Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
A. J. Niles is the author of a series of 'Bachelor Books'. These books describe the romantic life of a bachelor in various cities of the world. But when he runs into trouble with the I.R.S. for back taxes, he needs to write another book fast, to pay them. His publisher decides a book about life in the American suburbs would be a hit and settles him into Paradise Village. One bachelor plus lonely housewives equals many angry husbands.
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in question is the outlaw Jesse James. Milford is sent to buy back the policy, but is robbed by Jesse. And when Jesse learns that Milford's boss is on the way out with more cash, he plans to rob him too and have Milford get killed in the robbery while dressed as Jesse, and collect on the policy.
Banquet Guest (uncredited)
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
남편 레너드를 사랑하는 부인 크리스틴은 살인죄로 구속되자 검사측 증인이 되어 남편 레너드의 범죄를 증언한다. 그 때 정체불명의 여인이 나타나법정에 크리스틴 필적의 편지를 공개해 크리스틴은 위증죄로 걸리게 되고 남편은 석방된다. 하지만 이것은 남편을 구하기 위해 크리스틴이 꾸민 계략이다. 그렇지만 석방된 남편은 애인 다이애너와 달아나 버린다.
세계적인 추리소설가 애거서 크리스티의 <검찰 측 증인>을 각색하여, 인간의 추잡한 욕망을 지능적이고 긴장감 넘치는 법정 스릴러로 밀도 있게 그려낸 걸작이다. 배우들의 탄탄한 연기력이 돋보이지만, 단연 1930~40년대 섹스 심벌로 유명했던 마를렌 디트리히의 악녀 연기가 압권이다.
Audience Member (uncredited)
바람둥이로 악명 높은 니키 퍼란티(캐리 그랜트)가 미국 최고의 갑부 로이스 클락(네바 패터슨)과 결혼하기 위해 대서양을 건너 뉴욕으로 향하는 배편에 올라있다. 배 위의 여성들은 세기의 바람둥이를 만날 수 있다는 사실에 흥분한다. 같은 배 위, 테리 맥케이(데보라 카)라는 아름다운 여성이 역시 뉴욕으로 향하고 있다. 우연한 계기로 니키 퍼란티와 테리 맥케이는 운명적인 만남을 갖고 테리의 약간은 건방진 태도에서 니키는 매력을 느낀다. 거부할 수 없는 테리의 매력에 이끌려 테리를 다시 찾은 니키, 두 사람은 이내 서로 끌리는 것을 느끼지만 테리는 이 관계가 더 진전되어선 안된다고 말한다. 니키뿐만 아니라 테리 역시 켄 브래들리(리처드 데닝)라는 사업가와 사귀고 있었고, 그 사업가는 테리가 시시한 나이트 클럽 가수였을 때부터 그녀를 돌봐오던 사람이었기 때문이다. 항해는 계속되고 두 사람은 의식적으로 만남을 자제하지만 그들의 움직임은 곧 배 위에서 관심거리가 되고, 그들의 만남은 뉴욕에까지도 소문이 전해질 위기에 놓일 정도로 빈번했다.
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back. The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy The Women.
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
주인공 폴 뉴먼은 뒷골목 건달에서 권투를 배워 세계 챔피언까지 올라가는 사나이이다. 그는 밝고 낙천적인 성격이어서, 항상 모든 일에 잘 될 것이라는 자신감을 가지고 적극적으로 노력한다. 그 이유는 그가 영화의 제목과 같이 생각하기 때문이다. "저 위에 있는 어떤 분이 나를 좋아한다" 여기서 "저 위에 있는 어떤 분"이란 바로 하나님을 말한다.
Opera Attendee (uncredited)
A wealthy woman discovers a vineyard worker with a beautiful operatic singing voice. She helps make him a star but then breaks his heart. He flees in misery to Mexico where he meets a sweet farm girl.
Wilton, Board Member (uncredited)
Rowdy young girl crashes high society when wealthy older man falls for her.
Concertgoer (Uncredited)
Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes - but drapes are the least of their problems.
