Dudley Nichols
Nascimento : 1895-04-06, Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA
Morte : 1960-01-04
História
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Dudley Nichols (April 6, 1895 – January 4, 1960) was an American screenwriter and director.
Dudley Nichols was born April 6, 1895, in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He studied at the University of Michigan where he was active member of the Sigma Chapter of Theta Xi fraternity.
After working as a reporter for the New York World, Nichols moved to Hollywood in 1929 and became one of the most highly regarded screenwriters of the 1930s and 1940s. He collaborated on many films over many years with director John Ford, and was also noted for his work with George Cukor, Howard Hawks, Fritz Lang and Jean Renoir.
Nichols wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for films including Bringing Up Baby (1938), Stagecoach (1939), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Scarlet Street (1945), And Then There Were None (1945), The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), Pinky (1949) and The Tin Star (1957).
Nichols initially declined the Academy Award he received for The Informer, due to a dispute between the Screen Writers Guild, of which he was a founder, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He collected the award at the 1938 Oscar ceremony. He served as president of the Screen Writers Guild in 1937 and 1938.
He also co-wrote the documentary The Battle of Midway, which won the 1942 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Nichols produced and directed three films—Government Girl (1943), Sister Kenny (1946) and Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)—for which he also wrote the screenplay.
In 1954 he received the Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America.
He died in Hollywood of cancer in 1960 and was interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
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Um grupo de viajantes é forçado a se unir ao cruzar um traiçoeiro território indígena americano em uma diligência. Ao longo do caminho, um médico bêbado encontra seu momento de redenção, a esposa de um capitão grávida descobre a bondade de estranhos, um banqueiro pomposo recebe o seu merecido castigo e uma mulher doce com má reputação encontra o amor em "Ringo Kid", um cowboy em busca de vingança.
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Dez pessoas, oito estranhos e um casal de empregados, desfrutam de um final de semana em um castelo longínquo. Sem saber, cada um deles foi convidado para seu próprio assassinato. Você passará o tempo todo tentando adivinhar quem é o verdadeiro assassino enquanto assiste à mais esta brilhante adaptação da obra de Agatha Christie, O Caso dos 10 Negrinhos
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Yul Brynner plays political leader Sharif who is sprung from a police van on his way to a firing squad by young loyalists led by Sal Mineo. Yul and the other prisoners kidnap an ambulance and head into the Arabian desert with the police in hot pursuit. All the performances are magnificent: Sal Mineo showing his acting talents, Jack Warden in a wiseguy performance as an employee of Zahrain oil who was involved in embezzlement, Anthony Caruso as a slimy psychotic and the underrated Madlyn Rhue as a nurse who becomes emotionally involved in the proceedings.
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Nineteenth century Wyoming: the wild West. Mild-mannered Tom Healy has a two-wagon theater troupe hounded by creditors because Angela, his leading lady and the object of his affection, constantly buys clothes. In Cheyenne, they meet with applause, so they hope to stay awhile: the theater owner likes Angela, and she keeps him on a string. She's also the object of the attentions of Mabry, a gunslinger who's owed money by the richest man in Bonanza.
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Mackenzie Bovard é um delegado federal que encontra forte resistência quando tenta prender Johnny Bishop, um criminoso que se tornou um verdadeiro pilar da sua comunidade.
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O veterano caçador de recompensas Morg Hickman chega numa cidade. O xerife foi morto e o jovem inexperiente Ben Owens é nomeado substituto até que um xerife permanente pode ser encontrado. Owens quer ser xerife permanentemente e quando ele descobre que Morg foi xerife, antes de se tornar um caçador de recompensas, pede ajuda a ele. Morg acha que ser um xerife é insensato, mas concorda em instruir Ben em lidar com as pessoas, algo mais importante para um xerife do que lidar com uma arma.
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Mike, a Hemingway-esque adventure novelist, is spending his days in a self-imposed exile somewhere in Central America. A reporter for Sight Magazine, Katie, has tracked him down in the hope of getting the biggest scoop of her career. Mike falls for Katie. On a flight to Mexico City, their plane crashes near a remote hideaway of Nazi war criminals in hiding. The Nazis want to stay hidden and plan to dispose of their new guests
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A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.
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Two tough Kentucky mountaineers join a trading expedition from St. Louis up the Missouri River to trade whisky for furs with the Blackfoot Indians. They soon discover that there is much more than the elements to contend with.
