Martin Spellman

Boys Town (1938)

Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Taurog
CAST:  Mickey Rooney  •  Spencer Tracy  •  Henry Hull  •  Bobs Watson

Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Taurog
CAST:  Mickey Rooney  •  Spencer Tracy  •  Henry Hull  •  Bobs Watson

Let Us Live (1939)

When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in. Though no one is willing to listen to the innocent prisoner's pleas for freedom, Brick's faithful fiancée, Mary, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Brahm
CAST:  Maureen O'Sullivan  •  Henry Fonda  •  Ralph Bellamy  •  Alan Baxter

When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentenced to death for a murder that he wasn't involved in. Though no one is willing to listen to the innocent prisoner's pleas for freedom, Brick's faithful fiancée, Mary, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Brahm
CAST:  Maureen O'Sullivan  •  Henry Fonda  •  Ralph Bellamy  •  Alan Baxter

Sharpshooters (1938)

Ace newsreel cameraman is working in a mythical European country when the king is assassinated. He gets his negatives out of the country and finds the young crown prince who is also in danger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Tinling
CAST:  Brian Donlevy  •  Lynn Bari  •  Wally Vernon  •  John 'Dusty' King

Ace newsreel cameraman is working in a mythical European country when the king is assassinated. He gets his negatives out of the country and finds the young crown prince who is also in danger.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Tinling
CAST:  Brian Donlevy  •  Lynn Bari  •  Wally Vernon  •  John 'Dusty' King

Fangs of the Wild (1939)

Foxes are disappearing from fox farms.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond K. Johnson
CAST:  Rin-Tin-Tin III  •  Dennis Moore  •  Luana Walters  •  Tom London

Foxes are disappearing from fox farms.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond K. Johnson
CAST:  Rin-Tin-Tin III  •  Dennis Moore  •  Luana Walters  •  Tom London

Son of the Navy (1940)

A runaway boy pretends to be the son of a Navy man, only to turn both their lives upside down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Jean Parker  •  James Dunn  •  Martin Spellman  •  Selmer Jackson

A runaway boy pretends to be the son of a Navy man, only to turn both their lives upside down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Jean Parker  •  James Dunn  •  Martin Spellman  •  Selmer Jackson

Streets of New York (1939)

Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune. Along the way he faces numerous obstacles, opportunities and temptations, but through it all, he considers the actions of his hero, Abraham Lincoln ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Jackie Cooper  •  Martin Spellman  •  Marjorie Reynolds  •  Dick Purcell

Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune. Along the way he faces numerous obstacles, opportunities and temptations, but through it all, he considers the actions of his hero, Abraham Lincoln ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Jackie Cooper  •  Martin Spellman  •  Marjorie Reynolds  •  Dick Purcell

Hold That Woman! (1940)

A skip tracer--someone who collects late payments from people who've purchased appliances, etc., or takes them back them when they don't pay--repossesses a small radio from a deadbeat who's skipped payments. What he doesn't know is that a gang that has stolen ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Newfield
CAST:  James Dunn  •  Frances Gifford  •  George Douglas  •  Rita La Roy

A skip tracer--someone who collects late payments from people who've purchased appliances, etc., or takes them back them when they don't pay--repossesses a small radio from a deadbeat who's skipped payments. What he doesn't know is that a gang that has stolen ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Newfield
CAST:  James Dunn  •  Frances Gifford  •  George Douglas  •  Rita La Roy

Beau Geste (1939)

When three brothers join the Foreign Legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves trapped under the command of a sadistic sergeant deep in the scorching Sahara. Now the brothers must fight for their lives as they plot mutiny against tyranny and defend a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Ray Milland  •  Robert Preston  •  Brian Donlevy

When three brothers join the Foreign Legion to escape a troubled past, they find themselves trapped under the command of a sadistic sergeant deep in the scorching Sahara. Now the brothers must fight for their lives as they plot mutiny against tyranny and defend a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Ray Milland  •  Robert Preston  •  Brian Donlevy

Law of the Wolf (1939)

When a man is wrongly accused of murder, a dog helps clear his name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond K. Johnson
CAST:  Dennis Moore  •  Luana Walters  •  George Chesebro  •  Steve Clark

When a man is wrongly accused of murder, a dog helps clear his name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond K. Johnson
CAST:  Dennis Moore  •  Luana Walters  •  George Chesebro  •  Steve Clark

Santa Fe Stampede (1938)

The Mesquiteers capture a horse thief who escapes justice through a crooked judge. They gather signatures urging the governor to investigate but a friend with the petition is murdered. Stony is accused.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Ray Corrigan  •  Max Terhune  •  June Martel

The Mesquiteers capture a horse thief who escapes justice through a crooked judge. They gather signatures urging the governor to investigate but a friend with the petition is murdered. Stony is accused.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Ray Corrigan  •  Max Terhune  •  June Martel

I Am a Criminal (1938)

In this crime drama, a gangster uses an innocent newsboy to manipulate the jury just prior to his manslaughter trial. The 10-year-old newsboy idolizes the gangster. Eventually the lad's admiration comes to deeply affect the gangster who begins to soften up. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  John Carroll  •  Kay Linaker  •  Craig Reynolds  •  Martin Spellman

In this crime drama, a gangster uses an innocent newsboy to manipulate the jury just prior to his manslaughter trial. The 10-year-old newsboy idolizes the gangster. Eventually the lad's admiration comes to deeply affect the gangster who begins to soften up. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  John Carroll  •  Kay Linaker  •  Craig Reynolds  •  Martin Spellman