger Imhof, Willard Robertson, Robert Livingston, John Sheehan
Three outlaws are on the run after robbing a bank when they come upon a covered wagon with a dying woman and a newborn baby inside. Though not unanimous, they decide that saving the baby is the top priority.
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Tugboat Annie 1933 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Marie Dressler, Wallace Beery, Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan, Willard Robertson, Frankie Darro, Tammany Young, Jack Pennick, Paul Hurst, Oscar Apfel
Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery provide enjoyable fare as Tugboat Annie and her boozing husband in this lighthearted comedy.
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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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Winterset 1936 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Margo, Eduardo Ciannelli, Paul Guilfoyle, John Carradine, Maurice Moscovitch, Edward Ellis, Stanley Ridges, Mischa Auer, Willard Robertson, Myron McCormick, Helen Jerome Eddy
Based on Maxwell Anderson's Broadway play–and bringing Burgess Meredith, Margo, and Eduardo Ciannelli to the screen to recreate their Broadway roles–this film is a fictionalized account of the famous Sacco/Vanzetti case. Fifteen years after his father (John Carradine) was found guilty of murder and executed, his son (Burgess Meredith) sets out to prove his father's innocence. This is Burgess Meredith's film debut. Look for a young Lucille Ball.
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| 1. Along Came Jones (1945)
2. Background to Danger (1943)
3. Behind the Mask (1932)
4. Castle on the Hudson (1940)
5. Each Dawn I Die (1939)
6. Exclusive (1937)
7. Gallant Journey (1946)
8. Here Comes the Navy (1934)
9. Housewife (1934)
10. Kentucky (1938)
11. Lady Killer (1933)
12. The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
13. My Favorite Brunette (1947)
14. My Little Chickadee (1940)
15. The Old Homestead (1935)
16. Operator 13 (1934)
17. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
18. Range War (1939)
19. Remember the Night (1940)
20. Sitting Pretty (1948)
21. Skippy (1931)
22. Sooky (1931)
23. Three Godfathers (1936)
aka: Miracle in the Sand
24. Tugboat Annie (1933)
25. Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
26. Winterset (1936)
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