Official (uncredited)
1950년대 초엽의 미국. 거대한 운석이 미국의 한 숲에 떨어진다. 그러나 그 운석은 화성인이 쏘아올린 우주선이었던 것이다. 운석에서는 길다란 백조 목을 한 화성인들이 우주선에서 기어 나와 지구인들을 학살하기 시작한다. 지구인들은 그들이 가진 모든 방법들을 동원해 화성인을 퇴치하려 하지만 아무 소용이 없다. 심지어 그들이 마지막 무기로 내세운 핵 폭탄 마저도….
해결책은 과연 무엇일까?....
Party Guest at Ball (uncredited)
켄터키의 작은 마을, 늙은 판사 프리스트는 재선에 도전한다. 경쟁자인 오만한 검사 메이듀는 노골적으로 프리스트의 판결에 불만을 표하기도 한다. 한편, 호탕한 청년 애쉬비는 아름다운 루시에게 반해 그녀를 위해 결투까지 하게 되는데, 다행히 프리스트가 나서 결투를 중지시킨다. 어느 늦은 밤, 흑인 청년이 백인 처녀를 강간했다는 혐의로 붙잡히고, 프리스트는 증거가 불충분하다고 판단한다. 마을사람들은 흑인을 옹호한 프리스트의 결정에 반발하는데, 과연 프리스트는 선거에서 이길 수 있을까?
Man in Agent's Office / Nightclub Patron
As Jerry Golding scales the heights of show business, he breaks the heart of his father, who'd hoped that Jerry would follow in his footsteps. Sorrowfully, Cantor Golding reads the Kaddish service, indicating that, so far as he is concerned, his son is dead. A tearful reconciliation occurs when Jerry dutifully returns to sing the "Kol Nidre" in his ailing father's absence.
Party Guest (uncredited)
여배우 조지아 로리슨과 감독 프레드 아니엘과 작가 제임스 리 바틀로우, 프로듀서 헤리 펩벨의 요청으로 헐리우드 사운드 스테지의 모임의 초대 받았다. 펩벨은 스튜디오 국장 조나단 실드와 일하고 있다. 조나단은 스튜디오의 제정적인 곤란을 겪고 있고 있으며 대히트를 해야만 한다. 만약 이 세명이 새로운 프로젝트에 참여 한다면 그가 손해볼 일은 없을거라 그는 확신한다.
Advertising Agency Customer (uncredited)
Aging advertising executive Alan Miller is a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called by the elevator operator of a residential hotel to come and intervene in the case of one of the guests, struggling Broadway actress Jenny Carey. The two find they have even more in common than their taste for drink. But Jenny wants to put an end to their romance because Alan is a married man, who moreover is the father of two children. How will Jenny and Alan resolve their feelings without destroying Alan's marriage?
Golfer (uncredited)
Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb. Then T.J. dies, leaving to Rhubarb most of his money and a pro baseball team, the Brooklyn Loons. When the team protests, publicist Eric Yeager convinces them Rhubarb is good luck. But Eric's fiancée Polly seems to be allergic to cats, and the team's success may mean new hazards for Rhubarb.
Party Guest (uncredited)
A soldier blinded in war returns home and attempts to adjust to civilian life.
Hotel Clerk
A retired teacher sells her apartment to a group of gangsters.
Man at Pier (uncredited)
A gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder.
Newspaper Buyer (uncredited)
The Skipper is a charming old man loved by all his neighbors. What they don't know is that he is also Mr. 880, an amateurish counterfeiter who has amazingly managed to elude the Secret Service for 20 years.
Party Guest (uncredited)
Director Peter Godfrey's 1950 drama, inspired by true events, dramatizes the crime spree of the notorious jewel thief known as "The Hollywood Raffles", whose famous robbery victims included such real-life celebrities as Joan Crawford, Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith and Dennis Morgan. David Brian stars in the title role, and he's supported by John Archer, Marjorie Reynolds, Jacqueline de Wit, Alix Talton, Ned Glass, Perdita Chandler and columnist Sheilah Graham, playing herself.