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A young widower named Sam Crockett returns from Kansas City to his small hometown in rural Texas, bringing with him his feisty grandfather and two young sons, Steve and Yoyo. He tries to make a go of the old family homestead but faces financial problems and pressures from his well-to-do neighbor, Rod Marshall. He also begins an on-again-off-again romance with Rod's sister-in-law, even though she's engaged to wed the town's doctor. Events come to head when Sam's grandfather suffers a stroke.
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No Velho Oeste, o jovem Tom Owens trabalha como assistente numa distante estação de comboios, ponto de parada das diligências que fazem aquele percurso. A chegada de uma quadrilha liderada por Rafe Zimmerman, que pretende assaltar um carregamento de 100 mil dólares em ouro que chegará à estação no dia seguinte, cria um ambiente de tensão e medo. Feitos reféns pelo belos bandidos, Tom e Vinnie, uma passageira da última diligência, precisam encontrar uma maneira de escapar e evitar o crime.
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Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school. Pinky tells her grandmother that she has been "passing" for white while at school in the North. In addition, she has fallen in love with a young white doctor, who knows nothing about her black heritage.
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Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra Mannon and son Orin. Meanwhile Ezra’s conniving wife Christine and daughter Lavinia vie for the love of a handsome captain with a dark secret while well-meaning neighbor Peter sets his sights on Lavinia.
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Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra Mannon and son Orin. Meanwhile Ezra’s conniving wife Christine and daughter Lavinia vie for the love of a handsome captain with a dark secret while well-meaning neighbor Peter sets his sights on Lavinia.
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Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra Mannon and son Orin. Meanwhile Ezra’s conniving wife Christine and daughter Lavinia vie for the love of a handsome captain with a dark secret while well-meaning neighbor Peter sets his sights on Lavinia.
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Anti-Catholic and anti-cleric policies in the Mexican state of Tabasco lead the revolutionary government to persecute the state's last remaining priest.
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An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
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An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but experiences great difficulty in convincing doctors of the validity of her claims.
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Numa escola católica da cidade grande, o padre O'Malley e a irmã Benedict começam uma rivalidade amigável, e são bem sucedidos em salvar a escola com o projeto de um novo edifício.
Padre O'Malley, o padre não convencional de "O Bom Pastor", continua o seu trabalho para a Igreja Católica. Desta vez, ele é enviado para St. Mary, uma escola paroquial decadente à beira da condenação. Ele e a irmã Benedict trabalham juntos em uma tentativa de salvar a escola, embora seus métodos diferentes muitas vezes levam a divergências bem intencionadas.
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Um homem na crise da meia idade se aproxima de uma mulher mais nova, e o noivo dela a convence a enganá-lo de forma que ambos consigam um pouco da suposta fortuna dele.
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Dez estranhos são convocados para uma ilha remota e, enquanto esperam o misterioso anfitrião aparecer, uma gravação registra acusações sérias sobre cada um dos convidados. Logo eles começam a ser assassinados, um por um. Enquanto os sobreviventes tentam manter o juízo, eles chegam a uma conclusão perturbadora: um deles deve ser o assassino.
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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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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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An aviation engineer and a government secretary are thrown together by the war effort.
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An aviation engineer and a government secretary are thrown together by the war effort.
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An aviation engineer and a government secretary are thrown together by the war effort.
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Guerra Civil Espanhola, anos 30. O idealista Robert Jordan (Gary Cooper) se engaja no conflito para defender os princípios de liberdade e democracia. Numa missão de altíssimo risco, ele aguarda o melhor momento de explodir uma ponte de importância vital para as tropas inimigas. Neste cenário de idealismos e tensões quase insuportáveis, a mística Pilar, líder das forças da resistência civil, encoraja a bela e jovem Maria (Ingrid Bergman) a ajudar Robert em sua missão. Durante uma noite debaixo das estrelas, o medo da morte e a possibilidade do amor caminham lado a lado, em pleno horror da guerra.
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Japão acaba invadiram as Filipinas e do Exército dos EUA tenta uma defesa desesperada. Treze homens são escolhidos para explodir uma ponte na península de Bataan.
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Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.
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Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.
