Robert R. Stephenson

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Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)

FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Francis Lederer  •  George Sanders  •  Paul Lukas

FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Francis Lederer  •  George Sanders  •  Paul Lukas

Kidnapped (1938)

Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Warner Baxter  •  Freddie Bartholomew  •  Arleen Whelan  •  C. Aubrey Smith

Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Warner Baxter  •  Freddie Bartholomew  •  Arleen Whelan  •  C. Aubrey Smith

Sahara (1943)

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Sergeant Joe Gunn and his tank crew pick up five British soldiers, a Frenchman and a Sudanese man with an Italian prisoner crossing the Libyan Desert to rejoin their command after the fall of Tobruk. Tambul, the Sudanese leads them to an abandoned desert fortress ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zoltan Korda
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Dan Duryea  •  Lloyd Bridges  •  J. Carrol Naish

Sergeant Joe Gunn and his tank crew pick up five British soldiers, a Frenchman and a Sudanese man with an Italian prisoner crossing the Libyan Desert to rejoin their command after the fall of Tobruk. Tambul, the Sudanese leads them to an abandoned desert fortress ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zoltan Korda
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Dan Duryea  •  Lloyd Bridges  •  J. Carrol Naish

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it involve a family curse, the crown jewels of England, or ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Basil Rathbone  •  Nigel Bruce  •  Ida Lupino  •  George Zucco

Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to “finish off” his last major nemesis, Sherlock Holmes, by making him fail to prevent the perfect crime. Does it involve a family curse, the crown jewels of England, or ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Basil Rathbone  •  Nigel Bruce  •  Ida Lupino  •  George Zucco

The Ghost Ship (1943)

Captain Stone's newly recruited officer, Tom Merriam, idolizes his senior who treats him like a friend. But when a couple of his crew members die mysteriously, Tom starts doubting Stone's authority.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Richard Dix  •  Russell Wade  •  Edith Barrett  •  Ben Bard

Captain Stone's newly recruited officer, Tom Merriam, idolizes his senior who treats him like a friend. But when a couple of his crew members die mysteriously, Tom starts doubting Stone's authority.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Richard Dix  •  Russell Wade  •  Edith Barrett  •  Ben Bard

The Mortal Storm (1940)

The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Brietner, a family friend is caught up in the turmoil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Borzage
CAST:  Margaret Sullavan  •  James Stewart  •  Robert Young  •  Frank Morgan

The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Brietner, a family friend is caught up in the turmoil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Borzage
CAST:  Margaret Sullavan  •  James Stewart  •  Robert Young  •  Frank Morgan

Hitler: Beast of Berlin (1939)

Hans Memling, a young intellectual, patriotic German, is secretly opposed to the Nazi regime. With the aid of Gustav Schultz, Father Pommer, Anna Wahl and others, he is gleaning accurate information from foreign radio broadcasts and distributing it through Germany ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Newfield
CAST:  Roland Drew  •  Steffi Duna  •  Greta Granstedt  •  Alan Ladd

Hans Memling, a young intellectual, patriotic German, is secretly opposed to the Nazi regime. With the aid of Gustav Schultz, Father Pommer, Anna Wahl and others, he is gleaning accurate information from foreign radio broadcasts and distributing it through Germany ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Newfield
CAST:  Roland Drew  •  Steffi Duna  •  Greta Granstedt  •  Alan Ladd

Student Tour (1934)

A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Reisner
CAST:  Jimmy Durante  •  Charles Butterworth  •  Phil Regan  •  Maxine Doyle

A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Reisner
CAST:  Jimmy Durante  •  Charles Butterworth  •  Phil Regan  •  Maxine Doyle

That Girl From Paris (1936)

Nikki Martin (Lily Pons), a beautiful French opera star, stows away on an ocean liner in hopes of escaping her jealous fiancee. Once aboard, she joins an American swing band and falls in love with its leader, who, after hearing her sing, eventually comes to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leigh Jason
CAST:  Lily Pons  •  Jack Oakie  •  Gene Raymond  •  Herman Bing

Nikki Martin (Lily Pons), a beautiful French opera star, stows away on an ocean liner in hopes of escaping her jealous fiancee. Once aboard, she joins an American swing band and falls in love with its leader, who, after hearing her sing, eventually comes to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leigh Jason
CAST:  Lily Pons  •  Jack Oakie  •  Gene Raymond  •  Herman Bing

The Brighton Strangler (1945)

After suffering a head injury during the Blitz, John Loder, a theatre actor comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was playing onstage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Nosseck
CAST:  John Loder  •  June Duprez  •  Michael St. Angel  •  Miles Mander