Former Governor Stanton (Uncredited)
평범지만 정직하게 살려고 애쓰는 윌리 스탁(Willie Stark: 브로데릭 크로포드 분)은 부패한 마을의 관리들에 맞서 정직한 정치를 하기 위해 정치계에 발을 들여놓는다. 신문사 기자 잭 버든(Jack Burden: 존 아일랜드 분)은 부장의 명령을 받고 윌리를 취재하다가 그와 친해진다. 윌리는 학교 건립과 관련하여 관리들의 부정한 행위가 있었음을 마을 사람들에게 알리려 하지만 결국 선거에서는 패배하고 만다. 그러던 어느 날, 학교 소방훈련 과정에서 학교가 무너져 어린 아이들이 사망하는 사고가 발생하고. 이 사고를 계기로 마을 사람들은 윌리의 말을 믿게 된다. 그리고 그는 마을 사람들의 지지를 얻어 다음 선거에 당선된다. 하지만 당선이 된 후, 그는 많은 공약들을 내세우며 그것을 이루기 위해 더러운 정계와 결탁하고 서서히 물들어간다. 그 뿐 아니라 자기와 친구 관계인 잭의 주변 사람들까지 끌어들여 이용하기 시작한다.
Cafe Customer (uncredited)
거부 스미스 올리그와 결혼하게 된 야심 찬 모델 레오노라는 꿈을 이뤘다고 생각한다. 그러나 오래지 않아 레오노라는 남편이 정상이 아님은 물론, 자신을 사랑하지도 않는다는 걸 깨닫는다. 남편의 폭압을 견디지 못한 레오노라는 빈손으로 뛰쳐나간다. 악몽에서 벗어났다고 마음을 놓은 것도 잠시, 레오노라는 임신했다는 걸 알게 된다. 집착과 강박에 대한 강렬한 심리 드라마. (2018년 영화의 전당 - 막스 오퓔스 특별전)
Former burlesque star May and her daughter Peggy dance in the chorus. When May has a fight with featured dancer Bubbles, Bubbles leaves the show and Peggy takes her place. When Peggy falls in love with wealthy Randy, May fears class differences may lead to misery.
Tourist (uncredited)
서로에 대한 의심으로 가득찬 켄트부부는 결혼기념일을 맞이하여, '리우데자네이루'로 크루즈 여행을 계획을 하였으나, 남편(마이클 켄트)은 의도치 않은 비지니스로 인해 아내(엘비라)와 같이 크루즈 여행을 할 상황이 되지 않자, 엘비라는 단독으로 여행을 떠날 결심을 하고, 이에 서로를 사랑하지만 서로 질투하는 마음으로 서로가 불성실하다고 의심을 한 마이클은 크루즈 여행을 떠나는 아내를 감시할 탐정을 고용하는데...
Prof. Corella
The murder of nightclub hostess leads an investigator (Kane Richmond) to seedy nightspots.
Transfusion Doctor
Slip invites his cousin Jimmy to stay with his family after he is released from prison. However, Jimmy soon gets mixed up with an auto-theft ring.
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
유태인인 주인공이 프로모터와 악녀의 계략에도 불구하고 난간을 극복하고 결국 월드챔프에 오른다는 권선징악적인 스토리
Husband in Spode Room (uncredited)
서커스단에서 지나의 보조역을 맡아서 일하고 있는 스탠은 지나와 그녀의 술주정뱅이 남편인 피트가 하는 비밀스러운 마술에 관심을 갖는다. 스탠은 지나에게도 관심을 표하지만, 예전부터 자신을 돌보아주던 피트를 떠날 수 없는 지나. 그러던 중 스탠이 실수로 건넨 메틸알코을 마신 피트는 죽게 되고, 스탠은 피트와 지나가 하던 마술의 비밀을 배워서 성공하게 된다. 서커스에서 공연하는 또 다른 여인 몰리와 결혼까지 하게 된 스탠은 서커스단을 떠나 성공을 하게 되지만...
