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Directed by Alfred E. GreenOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Adventure,
RomanceActors John Garfield,
Raymond Walburn,
Frances Farmer,
Pat O'Brien,
Cliff Edwards,
Granville BatesRating64%
Oilfield worker John Alexander (John Garfield) is on the run from a murder charge. He talks "Hap" O'Connor (Pat O'Brien) into hiring "Johnny Blake" on a trial basis, even though Hap has been contacted by the police and given a wanted poster with a photograph of the fugitive. Hap is rewarded when Johnny saves him from being attacked by a man Hap fires for being drunk on the job. However, when the police show up again, Johnny has to flee., 1h28
Directed by Alfred E. GreenOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Musical theatre,
MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Jazz films,
Musical filmsActors Janet Blair,
Tommy Dorsey,
William Lundigan,
Sara Allgood,
Arthur Shields,
Andrew TombesRating56%
Biographie des frères Tommy et Jimmy Dorsey, instrumentistes et chefs d'orchestre américains de jazz, depuis leur enfance à Shenandoah (Pennsylvanie), en passant par leurs parcours individuels, avec leurs orchestres respectifs., 1h21
Directed by Alfred E. GreenOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy-drama,
Action,
CrimeActors Edward G. Robinson,
James Cagney,
Charles Lane,
Evalyn Knapp,
Noel Francis,
Margaret LivingstonRating67%
Nick Venizelos (Robinson), a prosperous small-town barber, provides his customers with gambling in his back room. He is so lucky that one suggests he go to the big city to take on famous gambler named Hickory Short. Not lacking in self-confidence, Nick puts up half of the $10,000 stake himself, while the others raise the rest. He leaves the shop under the supervision of his assistant, Jack (Cagney), and takes the train into the city., 1h5
Directed by Alfred E. GreenOrigin USAGenres Drama,
CrimeThemes Transport films,
Aviation filmsActors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.,
Bette Davis,
Frank McHugh,
Claire Dodd,
Leon Ames,
Leo CarrilloRating63%
United States Marine Corps Lieutenants and pilots Bill Keller (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) and "Toodles" Cooper (Frank McHugh) are shot down in the skies over Nicaragua. When they are found drunk and unharmed in a cantina, they and the Marine Corps go their separate ways. They are offered jobs as commercial pilots, but when they arrive in New York City, they find their would-be employer has gone bankrupt., 1h11
Directed by Alfred E. GreenOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceActors Ruth Chatterton,
George Brent,
Bette Davis,
John Miljan,
Adrienne Dore,
John WrayRating61%
New York City socialite Caroline Grannard and her wealthy stockbroker husband Greg seemingly have a happy marriage until she learns about his affair with Allison Adair. When she confronts him, he confesses he wants a divorce. Directed by Alfred E. GreenOrigin USAGenres DramaActors Edward G. Robinson,
DeWitt Jennings,
Bebe Daniels,
Robert Warwick,
Aline MacMahon,
Russell SimpsonRating62%
Kansas farmer Yates Martin (Edward G. Robinson) uproots his uncomplaining wife Sarah (Aline MacMahon) and baby son to 1876 Colorado in search of gold. He buys a claim, then immediately abandons it when two prospectors tell him of a strike in Leadville. Taking Sarah's prudent advice, he sets up a store there. To her dismay, however, he stakes miners in return for partnerships in their diggings. Just as the Martins run out of money and decide to return to Kansas, prospectors Rische and Hook show up with the news that they have struck it rich, not with gold but with silver, and Yates has a third share of it. , 1h5
Directed by Alfred E. GreenGenres Drama,
Comedy,
RomanceThemes Transport films,
Rail transport films,
Films based on playsActors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.,
Joan Blondell,
Guy Kibbee,
Alan Hale,
David Landau,
Earle FoxeRating69%
Charles "Chick" Miller (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.), is a hobo released from jail along with fellow drifter "Scrap Iron" Scratch (Guy Kibbee). Through a series of chance encounters with travelers in a large train station, he becomes, in his own words, a "Gentleman for a Day" (the name under which the film was released in the United Kingdom). , 1h15
Directed by Alfred E. GreenOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Musical,
RomanceActors Franchot Tone,
Jean Muir,
Margaret Lindsay,
Ann Dvorak,
Ross Alexander,
Dick ForanRating62%
Four friends, Bob Bailey (Tone), Tom Martin (Ross Alexander), Smudge Casey (Dick Foran) and Fred Harper (Robert Light), are certain that upon their graduation from college, they will conquer the world. They face disappointment when they look for jobs, however. Because of the Depression, jobs are scarce and each one has many applicants. , 1h25
Directed by Alfred E. GreenOrigin USAGenres DramaThemes Films based on playsActors George Arliss,
Leon Janney,
Doris Lloyd,
Betty Lawford,
Reginald Sheffield,
Murray KinnellRating55%
Heythorp is an old ship owner who finds himself on the verge of bankruptcy. He worries about his grandchildren, who are currently being taken care of by the miserly Mrs. Larne, the widowed wife of his son. She asks Heythorp for money, but suspecting that she will use the money on herself, he refuses. Although Heythorp is being hounded by creditors, he manages to get a loan using some shady dealings for which he may be prosecuted. Heythorp wants to use this money for an investment which will provide an independent allowance for his beloved grandchildren, Jock and Phyllis, that can not be touched by the greedy Mrs. Larne. Although he manages to arrange everything so he can die in peace, he is uncovered and threatened with exposure. In the end, Heythorp manages to escape punishment for his underhanded scheme.