Helen MacKellar

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Northwest Passage (1940)

Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Robert Young  •  Walter Brennan  •  Ruth Hussey

Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Robert Young  •  Walter Brennan  •  Ruth Hussey

Honolulu (1939)

Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Buzzell
CAST:  Eleanor Powell  •  Robert Young  •  George Burns  •  Gracie Allen

Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Buzzell
CAST:  Eleanor Powell  •  Robert Young  •  George Burns  •  Gracie Allen

The Past of Mary Holmes (1933)

Mary Holmes (MacKellar), once a famous opera star known as Maria di Nardi, now lives in a run-down shanty and suffers from alcoholism. Known for her eccentric behavior, Mary breeds geese, and is thus known in her neighborhood as 'The Goose Woman'. She blames her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Slavko Vorkapich  •  Harlan Thompson
CAST:  Helen MacKellar  •  Eric Linden  •  Jean Arthur  •  Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Mary Holmes (MacKellar), once a famous opera star known as Maria di Nardi, now lives in a run-down shanty and suffers from alcoholism. Known for her eccentric behavior, Mary breeds geese, and is thus known in her neighborhood as 'The Goose Woman'. She blames her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Slavko Vorkapich  •  Harlan Thompson
CAST:  Helen MacKellar  •  Eric Linden  •  Jean Arthur  •  Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)

The zany plot follows nitwit Gracie Allen trying to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Gracie Allen  •  Warren William  •  Ellen Drew  •  Kent Taylor

The zany plot follows nitwit Gracie Allen trying to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Gracie Allen  •  Warren William  •  Ellen Drew  •  Kent Taylor

Life with Henry (1941)

Henry Aldrich wants to win a trip to Alaska.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Reed
CAST:  Jackie Cooper  •  Leila Ernst  •  Eddie Bracken  •  Fred Niblo

Henry Aldrich wants to win a trip to Alaska.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Reed
CAST:  Jackie Cooper  •  Leila Ernst  •  Eddie Bracken  •  Fred Niblo

Two Against the World (1936)

Searching for ratings at any cost, an unscrupulous radio-network owner forces his program manager to air a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William C. McGann
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Beverly Roberts  •  Linda Perry  •  Carlyle Moore Jr.

Searching for ratings at any cost, an unscrupulous radio-network owner forces his program manager to air a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William C. McGann
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Beverly Roberts  •  Linda Perry  •  Carlyle Moore Jr.

Valley of the Giants (1938)

A lumberman takes on a sleezy corporate giant wanting to move in and do whatever it takes to drive everyone else out of business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Wayne Morris  •  Claire Trevor  •  Frank McHugh  •  Alan Hale

A lumberman takes on a sleezy corporate giant wanting to move in and do whatever it takes to drive everyone else out of business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Wayne Morris  •  Claire Trevor  •  Frank McHugh  •  Alan Hale

Silver Spurs (1943)

Jerry Johnson inherits a 50,000 acre ranch. Lucky Miller wants to take over the ranch. Roy is trying to get a railroad spur right of way. Lucky has a woman come west to marry Jerry to get control of the ranch. After the wedding, Lucky has the owner killed. Roy’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Roy Rogers  •  Smiley Burnette  •  John Carradine  •  Phyllis Brooks

Jerry Johnson inherits a 50,000 acre ranch. Lucky Miller wants to take over the ranch. Roy is trying to get a railroad spur right of way. Lucky has a woman come west to marry Jerry to get control of the ranch. After the wedding, Lucky has the owner killed. Roy’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Roy Rogers  •  Smiley Burnette  •  John Carradine  •  Phyllis Brooks

The Great Train Robbery (1941)

Tom Logan is a railroad detective who takes it upon himself to halt the activities of his crooked brother Duke. Duke and his henchman have stolen an entire gold train, including the passengers......  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Bob Steele  •  Claire Carleton  •  Milburn Stone  •  Helen MacKellar

Tom Logan is a railroad detective who takes it upon himself to halt the activities of his crooked brother Duke. Duke and his henchman have stolen an entire gold train, including the passengers......  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Bob Steele  •  Claire Carleton  •  Milburn Stone  •  Helen MacKellar

Little Tough Guy (1938)

The son of a man sentenced to death for a murder he didn't commit vows to become a criminal himself. He starts his own street gang, and their crime spree is financed by a mysterious young man--who turns out to be the son of the District Attorney who sent the boy's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Young
CAST:  Robert Wilcox  •  Helen Parrish  •  Marjorie Main  •  Jackie Searl

The son of a man sentenced to death for a murder he didn't commit vows to become a criminal himself. He starts his own street gang, and their crime spree is financed by a mysterious young man--who turns out to be the son of the District Attorney who sent the boy's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harold Young
CAST:  Robert Wilcox  •  Helen Parrish  •  Marjorie Main  •  Jackie Searl

The Powers Girl (1943)

Two small-town sisters who've come to New York City for very different reasons find themselves competing for the affections of a brash magazine photographer. Comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Z. McLeod
CAST:  George Murphy  •  Anne Shirley  •  Carole Landis  •  Dennis Day

Two small-town sisters who've come to New York City for very different reasons find themselves competing for the affections of a brash magazine photographer. Comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Z. McLeod
CAST:  George Murphy  •  Anne Shirley  •  Carole Landis  •  Dennis Day

