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Follow the Fleet (1936)

When the fleet puts in at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sherry's sister, Connie. But it's not all smooth sailing—Bake has a habit of losing Sherry's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Sandrich
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Ginger Rogers  •  Randolph Scott  •  Harriet Nelson

When the fleet puts in at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sherry's sister, Connie. But it's not all smooth sailing—Bake has a habit of losing Sherry's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Sandrich
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Ginger Rogers  •  Randolph Scott  •  Harriet Nelson

Love Affair (1939)

A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, if neither has changed their mind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo McCarey
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Charles Boyer  •  Maria Ouspenskaya  •  Lee Bowman

A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, if neither has changed their mind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo McCarey
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Charles Boyer  •  Maria Ouspenskaya  •  Lee Bowman

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

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Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Jean Arthur  •  James Stewart  •  Claude Rains  •  Edward Arnold

Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Jean Arthur  •  James Stewart  •  Claude Rains  •  Edward Arnold

The White Parade (1934)

The title represents the hopeful, ambitious students at a hospital training school and is primarily a story of the stern discipline and laborious physical and mental toil they endure in order to become nurses and join the White Parade. It is told mainly through the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Cummings
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  John Boles  •  Dorothy Wilson  •  Muriel Kirkland

The title represents the hopeful, ambitious students at a hospital training school and is primarily a story of the stern discipline and laborious physical and mental toil they endure in order to become nurses and join the White Parade. It is told mainly through the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Cummings
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  John Boles  •  Dorothy Wilson  •  Muriel Kirkland

Reno (1939)

A divorce lawyer prospers as a gambling tycoon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow
CAST:  Richard Dix  •  Gail Patrick  •  Anita Louise  •  Paul Cavanagh

A divorce lawyer prospers as a gambling tycoon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Farrow
CAST:  Richard Dix  •  Gail Patrick  •  Anita Louise  •  Paul Cavanagh

No Hands on the Clock (1941)

A wise-cracking private detective's honeymoon is interrupted by a kidnapping case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Jean Parker  •  Rose Hobart  •  Dick Purcell

A wise-cracking private detective's honeymoon is interrupted by a kidnapping case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Jean Parker  •  Rose Hobart  •  Dick Purcell

Unexpected Uncle (1941)

An elderly gentleman comes to a young woman's aid by pretending to be her uncle. Comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Godfrey
CAST:  Anne Shirley  •  Charles Coburn  •  James Craig  •  Ernest Truex

An elderly gentleman comes to a young woman's aid by pretending to be her uncle. Comedy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Godfrey
CAST:  Anne Shirley  •  Charles Coburn  •  James Craig  •  Ernest Truex

It's A Small World (1935)

Socialite, privileged, Jane Dale and lawyer Bill Shevlin meet in an automobile accident at night, on a dirt road, in a storm, near a hick town which fleeces travelers through corrupt law enforcement.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Cummings
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Wendy Barrie  •  Raymond Walburn  •  Virginia Sale

Socialite, privileged, Jane Dale and lawyer Bill Shevlin meet in an automobile accident at night, on a dirt road, in a storm, near a hick town which fleeces travelers through corrupt law enforcement.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Cummings
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Wendy Barrie  •  Raymond Walburn  •  Virginia Sale

The Westland Case (1937)

A detective must solve a case where a girl was murdered in a room--and all the doors and windows were locked from the inside.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  Preston Foster  •  Frank Jenks  •  Carol Hughes  •  Barbara Pepper

A detective must solve a case where a girl was murdered in a room--and all the doors and windows were locked from the inside.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christy Cabanne
CAST:  Preston Foster  •  Frank Jenks  •  Carol Hughes  •  Barbara Pepper

Cracked Nuts (1941)

A young man in a small town wins $5000 in a radio contest. He goes to New York City to propose to his girlfriend, but gets mixed up with a crooked attorney and two con men...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward F. Cline
CAST:  Stuart Erwin  •  Una Merkel  •  Mischa Auer  •  William Frawley

A young man in a small town wins $5000 in a radio contest. He goes to New York City to propose to his girlfriend, but gets mixed up with a crooked attorney and two con men...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward F. Cline
CAST:  Stuart Erwin  •  Una Merkel  •  Mischa Auer  •  William Frawley

Hat Check Girl (1932)

Gerry Marsh is a hat-check girl in a nightclub surrounded by bootleggers, blackmailers and others before she falls in love with millionaire playboy Buster Collins. Gerry is supported by her girlfriend Jessie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lanfield
CAST:  Sally Eilers  •  Ben Lyon  •  Ginger Rogers  •  Monroe Owsley

