Leo Tover

Рождение : 1902-12-06, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Смерть : 1964-12-30

История

Leo Tover, A.S.C. (December 6, 1902 – December 30, 1964) was an American cinematographer, twice nominated for Academy Awards for his work on The Heiress (1949) and Hold Back the Dawn (1941). Among his other credits are the original silent version of The Great Gatsby, The Day the Earth Stood Still and Payment on Demand, both released in 1951. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut and died in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leo Tover, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Очень необычная услуга
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Американский нефтяной магнат и дамский угодник Пол Чедвик (Рок Хадсон) в Париже выигрывает судебный процесс. Проигравшей стороной является Мишель Боллар (Шарль Буайе), которого Пол позже встречает в самолёте, летящем в США. Мишель Боллар летит навестить дочь, живущую в Америке, которую он не видел 20 лет. Пол даёт обещание оказать услугу французскому знакомому, если ему что-нибудь понадобится во время пребывания в Америке. Дочь Мишеля Лорен (Лесли Карон) является доктором психологии и полностью поглощена работой. Её жених – абсолютный подкаблучник. Мишель обеспокоенный тем, что его дождавшаяся тридцатилетнего возраста дочь не живёт полнокровной жизнью, решается попросить Пола об услуге...
Странные супруги
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Лондон соединяет двух непохожих друг на друга людей, он симпатичный американец, она художница итальянка. В первый же вечер они успевают влюбиться и оформить отношения. Но с приходом нового дня, стало ясно о том, что они поторопились, между ними происходит размолвка. По прошествии семи лет, пара снова встречается, дабы оформить развод, но за это время ситуация изменилась, главному герою необходим штамп в паспорте, для продвижения по службе. Тут он и начинает применять и использовать уловки на своей супруге. Хитроумный план по спасению брака помогает осуществить агент, который в помощниках у героя.
Остров голубых дельфинов
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Племя индейцев мирно живет на острове. К ним приплывает судно с белыми охотниками на каланов. Они истребляют всех каланов и убивают мужчин. Остатки племени монахи вывозят в миссию на материке. На острове случайно остается юная индианка с маленьким братом, которым, как Робинзонам, приходится выживать одним...
Воскресенье в Нью-Йорке
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Айлин приезжает в Нью-Йорк проведать своего брата Адама, работающего авиапилотом. Она решает немного повеселиться…
Следуй за мечтой
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Семья Квимперов путешествует на автомобиле по Флориде, и на одном из шоссе у них кончается бензин. Не долго думая, глава семейства решает поселиться прямо у дороги, основав в этих живописных местах небольшую общину.
The Home Owner
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A 25 minute sales film featuring Buster Keaton as a prospective home owner in Maryvale, a suburb of Phoenix. A Realtor takes Buster on a tour of some model tract homes and extols their virtues while Buster is constantly pursuing a sexy-looking blonde. After buying a home, Buster proceeds to wreak havoc in the community. He falls into another resident's pool with a shopping cart full of purchases from S. S. Kresge's, knocks over an unassuming waiter with a bowling ball at the local lanes and tries his hand at being a waiter a ritzy restaurant. The construction of the new hospital and golf course are then discussed, and the films ends with a panoramic view of the model tract homes.
Misty
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Every year the Chincoteague fire department rounds up the wild ponies of Assateague Island and holds an auction to thin out the herd. The young children set out to raise enough money in hopes that the Phantom will be caught in this years round up. They soon realize they will get more than they bargained for when the Phantom has a surprise for everyone: a foal named Misty.
All Hands on Deck
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The admiral is coming, so a sailor and his buddy hide their girlfriend and pet turkey.
The Marriage-Go-Round
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An anthropology professor and his professor wife have the perfect marriage--until a Swedish colleague's daughter comes to visit. Not only is the little girl all grown up, but she's ready to start a family--with him!
С террасы
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История погони человека за успехом и богатством. Герой взбирается по лестнице, ведущей на вершины Уолл Стрита, пренебрегает женой, жертвует своей цельностью, но в конце, по законам американской попкультуры, переживает болезненное прозрение, так называемый «момент истины».
