 The Big Street 1942  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Irving Reis
Cast: Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Barton MacLane, Eugene Pallette, Hans Conried, Agnes Moorehead, Sam Levene, Ray Collins, George Cleveland, Marion Martin, Vera Gordon, William T. Orr, Ozzie Nelson, Louise Beavers, Chet Huntley
Henry Fonda plays nightclub busboy Agustus "Little Pinks" Pinkerton II who is in love with beautiful singer Gloria Lyons (Lucille Ball). She ignores him until she experiences a crippling accident and must rely on his attentions in this comedy/drama.
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The Mortal Storm 1940  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young, Frank Morgan, Robert Stack, William T. Orr, Maria Ouspenskaya, Bonita Granville, Irene Rich, Esther Dale
In this propaganda film about the tragedies endured by the Roth family, the father, a German professor (Frank Morgan), speaks out against the Nazis and ends up in a concentration camp where he is killed. His two sons (Robert Stack and William Orr) become Nazis as does his daughter's fiance (Robert Young). His daughter (Margaret Sullavan) eventually tries to cross the border into Austria with the man she loves (James Stewart), but she is killed trying to escape.
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My Love Came Back 1940  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Cast: Olivia de Havilland, Jeffrey Lynn, Eddie Albert, Jane Wyman, Charles Winninger, Spring Byington, Grant Mitchell, William T. Orr, Ann Gillis, S.Z. Sakall
A young violinist (Olivia de Havilland) wins a scholarship and doubt is cast on its credibility because of her relationship with her patron.
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Thieves Fall Out 1941  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ray Enright
Cast: Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Alan Hale, William T. Orr, John Litel, Anthony Quinn, Edward Brophy, Jane Darwell, Minna Gombell, Hobart Cavanaugh, Frank Faylen
When his grandmother is kidnapped, a prominent businessman sets out to rescue in his own way.
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Unholy Partners 1941 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Edward Arnold, Marsha Hunt, Don Beddoe, William T. Orr, Charles Dingle, Frank Faylen, Jay Novello, Laraine Day, Walter Kingsford
Edward G. Robinson plays a struggling editor of a scandal magazine who needs financial support and accepts money (with strings attached) from mob boss Merrill Lambert (Edward Arnold).
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| 1. The Big Street (1942)
2. The Mortal Storm (1940)
3. My Love Came Back (1940)
4. Thieves Fall Out (1941)
5. Unholy Partners (1941)
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