Gerry Marsh is a hat-check girl in a nightclub surrounded by bootleggers, blackmailers and others before she falls in love with millionaire playboy Buster Collins. Gerry is supported by her girlfriend Jessie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lanfield
CAST:  Sally Eilers  •  Ben Lyon  •  Ginger Rogers  •  Monroe Owsley

Venus Makes Trouble (1937)

A fast-talking, street-wise con-man forsakes the tank-towns of Pennsylvania for the greener pastures in Manhattan, and gains fame-and-fortune as New York City's number one merchandise promoter. A model and a society girl provide some complications along the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Wiles
CAST:  James Dunn  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Astrid Allwyn  •  Thurston Hall

A fast-talking, street-wise con-man forsakes the tank-towns of Pennsylvania for the greener pastures in Manhattan, and gains fame-and-fortune as New York City's number one merchandise promoter. A model and a society girl provide some complications along the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Wiles
CAST:  James Dunn  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Astrid Allwyn  •  Thurston Hall

The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)

Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Salkow
CAST:  Warren William  •  Joan Perry  •  Eric Blore  •  Alan Baxter

Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Salkow
CAST:  Warren William  •  Joan Perry  •  Eric Blore  •  Alan Baxter

Way Down East (1935)

A family living on a farm in Maine takes in a young woman to stay with them, not knowing that the woman is not quite what she seems and has a secret in her past that she hasn't told them about.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry King
CAST:  Rochelle Hudson  •  Henry Fonda  •  Spring Byington  •  Russell Simpson

A family living on a farm in Maine takes in a young woman to stay with them, not knowing that the woman is not quite what she seems and has a secret in her past that she hasn't told them about.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry King
CAST:  Rochelle Hudson  •  Henry Fonda  •  Spring Byington  •  Russell Simpson

Woman-Wise (1937)

A crusading sportswriter exposes racketeers involved in paying off fighters to throw their matches.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Rochelle Hudson  •  Michael Whalen  •  Thomas Beck  •  Alan Dinehart

A crusading sportswriter exposes racketeers involved in paying off fighters to throw their matches.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Rochelle Hudson  •  Michael Whalen  •  Thomas Beck  •  Alan Dinehart

Star for a Night (1936)

Blind Mrs. Lind comes to American to visit her three children whom she thinks are successful.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Seiler
CAST:  Claire Trevor  •  Jane Darwell  •  Arline Judge  •  Evelyn Venable

Blind Mrs. Lind comes to American to visit her three children whom she thinks are successful.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Seiler
CAST:  Claire Trevor  •  Jane Darwell  •  Arline Judge  •  Evelyn Venable

Lady with a Past (1932)

A wealthy girl hires a male escort to make one of her male friends jealous. She spreads rumours about her character that makes her popular amongst all bachelors in the city including her friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward H. Griffith
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Ben Lyon  •  David Manners  •  Don Alvarado

A wealthy girl hires a male escort to make one of her male friends jealous. She spreads rumours about her character that makes her popular amongst all bachelors in the city including her friend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward H. Griffith
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Ben Lyon  •  David Manners  •  Don Alvarado

Monte Carlo Nights (1934)

A man wrongfully convicted of murder escapes custody and goes in search of the real killer. The problem is that he only has one clue to go on.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Mary Brian  •  John Darrow  •  Yola d'Avril  •  Astrid Allwyn

A man wrongfully convicted of murder escapes custody and goes in search of the real killer. The problem is that he only has one clue to go on.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Mary Brian  •  John Darrow  •  Yola d'Avril  •  Astrid Allwyn

Gangs of Chicago (1940)

A criminal uses his knowledge of the law for his not-very-legal purposes, betraying friends along the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Lloyd Nolan  •  Barton MacLane  •  Lola Lane  •  Ray Middleton

A criminal uses his knowledge of the law for his not-very-legal purposes, betraying friends along the way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Lloyd Nolan  •  Barton MacLane  •  Lola Lane  •  Ray Middleton

Puddin' Head (1941)

On the day that United Broadcasting System's new building is dedicated, bumbling vice-president Harold L. Montgomery, Sr. discovers that he gave the wrong survey to the builders...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Santley
CAST:  Judy Canova  •  Francis Lederer  •  Raymond Walburn  •  Slim Summerville

On the day that United Broadcasting System's new building is dedicated, bumbling vice-president Harold L. Montgomery, Sr. discovers that he gave the wrong survey to the builders...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Santley
CAST:  Judy Canova  •  Francis Lederer  •  Raymond Walburn  •  Slim Summerville
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