Richard Carle

Una recopilación de los momentos más divertidos de las comedias MGM.

A gangster and his mob buy a small-town in this warm comedy. They, tired of trying to make it as big city hoods, buy the town to use as a hideout. The leader of the gang begins to have a change of heart after he begins falling for a local girl.

The romantic story of Franz Schubert 's fight for recognition of his music. The 1941 Reinhold Schunzel biographical musical composer melodrama.

Detectives Dick Williams and Andy McAllister find themselves trying to solve several crimes at an isolated mentally-ill hospital, where the patients range from slightly daffy to criminally insane, and they don't know which is which. A gang is out to steal a fortune inherited by one of the patients and, before Dick and Andy solve the case, several patients are transferred to the cemetery. And 'tiddlie-winks" are indeed involved.

Un hombre está convencido de que su vivaracha esposa le engaña.

A sudden windfall has unexpected consequences on a working class girl during the Great Depression.

Larry Baker (Melvyn Douglas), un agente de seguros que ama su trabajo y la vida hogareña, ignora, sin embargo, que su esposa Jill (Merle Oberon) se siente deprimida y abandonada, porque él no suele mostrarse ni cariñoso ni apasionado con ella. Cuando, para tratar el asunto, decide visitar a un psiquiatra, conoce en la sala de espera a un excéntrico pianista llamado Alexander Sebastian (Burguess Meredith).

Un magnate se encubre para buscar agitadores en una tienda por departamentos, pero se involucra en sus vidas.

¡Romance AL RITMO DE LA RUMBA ... en este musical mágico de la alegría! La notable película de Abbott y Costello por ser la primera. El equipo juegan un papel de menor importancia, pero robar el cuadro con cinco rutinas clásicas, incluyendo una versión abreviada de "¿Quién es primero?"

La cantante de cabaret Bijou, expulsada de varias islas del Océano Indico por suscitar peleas, recala en Boni Komba para trabajar en el Café Seven Sinners. Tiene mucho éxito entre los marineros americanos, especialmente con el Teniente Dan Brent. Cuando Dan le propone matrimonio, su carrera y su vida correrán peligro

A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.

Estados Unidos, años 30. Durante la Gran Depresión, un vagabundo es reclutado por un partido político de su ciudad para colaborar en un fraude electoral.

Biopic sobre la estrella de la música Lillian Russell, descubierta en 1890 por Tony Pastor, hasta su retiro en 1912 cuando se casó con el periodista Alexander Moore.

In this musical, a sharp witted press agent teams up with an unemployed chorine and dubs her "Miss Manhattan" to promote a cheap line of clothing. To escort her about town, the agent invents a "Mr. Manhattan." He then has them fake a marriage. When he realizes that he is in love with his creation, the agent promptly fires "Mr. M" and takes her to the altar personally. Songs include: "Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me," "Unfair To Love," and "A Lemon In The Garden Of Love."

Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voyage, turns up very much alive. Director William Thiele's 1940 film stars Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Ann Rutherford, John Shelton, Harold Huber, Donald Meek, Nat Pendleton, Renie Riano, Frank Albertson, Reginald Owen, Ann Morriss and Richard Carle.

This expose of the U.S. parole system, as seen through the eyes of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, takes dead aim on lawyers who manipulate the justice system in order to get undeserving convicts parole from prisons. The point is made when FBI agents are assigned to track down "Big Boy" Bradmore, who after getting an undeserved parole, via the efforts of a shyster lawyer, promptly murders an FBI agent.

A punto de casarse con Sky, Linda se enamora de Jeff y se casa con él. Pronto se dará cuenta de que quizá no haya hecho una buena elección, pues Jeff solo piensa en su trabajo y apenas tienen tiempo para estar juntos. Así que, poco después, Linda pide el divorcio. De solucionar la crisis matrimonial se encargará Sky, que ha fabricado una poción que borrará los recuerdos de la pareja haciendo que vuelvan a enamorarse.

