Richard Fiske

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The Major and the Minor (1942)

Susan Applegate, tired of New York after one year and twenty-five jobs, decides to return to her home town in Iowa. Discovering she hasn't enough money for the train fare, Susan disguises herself as a twelve-year-old and travels for half the price. Caught out by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Ginger Rogers  •  Ray Milland  •  Rita Johnson  •  Robert Benchley

Susan Applegate, tired of New York after one year and twenty-five jobs, decides to return to her home town in Iowa. Discovering she hasn't enough money for the train fare, Susan disguises herself as a twelve-year-old and travels for half the price. Caught out by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Wilder
CAST:  Ginger Rogers  •  Ray Milland  •  Rita Johnson  •  Robert Benchley

You Nazty Spy! (1940)

In this satire of the Nazis the stooges are paperhangers in the country of Moronica. When evil cabinet ministers overthrow the king, they decide to make Moe the new ruler as he'll be stupid enough to follow their orders. Moe becomes Dictator, Curly is a Field ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules White
CAST:  Curly Howard  •  Larry Fine  •  Moe Howard  •  Don Beddoe

In this satire of the Nazis the stooges are paperhangers in the country of Moronica. When evil cabinet ministers overthrow the king, they decide to make Moe the new ruler as he'll be stupid enough to follow their orders. Moe becomes Dictator, Curly is a Field ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules White
CAST:  Curly Howard  •  Larry Fine  •  Moe Howard  •  Don Beddoe

Blondie (1938)

Blondie and Dagwood are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary but this happy occasion is marred when the bumbling Dagwood gets himself involved in a scheme that is promising financial ruin for the Bumstead family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Arthur Lake  •  Penny Singleton  •  Larry Simms  •  Gene Lockhart

Blondie and Dagwood are about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary but this happy occasion is marred when the bumbling Dagwood gets himself involved in a scheme that is promising financial ruin for the Bumstead family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Arthur Lake  •  Penny Singleton  •  Larry Simms  •  Gene Lockhart

Valley of the Sun (1942)

An Arizona frontiersman steals an Indian agent's girlfriend, followed by trouble.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Marshall
CAST:  Lucille Ball  •  James Craig  •  Cedric Hardwicke  •  Dean Jagger

An Arizona frontiersman steals an Indian agent's girlfriend, followed by trouble.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Marshall
CAST:  Lucille Ball  •  James Craig  •  Cedric Hardwicke  •  Dean Jagger

Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)

Baby Dumpling, the six-year-old son of Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead disappears from sight during his first day at school. While Dagwood frantically combs the city in search of the boy, Baby Dumpling spents a nice, safe afternoon with poor little rich girl Melinda ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Penny Singleton  •  Arthur Lake  •  Larry Simms  •  Danny Mummert

Baby Dumpling, the six-year-old son of Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead disappears from sight during his first day at school. While Dagwood frantically combs the city in search of the boy, Baby Dumpling spents a nice, safe afternoon with poor little rich girl Melinda ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Penny Singleton  •  Arthur Lake  •  Larry Simms  •  Danny Mummert

Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)

Dagwood inadvertently gets cornered in to resigning. When his wife Blondie tries to ask Dagwoods boss Mr. Dithers for his job back, he ends up hiring her instead. This doesn't sit too well with Dagwood. Blondie's sister comes to visit, and Dagwood is put in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Penny Singleton  •  Arthur Lake  •  Larry Simms  •  Daisy

Dagwood inadvertently gets cornered in to resigning. When his wife Blondie tries to ask Dagwoods boss Mr. Dithers for his job back, he ends up hiring her instead. This doesn't sit too well with Dagwood. Blondie's sister comes to visit, and Dagwood is put in a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Penny Singleton  •  Arthur Lake  •  Larry Simms  •  Daisy

Good Girls Go to Paris (1939)

Jenny Swanson, a waitress on a college campus, is dying to visit Paris. Thanks to English professor Ronald Brooke, she manages to make her dream come true. Besides seeing the sights in the French capital she makes friends with a wealthy family there, the Brands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Hall
CAST:  Melvyn Douglas  •  Joan Blondell  •  Walter Connolly  •  Alan Curtis

Jenny Swanson, a waitress on a college campus, is dying to visit Paris. Thanks to English professor Ronald Brooke, she manages to make her dream come true. Besides seeing the sights in the French capital she makes friends with a wealthy family there, the Brands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Hall
CAST:  Melvyn Douglas  •  Joan Blondell  •  Walter Connolly  •  Alan Curtis

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)

Complicated plot involving missing stamp collection and kidnapped businessman, with the Lone Wolf keeping one step ahead of the police in Havana trying to solve the crime and make a profit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Salkow
CAST:  Warren William  •  Frances Robinson  •  Bruce Bennett  •  Eric Blore

Complicated plot involving missing stamp collection and kidnapped businessman, with the Lone Wolf keeping one step ahead of the police in Havana trying to solve the crime and make a profit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Salkow
CAST:  Warren William  •  Frances Robinson  •  Bruce Bennett  •  Eric Blore

