Hank Mann

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The Maltese Falcon (1941)

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A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Huston
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Mary Astor  •  Gladys George  •  Peter Lorre

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Huston
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Mary Astor  •  Gladys George  •  Peter Lorre

City Lights (1931)

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In this sound-era silent film, a tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower seller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie Chaplin
CAST:  Charlie Chaplin  •  Virginia Cherrill  •  Harry Myers  •  Al Ernest Garcia

In this sound-era silent film, a tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower seller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie Chaplin
CAST:  Charlie Chaplin  •  Virginia Cherrill  •  Harry Myers  •  Al Ernest Garcia

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)

When the murder of an archaeologist puts a valuable medallion into their hands, Abbott and Costello waste little time in trying to sell it, only to find themselves pursued by police, a slinky adventuress, an Egyptian high priest, and the mummy himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Bud Abbott  •  Lou Costello  •  Marie Windsor  •  Michael Ansara

When the murder of an archaeologist puts a valuable medallion into their hands, Abbott and Costello waste little time in trying to sell it, only to find themselves pursued by police, a slinky adventuress, an Egyptian high priest, and the mummy himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Lamont
CAST:  Bud Abbott  •  Lou Costello  •  Marie Windsor  •  Michael Ansara

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

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Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Priscilla Lane  •  Raymond Massey  •  Jack Carson

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Priscilla Lane  •  Raymond Massey  •  Jack Carson

Daddy-O (1958)

Phil, a part-time truck driver and singer who wears his pants far too high, meets a feisty platinum blonde who challenges him to a drag race through Griffith Park. When he is caught and loses his license, he meets up with the sketchy Frank Wooster who offers him a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lou Place
CAST:  Dick Contino  •  Bruno VeSota  •  Sandra Giles  •  Gloria Victor

Phil, a part-time truck driver and singer who wears his pants far too high, meets a feisty platinum blonde who challenges him to a drag race through Griffith Park. When he is caught and loses his license, he meets up with the sketchy Frank Wooster who offers him a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lou Place
CAST:  Dick Contino  •  Bruno VeSota  •  Sandra Giles  •  Gloria Victor

Meet John Doe (1941)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Gary Cooper  •  Edward Arnold  •  Walter Brennan

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Gary Cooper  •  Edward Arnold  •  Walter Brennan

Modern Times (1936)

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A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie Chaplin
CAST:  Charlie Chaplin  •  Paulette Goddard  •  Henry Bergman  •  Tiny Sandford

A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie Chaplin
CAST:  Charlie Chaplin  •  Paulette Goddard  •  Henry Bergman  •  Tiny Sandford

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

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Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Jean Arthur  •  James Stewart  •  Claude Rains  •  Edward Arnold

Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Jean Arthur  •  James Stewart  •  Claude Rains  •  Edward Arnold

Not of This Earth (1957)

An agent from a distant planet has been sent to earth to ship large quantities of blood to his world, where a plague is ravaging the populace. He comes equipped with an interstellar matter transmitter, telepathic mind-control powers, and deathray-shooting eyes. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Corman
CAST:  Paul Birch  •  Beverly Garland  •  Morgan Jones  •  William Roerick

An agent from a distant planet has been sent to earth to ship large quantities of blood to his world, where a plague is ravaging the populace. He comes equipped with an interstellar matter transmitter, telepathic mind-control powers, and deathray-shooting eyes. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Corman
CAST:  Paul Birch  •  Beverly Garland  •  Morgan Jones  •  William Roerick

One Foot in Heaven (1941)

Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Rapper
CAST:  Fredric March  •  Martha Scott  •  Beulah Bondi  •  Gene Lockhart

Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Rapper
CAST:  Fredric March  •  Martha Scott  •  Beulah Bondi  •  Gene Lockhart

Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)

In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Webb
CAST:  Jack Webb  •  Janet Leigh  •  Edmond O'Brien  •  Peggy Lee

