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    Special Agent 1935 POSTER

    Special Agent

    1935

    English

    6.4

    3

    33%

    33%

    Drama

    gangster

    Music

    Mystery

    newspaper man

    pre-code

    pre-unix

    Romance

    tax evasion

    William Keighley William Keighley Director William B. Davidson William B. Davidson as Charlie Young Lester Dorr Lester Dorr as Gas Station Attendant Bette Davis Bette Davis as Julie Gardner Thomas E. Jackson Thomas E. Jackson as State Police Commander's Assistant
    A reporter turned tax agent infiltrates a crime ring to catch a racketeer, working with the mobster's bookkeeper. When she agrees to testify, an informant exposes them and she's kidnapped.
    You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 1939 POSTER

    You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

    1939

    English

    6.9

    4

    74%

    74%

    Action

    circus

    Comedy

    elephant

    Family

    Music

    pre-code

    sideshow

    George Marshall George Marshall Director Ethelreda Leopold Ethelreda Leopold as Blonde at Party Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Jailer Minerva Urecal Minerva Urecal as Screaming Spinster at Circus William A. Boardway William A. Boardway as Wedding Guest
    Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure, and clearly not paying his performers, including Bergen and McCarthy, who try to coax money out of him, or in McCarthy's case, steal some outright.
    Man on the Flying Trapeze 1935 POSTER

    Man on the Flying Trapeze

    1935

    English

    7.4

    2

    76%

    76%

    Comedy

    Crime

    Music

    Mystery

    pre-code

    Romance

    wrestling

    W.C. Fields W.C. Fields Director Rosemary Theby Rosemary Theby as Helpful Passerby Mary Brian Mary Brian as Hope Wolfinger Minerva Urecal Minerva Urecal as Italian Woman in Ambulance Harry C. Bradley Harry C. Bradley as Passing Motorist
    Hard-working, henpecked Ambrose Ambrose Wolfinger takes off from work to go to a wrestling match with catastrophic consequences.
    Violent Is the Word for Curly 1938 POSTER

    Violent Is the Word for Curly

    1938

    English

    7.8

    7

    Action

    Comedy

    pre-code

    Charley Chase Charley Chase Director Larry Fine Larry Fine as Larry Moe Howard Moe Howard as Moe Gladys Gale Gladys Gale as Mrs. Sufferin Katsby Vesey O'Davoren Vesey O'Davoren as Professor Hicks
    The stooges are left in charge of a gas station and manage to blow up the car of their first customers, three famous European professors. The stooges steal some of the academics' clothes and wind up at "Mildew", a women's college where the three professors are expected. Mistaken as the real thing, the boys take their place on the faculty. When the real professors show up, the stooges try to convince a rich woman, the schools benefactor, that an athletics programs is more important. Their athletics demonstration comes to an explosive end when the real professors slip them a nitroglycerin basketball.
    You're Telling Me! 1934 POSTER

    You're Telling Me!

    1934

    English

    7.4

    1

    Action

    Comedy

    invention

    inventor

    Music

    pre-code

    Erle C. Kenton Erle C. Kenton Director Buster Crabbe Buster Crabbe as Bob Murchison George MacQuarrie George MacQuarrie as Crabbe Adrienne Ames Adrienne Ames as Princess Lescaboura W.C. Fields W.C. Fields as Sam Bisbee
    Sam Bisbee is an inventor whose works (e.g., a keyhole finder for drunks) have brought him only poverty. His daughter is in love with the son of the town snob. Events conspire to ruin his bullet-proof tire just as success seems near. Another of his inventions prohibits him from committing suicide, so Sam decides to go on living.
    Beverly of Graustark 1926 POSTER

    Beverly of Graustark

    1926

    English

    6.7

    4

    Action

    Comedy

    old

    pre-code

    pre-unix

    Romance

    Sidney Franklin Sidney Franklin Director Marion Davies Marion Davies as Beverly Calhoun Albert Gran Albert Gran as Duke Travina Charles Clary Charles Clary as Mr. Calhoun Sidney Bracey Sidney Bracey as Valet
    Beverly Calhoun impersonates the Prince of Graustark to claim his birthright while he recovers from a skiing injury. In the meantime, she falls for her bodyguard Dantan.
    Night Owls 1930 POSTER

