Richard Keene

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.

Светская дама Трейси Лорд собралась замуж во второй раз, ее бывший муж с помощью сочувствующего журналиста за 48 часов должен убедить ее в том, что она все еще его любит.

High Tor is a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson. Twenty years after the original production, Anderson adapted it into a television musical with Arthur Schwartz. Anderson first considered a musical adaptation of High Tor for television in 1949. He and John Monks Jr. adapted the play as a made-for-television musical fantasy in 1955, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Anderson. High Tor was filmed in November 1955 by Desilu Productions at the RKO-Pathé Studio and broadcast March 10, 1956 on the CBS television network, as a 90-minute episode of the series Ford Star Jubilee. Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Nancy Olson, Hans Conreid, and Keenan Wynn starred in the film, produced by Arthur Schwartz, and directed by James Neilson.

Дело было в начале двадцатого века — жил, не тужил в штате Коннектикут, на американском континенте простой и не амбициозный кузнец по имени Хэнк Мартин, трудился себе спокойно в собственной мастерской, да заодно изучал устройство сногсшибательной новинки автомобиля. И вот как-то он очень торопился и выехал из дома на лошадке в жуткую грозу. Скакал он быстро, поторапливал кобылку, но тут ударила молния, наш герой упал, потерял сознание. Очнулся и…

The dream is unusually vivid: Bank employee Vince Grayson finds himself murdering a man in a sinister octagonal-shaped room lined with mirrors while a mysterious woman breaks into a safe. It is so vivid that Vince suspects it may have really happened. To get the dream off his mind, he goes on a picnic with some relatives. When a thunderstorm forces his party into a nearby mansion, Vince discovers that the bizarre room does exist, and it means nothing but trouble.

Baby photographer Ronnie Jackson, on death row in San Quentin, tells reporters how he got there: taking care of his private-eye neighbor's office, Ronnie is asked by the irresistible Baroness Montay to find the missing Baron. There follow confusing but sinister doings in a gloomy mansion and a private sanatorium, with every plot twist a parody of thriller cliches.

Michael Shayne is a private detective who is disliked greatly by Pete Rafferty, local chief of police detectives. Rafferty notifies the newspaper press that he is going to close Shayne's agency, just as Michael is about to be hired by the wealthy Eleanor Ramsey, who is being blackmailed. She is the stepmother of what she considers to be two grown-up brats, Dorothy and Ernest, and she considers their father to be of little value to the world himself. They all conspire to get their hands on her money, even to the extent of attempting to hire Shayne to frame an insurance robbery. Mrs. Ramsey is murdered, and Rafferty is trying to pin the killing on Shayne, despite the fact that suspicion points to Buell Renslow, brother of the slain woman. Shayne's secretary, the fetching Phyllis Hamilton, decides to do a little detective work to help her boss.

Оливер Кортни — высокооплачиваемый автор музыки и слов ко многим шлягерам, тиражи его изданий растут с каждым днем, но на самом деле, но уже давно исписался и нанимает молодых авторов, которые пишут за него. В настоящее время он сотрудничает с Бобом Саммерсом, бедным музыкантом отшельником, который пишет весьма запоминающиеся мелодии. Для написания новых стихов он нанимает Черри Лэйн, симпатичную брюнетку, которая отправляется в загородную гостиницу, чтобы завершить очередной текст. Волей случая композитор и поэт встречаются, влюбляются и решают работать вместе под собственными именами, но издатели обвиняют их в копировании стиля Кортни....

In this comedy, actor Hugh Herbert plays six different roles. Only one of the roles is a man. The story centers around a dizzy music lover, who has grown rich through real estate deals. Also figuring in the story are a cab driver/performer, and a down-on-her-luck, aspiring singer. They meet when she hails his cab as she skips out on her former boarding house because she cannot pay rent.

Известный китайский детектив находясь на круизном лайнере из Гонолулу в Сан-Франциско, пытаясь разобраться в убийстве друга из Скотланд-Ярда, ещё сталкивается с четырьмя убийствами.

Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet Dorothy Lamour...

A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.

This comedy is set in New York and centers upon a singing Irish cop who causes quite a sensation among two producers when he sings at the annual Policeman's Ball. For a long time, they have been looking for a voice for their new cartoon feature, "Paddy the Pig," and the cop is just perfect. The policeman is tickled pink at the prospect of being a star and begins telling all his friends about his good fortune (he has no idea what they plan to do with his voice). Eventually he ends up marrying one of the producers, who still hasn't told him the truth. Suddenly the night of the big premiere finally arrives and all of the policeman's old friends and colleagues are there. As it begins, the policeman is appalled and humiliated to see that he has been mocked and has become a laughing stock. He immediately spurns his new wife and goes back to the police force. Time passes, and fortunately, the two reunite and settle their differences.

A resort owner tries to marry his daughter to a millionaire, but his scheme doesn't turn out exactly as planned.

Двое осужденных Сент Луис и Дэннимора Дэн помогают другому осужденному по имени Стив, который влюбился в осужденную из женской части тюрьмы Джуди. В конце концов, и Стив, и Джуди освобождены из тюрьмы. Они женятся и уезжают в родной город Стива, где никто не догадывается о его преступном прошлом. Не долго, однако, пара наслаждалась счастливой и мирной жизнью, поскольку их семейное счастье оказалось в руках шантажиста и нечестного продавца Фросби, который знал раньше Джуди…

The son of a wealthy politician falls in with a notorious gangster planning to rob a night club.

In this pygmalionesque musical, a drab secretary leads a boring life until a good friend intervenes. The friend begins a total make-over upon her friend. First she slathers her in mud-packs, and then she encases her in lovely silk dresses. Soon the plain woman is transformed into an extraordinary beauty. It is no surprise that her boss, not knowing her true identity, falls hopelessly in love with her. Singing, dancing and romancing ensues. Songs include: "A Picture No Artist Can Paint," "You Gotta Be Modernistic," "I'm Telling the World About You," "Maybe Someday," and "Can I Help It."

Fox musical.

Margie, singer on a showboat, decides to try her luck in New York inspite of being in love with the owners grandson. She is successful, but suddenly she hears that the showboat is in deep financial trouble, and she calls all the boats former stars to join in a big show to rescue it.

Phil and Pete compete for Mary's love and also in a contest for best song written by a college student.