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Dark Victory (1939)

Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele, Judith becomes distraught. After she decides ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  George Brent  •  Humphrey Bogart  •  Geraldine Fitzgerald

Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele, Judith becomes distraught. After she decides ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  George Brent  •  Humphrey Bogart  •  Geraldine Fitzgerald

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Bette Davis  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Donald Crisp

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Bette Davis  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Donald Crisp

Blondes at Work (1938)

When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between himself and reporter Torchy Blane on scooping her rivals in crime news reporting, Det. Lt. Steve McBride determines to thwart her efforts to get inside information - and she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Glenda Farrell  •  Barton MacLane  •  Tom Kennedy  •  Rosella Towne

When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between himself and reporter Torchy Blane on scooping her rivals in crime news reporting, Det. Lt. Steve McBride determines to thwart her efforts to get inside information - and she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Glenda Farrell  •  Barton MacLane  •  Tom Kennedy  •  Rosella Towne

The Adventurous Blonde (1937)

The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) is giving preferential treatment to his reporter-fiancée, Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell), reporters from a rival newspaper plan a fake murder with the idea that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Glenda Farrell  •  Barton MacLane  •  Anne Nagel  •  Tom Kennedy

The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) is giving preferential treatment to his reporter-fiancée, Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell), reporters from a rival newspaper plan a fake murder with the idea that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Glenda Farrell  •  Barton MacLane  •  Anne Nagel  •  Tom Kennedy

Women in the Wind (1939)

A famous aviator helps an amateur enter a cross-country air race for women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  William Gargan  •  Victor Jory  •  Maxie Rosenbloom

A famous aviator helps an amateur enter a cross-country air race for women.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  William Gargan  •  Victor Jory  •  Maxie Rosenbloom

Submarine D-1 (1937)

Butch Rogers and Sock McGillis are old submarine hands stationed in Panama. On land, Butch and Sock battle over pretty Ann Sawyer. At sea and underwater, however, our two heroes are inseparable.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  George Brent  •  Wayne Morris  •  Frank McHugh

Butch Rogers and Sock McGillis are old submarine hands stationed in Panama. On land, Butch and Sock battle over pretty Ann Sawyer. At sea and underwater, however, our two heroes are inseparable.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  George Brent  •  Wayne Morris  •  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

Hard to Get (1938)

When spoiled young heiress Maggie Richards tries to charge some gasoline at an auto camp run by Bill Davis, he makes her work out her bill by making beds. Resolving to get even, she pretends to have forgiven him, and sends him to her father to get financing for a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Charles Winninger  •  Allen Jenkins

When spoiled young heiress Maggie Richards tries to charge some gasoline at an auto camp run by Bill Davis, he makes her work out her bill by making beds. Resolving to get even, she pretends to have forgiven him, and sends him to her father to get financing for a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Charles Winninger  •  Allen Jenkins

Going Places (1938)

A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Anita Louise  •  Louis Armstrong  •  Allen Jenkins

A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Anita Louise  •  Louis Armstrong  •  Allen Jenkins

The Patient in Room 18 (1938)

Choreographer Bob Connolly and prolific screenwriter Crane Wilbur teamed up on the direction of Warner Bros.' The Patient in Room 18. Patric Knowles delivers a delightfully comic performance as Lance, an outwardly normal young man obsessed with detective stories. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Crane Wilbur  •  Bobby Connolly
CAST:  Patric Knowles  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Eric Stanley  •  John Ridgely

Choreographer Bob Connolly and prolific screenwriter Crane Wilbur teamed up on the direction of Warner Bros.' The Patient in Room 18. Patric Knowles delivers a delightfully comic performance as Lance, an outwardly normal young man obsessed with detective stories. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Crane Wilbur  •  Bobby Connolly
CAST:  Patric Knowles  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Eric Stanley  •  John Ridgely

Secret Service of the Air (1939)

Brass Bancroft and his sidekick Gabby Watters are recruited onto the secret service and go undercover to crack a ruthless gang that smuggles illegal aliens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noel M. Smith
CAST:  Ronald Reagan  •  John Litel  •  Ila Rhodes  •  James Stephenson

Brass Bancroft and his sidekick Gabby Watters are recruited onto the secret service and go undercover to crack a ruthless gang that smuggles illegal aliens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noel M. Smith
CAST:  Ronald Reagan  •  John Litel  •  Ila Rhodes  •  James Stephenson

