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Lightning Carson Rides Again (1938) on 9 october 1938
, 58minutesDirected by Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Tim McCoy, Joan Barclay, Ted Adams, Forrest Taylor, Ben Corbett, Slim Whitaker
Rating64%
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938) on 5 october 1938
, 1h9Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Frank Puglia, Evelyn Brent, George Lloyd, Lucien Prival
Rating59%
Simon Dayton is in fear for his life and seeks the help of Mr. Wong to protect him. Just prior to meeting Mr. Wong, Dayton is found dead in his office without a mark on him with several witnesses testifying Dayton was alone in his office that was locked from the inside. Though the police view Dayton's death as due to a heart attack, Mr. Wong discovers a broken glass ball that contained poison gas.
Meet the Girls (1938) on 6 october 1938
, 1hDirected by Eugene Forde
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors June Lang, Lynn Bari, Robert (Tex) Allen, Ruth Donnelly, Gene Lockhart, Wally Vernon
Rating69%
Prairie Moon (1938) on 7 october 1938
, 58minutesDirected by Ralph Staub
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Tom London, Shirley Deane, Walter Tetley, David Gorcey
Rating63%
Following a shootout with lawmen, cattle rustler Jim "Legs" Barton (William Pawley) with his dying words makes the local sheriff and childhood friend, Gene Autry (Gene Autry), promise to take care of things for him after he's gone. The next day, Barton's attorney, Arthur Dean, informs Gene that, as executor of the estate, he must look after Barton's three motherless boys. Gene sends his sidekick Frog Milhouse (Smiley Burnette) to Chicago to bring the children back, and then prepares the ranch for their homecoming, with the help of Peggy Shaw (Shirley Deane), the local schoolteacher. In Chicago, Frog locates the feisty boys, William "Brain", Clarence "Nails", and Hector "Slick" Barton, who are more than Frog can handle.
Secrets of an Actress (1938) on 7 october 1938
Directed by William Keighley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Kay Francis, George Brent, Ian Hunter, Gloria Dickson, Isabel Jeans, Penny Singleton
Rating61%
Down in 'Arkansaw' (1938) on 7 october 1938
, 1h12Directed by Nick Grinde
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Musical
Actors Ralph Byrd, June Storey, Berton Churchill, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Walter Miller
Rating57%
Slander House (1938) on 4 october 1938
, 1h5Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Adrienne Ames, Craig Reynolds, Esther Ralston, George Meeker, Pert Kelton, Edward Keane
Rating53%
Differences from novel Scandal House
Stablemates (1938) on 7 october 1938
, 1h29Directed by Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Wallace Beery, Mickey Rooney, Margaret Hamilton, Arthur Hohl, Minor Watson, Marjorie Gateson
Rating67%
Wallace Beery plays eternally inebriated ex-veterinarian Tom Terry. An aspiring jockey Mickey (Mickey Rooney) idolizes Tom, who reciprocates by passing along horsemanship advice to the kid. The film's dramatic high point is where Tom, judgement benumbed by years of alcohol abuse, tries to pull himself long enough to perform a delicate operation on Mickey's beloved horse Lady-Q. The film culminates in a big horse race, with Mickey and Tom laying their hopes on the "long shot."
Little Pancho Vanilla (1938) on 7 october 1938
Directed by Frank Tashlin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Actors Mel Blanc, Michel Mella
Rating57%
That Certain Age (1938) on 6 october 1938
, 1h35Directed by Edward Ludwig
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Deanna Durbin, Melvyn Douglas, Jackie Cooper, Nancy Carroll, John Halliday, Irene Rich
Rating65%
Alice Fullerton is the 15-year-old daughter of newspaper publisher Bill. She becomes involved with a group of boy scouts, who is led by Ken Warren. Ken wants to put on a show to raise money in order to go to scout camp. Alice helps him out with giving him permission to use the family home to rehearse. She is very helpful to them and is eventually given permission to be a part of the act. Meanwhile, Bill offers the house to reporter Vince Bullit, who intends on finishing an article in peace and quiet. Alice fears for her new friends being kicked out of the house and decides to try to scare Vincent away.
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938) on 7 october 1938
, 1h15Directed by Leslie Goodwins
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Joe Penner, June Travis, Ben Alexander, George Irving, Billy Gilbert, Richard Lane
Rating39%
Ellory Bugs has offered a huge donation to his old alma mater, Taylor Tech, which is to be paid only if his son, Jimmie "Doodle" Bugs, becomes a football hero. But "Doodle" tips the scales at 143 pounds and is more interested in the band than the football team. Janice Martin, daughter of the college president, is the great thing in "Doodle's" life, but she despises him and has eyes only for Mickey Wells, the school football star. "Doodle" is consoled by Professor Minorous, of the Greek Mythology department who tells him that the gods will solve all of his problems, and starts right in to make communications with these worthies by means of countless and meaningless blackboard equations.
Broadway Musketeers (1938) on 8 october 1938
Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Margaret Lindsay, Ann Sheridan, Marie Wilson, John Litel, Dewey Robinson, Dick Purcell
Rating59%
Isabel Dowling (Margaret Lindsay), Fay Reynolds (Ann Sheridan), and Connie Todd (Marie Wilson) are three women who grew up together in an orphanage, and who meet again later in life. Each woman's life has taken a very different path: Isabel is married with a young daughter, Connie is an office secretary, and Fay performs in nightclubs. The three are reunited when Fay is arrested and Isabel and Connie arrive to bail her out. They make plans to keep in touch.