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Directed by Clyde Bruckman,
Felix Adler,
Jules WhiteOrigin USAGenres ComedyThemes Documentary films about war,
Documentary films about historical events,
Political films,
Documentary films about World War II,
Buddy filmsActors Moe Howard,
Larry Fine,
Curly Howard,
Richard Fiske,
Lorna Gray,
Dick CurtisRating77%
In the fictional country of Moronika, three munitions manufacturers—Messrs. Ixnay (Richard Fiske), Onay (Dick Curtis) and Amscray (Don Beddoe)—decide their country is in need of a change. They decide to implement a dictatorship, oust the king, and go about finding someone stupid enough to be a figurehead leader. Ixnay volunteers the three wallpaper hangers simultaneously working in his dining room—the Stooges. , 1h23
Directed by Roy Del RuthOrigin USAThemes Films about animals,
Sports films,
Films about horses,
Horse sports in filmActors Joel McCrea,
Nancy Kelly,
Roland Young,
Mary Boland,
Cesar Romero,
Mary HealyRating60%
Horse racing enthusiast T.H. "Randy" Randall is a happily divorced man nowadays. On the day of the one-year anniversary of the divorce, he and his former wife, Valerie, go to the restaurant where they first fell in love. Randy was responsible for breaking up their marriage in the first place, by spending more time with his race horse than Valerie. At the restaurant, while they are dancing, the police come and arrest Randy for not paying his alimony to Valerie. He is thrown in jail, and desperate to get out he starts to plan how to get rid of his obligation to pay alimony altogether. He finds that the best solution is to get Valerie to marry someone else, and so he tries to fix her up with a friend of his, Paul Hunter. They both accompany Randy to a party at the estate of a rich eccentric socialité, Ethel Hilary, who has a special interest in collecting original characters to her circle of friends at the estate. Besides Randy and his company and yoga master Dickie Brown, a very handsome man named Freddie arrives to the estate. He is unknown to everyone, but is soon romantically interested in Valerie, trying to get her interested in him by singing her a serenade in the night. She mistakes the singer for Randy, and he discovers that Valerie is more interested in Freddie than Paul, and forces her to go with him instead of Freddie to a picnic. Problems arise when Randy gets a flat tire and Valerie has to be escorted by Freddie anyway. She manages to get Freddie to propose to her at the picnic, but is devastated to learn that Freddie is already married. Having re-discovered his interest in Valerie, Randy gets jealous of Freddie, and wants to remarry his ex-wife. Randy quickly proposes to Valerie and she immediately accepts, having longed a long time for him to utter those words. Unfortunately Randy's lawyer, Bill Carter, accidentally reveals that Randy has had a "plan" to get rid of the alimony, and Valerie gets second thoughts about marrying him again. She decides on marrying the dull Paul instead, upset with Randy's presumptious behavior. The marriage is about to take place at the estate, but on the wedding day both Randy and Paul turn up as grooms. During the ceremony, Randy's own race horse Ajax participates in a race broadcast over the radio. The ceremony is quite disturbed by the race, and just when Valerie has decided to marry Randy, the horse wins the race to both their joy., 1h32
Directed by Howard HawksOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Films about writers,
Films about journalists,
Prison films,
Films about capital punishment,
Films based on plays,
Films about marriageActors Cary Grant,
Rosalind Russell,
Ralph Bellamy,
Gene Lockhart,
Alma Kruger,
Porter HallRating77%
Walter Burns (Cary Grant) is a hard-boiled editor for The Morning Post who learns his ex-wife and former star reporter, Hildegard "Hildy" Johnson (Rosalind Russell), is about to marry bland insurance man Bruce Baldwin (Ralph Bellamy) and settle down to a quiet life as a wife and mother in Albany, New York. Walter determines to sabotage these plans, enticing the reluctant Hildy to cover one last story, the upcoming execution of convicted murderer Earl Williams (John Qualen).Directed by Edward L. CahnOrigin USAGenres ComedyThemes Children's filmsActors Carl Switzer,
George McFarland,
Darla Hood,
Robert Blake,
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas,
