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Byron Foulger
Actor 1898 - 1970

Byron Foulger

Ogden, Utah, USA

An American character actor who over a 50-year career performed in hundreds of stage, film, and television productions.

Filmography

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There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1970 2h 3m 8.0

There Was a Crooked Man is a 1970 western comedy starring Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The film follows Paris Pitman (Douglas), a charismatic criminal who ends up in jail, and his attempts to escape the prison of warden Lopeman (Fonda).

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County

Anton Leader, Ranald MacDougall 1970 1h 39m 6.0

When the town's sole blacksmith vows to leave because he was stood up by his mail-order bride from the East, the panicked townsfolk scramble to find him a surrogate wife.

Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker

George Marshall 1969 1h 31m 5.0

Told he is terminally ill, an insurance executive goes on a credit-card spending spree--and then learns his medical diagnosis was a mistake.

Blackbeard's Ghost

Blackbeard's Ghost

Robert Stevenson 1968 1h 46m 6.0

Peter Ustinov stars as the eponymous wraith, who returns to Earth to aid his descendant, elderly Elsa Lanchester (Stowecroft). The villains want to kick Lanchester and her friends out of their group home so that they can build a crooked casino. Good guy Steve Walker (Jones) gets caught in the middle of the squabble after evoking Blackbeard's ghost.

The Spirit Is Willing

The Spirit Is Willing

William Castle 1967 1h 40m 4.0

Hapless Benjamin Powell, his loving wife Kate, and their teenage son Steven rent a haunted seaside house in New England for their summer vacation, which quickly turns into a ghost-hunt.

The Gnome-Mobile

The Gnome-Mobile

Robert Stevenson 1967 1h 25m 6.0

An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While helping them, the millionaire is suspected of being crazy because he's seeing gnomes! He's committed, and the niece and nephew and the gnomes have to find him and free him.

Marriage on the Rocks

Marriage on the Rocks

Jack Donohue 1965 1h 49m 6.0

A businessman's neglected wife divorces her husband by mistake and marries his best friend by accident.

Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?

Frank Tashlin 1963 1h 30m

Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle, Barbara's mother, is determined to split the two lovers, and hires Norman in an attempt to humiliate him enough that Barbara leaves him. Will she ruin their love, or will he ruin her store?

Son of Flubber

Son of Flubber

Robert Stevenson 1963 1h 40m

Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of the super-elastic substance "Flubber." Now he hopes to have better luck with a gravity-busting derivative he's dubbed "Flubbergas." Ned's experiments, constantly hampered by government obstruction, earn the consternation of his wife, Betsy.

Ride the High Country

Ride the High Country

Sam Peckinpah 1962 1h 34m 7.6

An ex-lawman is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.

Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

Frank Capra 1961 2h 16m 5.5

How can a drunken beggar in just one night become a High-Society woman? This type of thing only happens in fairytales. Or maybe in Hollywood.

Devil's Partner

Devil's Partner

Charles R. Rondeau 1961 1h 13m 3.0

An old man sells his soul to the devil, and turns into a young man. He then uses witchcraft and black magic to win a woman from his rival.

Ma Barker's Killer Brood

Ma Barker's Killer Brood

Bill Karn 1960 1h 31m

Ma Barker and her four sons terrorize the 1930s South and Midwest with a string of kidnappings, robberies and murders, and even get to work with such famous criminals as John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson.

The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer

Martin Ritt 1958 1h 55m 6.8

Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.

Terror in a Texas Town

Terror in a Texas Town

Joseph H. Lewis 1958 1h 21m 7.0

Armed with a harpoon, a Swedish whaler is out for revenge after the death of his father. A greedy oil man trying to buy up the Swede's land might be the guilty party.

Up in Smoke

Up in Smoke

William Beaudine 1957 1h 1m

The Bowery Boys: In order to be able to get the names of winning horses at the track, Sach agrees to sell his soul to the devil.

The River's Edge

The River's Edge

Allan Dwan 1957 1h 27m 7.5

A murderous thief on the run with stolen loot forces a poor rancher to guide him across the desert into Mexico. Accompanying them is the rancher's wife, who happens to be the killer's former girlfriend.