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
30년이나 은행원으로 성실하게 살아온 베르두는 불황으로 하루 아침에 실업자가 되자 새로운 사업을 시작한다. 그는 부유한 마담들이 놀고 먹는 것을 보고 그런 사회 기생충을 말살하는 것은 죄가 아니라고 생각하게 된다. 그 결과 돈있는 과부들을 설득해서 결혼한 뒤 신부를 죽임으로써 여자들의 재산을 빼앗는 것이다. 베르두는 사람을 죽여도 독이 검출되지 않는 동물 안락사용 독약의 처방을 알아낸다. 약을 실험하기 위해 거리에서 방황하는 젊은 여자를 집으로 데려오지만 그녀에게 감동해서 차마 독약을 먹이지 못하고 오히려 돈을 줘서 보낸다. 대신 그 약은 베르두를 수상히 여기고 추적하던 형사가 마시고 죽는데, 그는 심장마비로 판명된다. 베르두의 다음 계획은 그로스니 부인과의 결혼이었다. 끈질긴 구애작전 끝에 결혼식을 치루는 날, 리용에 있어야 할 몇 번째인가의 아내 보뇌 부인이 나타나서 베르두는 허둥지둥 달아나고 결혼식은 무산된다. 그로니스 부인은 그를 찾아달라고 신고하고, 경찰은 다시 수사에 착수한다. 마침내 배르두는 체포되어 길로틴의 이슬로 사라지는데, 그는 끝내 사회가 자신을 그렇게 만들었다고 믿는다.
Concertgoer
Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.
New Years Eve Reveler
Broadway star, Sheila Page, shoots Barney, her murderous husband on New Year's Eve. She flees her apartment and goes to her producer, John Friday. When she arrives, it is New Year's day, a year earlier. She has been given the chance to live life over and correct the errors of the past only to find that the end will be the same although the path will be different.
Judge
Art editor Madeleine Damian carries on numerous loveless affairs. After a failed relationship with advertiser Felix Courtland, the increasingly depressed Madeleine attempts suicide. When Jack Garet, her secretary and former lover, tries to blackmail her, Madeleine resigns and seeks a reclusive life. Neighbor David Cousins befriends Madeleine, but soon Courtland and Garet discover her whereabouts and disrupt her new life.
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Helen Brent has just received a Reno divorce. That night, she discovers her neighbor Laury Palmer and a gentleman caller murdered in Palmer's home. The killer is her neighbor's other boyfriend Sam Wilde, an insanely jealous man who won't abide anyone "cutting in" on him.
Building & Loan Customer (uncredited)
조지 베일리는 베드폴드 마을 사람들을 위해 평생을 봉사하며 살아온 인물. 그는 항상 여행을 원했지만 마을 전체를 인수하려는 구두쇠 포터의 계략을 막기 위해서 그 기회를 버릴 수 밖에 없었다. 그를 저지하기 위해 그와 그의 아버지가 만든 대출회사는 애를 쓰지만, 크리스마스 이브에 빌리 삼촌이 사업비 8000달러를 은행에 예금하려던 중 돈을 잃어버린다. 포터는 돈의 위치를 알아내고 이를 숨긴다. 조지는 책임을 떠안고 감옥에 구속되고, 회사는 파산한다. 마침내 포터는 도시를 인수한 것이다. 사랑하는 아내, 자식 그리고 마을 사람들을 생각하며 조지는 자살을 생각하지만, 그의 앞에 수호천사 클라란스가 나타나는데...
Lawyer's Aide (uncredited)
The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.
Cattle Baron (uncredited)
After some gun play with a posse, the James Gang head for Quinto in a section of land which is not a part of America. Anyone there is beyond the law so the town is populated with outlaws. Next to arrive is Sheriff Rowley, following his brother whom the Gang have brought in injured. Rowley has no authority and gets on well enough with the James boys but is soon involved in other local goings-on, including a move to vote for annexation with Oklahoma which would allow the law well and truly in.
Ball Guest
A female escapee from a reform school joins a pickpocket academy in Paris.
Gambler (uncredited)
아르헨티나의 도박장에서 많은 돈을 딴 조니는 거리에서 강도의 습격을 받는다. 카지노 소유주 먼슨의 도움으로 위기를 모면한 조니는 그의 심복이 된다. 조니는 먼슨의 아내 길다를 소개받는데, 길다는 다름아닌 조니의 옛 애인. 길다와 조니는 서로에게 이끌리고 이것을 눈치챈 먼슨은 질투와 증오심을 참지 못한다. 먼슨이 비행기 사고로 죽자, 결혼하게 되는 조니와 길다. 하지만 조니는 길다의 과거 남성 편력에 대해 의심을 갖게 되고 이들의 결혼 생활은 순탄치 않게 된다. 그러던 중 죽은 줄 알았던 먼슨이 복수를 하기 위해 돌아오고, 조니와 먼슨의 최후의 격투가 벌어진다.