Путешествие к центру Земли
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1880 год, Эдинбург, Англия. Профессор геологии Линденбрук обнаруживает в образцах лавы из окрестностей вулкана на севере Исландии остатки организмов, исчезнувших с лица Земли тысячи лет назад. Вывод — под земной корой могла сохраниться доисторическая жизнь! Линденбрук готовит экспедицию к центру Земли, которая должна стартовать через жерло вулкана, а финансирование берёт на себя профессор Гётеборг. Вскоре он трагически погибает, но его красавица-жена продолжает дело мужа и присоединяется к ученым…
Blue Denim
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Two naive high-school students must deal with the unexpected consequences after a night of passion.
Say One for Me
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Father Conroy has a parish which serves the acting and performance community. When one of his parishioners gets too sick to work, his daughter Holly finds a job working for a dance club of questionable character, which is run by Tony Vincent. Vincent never made the big time, and Father Conroy tries to look after Holly.
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
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Two bunglers (Tom Ewell, Mickey Rooney) rob a bank and buy a racehorse, then try to rob another bank.
Fraulein
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In melodramatic fashion, the film tells the tale of a young German woman who finds herself alone in the world when the rest of her family is killed in a WWII air raid. Helping an American military man escape the Gestapo, she finds herself on the run from the Russian Army. Escaping to the American (and safe) side of Berlin, she registers herself as a prostitute (unknowingly) and finds herself caught between the German officer who thinks she is for sale and the American officer who she saved and is now in love with her.
The Sun Also Rises
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A group of disillusioned American expatriate writers live a dissolute, hedonistic lifestyle in 1920's France and Spain.
Люби меня нежно
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Действие этой романтической драмы разворачивается после завершения Гражданской войны в 1865 году. Молодой фермер из Техаса узнает, что его старший брат погиб в бою, и женится на возлюбленной брата. Однако тот возвращается, похитив по дороге крупную сумму денег армии северян. Между братьями вспыхивает яростная схватка за сердце любимой женщины, при этом их разыскивает армия США, узнавшая о краже денег.
Между раем и адом
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По роману Фрэнсиса Гуолтни "День, когда закончился век". Остров в Тихом океане, 1945 год. Молодой лейтенант Сэм Гиффорд, сын богатого хлопкового плантатора с юга США, приговорен трибуналом к тюремному заключению. Он ударил другого лейтенанта, который при выполнении задания потерял самообладание и начал стрелять из пулемета по своим товарищам. Приняв во внимание героическое поведение Сэма в других обстоятельствах, трибунал изменил меру наказания на обычный перевод в другую часть под командованием странного капитана Уэйко Граймса. Уэйко требует, чтобы подчиненные называли его по имени, и в расположении его части (скопление изношенных деревянных бараков) не наблюдается никаких внешних призраков привычной воинской дисциплины. Судя по всему, Уэйко живет в вечном страхе перед врагом и собственными людьми. Его постоянно сопровождают два телохранителя.
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
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In 1941, prostitute Mamie Stover (Jane Russell) has no choice but to flee San Francisco when the police turn on her and want her out of town. Figuring Hawaii would be a great place to begin anew, Stover books a trip aboard a Honolulu-bound boat, where she happens to meet writer Jim Blair (Richard Egan), who is quite taken with the former streetwalker. However, when the ship reaches Hawaii, Stover soon falls back into her old ways and begins working at a nightclub, much to Blair's dismay.
Завоеватель
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Вождь монголов Тимучин, который влюблен в дочь татарского вождя Бортай, крадет ее, тем самым ускоряя начало войны. Бортай отвергает Тимучина. Позже, при налете Тимучин попадает в плен. Но тут Бортай влюбляется в него и помогает ему бежать. Тимучин подозревает, что он был предан и намеревается найти предателя и победить татар.
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
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TV writer Greg Whitcomb did his military service heroically but now has settled into everyday life with a young wife, Katy. A letter from the war department arrives that Katy believes is calling Greg back to active duty from the Air Force reserve, but she hides it during a party celebrating their wedding anniversary.
Высокие мужчины
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Попав в отчаянную ситуацию, два брата решают ограбить состоятельного Натана Старка. Однако ему удается уговорить братьев на сотрудничество: Старк предлагает им перегнать скот из Техаса в Монтану. Здесь-то и начинаются невероятные приключения...
