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Harold Miller
Actor 1894 - 1972

Harold Miller

Redondo Beach, California, USA

Harold Miller (born Harold Edwin Kammermeyer) was an American actor, his screen, then eventually also television, career spanning the years 1919-1964. After the 1920s, Miller appeared only in uncredited bit and background parts.

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The Incredible Mr. Limpet

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

Arthur Lubin 1964 1h 39m 6.0

Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a talking fish he assists the US Navy in hunting German submarines during World War II.

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

Don Weis 1963 1h 40m 6.0

Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of reviewing the play or cause the breakup of his marriage.

Bye Bye Birdie

Bye Bye Birdie

George Sidney 1963 1h 52m 6.7

Rock-and-roll icon Conrad Birdie is about to go into the Army, and plans are being made to arrange his final going-away concert.

The Notorious Landlady

The Notorious Landlady

Richard Quine 1962 2h 3m 7.0

An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected of murder.

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Henry Koster 1962 1h 56m 6.0

Mr. Hobbs wants to spend a quiet holiday at the beach, but his wife has invited all their family to stay with them.

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

John Ford, George Marshall 1962 2h 44m 7.2

Hollywood's most celebrated luminaries - behind the camera as well as in front of it - combine talents to present this epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.

Gypsy

Gypsy

Mervyn LeRoy 1962 2h 23m 8.0

Based on the Broadway hit about the life and times of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee and her aggressive stage mother, Mama Rose.

Days of Wine and Roses

Days of Wine and Roses

Blake Edwards 1962 1h 57m 7.7

An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together.

Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

Otto Preminger 1962 2h 19m 6.8

Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.

The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour

William Wyler 1961 1h 48m 8.7

An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.

Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back

Delbert Mann 1961 1h 47m 7.0

Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out from under her cute little nose, revenge prompts her to infiltrate his secret "VIP" campaign in order to persuade the mystery product’s scientist to switch to her firm.

Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg

Stanley Kramer 1961 3h 11m 7.9

Judgment at Nuremberg is an American film based on the trials of 4 Nazi judges in Nuremberg Germany in 1948 by an American court.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Blake Edwards 1961 1h 55m 8.3

fortune hunter Holly Golightly finds herself captivated by aspiring writer Paul Varjak, who's moved into her building on a wealthy woman's dime. As romance blooms between Paul and Holly, Doc Golightly shows up on the scene, revealing Holly's past.

Who Was That Lady?

Who Was That Lady?

George Sidney 1960 1h 55m 6.0

Ill-advised by his pal Mike Haney, chem teacher David Wilson falsely claims to be an undercover FBI agent to hide his infidelity. His jealous wife Ann swallows this lie, but it gets him in trouble with the real FBI, the CIA, and the KGB.

Where the Boys Are

Where the Boys Are

Henry Levin 1960 1h 39m 5.0

Good girls Merritt, Melanie, Tuggle and Angie - all students at mid-western Penmore University - are planning on going to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break to get away from the mid-western snow despite not having much money to spend once there. On the drive down, they admit their real purpose is to go where the boys are.

Seven Thieves

Seven Thieves

Henry Hathaway 1960 1h 42m 7.5

A discredited professor and a sophisticated thief decide to join together and pick a team to pull off one last job--the casino vault in Monte Carlo.

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Charles Walters 1960 1h 52m 6.5

Drama critic Larry Mackay, his wife Kate and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apartment to an old house in the country. While housewife Kate settles into suburban life, Larry continues to enjoy the theater and party scene of New York.

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

John Ford 1958 1h 57m 7.0

Frank Skeffington is an old Irish-American political boss, running for re-election as mayor of a U.S. town for the last time.

Party Girl

Party Girl

Nicholas Ray 1958 1h 39m 7.8

Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life then winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.

I Mobster

I Mobster

Roger Corman 1958 1h 21m 8.0

The rise and fall of gang lord Joe Sante.

I Married a Monster from Outer Space

I Married a Monster from Outer Space

Gene Fowler Jr. 1958 1h 18m 6.0

A young bride suspects her husband has been replaced by a space invader.

Houseboat

Houseboat

Melville Shavelson 1958 1h 50m 7.0

A widower, his three young children, and an Italian nanny get to know each other better when circumstances have them living together aboard a badly neglected houseboat.

Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame

Morton DaCosta 1958 2h 23m 7.3

An orphan goes to live with his free-spirited aunt. Conflict ensues when the executor of his father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle.

The Joker Is Wild

The Joker Is Wild

Charles Vidor 1957 2h 6m 6.0

Frank Sinatra stars in director Charles Vidor's 1957 film biography of nightclub entertainer Joe E. Lewis. The cast also includes Mitzi Gaynor, Jeanne Crain, Eddie Albert, Beverly Garland, Jackie Coogan, Harold Huber, Barry Kelley, Ted de Corsia, Ned Glass, Mary Treen and Sid Melton.

The Garment Jungle

The Garment Jungle

Vincent Sherman, Robert Aldrich 1957 1h 28m 7.3

Alan Mitchell (Kerwin Mathews) returns to New York to work for his father Walter (Lee J. Cobb), the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union, Walter has hired Artie Ravidge (Richard Boone), a hood who uses strong-arm tactics to keep the employees in line.

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Richard Thorpe 1957 1h 54m 8.0

In this musical comedy, Dean Martin plays an American hotel mogul who becomes smitten with a young Italian woman (Anna Maria Alberghetti) when buying a hotel in Rome. To marry this gal, he has to get her three older sisters married off.

Pal Joey

Pal Joey

George Sidney 1957 1h 51m 6.0

An opportunistic singer woos a wealthy widow to boost his career.

Funny Face

Funny Face

Stanley Donen 1957 1h 43m 7.4

A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.

An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember

Leo McCarey 1957 1h 51m 7.0

A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?

Written on the Wind

Written on the Wind

Douglas Sirk 1956 1h 39m 8.4

Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp.

Tea and Sympathy

Tea and Sympathy

Vincente Minnelli 1956 2h 2m 8.0

Tom Lee is a sensitive boy of 17 whose lack of interest in the "manly" pursuits of sports, mountain climbing and girls labels him "sister-boy" at the college he is attending. Head master Bill Reynolds' wife Laura sees Tom's suffering at the hands of his school mates (and her husband), and tries to help him find himself.

High Society

High Society

Charles Walters 1956 1h 52m 6.0

Childhood friends Tracy Lord and C.K. Dexter Haven got married and quickly divorced. Now Tracy is about to marry again, this time to a shrewd social-climbing businessman. Bing still loves her. Spy magazine blackmails Grace's family by threatening to reveal her playboy father's exploits if not allowed to cover the wedding.

Giant

Giant

George Stevens 1956 3h 21m 7.5

Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.

Forever, Darling

Forever, Darling

Alexander Hall 1956 1h 31m 6.0

Susan and Lorenzo have been married for over five years and they are starting to drift apart. So into her life comes an angel, which only Susan can see, to tell her that there will be trouble ahead if they do not work out their problems.

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Michael Anderson 1956 3h 2m 7.2

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

Anything Goes

Anything Goes

Robert Lewis 1956 1h 46m 6.0

Bill Benson and Ted Adams are to appear in a Broadway show together and, while in Paris, each 'discovers' the perfect leading lady for the plum female role. Each promises the prize role to the girl they selected without informing the other until they head back across the Atlantic by liner - with each man having brought his choice along!

Illegal

Illegal

Lewis Allen 1955 1h 28m 6.0

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.

I'll Cry Tomorrow

I'll Cry Tomorrow

Daniel Mann 1955 1h 57m

Deprived of a normal childhood by her ambitious mother, Katie (Jo Van Fleet), Lillian Roth (Susan Hayward) becomes a star of Broadway and Hollywood before she is twenty. Shortly before her marriage to her childhood sweetheart, David Tredman (Ray Danton), he dies and Lillian takes her first drink of many down the road of becoming an alcoholic.

Hell's Island

Hell's Island

Phil Karlson 1955 1h 24m

Down-on-his-luck Mike Cormack is hired to fly to a Caribbean island to retrieve a missing ruby. On the island, possibly involved with the ruby's disappearance, is his ex-girlfriend.

Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls

Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1955 2h 29m 7.0

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a Salvation Army missionary to Havana, and unexpectedly they fall for each other. And the bet has a hidden motive ... classic song and dance ensues!