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A tripulação de um bombardeiro da Força Aérea chega em Pearl Harbor no rescaldo do ataque japonês e é enviado para Manila para ajudar com a defesa das Filipinas. Em 6 de dezembro de 1941, nove bombardeiros B-17 partiram em um voo de San Francisco para o Havaí. Um dos bombardeiros, o Mary Ann, é comandado pelo "Irlandês" Quincannon. O bombardeiro, Tommy McMartin, tem uma irmã vivendo no Havaí e o copiloto, Bill Williams, está apaixonado por ela. Os homens são todos altamente profissionais, com exceção do artilheiro Joe Winocki, um homem amargo que tem toda a intenção de deixar a Força Aérea do exército. Eles chegam ao Campo Hickam na manhã de 7 de dezembro, na mesma hora que os japoneses estão atacando Pearl Harbor e outras instalações militares. Todos os homens se preparam para enfrentar o inimigo, inclusive Winocki cuja atitude muda rapidamente. O bombardeiro e sua tripulação participarão de muitas missões, mas nem todos sobreviverão.
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O ataque japonês a ilha de Midway no oceano pacifico em junho de 1942, filmado no momento em que aconteceu.
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A hunter happens upon a fugitive and his daughter living in a Georgia swamp. He falls in love with the girl and persuades the fugitive to return to town.
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British hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by German agents and aided by a young woman.
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A bordo do cargueiro Glencairn, a vida da tripulação é vivida com medo, solidão, suspeita e camaradagem. Os homens contrabandeiam bebida e mulheres para bordo, lutam uns com os outros, espionam uns aos outros, confortar uns aos outros quando a morte se aproxima, e ajudam o outro quando em perigo. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
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A retired lawman gets back into action to fight political corruption.
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The 400 million people of China are heirs to a great civilization, as their pagodas and stone lions can attest. But they are under attack from the Japanese. Civilian refugees walk, stumble, crawl to escape the destruction of their cities... While in the China of tradition, water buffalo still work the paddies and camels cross the desert, modern China is now a republic founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, with modern schools, heavy industry, large engineering projects... The government of Chiang Kai-shek resists the Japanese invasion from the coast. Madame Chiang receives a cheque from the U.S.A. for war relief. War production continues in distant villages safe from the grasp of the Japanese. With modern weapons the Chinese are pursuing their struggle behind enemy lines. And still their opponent persists in his reprisal bombings of civilian targets. "Will these people win?"
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Uma diligência atravessa o Monument Valley, entre Tonto e Lordsburg, com cinco passageiros, aos quais se junta Ringo Kid, que viaja para acertar as contas com os irmãos Plummer mas, a meio caminho, ocorre um violento ataque de apaches. Um clássico de John Ford, sempre citado entre os melhores filmes de todos os tempos e que serviu de modelo a muitos outros faroestes. O filme é impecável em todos os níveis: direção, elenco, fotografia (de Bert Glennon) e história (baseada no conto Stage to Lordsburg de Ernest Haycox e roteirizada por Dudley Nichols).
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O psicanalista Tony Flagg aceita analisar a jovem Amanda Cooper, para ver se descobre porque ela rompeu o noivado com Stephen Arden três vezes. Amanda acaba por se apaixonar por ele, forçando-o a hipnotizá-la para incutir em seu subconsciente a ideia de que ela o odeia e ama Stephen. Porém, quando descobre que também foi fisgado por ela, Tony terá de desfazer tudo...
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O psicanalista Tony Flagg aceita analisar a jovem Amanda Cooper, para ver se descobre porque ela rompeu o noivado com Stephen Arden três vezes. Amanda acaba por se apaixonar por ele, forçando-o a hipnotizá-la para incutir em seu subconsciente a ideia de que ela o odeia e ama Stephen. Porém, quando descobre que também foi fisgado por ela, Tony terá de desfazer tudo...
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Ao tentar garantir uma doação de US $ 1 milhão para seu museu, um paleontólogo confuso é perseguido por uma herdeira volúvel e muitas vezes irritante e seu animal de estimação o leopardo Baby.
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A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.
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After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where he struggles to make his way through the treacherous world of Wall Street's financial markets.
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A husband clashes with his wife over his membership to the Irish citizen army during the Easter rebellion.
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The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.
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The young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Together they fight to save France and the honor of a lady from the machinations of the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.
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A Louisiana con man enters his steamboat into a winner-take-all race with a rival while trying to find a witness to free his nephew, about to be hanged for murder.
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King Richard the Lionhearted launches a crusade to preserve Christianity in Jerusalem.
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Leo Vincey, told by his dying uncle of a lost land visited 500 years ago by his ancestor, heads out with family friend Horace Holly to try to discover the land and its secret of immortality, said to be contained within a mystic fire. Picking up Tanya, a guide's daughter, in the frozen Russian arctic, they stumble upon Kor, revealed to be a hidden civilization ruled over by an immortal queen, called She, who believes Vincey is her long-lost lover John Vincey, Leo's ancestor.
