Paul White

Carolina Moon (1940)

A singing cowboy and his sidekick encounter misunderstandings and rodeo havoc as they try and save a man and daughter from con men.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Gene Autry  •  Smiley Burnette  •  June Storey  •  Mary Lee

A singing cowboy and his sidekick encounter misunderstandings and rodeo havoc as they try and save a man and daughter from con men.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Gene Autry  •  Smiley Burnette  •  June Storey  •  Mary Lee

Boy Slaves (1939)

Social drama of Depression-era homeless children who turn to crime and are sentenced by a judge to a rehabilitation "labor camp".  (more)

DIRECTION:  P.J. Wolfson
CAST:  Anne Shirley  •  Roger Daniel  •  James McCallion  •  Alan Baxter

Social drama of Depression-era homeless children who turn to crime and are sentenced by a judge to a rehabilitation "labor camp".  (more)

DIRECTION:  P.J. Wolfson
CAST:  Anne Shirley  •  Roger Daniel  •  James McCallion  •  Alan Baxter

Sing, You Sinners (1938)

Of the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work in his garage and marry Martha; but feckless Joe thinks his only road to success is through swapping and gambling. It seems the only thing all three can join in is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wesley Ruggles
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Fred MacMurray  •  Donald O'Connor  •  Elizabeth Patterson

Of the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work in his garage and marry Martha; but feckless Joe thinks his only road to success is through swapping and gambling. It seems the only thing all three can join in is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wesley Ruggles
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Fred MacMurray  •  Donald O'Connor  •  Elizabeth Patterson

Adventure's End (1937)

Pacific pearl diver Duke Slade escapes angry natives by joining a whaler whose dying captain persuades him to marry his daughter who is already being wooed by the first mate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Diana Gibson  •  Montagu Love  •  Moroni Olsen

Pacific pearl diver Duke Slade escapes angry natives by joining a whaler whose dying captain persuades him to marry his daughter who is already being wooed by the first mate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Diana Gibson  •  Montagu Love  •  Moroni Olsen

My Old Kentucky Home (1938)

Larry is engaged to Lisbeth Blair but he becomes attentive to Gail, a singer, and is injured in an accident in her apartment. He is slowly going blind and decides that he shouldn't marry Lisbeth. A surgeon restores his sight and he and Lisbeth reconcile to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lambert Hillyer
CAST:  Evelyn Venable  •  Grant Richards  •  Clara Blandick  •  Bernadene Hayes

Larry is engaged to Lisbeth Blair but he becomes attentive to Gail, a singer, and is injured in an accident in her apartment. He is slowly going blind and decides that he shouldn't marry Lisbeth. A surgeon restores his sight and he and Lisbeth reconcile to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lambert Hillyer
CAST:  Evelyn Venable  •  Grant Richards  •  Clara Blandick  •  Bernadene Hayes

Scattergood Baines (1941)

Young Scattergood Baines arrives in the small New England town of Coldriver. Through some shrewd business maneuvering, he manages to open up a hardware store. Twenty years later he has become a prosperous and respected member of the community, a member of the local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  Guy Kibbee  •  Carol Hughes  •  John Archer  •  Dink Trout

Young Scattergood Baines arrives in the small New England town of Coldriver. Through some shrewd business maneuvering, he manages to open up a hardware store. Twenty years later he has become a prosperous and respected member of the community, a member of the local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  Guy Kibbee  •  Carol Hughes  •  John Archer  •  Dink Trout

Scattergood Pulls the Strings (1941)

Small-town store owner Scattergood Baines helps a runaway boy find his father, who has escaped after being unjustly imprisoned, and a young chemist who is trying to invent a color television but is being opposed by his girlfriend's father, who wants the girl to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  Guy Kibbee  •  Bobs Watson  •  Susan Peters  •  James Corner

Small-town store owner Scattergood Baines helps a runaway boy find his father, who has escaped after being unjustly imprisoned, and a young chemist who is trying to invent a color television but is being opposed by his girlfriend's father, who wants the girl to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  Guy Kibbee  •  Bobs Watson  •  Susan Peters  •  James Corner

Scattergood Rides High (1942)

When Martin Knox, a friend of Scattergood's who owns a horse-breeding farm, is killed in a harness race Scattergood tells Martin's son Dan that he will send him to college if he forgets about taking over his father's business, which was heavily mortgaged and has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  Guy Kibbee  •  Jed Prouty  •  Dorothy Moore  •  Kenneth Howell

When Martin Knox, a friend of Scattergood's who owns a horse-breeding farm, is killed in a harness race Scattergood tells Martin's son Dan that he will send him to college if he forgets about taking over his father's business, which was heavily mortgaged and has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  Guy Kibbee  •  Jed Prouty  •  Dorothy Moore  •  Kenneth Howell

Take My Life (1942)

A well meaning Dr. lends his building to a group of neighborhood kids. When the neighbors learn that they are members Harlem tough -kid gang, they suspect that their operation there conducting nefarious deeds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry M. Popkin
CAST:  Monte Hawley  •  Jeni Le Gon  •  DeForest Covan  •  Freddie Jackson

A well meaning Dr. lends his building to a group of neighborhood kids. When the neighbors learn that they are members Harlem tough -kid gang, they suspect that their operation there conducting nefarious deeds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry M. Popkin
CAST:  Monte Hawley  •  Jeni Le Gon  •  DeForest Covan  •  Freddie Jackson

A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat (1942)

An early "soundie" in which Dorothy Dandridge & Paul White sing "A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat" while getting dressed up for a big date.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josef Berne
CAST:  Dorothy Dandridge  •  Paul White

An early "soundie" in which Dorothy Dandridge & Paul White sing "A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat" while getting dressed up for a big date.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josef Berne
CAST:  Dorothy Dandridge  •  Paul White

Bli-Blip (1942)

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra perform "Bli-Blip" with Marie Bryant and Paul White  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josef Berne
CAST:  Marie Bryant  •  Paul White

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra perform "Bli-Blip" with Marie Bryant and Paul White  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josef Berne
CAST:  Marie Bryant  •  Paul White