After suffering a head injury during the Blitz, John Loder, a theatre actor comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was playing onstage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Max Nosseck
CAST:  John Loder  •  June Duprez  •  Michael St. Angel  •  Miles Mander

Invitation to Happiness (1939)

An egotistical boxer romances a rich backer's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wesley Ruggles
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Fred MacMurray  •  Charles Ruggles  •  Billy Cook

An egotistical boxer romances a rich backer's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wesley Ruggles
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Fred MacMurray  •  Charles Ruggles  •  Billy Cook

The Tall Target (1951)

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Paula Raymond  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Marshall Thompson

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Mann
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Paula Raymond  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Marshall Thompson

Hollywood Story (1951)

A producer takes over a small film studio and - sensing that it'll be a good movie- begins investigating an old murder of a silent film director shot in his office years ago. He finds that his life is threatened as he digs deeper into the mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Castle
CAST:  Richard Conte  •  Julie Adams  •  Richard Egan  •  Henry Hull

A producer takes over a small film studio and - sensing that it'll be a good movie- begins investigating an old murder of a silent film director shot in his office years ago. He finds that his life is threatened as he digs deeper into the mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Castle
CAST:  Richard Conte  •  Julie Adams  •  Richard Egan  •  Henry Hull

The Gal Who Took the West (1949)

In order to gain passage to the West, a woman poses as an opera singer, and causes a feud between two cousins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederick de Cordova
CAST:  Yvonne De Carlo  •  Charles Coburn  •  Scott Brady  •  John Russell

In order to gain passage to the West, a woman poses as an opera singer, and causes a feud between two cousins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederick de Cordova
CAST:  Yvonne De Carlo  •  Charles Coburn  •  Scott Brady  •  John Russell

Voice in the Wind (1944)

Former concert pianist, victim of Nazi torture, pursues a confused, melancholic existence on the island of Guadalupe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Ripley
CAST:  Francis Lederer  •  Sigrid Gurie  •  J. Edward Bromberg  •  J. Carrol Naish

Former concert pianist, victim of Nazi torture, pursues a confused, melancholic existence on the island of Guadalupe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Ripley
CAST:  Francis Lederer  •  Sigrid Gurie  •  J. Edward Bromberg  •  J. Carrol Naish

The Secret Of St. Ives (1949)

A French soldier in the Napoleonic Wars plots his escape after he's captured and imprisoned in a castle fortress in Edinburgh, Scotland. Director Philip Rosen's 1949 film, adapted from a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, stars Richard Ney, Vanessa Brown, Henry ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Rosen
CAST:  Richard Ney  •  Henry Daniell  •  Vanessa Brown  •  Edgar Barrier

A French soldier in the Napoleonic Wars plots his escape after he's captured and imprisoned in a castle fortress in Edinburgh, Scotland. Director Philip Rosen's 1949 film, adapted from a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, stars Richard Ney, Vanessa Brown, Henry ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Rosen
CAST:  Richard Ney  •  Henry Daniell  •  Vanessa Brown  •  Edgar Barrier

The Imperfect Lady (1946)

A British peer's romance with a ballerina courts scandal in 1890s London.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Allen
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Teresa Wright  •  Cedric Hardwicke  •  Virginia Field

A British peer's romance with a ballerina courts scandal in 1890s London.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Allen
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Teresa Wright  •  Cedric Hardwicke  •  Virginia Field

Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)

British nurse Edith Cavell is stationed at a hospital in Brussels during World War I. When the son of a former patient escapes from a German prisoner-of-war camp, she helps him flee to Holland. Outraged at the number of soldiers detained in the camps, Edith, along ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Edna May Oliver  •  George Sanders  •  May Robson

British nurse Edith Cavell is stationed at a hospital in Brussels during World War I. When the son of a former patient escapes from a German prisoner-of-war camp, she helps him flee to Holland. Outraged at the number of soldiers detained in the camps, Edith, along ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Edna May Oliver  •  George Sanders  •  May Robson

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)

True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphillis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Ruth Gordon  •  Otto Kruger  •  Donald Crisp

True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphillis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Ruth Gordon  •  Otto Kruger  •  Donald Crisp

The Man in Half Moon Street (1945)

A British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Murphy
CAST:  Nils Asther  •  Helen Walker  •  Reinhold Schünzel  •  Paul Cavanagh

A British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Murphy
CAST:  Nils Asther  •  Helen Walker  •  Reinhold Schünzel  •  Paul Cavanagh
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