The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939)

Reporter Jane Arden goes undercover to try to expose a gang of jewel thieves and smugglers. Her mission becomes more dangerous when her identity is discovered early on by one of the gang leaders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry O. Morse
CAST:  Rosella Towne  •  William Gargan  •  James Stephenson  •  Benny Rubin

Reporter Jane Arden goes undercover to try to expose a gang of jewel thieves and smugglers. Her mission becomes more dangerous when her identity is discovered early on by one of the gang leaders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry O. Morse
CAST:  Rosella Towne  •  William Gargan  •  James Stephenson  •  Benny Rubin

Code of the Secret Service (1939)

Secret Service agents try to solve the theft of treasury banknote plates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noel M. Smith
CAST:  Ronald Reagan  •  Rosella Towne  •  Eddie Foy Jr.  •  Moroni Olsen

Secret Service agents try to solve the theft of treasury banknote plates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noel M. Smith
CAST:  Ronald Reagan  •  Rosella Towne  •  Eddie Foy Jr.  •  Moroni Olsen

No, No, Nanette (1940)

Perky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle Jimmy from several innocent but ensnaring flirtations. Attempting one such unentanglement, Nanette enlists the help of theatrical producer Bill Trainor, who promptly falls ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Richard Carlson  •  Eve Arden  •  Victor Mature

Perky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle Jimmy from several innocent but ensnaring flirtations. Attempting one such unentanglement, Nanette enlists the help of theatrical producer Bill Trainor, who promptly falls ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Richard Carlson  •  Eve Arden  •  Victor Mature

Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940)

Frustrated by their inability to take action against a murderous gang who killed a young boy, Texas Rangers Stony Brooke (Robert Livingston), Rusty Joslin (Raymond Hatton) and Rico Rinaldo (Duncan Renaldo) hatch a plan: Stony poses as an outlaw dubbed The Laredo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Robert Livingston  •  Raymond Hatton  •  Duncan Renaldo  •  Rosella Towne

Frustrated by their inability to take action against a murderous gang who killed a young boy, Texas Rangers Stony Brooke (Robert Livingston), Rusty Joslin (Raymond Hatton) and Rico Rinaldo (Duncan Renaldo) hatch a plan: Stony poses as an outlaw dubbed The Laredo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Robert Livingston  •  Raymond Hatton  •  Duncan Renaldo  •  Rosella Towne

Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938)

A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Priscilla Lane  •  Dick Foran

A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Priscilla Lane  •  Dick Foran

The Declaration of Independence (1938)

This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast the deciding vote, at the meeting of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, so that the Declaration of Independence was adopted.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Crane Wilbur
CAST:  John Litel  •  Ted Osborne  •  Walter Walker  •  Henry Hall

This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware who in the summer of 1776 cast the deciding vote, at the meeting of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, so that the Declaration of Independence was adopted.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Crane Wilbur
CAST:  John Litel  •  Ted Osborne  •  Walter Walker  •  Henry Hall

Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)

When the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to invite the Academy Ballet of America to compete for monetary prizes, the taxi driver mistakenly brings him to the Club Ballé, a nightclub on the brink of declaring bankruptcy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Rudy Vallee  •  Rosemary Lane  •  Hugh Herbert  •  Allen Jenkins

When the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to invite the Academy Ballet of America to compete for monetary prizes, the taxi driver mistakenly brings him to the Club Ballé, a nightclub on the brink of declaring bankruptcy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Rudy Vallee  •  Rosemary Lane  •  Hugh Herbert  •  Allen Jenkins

It's Love I'm After (1937)

An infatuated debutante renews a Shakespearean actor's running feud with his leading lady.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Leslie Howard  •  Bette Davis  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Eric Blore

An infatuated debutante renews a Shakespearean actor's running feud with his leading lady.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Leslie Howard  •  Bette Davis  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Eric Blore

Sergeant Murphy (1938)

An Army private proves his horse is fit for service and wins his colonel's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  B. Reeves Eason
CAST:  Ronald Reagan  •  Mary Maguire  •  Donald Crisp  •  Ben Hendricks Jr.

An Army private proves his horse is fit for service and wins his colonel's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  B. Reeves Eason
CAST:  Ronald Reagan  •  Mary Maguire  •  Donald Crisp  •  Ben Hendricks Jr.
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