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Code of the Secret Service
Code of the Secret Service (1939) on 27 may 1939
, 58minutes
Directed by Noel M. Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Eddie Foy, Jr., Ronald Reagan, Moroni Olsen, Rosella Towne, Jack Mower, John Gallaudet
Rating51% 2.5651852.5651852.5651852.5651852.565185
United States Secret Service Lieutenant Brass Bancroft (Ronald Reagan) and his partner, Gabby Watters (Eddie Foy, Jr., producer Bryan Foy's brother), seek engraving plates stolen from the U.S. Treasury Department, and the investigation leads Bancroft and Watters to pursue a counterfeiting ring in Mexico. Along the way, Bancroft is falsely blamed for the death of a fellow Secret Service agent, escapes from jail, captures the leader of the counterfeiting ring, and wins the heart of his love interest, Elaine (Rosella Towne).
Exile Express
Exile Express (1939) on 27 may 1939
, 1h11
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Anna Sten, Alan Marshal, Jerome Cowan, Walter Catlett, Jed Prouty, Stanley Fields
Rating51% 2.588452.588452.588452.588452.58845
After being wrongly implicated in the murder of her scientist boss by foreign agents, a young immigrant woman is placed on board an "exile express" from California to New York City where she is to be deported from Ellis Island. With the help of a journalist who has fallen in love with her, she jumps the train and sets out to prove her innocence.
The Zero Hour
The Zero Hour (1939) on 26 may 1939
, 53minutes
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Otto Kruger, Adrienne Ames, Donald Douglas, Jane Darwell, Frieda Inescort, J. M. Kerrigan
Rating55% 2.76252.76252.76252.76252.7625
This grim melodrama tells the story of a kindly theatrical producer who mentors a beautiful young girl and helps her to become a big Broadway star. In time the two fall in love and decide to wed. Unfortunately, en route to a justice of the peace, tragedy strikes the happy couple and the would-be groom ends up permanently paralyzed. Still, his girl remains devoted to him and the marriage proceeds. Nine years pass and the woman decides she wants to adopt a child. All things seem to be in place for the adoption, but unfortunately, a widower shows up to claim the child. The wife and the widower begin an affair soon after meeting. When the husband finds out, he selflessly executes his final option to ensure his wife's future happiness.
The Gorilla
The Gorilla (1939) on 26 may 1939
, 1h6
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films based on plays, Comedy horror films
Actors Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz, Al Ritz, Anita Louise, Patsy Kelly, Lionel Atwill
Rating48% 2.4069752.4069752.4069752.4069752.406975
Lorsqu'un gorille de cirque évadé semble s'être livré à un déchaînement meurtrier, un avocat menacé appelle le trio de détectives Garrity, Harrigan et Mullivan à agir en tant que gardes du corps. En peu de temps, nous découvrons que l'avocat a plus à offrir qu'il n'y paraît, et le singe peut être innocent après tout. Quand une jolie jeune héritière fait face au péril, c'est à notre trio héroïque de sauver la situation.
Captain Fury
Captain Fury (1939) on 26 may 1939
, 1h32
Directed by Hal Roach, Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Brian Aherne, Victor McLaglen, Paul Lukas, John Carradine, June Lang, Douglass Dumbrille
Rating60% 3.0483553.0483553.0483553.0483553.048355
Captain Michael Fury is an Irish patriot transported to New South Wales for his political involvement. He escapes from the convict colony and lives the life of a bushranger until he's captured by a settler's daughter, Jeanette Dupre. Dupre receives a £100 reward for the capture. Fury is pardoned by the Governor. He reunites with Dupre and they marry.