Women Without Names (1940)

Joyce and Fred MacNeil's honeymoon comes to an abrupt and unsatisfying halt when Fred is accused of murder. Railroaded into prison through the efforts of politically ambitious assistant DA Marlin, Fred awaits his doom on Death Row, while Joyce works overtime on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Ellen Drew  •  Robert Paige  •  Judith Barrett  •  John Miljan

Joyce and Fred MacNeil's honeymoon comes to an abrupt and unsatisfying halt when Fred is accused of murder. Railroaded into prison through the efforts of politically ambitious assistant DA Marlin, Fred awaits his doom on Death Row, while Joyce works overtime on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Ellen Drew  •  Robert Paige  •  Judith Barrett  •  John Miljan

Bad Boy (1939)

Johnny Fraser leaves his mother in their small home town and sets out for the big city. He obtains a job with a large firm of architects. Steve Carson, a fellow employee, is constantly flaunting the money he has won at the race track. Johnny also bets the races, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Meyer
CAST:  Johnny Downs  •  Rosalind Keith  •  Helen MacKellar  •  Spencer Williams

Johnny Fraser leaves his mother in their small home town and sets out for the big city. He obtains a job with a large firm of architects. Steve Carson, a fellow employee, is constantly flaunting the money he has won at the race track. Johnny also bets the races, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Meyer
CAST:  Johnny Downs  •  Rosalind Keith  •  Helen MacKellar  •  Spencer Williams

Barefoot Boy (1938)

A spoiled boy sent to the country to grow-up. He has to deal with life, friends and crooks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karl Brown
CAST:  Jackie Moran  •  Marcia Mae Jones  •  Bradley Metcalfe  •  Marilyn Knowlden

A spoiled boy sent to the country to grow-up. He has to deal with life, friends and crooks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karl Brown
CAST:  Jackie Moran  •  Marcia Mae Jones  •  Bradley Metcalfe  •  Marilyn Knowlden

The Case Of The Stuttering Bishop (1937)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Clemens
CAST:  Donald Woods  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Anne Nagel  •  Linda Perry

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Clemens
CAST:  Donald Woods  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Anne Nagel  •  Linda Perry

Gangs of Sonora (1941)

Commissioner Tredwell is the law of the land and he gets whatever he wants with the help of hired guns and lackey lawyer Conners. The only one who publicly stands up to Tredwell is Beecham of the Clarion. Beecham has his paper burned to the ground and when he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John English
CAST:  Robert Livingston  •  Bob Steele  •  Rufe Davis  •  June Johnson

Commissioner Tredwell is the law of the land and he gets whatever he wants with the help of hired guns and lackey lawyer Conners. The only one who publicly stands up to Tredwell is Beecham of the Clarion. Beecham has his paper burned to the ground and when he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John English
CAST:  Robert Livingston  •  Bob Steele  •  Rufe Davis  •  June Johnson

Delinquent Parents (1938)

A woman is forced to keep her marriage and past indiscretions a secret from those she loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Grindé
CAST:  Doris Weston  •  Maurice Murphy  •  Helen MacKellar  •  Morgan Wallace

A woman is forced to keep her marriage and past indiscretions a secret from those she loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Grindé
CAST:  Doris Weston  •  Maurice Murphy  •  Helen MacKellar  •  Morgan Wallace

Dark Command (1940)

When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the place, especially Mary McCloud, daughter of the local banker. Politics is in the air however. It's just prior to the civil war and there is already a sharp division in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Claire Trevor  •  John Wayne  •  Walter Pidgeon  •  Roy Rogers

When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the place, especially Mary McCloud, daughter of the local banker. Politics is in the air however. It's just prior to the civil war and there is already a sharp division in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Claire Trevor  •  John Wayne  •  Walter Pidgeon  •  Roy Rogers

Disbarred (1939)

The Bar Association disbars attorney Tyler Cradon when it appears he was implicated in the murder of a prominent vice crusader. Cradon, not wishing to be without an income,is impressed by the way Joan Carroll handled a small-town murder, poses as a real estate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Gail Patrick  •  Robert Preston  •  Otto Kruger  •  Sidney Toler

The Bar Association disbars attorney Tyler Cradon when it appears he was implicated in the murder of a prominent vice crusader. Cradon, not wishing to be without an income,is impressed by the way Joan Carroll handled a small-town murder, poses as a real estate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Gail Patrick  •  Robert Preston  •  Otto Kruger  •  Sidney Toler

Crime School (1938)

In the slums, teenager Frankie Warren hangs out with a rowdy gang who one day knock him out in a fight. In court, the boys refuse to reveal who struck the knockout blow, and all are subsequently sentenced to a reformatory, cruelly run by two corrupt guards. New ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Clemens  •  Lewis Seiler
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  The Dead End Kids  •  Gale Page  •  Billy Halop

In the slums, teenager Frankie Warren hangs out with a rowdy gang who one day knock him out in a fight. In court, the boys refuse to reveal who struck the knockout blow, and all are subsequently sentenced to a reformatory, cruelly run by two corrupt guards. New ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Clemens  •  Lewis Seiler
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  The Dead End Kids  •  Gale Page  •  Billy Halop
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