Untamed
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When the great potato famine hits Ireland, the diaspora begins as thousands emigrate. Among those leaving the Emerald Isle is Katie O'Neill and her husband, who decide that the promised land is South Africa and make their way there. Once there, they discover the hardships that are the reality of the homesteader experience.
Soldier of Fortune
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An American woman arrives in Hong Kong to unravel the mystery of her missing photographer husband. After getting nowhere with the authorities, she is led by some underground characters to an American soldier of fortune working in the area against the Communists. He promises to help find her husband.
Man in the Attic
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London, 1888: on the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, soft-spoken Mr. Slade, a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, including a gloomy attic room for "experiments." Mrs. Harley finds Slade odd and increasingly suspects the worst; her niece Lily (star of a decidedly Parisian stage revue) finds him interesting and increasingly attractive. Is Lily in danger, or are her mother's suspicions merely a red herring?
Проект убийства
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Две сироты, Полли и Дуг, живут со своей мачехой Линн. Однажды Полли без видимых причин теряет сознание и умирает, похоже, от тех же симптомов, что и отец детей. Вскоре в дом приезжает дядя детей Уитни Саржент, которому сообщают, что причиной смерти девочки могло быть отравление стрихнином. Он узнает, что обнаружить следы яда практически невозможно, из-за чего отравитель всегда остается безнаказанным. Так что может сделать дядя Уитни, чтобы предотвратить появление следующей жертвы?…
Первая леди
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История, охватывающая более 40 лет жизни седьмого президента США Эндрю Джексона, с ранних лет и дальнейшее восхождение по военной и политической лестнице, на фоне его знакомства, брака и взаимоотношений с супругой Рэйчел Донельсон, которая была обвинена конкурентами Джексона в полигамии, во время его предвыборной кампании. Экранизация романа Ирвинга Стоуна „Первая леди, или Рейчэл и Эндрю Джэксон“.
My Pal Gus
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A single father (Richard Widmark) falls in love with his son's schoolteacher (Joanne Dru). Director Robert Parrish's 1952 drama also stars George Winslow, Audrey Totter, Regis Toomey, Joan Banks and Frank Nelson.
My Wife's Best Friend
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When a man confesses to his wife that he has been unfaithful, she imagines all the different ways that historical figures such as Cleopatra and Joan of Arc might handle the situation.
Мы не женаты
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Юридическая ошибка объединила в комедийный сюжет пять супружеских пар. Их брачные контракты не зарегистрированы документально и по своей сути они жили в браке тридцать месяцев неофициально. Каждая из пар по-своему отреагировала на правительственное письмо, известившее их о том, что они не женаты.
День, когда Земля остановилась
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В разгар холодной войны в Вашингтоне совершает посадку летающая тарелка: в ней прибывают посланник Клаату и его могучий робот Горт, делегированные федерацией планет, чтобы поставить народам Земли ультиматум о прекращении ядерных испытаний. Запаниковавшие военные открывают по космолету огонь и ранят посланника. Клаату осознает, что единственный способ договориться с землянами — это узнать их изнутри: он совершает побег из госпиталя и начинает собственное исследование планеты.
The Secret of Convict Lake
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After a group of convicts escapes from prison, they take refuge in the wilderness. While most of the crew are ruthless sociopaths, Jim Canfield is an innocent man who was jailed under false pretenses. When Canfield and his fellow fugitives reach an isolated farming settlement where the men are all away, it creates tension with the local women. Things get direr when rumors of hidden money arise, and Canfield discovers that the man who framed him is part of the community.
Follow the Sun
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A biographical film of Ben Hogan, from his start as a golf caddy to being considered one of golf's greatest players.
Платеж по требованию
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Джойс и Дэвид Рэмзи — успешная пара, имеющая достаток, положение в обществе и двух прекрасных дочерей. Однако, неожиданно для Джойс, мистер Рэмзи просит развода. Осмысление сложившейся ситуации, одиночество, забота о детях — вот прелести новой жизни героини. Оглядываясь в прошлое, Джойс задается вопросом: «Так ли необходимы для счастья успех и достаток, к которым она стремилась на протяжении 20 лет брака?».
The Secret Fury
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The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. Ellen and David travel to the small coastal town where her first wedding allegedly occurred. There, they meet a number of individuals whose stories make Ellen question her own sanity.
