Vaughan Glaser

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

EpicFast pacedFunnyBrilliant

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Priscilla Lane  •  Raymond Massey  •  Jack Carson

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Priscilla Lane  •  Raymond Massey  •  Jack Carson

Meet John Doe (1941)

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Gary Cooper  •  Edward Arnold  •  Walter Brennan

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Gary Cooper  •  Edward Arnold  •  Walter Brennan

Saboteur (1942)

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Priscilla Lane  •  Robert Cummings  •  Otto Kruger  •  Alan Baxter

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Priscilla Lane  •  Robert Cummings  •  Otto Kruger  •  Alan Baxter

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Thought provokingGrippingSuspensefulClassic

Just when Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Newton, is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in her small town in California, she receives wonderful news: Her uncle and namesake, Charlie Oakley, is coming to visit. However, as secrets about him come to the fore ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Teresa Wright  •  Joseph Cotten  •  Macdonald Carey  •  Henry Travers

Just when Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Newton, is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in her small town in California, she receives wonderful news: Her uncle and namesake, Charlie Oakley, is coming to visit. However, as secrets about him come to the fore ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Teresa Wright  •  Joseph Cotten  •  Macdonald Carey  •  Henry Travers

My Favorite Spy (1942)

The Army takes a bandleader (Kay Kyser) away from his bride (Ellen Drew) and sends him on a spy mission with a woman (Jane Wyman).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Kay Kyser  •  Ellen Drew  •  Jane Wyman  •  Robert Armstrong

The Army takes a bandleader (Kay Kyser) away from his bride (Ellen Drew) and sends him on a spy mission with a woman (Jane Wyman).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Kay Kyser  •  Ellen Drew  •  Jane Wyman  •  Robert Armstrong

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943)

Teenager Henry Aldrich becomes a hometown celebrity when he wins a date with a sexy movie star. The sixth entry in the "Henry Aldrich" series of eleven films.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Bennett
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Charles Smith  •  Frances Gifford  •  Diana Lynn

Teenager Henry Aldrich becomes a hometown celebrity when he wins a date with a sexy movie star. The sixth entry in the "Henry Aldrich" series of eleven films.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Bennett
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Charles Smith  •  Frances Gifford  •  Diana Lynn

What a Life (1939)

Jackie Cooper stars in this first film in the wholesome "Henry Aldrich" series of teen comedies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Reed
CAST:  Jackie Cooper  •  Betty Field  •  John Howard  •  Hedda Hopper

Jackie Cooper stars in this first film in the wholesome "Henry Aldrich" series of teen comedies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Reed
CAST:  Jackie Cooper  •  Betty Field  •  John Howard  •  Hedda Hopper

Those Were the Days! (1940)

At a family gathering, an elderly man reflects on the follies of his youth during his freshman year at college.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Reed
CAST:  William Holden  •  Bonita Granville  •  Ezra Stone  •  Vaughan Glaser

At a family gathering, an elderly man reflects on the follies of his youth during his freshman year at college.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Theodore Reed
CAST:  William Holden  •  Bonita Granville  •  Ezra Stone  •  Vaughan Glaser

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House (1943)

Henry Aldrich and his high-school pals investigate a local haunted house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Bennett
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Charles Smith  •  John Litel  •  Olive Blakeney

Henry Aldrich and his high-school pals investigate a local haunted house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Bennett
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Charles Smith  •  John Litel  •  Olive Blakeney

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)

High-school student Henry Aldrich hopes to improve his grades by finding a sweetheart for his unmarried teacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Bennett
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Charles Smith  •  John Litel  •  Olive Blakeney

High-school student Henry Aldrich hopes to improve his grades by finding a sweetheart for his unmarried teacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Bennett
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Charles Smith  •  John Litel  •  Olive Blakeney

Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943)

Teenager Henry Aldrich decides to take matters into his own hands when his high school principal forbids the student band from playing swing music.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Bennett
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Charles Smith  •  John Litel  •  Olive Blakeney

Teenager Henry Aldrich decides to take matters into his own hands when his high school principal forbids the student band from playing swing music.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Bennett
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Charles Smith  •  John Litel  •  Olive Blakeney

Thieves Fall Out (1941)

Eddie Barnes, tired of being a nobody and living with his parents, decides to cash in his mother's legacy and use the money to buy a business. Unfortunately, Eddie's mother has to die before the broker can collect the full value of the policy and the broker's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Eddie Albert  •  Joan Leslie  •  Jane Darwell  •  Alan Hale

Eddie Barnes, tired of being a nobody and living with his parents, decides to cash in his mother's legacy and use the money to buy a business. Unfortunately, Eddie's mother has to die before the broker can collect the full value of the policy and the broker's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Eddie Albert  •  Joan Leslie  •  Jane Darwell  •  Alan Hale

Adventure in Washington (1941)

A troubled youth is offered the opportunity to serve as a Senate page in Washington, DC.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Herbert Marshall  •  Gene Reynolds  •  Virginia Bruce  •  Samuel S. Hinds

A troubled youth is offered the opportunity to serve as a Senate page in Washington, DC.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Herbert Marshall  •  Gene Reynolds  •  Virginia Bruce  •  Samuel S. Hinds

Rulers of the Sea (1939)

The struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all setbacks, and his win against a crack sailing boat in the early 19th century.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Margaret Lockwood  •  Will Fyffe  •  George Bancroft

The struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all setbacks, and his win against a crack sailing boat in the early 19th century.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Lloyd
CAST:  Douglas Fairbanks Jr.  •  Margaret Lockwood  •  Will Fyffe  •  George Bancroft

Henry Aldrich for President (1941)

Henry Aldrich finds himself in a heated election for high-school class president.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Bennett
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Mary Anderson  •  Charles Smith  •  June Preisser

Henry Aldrich finds himself in a heated election for high-school class president.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Bennett
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Mary Anderson  •  Charles Smith  •  June Preisser

Henry and Dizzy (1942)

After accidentally sinking a borrowed motorboat, teenager Henry Aldrich scrambles to raise the replacement cash the boat's owner demands. The catch: Henry only has two days to come up with the funds, or the boat's angry owner will turn him over to the police.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Bennett
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Charles Smith  •  John Litel  •  Olive Blakeney

After accidentally sinking a borrowed motorboat, teenager Henry Aldrich scrambles to raise the replacement cash the boat's owner demands. The catch: Henry only has two days to come up with the funds, or the boat's angry owner will turn him over to the police.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Bennett
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Charles Smith  •  John Litel  •  Olive Blakeney

Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)

Appointed editor of his high school newspaper, hapless Henry becomes intrigued by a series of mysterious fires. A mild, timid little fellow named Nero Smith shows up to tip off Henry as to the time and place of the next conflagration. Henry prints the story-and is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Bennett
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Charles Smith  •  John Litel  •  Olive Blakeney

Appointed editor of his high school newspaper, hapless Henry becomes intrigued by a series of mysterious fires. A mild, timid little fellow named Nero Smith shows up to tip off Henry as to the time and place of the next conflagration. Henry prints the story-and is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Bennett
CAST:  Jimmy Lydon  •  Charles Smith  •  John Litel  •  Olive Blakeney

The Girl from Avenue A (1940)

A tough girl raised in the streets finds that her dialect and manners are helpful as source material for a playwright.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Brower
CAST:  Jane Withers  •  Kent Taylor  •  Kay Aldridge  •  Elyse Knox

A tough girl raised in the streets finds that her dialect and manners are helpful as source material for a playwright.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Brower
CAST:  Jane Withers  •  Kent Taylor  •  Kay Aldridge  •  Elyse Knox