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Hoopla
71
60
7.1
/5151/
70
/95/
68
/85/
3.5
/4340/
80
/5/
70
/29/

Pitfall (1948)
An insurance man wishing for a more exciting life becomes wrapped up in the affairs of an imprisoned embezzler, his model girlfriend, and a violent private investigator.
poster
72
58
7.1
/3939/
70
/51/
70
/57/
3.5
/2575/
83
/6/
71
/27/

Flamingo Road (1949)
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.
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Amazon Prime Video
68
51
7.0
/3326/
66
/65/
67
/66/
3.5
/2113/
71
/7/
68
/16/

It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act.
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JustWatch TV
68
50
6.9
/3507/
67
/59/
65
/64/
3.4
/3191/
71
/22/

The File on Thelma Jordon (1949)
Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.
poster
65
49
6.7
/2847/
69
/49/
66
/52/
3.4
/2142/
71
/14/
70
/14/
48
/7/

Lady on a Train (1945)
While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one too many mystery novels. She then enlists a popular mystery writer to help her solve the crime on her own, but her sleuthing attracts the attentions of suitors and killers.
poster
67
44
6.8
/2338/
75
/48/
64
/33/
3.3
/1112/
83
/6/
48
/23/

Golden Boy (1939)
Despite his talent as a musician, a city boy decides to become a boxer. He's successful as a fighter — much to the dismay of his parents. When gangsters try to buy a piece of him, he begins to have second thoughts.
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65
43
7.1
/1739/
69
/32/
66
/33/
3.5
/2034/
50
/121/

Alias Nick Beal (1949)
After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.
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40
6.7
/2645/
66
/35/
61
/35/
3.3
/2942/
31
/68/

Out of the Fog (1941)
A Brooklyn pier racketeer bullies boat-owners into paying protection money but two fed-up fishermen decide to eliminate the gangster themselves rather than complain to the police.
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66
35
64
/15/
58
/23/
3.3
/396/
86
/7/
57
/22/

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
A mysterious plague, the Purple Death, ravages the earth. Dr. Zarkov, investigating in his spaceship, finds a ship from planet Mongo seeding the atmosphere with dust. Sure enough, Ming the Merciless is up to his old tricks. So it's back to Mongo for Flash, Dale, and Zarkov.
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69
33
7.1
/1636/
73
/54/
68
/19/
3.3
/276/
71
/62/

Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
Charlie impersonates an employee of the U.S. government to foil an espionage plot which would destroy part of the Panama Canal, trapping a Navy fleet on its way to the Pacific after maneuvers in the Atlantic.
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62
28
6.3
/1398/
61
/13/
66
/15/
58
/42/

Destroyer (1943)
Flagwaving story of a new American destroyer, the JOHN PAUL JONES, from the day her keel is laid, to what was very nearly her last voyage. Among the crew, is Steve Boleslavski, a shipyard welder that helped build her, who reenlists, with his old rank of Chief bosuns mate. After failing her sea trials, she is assigned to the mail run, until caught up in a disparate battle with a Japanese sub. After getting torpedoed, and on the verge of sinking, the Captain, and crew hatch a plan to try and save the ship, and destroy the sub.
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28
5.9
/1407/
61
/38/
55
/39/
3.1
/1016/
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/24/

The Colossus of New York (1958)
A brilliant surgeon encases his dead son's brain in a large robot body, with unintended results...
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67
24
7.1
/1016/
65
/16/
62
/22/
3.5
/824/

Shakedown (1950)
Jack Early is a photographer who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the very top of the success ladder. On the strength of his sheer tenacity, he gets a job with a major newspaper, and it's not long before he's made a name for himself by charming a notorious crime boss, Nick Palmer, into allowing himself to be photographed. Palmer takes him under his wing, but Early decides to bite the hand that feeds him and sets Palmer and another crime boss, Colton, against one another.
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65
23
6.7
/1418/
63
/10/
72
/5/
3.3
/400/
57
/135/

The Dark Horse (1932)
The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks. Kay Russell suggests they hire Hal Blake as campaign manager; but first they have to get him out of jail for not paying alimony. Blake organizes the office and coaches Hicks to answer every question by pausing and then saying, "Well yes, but then again no." Blake will sell Hicks as dumb but honest. Russell refuses to marry Blake, while Joe keeps people away from Blake's office. Blake teaches Hicks a speech by Lincoln. At the debate when the conservative candidate Underwood recites the same speech, Blake exposes him as a plagiarist. Hicks is presented for photo opportunities and gives his yes-and-no answer to any question, including whether he expects to win.
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22
6.2
/790/
74
/16/
65
/13/
3.3
/488/
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Wedding Present (1936)
Charlie Mason and Rusty Fleming are star reporters on a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involved as well. Although skilled in ferreting out great stories, they often behave in an unprofessional and immature manner. After their shenanigans cause their frustrated city editor to resign, the publisher promotes Charlie to the job, a decision based on the premise that only a slacker would be able crack down on other shirkers and underachievers. His pomposity soon alienates most of his co-workers and causes Rusty to move to New York. Charlie resigns and along with gangster friend Smiles Benson tries to win Rusty back before she marries a stuffy society author.
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63
21
6.6
/1095/
63
/12/
61
/21/
3.2
/600/