Paid in Full
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Two sisters fall in love with the same man. After the wedding, the new husband realizes he may have married the wrong sister.
My Friend Irma
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Prototype dumb blonde Irma and her slacker, wheeler-dealer boyfriend Al interfere in the love life of Irma's level-headed room mate Jane.
Наследница
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Действие фильма происходит в 1840-ых годах в Нью-Йорке. Кэтрин живет со своим отцом, доктором Слопером. Ее мать умерла за несколько лет до этого, и доктор Слопер постоянно сравнивает свою дочь с ней, не в пользу первой. Кэтрин знакомится с Морисом Тоунсендом, красивым, но ветренным молодым человеком, и через некоторое время он делает ей предложение. Доктор Слопер уверен, что он хочет жениться на ней из-за наследства и противится их браку.
Sealed Verdict
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John Hoyt plays a high-ranking Nazi being prosecuted by an army tribunal in the aftermath of World War II. Sentenced to death, the general appeals to the American investigating Major (Ray Milland), claiming mitigating circumstances, and providing the names of witnesses who will clear his name. This sends the Major in a search through the ruins of post-war Germany to determine the degree of the general's guilt.
Змеиная яма
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ДеХэвиллэнд в роли Вирджинии Стюарт Каннингэм, психически неуравновешенной молодой женщины, помещенной в психиатрическую лечебницу ее мужем Робертом Каннингэмом. Он любит свою жену, но понимает, что помощи, которую он способен оказать ей, недостаточно. К счастью, случай Вирджинии привлекает внимание доктора Марка Кика, терпеливого, вдумчивого и внимательного врача. Он уделяет ей большую часть своего времени. Хотя больница переполнена, а персонала не хватает, доктору удается сосредоточиться на ее болезни, одновременно изо всех сил стараясь сделать все возможное, чтобы больница не превратилась в "змеиную яму", как называют "психушки". Хотя и сами болезни, и способы их лечения показаны упрощенно, фильм был первым серьезно затронувшим тему с настоящим реализмом.
Я всегда одинок
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Фрэнки Мэдисон выходит из тюрьмы и встречается с бывшими партнёрами. За время его отсидки старые друзья заметно разбогатели и не спешат вводить старого друга в курс своих дел.
The Woman on the Beach
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A sailor suffering from post-traumatic stress becomes involved with a beautiful and enigmatic seductress married to a blind painter.
Рассчитаемся после смерти
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Отважные парашютисты-десантники Рип Мердок и Джонни Дрейк возвращаются с фронта, Конгресс США представил их к наградам, и на вокзале их встречают журналисты, собирающиеся опубликовать материал о героях войны. Завидев репортеров, Джонни неожиданно в панике бежит, Рип начинает его поиски и попадает в такой переплет, по сравнению с которым война — прогулка. Следы друга приводят Рипа в маленький городок Галф Сити, откуда Джонни бежал 2 года назад после обвинения в убийстве некоего Чендлера, и куда, похоже, вновь вернулся сейчас. Что же заставило его так рисковать, ведь полиция до сих пор мечтает усадить его за решетку: то ли желание найти настоящего убийцу и снять с себя подозрения, то ли страсть к вдове погибшего — сногсшибательной красотке Корэл Чендлер? Оказавшись в Галф Сити, Рип оказывается в самом эпицентре череды убийств и, преследуемый и полицией и гангстерами, вынужден яростно сражаться за свою жизнь…
China
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Shortly before Pearl Harbor, American opportunist Jones and partner Johnny are in China to sell oil to the invading Japanese army. Cynical about the sufferings of the Chinese, Jones meets compassionate teacher Carolyn Grant while travelling cross-country to Shanghai. Sparks fly between these strong-willed characters, neither budging an inch. But when Jones witnesses a Japanese atrocity, his feelings toward his customers (and Carolyn) begin to change...
Young and Willing
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For those, if any, who have wondered why so many Paramount contractees appeared in United Artists' films during the war years, this is another one of the Paramount productions that was sold to United Artists in the early-40's when U.A. was having trouble meeting their exhibitor contracts because of lack of product, mainly due to their loss of production in England. A group of starving, but young and willing, actors band together to share finances and an apartment. Norman Reese (William Holden) orders no love nonsense between the boys and girls till they are set on broadway, but Marge Benson (Barbara Britton) and Tony Dennison (James Beown) are already secretly married. A friend drops in to see Dottie Coburn (Martha O'Driscoll) and is shocked to find the boys and girls sharing the same apartment and insists it is her duty to inform Dottie's father (Jay Fassett.)
