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Each Dawn I Die (1939)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  James Cagney  •  George Raft  •  Jane Bryan  •  George Bancroft

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  James Cagney  •  George Raft  •  Jane Bryan  •  George Bancroft

Santa Fe Trail (1940)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Alan Hale  •  Ronald Reagan

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Alan Hale  •  Ronald Reagan

The Mummy's Curse (1944)

After being buried in quicksand for the past 25 years, Kharis is set free to roam the rural bayous of Louisiana, as is the soul of his beloved Princess Ananka, still housed in the body of Amina Mansouri, who seeks help and protection at a swamp draining project.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Goodwins
CAST:  Lon Chaney Jr.  •  Peter Coe  •  Virginia Christine  •  Kay Harding

After being buried in quicksand for the past 25 years, Kharis is set free to roam the rural bayous of Louisiana, as is the soul of his beloved Princess Ananka, still housed in the body of Amina Mansouri, who seeks help and protection at a swamp draining project.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Goodwins
CAST:  Lon Chaney Jr.  •  Peter Coe  •  Virginia Christine  •  Kay Harding

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cromwell
CAST:  Raymond Massey  •  Gene Lockhart  •  Ruth Gordon  •  Mary Howard

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cromwell
CAST:  Raymond Massey  •  Gene Lockhart  •  Ruth Gordon  •  Mary Howard

The Great Impersonation (1942)

An Englishman kills a German look-alike and poses as a Nazi spy in London.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Rawlins
CAST:  Ralph Bellamy  •  Evelyn Ankers  •  Aubrey Mather  •  Edward Norris

An Englishman kills a German look-alike and poses as a Nazi spy in London.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Rawlins
CAST:  Ralph Bellamy  •  Evelyn Ankers  •  Aubrey Mather  •  Edward Norris

Mug Town (1942)

Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and trying to avoid the brakeman, is killed. The boys meet Steve's mother, Alice Bell and Tommy is given a job in the storage garage which she owns jointly with Mack ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Taylor
CAST:  Billy Halop  •  Huntz Hall  •  Grace McDonald  •  Bernard Punsly

Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and trying to avoid the brakeman, is killed. The boys meet Steve's mother, Alice Bell and Tommy is given a job in the storage garage which she owns jointly with Mack ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Taylor
CAST:  Billy Halop  •  Huntz Hall  •  Grace McDonald  •  Bernard Punsly

Divorce (1945)

A woman who has been married and divorced five times comes back to her small hometown, where she proceeds to complicate, and potentially destroy, the marriage of her childhood boyfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  Bruce Cabot  •  Helen Mack  •  Mary Gordon

A woman who has been married and divorced five times comes back to her small hometown, where she proceeds to complicate, and potentially destroy, the marriage of her childhood boyfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  Bruce Cabot  •  Helen Mack  •  Mary Gordon

The Red Menace (1949)

A couple try to leave the Communist party after a murder by the group they were once loyal to.  (more)

DIRECTION:  R.G. Springsteen
CAST:  Robert Rockwell  •  Hanna Axmann-Rezzori  •  Betty Lou Gerson  •  Lester Luther

A couple try to leave the Communist party after a murder by the group they were once loyal to.  (more)

DIRECTION:  R.G. Springsteen
CAST:  Robert Rockwell  •  Hanna Axmann-Rezzori  •  Betty Lou Gerson  •  Lester Luther

A Thousand and One Nights (1945)

On the run after being found sweet-talking the Sultan's daughter, Aladdin comes upon a lamp which, when rubbed, summons up Babs the genie. He uses it to return as a visiting prince asking for the princess's hand. Unfortunately for him, the sultan's wicked twin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Phil Silvers  •  Cornel Wilde  •  Evelyn Keyes  •  Adele Jergens

On the run after being found sweet-talking the Sultan's daughter, Aladdin comes upon a lamp which, when rubbed, summons up Babs the genie. He uses it to return as a visiting prince asking for the princess's hand. Unfortunately for him, the sultan's wicked twin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Phil Silvers  •  Cornel Wilde  •  Evelyn Keyes  •  Adele Jergens

I Take This Woman (1940)

On return from Europe Dr. Decker foils glamour girl Georgi from jumping overboard. At Decker's suggestion to keep busy, she assists at his clinic in the slums.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Hedy Lamarr  •  Laraine Day  •  Louis Calhern

On return from Europe Dr. Decker foils glamour girl Georgi from jumping overboard. At Decker's suggestion to keep busy, she assists at his clinic in the slums.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Hedy Lamarr  •  Laraine Day  •  Louis Calhern

In This Our Life (1942)

An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Huston
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  George Brent  •  Dennis Morgan

An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Huston
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  George Brent  •  Dennis Morgan

Midnight Shadow (1939)

A confidence man pretending to be a mentalist swindles a family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Randol
CAST:  Buck Woods  •  Jess Lee Brooks  •  Frances Redd  •  Richard Bates

A confidence man pretending to be a mentalist swindles a family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Randol
CAST:  Buck Woods  •  Jess Lee Brooks  •  Frances Redd  •  Richard Bates

Jungle Queen (1945)

A young girl journeys to Africa to find her father, an explorer who vanished in the jungle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Taylor  •  Lewis D. Collins
CAST:  Edward Norris  •  Eddie Quillan  •  Douglass Dumbrille  •  Lois Collier

A young girl journeys to Africa to find her father, an explorer who vanished in the jungle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Taylor  •  Lewis D. Collins
CAST:  Edward Norris  •  Eddie Quillan  •  Douglass Dumbrille  •  Lois Collier