Edwin Stanley

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Rockabye (1932)

A Broadway actress with a problematic past falls hard for the author of her new play.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Joel McCrea  •  Paul Lukas  •  Jobyna Howland

A Broadway actress with a problematic past falls hard for the author of her new play.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Constance Bennett  •  Joel McCrea  •  Paul Lukas  •  Jobyna Howland

Flight for Freedom (1943)

A fictionalized biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. A female pilot breaks the Los Angeles to New York record and attracts the interest of the U.S. Navy, who want to send her on a spy mission.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lothar Mendes
CAST:  Rosalind Russell  •  Fred MacMurray  •  Herbert Marshall  •  Eduardo Ciannelli

A fictionalized biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. A female pilot breaks the Los Angeles to New York record and attracts the interest of the U.S. Navy, who want to send her on a spy mission.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lothar Mendes
CAST:  Rosalind Russell  •  Fred MacMurray  •  Herbert Marshall  •  Eduardo Ciannelli

Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)

In Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel market, Mr. Moto and his sidekick, a wrestler, find themselves involved in murders by thrown daggers, the frame-up of an overstressed Army colonel, and a pirate gang led ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert I. Leeds
CAST:  Peter Lorre  •  Jean Hersholt  •  Amanda Duff  •  Warren Hymer

In Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel market, Mr. Moto and his sidekick, a wrestler, find themselves involved in murders by thrown daggers, the frame-up of an overstressed Army colonel, and a pirate gang led ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert I. Leeds
CAST:  Peter Lorre  •  Jean Hersholt  •  Amanda Duff  •  Warren Hymer

Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)

Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Charlie comes from his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Foster
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Phyllis Brooks  •  Slim Summerville

Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Charlie comes from his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Foster
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Phyllis Brooks  •  Slim Summerville

The Public Pays (1936)

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a protection racket preying on milk distribution is broken through the persistence of law enforcement and the courage of a local businessman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Errol Taggart
CAST:  Richard Alexander  •  Barbara Bedford  •  Harry C. Bradley  •  Russ Clark

In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a protection racket preying on milk distribution is broken through the persistence of law enforcement and the courage of a local businessman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Errol Taggart
CAST:  Richard Alexander  •  Barbara Bedford  •  Harry C. Bradley  •  Russ Clark

You Can't Take It with You (1938)

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Jean Arthur  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  James Stewart  •  Edward Arnold

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Capra
CAST:  Jean Arthur  •  Lionel Barrymore  •  James Stewart  •  Edward Arnold

Espionage Agent (1939)

When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to route out an espionage ring planning to destroy American industrial capability.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Joel McCrea  •  Brenda Marshall  •  Jeffrey Lynn  •  James Stephenson

When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to route out an espionage ring planning to destroy American industrial capability.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Joel McCrea  •  Brenda Marshall  •  Jeffrey Lynn  •  James Stephenson

Virtue (1932)

Given a second chance after her arrest for prostitution, Mae decides to go straight. Mae is soon befriended by kindly cab driver Jimmy Doyle who gets her work at a diner, where she meets Gert, another former prostitute. Mae and Jimmy fall in love, marry and save to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Buzzell
CAST:  Carole Lombard  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Ward Bond  •  Shirley Grey

Given a second chance after her arrest for prostitution, Mae decides to go straight. Mae is soon befriended by kindly cab driver Jimmy Doyle who gets her work at a diner, where she meets Gert, another former prostitute. Mae and Jimmy fall in love, marry and save to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Buzzell
CAST:  Carole Lombard  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Ward Bond  •  Shirley Grey

Bullets or Ballots (1936)

After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Bugs" Fenner, meanwhile, is certain that Blake is a police agent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Joan Blondell  •  Barton MacLane  •  Humphrey Bogart

After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Bugs" Fenner, meanwhile, is certain that Blake is a police agent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Joan Blondell  •  Barton MacLane  •  Humphrey Bogart

Johnny Apollo (1940)

Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then turns to crime to raise money for his father's release. As assistant to mobster Mickey Dwyer, then falls for Dwyer's girl Lucky. He winds up in the same prison as his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Dorothy Lamour  •  Edward Arnold  •  Lloyd Nolan

Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then turns to crime to raise money for his father's release. As assistant to mobster Mickey Dwyer, then falls for Dwyer's girl Lucky. He winds up in the same prison as his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Dorothy Lamour  •  Edward Arnold  •  Lloyd Nolan