Undertow (1949)
Undertow stars Scott Brady as a gambler just out of wartime military service. No longer interested in wagers and speculations, Brady wants only to open up a mountain vacation lodge. Before this can take place, Brady is framed for murder, and forced to hide out in the home of Peggy Dow. With the help of Dow and a policeman friend, Brady searches for the real murderer. Watch carefully in Undertow and you'll spot new Universal contractee "Roc" Hudson as a plainclothes detective.
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66
16
6.6
/1352/
73
/27/
70
/13/
3.2
/281/
59
/5/

Task Force (1949)
After learning the finer points of carrier aviation in the 1920s, career officer Jonathan Scott and his pals spend the next two decades promoting the superiority of naval air power. But military and political "red tape" continually frustrate their efforts, prompting Scott to even consider leaving the Navy for a more lucrative civilian job. Then the world enters a second World War and Scott finally gets the opportunity to prove to Washington the valuable role aircraft carriers could play in winning the conflict. But what will it cost him and his comrades personally?
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15
6.5
/1133/
64
/29/
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/14/
3.2
/467/
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/4/

It Ain't Hay (1943)
Abbot and Costello must find a replacement for a woman's horse they accidentally killed after feeding it some candy. They head for the racetrack, find a look-a-like and take it. They do not realize that the nag is "Tea Biscuit," a champion racehorse.
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11
6.1
/541/
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/7/
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/12/
3.3
/302/

Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.
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?
7.3
/37/
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/1/

Hi, Beautiful (1944)
Part of the series of Universal B-musicals teaming Martha O'Driscoll and Noah Beery Jr., this film is also a remake of the 1937 comedy Love in a Bungalow. Patty Callahan (O'Driscoll) offers residence in a model home to soldier Jeff (Beery) and soon falls in love with him. Although the pair are unmarried, they enter a marital contest intended to celebrate the "Happiest G.I. Couple." Winning the contest brings on all sorts of farcical troubles until the couple are able to be united for real. Songs include "Don't Sweetheart Me" and "Best of All."
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?
5.2
/31/
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King of the Turf (1939)
Mason is a former race-horse owner who gave up everything and started to drink after the death of one of his jockeys. One day he meets Goldie who has run away from home, hoping to find a job around horses; his biggest hobby. When he finds out the real identity of Mason, Goldie takes care of him. The two find an occasion to buy a horse for only two dollars, and start entering competitions. Goldie is an instant celebrity, but his mom reads the newspapers and tracks him down. Mason is very surprised to see her, his ex-wife, and even more astonished to hear that Goldie is his own son. However, Goldie must go back to school and so they decide to keep the secret. Since Goldie does not want to leave Mason behind, he goes to the bookies and fixes the next race, hoping to disappoint Goldie by asking him to lose on purpose.
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37
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6.3
/391/
46
/3/
37
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Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
A mad doctor named Zanoff uses a drug to bring himself back from the dead after his execution in prison. Dick Tracy sets out to capture Zanoff before he can put his criminal gang back together again.
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67
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6.3
/228/
70
/1/

She Couldn't Take It (1935)
The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of the patriarch, Dan Van Dyke. His self-centered wife has a fondness for foreign imports, including "pet projects" like dancers and such and his spoiled children Tony and Carol have constant run-ins with the law. When Dan himself ends up in the clink for five years for tax evasion, he becomes bunk-mates with ex-bootlegger Joe "Spots" Ricardi. Ricardi lectures him on being such a push-over for an out-of-control family, so a dying Dan makes Ricardi his estate trustee once he is released from prison. Ricardi is then thrust into high society and must do everything he once nagged Dan to do.
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46
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5.5
/390/
40
/3/
48
/6/

Tear Gas Squad (1940)
A brash night club singer becomes a cop to impress a woman.
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?
5.8
/97/
55
/1/

The Women Men Marry (1937)
A newsman with a no-good wife exposes a religious racket with a newswoman who loves him.
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?
5.4
/55/
40
/2/

Ride The High Iron (1956)
A recent war veteran accepts a job in public relations, but he becomes increasingly unhappy with his career choice. Originally filmed for TV but released theatrically.
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50
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6.0
/162/
40
/2/

Eyes of the Underworld (1942)
Blackmail and murder in a tale of an auto-theft ring.
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?
6.6
/60/

Butch Minds the Baby (1942)
Aloysius 'Butch' Grogan leads a life of criminal activities motivated to provide for a widow and her child. He's on lookout for a gang of safe crackers when he has to also look after the baby of one of the criminals.
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?
6.2
/38/
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/2/