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)

A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman's son and accused of a murder she didn't commit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Salkow
CAST:  Warren William  •  Jean Muir  •  Eric Blore  •  Victor Jory

A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman's son and accused of a murder she didn't commit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Salkow
CAST:  Warren William  •  Jean Muir  •  Eric Blore  •  Victor Jory

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

Go West, Young Lady (1941)

A young woman arrives in the western town of Headstone and helps the locals outsmart a gang of outlaws.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Penny Singleton  •  Glenn Ford  •  Ann Miller  •  Charles Ruggles

A young woman arrives in the western town of Headstone and helps the locals outsmart a gang of outlaws.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Penny Singleton  •  Glenn Ford  •  Ann Miller  •  Charles Ruggles

Texas (1941)

Two Virginians are heading for a new life in Texas when they witness a stagecoach being held up. They decide to rob the robbers and make off with the loot. To escape a posse, they split up and don't see each other again for a long time. When they do meet up again, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Marshall
CAST:  William Holden  •  Glenn Ford  •  Claire Trevor  •  George Bancroft

Two Virginians are heading for a new life in Texas when they witness a stagecoach being held up. They decide to rob the robbers and make off with the loot. To escape a posse, they split up and don't see each other again for a long time. When they do meet up again, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Marshall
CAST:  William Holden  •  Glenn Ford  •  Claire Trevor  •  George Bancroft

Blondie Plays Cupid (1940)

The Bumstead family is off to see relatives in the country when Blondie runs into Charlie and Millie, an eloping couple needing her help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Arthur Lake  •  Larry Simms  •  Daisy  •  Jonathan Hale

The Bumstead family is off to see relatives in the country when Blondie runs into Charlie and Millie, an eloping couple needing her help.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Arthur Lake  •  Larry Simms  •  Daisy  •  Jonathan Hale

Men Without Souls (1940)

A prison chaplain (John Litel) rescues a young convict (Glenn Ford) on a misguided mission of revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Grindé
CAST:  Barton MacLane  •  John Litel  •  Rochelle Hudson  •  Glenn Ford

A prison chaplain (John Litel) rescues a young convict (Glenn Ford) on a misguided mission of revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Grindé
CAST:  Barton MacLane  •  John Litel  •  Rochelle Hudson  •  Glenn Ford

Behind Prison Gates (1939)

An agent for the state attorney general poses as a convict to learn about bank loot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Brian Donlevy  •  Julie Bishop  •  Joseph Crehan  •  Paul Fix

An agent for the state attorney general poses as a convict to learn about bank loot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Brian Donlevy  •  Julie Bishop  •  Joseph Crehan  •  Paul Fix

Five Little Peppers at Home (1940)

The second entry in the four "Five Little Peppers" films finds the family struggling to keep their copper mine when their elderly business partner becomes ill.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Dorothy Peterson  •  Edith Fellows  •  Charles Peck  •  Tommy Bond

The second entry in the four "Five Little Peppers" films finds the family struggling to keep their copper mine when their elderly business partner becomes ill.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Dorothy Peterson  •  Edith Fellows  •  Charles Peck  •  Tommy Bond

Glamour for Sale (1940)

A blackmail mob is waiting for you to go out with one of these girls.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D. Ross Lederman
CAST:  Anita Louise  •  Roger Pryor  •  Frances Robinson  •  June MacCloy

A blackmail mob is waiting for you to go out with one of these girls.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D. Ross Lederman
CAST:  Anita Louise  •  Roger Pryor  •  Frances Robinson  •  June MacCloy

Homicide Bureau (1939)

After being criticized by the Citizens' League for his inability to cope with a crime wave, Police Captain Haines orders his men in the Homicide Bureau to clean up all their cases, but without violating the constitutional rights of any suspect. Detective Jim Logan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles C. Coleman
CAST:  Rita Hayworth  •  Bruce Cabot  •  Marc Lawrence  •  Richard Fiske

After being criticized by the Citizens' League for his inability to cope with a crime wave, Police Captain Haines orders his men in the Homicide Bureau to clean up all their cases, but without violating the constitutional rights of any suspect. Detective Jim Logan ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles C. Coleman
CAST:  Rita Hayworth  •  Bruce Cabot  •  Marc Lawrence  •  Richard Fiske

The Heckler (1940)

An obnoxious heckler at a baseball game infuriates everybody.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Del Lord
CAST:  Charley Chase  •  Tom Hanlon  •  Don Beddoe  •  Bruce Bennett

An obnoxious heckler at a baseball game infuriates everybody.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Del Lord
CAST:  Charley Chase  •  Tom Hanlon  •  Don Beddoe  •  Bruce Bennett

The Taming of the Snood (1940)

A jewel thief uses Buster as an unsuspecting dupe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules White
CAST:  Buster Keaton  •  Elsie Ames  •  Richard Fiske  •  Bruce Bennett

A jewel thief uses Buster as an unsuspecting dupe.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jules White
CAST:  Buster Keaton  •  Elsie Ames  •  Richard Fiske  •  Bruce Bennett
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