Curfew Breakers

Curfew Breakers

Alexander J. Wells 1957 1h 10m 7.0

Police Lieutenant Lacey, with aid from Coach Bettger, heads a crack-down on dope-peddling to high-school athletes. One kid dies from an overdose, two more kill a gas station attendant in an aborted hold-up attempt to get money to buy dope, and a third dies in a fall in a condemned empty building while fleeing from the law.

The Spoilers

The Spoilers

Jesse Hibbs 1955 1h 24m 3.0

In 1899 Alaska, miners have to protect themselves from a phony legal team trying to steal their gold claims.

Silver Lode

Silver Lode

Allan Dwan 1954 1h 21m 8.5

Dan Ballard, a respected citizen in the western town of Silver Lode, has his wedding interrupted by four men led by Ned McCarthy, an old acquaintance who, as a US Marshal, arrests Ballard for the murder of his brother and the theft of $20,000. Ballard seeks to stall McCarthy while tracking down evidence that will prove his innocence.

Cattle Queen of Montana

Cattle Queen of Montana

Allan Dwan 1954 1h 28m

Sierra Nevada Jones must fight a villainous rancher to regain the land that is rightfully hers.

The Magnetic Monster

The Magnetic Monster

Curt Siodmak, Herbert L. Strock 1953 1h 16m 8.0

A young scientist's experiment grows awry when he creates a monster from a radioactive isotope and finds that the creature consumes energy to grow in size and terrorize the nearby town.

The Flaming Urge

The Flaming Urge

Harold Ericson 1953 1h 8m 7.0

A pyromaniac tries to fight his obsession with fire.

Gun Belt

Gun Belt

Ray Nazarro 1953 1h 17m 6.0

Outlaw Matt Ringo escapes prison and wants to co-opt his former outlaw brother Billy into robbing a Wells Fargo money shipment, but Billy has gone straight, the town Marshal is Wyatt Earp, and the Clinton gang wants in on the deal.

We're Not Married!

We're Not Married!

Edmund Goulding 1952 1h 26m 5.0

A Justice of the Peace performed weddings a few days before his license was valid. A few years later five couples learn they have never been legally married. Annabel Norris, already Mrs. Mississippi and ready to enter the Mrs. America contest, is now free to enter the Miss Mississippi contest.

The Sniper

The Sniper

Edward Dmytryk 1952 1h 28m 7.3

Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with their lovers. He starts a killing spree as a sniper by shooting women from far distances. In an attempt to get caught, he writes an anonymous letter to the police begging them to stop him.

Hold That Line

Hold That Line

William Beaudine 1952 1h 7m

The Bowery Boys are enrolled in a fancy college by a pair of rich snobs who think they can turn the Boys into classy guys. Sach becomes a football star, and is kidnapped by gangsters to keep him out of the big game.

Superman and the Mole-Men

Superman and the Mole-Men

Lee Sholem 1951 58m 5.3

Reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane arrive in the small town of Silsby to witness the drilling of the world's deepest oil well. The drill, however, has penetrated the underground home of a race of small, furry people who then come to the surface at night to look around.

Lightning Strikes Twice

Lightning Strikes Twice

King Vidor 1951 1h 31m 6.5

Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.

Home Town Story

Home Town Story

Arthur Pierson 1951 1h 1m 6.0

Blake Washburn blames manufacturer MacFarland for his defeat in the race for re-election to the state legislature. He takes over his uncle's newspaper to take on big business as an enemy of the people. Miss Martin works in the "Herald" newspaper office. When tragedy strikes, Blake must re-examine his views.

F.B.I. Girl

F.B.I. Girl

William Berke 1951 1h 14m

G-men grab a gangster and a governor thanks to a clerk in the fingerprints division.

Union Station

Union Station

Rudolph Maté 1950 1h 21m 7.0

Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try to piece together the crime and get back the blind daughter of a rich business man.

Dark City

Dark City

William Dieterle 1950 1h 38m 6.0

Danny Haley's bookie operation is shut down, so he and his pals need money; when Danny meets Arthur Winant, a sucker from out of town, he decoys him into a series of poker games where eventually Winant loses $5000 that isn't his... then hangs himself. But it seems Winant had a shadowy, protective elder brother who believes in personal revenge.

The Inspector General

The Inspector General

Henry Koster 1949 1h 41m 6.0

An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. The town's corrupt officials mistake him for the inspector general whom they think is traveling in disguise. Fearing he will discover they've been pocketing tax money, they make several bungled attempts to kill him.

