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D III 88
D III 88 (1939) on 16 february 1940

Directed by Hans Bertram, Herbert Maisch
Genres Drama, Documentary, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Christian Kayßler, Heinz Welzel, Otto Wernicke, Karl Martell, Horst Birr, Carsta Löck
Rating67% 3.3546853.3546853.3546853.3546853.354685
Two extraordinary young pilots engage in a competitive rivalry and also fight over the same girl. In an effort to show off both fly into a dangerous storm, damaging their planes and are suspended from duty. They are finally convinced by their commanding officer, a veteran of the First World War, to use their talents in a more disciplined way for their country.
The Man from Dakota
The Man from Dakota (1940) on 16 february 1940
, 1h15
Directed by Leslie Fenton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Western
Actors Wallace Beery, John Howard, Dolores del Río, Donald Meek, Robert Barrat, Addison Richards
Rating56% 2.819162.819162.819162.819162.81916
Pendant la guerre civile une belle femme aide deux espions Union se croisent dans la Confédération et de recueillir des informations.
St. Martin's Lane
St. Martin's Lane (1938) on 15 february 1940
, 1h25
Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Charles Laughton, Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Maire O'Neill, Tyrone Guthrie, Gus McNaughton
Rating68% 3.4466953.4466953.4466953.4466953.446695
Charles Staggers (Charles Laughton) is a London street performer, a "busker," with his partners, Arthur Smith (Gus McNaughton) and Gentry (Tyrone Guthrie).
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson (1940) on 17 february 1940
, 1h17
Directed by Anatole Litvak
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors John Garfield, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien, Burgess Meredith, Henry O'Neill, Jerome Cowan
Rating66% 3.344823.344823.344823.344823.34482
Un voleur est envoyé à la prison de Sing Sing. Sa petite amie voulant l'aider, se retrouve sous l'influence d'un avocat véreux, et pour lui échapper elle saute en marche d'une voiture.
A Chump at Oxford
A Chump at Oxford (1940) on 16 february 1940
, 1h3
Directed by Alfred J. Goulding, Harve Foster
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Wilfred Lucas, James Finlayson, Anita Garvin, Forrester Harvey
Rating71% 3.594063.594063.594063.594063.59406
Stan and Ollie are down to their last six bucks and call a lift to a job agency to find work. A City Water Dept. truck driver offers them a lift and drenches them with water as a joke and leaves them behind. They finally arrive in a badly damaged car that has been towed away. At the job agency a call comes from Mrs. Vandeveer looking for a maid and butler to help at a dinner party she is holding that night. Ollie tells the receptionist they can fill the post and to leave it to them. They arrive and Stan is dressed in drag, pretending to be the maid "Agnes".
The Heckler
The Heckler (1940) on 16 february 1940
, 20minutes
Directed by Del Lord
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Baseball films
Actors Charley Chase, Bruce Bennett, Richard Fiske, Don Beddoe, Sammy Blum, Dorothy Comingore
Rating68% 3.4310053.4310053.4310053.4310053.431005
At a baseball game, an irritating heckler (Charley Chase) annoys the crowd and the players with his obnoxious taunts.