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Directed by Vincente Minnelli,
Busby BerkeleyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Fantasy,
MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Théâtre,
Musical films,
Films based on plays,
Films based on musicalsActors Ethel Waters,
Eddie Anderson,
Lena Horne,
Rex Ingram,
Oscar Polk,
Mantan MorelandRating70%
Little Joe, a man killed over gambling debts, is restored to life by angelic powers and given six months to redeem his soul and become worthy of entering Heaven—otherwise he will be condemned to Hell. Secretly guided by "The General" (the Lord's Angel), Little Joe gives up his shiftless ways and becomes a hardworking, generous, and loving husband to his wife Petunia, whom he had previously neglected. Unfortunately, demon Lucifer Jr. (the son of Satan himself), is determined to drag Little Joe to Hell. Lucifer arranges for Joe to become wealthy by winning a lottery, reintroduces Joe to beautiful gold-digger Georgia Brown, and manipulates marital discord between Joe and Petunia. Little Joe abandons his wife for Georgia, and the two embark on a life of hedonistic pleasure. As Little Joe and Georgia celebrate at a nightclub one evening, Petunia joins them, determined to win Joe back. Little Joe fights with Domino for Petunia and she prays for God to destroy the nightclub. A cyclone appears and leaves the nightclub in ruins, as Joe and Petunia lie dead in the ruins after being shot by Domino. Just as it appears that Joe's soul is lost forever, the angelic General informs him that Georgia was so affected by the tragedy that she has donated all the money that he had given her to the church. On this technicality, Little Joe is allowed to go to Heaven with Petunia. As the two climb the Celestial Stairs, Joe suddenly wakes in his own bed. He had not been killed in the initial gambling-debt fracas—he had only received a concussion, and all his supposed dealings with angels and demons were only a fever dream. Now genuinely reformed, Little Joe begins a new, happy life with his loving Petunia., 1h8
Directed by John H. AuerOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Musical filmsActors Simone Simon,
Dennis O'Keefe,
Joseph Kenneth Shovlin,
Lionel Stander,
Wally Vernon,
Dan SeymourRating65%
Directed by Ray Taylor,
Lewis D. CollinsOrigin USAGenres WarThemes Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Political filmsActors June Duprez,
Philip Ahn,
Elyse Knox,
Henry Victor,
Walter Sande,
Nestor PaivaRating63%
After service at Pearl Harbor, Naval Commander Don Winslow, and his friend and junior officer, Lieutenant "Red" Pennington, are assigned to the Coast Guard. There they are ordered to devote their activities to anti-fifth column work on the mainland. Winslow learns that The Scorpion, a fascist synthesizer, is in the pay of the Japanese and is expected to lay the ground work for a Japanese attack on the Pacific coast. Constantly in peril and aided by Mercedes Colby, the daughter of a Navy Admiral, they investigate secret island-bases and battles with submarines and enemy planes...