A Man Betrayed (1941)

Bucolic lawyer John Wayne takes on big-city corruption in A Man Betrayed. He sets out to prove that an above-suspicion politician (Edward Ellis) is actually a crook. The price of integrity is sweet in this instance, since Wayne happens to be in love with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John H. Auer
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Frances Dee  •  Edward Ellis  •  Wallace Ford

Bucolic lawyer John Wayne takes on big-city corruption in A Man Betrayed. He sets out to prove that an above-suspicion politician (Edward Ellis) is actually a crook. The price of integrity is sweet in this instance, since Wayne happens to be in love with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John H. Auer
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Frances Dee  •  Edward Ellis  •  Wallace Ford

Eternally Yours (1939)

Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she's his wife and stage assistant on a lengthy world tour. But Anita is annoyed by Arturo's constant flirtations, and his death-defying stunts give her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  David Niven  •  Billie Burke  •  C. Aubrey Smith

Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she's his wife and stage assistant on a lengthy world tour. But Anita is annoyed by Arturo's constant flirtations, and his death-defying stunts give her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  David Niven  •  Billie Burke  •  C. Aubrey Smith

The Phantom Creeps (1939)

A mad scientist attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ford Beebe  •  Saul A. Goodkind
CAST:  Bela Lugosi  •  Robert Kent  •  Dorothy Arnold  •  Edwin Stanley

A mad scientist attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ford Beebe  •  Saul A. Goodkind
CAST:  Bela Lugosi  •  Robert Kent  •  Dorothy Arnold  •  Edwin Stanley

Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)

A mad scientist named Dr. Satan plots to steal key pieces of technology to enable him to build an army of robots based on his prototype to conquer America. The only one standing in his way is Bob Wayne, who fights Satan as the enigmatic Copperhead. Mysterious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John English  •  William Witney
CAST:  Eduardo Ciannelli  •  Robert Wilcox  •  William Newell  •  C. Montague Shaw

A mad scientist named Dr. Satan plots to steal key pieces of technology to enable him to build an army of robots based on his prototype to conquer America. The only one standing in his way is Bob Wayne, who fights Satan as the enigmatic Copperhead. Mysterious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John English  •  William Witney
CAST:  Eduardo Ciannelli  •  Robert Wilcox  •  William Newell  •  C. Montague Shaw

Air Force (1943)

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  John Ridgely  •  Gig Young  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Charles Drake

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  John Ridgely  •  Gig Young  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Charles Drake

Union Pacific (1939)

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil B. DeMille
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Joel McCrea  •  Akim Tamiroff  •  Robert Preston

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil B. DeMille
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Joel McCrea  •  Akim Tamiroff  •  Robert Preston

Tail Spin (1939)

Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race, however, her plane becomes damaged, and she needs help to repair it. She meets a Navy pilot named "Tex" Price and tries to gain his aid. Tex soon meets another pilot, Gerry, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Alice Faye  •  Constance Bennett  •  Nancy Kelly  •  Joan Davis

Trixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race, however, her plane becomes damaged, and she needs help to repair it. She meets a Navy pilot named "Tex" Price and tries to gain his aid. Tex soon meets another pilot, Gerry, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Alice Faye  •  Constance Bennett  •  Nancy Kelly  •  Joan Davis

Gentleman Jim (1942)

As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Alexis Smith  •  Jack Carson  •  Alan Hale

As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Alexis Smith  •  Jack Carson  •  Alan Hale

Lucky Devils (1933)

Two Hollywood stuntmen compete for the same pretty extra.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Ince
CAST:  William Boyd  •  Dorothy Wilson  •  William Gargan  •  Bob Rose

Two Hollywood stuntmen compete for the same pretty extra.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Ince
CAST:  William Boyd  •  Dorothy Wilson  •  William Gargan  •  Bob Rose

Girls on Probation (1938)

A dizzy young girl falls into crime but wins her lawyer's heart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William C. McGann
CAST:  Jane Bryan  •  Ronald Reagan  •  Anthony Averill  •  Sheila Bromley

A dizzy young girl falls into crime but wins her lawyer's heart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William C. McGann
CAST:  Jane Bryan  •  Ronald Reagan  •  Anthony Averill  •  Sheila Bromley
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