Leonard LandyRating64%
Alfalfa comes face to face with his wealthy lookalike Cornelius (also played by Carl Switzer). This fateful meeting provides a golden opportunity for both boys: By trading places with his double, Alfalfa will be able to weasel out of his yard work and live a life of luxury, while Cornelius will be able to escape the rigors of dancing lessons, baths, and the like, and briefly enjoy the benefits of being a "regular kid." But the consequences of the boys' identity-trading serves only to lend credence to the old saying "Stay in your own backyard." Alfalfa is not used to the dancing lessons, formal meals, having to behave like a gentleman, minding table manners (where his meal is taken away and replaced with an artichoke), reading lessons, and an afternoon nap. Cornelius fares as bad when he has yardwork to do and finds that the rough play is not for him. In the end they secretly switch back and Alfalfa comes back to a messy yard that the gang cleaned up earlier but messed up due to the lack of help from his double. , 1h28
Directed by Walter LangOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Fantastic,
Comedy,
Fantasy,
AdventureThemes Films about magic and magicians,
Théâtre,
Films based on plays,
Children's filmsActors Shirley Temple,
Spring Byington,
Nigel Bruce,
Gale Sondergaard,
Eddie Collins,
Sybil JasonRating61%
Set in Germany sometime in the late 18th century where Mytyl (Shirley Temple), the bratty daughter of a woodcutter (Russell Hicks), finds a unique bird in the Royal Forest and selfishly refuses to give it to her sick friend. Mother and Father are mortified at Mytyl's behavior. That evening, Father is called on to report for duty the next morning in an unspecified war. That same night, Mytyl is visited in a dream by a fairy named Berylune (Jessie Ralph) who sends her and her brother Tyltyl (Johnny Russell) to search for the Blue Bird of Happiness. To accompany them, the fairy magically transforms their dog Tylo (Eddie Collins), cat Tylette (Gale Sondergaard), and lantern ("Light") into human form. The children have a number of adventures, visiting the past and their dead grandparents who come to life because they are being remembered, a scary adventure in the forest, the life of luxury, and the future, a land of yet-to-be born children. The dream journey makes Mytyl awake as a kinder and gentler girl who has learned to appreciate all the comforts and joys of her home and family. In the morning, the Father receives word that a truce has been called and he does not have to go to war., 1h11
Directed by H. C. PotterOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes Films set in AfricaActors Ann Sothern,
John Carroll,
Rita Johnson,
Shepperd Strudwick,
J. M. Kerrigan,
E. E. CliveRating61%
Maisie (Ann Sothern) hides aboard a West African steamer after she discovers that she cannot pay her hotel tab. She winds up in a hospital upon a rubber plantation, which she must save from a native attack., 1h34
Directed by Mitchell Leisen,
Hal WalkerOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Christmas filmsActors Barbara Stanwyck,
Fred MacMurray,
Beulah Bondi,
Elizabeth Patterson,
Willard Robertson,
Sterling HollowayRating75%
Lee Leander (Barbara Stanwyck) is arrested during the Christmas holidays for trying to shoplift a bracelet from a New York jewelry shop. Assistant District Attorney John Sargeant (Fred MacMurray) is assigned to prosecute her. The trial begins just before Christmas, but rather than face a jury filled with the holiday spirit, he has the trial postponed. He generously posts her bail so she does not have to spend Christmas in jail., 1h8
Directed by William NighOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
CrimeActors Boris Karloff,
Grant Withers,
Marjorie Reynolds,
Charles Trowbridge,
Frank Puglia,
Craig ReynoldsRating54%
Lorsqu'un agent de police est assassiné, le capitaine, rue semble à M. Wong pour attraper le tueur. Prime Suspect: Frank Belden Jr., dont le père est un homme d'affaires bien connu pour son succès à la fois et la malhonnêteté. M. Wong est en danger de plus en plus et est presque lui-même exécuté que l'enquête se développe dans la trahison et de la complexité. Comme M. Wong suit les traces des cadavres, il découvre un anneau de contrebande de bijou sur le front de mer de San Francisco et une affaire beaucoup plus grande que la mort d'un officier de police.