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A New York City detective, traveling by train between New York and Baltimore, tries to foil an on-board plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln before he reaches Baltimore to give a major pre-Inauguration speech in 1861.Read More »
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Anthony Mann – The Tall Target (1951)
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William Dieterle & Max Reinhardt – A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935)
William Dieterle1931-1940ClassicsFantasyMax ReinhardtUSATwo couples and a troupe of actors have an encounter with some mischievous fairies in the forest.Read More »
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Lou Breslow – You Never Can Tell (1951)
1951-1960ComedyFantasyLou BreslowUSADick Powell plays a murdered dog reincarnated as a rumpled gumshoe–nuff said! (well, not quite, because a lead role for Peggy Dow is always worth a mention! What a shame that she retired so early–she and Powell make an excellent pair…Read More »
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André De Toth – Pitfall (1948)
1941-1950250 Quintessential Film NoirsAndré De TothFilm NoirUSAPitfall is a 1948 American film noir crime film directed by Andre DeToth. The film is based on the novel The Pitfall by Jay Dratler and stars Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, and Raymond Burr.Read More »
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Anthony Mann – The Tall Target (1951)
1951-1960Anthony MannCrimeThrillerUSAQuote:
A New York City detective, traveling by train between New York and Baltimore, tries to foil an on-board plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln before he reaches Baltimore to give a major pre-Inauguration speech in 1861.Read More » -
John G. Blystone – Too Busy to Work (1932)
John G. Blystone1931-1940ComedyDramaUSAPlot: A depression-era tramp named Jubilo goes looking for the wife that left him. While on his journey, he meets an assortment of characters.Read More »
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René Clair – It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
1941-1950ComedyFantasyRené ClairUSAQuote:
A newspaper obit writer, impatient to move ahead at his job, wishes he could know the news before it happens. One night, Old Pop Benson grants him that power, in the form of the next day’s newspaper. At first it only gets him in trouble, but also brings him closer to the pretty girl in a fortune-telling routine. By the third tomorrow’s paper, he’s sure he’s got this whole future business in the bag — reporting advance scoops, picking sure winners at the race track — when he reads a very final headline: the news of his own death.Read More » -
Preston Sturges – Christmas in July (1940)
1931-1940ClassicsComedyPreston SturgesScrewball ComedyUSAA workplace practical joke goes awry when an office clerk (Dick Powell), believing he has won a $25,000 prize, takes his girlfriend (Ellen Drew) on an extravagant Christmas shopping spree…in the middle of July! When the truth comes out, he’s not prepared for the consequences.Read More »
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Dick Powell – The Conqueror (1956)
1951-1960ActionAdventureDick PowellUSAIn ancient times, the Mongolian warlord Temujin must do battle against the rival tribe that killed his father. The battles pale in comparison with Temujin’s home life, as he attempts to woo the heart of the red-haired Tartar prisoner Bortai whom he has captured in a raid. He must also deal with various intrigues within his palace. Eventually, Bortai falls to his manly charms, Temujin defeats his enemies within and without, and is crowned Genghis Khan.Read More »
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