Sinclair Executive (uncredited)
A dying millionaire marries his nurse for companionship, only to experience a miracle cure.
In this drama, an aspiring playwright gets a job in a New York City restaurant favored by celebrities in hopes of getting a break. Unfortunately, most of them believe that the waiter lacks the talent to make it big. Only an aspiring songwriter, and a former waitress who has become a famous Hollywood radio star, really believe in him. When the ex-waitress drops by the restaurant to say hello, she and the others decide to play a trick on an arrogant producer by making him believe the waiter has written a sure-fire hit. They succeed and the producer puts on the show. The singer gets to be the star. When the show becomes a smash, everyone is surprised. Songs include: "Hitchhike To Happiness," "For You And Me," "Sentimental," and "My Pushover Heart."
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
A crime reporter writes book to expose names and methods of the criminal leaders. He is held on a charge after refusing to explain how he got his information, but is released and helps to expose the syndicate.
Wedding Guest
A war hero returns home following a medical discharge and ends up entangled with a young woman speeding away from her wedding day in her fiance's car. Seeing the soldier, she gives him a ride and explains her predicament. Things get sticky when the cops capture them and accuse the soldier of desertion.
An assortment of diverse characters gather at the Hotel Berlin in World War II Germany.
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider. Based on "The Sign of Four" and the short stories "The Dying Detective", "The Final Problem", "The Speckled Band" and "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot".
Police Coroner (uncredited)
Murders result from an uncle's wish to eliminate beneficiaries to a will.
Mr. Thurber
An elderly woman whose son disappeared years before refuses to move when her apartment building is turned into a college dormitory for male students, as she is convinced that he will return one day. She continues to live in the building after it becomes a dorm, and eventually grows attached to a troubled young student whom she comes to believe is her own grandson. When she finds out that the boy's father will be visiting him, she prepares herself to be reunited with the man she has convinced herself is her long-lost son.
Party Guest
The daughter of a musical mentor adores a promising composer, who is quite fond of the adolescent. When her father dies, an uncle arrives with his own grown daughter, who begins a romance with the composer which culminates in marriage but creates an emotional rivalry that affects the three.
American Newsman (uncredited)
Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to America as an advocate of Stalinism.
Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty.
Townsman (uncredited)
A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father and his fortune die during market crash of the 1800's.
Man at Campaign Headquarters (uncredited)
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish showgirl who despises and uses him.
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Doc and Wishey run into some Nazi-agents, who want to smuggle bombs into the USA from a Mexican border hotel.
Member of Audience at Performance of Hamlet (uncredited)
1939년 바르샤바. 그다지 유명하지 않은 배우인 조셉 투라와 폴란드에서 전국적으로 유명한 그의 아내 마리아는 반나치적인 연극을 공연하기로 하지만, 검열 때문에 뜻을 이루지 못하고 햄릿으로 대체하게 된다. 한편 젊은 파일럿인 스타니슬라프 소빈스키 중위는 마리아를 사랑하게 돼 밤마다 꽃을 보낸다. 마리아는 그에 대한 보답으로 분장실로 그를 초대해 조셉 모르게 둘만의 시간을 갖는다. 그러던 중 독일군이 폴란드를 침입하게 되고, 소빈스키 중위는 영국 공군 내의 폴란드 기병대로 근무하게 된다. 그곳에서 소빈스키 중위는 알렉산더 실레트스키 교수란 사람을 알게 되는데...
Reporter (uncredited)
Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he receives a surprise visit from his estranged twin brother and Nazi spy, Baron Hugo von Detner, his world is thrown into turmoil. Threatening Becker with deportation, Hugo forces him to use his shop as a front for espionage.
Skeptical Newspaper Editor
As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom. Lloyd Nolan is top-billed as a cynical reporter with a penchant for sticking his neck out too far. Frank Albertson costars as a cub reporter fresh out of journalism school, whose presence is resented by Nolan and his fellow workers. But it is Albertson who, after running afoul of the law, is instrumental in breaking up a ring of racketeers. Behind the News was remade by Republic as Headline Hunters (55).
