
Birthday:
05-06-1888
Deathday:
03-30-1971 (82 years)
Birthplace:
Lake Mills, Iowa, USA
Biography
Selmer Jackson (May 7, 1888 - March 30, 1971) was an American stage, film and television actor who appeared in nearly 400 films between 1921 and 1963.
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The Grapes of Wrath
Act like Inspection Officer
event1940 star_border 7.8
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Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
The Pretender
Act like Charles Lennox
event1947 star_border 5.5
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Story of an investment agent who embezzles a large sum from an estate, hoping to cover his crime by marrying the estate's heiress. The girl is already engaged, so he arranges to have the fiance killed. A mix up involving the society section of the newspaper places him in the sights of his own hired gun.
We're Not Married!
Act like Chaplain Hall (uncredited)
event1952 star_border 5.9
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A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years later five couples learn they have never been legally married.
Dream Girl
Act like Judge Jed Allerton
event1948 star_border 4.5
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A young woman spends much of her time fantasizing about what might be, but a realistic admirer tries to convince her to live the life she has.
Pitfall
Act like Ed Brawley
event1948 star_border 6.9
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An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Act like Lansing
event1936 star_border 7.1
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When a friend of Charlie's is found kicked to death by his own race horse on board a Honolulu-bound liner, the detective discovers foul play and uncovers an international gambling ring.
A Sporting Chance
Act like John Smalley
event1945
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After the death of shipping magnate William Reardon, his young partner, Steve Walker, becomes executor and manager of his shipyards, in accordance with his will. Reardon's spoiled niece, society girl Pamela Herrick, will inherit her uncle's entire estate on condition that she hold a job at the shipyards for a year on her own merit. Steve is to be the sole judge of her actions and decide whether she will receive her inheritance.
Subway Express
Act like Mason
event1931
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Inspector Killany of the New York City police department is called in to investigate the murder of a subway passenger and the usual-and-unusual suspects climb on and off at each stop.
Blonde Ice
Act like District Attorney Ed Chalmers
event1948 star_border 5.7
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A golddigging femme fatale leaves a trail of men behind her, rich and poor, alive and dead.
Circumstantial Evidence
Act like Warden
event1945 star_border 4.8
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A man waits on death row while his son and friend try to prove that he did not kill a grocer with an ax.
Autumn Leaves
Act like Mr. Wetherby
event1956 star_border 7
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A woman falls for a younger man with severe mental problems.
The Ape
Act like Dr. McNulty
event1940 star_border 4.9
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Dr. Bernard Adrian is a kindly scientist who seeks to cure a young woman's polio. He needs human spinal fluid to complete the formula for his experimental serum. Meanwhile, a vicious circus ape has broken out of its cage, and is terrorizing the townspeople. Can there be a connection?
The Atomic Submarine
Act like Admiral Terhune
event1959 star_border 5.3
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Ships disappear on route across the Arctic Sea, and a special submarine is sent to investigate.
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Act like Manager Radio Station
event1938 star_border 6.6
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Classical violinist, Roger Grant disappoints his family and teacher when he organizes a jazz band, but he and the band become successful. Roger falls in love with the band's singer, Stella, but his reluctance to lose her leads him to thwart her efforts to become a solo star. When the World War separates them in 1917, Stella marries Roger's best friend and, when Roger returns home after the war, an important concert at Carnegie Hall brings the corners of the romantic triangle together.
Dangerous Money
Act like Ship's Doctor
event1946 star_border 5.7
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A treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger, Charlie Chan, that there have been two attempts on his life.
Gangster's Boy
Act like Judge Davis
event1938
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A popular high school valedictorian and star athlete becomes a pariah when it's discovered that his father is a former bootlegger.
The Glass Alibi
Act like Dr. Lawson
event1946 star_border 4.1
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Eying a large inheritance, a reporter marries a rich woman with failing health. When she begins feeling healthy after the wedding, the reporter takes drastic measures to make sure his wife dies.
$10 Raise
Act like Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
event1935 star_border 8
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A timid, overworked and underpaid bookkeeper needs a $10 raise to marry his sweetheart...
Show Boat
event1936 star_border 6.7
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Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
Key Witness
Act like Edward Clemmons
event1947 star_border 4.6
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A man takes over the identity of a dead man while on the lam from a crime he didn't commit.
Gangs Inc.
Act like District Attorney
event1941 star_border 5.2
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Circumstances force naive Rita Adams into serving an unjust prison term, but she emerges from it a cynical criminal who rises to power in the local crime organization.
Boston Blackie and the Law
Act like Warden Lund
event1946 star_border 6
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Blackie performs in a magic show at a women's prison, which gives an inmate an opportunity to escape.
Son of the Navy
Act like Capt. Parker
event1940 star_border 5.5
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A runaway boy pretends to be the son of a Navy man, only to turn both their lives upside down.
Meet John Doe
Act like Radio Announcer at Convention (uncredited)
event1941 star_border 7.3
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As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.
No Man of Her Own
Act like Minister (uncredited)
event1950 star_border 6.9
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A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.
High Wall
Act like Police Insp. Harding (uncredited)
event1947 star_border 6.1
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Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt.
A Night at the Opera
Act like Committeeman (uncredited)
event1935 star_border 7.4
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The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Harrigan's Kid
Act like Mr. Ranley
event1943
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A former jockey teaches a newcomer the dirty tricks of the track.
Sky Commando
Act like Gen. Carson
event1953 star_border 5.5
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Colonel Ed Wyatt is regarded by pilots under his command as being a ruthless disciplinarian. His co-pilot, Lt. Hobson Lee, and Jo McWethy, a war correspondent assigned to the squadron become more friendly than meets Wyatt's approval. When Wyatt's plane is forced down behind enemy lines, he orders his crew to proceed to the American lines with the vital film they have shot, while he remains behind to hold off the enemy.
The Great Ziegfeld
Act like Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
event1936 star_border 6.2
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At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend. This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows
The Murder Man
Act like Lt. White - Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
event1935 star_border 6.9
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Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its actual occurrence. He leads the police through an 'open and shut' case resulting in Mander being tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Columnist Mary Shannon is in love with Steve but she sees him struggle greatly with his last story before Mander's execution. When she starts typing out the story from his recorded dictation, she realizes why.
Lady with Red Hair
Act like Henry DeMille
event1940 star_border 6.5
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An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top.
Flight for Freedom
Act like Sea Captain (archive footage) (uncredited)
event1943 star_border 5.2
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A fictionalized biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. A female pilot breaks the Los Angeles to New York record and attracts the interest of the U.S. Navy, who want to send her on a spy mission.
Back Street
Act like Arthur the butler
event1941 star_border 7.2
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Previously filmed in 1932, and remade a third time in 1961, this second film version of Fannie Hurst's novel stars Margaret Sullavan as a fashion designer in love with a married banker (Charles Boyer). Directed by Robert Stevenson, the film also stars Richard Carlson, Tim Holt, Frank McHugh, Esther Dale and Cecil Cunningham.
Stage Struck
Act like Mr. Howard
event1948 star_border 5.6
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A young woman's murder sheds light on a crooked talent agency.
Tulsa
Act like Oilman (uncredited)
event1949 star_border 6.3
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It's Tulsa, Oklahoma at the start of the oil boom and Cherokee Lansing's rancher father is killed in a fight with the Tanner Oil Company. Cherokee plans revenge by bringing in her own wells with the help of oil expert Brad Brady and childhood friend Jim Redbird. When the oil and the money start gushing in, both Brad and Jim want to protect the land but Cherokee has different ideas. What started out as revenge for her father's death has turned into an obsession for wealth and power.
The Mouthpiece
Act like Prison Clerk (Uncredited)
event1932 star_border 5.9
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A prosecutor quits his job and becomes a defense attorney when he finds out that a man he got convicted and executed was actually innocent.
The Richest Girl in the World
Act like Dr. Harvey (uncredited)
event1934 star_border 5.6
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Millionairess Dorothy Hunter is tired of finding out that her boyfriends love her for her money, and equally weary of losing eligible beaus who don't want to be considered fortune-hunters. That's why she trades identities with her secretary Sylvia before embarking on her next romance with Tony Travers. This causes numerous complications not only for Dorothy and Tony but for Sylvia, whose own husband Philip is not the most patient of men.
Inside Information
Act like Alfred Huxley
event1939
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A rookie cop and his girlfriend's uncle, a police captain, disagree on the methods that should be used to catch criminals.
The French Key
Act like Walter Winslow
event1946 star_border 5
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Private detective Johnny Fletcher and his sidekick Sam Cragg skip out on their rented room, but when they sneak back to retrieve their luggage, they discover a dead body on the bed, holding a gold coin in its hand. Fletcher is told by a coin collector that the piece is an old and valuable Spanish coin, but Fletcher soon begins to suspect that the man is himself involved in the murder. Fletcher's investigation leads to he and Sam getting caught up in a murder and gold smuggling scheme.
A Family Affair
Act like Hoyt Wells
event1937 star_border 5.9
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Judge Hardy faces problems at work and at home. Powerful men in town are upset with his decisions and want to see him impeached; his daughters, Joan and Marion, have romantic problems; and his son, Andy discovers Polly Benedict. As usual, Judge Hardy is concerned with everyone in the family and lends wisdom and calmness to all.
