Agatha Christie • TV Movie • Love from a Stranger (1938) • Drama • Thriller
Writers: Agatha Christie (story), Frank Vosper (play) Stars: Edna Best, Bernard Lee, Eileen Sharp source
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Flying Wild (1941) [Comedy] [Drama]
While pals Skinny (Donald Haines), Danny Graham (Bobby Jordan), Peewee (David Gorcey), Algy Reynolds (Eugene Francis), and Scruno (Sunshine Sammy Morrison) all work at the Reynolds Aviation Company, which is run by Algy’s father (Herbert Rawlinson), Muggs (Leo Gorcey), the only one of the kids who refuses to work, spends his time flirting with an …
Johnny O’Clock (1947) [Film Noir] [Drama] [Crime]
Johnny O’Clock (Dick Powell) is a junior partner in a posh casino with Guido Marchettis (Thomas Gomez). Complicating their longtime working relationship is Guido’s wife Nelle (Ellen Drew), who is still in love with former boyfriend Johnny. She gives Johnny an expensive custom pocket watch, the twin of a birthday present she gave her husband, …
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My Man Godfrey (1936) [Romance] [Comedy]
“My Man Godfrey” is an American screwball comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava. The screenplay was written by Morrie Ryskind, with uncredited contributions by La Cava, based on “1011 Fifth”, a short novel by Eric Hatch. The story concerns a socialite who hires a derelict to be her family’s butler, only to fall in …
He Walked by Night (1948) [Film Noir] [Thriller]
On a Los Angeles street, Officer Hollis, a patrolman on his way home from work, stops a man he suspects of being a burglar and is shot and mortally wounded. The minor clues lead nowhere. Two police detectives, Sergeants Marty Brennan (Brady) and Chuck Jones (Cardwell), are assigned to catch the killer, Roy Morgan (Basehart), …
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Queen of the Amazons (1947) JUNGLE ADVENTURE
Stars: Robert Lowery, Patricia Morison, J. Edward Bromberg Director: Edward Finney Writer: Roger Merton (original story and screenplay) A woman’s husband has disappeared on an expedition into the jungle. She hires a guide to take her into the jungle to find him. However, they discover that he has been captured by a savage female tribe. …
the dark corner
a very good crime drama starring lucille ball,clifton webb and william bendix. source
Telephone Operator (1937 Drama) Alice White Judith Allen
The 1937 drama Telephone Operatpr starring Alice White, Judith Allen, and Grant Withers (this movie is public domain) Learn more about Alice at http://www.alicewhite.org source
The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935) JUNGLE ADVENTURE
Stars: Bruce Bennett, Ula Holt, Ashton Dearholt Directors: Edward A. Kull, Wilbur McGaugh Writers: Edgar Rice Burroughs (novel) Tarzan goes to Guatemala to find his lost friend, D’Arnot. On the way he helps Major Matling search Mayan ruins for hidden jewels and an idol containing the formula for a powerful explosive. D’Arnot and the idol …
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Island Captives (1937) JUNGLE ADVENTURE
Stars: Edward J. Nugent, Joan Barclay, Henry Brandon Director: Glenn Kershner Writer: Al Martin (story) A murdered businessman’s daughter is shipwrecked on a jungle island with the son of the man who killed her father. Both are threatened by a smuggling ring that uses the island as its headquarters! source