Nick Buffalo
A street kid has dreams of becoming a jockey. He gets his chance when he and his gang discover a poor old man who has a championship race horse. The man agrees to let the boy ride his horse in a race, but first the gang must get enough money to pay for the race's entry fees.
Airplane Passenger
Gene inherits a meat-packing plant, then faces stiff competition from snooty Ann Randolph, rival owner determined to do him in.
Matthews
Shipping magnate Cyrus Wentworth, downcast over a disaster to his ocean liner 'Wentworth Castle' (carrying, oddly enough, an illicit shipment of Chinese bonds) is shot in his office at the very moment of kicking out his daughter's fiance Dick Fleming. Of course, Captain Street arrests Dick, but reporter Bobbie Logan, the attractive thorn in Street's side, is so convinced he's wrong that she enlists the help of detective James Lee Wong to find the real killer.
Mason
Although young and beautiful, schoolteacher Anne Gladden fears a dull future. She finally decides to take a walk on the wild side, splurging on some fashionable new clothes and setting off to find adventure. Her new confidence inspires her to flirt with complete strangers. When a gangster pays unwanted attention to her, she ditches him and flees in his car, unaware that there's a corpse in the trunk. Determined to recover his stolen vehicle and its incriminating cargo the thug begins a desperate search. The oblivious Anne, comes to the aid of a handsome young man stranded alongside the road. Romance blooms, but after the shocking discovery of a body in the trunk, the duo decide they have to return the car. The bickering lovebirds head back to the city, trailed by both the angry gangster and the cops, who suspect the young couple of murder.
Mr. Gellard (Uncredited)
The Phantom Robber gets a fortune in jewels and some valuable papers from a robbery on the crack train "The Midnight Limited" and Val Lennon and his pretty assistant, Joan Marshall, are on his trail. But the Phantom strikes three more times and adds murder to his list. Val decides to use himself as bait, although Chief Harrigan and Joan beg him not to risk his life. But Val, disguised as a wealthy Canadian, boards the train for a rendezvous with a killer.
Police Medical Examiner
When a police officer is murdered, Captain Street looks to Mr. Wong to catch the killer. Prime Suspect: Frank Belden Jr., whose father is a businessman well known for both his success and dishonesty. Mr. Wong faces increasing danger and is nearly executed himself as the investigation develops in treachery and complexity. As Mr. Wong follows the trail of dead bodies, he uncovers a jewel smuggling ring on the San Francisco waterfront and a case much larger than the death of a police officer.
Doctor
A young man forges a check in order to help his mother, but is caught and sentenced to 14 years in prison...
Rehearsing Actor
A spunky young bellhop investigates the murder of a hotel guest.
Mr. Dodge
The Three Mesquiteers convince a group of settlers to exchange their present property for some which, unbeknownst to our goodguys, is going to be worthless. They are captured before they can warn the ranchers.
The Coroner
A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper. She proves to be Princess Lin Hwa, on a secret military mission for Chinese forces fighting the Japanese invasion. Mr. Wong finds two captains with the intial J in the case, neither being quite what he seems; there's fog on the waterfront and someone still has that poison-dart gun...
Jake (uncredited)
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?
Ballstics Expert
Detective James Lee Wong must find the "Eye of the Daughter of the Moon," a priceless but cursed sapphire stolen in China and smuggled to America. His search takes him into the heart of Chinatown and to the dreaded "House of Hate" to find the deadly gem before it can kill again.
Bookmaker
A racetrack melodrama, The Long Shot features Marsha Hunt and Gordon Jones as trainers of a thoroughbred horse. Despite the rivalries of their parents, the couple prepares to jointly enter the Santa Anita handicap. The odds are against their entry, but Hunt and Jones have every confidence of winning. Just before the starting bugle, gangsters intrude, demanding that the trainers throw the Big Race.
'Doc' Radford
Skipper Murphy is serving as trainer and inspiration for his brother Red Murphy training for a world championship title bout. Trouble comes for the Murphys when Red runs up against a gambling syndicate and is put on the spot to throw the fight.
