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Amazon Prime Video
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The Stolen Jools (1931)
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tuberculosis Sanatorium.)
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6.3
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/31/
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/31/
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In Old California (1942)
Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.
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51
20
5.4
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Sh! The Octopus (1937)
Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named after the title sea creature.
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13
6.3
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/7/
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3.1
/224/
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The Case of the Black Cat (1936)
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, in... Moreherit 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 Less
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Penrod and His Twin Brother (1938)
Penrod Schofield's mischievous dog, Duke, is falsely accused of biting Penrod's spoiled friend, Rodney.
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Blackwell's Island (1939)
A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.
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5.7
/196/
60
/1/

Polo Joe (1936)
A young man allergic to horses decides he has to learn to play polo in order to impress the girl he loves. Comedy.
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/8/

Girls on Probation (1938)
A dizzy young girl falls into crime but wins her lawyer's heart.
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6.7
/79/
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Wolf of New York (1940)
A New York attorney defends a young man with a criminal past who has been accused of murdering a police inspector.
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Maybe It's Love (1935)
Director William C. McGann's 1935 film stars Gloria Stuart and Ross Alexander as a young couple in love who face economic woes once they're wed.
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6.2
/158/
70
/1/
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Highway West (1941)
A young woman marries a man who turns out to be a bank robber.
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6.0
/257/
50
/2/
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Times Square Playboy (1936)
A stock broker's small-town best friend thinks the bride-to-be and her family are gold-diggers so he does everything he can to prevent the wedding.
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Hot Money (1936)
Salesman develops a fake stock plan in new invention before it is finished.
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/146/
48
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Brides Are Like That (1936)
Fred, the wealthy owner of apple groves, has sent his nephew to college, but the only job that his nephew has after graduating is the job of not working. Bill is a dreamer, a talker and a golf player and he has a lot of ideas, but still lives off Fred. When Hazel gets engaged to Doc Jen... Morekins, it takes a while, but Bill talks her into marrying him instead. The only problem is that now, he needs to find a job. Less
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Freshman Love (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.
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7.7
/25/

On the Border (1930)
A Mexico/United States border patrol officer is aided by his police dog, Rinty.
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Amazon Prime Video
52
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5.5
/131/
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/4/
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/7/

Dr. Christian Meets the Women (1940)
A conman arrives in town trying to sell his miracle methods of weight loss to the ladies. It's left to the good Dr. Christian to expose this fake and save a fragile young girl's life.
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4.9
/8/
50
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Niagara Falls (1930)
A short drama about a married couple planning to go to Niagara Falls.
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5.1
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Sweepstakes Winner (1939)
A scatterbrained waitress invests her inheritance in a broken-down race horse and a sweepstakes ticket.
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5.4
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Cinderella's Feller (1940)
The story of Cinderella with a children's cast.
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5.5
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Lincoln in the White House (1939)
This short chronicles Abraham Lincoln's presidency from his inauguration through delivery of the Gettysburg Address.
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6.6
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Pride of the Blue Grass (1939)
A young man is determined to turn his beloved racehorse, which is blind, into a champion.
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/27/

America's Hidden Weapon (1944)
Documentary short film demonstrating the way wartime farming measures in 1943 resulted in the greatest American food crop in history. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
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A Night at the Ritz (1935)
A PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.
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When Were You Born (1938)
A San Francisco astrologer correctly predicts a ship passenger's death and then helps the police look for the murderer.
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A Shot in the Dark (1941)
A reporter and a police detective sort through the clues in a night-club owner's murder.
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Amazon Prime Video
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5.6
/321/
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American Empire (1942)
Richard Dix as Dan Taylor and Preston S. Foster as Paxton Bryce are two longtime friends seeking their fortune in Texas after the war. The two men decide, not without problems, to establish a cattle empire. Paxton becoming too ambitious, distances himself from Dan and Abby, Paxton's wife. It will only be after a personal tragedy that he will come back to his senses.
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6.0
/61/

The Lady and the Lug (1941)
In this comedic short, a reporter wins a boxer's contract and decides to stage an exhibition fight for a society ladies' Milk Fund benefit bazaar.
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/166/
60
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Trial by Trigger (1944)
California logger Bill Cardigan must save his stand of redwoods from being bought by unscrupulous Dan Fallon, a logging company owner from Michigan.
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Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942)
Uneven version of Wyatt Earp vs. the Clanton Gang with a little romance thrown in haphazardly.
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Alcatraz Island (1937)
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.
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Everybody's Hobby (1939)
A hobby-mad family makes their obsessions pay off.
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Two Against the World (1936)
Searching for ratings at any cost, an unscrupulous radio-network owner forces his program manager to air a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.
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6.3
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Penrod and Sam (1937)
A boy (Billy Mauch) and his gang catch bank robbers using their clubhouse as a hide-out.
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Illegal (1932)
This is the story of a woman who kicks out her no-good second husband after he wastes all her money. Since gambling and drink had taken all her money, she decides to use the money from a windfall to open an illegal after hours night club and gambling parlor, in order to provide her two ... Moredaughters with a high society education. Eventually she gets caught, and the daughters take over the night club and legitimize it. But the daughters have conflicts, and the no-good husband shows up to complicate matters. Less
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6.2
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We Go Fast (1941)
A waitress falls for a foreign businessman (Mohr), while receiving attention from a pair of motorcycle cops, Curtis and Defore. She soon realizes that Mohr is actually a crook and goes back to flirting with her fast cop friends.
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Marry the Girl (1937)
Frantic screwball comedy about a meek personal assistant (Frank McHugh) who is promoted to managing editor of a newspaper features syndicate that is owned by and staffed with cuckoos.
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5.6
/126/
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60
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Man of Iron (1935)
A construction company foreman's life changes--not necessarily for the better--when he is promoted to an executive position.
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The Parson of Panamint (1941)
As he looks over the dusty, deserted remains of the western "boom town" of Panamint, grizzled old prospector Chuckawalla Bill Redfield recalls the town's glory days. Looming large in Chuckawalla's reminiscences is the day that young and apparently mild-mannerd minister Philip Pharo rode... More into town. In his own gentle but forceful fashion, Pharo managed to bring the town's lawless element into line, mollify the local bluenoses, and win the heart of likeable dance-hall girl Mary Mallory. Less
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I Like Your Nerve (1931)
Romance and political intrigue highlight director William C. McGann's 1931 comedy about a playboy smitten with the stepdaughter of a corrupt government official in a fictional Central American country. The cast includes Loretta Young, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Henry Kolker, Boris Karloff (in the small role of a secretary), Edmund Breon, Claude Allister and Luis Alberni.
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Impromptu (1932)
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Little Fella (1933)
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Her Night Out (1932)
A married couple accidentally become mixed up with a bank robber.
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Those who dance (1930)
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Murder on the Second Floor (1932)
A novelist imagines the murders of his fellow tenants...
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A Voice Said Goodnight (1932)
A British crime film directed by William C. McGann
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The Silver Greyhound (1932)
A British crime thriller film directed by William C. McGann


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