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

Cecil B. DeMille 1949 2h 14m 6.3

The classic story of Samson and Delilah as told by Cecil B. DeMille.

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

Ernest B. Schoedsack 1949 1h 34m 7.3

After being taken from his home in Africa, Gorilla "Joe" is an instant hit in a Hollywood nightclub. This fun and wonderfully entertaining slant on "King Kong" is much better than Kong's 1934 sequel, "Son of Kong". This all ages adventure has superb special effects from Willis O'Brien and his protege, Ray Harryhausen.

I Shot Jesse James

I Shot Jesse James

Samuel Fuller 1949 1h 21m 8.0

Bob Ford murders his best friend Jesse James in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend but is plagued by guilt and self-disgust.

Chinatown at Midnight

Chinatown at Midnight

Seymour Friedman 1949 1h 7m

A young man who steals valuable Oriental objects for a crooked antique dealer is hunted down by the police after his latest Chinatown robbery turns violent.

Arson, Inc.

Arson, Inc.

William Berke 1949 1h 3m 5.0

An arson investigator goes undercover to break up a ring that sets fires in order to collect the insurance.

They Live by Night

They Live by Night

Nicholas Ray 1948 1h 36m 8.6

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

George Sidney 1948 2h 5m 8.6

The hectic adventures of D'Artagnan, a young provincial noble who just comes to Paris to enter the musketeers. He will meet action, love, hate, the king and the queen as his impetuousness gets him involved in political plots... and of course virile and indestructible friendship with the three musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Written by Yepok

He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night

Alfred L. Werker 1948 1h 19m 7.4

After killing a cop, a burglar fights to evade the police.

Borrowed Trouble

Borrowed Trouble

George Archainbaud 1948 58m 6.0

Teacher Lucy Abbot is against building the saloon right next to her schoolhouse. When she is kidnapped, Hoppy rescues her and forces the saloon keepers to relocate.

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

Lewis Milestone 1948 2h 13m 6.0

Based on the novel Arch of Triumph from Erich Maria Remarque.

Unconquered

Unconquered

Cecil B. DeMille 1947 2h 27m 5.0

Intrepid frontiersman Chris Holden foils the political and personal ambitions of renegade Martin Garth in the Ohio Valley following the French and Indian War.

Too Many Winners

Too Many Winners

William Beaudine 1947 1h 1m

Michael Shayne mystery involving counterfeit tickets at a race track.

They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

Irving Pichel 1947 1h 35m 6.0

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.

The Long Night

The Long Night

Anatole Litvak 1947 1h 41m 6.0

City police surround a building attempting to capture a suspected murder. The suspect knows there is no escape but refuses to give in.

The Chinese Ring

The Chinese Ring

William Beaudine 1947 1h 8m 5.3

Soon after a Chinese princess comes to the US to buy planes for her people, she is murdered by a poison dart fired by an air rifle.

It's a Joke, Son!

It's a Joke, Son!

Benjamin Stoloff 1947 1h 3m

Claghorn gets into some financial difficulties and is forced by a machine-political gang to enter a race for state senator against his wife (Una Merkel) who appears to have a good chance to beat the political hack backed by the machine.

Hard Boiled Mahoney

Hard Boiled Mahoney

William Beaudine 1947 1h 3m

Sach just lost his job as an assistant to a private detective, but he wasn't paid. Slip goes with him down to the detective's office to demand payment, but finds the office empty. A woman enters the office and mistakes Slip for the detective and convinces him to take on a case to find her sister after offering a $50 retainer.

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

Richard Whorf 1946 2h 16m 6.0

Songwriter and Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern is unable to find immediate success in the U.S. He sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale.

The Secret of the Whistler

The Secret of the Whistler

George Sherman 1946 1h 5m 5.5

A deranged artist who may have murdered his wife is investigated by the Whistler.

The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Tay Garnett 1946 1h 53m 7.2

Illicit lovers plot to kill the woman's older husband.

Suspense

Suspense

Frank Tuttle 1946 1h 41m

The proprietor of an ice-skating revue promotes a peanut-vendor at the show to a management position based on suggestions he made to improve the act of the show's star, who also happens to be the owner's wife. However, he soon begins to notice that his new manager is paying more attention to his wife than he believes is appropriate...