Mr. Howell
A former college football hero and his college sweetheart get married. Marital turmoil ensues as her criminal law practice soars while he cannot get his career as an architect off the ground. They separate, and the man begins making extra money by singing in a nightclub. When he is unjustly accused of murder, it is up to his estranged wife to defend him in court.
Russell
A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So Detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.
F. J. Thompson
A doctor working with the Bureau of Pure Foods and Drugs, uses radio broadcasts to expose fraudulent patent medicines.
Man in Audience
College students rally to save a struggling hotel from closing. Comedy.
Mayor Howell (uncredited)
A temperamental film star's vacation turns deadly when he uncovers a murder.
Vic Santell
Prizefighter Bob Neal (Ray Walker) is in debt to gangster Vic Santell (Hooper Atchley) for training expenses. Santell orders Bob to take a dive in the fourth round so Santell can recoup prior gambling losses. Taunted by his ring opponent, Bob wins the fight. Realizing that his profession and underworld characters connected to it are causing him problems, Bob decides to join the police force. After taking nurse Mary Prentiss (Geneva Mitchell) to a drive-in restaurant where the total bill is a depression-era cheap eighty-two cents, Bob and his fellow officers round-up a gang of fur thieves in a warehouse shoot-out.
Man Yelling at Race Track (Uncredited)
Detective Philo Vance is in charge of the investigation of several mysterious murders. Things take a turn when he gathers evidence against Major Fenwicke-Ralston.
Lawyer (uncredited)
Melodrama about the professional and romantic problems of an aspiring singer.
Your Honor
An aggressive agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation.
Bridge Game Onlooker (Uncredited)
A society girl tries to make a go of her marriage to an archaeologist.
Henry Johnson
A film star finds herself in trouble with her co-star when she has to flirt with the backer to prevent him from withdrawing his support.
Charlie - Reporter
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.
Hatfield
Foxhall Ridgeway, arriving in New York City from the West, stumbles onto a murder in the hotel room next to his. He gets tangled up into the affair, and with the aid of Phoebe, the hotel telephone operator who takes a liking to him, and also Countess Louise Browssiloff, who innocently had left some personal belongings in the murdered man's room and is most anxious to recover the incriminating evidence, Foxhall solves the murder mystery.
Banker
A barber tries to find the winning lottery ticket he hid from his moralistic wife.
One of the Baron's Associates (uncredited)
A young woman who works in the movie business buys a sweepstakes ticket that turns out to be a winner. Her stroke of luck changes her life around--and not necessarily for the better.
Freeman
A husband-and-wife vaudeville team disguise their young son as a girl so he can enter a contest run by a movie studio that's looking for "a new Shirley Temple".
Banker (uncredited)
Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life expectancy and finances of a gangster are unstable.
Reporter (Uncredited)
To stop his mother from marrying a man he doesn't like, a young millionaire hires an ex-con in helping him fake his own kidnaping.
Walker
A young man from a small town hits New York City, bound and determined to become a radio star. Amazingly, he achieves his ambition, but in the process alienates everyone around him with his arrogance and egomania.
Man Bringing Sylvia Winnings
The film tells the story of Sylvia, a French teacher at an all-girl school, who wants to find love. When she hears Bill Williams on the radio, she decides to go visit and thank him. However, difficult problems lay ahead when Lili gets in the way.
Man at Alderman Meeting
The dim-witted son of a heroic fire chief tries to follow in his late father's footsteps, only to become the unknowing pawn of corrupt politicians.
Van Randolph - Hugo's Lawyer (uncredited)
A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.
Follies' Producer (uncredited)
New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When Lottie makes the cast of the Follies and moves up in the world, she arranges for Blondie, as well, to join the cast and gain the advantages. But the friendship goes awry when Lottie's sweetheart, wealthy Larry Belmont, falls for Blondie and she for him.
Conservative Party Man
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.
Club Member (uncredited)
A wealthy couple's marriage is falling apart due to the man's infidelity. The wife's male friend has long loved her and sees his big opportunity.
Doctor
Director Lloyd Bacon's 1931 drama takes a different look at the Broadway arena by focusing on the owners of a theatrical costume shop.