Big City Blues
Act like Joe (uncredited)
event1932 star_border 5.3
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An Indiana boy comes into an inheritance and moves to New York City, living it up with his girlfriend until he gets in over his head and someone gets killed.
Scandal Sheet
Act like Douglas Haynes
event1939
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The crimes of a tabloid publisher are exposed by a reporter, his secret illegitimate son.
Ace Drummond
Act like William Meredith, Sr.
event1936 star_border 6.5
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This 13 chapter serial is based on the comic strip character Ace Drummond created by Eddie Rickenbacker. Ace is a 'G-Man of the sky' working out of Washington D.C. He is sent to Mongolia to find out why a mysterious villain known only as 'The Dragon' is trying to prevent the newly formed International Airways from setting up an airport there. Ace meets Peggy Trainor (Jean Rogers) who is searching for her archaeologist father who has disappeared. Together they search for answers to the puzzles.
The Duke Comes Back
Act like Jim Watson
event1937 star_border 5
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After winning the heavyweight championship, boxer Duke Foster (Allan Lane) quits the ring to marry socialite Susan Corbin (Heather Angel). When his businessman father-in-law Arnold (Frederick Burton) loses his fortune, Duke returns to the ring to raise money for him. Susan is furious that Duke is breaking his promise never to box again, and the stakes get even higher when a crooked promoter orders him to take a dive ... or else.
Public Enemy's Wife
Act like Duffield
event1936 star_border 5.8
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Judith has just been paroled for a crime which her vindictive, jealous, violent husband, Gene, fingered her for. Gene is in prison for life. She claims that she had no knowledge of Gene's criminal activity, but FBI agent Lee Laird doesn't buy it.
Outside These Walls
Act like John Wilson
event1939 star_border 7.5
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Walen plays Dan Sparling, a convicted embezzler who becomes editor of his prison newspaper. After serving out his sentence, he sets up an independent newspaper devoted to attacking corruption in public life, encountering various difficulties due to his being an ex-con and opposition from the incumbent administration.
Lucky Losers
Act like David Thurston
event1950 star_border 5.8
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Slip and Sach's boss, David J. Thurston, has allegedly committed suicide. Slip finds a book of matches with the name of a local nightclub on his boss' desk and finds out from Gabe that a gambling casino is being run out of it. Slip comes to the conclusion that the club had something to do with his boss' death and sets out to find his murderer. The boys get jobs at the club and Louie poses as a rich cattlemen as they gather the information to convict the murderers.
Easy Money
Act like D. A. Allen Harrison
event1936 star_border 5.2
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Dan Adams resigns his position as prosecutor on the district attorney's staff and sets out to clean up a gang of fake-accident racketeers. He gets a job with an insurance company, and assures the company president he will get the goods on the gang or die in the attempt. At the company offices, he meets Carol Carter and she, believing he is a shyster (possibly redundant) lawyer in the employ of the racketeers gives him as little help as possible. Dan visits his brother Eddie, who is mixed up with the gang and tries to make him break away. Eddie is belligerent but finally, because of the pressure brought by Dan and his wife Tonia, agrees to go straight. The gang, led by "Duke" Trotti, fears he will squeal and they kill him, plus they make his death look like an accident and plan to collect on it. Dan is closing in on the gang when Carol, who is now his assistant, comes up with some conclusive evidence, but "Duke" has plans to get rid of her before she can give the information to Dan.
The Bridge of Sighs
Act like Defense Attorney Alan Adams
event1936 star_border 6
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Assistant District Attorney Jeffery Powell has just sent an innocent man to prison for the murder of a gambler. Powell is in love with, Marion Courtney, but he's unaware that Marion is the sister of the innocent man he sent to prison. Marion gets herself committed to a women's prison to get proof from inmate, Evelyn 'Duchess' Thane, that her brother is innocent. Powell learns of Marion's plight and believes she's in love with the man he sent to prison.
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
Act like Mr. Canfield
event1936 star_border 7.4
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A 14-episode serial in which Mala, a Polynesian in the employ of U.S. Intelligence investigates sabotage on Clipper Island. A gang of spies causes the eruption of a volcano, for which our hero is blamed. He convinces the local Princess Melani of his innocence and helps her ward off a takeover by rival high priest Porotu.
This Love of Ours
Act like Dr. Melnik
event1945 star_border 5.7
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At a convention, medical researcher Michel Touzac goes with colleagues to see stage caricaturist Targel, whose assistant Florence recognizes him...and attempts suicide. Saved by Touzac's new technique, Florence is revealed in a flashback as Michel's abandoned wife Karin, whom their daughter Susette thinks is dead. Can Susette cope if they now re-unite?
The Wrong Road
Act like Judge
event1937 star_border 4.3
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A young married couple whose plans for their life together haven't turned out as expected decide to rob the bank where the husband works of $100,000, then hide the money in a safe place and return for it after they serve out their sentences. All goes according to plan until they get out of prison, when they find that they're being trailed by an insurance investigator and the husband's old cellmate, who has decided that he wants a cut of the money.
The Best Man Wins
Act like O'Neill
event1935 star_border 5.8
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A diver saves his best friend's life but loses his own arm in doing so. Later, unable to find work because of his missing arm, he is forced to go to work for a criminal searching for lost treasures. Meanwhile his friend, who has since become a policeman, finds himself assigned to break up the crook's operation and bring in his gang--including the man who saved his life.
Undercover Agent
Act like John Graham
event1939 star_border 4.8
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A railway postal clerk goes after a sweepstakes counterfeiting ring.
Parachute Battalion
Act like Thomas Morse
event1941 star_border 5.5
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Director Leslie Goodwins' 1941 military drama, about various men who become buddies when they join the paratroopers, stars Robert Preston, Edmond O'Brien and Buddy Ebsen.
Forever Yours
Act like Williams
event1945
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A young woman who has been stricken with infantile paralysis gives up hope and is trying to "will herself" to die. A doctor who has been conducting experiments with patients with paralyzed nerves is convinced he can cure her.
The 13th Man
Act like Andrew Baldwin
event1937 star_border 5.5
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A tough district attorney has been cleaning up the town, and has already imprisoned twelve dangerous criminals. As he is about to name the target for his next investigation, he is murdered in the midst of a crowd. The police have many suspects and hardly any clues, so two reporters decide to investigate for themselves.
Jungle Jim
Act like Attorney Tyler
event1937 star_border 4.8
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Two safaris enter the African jungle intent on finding a white girl who is the heiress to a fortune. One safari, led by Jungle Jim, wants to make sure she gets the news that she is now a rich woman. The leaders of the other safari want to kill the girl so they can try to get hold of her inheritance.
Meet the Boy Friend
Act like Ned Madison
event1937 star_border 6
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A heartthrob singer, Tony Paige, also known as "America's Boyfriend" decides to wed a Swedish actress. His manager doesn't want this because he is afraid of Tony losing female fans so he takes up a 300 hundred thousand dollar insurance policy if Tony does in fact wed. Tony soon meets a girl name June Delaney on a bus who doesn't swoon over him like other girls. He falls for her but doesn't know her true identity.
The Lost Missile
Act like The Secretary of State
event1958 star_border 4.6
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A missile from parts unknown enters an orbit only 5 miles above Earth's surface and, due to friction from its intense speed through our atmosphere, proceeds to incinerate everything in its immediate wake.
Elopement
Act like Dr. Halsey (uncredited)
event1951 star_border 5
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Two sets of parents frantically race to stop their eloping children's wedding.
Little Miss Nobody
Act like Judge Gibson
event1936 star_border 6
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A runaway orphan is befriended by a kind-hearted pet store owner with a criminal past.
Midnight Intruder
Act like Judge Hammond
event1938 star_border 5.2
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A former actor poses as the son of a wealthy man and gets involved in a murder in which the real son is the suspect.
Personal Secretary
Act like Blackmere
event1938
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Two rival newspaper columnists battle over whether or not a woman murdered her playboy husband.
Secrets of an Actress
Act like Thompson
event1938 star_border 5.6
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Two architects lose their heads over a glamorous actress.
Black Market Babies
event1945 star_border 5
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Two bit hood Eddie Condon (Kane Richmond) sells babies under the counter. A highly lucrative racket he soon finds out. But when will the police get wise to this highly immoral scheme of his? And will they be able to pin a rap on him before he goes a little too far? ALL IS TOLD in this EXCITING tale of CRIME and CORRUPTION!
Magic Town
Act like Stringer
event1947 star_border 6.7
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Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. He and his assistants go there to run polls cheaply and easily, in total secrecy (it would be fatal to let the townsfolk get self-conscious). And of course, civic crusader Mary Peterman must be kept from changing things too much. But romantic involvement with Mary complicates life for Rip; then suddenly everything changes.
Lovin' the Ladies
Act like George Van Horne
event1930 star_border 3
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A man who believes that love is more animal and chemical than spiritual, bets that by controlling the circumstances, he can get any man and woman to fall for with each other and get engaged within a month.
You Can't Beat the Law
Act like Mr. Bedford
event1943 star_border 5.2
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A wild playboy is framed by crooks for a robbery he didn't commit and eventually lands in prison. There he becomes pals with the prison's most hardened criminal, who plans a daring escape.