People Are Funny

People Are Funny

Sam White 1946 1h 33m 5.0

Two rival radio producers try to get the same sponsor, so they try to top each other with new ideas.

Magnificent Doll

Magnificent Doll

Frank Borzage 1946 1h 35m 6.0

Dolly Payne Madison is the daughter of boardinghouse owners in Washington, DC who falls in love with Aaron Burr and James Madison.

House of Horrors

House of Horrors

Jean Yarbrough 1946 1h 5m 6.7

An unsuccessful sculptor saves a madman named "The Creeper" from drowning. Seeing an opportunity for revenge, he tricks the psycho into murdering his critics.

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Gordon Douglas 1946 1h 2m 6.0

A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.

Deadline at Dawn

Deadline at Dawn

Harold Clurman 1946 1h 23m 6.5

A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout.

Courage of Lassie

Courage of Lassie

Fred M. Wilcox 1946 1h 32m

Bill's separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie. An accident separates him from her, and he's drafted into K-9 duty in the trenches until battle fatigue takes its toll and he turns vicious. And even though he finds his way back home, he may be condemned as a killer.

Breakfast in Hollywood

Breakfast in Hollywood

Harold D. Schuster 1946 1h 30m 5.0

Based on a current (1946) radio series with a live audience. It is the story of some of the people who attend the show. Nat King Cole sings.

Wonder Man

Wonder Man

H. Bruce Humberstone 1945 1h 38m

Boisterous nightclub entertainer Buzzy Bellew was the witness to a murder committed by gangster Ten Grand Jackson. One night, two of Jackson's thugs kill Buzzy and dump his body in the lake at Prospect Park in Brooklyn.

Voice of the Whistler

Voice of the Whistler

William Castle 1945 1h 6.0

A dying millionaire marries his nurse for companionship, only to experience a miracle cure.

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

Billy Wilder 1945 1h 41m 8.3

Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.

The Hidden Eye

The Hidden Eye

Richard Whorf 1945 1h 9m

Blind detective Duncan Maclain relies on his working senses to piece together an assortment of clues to solve a case of murder.

Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street

Fritz Lang 1945 1h 43m 8.3

A man in mid-life crisis befriends a young woman after rescuing her from an attack. She believes he is rich and her boyfriend persuades her to con him out of his fortune.

Cornered

Cornered

Edward Dmytryk 1945 1h 42m 6.5

A World War II veteran hunts down the Nazi collaborators who killed his wife.

Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence

John Larkin 1945 1h 8m

A man waits on death row while his son and friend try to prove that he did not kill a grocer with an ax.

Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

Allan Dwan 1945 1h 19m 6.0

Monty Brewster is a pennyless, former U.S. Army soldier back from World War II Europe who learns that he has inherited $8 million from a distant relative. But there's a catch: he must spend $1 million of that money in less than two months before his 30th birthday in order to inherit the rest.

Adventure

Adventure

Victor Fleming 1945 2h 15m 6.0

A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

When Strangers Marry

When Strangers Marry

William Castle 1944 1h 7m

Young Robert Mitchum may not be what Kim Hunter thinks he is in the thriller When Strangers Marry.

The Whistler

The Whistler

William Castle 1944 1h 5.5

A guilt-ridden man blames himself for his wife's death and secretly pays an assassin to kill him. But then he finds out that his wife isn't dead at all. And now the assassin is on his trail, with no way to call off the hit.

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

Preston Sturges 1944 1h 38m

A small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers wakes up the morning after a wild farewell party for the troops to find that she married someone she can't remember.

Summer Storm

Summer Storm

Douglas Sirk 1944 1h 46m 8.0

Linda Darnell plays a beautiful Russian peasant in this moody Sirk melodrama, based on Chekhov's "The Shooting Party." Trying to pull herself out of serf-ish poverty, she works her charms on an engaged aristocrat (George Sanders) with tragic results.

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

Alexander Hall 1944 1h 29m 4.0

A cash-strapped theater producer promotes a nine-year-old boy's dancing caterpillar.

Music for Millions

Music for Millions

Henry Koster 1944 1h 57m

Six year old "Mike" joins her sister Barbara Ainsworth who plays in a classical orchestra during WWII

Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear

Fritz Lang 1944 1h 26m 7.5

The film tells the story of a man just released from a mental asylum who finds himself caught up in an international spy ring in London during the Blitz. After guessing the weight of a cake at a fair and winning it, he is pursued by foreign agents and incriminated for murder.

