Eddie Conrad

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Midnight (1939)

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An unemployed showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitchell Leisen
CAST:  Claudette Colbert  •  Don Ameche  •  John Barrymore  •  Francis Lederer

An unemployed showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian society.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitchell Leisen
CAST:  Claudette Colbert  •  Don Ameche  •  John Barrymore  •  Francis Lederer

Saps at Sea (1940)

Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn. His doctor prescribes a restful sea voyage. Mayhem ensues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Douglas
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  James Finlayson  •  Richard Cramer

Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory. Ollie starts having violent fits every time he hears a horn. His doctor prescribes a restful sea voyage. Mayhem ensues.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Douglas
CAST:  Stan Laurel  •  Oliver Hardy  •  James Finlayson  •  Richard Cramer

The Invisible Woman (1940)

Kitty Carroll, an attractive store model, volunteers to become a test subject for a machine that will make her invisible so that she can use her invisibility to exact revenge on her ex-boss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Edward Sutherland
CAST:  Virginia Bruce  •  John Barrymore  •  Charles Ruggles  •  Oskar Homolka

Kitty Carroll, an attractive store model, volunteers to become a test subject for a machine that will make her invisible so that she can use her invisibility to exact revenge on her ex-boss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Edward Sutherland
CAST:  Virginia Bruce  •  John Barrymore  •  Charles Ruggles  •  Oskar Homolka

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

The European war was only beginning to erupt across national borders. Johnny Jones, an American crime reporter dispatched by his New York publisher to put a fresh spin on the drowsy dispatches emanating from overseas, has a nose for a good story—which promptly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Joel McCrea  •  Laraine Day  •  Herbert Marshall  •  George Sanders

The European war was only beginning to erupt across national borders. Johnny Jones, an American crime reporter dispatched by his New York publisher to put a fresh spin on the drowsy dispatches emanating from overseas, has a nose for a good story—which promptly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Joel McCrea  •  Laraine Day  •  Herbert Marshall  •  George Sanders

Hurry, Charlie, Hurry (1941)

In this comedy, the marital conflicts between a meek banker and his nagging wife are chronicled.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles E. Roberts
CAST:  Leon Errol  •  Mildred Coles  •  Kenneth Howell  •  Cecil Cunningham

In this comedy, the marital conflicts between a meek banker and his nagging wife are chronicled.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles E. Roberts
CAST:  Leon Errol  •  Mildred Coles  •  Kenneth Howell  •  Cecil Cunningham

Lady Scarface (1941)

A Chicago gang led by Slade carries out an audacious brokerage robbery. Lieutenant Bill Mason takes the case, continuing his friendly-enemy relationship with crime reporter Ann Rogers. One gang member is caught; eventually, others follow. But Mason hasn't a clue to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Woodruff
CAST:  Dennis O'Keefe  •  Judith Anderson  •  Frances E. Neal  •  Mildred Coles

A Chicago gang led by Slade carries out an audacious brokerage robbery. Lieutenant Bill Mason takes the case, continuing his friendly-enemy relationship with crime reporter Ann Rogers. One gang member is caught; eventually, others follow. But Mason hasn't a clue to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Woodruff
CAST:  Dennis O'Keefe  •  Judith Anderson  •  Frances E. Neal  •  Mildred Coles

Stars Over Broadway (1935)

An aggressive agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  James Melton  •  Jean Muir  •  Frank McHugh

An aggressive agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  James Melton  •  Jean Muir  •  Frank McHugh

Boy Meets Girl (1938)

Two lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to be pregnant. This gives them the idea for a movie about a cowboy and a baby. The waitress's baby becomes the star. The cowboy and his agent run off with the waitress ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Marie Wilson  •  Ralph Bellamy

Two lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to be pregnant. This gives them the idea for a movie about a cowboy and a baby. The waitress's baby becomes the star. The cowboy and his agent run off with the waitress ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Marie Wilson  •  Ralph Bellamy

Happy Landing (1938)

Bandleader and manager discover skater in Norway. They become rivals as she returns with them to America.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Sonja Henie  •  Don Ameche  •  Jean Hersholt  •  Ethel Merman

Bandleader and manager discover skater in Norway. They become rivals as she returns with them to America.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Sonja Henie  •  Don Ameche  •  Jean Hersholt  •  Ethel Merman

Romance in the Dark (1938)

A baritone aids a young servant in making her dream of singing professionally come true.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. C. Potter
CAST:  Gladys Swarthout  •  John Boles  •  John Barrymore  •  Claire Dodd

A baritone aids a young servant in making her dream of singing professionally come true.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. C. Potter
CAST:  Gladys Swarthout  •  John Boles  •  John Barrymore  •  Claire Dodd

Gateway (1938)

Irish immigrant meets returning war correspondent on a liner bound for New York. When she resists the amours of another passenger, charges result in her being detained at Ellis Island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Don Ameche  •  Arleen Whelan  •  Gregory Ratoff  •  Binnie Barnes

Irish immigrant meets returning war correspondent on a liner bound for New York. When she resists the amours of another passenger, charges result in her being detained at Ellis Island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Don Ameche  •  Arleen Whelan  •  Gregory Ratoff  •  Binnie Barnes