Los camaradas Iranoff, Buljanoff y Kopalski han sido enviados a París para obtener dinero para el Gobierno ruso mediante la venta de las joyas confiscadas a la gran duquesa Swana, que vive en la capital francesa. Los tres camaradas se instalan en un hotel de lujo mientras los tribunales franceses deciden quién es el verdadero propietario de las joyas. El Gobierno ruso envía a Nina 'Ninotchka' Ivanovna Yakushova a arreglar las cosas.

Wisecracking showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself trapped in a Wyoming town when her new employer closes the show prematurely. She meets ranch foreman Charles "Slim" Martin when he accuses her of lifting his wallet and ends up being hired as a maid for ranch owners Cliff and Sybil, who are attempting to mend their rocky marriage after Sybil's infidelity with a cowboy.

Dr. Bartley Morgan covers up his profitable illegalities with the respectable veneer of a posh, highly profitable private practice, he runs with his nurse Margaret Hopkins. The FBI agent Robert Anders has to catch on to Morgan's illicit activities.

El cliente de un detective es acusado de asesinato. El tipo acabará siendo condenado a la pena capital, y el detective a un año de prisión por ocultarle. Pero cuando le trasladan a la cárcel logra fugarse. Tratará de averiguar la verdad, aunque para ello tenga que actuar como un peligroso facineroso, reteniendo a una poetisa consigo. En realidad está más que claro que no es nada peligroso, pero por suerte para él la policía no demuestra demasiada pericia a la hora de capturarle.

During a stick-up, a woman is excited by the criminal and joins him on his crime spree.

Enloquecida comedia sobre una mentirosa patológica que se acusa del asesinato de su jefe. Mientras tanto, su recto marido, que es abogado, tiene que defenderla.

An orphan girl becomes adopted by a group of old men and is placed in the home of one of them. She sings and dances and helps out where she can.

Theater manager James Guthrie's (Melvyn Douglas) career depends on famed soprano Elsa Terry (Grace Moore) singing in his Buenos Aires opera house, however, Elsa breaks the contract in favor of a more lucrative deal in Paris. Desperate, James begins showering her with flowers and candy in an attempt to woo her to the Argentinian opera house. When Elsa overhears James confess to his friend Pancho that he'd be willing to resort to kidnapping to get Elsa to Argentina, she mistakenly believes his motives to be solely romantic.

Two screwy characters travel to Hollywood and cause mischief.

Dwight Stanford and his wife, Penny, are a pair of spendthrifts who can't hold on to money, dependent for support on Dwight's rich uncle, who sends them a monthly allowance. Conrad Norris, Dwight's cousin, disapproves of Dwight and Penny, and resents his uncle's generosity. The uncle is the victim of a hit-and-run accident and, there being no will, Conrad, as next of kin, inherits. Switch, the uncle's lawyer, tells Dwight he is shutout with no hope of appeal. Dwight starts writing mystery novels about a fictional detective named Steven Knight, which become instant hits and the money pours in.

Jimmy Barnes arrives from Europe to be educated by his multi-millionaire uncle, Edward J. Barnes and in five years the extravagant escapes of Jimmy, now a lawyer, are the talk of San Francisco. Linda Gray is a mouse-like secretary to the elder Barnes who has fallen in love with Jimmy, but he favors actress Constance "Connie" Marlowe. Mr. Barnes dies and leaves everything to Linda but he has urged his partner, Alexander Duncan, to plan things so that Jimmy and Linda will get married. Coached by Duncan, Linda accepts the inheritance and announces that she is departing for New York on a wild spending spree. He tells Jimmy that the will can be broken but only after many months and he suggests that Jimmy follow Linda and curb her spending or there won't be any money left. In New York, Linda hires Jimmy as her private secretary. Connie also arrives in New York, as does the ingenious Baron Rene de Montigny with the intention of marrying the wealthy Miss Gray.

Judy Walker is a poor songwriter who, through mistaken identity, gets her songs played on the radio.