Lady in the Death House

Lady in the Death House

Steve Sekely 1944 56m

As a woman walks the "last mile" to her execution she remembers back to the incidents that got her framed for murder.

Dark Mountain

Dark Mountain

William Berke 1944 57m 6.0

A woman doesn't realize that the man she has just married is a gangster. When she is implicated in a murder he committed, she turns to an ex-boyfriend, who is now a park ranger, for help. He hides her out in a cabin up in the mountains, and her husband goes on the hunt for both of them.

An American Romance

An American Romance

King Vidor 1944 2h 1m

A European immigrant becomes a master of industry but almost loses his family.

3 Men in White

3 Men in White

Willis Goldbeck 1944 1h 25m

Gillespie has to finally choose his official assistant, or Red and Lee are going to kill themselves in competition. So, it's another diagnosis competition. Lee's assignment is a small girl who falls ill whenever she eats candy. Red has to cure a girl's mother of a debilitating case of arthritis.

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

Clarence Brown 1943 1h 58m

Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.

The Falcon Strikes Back

The Falcon Strikes Back

Edward Dmytryk 1943 1h 6m

The Falcon is framed for the murder of a banker and the theft of war bonds. He makes his escape into the mountains where he hides out in a rustic lodge. From here he uncovers a phony war bond operation.

The Black Raven

The Black Raven

Sam Newfield 1943 1h 1m 5.0

An escaped convict, an embezzler and elopers are among an innkeeper's (George Zucco) guests on a rainy night.

So Proudly We Hail!

So Proudly We Hail!

Mark Sandrich 1943 2h 6m

During the start of the Pacific campaign in World War II, Lieutenant Janet Davidson is the head of a group of U.S. military nurses who are trapped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Davidson tries to keep up the spirits of her staff, which includes Lieutenants Joan O'Doul and Olivia D'Arcy.

Silver Spurs

Silver Spurs

Joseph Kane 1943 1h 8m

Jerry Johnson inherits a 50,000 acre ranch. Lucky Miller wants to take over the ranch. Roy is trying to get a railroad spur right of way. Lucky has a woman come west to marry Jerry to get control of the ranch. After the wedding, Lucky has the owner killed. Roy’s gun is substituted for the murder weapon, so Roy is put in jail.

Margin for Error

Margin for Error

Otto Preminger 1943 1h 14m

Margin for Error is a 1943 American drama film directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Lillie Hayward and Samuel Fuller is based on the 1939 play of the same title by Clare Boothe Luce.

In Old Oklahoma

In Old Oklahoma

Albert S. Rogell 1943 1h 42m 6.0

Cowboy Dan Somers and oilman Jim "Hunk" Gardner compete for oil lease rights on Indian land in Oklahoma, as well as for the favors of schoolteacher Cathy Allen.

Hoppy Serves a Writ

Hoppy Serves a Writ

George Archainbaud 1943 1h 7m

Posing as a cattle buyer, Hoppy crosses over into Oklahoma where the Jordan brother's and their outlaw gang operate outside the law. After receiving an unfriendly reception when he finds them, he, California, and Johnny rustle their cattle and drive across the river into Texas.

Hi Diddle Diddle

Hi Diddle Diddle

Andrew L. Stone 1943 1h 12m 5.0

After the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's father orchestrates a scheme of his own to set things right. He is aided by a cabaret singer, while placating a jealous wife.

Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

Fritz Lang 1943 2h 14m 7.9

During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, surgeon Dr. Franticek Svoboda, a Czech patriot, assassinates the brutal "Hangman of Europe", Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich, and is wounded in the process. In his attempt to escape, he is helped by history professor Stephen Novotny and his daughter Mascha.

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Willis Goldbeck 1943 1h 29m

In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of which includes a prison inmate who Dr. Gillespie believes belongs instead in an insane asylum.

The Panther's Claw

The Panther's Claw

William Beaudine 1942 1h 10m

Members of an opera company are being blackmailed by someone called the Black Panther.

The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story

Preston Sturges 1942 1h 28m 7.3

A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker III.

Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind

Cecil B. DeMille 1942 1h 59m 7.3

Florida ship salvager Loxi falls for Jack, captain of a ship wrecked on the Key West shore. However, their romance is complicated by the arrival of another suitor.

Quiet Please: Murder

Quiet Please: Murder

John Francis Larkin 1942 1h 10m

A forger steals and kills for a rare book from a library in order to make forgeries to sell to rich suckers.

Man from Headquarters

Man from Headquarters

Jean Yarbrough 1942 1h 4m 5.0

Crime reporter Larry Doyle, who contributes to the capture of the Padroni gang, is later framed for murder by the gang leader.

Fingers at the Window

Fingers at the Window

Charles Lederer 1942 1h 20m

In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparently committed by a lunatic.

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

James P. Hogan 1942 1h 10m

Detective Ellery Queen tries to find a missing man, and gets embroiled in a case of murder and embezzlement.

Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

Preston Sturges 1941 1h 31m 7.9

Sullivan is a successful, spoiled, and naive director of fluff films, with a heart-o-gold, who decides he wants to make a film about the troubles of the downtrodden poor. Much to the chagrin of his producers, he sets off in tramp's clothing with a single dime in his pocket to experience poverty first-hand, and gets a reality shock...

Meet Boston Blackie

Meet Boston Blackie

Robert Florey 1941 1h

When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy ring.

Man Made Monster

Man Made Monster

George Waggner 1941 1h 7.0

Mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.

Helping Hands

Edward L. Cahn 1941 11m

Inspired by his soldier brother, Spanky decides to organize a military unit among his friends, collecting odds and ends for the war effort.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

King Vidor 1941 2h 9.0

A middle-aged businessman who has lived a conservative life according to the routine conventions of society, still remembers the beautiful young woman who once brought him out of his shell.

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

James P. Hogan 1941 1h 10m

The benefactor of the Stack Memorial Hospital dies after an operation. Ellery Queen investigates when it is revealed the cause of death was murder by strangulation.

Dude Cowboy

Dude Cowboy

David Howard 1941 59m

A Nevada rancher goes undercover for the U. S. Secret Service to help capture a gang of counterfeiters. Director David Howard's 1941 B-western stars Tim Holt, Marjorie Reynolds, Lee White, Eddie Kane, Ray Whitley, Helen Holmes, Glenn Strange, Byron Foulger, Eddie Dew, Tom London and Hank Worden.

Come Back, Miss Pipps

Come Back, Miss Pipps

Edward L. Cahn 1941 10m

On Mickey's birthday, Miss Pipps, the school teacher, serves cake and ice cream during school hours. Sour old Mr. Pratt, head of the school board, stumbles on the festivities and has Miss Pipps fired. The Our Gang conspire to save her job by inviting all the parents to a special meeting.

Three Faces West

Three Faces West

Bernard Vorhaus 1940 1h 19m 5.0

Viennese surgeon Dr. Braun and his daughter Leni come to a small town in North Dakota as refugees from Hitler. When the winds of the Dust Bowl threaten the town, John Phillips leads the townsfolk in moving to greener pastures in Oregon. He falls for Leni, but she is betrothed to the man who helped her and her father escape from the Third Reich.

The Saint's Double Trouble

The Saint's Double Trouble

Jack Hively 1940 1h 8m 6.5

Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar lands in hot water when a look-alike smuggles stolen goods out of Egypt.

The Man with Nine Lives

The Man with Nine Lives

Nick Grindé 1940 1h 14m 6.5

Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient. Kravaal freezes the officials, along with himself. Years later, they are discovered and revived in hopes that Kravaal can indeed complete his cure.

The Great McGinty

The Great McGinty

Preston Sturges 1940 1h 22m

Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this brings rapid promotion from "the boss," who finally decides he'd be ideal as a new, nominally "reform" mayor; but this candidacy requires marriage.

Heroes of the Saddle

Heroes of the Saddle

William Witney 1940 56m

A fast-paced, enjoyable entry in the long-running Three Mesqueteers Western series, Heroes of the Saddle featured the three cowboy pals promising to look after Peggy Bell, the little daughter of mortally wounded rodeo champ Montana.

Good Bad Boys

Good Bad Boys

Edward L. Cahn 1940 10m

Alfalfa and the gang decide to turn to a life of crime, but Spanky tries to trick them with a fake burglary.