The Defense Rests
Act like Duffy
event1934 star_border 7
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A sleazy lawyer's female assistant sets out to end his cheating ways.
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Act like (archive footage)
event1984 star_border 10
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Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.
Prison Nurse
Act like Parker
event1938 star_border 5.1
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A state prison is threatened by approaching floods, an epidemic of typhoid fever breaks out among the inmates, the prison's only doctor falls sick, there are only three nurses to administer vaccines and take care of stricken patients--and a group of prisoners is planning to use the chaos as a cover for a mass escape.
The Missing Guest
Act like Frank Baldrich
event1938 star_border 8.5
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Newspaper man "Scoop" Hanlon is looking for a way out of his assigned women's interest column. The one chance he has is to spend the night in the "blue room" of a haunted mansion where a number of people are gathered for a party. When one of the guests disappears from his room, "Scoop" decides to get to the bottom of things.
I've Got Your Number
Act like Joe, a Gangster
event1934 star_border 6
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Two telephone repairmen have many adventures and romance a pair of blondes.
Alaska Patrol
Act like Capt. Wright
event1949
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Spotted after he microfilms secret U.S. Navy documents, foreign agent Rattick is killed when he tries to make a getaway. Naval Intelligence officer Captain Wright and Operative Dale are assigned to investigate and determine who is behind the spy syndicate for which Rattick worked. They bring in the services of Agent Tom Norman, who bears a strong resemblance to Rattick.
Forgotten
Act like Hans Strauss
event1933 star_border 6
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Papa Strauss, a widower, is being shifted around from one married-son's home to the other, and is unwelcome at all because his daughter-in-laws' object to his smelly pipe smoking. Finally the family tucks him 'out of sight and out of mind' into a nursing home, with very little 'honor thy father' thought given to it. However, unmarried daughter, Lena, who loves her father dearly, has a bright fiancée, who makes a lot of money off of a patent, and they make a home for him.
Miss Annie Rooney
Act like Mr. Thomas
event1942 star_border 6.3
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A poor girl falls for a wealthy young man. He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she doesn't have the right kind of dress to wear, so her family and friends band together to raise money to get her the proper dress.
Men Against the Sky
Act like Capt. Sanders
event1940 star_border 4.4
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A draftswoman, the sister of an aging, alcoholic pilot, secretly uses her brother's ideas to solve design problems for an experimental military plane in an attempt to save the company and salvage her brother's reputation.
San Quentin
Act like Rev. Eckles (uncredited)
event1946 star_border 6.3
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An ex-con sets up a program to straighten out hard-core prisoners. Things don't go as planned.
The Dark Past
Act like Warden Benson (uncredited)
event1948 star_border 5.8
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A gang hold a family hostage in their own home. The leader of the escaped cons is bothered by a recurring dream that the doctor of the house may be able to analyze.
Frisco Lil
event1942 star_border 8
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Lil becomes a dealer in a gambling casino in order to get the information she needs to clear her father of a murder charge. She also falls in love with lawyer Brewster.
Why Bring That Up?
Act like Eddie
event1929
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George's partner in vaudeville quits their act, claiming that Betty has broken his heart. George then teams up with Charlie, a stranded trouper, and Irving becomes their manager. Later, in New York, the "Two Black Crows" star in their own revue and save money to build their own theater on Broadway. Betty comes to the theater with her lover, who poses as a cousin and induces George to hire her. He showers her with jewels and money. She tries to persuade George to invest in oil stock her lover is selling, and though their act is a success, Charlie fires Betty. When Charlie and Betty's lover quarrel, Charlie is injured.
Margin for Error
Act like Medical Examiner
event1943 star_border 5.7
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When police officer Moe Finkelstein and his colleague Officer Salomon are ordered to serve as bodyguards to German consul Karl Baumer by the mayor of New York City, Finkelstein turns in his badge, convinced he has to quit the service because the man is a Nazi.
City Story
event1954
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When teen-ager June Kinney is arrested, Warner Anderson, the pastor of a local church she once attended, has her released in his charge. She tells the pastor she doesn't come to church because the congregation is too cold and unfriendly. Realizing that she has spoken the truth, the pastor tries to inject new life into the church and brings up the idea of widened community services before the church board. There is opposition, at first because of the cost, but they vote to give the new plan a chance.
The Wheeler Dealers
Act like Businessman (uncredited)
event1963 star_border 6.2
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Henry J. Tyroon leaves Texas, where his oil wells are drying up, and arrives in New York with a lot of oil money to play with in the stock market. He meets stock analyst Molly Thatcher, who tries to ignore the lavish attention he spends on her but, in the end, she falls for his charm.
You're Only Young Once
Act like Hoyt Wells
event1937 star_border 5.5
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Andy Hardy and his sister find romance during a family vacation in Catalina.
First Yank into Tokyo
Act like Col. Blaine (uncredited)
event1945 star_border 5.4
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A U.S. pilot undergoes plastic surgery and drops into Japan to get a captive scientist's (Marc Cramer) atomic secrets.
Stepchild
Act like Judge
event1947
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Although Dale and Ken Bullock should be a happily married couple, their marriage is on the verge of a break-up, because Dale refuses to give up her well-paying job in order to devote more time to Ken and their two children Jimmy, age 9, and Tommy, age 6. They sue for divorce and the Judge rules that the children be placed in the custody of their father. Dale realizes what she has lost but she is too proud to say anything to Ken, whom she still loves. Ken, shopping for the perfect stay-at-home wife to take care of his children, falls for the charms of his secretary, Millie Lynch. Not quite.
Man Of The People
Act like Governor
event1937 star_border 7
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An Italian immigrant studying the law gets mixed up with crooks.
Play Girl
Act like Fred Dice
event1941 star_border 6.3
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When a gold digger starts to get a little old to ply her trade, she teaches a younger woman all her tricks.
Sorority House
Act like Mr. Grant
event1939 star_border 6.8
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A young girl begins to wonder if she really fits into the upper-class sorority she's trying to join.
Secret Agent of Japan
Act like American Navy Captain
event1942 star_border 4.5
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World War II espionage drama, starring Preston Foster and Lynn Bari.
Behind The Headlines
Act like J.H. Scott, FBI
event1937 star_border 6.2
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A radio reporter sets out to rescue his ex-girlfriend when she is kidnapped by gangsters.
Let's Fall in Love
Act like Barton
event1933 star_border 7.5
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A carnival girl pretends to be Swedish in order to win a movie role.
Broadway Gondolier
Act like Program Director
event1935 star_border 5.4
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A taxi driver travels to Venice and poses as a gondolier to land a radio singing job.
Wanted: Jane Turner
Act like Ferris - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
event1936 star_border 5.3
top_panel_open
Investigators set out to capture a gang of thieves transporting stolen cash through the U.S. mail.
Out of This World
Act like Doctor
event1945 star_border 7.3
top_panel_open
An all-girl band hits paydirt—and mud—when they sign a male crooner and then sell five 25% shares of his contract.
Blind Date
Act like George E. Martin
event1934 star_border 7
top_panel_open
A young woman is torn between a wealthy suitor who wants her body and the honest young man who wants what's best for her.
Garden of the Moon
Act like Doctor (uncredited)
event1938 star_border 5.8
top_panel_open
Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by performing at the Garden of the Moon, which is broadcast over the radio. The problem is that John Quinn is the club's ruthless, scheming manager who will do anything to keep Vincente under his thumb. John's assistant, Toni Blake, falls for Vincente, complicating the escalating war.
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Act like Victor Stockton
event1937 star_border 6.8
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A Bishop from Australia comes to Perry to ask him to take a case of a woman wrongly accused of manslaughter 22 years before. The case would involve the wealthy Mr. Brownley and the fact that his alleged granddaughter may be an imposter. With that, the Bishop leaves and is clubbed in his hotel room. Soon after, he leaves on a boat and Perry meets the woman - Ida Gilbert. Perry goes to see Mr. Brownley, but gets nowhere. Later that night, Brownley is to meet Ida, but he is shot by a woman who drops Ida's gun. Ida is arrested for the murder of Mr. Brownley and Perry gets involved.
Grand Exit
Act like District Attorney Cope
event1935 star_border 6.4
top_panel_open
A Stumped insurance company is forced to re-hire the most expensive, most big-headed, but best arson investigator to solve a string of major losses.
Naughty But Nice
Act like Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
event1939 star_border 6.2
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Donald Hardwick (Dick Powell) is a stuffed-shirt, classical music professor. His family and small-town music college that he works are of equal mindset. When Don visits his black-sheep aunt in New York in order to find a buyer for his Rhapsody he is exposed to her shocking swing music crowd. His life begins to make dramatic changes after drinking a "lemonade" that turns out to be a Hurricane.
Doctor X
Act like Willard Keefe, Daily World Night Editor (Uncredited)
event1932 star_border 6
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A wisecracking New York reporter intrudes on a research scientist's quest to unmask The Moon Killer.
The Gallant Hours
event1960 star_border 6.7
top_panel_open
A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.
Paddy O'Day
Act like Ship's Officer
event1936 star_border 7
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A wealthy, eccentric collector of stuffed birds and a beautiful Russian singer provide refuge to an orphaned Irish child who has arrived illegally in New York.