In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Webb
CAST:  Jack Webb  •  Janet Leigh  •  Edmond O'Brien  •  Peggy Lee

Phantom of the Opera (1943)

Pit violinist Claudin hopelessly loves rising operatic soprano Christine Dubois (as do baritone Anatole and police inspector Raoul) and secretly aids her career. But Claudin loses both his touch and his job, murders a rascally music publisher in a fit of madness, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Nelson Eddy  •  Susanna Foster  •  Claude Rains  •  Edgar Barrier

Pit violinist Claudin hopelessly loves rising operatic soprano Christine Dubois (as do baritone Anatole and police inspector Raoul) and secretly aids her career. But Claudin loses both his touch and his job, murders a rascally music publisher in a fit of madness, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Nelson Eddy  •  Susanna Foster  •  Claude Rains  •  Edgar Barrier

Rancho Notorious (1952)

A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Marlene Dietrich  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Mel Ferrer  •  Gloria Henry

A man in search of revenge infiltrates a ranch, hidden in an inhospitable region, where its owner, Altar Keane, gives shelter to outlaws fleeing from the law in exchange for a price.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fritz Lang
CAST:  Marlene Dietrich  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Mel Ferrer  •  Gloria Henry

River of No Return (1954)

An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Marilyn Monroe  •  Rory Calhoun  •  Tommy Rettig

An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Robert Mitchum  •  Marilyn Monroe  •  Rory Calhoun  •  Tommy Rettig

Scarface (1932)

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio "Tony" Camonte, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Karen Morley  •  Osgood Perkins

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio "Tony" Camonte, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  Paul Muni  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Karen Morley  •  Osgood Perkins

Some Like It Hot (1959)

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Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Marilyn Monroe  •  Tony Curtis  •  Jack Lemmon  •  George Raft

Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Marilyn Monroe  •  Tony Curtis  •  Jack Lemmon  •  George Raft

The Great Dictator (1940)

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie Chaplin
CAST:  Charlie Chaplin  •  Jack Oakie  •  Reginald Gardiner  •  Henry Daniell

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie Chaplin
CAST:  Charlie Chaplin  •  Jack Oakie  •  Reginald Gardiner  •  Henry Daniell

Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)

A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mack Sennett
CAST:  Marie Dressler  •  Charlie Chaplin  •  Mabel Normand  •  Mack Swain

A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mack Sennett
CAST:  Marie Dressler  •  Charlie Chaplin  •  Mabel Normand  •  Mack Swain

The Patent Leather Kid (1927)

The Patent Leather Kid is a 1927 silent film which tells the story of a boxer who scoffs at fighting outside the ring... particularly for the United States once it enters World War I. Eventually, he is drafted, is shipped overseas, and performs a heroic act, which ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Santell
CAST:  Richard Barthelmess  •  Molly O'Day  •  Lawford Davidson  •  Matthew Betz

The Patent Leather Kid is a 1927 silent film which tells the story of a boxer who scoffs at fighting outside the ring... particularly for the United States once it enters World War I. Eventually, he is drafted, is shipped overseas, and performs a heroic act, which ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Santell
CAST:  Richard Barthelmess  •  Molly O'Day  •  Lawford Davidson  •  Matthew Betz

Twenty Minutes of Love (1914)

Charlie is hanging around in the park, finding problems with a jealous suitor, a man who thinks that Charlie has robbed him a watch, a policeman and even a little boy, all because our friend can't stop snooping.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie Chaplin  •  Joseph Maddern
CAST:  Charlie Chaplin  •  Minta Durfee  •  Edgar Kennedy  •  Gordon Griffith

Charlie is hanging around in the park, finding problems with a jealous suitor, a man who thinks that Charlie has robbed him a watch, a policeman and even a little boy, all because our friend can't stop snooping.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charlie Chaplin  •  Joseph Maddern
CAST:  Charlie Chaplin  •  Minta Durfee  •  Edgar Kennedy  •  Gordon Griffith
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