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Death from a Distance (1935)

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Frank R. Strayer actor: Russell Hopton / Lola Lane …

While a distinguished astronomer is giving a lecture in a planetarium, a shot rings out and one of the audience members is found dead. A tough detective and a brassy female reporter lock horns as they both try to break the case.

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Four Mothers (1941)

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William Keighley actor: Priscilla Lane / Rosemary Lane …

Four married sisters face motherhood, financial, marital and family issues together.

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Four Wives (1939)

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Michael Curtiz actor: Priscilla Lane / Rosemary Lane …

other title: Quatre Jeunes Femmes / Cuatro esposas …

In this sequel to Four Daughters, Ann struggles to move on after the death of her husband as she falls in love with Felix, but on the day of her engagement discovers that she carries Mickey's child.

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Why Girls Leave Home (1945)

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William Berke actor: Lola Lane / Sheldon Leonard …

In this crime drama, a young woman leaves her unhappy life at home to become a sophisticated night club singer. Her first job is nearly fatal when she entangles herself with the mobsters who own the joint and learns too much about their operation. Her boss decides to kill her and make it look like suicide. An intrepid reporter disbelieves the report and exposes the truth to the public.

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Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)

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William Clemens actor: Lola Lane / Paul Kelly …

Torchy, Steve, and Gahagan are on the trail of a bank robber aboard an ocean liner traveling from New York to L.A. via the Panama Canal.

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Convicted Woman (1940)

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Nick Grindé actor: Rochelle Hudson / Frieda Inescort …

other title: Infierno de mujeres

A reporter and a lawyer investigate a women's prison and help an inmate who does not belong there.

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Identity Unknown (1945)

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Walter Colmes actor: Richard Arlen / Cheryl Walker …

A soldier survives a bombing in which his three fellow soldiers were killed. When he recovers he discovers he has amnesia, and since his companions' bodies were burned beyond recognition, the army doesn't know which one of the four he is. He goes AWOL and searches out the families of the three dead soldiers, hoping to find out his own identity.

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Deadline at Dawn (1946)

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Harold Clurman actor: Susan Hayward / Paul Lukas …

other title: Il nome dell'amore / Muerte al amanecer …

A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag of money after a drinking blackout.

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The Woman Condemned (1934)

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Dorothy Davenport actor: Lola Lane / Richard Hemingway …

When a radio star is found murdered in her home, everyone assumes that the mysterious young woman discovered with her is the culprit — everyone, that is, but newspaper reporter Jerry Beall, who sets out to prove her innocence.

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They Made Me a Killer (1946)

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William C. Thomas actor: Robert Lowery / Barbara Britton …

A fugitive receives help from a victim's sister as he tries to clear his name of robbery and murder charges.

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Four Daughters (1938)

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Michael Curtiz actor: Claude Rains / Priscilla Lane …

other title: Quattro figlie / Vater dirigiert …

Musician Adam Lemp and his four equally musical daughters, Emma, Ann, Kay, and Thea, live happily together. Each daughter has an upstanding young man for whom she cares. However, the arrival of a cynical, slovenly young composer named Mickey Borden turns the household upside-down, and romantic and tragic complications ensue.