Don Downen

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Émeutes
6.8

Émeutes

Nov 30, 1935
Bat Morgan, un marin désargenté, de passage à San Francisco est attaqué par des individus qui veulent l'embarquer de force dans un bateau, pratique courante à l'époque. Il s'en sort pourtant et revient leur demander des comptes. Dans la bagarre qu'il s'en suit, Bat prend le dessus. Le jeune homme devient rapidement puissant et redouté sur la "Barbary Coast", lieu de perdition de la ville...
Adventure
Le Dernier Round
6.898

Le Dernier Round

May 29, 1937
Le manager de boxe Nick Donati pense avoir trouvé un futur champion en la personne du « Kid Galahad ». Il déchante quand ce dernier tombe amoureux de sa sœur.
Crime
Ever Since Eve
5.8

Ever Since Eve

Jul 15, 1937
Madge Winton, a beautiful secretary, makes herself look homely in order to avoid advances by lecherous bosses. When her new employer, writer Freddy Matthews, accidentally sees her without her disguise, she has to pretend to be her roommate Sadie.
Comedy
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
6.8
A Bishop from Australia comes to Perry to ask him to take a case of a woman wrongly accused of manslaughter 22 years before. The case would involve the wealthy Mr. Brownley and the fact that his alleged granddaughter may be an imposter. With that, the Bishop leaves and is clubbed in his hotel room. Soon after, he leaves on a boat and Perry meets the woman - Ida Gilbert. Perry goes to see Mr. Brownley, but gets nowhere. Later that night, Brownley is to meet Ida, but he is shot by a woman who drops Ida's gun. Ida is arrested for the murder of Mr. Brownley and Perry gets involved.
Mystery
The Case of the Black Cat
6.6
Lawyer Perry Mason is summoned to the Laxter mansion in the dead of night to write granddaughter Wilma out of invalid Peter Laxter's will, to keep her from marrying suspected fortune hunter Doug. Peter dies in a mysterious fire and Laxter's two grandsons, Sam Laxter and Frank Oafley, inherit his estate on the condition old caretaker Schuster and his cat Clinker are kept on. When cat-hating Sam threatens Clinker, Perry steps in and learns Laxter's death was suspicious and the family fortune and diamonds are missing. Schuster's found dead in his basement apartment, Laxter's nurse Louise is murdered with Schuster's crutch, and circumstantial evidence brings Doug to trial for Louise's death. Mason's investigation produces a surprise witness who turns the trial around. Written by Sister Grimm
Crime
Mary Jane's Pa
6

Mary Jane's Pa

Apr 27, 1935
Sam Preston is a small-town newspaper publisher who suffers from wanderlust. Leaving his family, he thinks well-provided for, he packs a suitcase and hits the road. Ten years later he comes back to find the newspaper shuttered and his family gone.
Comedy
Midnight Court
4.8

Midnight Court

Mar 06, 1937
After losing his bid for district attorney, an aspiring young lawyer agrees to defend a ring of car thieves.
Romance
Man of Iron
6

Man of Iron

Dec 21, 1935
A construction company foreman's life changes--not necessarily for the better--when he is promoted to an executive position.
Drama
Varsity Show
6

Varsity Show

Sep 04, 1937
Winfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be played in their varsity show. They appeal to a big Broadway alumnus and have him direct their show. What they don't know is that this "star's" last three shows were flops.
Music
Man Hunt
1

Man Hunt

Jan 29, 1936
A bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.
Crime
The Payoff
4.9

The Payoff

Jan 09, 1935
L'épouse avide d'un chroniqueur sportif honnête le persuade de faire preuve de douceur sur un tricheur, célèbre pour ses offres sportives véreuses.
Romance
Freshman Love
6

Freshman Love

Jan 18, 1936
A star rower is forced to join a good school under a pseudonym because his wealthy dad doesn't like schools that have high academic standards.
Comedy
Talent Scout
6

Talent Scout

Jul 24, 1937
A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.
Drama
The Singing Kid
4

The Singing Kid

Apr 10, 1936
Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.
Drama
Road Gang
6.5

Road Gang

Mar 28, 1936
A crusading young reporter planning a series of articles about a corrupt politician is framed for a crime and sentenced to serve five years at a prison farm.
Crime
Satan Met a Lady
5.9

Satan Met a Lady

Jul 22, 1936
Dans les années 1930, en Californie, un détective privé, séducteur et âpre au gain, se trouve entraîné dans une sarabande meurtrière autour d'un bijou volé.
Comedy
Hot Water
5

Hot Water

Sep 24, 1937
The Jones family is in an uproar when Dad's campaign for mayor appears sabotaged by an anonymous newspaper article.
Comedy
Les Hors-la-loi
6.512

Les Hors-la-loi

May 04, 1935
L'avocat James "Brick" Davis perd un de ses meilleurs amis lors de l'arrestation d'un homme de la pègre. Pour se venger, il décide de rejoindre les G-Men.
Crime
Page Miss Glory
6.3

Page Miss Glory

Sep 07, 1935
A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant celebrity thanks to an ambitious photographer.
Comedy
Guerre au crime
6.5

Guerre au crime

Jun 06, 1936
Al Kruger règne à la tête des gangs et sème la terreur dans la cité. Johnny Blake, un policier intègre, décide de réagir et s'introduit dans le cercle de Kruger...
Crime