I'll Give a Million (1938)

After saving a tramp from suicide, a millionaire takes his clothing and disappears. Word is out that he will give a million dollars to anyone who is kind to a tramp.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Lang
CAST:  Warner Baxter  •  Marjorie Weaver  •  Peter Lorre  •  Jean Hersholt

After saving a tramp from suicide, a millionaire takes his clothing and disappears. Word is out that he will give a million dollars to anyone who is kind to a tramp.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Lang
CAST:  Warner Baxter  •  Marjorie Weaver  •  Peter Lorre  •  Jean Hersholt

One Wild Night (1938)

Frenzied comedy starring June Lang as a reporter investigating the mysterious disappearances of four men who had all withdrawn large sums of money from the local bank in Stockton, Ohio.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  June Lang  •  Dick Baldwin  •  William Demarest  •  Lyle Talbot

Frenzied comedy starring June Lang as a reporter investigating the mysterious disappearances of four men who had all withdrawn large sums of money from the local bank in Stockton, Ohio.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  June Lang  •  Dick Baldwin  •  William Demarest  •  Lyle Talbot

Always Goodbye (1938)

Following the death of her fiancé, Margot Weston is left pregnant and unmarried. Former doctor Jim Howard helps the desperate Margot. When her son is born, Jim helps her find a home for the baby with Phil Marshall and his wife. Margot insists that neither the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lanfield
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Herbert Marshall  •  Ian Hunter  •  Cesar Romero

Following the death of her fiancé, Margot Weston is left pregnant and unmarried. Former doctor Jim Howard helps the desperate Margot. When her son is born, Jim helps her find a home for the baby with Phil Marshall and his wife. Margot insists that neither the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lanfield
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Herbert Marshall  •  Ian Hunter  •  Cesar Romero

West Point Widow (1941)

In this romance, a hospital nurse marries a West Point football hero. She soon gets pregnant, but this doesn't stop her from annulling the marriage so as not to interfere with her husband's military career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Siodmak
CAST:  Anne Shirley  •  Richard Carlson  •  Lillian Randolph  •  Richard Denning

In this romance, a hospital nurse marries a West Point football hero. She soon gets pregnant, but this doesn't stop her from annulling the marriage so as not to interfere with her husband's military career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Siodmak
CAST:  Anne Shirley  •  Richard Carlson  •  Lillian Randolph  •  Richard Denning

Murder Among Friends (1941)

A society doctor helps an insurance-company file clerk check deaths related to a big policy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray McCarey
CAST:  Marjorie Weaver  •  John Hubbard  •  Cobina Wright  •  Mona Barrie

A society doctor helps an insurance-company file clerk check deaths related to a big policy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray McCarey
CAST:  Marjorie Weaver  •  John Hubbard  •  Cobina Wright  •  Mona Barrie

Behind the News (1940)

As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom. Lloyd Nolan is top-billed as a cynical reporter with a penchant for sticking his neck out too far. Frank Albertson costars as a cub reporter fresh out of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Santley
CAST:  Lloyd Nolan  •  Doris Davenport  •  Frank Albertson  •  Robert Armstrong

As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom. Lloyd Nolan is top-billed as a cynical reporter with a penchant for sticking his neck out too far. Frank Albertson costars as a cub reporter fresh out of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Santley
CAST:  Lloyd Nolan  •  Doris Davenport  •  Frank Albertson  •  Robert Armstrong

Big Brown Eyes (1936)

Sassy manicurist Eve Fallon is recruited as an even more brassy reporter and she helps police detective boyfriend Danny Barr break a jewel theft ring and solve the murder of a baby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Joan Bennett  •  Walter Pidgeon  •  Lloyd Nolan

Sassy manicurist Eve Fallon is recruited as an even more brassy reporter and she helps police detective boyfriend Danny Barr break a jewel theft ring and solve the murder of a baby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Joan Bennett  •  Walter Pidgeon  •  Lloyd Nolan

In Old Monterey (1939)

The U.S. Army takes over a large area of land, over the objection of citizens and corporations who live and work there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Gene Autry  •  Smiley Burnette  •  June Storey  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes

The U.S. Army takes over a large area of land, over the objection of citizens and corporations who live and work there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Gene Autry  •  Smiley Burnette  •  June Storey  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes

I Was an Adventuress (1940)

Posing as the fabulously glamorous Countess Tanya Vronsky, a poor young ballet dancer and her two accomplices are really a team of skilled con artists! They mingle with Europe's high society, always looking for the next wealthy victim to fleece with their fake ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Ratoff
CAST:  Vera Zorina  •  Richard Greene  •  Erich von Stroheim  •  Peter Lorre

Posing as the fabulously glamorous Countess Tanya Vronsky, a poor young ballet dancer and her two accomplices are really a team of skilled con artists! They mingle with Europe's high society, always looking for the next wealthy victim to fleece with their fake ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Ratoff
CAST:  Vera Zorina  •  Richard Greene  •  Erich von Stroheim  •  Peter Lorre
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