Frisco Lil (1942)
Lil becomes a dealer in a gambling casino in order to get the information she needs to clear her father of a murder charge. She also falls in love with lawyer Brewster.
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53
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6.2
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51
/5/
53
/5/

36 Hours to Kill (1936)
Duke and Jeanie Benson, an outlaw couple hiding out under assumed names. Duke realizes that he has a winning sweepstake ticket and will win $150,000 if he can cash it in without getting apprehended
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39
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5.6
/128/
10
/1/
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/5/

Las Vegas Shakedown (1955)
A teacher writing a book about gambling meets a hotel/casino owner threatened by a gangster.
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?
5.9
/76/
60
/1/

Madame Spy (1942)
Joan Bannister is the wife of globe-trotting war correspondent David Bannister who travels by his side. Returning to the US, Bannister becomes suspicious when Joan begins associating with suspected Nazi functionaries, and wonders if she may be the elusive “Madame Spy” wanted by American authorities.
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59
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6.3
/229/
65
/2/
56
/4/

Mandrake the Magician (1939)
Mandrake and his team attempt to prevent "The Wasp" from stealing and using a new Radium invention.
poster
58
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5.9
/315/
58
/4/

Red, Hot and Blue (1949)
In her attempts to make a splash on Broadway, a lively would-be-actress lands herself in hot water with the mob.
poster
62
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6.4
/500/
60
/5/
63
/13/

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman's son and accused of a murder she didn't commit.
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?
5.8
/157/

Man Hunt (1936)
A bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.
poster
?
6.0
/19/

Pirates of the Skies (1939)
Cafe waitress Barbara Whitney refuses to acknowledge her marriage to Air Policeman Nick Conlon until he upgrades his career. He does so by infiltrating a hi-jacking gang, posing as passengers, that robs airplanes carrying valuable items and money, and parachuting their escape from the scene of the crime.
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57
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6.3
/344/
56
/6/
53
/9/

Homicide (1949)
Michael Landers, a police lieutenant, sets out to investigate an intricate murder case. But, the case is closed after the only witness is found dead. Will Michael be able to fathom the mystery?
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59
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5.5
/429/
66
/3/
58
/5/

Make Your Own Bed (1944)
Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter then hires a private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. They only way that Walter can get Jerry to work for him is to tell Jerry that his life is in danger; the neighbor is trying to take his wife; and that Nazi spies are everywhere. Jerry needs a cook for his 'cover' so he gets his fiancée Susan to work with him. To keep Jerry working, Walter sends the threatening letters to himself and hires actors to play the spies but when a real group of spies disguised as a troupe of radio actors appears on the scene, events quickly spiral out of control.
poster
63
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6.4
/500/
62
/7/
62
/7/

The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf.
poster
63
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6.1
/489/
65
/15/
63
/11/

Rails Into Laramie (1954)
A federal agent arrives in Laramie to try to find out who is behind the efforts to stop the construction of a new railroad track.
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?
6.1
/84/
80
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52
/4/

The Family Next Door (1939)
Rose Pierce is discontent with her life as the wife of a small town plumber and has visions of becoming a wealthy socialite. Consequently, when her smart aleck son Sammy hears that an electric railroad line is to be built through town, she decides that the family can become rich by purchasing the lots along the right of way. Patriarch George Pierce laughs at the idea, but when Rose and Sammy learn that Cora Stewart, the wealthy town widow, has withdrawn her savings from the bank, they jump to the conclusion that she is interested in buying the lots, and mother and son secretly invest the family bank roll in the land.
poster
?
6.3
/91/

Winners of the West (1940)
Beyond Hell's Gate Pass is territory controlled by a man who calls himself King Carter; he uses a variety of schemes to prevent the railroad from being built, for fear it will finish his control of (what he considers) his land.
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?
5.4
/33/
50
/1/
40
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Blossoms On Broadway (1937)
A young singer hopes to become a success on Broadway.
poster
?
5.6
/68/

Private Affairs (1940)
A girl decides to consult her natural father, whom she's never seen, for advice on her mixed-up love life.
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Starz
59
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6.4
/699/
58
/11/
51
/11/

Wells Fargo (1937)
In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fresh oysters to Buffalo from New York City. When he rescues Justine Pryor and her mother, who are stranded in a broken wagon on his route, he doesn't let them slow him down and gives the ladies an exhilirating ride into Buffalo. He arrives in time to obtain the contract and is then sent by company president Henry Wells to St. Louis to establish a branch office.
poster
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6.4
/484/
60
/11/
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3.4
/346/

Something to Live For (1952)
Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called to help Broadway actress Jenny Carey whose developing career is threatened by an increasing dependence on alcohol. Alan's growing interest in Jenny strains his marriage to Edna, with whom he has two children.
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6.2
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/6/
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/3/
3.3
/253/

Darling, How Could You! (1951)
Two absentee American parents get to know their three children again after spending five years in Panama.


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