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

Kurt Neumann 1940 1h 9m

Famed detective and crime novelist Ellery Queen solves a case involving the suspicious death of a rich man whose inheritors fight over his estate.

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

Clarence Brown 1940 1h 47m 7.0

82-year-old inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Alva Edison is honored in 1929 and he reflects back on his sixty-year career of scientific achievement.

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

Harold S. Bucquet 1940 1h 15m

Jimmy Kildare's impending nuptials are jeopardized by a diagnosis of possible epilepsy in his fiancee's brother.

Boom Town

Boom Town

Jack Conway 1940 1h 59m 7.0

McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsey comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.

Arizona

Arizona

Wesley Ruggles 1940 2h 5m

As the first female resident of a rowdy Old West settlement, tough-talking, sharpshooting Phoebe Titus (Jean Arthur) can hold her own against any man -- until she meets California-bound drifter Peter Muncie (William Holden), whose rugged charm prompts the plucky pioneer to soften her edges.

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

Cecil B. DeMille 1939 2h 15m 7.5

In 1862, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads compete westward across the wilderness toward California. A crooked politician tries to stop construction of the transcontinental railroad.

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

Harold S. Bucquet 1939 1h 24m

Intern Kildare heals a millionaire's daughter and tricks Dr. Gillespie into taking a vacation.

The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang

Nick Grindé 1939 1h 4m 6.0

Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and sets about murdering the jury that convicted him.

Streets of New York

Streets of New York

William Nigh 1939 1h 13m 4.0

Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Frank Capra 1939 2h 10m 8.2

A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the US Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.

In Name Only

In Name Only

John Cromwell 1939 1h 34m 8.0

A wealthy man falls for a widow but can't get his wife to divorce him.

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

W.S. Van Dyke 1939 1h 25m 6.0

Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school's annual production, Andy seizes the opportunity to spend as much time as possible with his pretty teacher. Meanwhile, Judge Hardy has his own problems when he gets conned into forming a phony aluminum corporation.

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

Frank Capra 1938 2h 6m 7.6

Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby. His wealthy banker father, Anthony P. Kirby, and his snobbish mother, strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things do not turn out the way Alice had hoped.

The Mad Miss Manton

The Mad Miss Manton

Leigh Jason 1938 1h 20m 7.0

When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.

Test Pilot

Test Pilot

Victor Fleming 1938 1h 58m

Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But the life of a test pilot is anything but safe.

King of the Newsboys

King of the Newsboys

Bernard Vorhaus 1938 1h 5m

A poor young man's girlfriend leaves him for a gangster, who has the money and power she wants and the young man doesn't have.

Delinquent Parents

Delinquent Parents

Nick Grindé 1938 1h 2m

A woman is forced to keep her marriage and past indiscretions a secret from those she loves.

Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild

Joseph Kane 1938 1h 6m 7.0

Truck drivers Steve Hackett and Bill Purvis are fired from their jobs with the West Coast Trucking company for not using second-gear going down steep grades. Davis, the company vice-president, surprisingly asks them to carry a load of merchandise to Arrowhead and offers a $1000 bonus. He tells them it is a load of lettuce.

True Confession

True Confession

Wesley Ruggles 1937 1h 25m 6.5

A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an attorney. When her new employer is murdered, she can't seem to make up her mind as to whether she "dunnit" or not.

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda

John Cromwell 1937 1h 41m

A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.

Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow

Leo McCarey 1937 1h 32m 8.4

At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. Can the old folks take matters into their own hands?

It Happened in Hollywood

It Happened in Hollywood

Harry Lachman 1937 1h 7m 6.0

While hospitalized young Billy meets his silent movie idol Tim Bart but then the talkies came, destroying Bart's career. Now Bart must convince his young friend he is still a star.

History Is Made at Night

History Is Made at Night

Frank Borzage 1937 1h 37m

An American woman seeking divorce from her wealthy, controlling husband falls for a romantic Parisian who saves her from his entrapment.

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

Alan James, Ray Taylor 1937 4h 50m

Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his Flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental "Speed Plane", the Spider captures Dick Tracy's brother, Gordon.

A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races

Sam Wood 1937 1h 49m 8.5

Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a high priced clinic for the wealthy who don't know he has his degree in Veterinary Medicine.

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