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Meet the Missus
Meet the Missus (1940) on 29 november 1940

Directed by Malcolm St. Clair
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Roscoe Karns, Ruth Donnelly, Spencer Charters, George Ernest, Polly Moran, Astrid Allwyn
Rating66% 3.3203853.3203853.3203853.3203853.320385
Valentine's Day is approaching fast, when Joe Higgins gets a call from his boss, Mr. Simpson, interrupting the grand preparations for the celebration. It turns out that $5,000 in bonds, that was supposed to be paid as a security for the company through Sidney Higgins, Joe's son, haven't been delivered. When Joe confronts Sid about the money, it turns out they are lost. A desperate search for the money begins, and the last time the papers were seen was in the hands of little Millie Lou, the neighbor's daughter, as she picked them up, but she is now gone too.
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair (1940) on 30 november 1940
, 1h18
Directed by Curtis Bernhardt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Miriam Hopkins, Claude Rains, Richard Ainley, Laura Hope Crews, Helen Westley, John Litel
Rating62% 3.1467953.1467953.1467953.1467953.146795
When Caroline Carter is divorced by her wealthy husband, she also loses custody of her son Dudley in the proceedings. Down on the ground she decides to win her fortune and son back. She leaves Chicago for New York to become an actress and tries to get acquainted to the theatrical producer David Belasco.
Law and Order
Law and Order (1940) on 28 november 1940
, 57minutes
Directed by Ray Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day, James Craig, Harry Cording, Earle Hodgins
Rating60% 3.046223.046223.046223.046223.04622
At the beginning of the film, Bill Ralston arrests a bad cowboy named Deadwood and takes him to Judge Williams. Ralston returns to his girl, Sally Dixon, before she is shot in the chest 8 times by Brant, a goon of Deadwood's, and Poe Daggett, an old enemy of Ralston. Ralston shoots Daggett in the knee, and the two run away into the saloon. He sees all of his friends including Sheriff Fin Elder at the Saloon, and they sing him a song. Then Daggett comes behind the Sheriff and tries to kill him, but Poe's brother, Walt, stops him from doing it. Everyone gets into a big fight, and in the end, the only survivors are Bill Ralston and Sheriff Fin Elder.
Little Men
Little Men (1940) on 29 november 1940
, 1h24
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about education
Actors Kay Francis, Jack Oakie, George Bancroft, Jimmy Lydon, Ann Gillis, Carl Esmond
Rating56% 2.810352.810352.810352.810352.81035
Jo March (Kay Francis), the lead character in Alcott's novel Little Women, now runs a private school for young boys.
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick (1940) on 29 november 1940
, 1h12
Directed by Edward F. Cline
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors W. C. Fields, Una Merkel, Cora Witherspoon, Jessie Ralph, Grady Sutton, Franklin Pangborn
Rating70% 3.5445653.5445653.5445653.5445653.544565
Egbert Sousé est pris par inadvertance pour celui qui a permis l'arrestation d'un braqueur de banque. Plutôt que de démentir, il se vante de son coup d'éclat imaginaire. En remerciement, le directeur de la banque lui offre un poste de gardien.
Contraband
Contraband (1940) on 29 november 1940
, 1h32
Directed by Michael Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres War, Thriller, Adventure, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Joss Ambler, Raymond Lovell, Esmond Knight, Charles Victor
Rating68% 3.445433.445433.445433.445433.44543
It is November 1939: the Phoney War-stage of the World War II. Denmark is still neutral, but (Danish) Captain Andersen (Conrad Veidt) and his freighter Helvig are stopped in the English Channel by Lt. Commanders Ashton (Joss Ambler) and Ellis (Harold Warrender) for a cargo inspection in a British Contraband Control Port.
Son of Ingagi
Son of Ingagi (1940) on 1 december 1940
, 1h10
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Actors Spencer Williams, Zack Williams, Daisy Bufford
Rating42% 2.1403952.1403952.1403952.1403952.140395
After the wedding of Eleanor and Bob Lindsay, a doctor named Helen Jackson had a discussion with Detective Nelson (Spencer Williams) and Jackson's attorney asking them to come over to her place so she can change her will. While Dr. Jackson works in her office she is approached by her brother Zeno, who insists that on Jackson's visits to Africa she must have taken gold and hidden it in her office. In response, Dr.Jackson hits a gong which calls upon the monster N'Gina, a missing link monster who she has taken from her previous trip to Africa. Jackson's brother leaves terrified. At the Lindsay's wedding, an explosion erupts, which leads most party-goers to investigate with only Eleanor staying at home. Eleanor is then visited by Dr.Jackson, who explains that she was in love with Eleanor's father and that she had fled to Africa later after he married Eleanor's mother.
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940) on 29 november 1940
, 1h15
Directed by Harold S. Bucquet
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Robert Young, Nat Pendleton, Walter Kingsford
Rating60% 3.04933.04933.04933.04933.0493
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