Chicago Syndicate

Chicago Syndicate

Fred F. Sears 1955 1h 23m 6.0

An ex-military accountant is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the mob in Chicago in an attempt to break open the rackets. To complicate his job, two women stand in his way, each with their own agenda.

The Country Girl

The Country Girl

George Seaton 1954 1h 44m 7.0

The 1954 musical film based on the play by the same name. Actress Grace Kelly won an Academy Award for Best Actress. The film tells the story of an ex-theater actor who is given one more chance to star in a musical yet his alcoholism may prevent it from happening.

Phffft

Phffft

Mark Robson 1954 1h 28m 5.5

When their marriage finally goes "phffft!", Nina and Robert get a divorce - only to discover that, like it or not, some people are just meant to be together!

Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

Alfred Hitchcock 1954 1h 45m 8.0

Inspector Hubbard has to explain an extremely tricky case of keeping Mrs. Margot Wendice from capital punishment. Hitchcock has created with this film an almost perfect Murder, and made Grace Kelly famous.

Black Widow

Black Widow

Nunnally Johnson 1954 1h 35m 6.5

An aspiring young writer insinuates herself into the life of a Broadway producer only to meet an unexpected fate.

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

George Cukor 1954 3h 16m 8.3

A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.

Vicki

Vicki

Harry Horner 1953 1h 25m 6.7

A supermodel gets murdered. While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl is revealed.

The Story of Three Loves

The Story of Three Loves

Vincente Minnelli, Gottfried Reinhardt 1953 2h 2m 7.0

Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

Vincente Minnelli 1953 1h 52m 7.1

A pretentiously artistic director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes it beyond recognition.

Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

László Kardos 1953 1h 33m

Rick Belrow Livingston, in love with Broadway star Lisa, is sentenced to 30 days in jail for speeding through a small town. He persuades the judge's daughter Cindy to let him leave for one night, so that he can visit Lisa on her birthday. After that he goes on the town with Cindy and she falls in love with him.

Scared Stiff

Scared Stiff

George Marshall 1953 1h 48m 6.0

A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island. The trio hunt for a hidden treasure and encounter a ghost, a zombie, and a mysterious killer...

How to Marry a Millionaire

How to Marry a Millionaire

Jean Negulesco 1953 1h 36m 6.7

Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Howard Hawks 1953 1h 31m 7.6

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a romantic comedy based on a successful musical and starring Marilyn Manroe in her last role in a film.

Dangerous Crossing

Dangerous Crossing

Joseph M. Newman 1953 1h 15m 8.5

A honeymoon aboard an ocean liner is cut short when the bride finds herself suddenly alone, and unable to convince anyone of her husband’s existence.

Call Me Madam

Call Me Madam

Walter Lang 1953 1h 56m

Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy.

A Blueprint for Murder

A Blueprint for Murder

Andrew L. Stone 1953 1h 17m 6.5

Whitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her.

This Woman Is Dangerous

This Woman Is Dangerous

Felix E. Feist 1952 1h 40m

A crime gang leader is losing her sight, so while her lover goes into hiding, she checks in to the hospital for extensive surgery to recover her eyesight. There she is treated by a handsome young doctor. As expected not only does the doctor successfully open her eyes, he also opens her heart for him.

The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

Richard Fleischer 1952 1h 11m 7.3

A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's moll on a tense train ride.

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

Michael Curtiz 1952 1h 47m

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.

The Bad and the Beautiful

The Bad and the Beautiful

Vincente Minnelli 1952 1h 58m 7.3

Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel.

Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear

David Miller 1952 1h 52m 6.8

Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a "romantic leading man." On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive?

Pat and Mike

Pat and Mike

George Cukor 1952 1h 35m 5.5

Pat is a women's sports sensation unless her fiancé is around. Her new shady manager Mike keeps them apart and develops feelings for her.

Night Without Sleep

Night Without Sleep

Roy Ward Baker 1952 1h 17m

Awaking one morning out of a drunken stupor, composer Richard Morton can't shake the feeling he has murdered a woman during the night.