Picture Snatcher
Act like Joe Chase - Record Editor (uncredited)
event1933 star_border 6.9
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An ex-con uses his street smarts to become a successful photojournalist.
Page Miss Glory
Act like Radio Announcer (uncredited)
event1935 star_border 6.3
top_panel_open
A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant celebrity thanks to an ambitious photographer.
Luxury Liner
Act like Older Man (uncredited)
event1933 star_border 6.3
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This drama offers a few slices from the lives of those who live, work, and travel upon a luxurious trans-atlantic ocean liner.
Hired Wife
Act like Hudson (uncredited)
event1940 star_border 6.8
top_panel_open
Ad man Stephen Dexter asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a loophole in order to protect his finances during an important business deal. Once the deal is completed, he asks Kendall for a divorce and is dismayed when she refuses.
Pacific Liner
Act like San Francisco Port Doctor (uncredited)
event1939 star_border 5.2
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The S. S. Arcturus sails from Shanghai to San Francisco, and Dr. Jim Craig takes the post of ship's physician in order to be near Ann Grayson, the ship's nurse. Chief Engineer 'Crusher" McKay also has his eyes on Ann, and this brings an immediate conflict between the two men. When an epidemic breaks out below decks, Craig tells McKay the engine-and-fire rooms must be put under quarantine, but all of Craig's efforts to keep the disease from spreading are opposed by McKay.
You Said a Mouthful
Act like Jones - Attorney (uncredited)
event1932 star_border 5
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Two men bear the name Joe Holt. One is a shipping clerk, the other a champion Canadian swimmer. When a socialite gets them confused, thinking the clerk is the inventor of an unsinkable swim suit, she enters him in a 20 mile swim race.
Wings of the Navy
Act like First Doctor
event1939 star_border 6
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Jerry tries to out compete his older brother Cass, a lieutenant Naval aviator. Cass is both tough on and protective of his brother, but Jerry can give it right back.
Three Sons o' Guns
Act like Head of Draft Board
event1941 star_border 5
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Three reckless brothers dodge the draft then sign up and become men.
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Act like Doctor
event1939 star_border 7
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In Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel market, Mr. Moto and his sidekick, a wrestler, find themselves involved in murders by thrown daggers, the frame-up of an overstressed Army colonel, and a pirate gang led by an unknown boss who has inside knowledge of the ensuing investigation.
Union Pacific
Act like Jerome (uncredited)
event1939 star_border 6.5
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One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Act like Customs Official (uncredited)
event1939 star_border 6
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FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.
Two Thoroughbreds
Act like Bill Conway
event1939 star_border 2
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A farm boy trains a wild colt on his own.
Five Came Back
Act like Airlines Official (uncredited)
event1939 star_border 6.3
top_panel_open
Twelve people are aboard Coast Airline's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off course. Crashing into jungles known to be inhabited by head hunters, pilots Bill and Joe race against time to fix the engines and attempt a take off. The situation brings out the best and worst in the stranded dozen as they create a makeshift runway and prepare to escape before the natives attack. But damage to the plane and low fuel reserves means that only 5 people can be carried to safety.
Each Dawn I Die
Act like Editor Patterson (uncredited)
event1939 star_border 6.8
top_panel_open
A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.
Missing Evidence
Act like Manager
event1939
top_panel_open
G-Man Bill Collins swings into action when a crooked sweepstakes racket begins insinuating itself upon the honest citizenry of the US. The crooks have flooded the market with counterfeit lottery tickets, reducing many an unwary speculator to poverty.
Reno
Act like Disbarment Lawyer
event1939 star_border 6
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A divorce lawyer prospers as a gambling tycoon.
Swanee River
Act like Army Medical Examiner
event1939 star_border 6.5
top_panel_open
Swanee River is a 1940 American biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out. Typical of 20th Century Fox biopics of the time, the film is more fictional than factual biography.
Gunmen of Abilene
Act like Dr. Johnson
event1950 star_border 6
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Abilene gunmen are bent on terrorizing the town of Blue Valley and massacring its inhabitants. They have been hired by local druggist Henry Turner, who has discovered gold beneath the town and wishes complete possession.
The Under-Pup
Act like Lawyer
event1939 star_border 6
top_panel_open
A young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer at a camp for girls from wealthy families. At first made fun of and ridiculed because of her background, she determines to show the snooty rich girls she's just as good as they are.
Espionage Agent
Act like Instructor
event1939 star_border 5.9
top_panel_open
When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to route out an espionage ring planning to destroy American industrial capability.
The Escape
Act like Mr. Henley
event1939 star_border 5.5
top_panel_open
An embittered Louie Peronni returns from prison to find that his sister, Juli Peronni, is engaged to policeman Eddie Farrell, and also finds that his secret wife Annie Qualen has placed their baby girl in a foundling home. With his old gang again, Louie plans a robbery of a fur warehouse. Louie shoots down the night watchman and is trailed home where his father Guiseppe Peronni persuades him not to fight it out with the police. Determined to let Louie take the full rap, the gang kidnaps the district attorney's daughter.
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Act like Tom Malcolm (uncredited)
event1939 star_border 6.5
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Baby Dumpling, the six-year-old son of Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead disappears from sight during his first day at school. While Dagwood frantically combs the city in search of the boy, Baby Dumpling spents a nice, safe afternoon with poor little rich girl Melinda Mason, who with her new playmate's help arises from her sickbed to walk across the room for the first time in months.
Postal Inspector
Act like Chief Postal Inspector
event1936 star_border 6.2
top_panel_open
Postal inspectors track down money stolen from a railroad car.
Teddy the Rough Rider
Act like John W. Riggs
event1940 star_border 6.4
top_panel_open
This short follows the political career of Theodore Roosevelt, beginning in 1895, when he was appointed police commissioner of New York City. In 1897 he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy. His charge up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War in 1898 is re-created. He becomes vice president in March 1901 and assumes the presidency when William McKinley is assassinated six months later. According to the narrator, Roosevelt refused to be beholden to political bosses, doing what he believed to be right for the American people.
Three Smart Girls
Act like Hamilton
event1936 star_border 6.4
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The three Craig sisters – Penny, Kay, and Joan – go to New York to stop their divorced father from marrying gold digger Donna Lyons and re-unite him with their mother.
South of the Border
Act like American Consul
event1939 star_border 5
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A federal agent and his partner hang out in Mexico to check a revolution.
Wagons Westward
Act like Major Marlowe
event1940 star_border 6
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David Cook and twin brother Tom are poles apart in disposition and traits. When their father dies, Tom goes to New Mexico to live with his Uncle Hardtack while David remains behind to care for their mother. The grown Tom becomes an outlaw while brother David becomes a government lawman. David is charged with apprehending Tom...
The Shepherd of the Hills
Act like Doctor (uncredited)
event1941 star_border 6.6
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Young Matt Matthews, an Ozark Mountains moonshiner, hates the father he has never seen, who apparently deserted Matt's mother and left her to die. His obsession contributes to the hatred rampant in the mountains. However, the arrival of a stranger, Daniel Howitt, begins to positively affect the mountain people, who learn to shed their hatred under his gentle influence.
Thunder Birds
Act like Bit role
event1942 star_border 5.4
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On a secluded base in Arizona, veteran World War I pilot Steve Britt trains flyers to fight in World War II. One of his trainees, Englishman Peter Stackhouse, competes with Britt for the affections of Kay Saunders, the daughter of a local rancher. Despite their differences, Britt makes sure Sutton passes his training and becomes a combat pilot -- even though he loses Kay to the young man in the process.
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Act like James Sawyer
event1940 star_border 4
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A man involved in a crime (Nolan) kills his key witness by mistake and resigns himself to death. He changes his name so as not to harm his family. The law is not content with his explanation, however.
Calling All Marines
Act like Col. C.B. Vincent
event1939
top_panel_open
Gang members Blackie Cross and Snooker try to pick up Judy Fox and her friend Pat as they welcome home Judy's brother, Marine Sergeant Marvin Fox.
She Married Her Boss
Act like Andrews (uncredited)
event1935 star_border 7
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A super-efficient secretary at a department store falls for and marries her boss, but finds out that taking care of him at home (and especially his spoiled-brat daughter) is a lot different than taking care of him at work.
Traveling Saleslady
Act like J.C. Scoville
event1935 star_border 5.9
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A toothpaste magnate's mischievous daughter, tired of her father's traditional ways of conducting business, joins forces with her father's rival and a crazy inventor. Together they create "Cocktail Toothpaste". The new concoction tastes like whiskey in the morning, a martini at suppertime, and champagne at night.
Love Crazy
Act like Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
event1941 star_border 7.1
top_panel_open
Circumstance, an old flame and a mother-in-law drive a happily married couple to the verge of divorce and insanity.
Purity Squad
Act like Darles F. Peters (uncredited)
event1945
top_panel_open
This entry in the Crime Does Not Pay series focuses on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's effort to ensure that drugs are fully tested before they are sold to consumers. Two unscrupulous investors market the drug 'Diabulin' as a substitute for insulin after preliminary tests show good results. After a short time, however, users start dying from the drug. The FDA and the state attorney general's office then go after the drug marketers.
