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Blondie Johnson
6.1

Blondie Johnson

Feb 25, 1933
A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.
Crime
Oh, Susanna
5.8

Oh, Susanna

Aug 19, 1936
Oh, Susanna! is a 1936 American Western musical film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Frances Grant. Written by Oliver Drake, the film is about a cowboy who is robbed and then thrown from a train by an escaped murderer who then takes on the cowboy's identity.
Romance
The Shadow
6.5

The Shadow

Dec 22, 1937
Mary Gillespie restaure le cirque du colonel Gillespie à sa splendeur d'antan après la mort de son père. Avec l'aide de son petit ami publiciste Jim, les foules à guichets fermés retournent au chapiteau. La star équestre égocentrique Senor Martinet détient cependant 60 000 $ de billets signés par le colonel et attendus dans 24 heures. Quand une mystérieuse silhouette ténébreuse est vue sur le terrain du cirque, et que Martinet est assassiné dans le ring du centre pendant sa performance, il y a de nombreux suspects, dont Vindecco, l'assistant bossu maltraité de Martinet.
Mystery
Racket dans la couture
6.4
A la fin de son service militaire, Alan Mitchell entre dans l'usine de vêtements dirigée par son père, Walter, dont l'associé est mort mystérieusement. Alan découvre que l'industrie de vêtements de Manhattan veut racheter l'entreprise familiale et que Walter, pour se protéger, a fait appel à un chef de gang, Artie Ravidge...
Drama
Country Gentlemen
6.5

Country Gentlemen

Nov 08, 1936
After being run out of town after town for trying to sell worthless stock, two con artists breeze into the small town of Chesterville, where they find themselves accused of kidnapping a young boy to whom they offered a ride. When that misunderstanding is cleared up, the two conmen hatch a plot to unload all their worthless paper on the gullible citizens of Chesterville.
Comedy
Rich Relations
1

Rich Relations

Feb 01, 1937
A secretary finds herself being romanced by a "ladies man". What she doesn't know is that it's her boss who really loves her.
Comedy
Paradise Express
7

Paradise Express

Feb 24, 1937
A small railroad is being squeezed out of business by the tactics of a trucking company owned by gangsters.
Crime
Women Won't Tell
1

Women Won't Tell

Nov 16, 1932
A homeless woman living at the city dump hears of the death of a wealthy industrialist and puts in a claim on his estate for her daughter, who is actually the rightful heir.
Drama
Follow the Leader
5.4

Follow the Leader

Dec 06, 1930
A kooky waiter and sometimes vaudevillian promises to get his employer's daughter into a Broadway show. When he kidnaps the show's star, she gets her opportunity, as the understudy, to play the role and become a star herself.
Comedy
Hawaii Calls
5.4

Hawaii Calls

Mar 12, 1938
After being nabbed while trying to stow away on board an ocean liner en route to Hawaii, young Bobby Breen sings for his travel fare and, along with sidekick Pua, turns detective to recover stolen naval documents from crooks
Drama
The Grand Dame
1

The Grand Dame

May 02, 1931
Peggy is a gangster's moll from New Jersey, living a pampered life in Manhattan with three French maids. Blue bloods from England have invited her to tea this afternoon; she's looking forward to her initiation into high society. She takes a Rolls to a club where she's greeted by a team of fakers who plan to sell her a membership in an exclusive but fictive club - for $25,000. As Peggy tries to be refined, will the grifters succeed in the con?
Comedy
A Night for Crime
3.9

A Night for Crime

Feb 18, 1943
A dark night in war time, with several black-outs, it's just a night for murder. Susan Cooper, a fast-talking girl reporter, doubles as amateur sleuth solving yet another mystery among Hollywood's famous.
Comedy
Smoke Tree Range
1

Smoke Tree Range

Jun 05, 1937
Un bandit connu sous le nom de "El Capitan" rapine les troupeaux à la tête de son gang. Le vieux Jim Carey, propriétaire du Smoke Tree ranch tente de faire face, mais il doit aussi s'occuper d'expulser Nan Page d'une terre qu'elle croit être la sienne. Lee, le petit fils de Jim Carey vient en aide à son grand-père. Après avoir réussit à suspendre l'expulsion de Nan, il s'occupe de El Capitan.
Western
Sunset of Power
1