Limelight

Limelight

Charlie Chaplin 1952 2h 17m 8.5

Chaplin's final American film tells the story of a fading music hall comedian's effort to help a despondent ballet dancer learn both to walk and feel confident about life again. The highlight of the film is the classic duet with Chaplin's only real artistic film comedy rival, Buster Keaton.

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

Roy Ward Baker 1952 1h 16m 7.3

An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.

Carrie

Carrie

William Wyler 1952 1h 58m 7.5

Carrie's dreams of adventure in the big city are quickly squashed as she discovers all that awaits her there is a bleak life of grueling and poorly-paid factory work. That is, until a traveling salesman named Drouet steps into her life and changes her outlook...

Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad

Vincent Sherman 1952 1h 38m 6.3

A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer.

The Stooge

The Stooge

Norman Taurog 1951 1h 40m 6.0

Bill Miller is an unsuccessful Broadway performer until his handlers convince him to enhance his act with a stooge—Ted Rogers, a guy positioned in the audience to be the butt of Bill's jokes. After Ted begins to steal the show, Bill's girlfriend and his pals advise him to make Ted an equal partner.

The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps

John Cromwell 1951 1h 22m

A lady con artist sets out to steal her parole officer's fiance.

On the Riviera

On the Riviera

Walter Lang 1951 1h 29m

In this fast-paced remake of the Muarice Chavlier vehicle Folies Bergere, talented Danny Kaye plays both a performer and a heroic French military pilot.

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.

I Was a Communist for the FBI

I Was a Communist for the FBI

Gordon Douglas 1951 1h 23m

A fact-based story about a man who posed as an American Communist for years as part of a secret plan to infiltrate their organization.

His Kind of Woman

His Kind of Woman

John Farrow 1951 2h 7.0

Career gambler Dan Milner agrees to a $50,000 deal to leave the USA for Mexico, only to find himself entangled with fellow guests at a luxurious resort and suspecting that the man who hired him may be the deported crime boss Nick Ferraro aiming to re-enter to the USA.

Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

Frank Capra 1951 1h 53m

Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.

Come Fill the Cup

Come Fill the Cup

Gordon Douglas 1951 1h 53m

Director Gordon Douglas' 1951 drama stars James Cagney as a newspaperman battling his alcoholism. The cast also includes Gig Young (Oscar nominee, Best Supporting Actor), Phyllis Thaxter, Raymond Massey, James Gleason, Selena Royle, Larry Keating, Sheldon Leonard and King Donovan.

Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

Clarence Brown 1951 1h 39m 7.0

The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.

A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun

George Stevens 1951 2h 2m 8.0

An ambitious young man wins an heiress's heart but has to cope with his former girlfriend's pregnancy.

The Toast of New Orleans

The Toast of New Orleans

Norman Taurog 1950 1h 37m 5.0

Snooty opera singer meets a rough-and-tumble fisherman in the Louisiana bayous, but this fisherman can sing! Her agent lures him away to New Orleans to teach him to sing opera, but comes to regret this rash decision when the singers fall in love.

The Second Woman

The Second Woman

James V. Kern 1950 1h 31m 5.0

In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast, meets neighbor Jeff Cohalan and his ultramodern clifftop house. Ellen is strongly attracted to Jeff, who's being plagued by unexplainable accidents, major and minor. Bad luck, persecution...or paranoia?

Sunset Blvd.

Sunset Blvd.

Billy Wilder 1950 1h 50m 9.0

Director Billy Wilder is ice cold in his captivating Hollywood drama Sunset Blvd. A screenwriter begins an affair with a silent film actress who thinks she’s at the top of her field...

No Sad Songs for Me

No Sad Songs for Me

Rudolph Maté 1950 1h 28m

Mary Scott learns she only has ten months to live before dying of an incurable disease. She manages to keep the news from her husband, Brad and daughter, Polly. She tries to make every moment of her life count, but her effort is weakened by the discovery that Brad is interested in his assistant, Chris Radner.

In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

Nicholas Ray 1950 1h 33m 8.3

A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.

Father of the Bride

Father of the Bride

Vincente Minnelli 1950 1h 32m 7.0

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way. Written by Col Needham {col@imdb.com}

Destination Murder

Destination Murder

Edward L. Cahn 1950 1h 12m

Laura Mansfield catches a glimpse of mob hit man Jackie Wales after he shoots her businessman father. At the police station, Laura identifies Jackie as the murderer, but the policeman in charge of the case, Lt. Brewster, lets him go, citing a lack of corroborating evidence.