A Likely Story
Act like Doctor in Elevator (uncredited)
event1947 star_border 4.2
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A shell-shocked young GI mistakenly believes he is dying, and a young artist takes it upon herself to prove to him that he's not.
Meet the Stewarts
Act like Club Member (uncredited)
event1942 star_border 6
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A young, newlywed couple learns to make their marriage work—on a budget.
Every Girl Should Be Married
Act like Clergyman (uncredited)
event1948 star_border 6.4
top_panel_open
Anabel Sims is determined to find the perfect husband. She thinks she's found her man in Madison Brown, a handsome pediatrician. She then prepares an elaborate scheme to trap him into marriage
She's a Sweetheart
Act like General
event1944
top_panel_open
In this musical drama, a woman turns her mansion into a boarding house for soldiers on furlough, providing them with room, board, and musical entertainment.
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Act like Board Member (uncredited)
event1941 star_border 6.9
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Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?
The Magnificent Brute
Act like Dr. Coleman
event1936 star_border 6.3
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A love triangle forms the basis of this drama. It all begins in a steel mill when a steel worker ignores the besotted gazes of his landlady at the boarding house and falls in love with a gold-digger. His best friend also finds himself smitten by the seductive young woman. But when the one of the workers fritters away a collection that had been taken up for the wife of a deceased co-worker on a foolish bet, he and the vamp take off until the good-hearted landlady intervenes and convinces them to stay and take their lumps.
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Act like Aide to Stephen Douglas (uncredited)
event1940 star_border 7
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as President of the United States.
Libeled Lady
Act like Adams the Washington Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
event1936 star_border 7.3
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When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.
Dakota
Act like Dr. Judson
event1945 star_border 5.1
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In 1871, professional gambler John Devlin elopes with Sandra "Sandy" Poli, daughter of Marko Poli, an immigrant who has risen to railroad tycoon. Sandy, knowing that the railroad is to be extended into Dakota, plans to use their $20,000 nest egg to buy land options to sell to the railroad at a profit. On the stage trip to Ft. Abercrombie, their fellow passengers are Jim Bender and Bigtree Collins, who practically own the town of Fargo and Devlin is aware that they are prepared to protect the little empire... trying to drive out the farmers by burning their property, destroying their wheat, and blaming the devastation on the Indians. Continuing their journey north on the river aboard the "River Bird', Sandy and John meet Captain Bounce, an irascible old seafarer. Two of Bendender's henchmen, Slagin and Carp, board the boat and relieve John of his $20,000 at gunpoint. Captain Bounce, chasing the robber's dinghy..
The Green Hornet
Act like District Attorney
event1940 star_border 5.5
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A newspaper publisher and his Korean servant fight crime as vigilantes who pose as a notorious masked gangster and his aide.
Red Salute
Act like Army Officer
event1935 star_border 5.8
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The rebellious daughter of an army general gets involved with a Communist agitator, mainly to annoy her father. He arranges to have her kidnapped and taken to Mexico--hoping that she will forget her "Red" boyfriend--by a young, handsome soldier named Jeff who, while somewhat of a goof-up, the general believes is still better for her.
The Secret Bride
Act like Vincent's Counsel (uncredited)
event1934 star_border 6.3
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Before Ruth Vincent, daughter of a state governor, and state attorney general Robert Sheldon can announce their marriage, the governor is accused of bribe-taking. To avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, they decide to keep their marriage secret. The political intrigue becomes more involved, and no one is quite what they seem. Soon Sheldon and Ruth must decide between saving the governor's career and an innocent person's life.
Front Page Woman
Act like Joe Davis
event1935 star_border 5.8
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Ace reporter Curt Devlin and fellow reporter Ellen Garfield love one another, but Curt believes women are "bum newspapermen". When a murder investigation ensues, the two compete every step of the way, determined to not be scooped by the other.
Two Wise Maids
Act like Dr. MacIntyre
event1937
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The two leading ladies are cast as Prudence and Agatha, a pair of old-fashioned schoolteachers in an old-fashioned small town. Disdaining the wimpy theories of "progressive" education, Prudence and Agatha stick to the reliable "Three R's," often teaching to the tune of a hickory stick. Though ridiculed for their so-called outmoded methods, the heroines manage to turn out quite a few prize students, earning the undying gratitude of the local citizenry.
Arson Racket Squad
Act like Commissioner Benton
event1938
top_panel_open
New York City fireman Bill O'Connell is assigned to the Arson Sqaud with the job of apprehending the for-profit gang of arsonists who are spreading terror and loss of property, including human life.
Federal Bullets
Act like Harker
event1937
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Federal Bullets is a leisurely paced Monogram crime melodrama with not a few clever plot twists. The FBI, represented by Milburn Stone and William Harrigan, investigates a seemingly respectable charitable organization. In fact, the enterprise is a front for a crime ring, headed by Ma Barker clone Zeffie Tilbury (Trivia note: Ms. Tilbury was totally blind, and had to learn her "blocking" by rote).
Johnny Apollo
Act like Prison Warden
event1940 star_border 6.8
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Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then turns to crime to raise money for his father's release. As assistant to mobster Mickey Dwyer, then falls for Dwyer's girl Lucky. He winds up in the same prison as his father.
Saboteur
Act like FBI Chief (uncredited)
event1942 star_border 6.9
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Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.
Road to Happiness
Act like Sam Rankin
event1941 star_border 5.5
top_panel_open
A struggling singer, devoted to his young son, fears the child's super-spoiled, unloving but wealthy mother will gain custody of the boy.
West of Shanghai
Act like Harry
event1937 star_border 5.4
top_panel_open
American businessmen and missionaries working in China are captured and held prisoner by a local warlord.
Babies for Sale
Act like Arthur Kingsley
event1940 star_border 5.5
top_panel_open
A determined newsman pursues his hunch that a charitable maternity hospital is running a ruthless adoption racket.
Brigham Young
Act like Caleb Kent
event1940 star_border 4.4
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Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City. The plot focuses on two fictitious characters, Jonathan Kent and Zina Webb and the hardships they have to face along the way.
Santa Fe Trail
Act like Officer Reading Names of Graduates (uncredited)
event1940 star_border 5.7
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As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. While there they aid in the capture and execution of the abolitionist, John Brown following the Battle of Harper's Ferry.
Smashing the Vice Trust
Act like District Attorney
event1937
top_panel_open
In a meeting with the leaders of his vice syndicate, gangster boss James "Lucky" Lombardo complains that his profits are down. He demands that his henchmen get new, younger and prettier girls for his bordellos.
Devil Goddess
Act like Prof. Carl Blakely
event1955 star_border 5.5
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Jungle-Jim type Johnny Weissmuller helps Professor Blakely look for a missing colleague who is now playing "god" for a bunch of natives.
Cairo
Act like Ship Captain (uncredited)
event1942 star_border 5.8
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Reporter Homer Smith accidently draws Marcia Warren into his mission to stop Nazis from bombing Allied Conwoys with robot-planes.
The Little Giant
Act like Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
event1933 star_border 6.8
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Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a house from down-on-her-luck Ruth and hires her as social secretary. He rescues Polly Cass from a horsefall and goes home to meet her dad who sells him some phony stock certificates. When he learns about this he sends to Chicago for mob help.
Gambling Ship
Act like Steve Riley
event1938
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A gambler uses his winnings to help support an orphanage.
Sergeant York
Act like General Duncan (uncredited)
event1941 star_border 7.2
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Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
The Fuller Brush Man
Act like Henry Seward (uncredited)
event1948 star_border 5.8
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Poor Red Jones gets fired from every job he tries. His fiancée gives him one last chance to make good when he becomes a Fuller Brush man. His awkward attempts at sales are further complicated when one of his customers is murdered and he becomes the prime suspect.
Gallant Sons
Act like Henry, Gambling Man (uncredited)
event1940 star_border 7.2
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When a teenager's father is accused of murder, the boy and his high-school classmates set out to find the real killer.
Gateway
Act like Inspector
event1938 star_border 6.5
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Irish immigrant meets returning war correspondent on a liner bound for New York. When she resists the amours of another passenger, charges result in her being detained at Ellis Island.
City for Conquest
Act like Doctor
event1940 star_border 6.8
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The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?
The Singing Kid
Act like J.A. Hanson (uncredited)
event1936 star_border 4
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Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.
No Time for Comedy
Act like First-Nighter (uncredited)
event1940 star_border 5.4
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An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.
20,000 Men a Year
Act like C.A.A. Official
event1939 star_border 5.5
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Pilot disobeys unsafe orders and loses his job. He then starts a flying school which receives a boost when the government launches a program which it hopes will produce 20,000 pilots a year.
Florian
Act like Desk Sergeant
event1940 star_border 1
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Set against the backdrop of WWI Europe, a man and woman of different classes are brought together by their love of Lippizan horses.
The Marines Fly High
Act like Medical Officer
event1940 star_border 5.5
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Marine lieutenants Dan and Jim fight bandits in the South American jungle, while competing for the attention of beautiful Joan Grant.
Millionaires in Prison
Act like Dr. Harry Lindsay
event1940 star_border 6
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A crop of millionaire inmates struggle to get accustomed to prison life, while inmate Nick Burton watches out for everyone's interests on the inside.