Wilson's Secretary
A salesman gets in trouble with a party girl and a debutante in Detroit.
A society gigolo goes after a rich mother and her daughter, but tries to find true happiness with his girlfriend, who is neither rich nor in "society."
A driver on a non-stop race from New York to San Francisco gets detoured to Hollywood, where he winds up working as a publicity man for a movie studio and assigned to revive the career of a beautiful but fading star.
Crashing Hollywood is a 1931 Comedy short.
Diner with Andrew
After years of fighting off the advances of her old flame Steve, Lisbeth settles into a steamy, casual romance with journalist Alan. Against the advice of her happily married aunt Celia -- who encourages her to demand a serious commitment -- Lisbeth continues to see Alan, even after she hears he may have a wife in France. When Alan's work sends him abroad, a lovesick Lisbeth struggles to understand her feelings.
Golf Judge (uncredited)
The story concentrates of neglectful husband Jim Murdock (Edmund Lowe) and his frustrated wife Betty (Leila Hyams). For lack of anything else to do, Betty takes up golf, soon achieving professional status. Meanwhile, Jim's doctor advises him to start playing golf as an outlet for his frustrations. Sure enough, Jim and Betty are reteamed on the links, and all is well -- for everyone except Betty's erstwhile beau Tommy Milligan (Tom Clifford)
Chief of Police
A radio announcer gets caught up with a fake clairvoyant and his gang of thieves.
Honest John Jessup (uncredited)
Daily life at men and women's prison units where baseball and the marching band are serious business. Two prisoners escape in order to help paroled Steve from being blackmailed by his girlfriend's ex-partner-in-crime.
Mason
Nora Mason becomes entangled in a family mix-up of murder and scandal that threatens to ruin her career and entire future; Unless the mother she does not know can find a way to save her.
Parker
Helen and Nita work in a department store to make ends meet while they search for millionaire husbands. They meet Bill and Hank, who make them reconsider whether they really need millionaires to be happy.
Mort Bradley, New York political boss and underworld czar, controls not only the city's most popular nightclub but also much of the press; however, the managing editor of the Times is determined to expose him. Jay Grant, a San Francisco reporter, is assigned to investigate Mort, who believes Jay to be a country boy and is delighted to see him fall in love with Connie Colton, of whom Mort has tired. Dismayed to learn that Jay is a reporter, Mort plans to have his gunman, Francis, kill him, but both Mort and Francis are shot by rival gangsters. Jay, believing that Mort will recover, rushes to the newspaper with an exposé, but while writing it he learns of Mort's death and decides their friendship would not permit him to submit the story. He leaves his paper and embarks on a new life with Connie.
Mr. Randall - The Minister (uncredited)
Musical about two sisters in love with the same man.
Edward Haines
Released in both sound and silent versions, this ten-chapter serial starred former cowboy ace Jack Perrin and chapterplay veteran Louise Lorraine. One of a group of Americans steals the Jade Box, which holds the secret of invisibility; a murderous Oriental cult wants it back and tracks them down.
Mr. Sutton
A comedy romance in which breezy Haines, as a young lady killer, tries to capture the heart of Hyams who has turned him down for Bushman. Haines plots dozens of extreme measures to win her over, and finally goes so far as to drag her from the altar, bound and gagged.
The Mayor
During a raid, a cop lets a pretty speakeasy employee escape and later begins dating her. Although she loves him, his salary and dull life leave her wanting.
Stuttering Valet
Nightclub hostess Sophie Leonard educates her daughter Beth abroad and keeps her life secret for her. But suddenly the daughter shows up.
Albert Drexel
Prequel to The Ace of Scotland Yard. This serial is presumed lost.
Sid Atkins
The film tells the tale of three ex-cons who finally go straight, through the redemptive power of love. After rescuing Mary from certain death, the “three bad men” meet her saintly mother and stay on to help on their farm. In The Hidden Way, two of the ex-cons conspire to steal the family’s tiny nest egg, but through plot twists involving a medicinal spring, a wronged woman, a villainous Casanova, his avaricious father, and government inspectors (!), the pair eventually see their error and join the third in turning over a new leaf.
