C. Aubrey Smith — Actor (17)
Sensations of 1945 (1944) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Sensations of 1945
other title: Sensationen für Millionen / Noche sin estrellas
As dancer Ginny Walker performs on stage, a veiled woman in the audience stands up, accuses Ginny of stealing her husband and then fires a gun at her. After Ginny collapses and is taken to her dressing room, the woman, Julia Westcolt, a friend of Ginny's, dashes backstage, discards her veil, and then congratulates her friend on their successful publicity stunt. When Ginny's press agents, Gus Crane and his son Junior, visit their client backstage, she brags about her feat and chides them for not being more creative in promoting her. Horrified at Ginny's brashness, Junior, a conservative Harvard graduate, chastises her and leaves the room.
Five Came Back (1939) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Five Came Back
director: John Farrow actor: Chester Morris / Lucille Ball
other title: La tragedia del Silver Queen / Quels seront les cinq ?
Twelve people are aboard Coast Airline's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off course. Crashing into jungles known to be inhabited by head hunters, pilots Bill and Joe race against time to fix the engines and attempt a take off. The situation brings out the best and worst in the stranded dozen as they create a makeshift runway and prepare to escape before the natives attack. But damage to the plane and low fuel reserves means that only 5 people can be carried to safety.
Gambling Lady (1934) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Gambling Lady
director: Archie Mayo actor: Barbara Stanwyck / Joel McCrea
other title: L'ultima carta / Franc jeu
A businesslike syndicate runs all the gambling joints in town; least profitable is honest Mike Lee's. Under pressure to allow cheating, Mike "walks out," leaving tough-minded daughter Lady Lee to earn a living the only way she knows. She soon becomes a success gambling among the rich, but, falling out with the syndicate, she considers the marriage proposal of blueblood Garry Madison. Can such a match work despite snobbery and old associations?
Madame Curie (1943) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Madame Curie
director: Mervyn LeRoy actor: Greer Garson / Walter Pidgeon
Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concerning her abilities, but is eventually offered a research placement in Pierre Curie's lab. The scientists soon fall in love and embark on a shared quest to extract, from a particular type of rock, a new chemical element they have named radium. However, their research puts them on the brink of professional failure.
The Gilded Lily (1935) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Gilded Lily
other title: Il giglio d'oro / Das Mädchen, das den Lord nicht wollte
Secretary Marilyn David falls in love with British aristocrat Charles Gray, to the dismay of her best friend, reporter Peter Dawes, who secretly loves her. When Peter learns that the already-engaged Charles has hurt Marilyn, he fabricates an article casting her as the "No Girl" who refused to marry a callous aristocrat. But when the publicity brings Marilyn unexpected fame, and Charles returns, she is forced to choose between the two men.
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
director: Roy Del Ruth actor: Ronald Colman / Loretta Young
other title: Bulldog Drummond schlägt zurück / Un aventurero audaz
Bulldog Drummond finds himself immersed in another adventure when he stumbles upon a corpse in the mysterious London mansion of Prince Achmed. Enlisting the help of his old friend Algy and the beautiful Lola, Drummond uncovers a scheme to ship illegal cargo into the country. He must rely on his cunning to survive when the prince offers a reward for his capture.
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Prisoner of Zenda
other title: Il prigioniero di Zenda / Der Gefangene von Zenda
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.