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Directed by Benjamin StoloffOrigin USAGenres Drama,
ActionThemes Sports films,
Théâtre,
Martial arts films,
Boxing films,
Films based on plays,
Le boxe anglaise,
Children's filmsActors Priscilla Lane,
Rosemary Lane,
Warren Hymer,
Lola Lane,
Helen Ware,
Henry B. WalthallRating53%
Speakeasy est un film sur le sport., 1h20
Directed by Benjamin StoloffOrigin USAGenres MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Musical filmsActors Marjorie White,
Stuart Erwin,
Charles Farrell,
Frank Albertson,
George MacFarlane,
Janet GaynorRating57%
Originally titled New Orleans Frolic, the story centers around Margie (played by Marjorie White), a singer on a showboat who goes to make her fortune in New York City, despite being in love with the boat owner's grandson. Although successful in the city, when she hears that the showboat is in financial trouble she calls all the boat's former stars to perform in a show to rescue it., 1h47
Directed by Richard ThorpeOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Seafaring films,
Films about music and musicians,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Aviation films,
Musical filmsActors Esther Williams,
Peter Lawford,
Ricardo Montalbán,
Cyd Charisse,
Jimmy Durante,
Leon AmesRating58%
Rosalind Reynolds (Esther Williams), a swimming star goes to Hawaii to make a film set on a tropical island, bringing along her fiancé, Ricardo Montez (Ricardo Montalban). A military technical adviser for the film, U.S. Navy Lt. Lawrence Y. Kingslee (Peter Lawford) falls in love with her. Yvonne Torro (Cyd Charisse), her best friend and fellow movie star, secretly wants Ricardo for herself., 1h33
Directed by David ButlerOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
MusicalThemes Films about music and musicians,
Sports films,
American football films,
Musical films,
Children's filmsActors Stuart Erwin,
Patsy Kelly,
Jack Haley,
Betty Grable,
Judy Garland,
Johnny DownsRating60%
Due to a misunderstanding, Yale inadvertently invites the small Texas State University to come to Connecticut and play against its football team for a benefit game. Coincidentally, TSU has just hired a new coach, Slug Winters (Jack Haley), who arrives at the college with his wife Bessie (Patsy Kelly) just in time to hear the announcement that the team is to play Yale., 1h45
Directed by Richard ThorpeOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Romantic comedy,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Films about music and musicians,
Sports films,
Musical filmsActors Esther Williams,
Jimmy Durante,
May Whitty,
Mary Stuart,
Anne Francis,
Kenneth TobeyRating58%
Richard Herald (Lauritz Melchior) is a famous opera singer and father to Richard Herald II, who has recently returned from fighting in the war and now prefers to be known as Dick Johnson (Johnnie Johnston). Dick has been engaged to socialite Frances Allenbury (Mary Stuart) since before he left for the war, but has been expressing some apprehension about marrying her., 1h22
Directed by Stephen RobertsOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Comedy thriller,
Romantic comedy,
Crime,
RomanceThemes Films about animals,
Sports films,
Films about horses,
Horse sports in filmActors William Powell,
Jean Arthur,
James Gleason,
Eric Blore,
Robert Armstrong,
Lila LeeRating68%
Wealthy murder mystery writer Paula Bradford (Jean Arthur) returns from her worldwide travels to see her former husband, surgeon Dr. Lawrence "Brad" Bradford (William Powell). He had divorced her because she was always involving him in real-life murder cases, but she wants him back. When a jockey riding the favorite dies while leading a race, she is convinced it was murder. She and Mike North (Frank M. Thomas), the horse's trainer, persuade the reluctant doctor to investigate. Brad is puzzled when he finds traces of gelatin on the corpse., 1h12
Directed by Wallace FoxOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
AdventureThemes Films about animals,
Sports films,
Films about horses,
Horse sports in filmActors Stuart Erwin,
Carl Switzer,
Pierre Watkin,
Lane Chandler,
Marion Martin,
Charles KingRating52%
This script must be run from the command line, 1h50
Directed by Sidney PoitierOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Action,
CrimeThemes Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Boxing films,
Buddy filmsActors Sidney Poitier,
Bill Cosby,
Calvin Lockhart,
John Amos,
Ossie Davis,
Jimmie WalkerRating66%
Set in Atlanta, it follows Clyde Williams (Poitier) and Billy Foster (Cosby) as a pair of blue-collar workers who are trying to raise funds for the Brothers and Sisters of Shaka. They decide to rig a boxing match in New Orleans. They use hypnotism to convince underdog boxer Bootney Farnsworth (Jimmie Walker) that he is a highly skilled prize fighter. He fights and defeats the champion, 40th Street Black (Rodolphus Lee Hayden). Williams and Foster clean up after betting Farnsworth. The pair return home, and all is fine until the gangsters who lost money betting on the other guy figure out the scam and come to Atlanta, to get the pair to do it again...or be killed.