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Derived loosely from the popular-in-its-day autobiography of NY Police captain Cornelius W. “The Gang Buster” Willemse. Mary Kennedy, the daughter of police lieutenant Jim Kennedy, works … Director: Christy Cabanne Writers: James Gruen (screenplay), Cornelius W. Willemse (book), Stars: Norman Foster, Judith Allen, Sidney Blackmer source
Life gets complicated for a taxi driver when it’s discovered that he’s the spitting image of the murdered heir to a fortune. Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet Writers: Betty Burbridge (screenplay), Betty Burbridge (story) Stars: Wallace Ford, Finis Barton, E. Alyn Warren source
An adaptation of Madame Bovary transported to Rye, New York in the 1930’s. All characters have been renamed. Director: Albert Ray Writers: Gustave Flaubert (novel), Frances Hyland (adaptation) Stars: H.B. Warner, Lila Lee, Beryl Mercer source
When the villagers of Klineschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism. While police inspector Karl remains skeptical, scientist Dr. von Niemann … Director: Frank R. Strayer Writer: Edward T. Lowe Jr. (screen story) Stars: Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas source
As a train speeds through the Arizona night, a man posing as a physician holds up the baggage-car crew and escapes with a $500,000 payroll. The fake doctor, Paul Bruckner, leaves the train .. Director: Mark Stevens Writers: Robert Angus (original story), Aben Kandel (screenplay) Stars: Mark Stevens, King Calder, Felicia Farr source
Writers: Agatha Christie (story), Frank Vosper (play) Stars: Edna Best, Bernard Lee, Eileen Sharp source
After her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, a young heiress seeks Holmes’ help when she feels threatened by her brutish stepfather. Director: Jack Raymond Writers: Arthur Conan Doyle (story), W.P. Lipscomb (adaptation) Stars: Lyn Harding, Raymond Massey, Angela Baddeley source
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 (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” 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 …