Nedda Harrigan

A Trip to Paris (1938)

The Jones Family heads to Gay Paree in celebration of the 25th wedding anniversary of Pa and Ma Jones. It doesn't take long for the Joneses to be victimized by clever Parisian con artists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Malcolm St. Clair
CAST:  Jed Prouty  •  Shirley Deane  •  Spring Byington  •  Russell Gleason

The Jones Family heads to Gay Paree in celebration of the 25th wedding anniversary of Pa and Ma Jones. It doesn't take long for the Joneses to be victimized by clever Parisian con artists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Malcolm St. Clair
CAST:  Jed Prouty  •  Shirley Deane  •  Spring Byington  •  Russell Gleason

Main Street to Broadway (1953)

In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl stays ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Tallulah Bankhead  •  Tommy Morton  •  Mary Murphy  •  Agnes Moorehead

In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl stays ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Tallulah Bankhead  •  Tommy Morton  •  Mary Murphy  •  Agnes Moorehead

Fugitive in the Sky (1936)

Reporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline hostess Rita Moore. He notices G-Man Mike Phelan among the passengers and assuming Phelan is on the trail of a criminal, decides to go along to get a story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Grindé
CAST:  Jean Muir  •  Warren Hull  •  John Litel  •  Carlyle Moore Jr.

Reporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline hostess Rita Moore. He notices G-Man Mike Phelan among the passengers and assuming Phelan is on the trail of a criminal, decides to go along to get a story.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Grindé
CAST:  Jean Muir  •  Warren Hull  •  John Litel  •  Carlyle Moore Jr.

Men Are Such Fools (1938)

Linda works at an advertising agency, but, unlike the other women in the secretarial pool, she hopes to succeed in the business rather than just find a husband. She rises through the ranks, becoming a copywriter, and attracts the attention of Jimmy, an amorous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Wayne Morris  •  Priscilla Lane  •  Humphrey Bogart  •  Hugh Herbert

Linda works at an advertising agency, but, unlike the other women in the secretarial pool, she hopes to succeed in the business rather than just find a husband. She rises through the ranks, becoming a copywriter, and attracts the attention of Jimmy, an amorous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Wayne Morris  •  Priscilla Lane  •  Humphrey Bogart  •  Hugh Herbert

On Trial (1939)

An ambitious attorney (Edward Norris) tries to prove a man (John Litel) who killed to protect his wife's (Margaret Lindsay) honor was justified.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry O. Morse
CAST:  John Litel  •  Margaret Lindsay  •  Edward Norris  •  Janet Chapman

An ambitious attorney (Edward Norris) tries to prove a man (John Litel) who killed to protect his wife's (Margaret Lindsay) honor was justified.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry O. Morse
CAST:  John Litel  •  Margaret Lindsay  •  Edward Norris  •  Janet Chapman

The Laughing Lady (1929)

A society woman wrongly -- and very publicly -- accused of infidelity is dropped by her friends, spurned by her husband, and faced with the loss of her child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Schertzinger
CAST:  Ruth Chatterton  •  Clive Brook  •  Dan Healy  •  Nat Pendleton

A society woman wrongly -- and very publicly -- accused of infidelity is dropped by her friends, spurned by her husband, and faced with the loss of her child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Schertzinger
CAST:  Ruth Chatterton  •  Clive Brook  •  Dan Healy  •  Nat Pendleton

The Case of the Black Cat (1936)

Lawyer Perry Mason is summoned to the Laxter mansion in the dead of night to write granddaughter Wilma out of invalid Peter Laxter's will, to keep her from marrying suspected fortune hunter Doug. Peter dies in a mysterious fire and Laxter's two grandsons, Sam ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William C. McGann
CAST:  Ricardo Cortez  •  June Travis  •  Jane Bryan  •  Craig Reynolds

Lawyer Perry Mason is summoned to the Laxter mansion in the dead of night to write granddaughter Wilma out of invalid Peter Laxter's will, to keep her from marrying suspected fortune hunter Doug. Peter dies in a mysterious fire and Laxter's two grandsons, Sam ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William C. McGann
CAST:  Ricardo Cortez  •  June Travis  •  Jane Bryan  •  Craig Reynolds

Castle on the Hudson (1940)

A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  John Garfield  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Burgess Meredith

A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  John Garfield  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Burgess Meredith

Give Me Liberty (1936)

Patrick Henry's rousing speech before the Virginia legislature argues for colonial independence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  B. Reeves Eason
CAST:  John Litel  •  Robert Warwick  •  Carlyle Moore Jr.  •  George Irving

Patrick Henry's rousing speech before the Virginia legislature argues for colonial independence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  B. Reeves Eason
CAST:  John Litel  •  Robert Warwick  •  Carlyle Moore Jr.  •  George Irving

Devil's Island (1939)

A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Clemens
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Nedda Harrigan  •  James Stephenson  •  Adia Kuznetzoff

A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Clemens
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Nedda Harrigan  •  James Stephenson  •  Adia Kuznetzoff

Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)

Mr. Moto Heads to China on a quest for seven ancient scrolls that reveal the location of Genghis Khan's tomb—a crypt filled with fabulous treasure! But Moto isn't the only one stalking the scrolls—so is a shadowy band of thieves. But when his ruthless rivals go too ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Foster
CAST:  Peter Lorre  •  Thomas Beck  •  Pauline Frederick  •  Jayne Regan

Mr. Moto Heads to China on a quest for seven ancient scrolls that reveal the location of Genghis Khan's tomb—a crypt filled with fabulous treasure! But Moto isn't the only one stalking the scrolls—so is a shadowy band of thieves. But when his ruthless rivals go too ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Foster
CAST:  Peter Lorre  •  Thomas Beck  •  Pauline Frederick  •  Jayne Regan

Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Warner Oland  •  Boris Karloff  •  Keye Luke  •  William Demarest

A dangerous amnesiac escapes from an asylum, hides in the opera house, and is suspected of getting revenge on those who tried to murder him 13 years ago.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Warner Oland  •  Boris Karloff  •  Keye Luke  •  William Demarest

See China and Die (1981)

A maid who reads detective stories finds herself embroiled in a real life mystery involving her dead boss and a mysterious statue he brought back from China.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Cohen
CAST:  Esther Rolle  •  Kene Holliday  •  Frank Converse  •  Paul Dooley

A maid who reads detective stories finds herself embroiled in a real life mystery involving her dead boss and a mysterious statue he brought back from China.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Cohen
CAST:  Esther Rolle  •  Kene Holliday  •  Frank Converse  •  Paul Dooley

I'll Fix It (1934)

A power-broker ward-heeler, Bill Grimes, wields more power than the elected politicians and has no problem in getting matters-of-the-city handled in which ever way is best for his needs. But when he tries to fix his adored kid brother's place on the school football ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy William Neill
CAST:  Jack Holt  •  Mona Barrie  •  Winnie Lightner  •  Jimmy Butler

A power-broker ward-heeler, Bill Grimes, wields more power than the elected politicians and has no problem in getting matters-of-the-city handled in which ever way is best for his needs. But when he tries to fix his adored kid brother's place on the school football ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy William Neill
CAST:  Jack Holt  •  Mona Barrie  •  Winnie Lightner  •  Jimmy Butler

Scandal Sheet (1939)

The crimes of a tabloid publisher are exposed by a reporter, his secret illegitimate son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Grindé
CAST:  Otto Kruger  •  Ona Munson  •  Edward Norris  •  John Dilson

The crimes of a tabloid publisher are exposed by a reporter, his secret illegitimate son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Grindé
CAST:  Otto Kruger  •  Ona Munson  •  Edward Norris  •  John Dilson