Madame Spy
Act like Harrison K. Woods
event1942 star_border 6
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Joan Bannister is the wife of globe-trotting war correspondent David Bannister. Returning to the US, Bannister becomes suspicious when Joan begins keeping company with known Nazi functionaries, notably the sinister Mr. Peter. Suspecting that his own wife may be the elusive “Madame Spy” wanted by American authorities, Bannister is in for quite a few surprises.
Stars on Parade
Act like J. L. Carson
event1944
top_panel_open
In this musical showcase, two aspiring stars attempt to wow a pair of talent scouts with their stellar abilities. Songs include "My Heart Isn't in It" (Jack Lawrence), "It's Love, Love, Love" (Mack David, Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer), "When They Ask about You" (Sammy Stept), "Jumpin' at the Jubilee" (Ben Carter, Mayes Marshall), "Taking Care of You" (Lou Brown, Harry Akst), "Where Am I Without You?" (Don Raye, Gene De Paul), "Two Hearts in the Dark" (Dave Franklin), "Somewhere This Side of Heaven," "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel."
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Act like Army Officer
event1941 star_border 5.7
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Dick Tracy goes up against a villain known as The Ghost, who can turn himself invisible.
Sing, Baby, Sing
Act like City Editor
event1936 star_border 5.6
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The "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is spoofed in this delightful 20th Century Fox musical. Adolphe Menjou plays the Barrymore counterpart, a loose-living movie star with a penchant for wine, women, and more wine. Alice Faye plays a nightclub singer hungry for publicity. Her agent (Gregory Ratoff) arranges a "romance" between Faye and Menjou. Eventually Faye winds up with Michael Whalen, allowing Menjou to continue his blissful, bibulous bachelorhood. Sing, Baby, Sing represented the feature-film debut of the Ritz Brothers, who are in top form in their specialty numbers--and who are awarded a final curtain call after the "The End" title, just so the audience won't forget them (The same device was used to introduce British actor George Sanders in Fox's Lancer Spy [37]).
Land of Opportunity: The Mardi Gras
Act like Selmer Jackson
event1950
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Highlights of the Mardi Gras festivities, held every year in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Private Detective
Act like Simmy Sanger
event1939 star_border 6
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A female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder of a millionaire.
Chinatown Squad
Act like Detective
event1935 star_border 6
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Police search for the killer of a man who misused $700,000 intended for the Chinese Communists.
The Flying Missile
Act like Col. Halliburton
event1950 star_border 5.4
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A Navy commander experiments with launching missiles from submarines.
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
Act like Governor
event1951 star_border 5
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At the end of the Civil War, Sam White returns home to his ranch in the Texas ranch -The Panhandle - to find it in the hands of a gang of outlaws
Patrolling the Ether
Act like Chief of Radio Intelligence Division
event1944
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1940. Sixteen year old Phillip is one of a number of amateur radio operators across the US, doing it purely as a fun hobby. He is informed by Bill Beck of the Radio and Intelligence Division (RID) of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that amateur international radio communication is now banned due to spying a result of the war in Europe. Beck, on behalf of the RID, asks Phillip, however, to continue to monitor the airwaves for suspicious activity.
Sheriff of Las Vegas
Act like Arthur Stanton
event1944 star_border 4.5
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In this western, brave Red Ryder and his sidekick save a murdered judge's son from going to jail by proving that someone else killed his father.
Renegades of the Sage
Act like Brown
event1949
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The plot finds Steve/Durango attempting to capture ex-Civil War guerilla fighter Miller who may be the man who's been going around knocking down telegraph wires.
The Royal Mounted Rides Again
Act like RCMP Superintendant MacDonald
event1945 star_border 5.8
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In time-honored fashion, a couple of supporting players -- George Dolenz and Bill Kennedy -- found themselves elevated to starring roles in this minor Universal serial. They played Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers investigating the murder of a miner. The story, of course, was less important than speed and action, which directors Ray Taylor and Lewis D. Collins delivered in typical slap-dash Universal style. Starlet Daun Kennedy did not make much of an impression as the imperiled leading lady, and former star Robert Armstrong (of King Kong fame) was wasted in a subordinate role. Rondo Hatton, a non-actor whose grotesque appearance (caused by acromegaly, the so-called "Elephant Man" disease) was tastelessly exploited by Universal in the '40s, appeared as one of the outlaws.
Carnival
Act like Baby Judge
event1935
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"Chick" Thompson is a puppet-master in a traveling carnival whose wife dies in childbirth and leaves him with an infant son he names "Poochy." His father-in-law and the baby's grandfather sues him for custody of the baby and Chick takes his son and hides out for a couple of years. He joins his former assistants, Daisy and "Fingers", in a circus act only to find that the persistent grandfather is still on his trail.
The Secret Call
Act like Matt Stanton
event1931
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The Secret Call is adapted from The Woman, a play by William C. DeMille (brother of Cecil B.) Peggy Shannon plays Wanda Kelly, the daughter of a disgraced politician. Reduced to working as a switchboard operator, Wanda is privy to the many secrets and indiscretions of the clients of a big-city hotel. She also finds romance in the form of handsome Tom Blake (Richard Arlen). The huge cast of characters comes in handy for the film's multitude of subplots, none of which ever get their wires crossed. Peggy Shannon acquits herself nicely in her first major role, but by the end of the decade her career was in decline.
Forty Little Mothers
Act like Missing Persons Detective
event1940 star_border 6.2
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An out-of-work professor gets a break from an old college buddy to teach at an exclusive girl's school. But events conspire against him: he finds an abandoned child which he takes under his wing, despite the school's rules against teachers having a family; and the girls in the school resent his replacing a handsome and popular teacher, and do everything in their power to get him fired.
Romance on the Range
Act like Lawyer Harrison
event1942 star_border 5.7
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Fur theives are looting the traps on the ranch where Roy is foreman and they have murdered one of Roy's friends.
Jack McCall, Desperado
Act like Col. Brand
event1953 star_border 5.3
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During the Civil War, a Southerner joins the Union Army and is accused of leaking information to the Confederates.
They Died with Their Boots On
Act like Capt. McCook (uncredited)
event1941 star_border 6.6
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The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Act like Sersen
event1942 star_border 5.8
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This historical drama tells the story of the first class to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In the early 19th Century, Congress appropriated the money to build the school, but opponents who believed it to be an illegitimate expansion of the powers of the federal government decided to sabotage the school. They put the hard-as-nails Major Sam Carter in charge of the academy, and he ruthlessly put the recruits through grueling training -- until only ten prospective soldiers remained. They include Dawson, a patriotic farm boy and Howard Shelton, a selfish playboy who has come to West Point only because of its prestige. The two vie for Carolyn Bainbridge, while they, along with the other eight, try convince Carter that the school is worth keeping.
Devil Pays Off
Act like Adm. Curtiss
event1941 star_border 3.3
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A former Navy man attempts to redeem his honor by exposing a shipping tycoon's dealings with the enemy.
Remember the Day
Act like Graham
event1941 star_border 6.6
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Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to Dan Hopkins, the man she married and lost.
Blossoms in the Dust
Act like Senator
event1941 star_border 6.5
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Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats children who are without parents and decides to do something about it. She opens a home for foundlings and orphans and begins to place children in good homes, despite the opposition of "conservative" citizens, who would condemn illegitimate children for being born out of wedlock. Eventually Edna leads a fight in the Texas legislature to remove the stigma of illegitimacy from birth records in that state, while continuing to be an advocate for homeless children.
She Wrote the Book
Act like Fielding
event1946 star_border 6
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A plain-Jane math professor (Joan Davis) at a small midwestern college is talked into journeying to New York on behalf of a colleague who has written a steamy bestseller under an assumed name. When she arrives she gets a bump on the head which brings on a form of amnesia and she begins to believe she is the author of the book. Hijinks and adventures follow.
That's My Boy
Act like Doc Hunter
event1951 star_border 5.8
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Jack Jackson, the greatest football player in Ridgefield College history, is disappointed that his only son Junior is an uncoordinated, allergy-ridden bookworm. He uses his athletic reputation and standing as #1 alumni contributor to pressure the coach to take Junior onto the team. In addition, he pays the tuition of Junior's financially needy classmate Bill Baker, a potential all-American, with the understanding that he will room with Junior and mentor him athletically and socially. Junior's initial efforts as quarterback prove disastrous and further complications arise when the room mates both fall in love with the same co-ed.
Sarge Goes to College
Act like Marine Capt. R.S. Handler
event1947 star_border 4
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A Marine Sergeant, wounded in overseas service, requires an operation, and the Navy psychiatrist recommends to the Captain and Colonel that "Sarge" be given a few weeks rest before hospitalization. Through the Dean of San Juan Junior College, Sarge enters the school on a temporary basis.
Thru Different Eyes
Act like King (defense attorney)
event1929
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Harvey Manning is placed on trial for the murder of Jack Winfield, his closest friend, whose body was found in the Manning home. During the trial, the prosecuting and the defense attorneys put forward sharply different versions of the character of Manning and his wife, Viola, and of the events leading up to the murder. The jury returns a verdict of guilty, but a young girl then comes forward and confesses that she killed Winfield for having wronged her.