    Night Owls

    1930

    English

    7.5

    9

    67%

    67%

    Action

    black and white

    Comedy

    pre-code

    short

    short film

    James Parrott James Parrott Director James Finlayson James Finlayson as Meadows Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy as Mr. Hardy Stan Laurel Stan Laurel as Mr. Laurel Baldwin Cooke Baldwin Cooke as Policeman
    Policeman Edgar Kennedy is told by his chief he better stop a string of burglaries that have been happening on his watch or else he will get the sack. He persuades vagrants Stan and Ollie to rob the chief's house so he can regain his reputation by catching them. The policeman promises to later get the boys off. Things do not go as planned.
    Moontide 1942 POSTER

    Moontide

    1942

    English

    6.8

    4

    66%

    66%

    Action

    california

    Crime

    Drama

    drowning

    Film-Noir

    noir

    old

    pre-code

    Romance

    san francisco, california

    Thriller

    Fritz Lang Fritz Lang Director Ida Lupino Ida Lupino as Anna Victor Sen Yung Victor Sen Yung as Takeo Thomas Mitchell Thomas Mitchell as Tiny William Forrest William Forrest as Well-Dressed Man in Bar
    After a drunken night out, a longshoreman thinks he may have killed a man.
    Women's Prison 1955 POSTER

    Women's Prison

    1955

    English

    6.5

    2

    27%

    27%

    Action

    b movie

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    old

    pre-code

    prison

    prison cell

    women's prison

    Lewis Seiler Lewis Seiler Director Ida Lupino Ida Lupino as Amelia van Zandt Jan Sterling Jan Sterling as Brenda Martin Howard Duff Howard Duff as Dr. Crane Juanita Moore Juanita Moore as Polyclinic 'Polly' Jones
    A crusading psychiatrist battles a sadistic female warden to improve conditions at a women's prison.
    Mamba 1930 POSTER

    Mamba

    1930

    English

    5.8

    2

    Action

    africa

    Drama

    pre-code

    Albert S. Rogell Albert S. Rogell Director Jean Hersholt Jean Hersholt as August Bolte Francis McDonald Francis McDonald as British Soldier Noble Johnson Noble Johnson as Hassim Matthew 'Stymie' Beard Matthew 'Stymie' Beard as Native Boy
    August Bolte, the richest man in a settlement in German East Africa in the period before World War I, is called "Mamba" by the locals, which is the name of a deadly snake. Despised by the locals and the European settlers alike for his greed and arrogance, Bolte forces the beautiful daughter of a destitute nobleman to marry him in exchange for saving her father from ruin. Upon her arrival in Africa, she falls in love with an officer in the local German garrison. When World War I breaks out, Bolte, unable to avoid being conscripted, foments a rebellion among the local natives.
    Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die 1966 POSTER

    Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die

    1966

    Italian

    6.0

    2

    Action

    central intelligence agency (cia)

    cia

    Comedy

    pre-code

    pre-unix

    rio de janeiro

    spy

    Henry Levin Henry Levin Director Beverly Adams Beverly Adams as Karin Raf Vallone Raf Vallone as Mr. Ardonian Oliver MacGreevy Oliver MacGreevy as Ringo Dorothy Provine Dorothy Provine as Susan Fleming
    In this spoof of spy films, CIA agent, Kelly, is in Rio De Janeiro spying on a wealthy industrialist, David Ardonian, who secretly plans to turn the world sterile and repopulate it with his harem. UK spy, Susan Fleming, helps Kelly.
    Bright Lights 1935 POSTER

    Bright Lights

    1935

    English

    6.3

    2

    71%

    71%

    Action

    burlesque

    chorus girl

    Comedy

    heiress

    Music

    Mystery

    pre-code

    Romance

    theatrical troupe

    vaudeville

    Busby Berkeley Busby Berkeley Director Bill Elliott Bill Elliott as Backstage Actor William Demarest William Demarest as Detective Joe E. Brown Joe E. Brown as Joe Wilson Irving Bacon Irving Bacon as Postal Worker
    Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head.
    The Argyle Secrets 1948 POSTER

    The Argyle Secrets

    1948

    English

    6.3

    1

    80%

    80%

    Action

    Drama

    espionage

    Film-Noir

    framed for murder

    Mystery

    pre-code

    reporter

    Romance

    Thriller

    wartime profiteers

    Cy Endfield Cy Endfield Director Barbara Billingsley Barbara Billingsley as Elizabeth Court Mickey Simpson Mickey Simpson as Gil Hobrey Marjorie Lord Marjorie Lord as Marla Peter Brocco Peter Brocco as Scanlon
    A framed reporter and the crooks on his trail scramble to locate a book containing the names of American war profiteers and traitors who collaborated with the Nazis during the war.
    Catch Me a Spy 1971 POSTER

