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Directed by William A. WellmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Comedy,
CrimeThemes Medical-themed filmsActors Barbara Stanwyck,
Ben Lyon,
Joan Blondell,
Clark Gable,
Blanche Friderici,
Charles WinningerRating69%
Lora Hart (Barbara Stanwyck) applies for a job as a trainee nurse in a hospital, but is rejected by the Superintendent of Nurses, Miss Dillon (Vera Lewis) for not having graduated from high school. Fortunately, a chance encounter with the hospital's chief of staff, Dr. Arthur Bell (Charles Winninger), in an uncooperative revolving door, gets that requirement waived. Lora's roommate and fellow nurse, Miss Maloney (Joan Blondell), becomes her best friend. Lora is assigned to night duty in the emergency room. One night, Lora treats bootlegger Mortie (Ben Lyon) for a gunshot wound and earns his gratitude by letting herself be persuaded not to report it to the police as required by law. He also admires the pretty young nurse., 1h16
Directed by William A. WellmanOrigin USAGenres DramaThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about drugs,
Political filmsActors Richard Barthelmess,
Aline MacMahon,
Loretta Young,
Gordon Westcott,
Robert Barrat,
Berton ChurchillRating73%
A veteran of the Great War, Thomas Holmes (Richard Barthelmess), struggles to make his way in civilian life in almost every way imaginable. In the opening scene of the movie, Tom and his friend are on a mission to gather intelligence by capturing a German soldier. Tom's friend, the banker's son Roger Winston (Gordon Westcott), in terror, refuses to leave the shell hole so Tom volunteers to go alone., 1h8
Directed by William A. WellmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
CrimeActors Walter Huston,
Frances Starr,
Grant Mitchell,
Sally Blane,
Leah Remini,
Ralph InceRating62%
The Leeds family consists of two adult children, their two young brothers, their parents, and Grandpa Summerill, a feisty retired soldier visiting from the old soldiers' home. Hearing a commotion outside, most of them go to the windows and witness gangster "Maxey" Campo murdering two men. Campo enters the house, assaults Grandpa for confronting him, threatens the family with harm if they talk, and flees by the back exit., 1h14
Directed by William A. WellmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
CrimeThemes Films based on plays,
Gangster filmsActors Edward G. Robinson,
Loretta Young,
Dudley Digges,
Edmund Breese,
Leslie Fenton,
Tully MarshallRating61%
Wong Low Get (Edward G. Robinson) is the most highly respected hatchet man of his Tong. Having sworn total allegiance, he cannot turn down an order, even one to kill his best friend Sun Yat Ming (J. Carrol Naish). His friend forgives him in advance of his execution, begging only that Wong raise his daughter Toya San (Loretta Young) as his own. Wong does as he has sworn, but as she grows up, he falls in love with her. She marries him out of a sense of obligation, but a handsome younger gangster, Harry En Hai (Leslie Fenton), gets her to leave Wong, disgracing him and leading to a shocking turn of events., 2h5
Directed by Mervyn LeRoyOrigin USAGenres Drama,
RomanceThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about psychiatry,
Films about disabilitiesActors Ronald Colman,
Greer Garson,
Philip Dorn,
Susan Peters,
Henry Travers,
Margaret WycherlyRating78%
"John Smith" (Ronald Colman) is a British officer who was gassed and became shell shocked in the trenches during the First World War. He is confined to an asylum as an unidentified inmate because he has lost his memory and has trouble speaking. When the war ends, jubilation erupts in the nearby town of Melbridge and the gatekeepers abandon their posts to join the celebration. With no one to stop him, Smith simply wanders off., 1h43
Directed by Joseph L. MankiewiczOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about drugs,
Children's filmsActors Gene Tierney,
Walter Huston,
Vincent Price,
Anne Revere,
Glenn Langan,
Spring ByingtonRating68%
The setting for the story is a farm in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1844. Farmer's daughter Miranda Wells (Gene Tierney) is brought up by her strait-laced low church parents, Ephraim (Walter Huston) and Abigail (Anne Revere). Miranda, a budding young woman, lives on the farm with her family, but often escapes everyday life on the farm through daydreams of a more romantic location and lifestyle, filled with luxury and flair. , 2h9
Directed by Pedro AlmodóvarOrigin EspagneGenres Drama,
Thriller,
RomanceThemes Films about films,
Medical-themed films,
Films about sexuality,
LGBT-related films,
Films about disabilities,
La cécité,
LGBT-related films,
LGBT-related filmActors Penélope Cruz,
Lluís Homar,
Blanca Portillo,
Lola Dueñas,
José Luis Gómez,
Ángela MolinaRating71%
"Harry Caine" is a blind writer who shares his life with his agent Judit and her adult son, Diego. Slowly, events in the present begin to bring back memories of the past. Harry hears that millionaire Ernesto Martel has died; a young filmmaker, Ray X, appears and turns out to be Martel's son, Ernesto, Jr. After Diego is hospitalized for an accidental drug overdose in a Madrid nightclub, Harry collects Diego from the hospital and looks after him to avoid worrying his traveling mother. The main storyline is told in flashback as Harry reluctantly tells Diego a tragic tale of fate, jealousy, abuse of power, betrayal, and guilt., 1h38
Directed by Régis WargnierOrigin FranceGenres DramaThemes Medical-themed films,
Sports films,
Athletics films,
Films about disabilities,
La cécitéActors Rachida Brakni,
Cyril Descours,
Clémentine Célarié,
Seydina Balde,
Thierry Godard,
Grégory GadeboisRating62%
Leïla sort de prison après cinq années d'enfermement. Elle va rencontrer Yannick, un jeune athlète devenu aveugle après un accident. Ce dernier pratique la course malgré son handicap, mais pour courir il doit être relié par un fil à une personne appelée guide. Il propose à Leïla d'être son guide. À travers ce projet, ils vont apprendre à se reconstruire., 1h27
Directed by Charlie ChaplinOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
RomanceThemes Medical-themed films,
Sports films,
Boxing films,
Films about disabilities,
Le boxe anglaise,
La cécitéActors Virginia Cherrill,
Florence Lee,
Harry Myers,
Florence Lee,
Charlie Chaplin,
Al Ernest GarciaRating84%
The officials of a city unveil a new statue, only to find The Tramp sleeping on it. They shoo him away and he wanders the streets, destitute and homeless, and is soon tormented by two newsboys. He happens upon a beautiful Flower Girl (Virginia Cherrill), not realizing at first that she is blind, and buys a flower. Just when she is about to give him his change, a man gets into a nearby luxury car and is driven away, making her think that the Tramp has departed. The Tramp tiptoes away., 1h8
Directed by William A. WellmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
AdventureThemes Transport films,
Rail transport filmsActors Frankie Darro,
Rochelle Hudson,
Dorothy Wellman,
Sterling Holloway,
Arthur Hohl,
Ann HoveyRating74%
Tommy Gordon (Edwin Phillips) tells his friend Eddie Smith (Frankie Darro) that he is going to drop out of high school to look for work to help support his struggling family. Eddie offers to speak to his father (Grant Mitchell) about getting him a job, only discover that his father has himself just lost his own. Eddie sells his beloved car and gives the money to his father, but when his father remains unemployed, the bills keep piling up, and the family is threatened with eviction. Eddie and Tommy decide to leave home to ease the burden on their families.