The Crystal Ball
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A young woman pretends to be a fortune teller in order to find romance.
Майор и малютка
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Сюзан Эпплгэйт, устав от года проведенного в Нью-Йорке и безуспешного поиска работы, возвращается домой в Айову. К несчастью, у нее не хватает денег на билет, и она вынуждена выдать себя за 12-летнюю девочку, чтобы купить билет за полцены. В поезде, вычисленная контролерами, она прячется в купе майора Филипа Кирби, который близорук и верит ей. Влюбившись в майора Сюзан следует за ним в военную школу, однако, дальнейшее осложняется появлением его невесты и тем, что близорукий майор все еще считает Сюзан - 12-летней «Сю-Сю»...
Night in New Orleans
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A policeman's family helps to exonerate him of murder charges in the death of a man he had under interrogation.
Звездно-полосатый ритм
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Уильям Уэбстер, бывшая звезда вестернов, известный как "Бронко Билли", с возрастом был вынужден оставить карьеру актера и пойти работать вахтером на киностудии Paramount Pictures. Тем не менее, он сказал своему сыну Джонни, который служит на флоте, что является исполнительным вице-президентом студии, ответственным за кинопроизводство. Когда Джонни во время очередного увольнения на берег вместе со своими друзьями-моряками прибывает в Голливуд, Вебстер, не желая, чтобы сын узнал правду, решает разыграть перед ним небольшой «спектакль».
Bahama Passage
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A girl, Carol whom the audience is quickly informed "has been around," and her father arrive to take over the business management of an island in the Bahamas owned by Adrian Ainsworth, descendant of many ancestors who have handled it over the years to the satisfaction of its 250 native residents. He is married to a woman who stays away from the island because she is lonely when there. Adrian doesn't want Carol or her father there, and they don't want to be there. Romance can't be lurking far behind the beautiful sunset.
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Director of Photography
Джордж Исковеску, иностранец с несколько запятнанной репутацией, застрявший на границе Мексики и США, открывает для себя довольно простой способ получить заветное гражданство. Для этого ему всего лишь нужно очаровать наивную американскую учительницу и жениться на ней. Но план срабатывает лишь отчасти, ибо молодая американка оказывается настолько наивной и так сильно влюбляется в афериста, что и у него, вопреки ожиданиям, возникает к ней ответное чувство
Life with Henry
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Henry Aldrich wants to win a trip to Alaska.
Victory
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A hermit's idyllic life on an island is disturbed by the arrival of a bunch of cutthroats.
The Farmer's Daughter
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Broadway producer Nickie North and press agent Scoop Trimble find an investor for their next show who insists that they cast his ex-girlfriend, Clarice Sheldon, in the lead role and rehearse out of town. The crew set up on a family farm, and all is well until the leading man falls for the farmer's daughter, Patience Bingham. When flighty starlet Sheldon finds out he has a new girlfriend, she takes off, leaving North and Trimble to find a new leading lady.
The Night of Nights
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A playwright has his career ruined when he is drunk on the first night. His wife dies having left him, and when his daughter triumphs in the revival of the play he dies contented.
Invitation to Happiness
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An egotistical boxer romances a rich backer's daughter.
King of Chinatown
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A Chinese-American surgeon faces a moral dilemma after operating on the mob boss in charge of vice and protection rackets in her city's Chinatown.
Никогда не отчаивайся
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Миллионер ипохондрик Джон Кидли приезжает лечиться в небольшое альпийское местечко. Но и тут его находит охотница за миллионами миссис Марко и вынуждает дать обещание жениться на ней. Доктор, по ошибке, выносит ему смертельный диагноз – Джону осталось жить всего месяц, вообщем хуже некуда. Все меняется, когда он встречает очаровательную Микки Хоукинс...
The Arkansas Traveler
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The Arkansas Traveler, an itinerant printer, returns to a small town to help save The Daily Record, a newspaper started by Mr. Allen, an old friend who is now deceased.
Cocoanut Grove
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Band tries to get an audition for a job at a prestigious nightclub.