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Clay Tallant comes to Silver City, Arizona in the 1880s and encounters wide-spread lawlessness and disorder, unscrupulous politicians, outlaws galore and brow-beaten citizens. He accepts the position of town marshal and, with his brother and a reformed outlaw , Tex Randolph, who comes over to his side, sets out to bring law-and-order where none exists. He also wins the hand of the singer appearing at the Opera House.
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Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend. So when British authorities advertise a reward for information about his best friend, current IRA member Frankie, Gypo cooperates. Now Gypo can buy two tickets on a boat bound for the States, but can he escape the overwhelming guilt he feels for betraying his buddy?
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A small-town newspaper publisher finds himself in opposition to the local banker on the return to town of a lad jailed possibly wrongly for a theft from the bank.
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Judge Priest, a proud Confederate veteran, restores the justice in a small town in the Post-Bellum Kentucky using his common sense and his great sense of humanity.
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A London taxicab driver cashes in on a big sweepstakes ticket and becomes the prey of a confidence-gang that sells him a nag of a cavalry horse on the claim that it is a brother to a current Derby winner.
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"That girl" is newspaper sob-sister Tony Bellamy (Claire Trevor), whose nose for news gets her into one jam after another, especially when she poses as an exotic dancer to get the goods on a gangster.
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Primeira Guerra Mundial. Patrulha britânica perde-se no deserto da Mesopotâmia após comandante ser morto por um inimigo invisível. O sargento tenta reencontrar sua unidade e leva os comandados até um oásis, onde todos vão sendo abatidos um a um por atiradores de elite.
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A scorned woman dreams of revenge on the man who betrayed her.
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An "imaginative biography" of Anton Cermak, mayor of Chicago who was killed in the line of fire during an assassination attempt on President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in Miami on February 15, 1933.
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In this comedy, a pair of ex-Marines team up and get involved in a nightclub. Trouble ensues when they both fall in love with a feisty woman and begin fighting over her.
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Running from the law, Jim Hall joins Hays’ gang. Hays is foreman on the Herrick ranch and plans to rustle Herrick’s cattle. Attracted to Herrick’s sister Helen, Jim decides to tell the Sheriff about the raid. But when his plan is overheard he is made a prisoner.
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Polo, a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals by driving a small ball into the opposing team's goal using a long-handled mallet.
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Skyline is a 1931 drama film directed by Sam Taylor and starring silent film veteran Thomas Meighan. It is based on a novel, East Side, West Side by Felix Riesenberg. It was produced and released by Fox Film Corporation.
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In 1877, thieves Ace Beaudry, Bronco Dawson and Bull Stanley head West together after having each been betrayed by a woman. They come across a wagon train bound for the town of Custer, where hundreds of people are gathering for a land rush in the Dakotas, which President Ulysses S. Grant has opened to settlers thanks to a treaty with the Sioux Indians. After the three rogues ride off, they spy a lone wagon with a tempting string of thoroughbreds. Before they can steal the horses, however, the wagon is attacked by a gang led by Layne Hunter, a shifty saloon owner from Custer. The trio chase off the gang, and as they are about to abscond with the horses, they find pretty Lee Carleton, whose father was killed in the attack.
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Soldier of fortune Maxton is stranded in a Central American country. He and Tom, the nephew of the country's richest man, try to end Morloff's banditry but just barely escape a firing squad. They become rivals for Rosita.
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Estrada, the chief government official of the region, has put a price on the head of José Savedra for causing the local people to rebel against his tax collectors. Dancer Rosario Montes also thinks that the tax levied against her "Fandango Café" is excessive and is not inclined to pay.
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An ironworker and his equally tough friend decide to leave New Orleans to work as beam-walkers on a New York City skyscraper. This arouses the ire of his Cajun girlfriend who promptly shoots at him as he walks away and then follows him to the Big Apple where she becomes a nightclub performer.
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In order to use the publicity to get re-elected, a judge sentences a notorious gangster to fight in the war.
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Made during the early days of sound cinema, this tense submarine adventure is an intriguing example of a hybrid silent-talkie. A disgraced English sub commander changes his name to Burke and joins the American Navy. When the U.S. submarine on which he is serving as a torpedo launcher begins to sink, Burke must make the ultimate sacrifice to save as many crew men as possible..