Sunset of Power

Jan 22, 1936
Trop âgé pour continuer à diriger son ranch, Neil Brannum envisage de le laisser à Page Cothran, qui doit épouser sa petite-fille, Ruth. Mais Cothran est un voleur de bétail, et Cliff Lea, un voisin, l'a récemment découvert. Cothran envoi un de ses hommes après Cliff, mais il se trompe de victime, et Cliff, désormais sur ses gardes, kidnappe Ruth pour attirer Cothran.
Western
The Showdown
6

The Showdown

Mar 08, 1940
European bad guy Baron Bendor leads some local townsmen in a plot to obtain horses through theft. Hoppy and his sidekicks Lucky and Speedy must find and expose the horse thieves.
Western
The Fourth Horseman
1

The Fourth Horseman

Sep 25, 1932
Retiring from a life of train robbing, Benjamin R. Jones takes over the ghost town of Stillwell, knowing full well that the property belongs to Molly O'Rourke. Enter horse wrangler Tom Mason, who smells a rat and does his best to unmask Jones as the crook he knows him to be. Molly at first falls for Jones' scheme, but confronts him when a general feeling of lawlessness sets in. The villain, alas, has an ace up his sleeve: Molly owes back taxes on her property, which is ripe for a takeover.
Western
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
1

Outlaws of Pine Ridge

Oct 27, 1942
Director William Witney puts his distinctive stamp on the Don "Red" Barry western Outlaws of Pine Ridge by opening the picture with a body sailing through the plate-glass window of a frontier saloon. Barry stars as gun-slingin' Chips Barrett, who makes it his mission in life to prevent the inaccurately nicknamed Honest John Hollister (Noah Beery Sr.) from becoming territorial governor. Complicating things is the fact that Chips is in love with Honest John's daughter Ann.
Western
Big Town Czar
1

Big Town Czar

May 03, 1939
When gangster Phil Daley gets rid of his chief Paul Burgess he has everything that money can buy, except the respect of his parents and his sweetheart Susan Warren. His younger brother Danny quits college and forces Phil to make him part of the gang. The overly-ambitious Danny fixes a prize-fight on which rival gang-leader Mike Luger loses heavily and, thinking that Phil has double-crossed him, sends gunmen out to kill Phil. They kill Danny instead and the frightened Phil flees to a country hideout. His chief lieutenant, Sid Travis, sets a trap for Phil when he returns.
Mystery
Border Flight
6

Border Flight

May 29, 1936
Frances Farmer's second film is a typical B-programmer from the Paramount lot of 1936--up and coming stars (John Howard, Robert Cummings, Grant Withers, Farmer) in a concerning the Coast Guard and smugglers. The chief points of interest are the truly exceptional aerial sequences and Farmer's early performance.
Drama
I Demand Payment
4

I Demand Payment

Dec 13, 1938
A just-married young woman attempts suicide after her husband tells her he really doesn't love her because he has become involved in an extortion racket, then finds herself becoming involved with the doctor who has saved her life and become attracted to her.
Drama
Hidden Gold
1

Hidden Gold

Nov 03, 1932
Griffen and his two men have been caught after robbing a bank but the money has not been recovered. So the Chief sends his friend Tom to prison to become their friend and hopes he can learn where the loot is hidden.
Western
The Ghost Walks
5.2

The Ghost Walks

Dec 01, 1934
A ghostly and deadly dinner party, which at first turns out to be an elaborate staging of a new play for the benefit of a Broadway producer, becomes a true mystery when the players start to go missing.
Mystery
Mannequin
6

Mannequin

Jan 21, 1938
Jessie Cassidy, ouvrière à New York, tente de faire vivre un père nonchalant, une mère résignée et un frère inepte, le tout sur son maigre salaire. Un soir de dégoût, elle presse son amant et ami d'enfance, Eddie Miller, un triste individu qu'elle idéalise aveuglement, de l'épouser. Eddie se prête au jeu. Le soir des épousailles, dans un restaurant chinois du Lower East Side de Manhattan, Jessie, folle de joie, irradie tant de bonheur qu'elle touche le coeur du riche John L. Hennessey, à une table voisine. Hennessey s'efforce maladroitement de revoir la jeune femme, que son mari, cynique, pousserait bien dans ses bras s'il pouvait en retirer un peu d'argent...
Drama
Maverick
6.8

Maverick

Apr 22, 1962
Brett Maverick et Bart sont des joueurs affutés qui migrent de ville en ville à la recherche d'une bonne partie de poker. Le poker (à 5 cartes de tirage) est leur occupation favorite, le spectacle se fait autour des Mavericks, mais généralement la partie tourne autour du personnage principal.
Comedy