    Catch Me a Spy

    1971

    English

    5.2

    3

    33%

    Action

    Comedy

    pre-code

    spy

    Dick Clement Dick Clement Director Aileen Lewis Aileen Lewis as Guest at Hungarian Reception Richard Pearson Richard Pearson as Haldane Trevor Howard Trevor Howard as Sir Trevor Dawson Bernard Blier Bernard Blier as Webb
    While on vacation, a woman's husband is taken by the Russian government. After one attempt fails, she begins looking for a suitable spy to capture and trade in exchange for her husband, but she develops an attraction to the one she thinks is a good candidate.
    With Six You Get Eggroll 1968 POSTER

    With Six You Get Eggroll

    1968

    English

    6.4

    3

    65%

    65%

    Action

    Comedy

    conflict

    Drama

    family

    Family

    pre-code

    Romance

    romantic comedy

    romcom

    widow

    Howard Morris Howard Morris Director Norman Leavitt Norman Leavitt as Executive Howard Morris Howard Morris as Hippie in Police Station Brian Keith Brian Keith as Jake Iverson Jamie Farr Jamie Farr as Jo Jo
    Abby McClure, a widow with three sons, and Jake Iverson, a widower with a teenage daughter, begin dating and eventually decide to get married. But they're not prepared for the hostile reactions from their children, who are not very excited about the new union between the two families.
    Anything Goes 1936 POSTER

    Anything Goes

    1936

    English

    6.2

    2

    83%

    25%

    Action

    bishop

    blonde

    Comedy

    luxury liner

    missionary

    Musical

    Mystery

    pre-code

    Romance

    Lewis Milestone Lewis Milestone Director Richard Carle Richard Carle as Bishop Dobson Ida Lupino Ida Lupino as Hope Harcourt Philip Ahn Philip Ahn as Ling Charles Ruggles Charles Ruggles as Moonface Martin - Rev. Dr. Moon
    A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. However, he discovers that she is an English heiress who ran away from home and is now being returned to England. He also discovers that his boss is on the ship. To avoid discovery, he disguises himself as the gangster accomplice of a minister, who is actually a gangster on the run from the law.
    The Guilty 1947 POSTER

    The Guilty

    1947

    English

    6.2

    4

    38%

    38%

    Action

    Crime

    evil twin

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    mistaken identity

    Mystery

    noir

    pre-code

    Thriller

    twin sister

    John Reinhardt John Reinhardt Director John Litel John Litel as Alex Tremholt Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as Detective Heller Don Castle Don Castle as Mike Carr Thomas E. Jackson Thomas E. Jackson as Tim McGinnis
    Two friends land in hot water when they begin dating twins and one of the women ends up dead.
    High Tide 1947 POSTER

    High Tide

    1947

    English

    6.4

    3

    33%

    33%

    Action

    b movie

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    gangster

    malibu

    Mystery

    noir

    pre-code

    Thriller

    John Reinhardt John Reinhardt Director Lee Tracy Lee Tracy as Hugh Fresney Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as Inspector O'Haffey Anthony Warde Anthony Warde as Nick Dyke Rory Mallinson Rory Mallinson as Reporter
    A car accident traps two men inside a car near the water. With the tide coming in, they discuss the circumstances that led up to the accident.
    She Played with Fire 1957 POSTER

    She Played with Fire

    1957

    English

    6.8

    2

    75%

    75%

    Action

    british noir

    Crime

    Drama

    film noir

    Film-Noir

    Mystery

    noir

    pre-code

    Sidney Gilliat Sidney Gilliat Director Geoffrey Keen Geoffrey Keen as Michael Abercrombie Jimmy Charters Jimmy Charters as Newspaper Seller Arlene Dahl Arlene Dahl as Sarah Moreton Dennis Price Dennis Price as Tracey Moreton
    An insurance man discovers his ex-girlfriend and her husband's art-forgery/arson scam.
    Love and Duty 1931 POSTER

    Love and Duty

    1931

    Chinese

    7.2

    6

    Action

    Drama

    Family

    pre-code

    Romance

    Wancang Bu Wancang Bu Director Bolu Ouyang Bolu Ouyang as Guan Eng Wei-Lien Kao Wei-Lien Kao as Guan Kesheng Yiwen Wang Yiwen Wang as Ma-li, Guanxiong's lover Lili Zhou Lili Zhou as Zhang Ying
    The film tells the story of Yang Naifan (Ruan Lingyu) who runs from her arranged marriage to be with her true love, Li Zuyi (Jin Yan). The film details the poverty she must endure for breaking with tradition.
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