In this gangster movie, a criminal king-pin and his gang hide out in his hometown where they witness a religious revival that inspires the man to begin billing himself as a "born-again" evangelist so he can cash in on the guilty consciences of local businessmen.

n Vienna, a new jazz club featuring American trumpeter Buzzy Bellew threatens the existence of its neighbor, the Waltz Palace, run by Franz Strauss and featuring his granddaughter, singer Elsa. Smitten by Elsa, Buzzy hides his identity and association with the club -- whose owner intends to buy out the Palace property. When Elsa accidentally learns who Buzzy really is, it appears he may have to return to America alone.

A beautiful woman suspected of being a jewel thief is actually a detective tracking down a ring of bond thieves.

Con la esperanza de montar un espectáculo musical, unos estudiantes universitarios de baile y canto van a parar a un ruinoso hotel, donde servirán de conejillos de Indias de un experimento eugenésico.

To boost the ratings of a kiddie show, the host agrees to take guardianship of of a bratty boy who has a lovely older sister.

Película sobre la consolidación de la colonización a través del establecimiento de un cuerpo para mantener la ley, los Rangers. Jim Hawkins y Wahoo Jones son dos asaltadores de diligencias que se dirigen a Texas para buscar a Sam McGee, su compañero. Una vez allí, sin fondos en los bolsillos, se unen a los Rangers de Texas.

Un playboy, aficionado a jugar al polo, duda entre casarse con una chica pobre pero honrada o con una rica heredera que resulta ser una estafadora.

After saving himself from hanging, Laramie Nelson saves Tracks Williams from the same fate. They then travel to Lindsay's ranch where they get jobs. There they run into Adams who they learn is planning to rustle Lindsay's horses.

A truck driver and a gold-digger meet at a swank hotel and both think the other is wealthy. A drama of greed and society.

Suave French actor Philippe Martin provokes a scandal when, in a darkened theater, he mistakes young Monique for his mistress, Yvonne, and tries to kiss her. Charged with assault, the quick-thinking Philippe claims it's French tradition to do as he did, and is let go. To his surprise, Philippe learns that Monique has paid his fine. As the tabloids exploit the situation, Monique dates Philippe, until a photo appears of him kissing Yvonne.

Una mujer se empeña con todas sus fuerzas en mantener la custodia de su hijo, después de que su marido fuera asesinado, y que haya quedado flotando sobre ella la sombra de una duda sobre su relación con el caso.

An orphan (Eight-year-old boy soprano Bobby Breen) gets a chance to sing opera in New York.

Kay, una humilde muchacha provinciana, conoce una noche a Bob Dakin, un joven millonario que ha bebido más de la cuenta y que, en ese estado, le propone matrimonio. A la mañana siguiente, una vez sobrio, se da cuenta del error que ha cometido e intenta salir del atolladero, pero no será tan fácil.

En un valle perdido entre las montañas, viven los Tolliver y los Falin, dos familias enemistadas que mantienen durante generaciones una guerra abierta e incesante. Se trata de un odio atávico, heredado, sin que ninguna de las partes conozca ni remotamente el oscuro motivo que originó la sangrienta confrontación.

Scott is a very rich businessman who hangs out with a snooty, silly Countess, but has the hots for Kay who is already engaged to Bill. Scott pursues Kay like crazy, going so far as to buy Bill's oil company so that he can banish him to Japan, leaving Kay unmoored.

Upset by discipline at school, a 17-year-old runs away to New York City and learns there are worse problems than going to his little red school house.

Although Larry "Buster" Crabbe earns top billing, the hero of Drift Fence is former Western star Tom Keene as Jim Travis, who, at a rodeo, meets city dweller Jim Traft (Benny Baker), who has come west to erect a fence that will prevent Clay Jackson (Stanley Andrews) from continuing his cattle rustling business. A tough Western type, Travis suggests that he impersonate Traft and the building of the fence soon begins. But Travis is opposed by Slinger Dunn (Crabbe) and his family, whose small ranch will suffer from the division of the land. A romance between Travis and Slinger's sister, Paula (Katherine DeMille), paves the way for a meeting of the minds, however, and Slinger switches sides completely upon learning that Travis is a Texas Ranger in disguise. An in-house production (as opposed to Harry Sherman's Hopalong Cassidy Westerns), Drift Fence was the closest Paramount came to a B-Western in the mid-'30s. Zane Grey's original novel was published in 1932.