D.O.A.

D.O.A.

Rudolph Maté 1950 1h 23m 7.6

Frank Bigelow, told he's been poisoned and has only a few days to live, tries to find out who killed him and why.

Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad

Nicholas Ray 1950 1h 34m 8.5

An ambitious girl steals a rich husband but keeps her lover on the side.

All About Eve

All About Eve

Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1950 2h 19m 8.3

Director Mankiewisz’s tragic comedy about the American show business is one of the darkest and most cynical films ever made. Bette Davis is brilliant in her roll as a once Broadway Diva who takes care of the promotion for the talented actress Eva (played by Anne Baxter). All together the film won six Oscars in 1951.

Whirlpool

Whirlpool

Otto Preminger 1949 1h 38m 8.0

The wife of a psycho-analyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way.

Trapped

Trapped

Richard Fleischer 1949 1h 18m 7.0

U.S. Treasury Department agents go after a ring of counterfeiters.

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

King Vidor 1949 1h 52m 7.3

An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.

My Friend Irma

My Friend Irma

George Marshall 1949 1h 43m 5.0

A scatterbrained Brooklynite and her wheeler-dealer fiancé interfere in her level-headed roommate's love life.

It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling

David Butler 1949 1h 25m

A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break may have arrived when actors Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan agree to help her.

Caught

Caught

Max Ophüls 1949 1h 28m 8.0

It was her childhood dream come true. She had married a man worth millions. But her innocent dream became a tormented nightmare once she realized the truth about her husband. He was more than a millionaire, he was absolutely insane!

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

Robert Rossen 1949 1h 49m 6.7

A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.

Alias Nick Beal

Alias Nick Beal

John Farrow 1949 1h 33m 7.0

After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction.

Romance on the High Seas

Romance on the High Seas

Michael Curtiz, Busby Berkeley 1948 1h 39m 5.0

Elvira is supposed to go on a cruise, but decides to stay home when she suspects her husband is cheating on her. Her husband suspects the same of his wife, and sends an investigator to spy on her on the cruise - but he is really spying on Elvira's husband.

Ladies of the Chorus

Ladies of the Chorus

Phil Karlson 1948 1h 1m 6.0

A chorus girl falls in love with a wealthy young man, but their relationship is jeopardized by her mother's fears about the reaction of his family.

I Walk Alone

I Walk Alone

Byron Haskin 1948 1h 37m 7.3

Frankie Madison leaves prison expecting a share from his ex-partner. But Prohibition bootlegging didn't prepare Frankie for Big Business.

Easter Parade

Easter Parade

Charles Walters 1948 1h 43m 6.0

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires innocent new protegee Hannah Brown, vowing to make her a star in time for next year's Easter parade.

The Unfaithful

The Unfaithful

Vincent Sherman 1947 1h 49m

Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defense. It's later revealed that he was actually her lover and she had posed for an incriminating statue he created.

The Man I Love

The Man I Love

Raoul Walsh 1947 1h 36m 6.7

Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother, and the neighbor's wife are involved in various ways with shady nightclub owner Nicky Toresca. Sexy Petey has what it takes to handle Nicky, but then she meets San Thomas, formerly great jazz pianist now on the skids, and falls for him hard.

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

Irving Reis 1947 1h 35m 7.0

Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner. Threatened with jail, Nugent agrees to date Susan until the crush abates.

Nora Prentiss

Nora Prentiss

Vincent Sherman 1947 1h 51m 7.0

Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings they become heavily involved and Talbot finds he is faced with the choice of leaving Nora or divorcing his wife. When a patient expires in his office, a third option seems to present itself.

Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

Charlie Chaplin 1947 2h 4m 7.8

The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them.

Lured

Lured

Douglas Sirk 1947 1h 42m 7.0

Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims.

Body and Soul

Body and Soul

Robert Rossen 1947 1h 44m 7.4

Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.

Undercurrent

Undercurrent

Vincente Minnelli 1946 1h 56m

An unsuspecting wife of a power hungry husband, is driven to madness by his deception.