Восьмая жена Синей Бороды
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Американский мультимиллионер в восьмой раз женится. Его избранница Николь — дочь разорившегося французского маркиза — не желает пополнить ряды его бывших жен и начинает «приручать» графа. Мадемуазель Николь узнает в день своей свадьбы, что ее жених-миллионер уже был женат прежде — семь раз!
Ebb Tide
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In 1890, two British expatriates, Robert Herrick and Huish, and German Captain Jakob Thorbecke, are commissioned to sail a Yankee schooner called The Golden State , whose captain and crew have died of smallpox. From Tehua in the South Seas to Australia, they are to deliver a cargo of champagne. Thorbecke decides to head for Peru, however, so he can sell the merchandise and pocket the money. While sailing, Faith Wishart, daughter of the deceased captain, comes out of her hiding place on board and, by briefly holding Thorbecke at gunpoint, demands he make the delivery.
Night Club Scandal
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When Dr. Ernest Tindal's wife is murdered, evidence mounts to convict her lover, Frank Marian. But Frank knows he didn't do it.....
I Met Him in Paris
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Kay Denham is off for a fling in Paris, leaving her suitor Berk behind. There, she meets two new suitors, Gene and George. Gene smooth-talks her into a junket to Switzerland, but George (with no illusions about his friend) appoints himself chaperone. Through a series of slapstick winter sports, Kay remains puzzled about George's disapproval of Gene...but there's a reason.
Maid of Salem
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When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a scandal in the Puritanical town of Salem, Massachusetts. After a meddling girl arouses their suspicions, the town's elders accuse Barbara of being a witch. She is tried, convicted of sorcery and sentenced to death. As the townspeople prepare to burn Barbara at the stake, Roger tries desperately to save the woman he loves.
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
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Carrie Snyder is a prostitute, who is forced out of the fictional southern town of Crebillon, after forming a friendship with a young boy named Paul, whose dying mother is unable to protest against her son visiting such a woman. After Carrie has left town Paul runs away from his abusive father, and meets a girl named Lady who has run away from a burning trainwreck, not wanting to go back to the people she was with. Carrie comes back for Paul and ends up taking Paul and Lady to New York with her.
The Arizona Raiders
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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.
F-Man
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Johnny Dime has aspiration of becoming a "G-Man" , gums up the work of Rogan, an actual government agent is his pursuit of Public Enemy No. 1. Dimes ambitious goal is to improve his "F" rating to a "G". His sweetheart, Evelyn hopes to not get shot in the process.
Florida Special
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A Florida-bound train is filled with romance and intrigue in this comedy. Among the passengers is a millionaire bon vivant carrying $1 million in diamonds.
Rose of the Rancho
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It is California in 1852 that only recently being surrendered by Mexico to the United States and admitted into the union. Most of the land-owners of California were the descendants of the Dons who had colonized it a hundred years before and whose title deeds bore the signature and seal of a long-dead Spanish king. But, by a loop-hole in the law, the title-deeds of the Dons could not be recognized, and this opened the door of organized gangs of land-grabbers, such as the one led by Joe Kincaid, to operate with a prime excuse for legitimate plunder and robbery. In most cases the law was unable to cope with the situation. Then Rosita Castro, the daughter of Don Pasqual Castro, masked and disguised as a man, organized a band of vigilantes to fight against the tyranny of the outlaws, aided by an undercover federal agent, Jim Kearney.
The Bride Comes Home
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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.
The Big Broadcast of 1936
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The wisp of a storyline involves two-bit radio station owner Spud Miller, who doubles as the station's sole announcer while his comic partner Smiley serves as the house crooner. On the verge of bankruptcy, Spud is receptive to the wacky notions of George and Gracie, who've just invented a television device which can pick up and transmit any signal, any time, anywhere.
Love in Bloom
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A young girl runs away from her carnival family to make it in New York and becomes involved with a young songwriter.
College Rhythm
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The story deals with the college rivalry of a piccolo player and an All-American halfback on the football team who both love the same co-ed. After graduation they carry their their feud and collegiate ideas over into the department store business.