Adaptación de un musical de gran éxito en Broadway.

Don Bellows (Franchot Tone) es un arquitecto que descubre a Joyce Heath (Bette Davis), su estrella favorita, en un bar, sola, borracha y deprimida pues su carrera está en crisis. Amablemente, se ofrece a cuidar de ella y ayudarle a su recuperación. Con el tiempo, Joyce mejora y ella y Don se enamoran pero ella está casada y debe enfrentarse a su matrimonio. También Don tiene una relación con su novia Gail y no puede dejarla tirada.

A penniless socialite is hired by two young men as a front in their plan to start a magazine. Soon, however, they find themselves more interested in her than in their publishing venture.

Una aspirante a cantante y un joven compositor se enamoran y se casan: pero, mientras que ella alcanza el éxito, él sigue siendo un desconocido. Así las cosas, ella decide renunciar a su prometedora carrera por amor a su marido.

A gambler (Larry "Buster" Crabbe) wins a ranch in a round of poker, then joins his neighbors on a rustler-ridden cattle drive to Texas.

Mirabel es una joven que gana 5.000 dólares en la lotería, lo que le permite vivir a cuerpo de rey en Nueva York. Un día conoce a Sandro, un apuesto muchacho que trabaja como botones; pero las cosas no son lo que parecen.

A ham-handed cautionary fable against communism, the film concerns a group of Civil War veterans who are appalled by the burgeoning radical movement in America.

A young girl runs away from her carnival family to make it in New York and becomes involved with a young songwriter.

Thanks to a series of comic mishaps, a timid, small-town office clerk finds himself wanted by the police and labeled by the media as "Public Enemy No. 2." Comedy.

A scientist named Hunter Hawk invents a device that can turn flesh to stone. While celebrating his discovery he becomes involved with a half naked leprechaun. On a trip to New York, Hunter and Meg (the leprechaun) decide to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and turn all of the Statues of Greek Gods into people. What follows in a drunken romp around New York with Medusa's severed head still in Perseus' hand.

A doctor who has spent his career working on ways to revive the dead sees his chance to prove his theory by performing his procedures on a recently deceased dog.

A countess marries a Gypsy fiddler instead of a baron's son at harvest time in Tokay wine country, Hungary.

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.

Sonia es una viuda, inmensamente rica, de Marshovia, pequeño país centro europeo del que controla la mitad de la riqueza. El país depende de que ella gaste su dinero en él, así que, cuando se traslada a París porque no logra encontrar marido, el rey envía al Conde Danilo a cortejarla y traerla de vuelta. Si no lo consigue, se le formará consejo de guerra.

The story of a small-time vaudeville trio and their rise to the big time.

The Great McGonigle and his troupe of third-rate vaudevillians manage to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors and the sheriff.

An aspiring young writer becomes infatuated with a successful romance novelist, who realizes his life as a philandering Lothario is suddenly threatened.

Schnarzan (Jimmy Durante), el héroe del cine de aventuras, está siendo cuestionado por sus falsas y ridículas peleas con animales. Cuando se entera de que el Barón de Munchausen y sus leones amaestrados andan de gira por Hollywood, el actor y el productor organizan una gran fiesta a la que invitan al barón para ver si logran convencerlo de que sus leones aparezcan en su siguiente película.

When a novelist is murdered, suspicion falls on all the women he had affairs with--and then wrote about in his books.

Jim Cleve es un voluntario que trabaja en la zona fronteriza entre Estados Unidos y México. Durante el transcurso de la historia, se las tendrá que ver con Kell, mientras también vivirá un romance con la joven Joan.

Jack Brookfield, un jugador con poderes clarividentes e hipnóticos, es capaz de ganar jugando a las cartas utilizándolos. Pero cuando inadvertidamente hipnotiza al joven Clay Thorne, éste, mientras está en trance, mata a un enemigo de Brookfield. Nadie cree en lo que afirma Brookfield de que Thorne es inocente de cualquier intento de asesino, por lo que Brookfield se asocia con Martin Prentice, abogado ya jubilado, con la esperanza de salvar al joven de la horca.