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.

The Jolson Story

The Jolson Story

Alfred E. Green 1946 2h 8m

The Jolson Story is a 1946 musical biography which purports to tell the life story of singer Al Jolson. It stars Larry Parks as Jolson, Evelyn Keyes as "Julie Benson" (approximating Jolson's wife, Ruby Keeler), William Demarest as his manager, Ludwig Donath and Tamara Shayne as his parents, and Scotty Beckett as the young Jolson.

The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner

Henry Hathaway 1946 1h 39m 8.0

Ex con turned private investigator Bradford Galt (Mark Stevens) suspects someone is following him and maybe even trying to kill him. With the assistance of his spunky secretary, Lucille Ball, he dives deep into a mystery in search of answers.

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

William Wyler 1946 2h 51m 7.7

The Best Years of Our Lives is a classic film from director Williams Wyler about three war veterans. The film earned seven Oscars in 1946.

Humoresque

Humoresque

Jean Negulesco 1946 2h 5m 10.0

A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.

Gilda

Gilda

Charles Vidor 1946 1h 50m 8.0

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

Deception

Deception

Irving Rapper 1946 1h 50m 9.0

Davis and Rains shine in a romantic melodrama set in the world of concert music. Davis is a pianist torn between her wealthy, jealous patron and her cellist husband.

Blue Skies

Blue Skies

Stuart Heisler 1946 1h 44m 6.0

Jed Potter looks back on a love triangle conducted over the course of years and between musical numbers. Dancer Jed loves showgirl Mary, who loves compulsive nightclub-opener Johnny, who can't stay committed to anything in life for very long.

Angel on My Shoulder

Angel on My Shoulder

Archie Mayo 1946 1h 40m 7.0

The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.

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 Lady Confesses

The Lady Confesses

Sam Newfield 1945 1h 4m

An estranged wife shows up after a nearly 7 years of disappearance -- thought to be dead, to prevent her husband from marrying his new love until someone kills her.

The Affairs of Susan

The Affairs of Susan

William A. Seiter 1945 1h 50m

Susan is about to be married, but the wedding may get called off after her fiancé summons three former beaus. Each reveals a different portrait of Susan: one describes her as a naive country girl who reluctantly becomes an actress, another paints a picture of a gay party girl and and the third describes a serious intellectual.

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

Michael Curtiz 1945 1h 51m 8.3

After her cheating husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce proves she can become independent and successful, but can't win the approval of her spoiled daughter.

Incendiary Blonde

Incendiary Blonde

George Marshall 1945 1h 53m 6.0

Paramount's highly-fictionalized 1945 musical biography of Texas Guinan, the Roaring '20s New York nightclub owner and celebrity with alleged underworld connections who famously greeted her customers with the phrase, "Hello, suckers!"

I Love a Mystery

I Love a Mystery

Henry Levin 1945 1h 9m

This first film in the Columbia series was based on the radio serial, "The Decapitation of Jefferson Monk." A detective tries to protect a man who has predicted his murder will take place in three days.

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

William Berke 1945 1h 1m 7.3

Detective Tracy (Morgan Conway) rescues Tess Trueheart (Anne Jeffreys) and Junior from a killer called Splitface (Mike Mazurki).

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

S. Sylvan Simon 1945 1h 23m 5.0

When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role.

Blood on the Sun

Blood on the Sun

Frank Lloyd 1945 1h 34m 5.0

Nick Condon, an American journalist in 1945 Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domination. Reaction from the understandably upset Japanese provides the action, but this is overshadowed by the propaganda of the time.

Between Two Women

Between Two Women

Willis Goldbeck 1945 1h 23m

A young doctor proves his worth at a metropolitan hospital.

The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

Edward Ludwig 1944 1h 40m 6.0

During WW2, the U.S. Navy implements a new idea of forming construction battalions that also are fighting units, in case of Japanese attack.

The Conspirators

The Conspirators

Jean Negulesco 1944 1h 41m

A guerilla leader falls in love with a mysterious woman in World War II Lisbon.

Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

Robert Siodmak 1944 1h 27m 7.7

A mystery woman is a murder suspect's only alibi for the night of his wife's death. Based on a story by noir scribe Cornell Woolrich.

Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington

Vincent Sherman 1944 2h 25m 8.0

Popular and beautiful Fanny Trellis is forced into a loveless marriage with an older man, Jewish banker Job Skeffington, in order to save her beloved brother Trippy from an embezzlement charge and predictable complications result

Laura

Laura

Otto Preminger 1944 1h 28m 8.5

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

I Accuse My Parents

I Accuse My Parents

Sam Newfield 1944 1h 8m 6.0

Ignored by his alcoholic parents, Jimmy Wilson starts hanging around with some shady characters. After falling in love with a lounge singer, Jimmy tries to impress her by doing jobs for her shady boss. After one of these jobs goes bad, Jimmy ends up on the run. Eventually, he must confront the truth, his past, and his parents.

Experiment Perilous

Experiment Perilous

Jacques Tourneur 1944 1h 31m 8.0

In 1903, Doctor Huntington Bailey meets a friendly older lady during a train trip. She tells him that she is going to visit her brother Nick and his lovely young wife Allida. Once in New York, Bailey hears that his train companion suddenly died. Shortly afterward, he meets the strange couple and gets suspicious of Nick's treatment of his wife.

The Hard Way

The Hard Way

Vincent Sherman 1943 1h 49m 7.0

Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty.

Swing Fever

Swing Fever

Tim Whelan 1943 1h 19m

Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers.

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.

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

H. C. Potter 1943 1h 40m 7.0

Joe Adams, un accanito giocatore d'azzardo, assume l'identità di un gangster morto per evitare la chiamata alle armi e pianifica di usare una raccolta di fondi per le vittime della guerra per finanziare una operazione illecita. Sarà l'amore a indurlo ad agire diversamente.

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.

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

Ernst Lubitsch 1943 1h 52m 7.8

An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.

Batman

Batman

Lambert Hillyer 1943 4h 20m 7.4

Japanese spymaster Prince Daka operates a covert espionage organization located in Metropolis' now-deserted Little Tokyo which turns American scientists into pliable zombies.

The Big Street

The Big Street

Irving Reis 1942 1h 28m 6.0

A busboy in unrequited love with a nightclub performer grows closer to her after she is paralyzed in an attack by her gangster boyfriend.

Saboteur

Saboteur

Alfred Hitchcock 1942 1h 49m 7.7

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

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.

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

Irving Rapper 1941 1h 48m

Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

H. Bruce Humberstone 1941 1h 22m 7.2

A young promoter (Mature) is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn (Landis), a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.

Dive Bomber

Dive Bomber

Michael Curtiz 1941 2h 12m 6.3

A military surgeon teams with a ranking navy flyer to develop a high-altitude suit which will protect pilots from blacking out when they go into a steep dive.

Blondie Goes Latin

Blondie Goes Latin

Robert Sparks, Frank R. Strayer 1941 1h 12m 6.0

The 8th film in the Blondie series - Blondie Goes Latin. Mr. Dithers invites the Bumstead's on a South American cruise. Somehow Dagwood winds up as the female drummer in the ship's band, while Penny Singleton gets to show off her Broadway background in some lively musical numbers.

Road to Singapore

Road to Singapore

Victor Schertzinger 1940 1h 25m 6.0

Bing Crosby an Bob Hope star in the first of the 'Road to' movies as two playboys trying to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet Dorothy Lamour...

One Night in the Tropics

One Night in the Tropics

A. Edward Sutherland 1940 1h 22m 6.0

Jim "Lucky" Moore (Allan Jones), an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend Steve (Robert Cummings): a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1 million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia (Nancy Kelly).

No, No, Nanette

No, No, Nanette

Herbert Wilcox 1940 1h 36m

Perky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle Jimmy from several innocent but ensnaring flirtations. Attempting one such unentanglement, Nanette enlists the help of theatrical producer Bill Trainor, who promptly falls in love with her.

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Eugene Forde 1940 1h 17m 7.0

A private eye (Lloyd Nolan) follows a racing official's gambling debutante daughter (Marjorie Weaver) into danger.

Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love

Mitchell Leisen 1940 1h 50m

A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

Edward F. Cline, George Marshall 1939 1h 16m 6.0

Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure, and clearly not paying his performers, including Bergen and McCarthy, who try to coax money out of him, or in McCarthy's case, steal some outright.

When Tomorrow Comes

When Tomorrow Comes

John M. Stahl 1939 1h 32m

A concert pianist unhappily married to a mentally ill woman falls in love with a waitress.

Miracles for Sale

Miracles for Sale

Tod Browning 1939 1h 11m

A maker of illusions for magicians protects an ingenue likely to be murdered.

Midnight

Midnight

Mitchell Leisen 1939 1h 34m 7.0

An unemployed showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian society.

Love Affair

Love Affair

Leo McCarey 1939 1h 28m 7.0

French playboy Michel Marnet and American Terry McKay fall in love aboard ship. They arrange to reunite 6 months later, after Michel has had a chance to earn a decent living.

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

W.S. Van Dyke 1939 1h 26m 7.3

Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year with Willie to be executed. On the way to jail, Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police.

First Love

First Love

Henry Koster 1939 1h 24m 6.0

An orphaned boarding school graduate secretly attends a prestigious ball, where she falls for the boyfriend of her snobbish cousin.

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Norman Foster 1939 1h 12m 5.5

Charlie's investigation of a phony psychic during the 1939 World Exposition on San Francisco's Treasure Island leads him to expose a suicide as murder.

Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother

Garson Kanin 1939 1h 22m 7.0

Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.

Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

W.S. Van Dyke 1939 1h 43m 5.5

An explosives manufacturer suspects a young man is out to kill him. He calls in Nick and Nora (with new baby) to sort things out.

The Saint in New York

The Saint in New York

Ben Holmes 1938 1h 9m

The first film adaption of Leslie Charteris's hero Simon Templar, aka The Saint finds The Saint In takes on the task of cleaning out organized crime in the "Big Apple."

Joy of Living

Joy of Living

Tay Garnett 1938 1h 31m

Falling in love with the voice of Broadway chanteuse Margaret Garret, cocksure young tycoon Daniel Brewster decides to rescue the star from her hectic lifestyle of frenzied fans and mooching relatives. When Margaret has her ardent suitor arrested, the judge appoints her as Daniel's probation officer, forcing the duo to spend time together.

Topper

Topper

Norman Z. McLeod 1937 1h 37m 6.0

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend, bank president Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.

Marked Woman

Marked Woman

Lloyd Bacon 1937 1h 36m 9.3

Set in the underworld of Manhattan, Marked Woman tells the story of a woman who dares to stand up to one of the city's most powerful gangsters. The women of the story are "hostesses". What is implied, but not stated clearly is that they are prostitutes, who work in a gambling den in the city.

Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

William A. Wellman 1936 1h 46m

Kay is a girl living in a small rural town whose life is just too dull and repetitious to bear. One night, she meets young, handsome, and rich Bob Dakin, who asks her for directions while drunk and then proceeds to take her out on a night on the town.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Frank Capra 1936 1h 55m 7.5

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.

Dodsworth

Dodsworth

William Wyler 1936 1h 41m 7.3

An adaptation of Sinclair Lewis' novel about a middle-aged American automobile tycoon who retires and goes to Europe, where he and his appearance-conscious, snobbish wife find differing sets of values... and new relationships.

The Richest Girl in the World

The Richest Girl in the World

William A. Seiter 1934 1h 11m 7.0

A wealthy heiress switches places with her secretary to test a man's love.

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

John M. Stahl 1934 1h 51m 7.5

A widow and her housekeeper go into business together but almost lose their daughters.

Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

Archie Mayo 1934 1h 6m

Two gamblers fall in love but one is already married to a possible murderer.

Man's Castle

Man's Castle

Frank Borzage 1933 1h 15m

Bill takes Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he finds showgirl LaRue who will support him, Trina becomes pregnant.

Movie Crazy

Movie Crazy

Clyde Bruckman 1932 1h 36m 7.0

After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a screen test and goes off to Hollywood.

The Cheat

The Cheat

George Abbott 1931 1h 7m 6.0

Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler. Though loved by her husband Jeff, she's spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing. Meanwhile, Jeff wants to stop spending while he completes business deals that could make them rich.

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