You Belong to Me
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When vaudeville performer Florette Faxon is left penniless with her six-year-old son Jimmy, she relies on the friendship of fellow performer Bud Hannigan to help her get a job. Bud is reluctant to become her partner, as he has proven to himself to be unreliable in relationships, but he tells her to call him whenever she needs help. While working in a beer garden, Florette meets Hap Stanley, an avaricious performer who marries her to get the rights to perform her show routine. Hap dislikes Jimmy and eventually convinces Florette to send him away to school. Both Jimmy and Florette are broken-up over being apart, but Jimmy pretends it is what he wants so Florette can be happy with Hap.
Shoot the Works
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Jack Oakie stars as seedy sideshow barker Nicky, who uses everyone he meets to get ahead. Nicky isn't even above exploiting his singing sweetheart Lily (Dorothy Dell) to suit his purposes, but this time it is he who ends up the loser -- at least until he gets wise to himself.
Murder at the Vanities
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Shortly before the curtain goes up the first time at the latest performance of Earl Carroll's Vanities, someone is attempting to injure the leading lady Ann Ware, who wants to marry leading man Eric Lander. Stage manager Jack Ellery calls in his friend, policeman Bill Murdock, to help him investigate. Bill thinks Jack is offering to let him see the show from an unusual viewpoint after he forgot to get him tickets for the performance, but then they find the corpse of a murdered woman and Bill immediately suspects Eric of the crime.
Bolero
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The complicated relationship between an ambitious, ruthless nightclub dancer and the woman he loves.
Girl without a Room
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In this comedy, a Tennessee art school student wins a scholarship to paint in Paris. He is thrilled until he arrives and discovers that his style is hopelessly passe and is considered trashy. The enterprising artist immediately changes style and begins painting highly-abstract moderns.
Я не ангел
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Бесстрашная Тира работает танцовщицей и укротительницей львов на ярмарке. Тире нужны деньги, и она соглашается на новый рискованный номер: она положит голову в львиную пасть. С этим номером цирк отправляется в Нью-Йорк, где Тира занимается любимым делом: флиртует с богачами и получает от них дорогие подарки. Среди богатых поклонников она ищет любовь своей жизни, о которой узнала от гадалки. Она знает лишь то, что он богат и черноволос. Когда же Тира, наконец, встречает его, то становится жертвой интриги...
College Humor
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A college professor and the school's star football player are both rivals for the same beautiful coed.
The Great Jasper
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Generational saga about a failed streetcar conductor, who finds success as an Atlantic City fortune teller, and his son. Drama.
The Monkey's Paw
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A mother wishes for the return of her dead son, a wish that is granted by the severed paw of a dead monkey.
Трудный мужчина
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Профессиональный карточный шулер Бэйб Стюарт зарабатывает на жизнь подпольной и к тому же нечестной игрой в компании подельников и своей любовницы Кэй. В один из вечеров, после не очень удачной игры, он решает порвать свои отношения с надоевшей подругой и объявляет ей, что он свободен и не желает продолжать отношения. Разгневанная девица начинает шантажировать его, не проходит и пяти минут как на пороге появляется местный детектив, который давно следит за шайкой мошенников и предупреждает Бэйба, что он у него на крючке. Недолго думая, герой покупает билет на первый попавшийся поезд, и уезжает от навалившихся проблем в провинцию. Маленький городок станет на несколько дней его новым пристанищем, здесь парню предстоит встретиться с белокурой библиотекаршей Кони, которая перевернет всю его жизнь...
The Flag Lieutenant
Theatre Play
A Lieutenant is wrongly accused of cowardice
Тринадцать женщин
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Тринадцать женщин, которые во время учёбы в колледже принимали участие в спиритическом кружке, обращаются к знаменитому пророку Свами Йогадачи, чтобы он составил гороскопы для каждой из них. Все тринадцать гороскопов предсказали трагедию в ближайшее время. И предсказания начинают сбываться…
Is My Face Red?
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Poster writes a gossip column for the Morning Gazette. He will write about anyone and everyone as long as he gets the credit. He gets most of his information from showgirl pal his gal, Peggy. Eventually Bill's reckless tattling gets him in deep trouble with friends and enemies, putting his career and life in jeopardy.
State's Attorney
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Corrupt alcoholic attorney Tom Cardigan is one of the best lawyers around, commanding the courtroom like a stage and often winning his cases. Mobster Valentine Powers, who employs Cardigan and put him through school, asks him to represent a woman, June Perry, accused of prostitution. Cardigan agrees. But he never expected to fall for her, which is problematic since he's angling to become governor and will need the right kind of wife.