Left Over Ladies
Act like Churchill
event1931
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Two married couples are involved in divorce proceedings; Patricia and Ronny, who are still in love with each other, and Jerry and Amy who couldn't care less for each other. Patricia's friendship with "Duchess," a tragic, aging lady well versed in making mistakes, leads her and Ronny to the avoidance of a mistake.
Powder Town
Act like Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)
event1942 star_border 3.7
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Director Rowland V. Lee's wacky 1942 comedy, about an absent-minded scientist working on a secret formula at an explosives plant, stars Edmond O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, Dorothy Lovett, June Havoc, Eddie Foy Jr., Marion Martin and Mary Gordon.
The Westland Case
Act like The Warden
event1937 star_border 6
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A detective must solve a case where a girl was murdered in a room--and all the doors and windows were locked from the inside.
Get Hep to Love
Act like George Arnold, Insurance Man
event1942 star_border 4
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Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her.
A Date with the Falcon
Act like Mr. Wallis (uncredited)
event1942 star_border 6.5
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In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.
The Secret Code
Act like Maj. Henry Barton
event1942 star_border 5.1
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A superhero known as The Black Commando battles Nazi agents who use explosive gases and artificial lightning to sabotage the war effort.
Child of Divorce
Act like Dr. Sterling
event1946 star_border 6
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An eight-year-old girl is an unwilling and disturbed witness of parental quarrels in her home, and when the parents finally secure a divorce, the judge decrees that the young girl live with her mother for eight months and her father the other four months. The divided life affects her both mentally and physically.
The Thirteenth Hour
Act like Judge William B. Collins
event1947 star_border 5.8
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In this drama, a trucker's business is nearly destroyed after he is wrongfully accused of killing a policeman with whom he recently quarreled.
My Favorite Spy
Act like Minister at Wedding
event1942 star_border 5.2
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The Army takes a bandleader (Kay Kyser) away from his bride (Ellen Drew) and sends him on a spy mission with a woman (Jane Wyman).
Thru Different Eyes
Act like Chaplain
event1942
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A celebrated district attorney reflects on the way circumstantial evidence impacted a famous murder case.
The Power of God
Act like The Pastor
event1942
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As the elderly man visiting his wife's grave remembers how a renewed faith in Christianity help a shady businessman, a juvenile delinquent a young couple and a shiftless man find the way to righteousness.
Off the Record
Act like Detective Mendall
event1939 star_border 6
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After a socially conscience reporter adopts a slum orphan after she causes his brother's gang to go to prison.
The Cobra Strikes
Act like Dr. Keating
event1948 star_border 5
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A newspaper reporter investigates the near-fatal shooting of a medical scientist.
Stand Up and Fight
Act like Whittingham P. Talbot
event1939 star_border 5.8
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A southern aristocrat clashes with a driver transporting stolen slaves to freedom.
Mark of the Gorilla
Act like Warden Frank R. Bentley
event1950 star_border 3.6
top_panel_open
Nazis dressed to look like Great Apes are looking for gold, and Jungle Jim must stop them.
Shipmates Forever
Act like Commander Gibbs (uncredited)
event1935 star_border 6.5
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An admiral's son with no interest in carrying on the family tradition is a successful crooner. He finally joins the Navy to prove he can, but with no real love in it.
Forgotten Women
Act like Judge Donnell
event1949
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A tale of three women who hang out in a bar and bend the ear of Harry the bartender. Kate Allison drinks to forget playboy Andy Emerson, whom she might have married if her husband, John Allison hadn't come home before the divorce was final, which is no big deal as actors Norris and Douglas were pretty much interchangeable anyway; Ruth Marshall is reunited with husband Richard Marshall on the pleas of their son in the divorce court of Judge Donnell; and Clair Dunning makes up with husband Bill Dunning after they meet in the bar. Most of what passes for action is a couple of car wrecks, understandable considering the amount of sauce consumed in Harry's bar.
Parole!
Act like Earl Bigbee
event1936 star_border 6
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Louis Friedlander-directed film
Glamour for Sale
Act like District Attorney Thomas (uncredited)
event1940 star_border 4
top_panel_open
A blackmail mob is waiting for you to go out with one of these girls.
She Knew All the Answers
Act like Broker
event1941 star_border 6.3
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Chorus girl and rich playboy want to marry but he'll lose his fortune unless his trustee approves of his mate. So she goes to work in the trustee's brokerage firm under an assumed name to get on his good side but complications ensue.
Navy Wife
Act like Doctor
event1935 star_border 5
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A Hawaiian naval nurse weds a widowed officer partly because he has a crippled daughter.
Murder in the Air
Act like Dr. Riddell
event1940 star_border 4.6
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Enemy agents are everywhere and they are sabotaging all important war deliveries. The body of a hobo found in a train wreck had a money belt with $50,000 and a tattoo of a circle and arrow. This is a tattoo for saboteurs for hire and Brass must impersonate the dead man to find out what his orders are. As Steve Coe, he meets with the band of enemy agents in California and everything goes well until the wife of the dead 'Hobo' shows up. Luckily, Gabby is able to save Brass and Brass learns what is his assignment. He is to board the USN airship 'Mason', which is testing the super secret Inertia Projector, and destroy the airship.
If I Had My Way
Act like Mr. Melville (uncredited)
event1940 star_border 6.4
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Construction worker Buzz Blackwell becomes the guardian of 12-year-old Pat Johnson after one of his buddies, her father, is killed. Buzz and Pat, along with their chum Axel Swensen, head to New York to look for the girl's uncle. The trio soon unexpectedly become owners of a tired restaurant.
Wife Wanted
Act like Lowell Cornell
event1946 star_border 6.5
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Career-slipping movie star Carole Raymond buys in as a real estate partner of Jeff Caldwell. Actually, through his secretary, Nola Reed, Caldwell runs a matrimonial bureau and, with the aid of his associate, Lee Kirby, they defraud and blackmail a large group of lonely people. Carole, unknowingly, is used as bait for one of their victims, Walter Desmond, who "commits suicide." Reporter William Tyler thinks otherwise.
Crime Ring
Act like Ernie-Lawyer
event1938 star_border 4.7
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Fake fortunetellers win the confidence of clients and then get them to part with their money by buying mining stocks which are worthless.
Around the World
Act like Consul
event1943 star_border 5
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Bandleader Kay Kyser takes his troupe of nutty musicians, goofball comics and pretty girl singers on a tour around the world to entertain the troops during World War II.
Reconnaissance Pilot
Act like Lt. General
event1943
top_panel_open
Documentary/training film depicting the duties of a pilot in the Pacific Theatre of the Second World War as he flies reconnaissance missions over enemy-held islands.
Hot Water
Act like Maxwell
event1937 star_border 5
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The Jones family is in an uproar when Dad's campaign for mayor appears sabotaged by an anonymous newspaper article.
On Dress Parade
Act like Capt. Evans Dover
event1939 star_border 6.3
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The final feature in the "Dead End Kids" film series finds a youth trying to adjust to life at a military school.
Sealed Verdict
Act like Dr. Bossin
event1948 star_border 5.5
top_panel_open
John Hoyt plays a high-ranking Nazi being prosecuted by an army tribunal in the aftermath of World War II. Sentenced to death, the general appeals to the American investigating Major (Ray Milland), claiming mitigating circumstances, and providing the names of witnesses who will clear his name. This sends the Major in a search through the ruins of post-war Germany to determine the degree of the general's guilt.
Public Deb No. 1
Act like Lawyer
event1940 star_border 4.2
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When a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her soup-tycoon uncle makes the waiter a vice-president of his company.
The Accusing Finger
Act like Medical Examiner
event1936 star_border 4.7
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A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sentenced to die. The woman he loves and his investigator rival for her affections rally to find the real killer, while he is confronted by the misery of life on death row.
Police Car 17
Act like Police Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
event1933 star_border 2
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Motor patrolman Tim Conlon and his partner Bumps O'Neill vie for the attentions of Helen Regan, daughter of a fellow cop.
The Falcon Takes Over
Act like Laird Burnett (Uncredited)
event1942 star_border 6
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While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O'Hara attempts to track him assuming him to be a prime suspect for a number of mishaps.
Honeymoon Lodge
Act like Carol's Lawyer
event1943
top_panel_open
Honeymoon Lodge is a musical variation on the old Awful Truth plotline. Divorce-bound Bob and Carol Sterling (David Bruce, June Vincent) make a last-ditch attempt to avoid their legal breakup by restaging their mountain-resort honeymoon. Things get complicated when a rancher named Big Boy (Rod Cameron, in a Ralph Bellamy-style "sap" role) shows up at the resort in ardent pursuit of Carol, while Lorraine Logan (Harriet Hilliard) sets her cap for Bob.
Sailor's Lady
Act like Executive Officer
event1940 star_border 4
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Sailor is going to marry his girlfriend when he returns, but she becomes foster mother to baby whose parents are accidentally killed. The baby is accidentally left on board a visiting battleship.
Murder in the Clouds
Act like Radio Announcer (Voice)
event1934 star_border 4.7
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Bob Halsey is a first-rate pilot who's in love with stewardess Judy Wagner. He's ordered to deliver a secret formula to Washington, D.C., but a spy hears about the assignment and sabotages it by murdering Bob's fellow flyers and making off with the liquid. While the government conducts a vast search for the formula, the spies entangle Judy in their web of deceit, causing Bob to set off on his own in an effort to save his sweetheart and retrieve the missing mixture.