Un gángster se enamora de una cantante del tres al cuarto y trata de obligar a un productor a montarle un espectáculo.

Reporter Miss Lee is looking for a story and approaches George White as he's assembling the latest edition of his famous revue. As it turns out, she has lots of backstage gossip to choose from

Story about four generations in a family of musicians.

A play by Nina Wilcox Putnam was the source for the empire-building drama Golden Harvest. Ambitious grain trader Chris Martin corners the wheat market and becomes a millionaire. Outgrowing his humble farm beginnings, Chris makes a bid for respectability by marrying Chicago socialite Cynthia Flint.

Una ingenua y joven actriz llega a Nueva York en busca de fama y romance. Una romántica historia de amor para un film que, según la crítica americana, no ha soportado demasiado bien el paso del tiempo, y que debe gran parte de su fama por ser la película que permitió a la gran Katharine Hepburn -en su tercera película- llevarse su primer Oscar

An unemployed reporter, fired because of his drinking, takes a job at an advertising agency. Drama.

A teen detective tries to help a jewel thief's daughter.

Aventuras y desventuras de unos barberos de una reserva india que deben viajar a Ginebra para una Conferencia de Paz

After America enters World War I, young William "Bill" Jones tries to avoid military service by telling the draft board that he is the sole supporter of his family and is employed by businessman Roger Winthrop, his sister Helen's boss.

Frank Albertson's parents are worried about his seeing a showgirl instead of an "upstanding" young lady of class. But then Frank's father learns that the showgirl in question is the same one he himself has been flirting with. Eventually the whole family ends up at the nightclub, where the showgirl has a number of surprises in store for them.

Melodrama dirigido por el especialista George Cukor, sobre una mujer que tras perder a su hijo adoptivo, huye a Europa donde se enamora de un hombre casado.

Elna Curry, once a concert pianist, develops an unfounded jealousy of neighbor, Trudie Morrow. Elna who suffers from neurasthenia, believes that Trudie is having an affair with her husband, John, and vows revenge on Trudie. John explains to Trudie Elna's condition and plan. Trudie, being good-hearted tells John that she'll move. One evening, John returns late from work to discover Elna dead. John burns Elna's suicide note to protect Trudie. This results in John being charged for murder and put on trial.

Calvin Jones is a cowboy who wants to invest in a Broadway play. Joe Lehman's secretary Ruth learns that her boss is attempting to swindle Jones and pulls a successful coup d'etat producing a play that she stars in.

El doctor André Bertier y Colette, su esposa, viven felices hasta que Mitzi Olivier, una coqueta amiga del colegio de aquélla, les hace una visita. Mediante intrigas, Mitzi consigue quedarse a solas con André, fingiéndose enferma, e intenta seducirle, pero el marido de ella, el profesor Olivier, ha contratado a un detective para que recoja pruebas de las infidelidades de Mitzi.

Joe Grant is an inventor, fireman and baseball player in his small hometown. He gets an offer to play in a big team and hopes to get more money for his inventions. But Joe's invited to present his invention to a fire extinguisher company at the same time when he is supposed to play. Will he be able to show the effectiveness of his invention and win the game?

An inventor and his lanky girlfriend set an altitude record in his winged contraption.

Young orphaned brothers Tom and Bob are separated when Bob is taken to an orphan asylum by the authorities and Tom escapes. As time goes by Tom takes to a life of crime, but uses the proceeds to contribute to Bob's education. Years later the brothers meet again when Tom tries to involve Bob in a con game--and neither one knows that the other is his brother. Complications ensue.

Sylvia acepta la propuesta de matrimonio de su jefe, aunque él sólo lo ha hecho para evitar casarse con otra. Casada y rica, pasa de ser el patito feo a una seductora mujer que, incluso, considera la posibilidad de mantener una relación con un hombre al que conoce durante un viaje a París. (Filmaffinit)

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A matinée idol and a bumbling manager fight for the love of a would-be starlet. Estrellados is the Spanish version of Free and Easy (1930) with Hispanic/Spanish-speaking actors.