Symphony of Six Million
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A young doctor escapes the slums of New York City to make his fortune as a Park Avenue doctor. When a fatal mistake results in tragedy his resolve to continue working is severely tested. Based on a novel by Fannie Hurst.
The Lost Squadron
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When World War I comes to an end, three pilots find themselves on hard times. They wind up in Hollywood, where they work as stunt fliers for a sadistic director.
Girl of the Rio
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Girl of the Rio finds the gorgeous Dolores del Rio as a cabaret dancer in the employment of slick gambler, Leo Carrillo, who has his eye on the beauty. When she falls for Norman Foster, Carrillo has him locked away. Del Rio must use her smarts to ensure her man is safely freed.
Are These Our Children?
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A tale of juvenile delinquency, about a high-school student neglecting his studies, partying hard, falling in with the wrong crowd and finally finding himself on trial for murder committed during a robbery.
The Gay Diplomat
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Captain Orloff is sent to Bucharest to capture a Mata Hari type of spy, but many different women fit the bill and are attractive enough to make one question one's allegiance.
Traveling Husbands
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A salesman gets in trouble with a party girl and a debutante in Detroit.
Transgression
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When British mining engineer Robert Maury is sent to India on an extended business trip, his wife Elsie finds romance with a Spanish playboy.
Bachelor Apartment
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A New York playboy, Wayne Carter, dates wild women until he falls for a hard-working stenographer, Helene Andrews.
The Lady Refuses
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A wealthy London nobleman hires a pretty but poor young girl to distract his playboy son from marrying a golddigger. Complications ensue when the girl and the father begin to fall for each other, and things get even more complicated when the son declares his love for her, too.
The Royal Bed
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The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wants to elope with her boyfriend, a peasant revolt and a scheming general.
The Silver Horde
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A salmon fisherman has to choose between a bad girl and a society doll.
The Fall Guy
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Johnny Quinlan is so desperate for a job that he takes a gig as a "bag man" for the mob. Meanwhile, his beleaguered wife has to deal with her bizarre, unemployed, wise-cracking brother and various neighbors while keeping house in their Brooklyn tenement.
The Runaway Bride
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Mary Gray elopes to Atlantic City, NJ, but begins having second thoughts about the marriage. Then she becomes inexplicably locked in her hotel room, and a series of cops, robbers and kidnappers passes through. Desperate, Mary trusts the shifty chambermaid Clara who whisks her away to the mansion of wealthy George Blaine. There, Mary must pretend to be a lowly cook, but that seems better than sticking with the guy she was engaged to.
Girl of the Port
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Josie, a New York showgirl with a mind of her own and a heart of gold, finds herself stranded on the island of Fiji. While seeking a way home she is befriended by a local man who gets her a job working as a barmaid at The Bamboo Bar. There she meets an alcoholic World War I veteran who is haunted by his wartime experiences and has an irrational fear of fire. Under her concerned care, he begins to recover and they fall in love. But then her jealous self-appointed boyfriend forces the veteran to participate in a traditional Fijian fire-walking ritual. To overcome his terror he must walk across 20 feet of burning coals and fight his rival to reach Josie's loving arms.
Tanned Legs
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Peggy and Bill are high society lovebirds, but their marriage plans are put on hold while Peggy spends most of her summer straightening out her wayward parents and her unlucky-in-love sister Janet. Mama and Papa are set to rights fairly quickly, but Janet's the one with real problems. It seems she sent some compromising love letters to a worthless cad, and now the bounder wants to use the letters for blackmail. Peggy's friend Roger and his flapper sweetheart Tootie hatch an elaborate plan to retrieve the incriminating letters and salvage Janet's reputation.
Street Girl
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A homeless and destitute violinist joins a combo to bring it success, but has problems with her love life.
The Flag Lieutenant
Theatre Play
A lieutenant is branded a coward after saving a beleaguered fort for an amnesiac major.
The Telephone Girl
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Telephone operator Kitty O'Brien can't help but get involved in the problems of her customers. Right now she is concerning herself with the well-being of Tom Blake, the honest son of crooked political boss Jim Blake.
The Great Gatsby
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Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.