The Chaser
Act like Judge #2
event1938 star_border 6
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A sleazy lawyer gains clients by showing up at terrible accidents. His boss, determined to stop him, hires a pretty girl to cozy up and coerce the truth out of the ambulance-chaser. Unfortunately, the boss doesn't count on the romance factor and sure enough, love blossoms between the girl and the shyster.
Sorrowful Jones
Act like Doctor (uncredited)
event1949 star_border 6.1
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A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her father doesn't return, he learns that taking care of a child interferes with his free-wheeling lifestyle. Sorrowful must also evade crooked gangsters and indulge in a bit of horse-thieving.
Public Hero Number 1
Act like Simpson - Prison Board Member (uncredited)
event1935 star_border 6.2
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G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which preys upon other hoodlums. Orchestrating the jailbreak of the gang's leader, Crane joins him in a Dillinger-like flight across the country.
Educating Father
Act like Prof. Howard (uncredited)
event1936
top_panel_open
Jones family romp with father trying to convince son to follow him as a druggist, rather than becoming a pilot, until the son's piloting skills come in handy.
The Fountainhead
Act like Cortlandt Official (uncredited)
event1949 star_border 6.9
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An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.
Young Man with Ideas
Act like Merritt Crayton - Attorney (uncredited)
event1952 star_border 4.7
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A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.
Three on a Match
Act like Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
event1932 star_border 6.2
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Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs.
The Working Man
Act like Hartland Company Salesman (uncredited)
event1933 star_border 6.6
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A successful shoe manufacturer named John Reeves goes on vacation and meets the grown children of his recently deceased and much-respected competitor; they're on the verge of losing the family legacy through their careless behavior. Reeves takes it upon himself to save his rival's company by teaching the heirs a lesson in business.
Buck Privates
Act like Capt. Johnson (uncredited)
event1941 star_border 6.6
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Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only in the same unit, they're vying for a pretty girl who seems attracted to both.
It Ain't Hay
Act like Grant
event1943 star_border 6.4
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Abbot and Costello must find a replacement for a woman's horse they accidentally killed after feeding it some candy. They head for the racetrack, find a look-a-like and take it. They do not realize that the nag is "Tea Biscuit," a champion racehorse.
The Time of Their Lives
Act like Mr. Dibbs - Museum Curator (uncredited)
event1946 star_border 7
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Two ghosts, who were mistakenly branded as traitors during the Revolutionary War, return to 20th century New England to retrieve a letter from George Washington which would prove their innocence.
Allotment Wives
Act like Deacon Sam
event1945 star_border 6
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Unscrupulous women marry servicemen for their pay.
My Man Godfrey
Act like Blake (Socialite) (uncredited)
event1936 star_border 7.6
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Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.
Fog Over Frisco
Act like Radio Announcer (Uncredited)
event1934 star_border 6.1
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Val takes the assistance of a society reporter and a journalist to investigate the disappearance of her half-sister Arlene, a wealthy socialite who is involved in criminal activities.
Bowery Battalion
Act like Col. Masters
event1951 star_border 8
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Slip, Sach and the gang (Bowery Boys) think an air-raid test is for real and join the Army.
Flight to Fame
Act like Jules Peabody
event1938 star_border 5
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An evil villain steals a newly invented death ray.
Invisible Stripes
Act like Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
event1939 star_border 6.2
top_panel_open
A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.
Shock
Act like Dr. Blair
event1946 star_border 5.9
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In this thriller, psychiatrist Dr. Cross kills his wife and expects to get away with murder, until he discovers that the slaying was observed by a next-door neighbor, Janet Stewart. As Janet attempts to convince her husband of the doctor's dastardly deed, Cross shows up to advise him that Janet is in dire need of some in-depth counseling.
Guadalcanal Diary
Act like Col. Thompson (uncredited)
event1943 star_border 5.6
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Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.
The Girl from Manhattan
Act like Dr. Moseby
event1948 star_border 5
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A small-town girl who's made it big in New York as a fashion model returns home, only to find that her somewhat dotty uncle has mortgaged his boarding house to the hilt. In her efforts to help him keep his boarding house, she becomes involved with a handsome young minister and his superior, an older bishop.
Joe Smith, American
Act like Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
event1942 star_border 5.7
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Joe Smith is an ordinary American family man who works in an aircraft factory. Shortly after being a promoted to a much higher position, Joe is kidnapped by enemy agents who are determined to get military secrets out of him by any means possible. Will Joe keep quiet or betray his country...
Mysterious Intruder
Act like Dr. Connell (Uncredited)
event1946 star_border 5.8
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A private detective is hired to find a young heiress but finds himself accused of murder.
Don't Bet on Blondes
Act like Gambler Who Bet $30,000 (Uncredited)
event1935 star_border 5
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Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His first client is Colonel Youngblood who insures his daughter, Marilyn, against marriage.
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Act like Judge
event1942 star_border 5.1
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Private eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten acquitted are apparently strangled by a serial killer.
Hey, Rookie
Act like Col. Robbins
event1944
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Musical comedy star Jimmy Leighter wants to get away from show biz and his leading lady Winnie Clark, so he joins the Army. There he gets the order to put on a show, Winnie Clark appears in a camp show, hears about his task and offers him his help. He thinks, she does it for her publicity only, so he doesn't want to know anything about this, till he finds out, that she has no such intentions.
Purple Heart Diary
Act like Col. Tappen
event1951
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A trio of singers entertaining hospitalized soldiers during WWII encourage a wounded soldier in his love for a nurse.
Brothers
Act like Assistant Defense Attorney (uncredited)
event1930
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Bob Naughton and Eddie Connolly are identical-twin brothers that were separated in infancy. Bob is raised by a rich lawyer, has all the advantages, but is a drunk with no moral character. Eddie is a pianist in a speak-easy but a man of high character. Bob commits a murder and Eddie is blamed and faces life in prison.
The Gentleman from Nowhere
Act like District Attorney
event1948 star_border 6
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Security guard, wounded in a robbery of furs, arouses the suspicions of an insurance investigator.
Thrill of a Romance
Act like 2nd Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
event1945 star_border 6.2
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A soldier falls in love with a newly-married woman after her husband abandons her for a business meeting on their honeymoon.
Stand Up and Cheer!
Act like White House Correspondent
event1934 star_border 4.8
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President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon runs afoul of political lobbyists out to destroy his department.
Revolt of the Zombies
Act like Officer (uncredited)
event1936 star_border 3.1
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The story is set in Cambodia in the years following WWI. An evil count has come into possession of the secret methods by which men can be transformed into walking zombies and uses these unholy powers to create a race of slave laborers. An expedition is sent to the ruins of Angkor Wat, in hopes of ending the count's activities once and for all. Unfortunately, one of the members of the expedition has his own agenda.
Sadie McKee
Act like Tiffany Salesman (uncredited)
event1934 star_border 7
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A maid has romances with a two-timer, a boozing millionaire and the master of the house.
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Act like Navy Commander
event1937 star_border 6.7
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Get ready for a Gold Medal murder mystery! This "tense, thrilling mystery" ('California Congress of Parents and Teachers') pits Charlie Chan against international spies who are using the Berlin Olympic games as the perfect cover...for cold-blooded murder!
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(1 ep.)
event1951 star_border 8.7
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Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones.
The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Act like Butler (1 ep.)
event1955 star_border 7.7
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A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
The Millionaire
Act like Dr. Jim O'Toole (1 ep.)
event1955 star_border 5
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An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were given one million dollars from a benefactor who insisted they never know him, with one exception.
Lux Video Theatre
Act like Dr. Allen (1 ep.)
event1950 star_border 6
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Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(1 ep.)
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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is a television western series loosely based on the life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour black-and-white program aired for 229 episodes on ABC from 1955 to 1961 and featured Hugh O'Brian in the title role.
Adventures of Superman
Act like Col. Jack Redding (2 ep.)
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Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!"
Voices: "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!"
Announcer: "Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare hands; and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way."
Navy Log
(1 ep.)
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Navy Log is an American drama anthology series that initially aired for one season on CBS. It relates the greatest survival war stories in the history of the United States Navy. This series premiered on September 20, 1955, but the following year, it was moved to ABC, where it aired until September 25, 1958. The program aired for a total of three seasons and 102 episodes.
Annie Oakley
Act like John Cromby - Rancher (1 ep.)
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Annie Oakley was an American Western television series that fictionalized the life of famous sharpshooter Annie Oakley. It ran from January 1954 to February 1957 in syndication, for a total of 81 black and white episodes, each 25 minutes long. ABC showed reruns on Saturday and Sunday daytime from 1959 to 1960 and from 1964 to 1965.
The Ford Television Theatre
Act like Gen. Maddux (1 ep.)
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This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Act like Governor (1 ep.)
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The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is an American Western television series which ran for eight seasons from 1951 through 1958. The Screen Gems series began in syndication, but ran on CBS from 1955 through 1958, and, at the same time, on ABC from 1957 through 1958.
The Living Christ
Act like Pharisee (1 ep.)
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The first ever made for TV miniseries documents the story of Jesus Christ from birth to resurrection.
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