When the rich uncle finds the bride in the company of one of her former suitors, he mistakes him for the bridegroom.

Middle-aged Napa Valley grape-grower Tony posts a marriage proposal to San Francisco waitress Lena enclosing a photo of his handsome younger brother Buck. When she gets there she overlooks his duplicity and marries him. Then she falls in love with Buck.

No one suffered more magnificently in the early-talkie era than the inimitable Helen Twelvetrees. In Grand Parade, the actress is cast as Molly, the sweetheart of minstrel-show performer Jack Kelly. Rising to the top of his profession, Kelly plummets to the bottom thanks to his fondness for intoxicating beverages. Molly nurses and coddles Kelly back to health, giving nary a thought for her own comfort or happiness.

Biff y Eddie son amigos del alma, compañeros de la universidad y juegan en el equipo de fútbol americano. Hasta que aparece Babs, una hermosa muchacha, y se ponen a competir por ella.

Being engaged against her will with a wealthy man, Princess Orsolini (Catherine Dale Owen) is in love with Captain Kovacs (John Gilbert), a cavalry officer she is secretly meeting. Her mother Eugenie (Nance O'Neil), who has found out about the affair forces her to dump Kovacs and take part in the arranged marriage. Though not believing her own words, Orsolini reluctantly tells Kovacs she cannot ever fall in love with a man with his social position. Feeling deeply hurt, Kovacs decides to take revenge by indulging in blackmail, spreading a rumor that he is an imposter and a swindler.

A young, unfaithful wife and mother is thrown out by her cold, unforgiving husband, the Attorney General of France. She is barred from ever seeing her three year old son again despite her earnest attempts to make amends. For many years the mother seeks refuge overseas and in Absinthe. In the end, her son, a young and promising lawyer unknowingly defends her in court. Ruth Chatterton gives a marvelous performance in this early talkie in her portrayal of Madame X.

Loony scientist hires Laurel and Hardy to raid the cemetery to keep him supplied with dead bodies for his experiments.

A girl who works in a dance hall falls in love with a sailor, but he has the wrong idea of what it is she does and doesn't want anything to do with her.

A tough New York cop is determined to bring down a crook who has always managed to provide an alibi for the crimes he's been accused of, even though the detective knows he's guilty of committing them.

Douglas MacLean stars as The Young Thief, who falls in love with The Girl, played by Sue Carol. Alas, the Girl has been sold into the harem of The Wazir (Albert Prisco), forcing the Thief to sneak into the palace to rescue her.

Two men in love with the same girl are trapped with her in a forest fire.

After forming his own studio in 1925, Cecil B. DeMille produced this exuberant blend of orientalist melodrama and gender-bending comedy featuring his THE TEN COMMANDMENTS leading lady Leatrice Joy. An over-protective sea captain forces his daughter Eve to pass as a boy. But she craves romance and sets her sights on a handsome American tourist (Boyd) who still thinks she's a boy when she shanghais him aboard her father's ship; then a lustful Chinese pirate (Walter Long) takes them prisoner. Joy, an appealing comedienne whose career nosedived when talkies came in, sparkles in both her tomboy and love-hungry phases. -Martin Rubin, Gene Siskel Film Center

Mamie, an orphan girl who was abused in the orphanage, is taken in by Mrs. Caldwell, a kindly woman with a young son named Alexander. Mamie hits it off with the lad, and nicknames him "Zander". When Mrs. Caldwell dies, the authorities decree that the boy must be placed in the same orphanage where Mamie was mistreated. Horrified, Mamie determines to see to it that the boy will be spared the same treatment that she had to suffer.

Mary Jane is a girl born out of wedlock whose mother, Alice, attempts to offer her respectability by marrying a wealthy old colonel. As a young adult, Mary Jane meets and falls in love with reclusive writer Walter Butler. They are about to marry when he is revealed to be her natural father.