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Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939
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While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to submit a news story, local attorney Carson Drew's daughter Nancy intercepts a real story assignment. She "covers" the inquest of the death of a woman who was poisoned. Nancy doesn't think the young woman accused of the crime is guilty and corrals her neighbor Ted into searching for a vital piece of evidence and stumbles onto the identity of the real killer.
The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938
6.3
Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off for the family's home in West Palm Beach and inadvertently becomes romantically entangled with earnest cowboy Stretch Willoughby. Neither the dalliance nor the cowboy fit with the upper class image projected by her esteemed father, forcing her to choose.
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

1938

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

1938
9
A wealthy businessman promises to donate a huge endowment to his college alma mater, but there's one condition -- his loser of a son, a student at the school, must become a football hero. Comedy.
The Duke Is Tops

1938

The Duke Is Tops

1938
6
A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer.
The Rage of Paris

1938

The Rage of Paris

1938
5.8
Nicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution to her problems is to try and snare a rich husband. Enlisting the help of her friend Gloria and the maitre'd at a ritzy New York City hotel, the trio plot to have Gloria catch the eye of Bill Duncan, a millionaire staying at the hotel. The plan works and the two quickly become engaged. Nicole's plan may be thwarted by Bill's friend, Jim Trevor, who's met Nicole before and sees through her plot.
The Goldwyn Follies

1938

The Goldwyn Follies

1938
4.8
Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person.
Here's Flash Casey

1938

Here's Flash Casey

1938
4.8
After graduating college an aspiring photographer lands his first job--with a big city newspaper.
Tarzan's Revenge

1938

Tarzan's Revenge

1938
4.4
Eleanor and her parents are hunting big game, acompanied by her wimpish fiance.
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

1937

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

1937
6.2
Although Charlie and Lee are in Monaco for an art exhibit, they become caught up in a feud between rival financiers which involves the Chan's in a web of blackmail and murder.
Nothing Sacred

1937

Nothing Sacred

1937
6.3
When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.
Something to Sing About

1937

Something to Sing About

1937
6.1
James Cagney has a rare chance to show his song-and-dance-man roots in this low-budget tale of a New York bandleader struggling with a Hollywood studio boss.
Woman Chases Man

1937

Woman Chases Man

1937
5.6
A pretty architect devises a wild scheme to convince a handsome millionaire to fund a new housing development project.
Dick Tracy

1937

Dick Tracy

1937
4.7
Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his Flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental "Speed Plane", the Spider captures Dick Tracy's brother, Gordon. The Spider's minion, Dr. Moloch, performs a brain operation on Gordon Tracy to turn him evil, making him secretly part of the Spider Ring and so turning brother against brother.
Christmas Comes But Once a Year

1936

Christmas Comes But Once a Year

1936
7.1
At an orphanage, the children are sad because they received used defective toys as gifts. Professor Grampy sees the children while passing by in his sled and has an idea on how to give them a merry Christmas.
The Bold Caballero

1936

The Bold Caballero

1936
5.7
The Commandant is making life rough for the colonials in Spanish California. While trying to help, Zorro is charged with the murder of the new Governor, but in the end he triumphs over the evil Commandant.
The Devil on Horseback

1936

The Devil on Horseback

1936
This musical tells the story of Campo wooing Damita from Keating with songs "So Divine," "Out of the Hills," "The Love Fiesta," "Oh Bella Mia."
My Man Godfrey

1936

My Man Godfrey

1936
7.5
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.
Earthworm Tractors

1936

Earthworm Tractors

1936
5
A salesman tries to sell a tractor to a customer who hates tractors while falling for the girl.
Insure Your Wife

1935

Insure Your Wife

1935
This Fox Film comedy – based on a play by Argentinean writer Julio Escobar – features an international cast that includes actor and singer Raúl Roulien and his fiancée in both the movie and real life, actress and dancer Conchita Montenegro. The plot centers on Ricardo Randall (Roulien), who concocts a scheme to establish an insurance policy to protect men from their wives’ infidelity. The plot thickens when Ricardo’s secretary and love interest, Camelia Cornell (Montenegro), is faced with the return of Rita Martín (Maris), a former lover of Ricardo, whose husband Eduardo (Moreno) has purchased an insurance policy on her. The film features tango songs performed by Roulien, with lyrics by Spanish playwright Enrique Jardiel Poncela, who also collaborated on the film’s screenplay.
Babes in Toyland

1934

Babes in Toyland

1934
6.3
Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep from the clutches of the evil Barnaby. When that fails, they trick Barnaby, enraging him.

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