Halliwell Hobbes — Actor (14)
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Double Door (1934)
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Charles Vidor actor: Evelyn Venable / Mary Morris …
other title: La porta segreta
In 1910 Manhattan, Victoria Van Brett, a bitter spinster heiress lives an isolated life with her sister Caroline. Her domineering urges go into overdrive when their half-brother Rip brings a new bride home to the family’s gloomy Fifth Avenue mansion, built by their late industrialist father. The title refers to a secret soundproofed chamber that the villainess uses to entrap her enemies.
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I Am Suzanne! (1933)
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Rowland V. Lee actor: Lilian Harvey / Gene Raymond …
other title: Susanna / Ich bin Susanne
A dancer falls in love with a puppeteer, much to the consternation of her manipulative manager. The puppeteer himself seems more interested in his puppets than in romance with her. Can she find true love?
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Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
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Alexander Hall actor: Robert Montgomery / Evelyn Keyes …
other title: L'inafferrabile signor Jordan / Urlaub vom Himmel …
Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?
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Platinum Blonde (1931)
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Frank Capra actor: Jean Harlow / Robert Williams …
other title: La donna di platino / Vor Blondinen wird gewarnt …
Ann Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a creative outlet. He decides to write a play and collaborates with a fellow reporter.
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The Jury's Secret (1938)
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Edward Sloman actor: Kent Taylor / Fay Wray …
other title: Il segreto del giurato / Cour d'assises
A reporter covering a murder trial guesses that the murderer of a ruthless businessman is her ex-fiancé and persuades him to confess and clear the innocent man on trial.
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Lady for a Day (1933)
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Frank Capra actor: Warren William / May Robson …
other title: Signora per un giorno / Milionária por Um Dia …
Apple Annie is an aging New York City fruit seller whose daughter Louise has been raised in a Spanish convent since she was an infant. As she grows up, Louise is led to believe that her mother is a society matron called Mrs. E. Worthington Manville. Annie worries that her lie is in danger of being uncovered when she learns that Louise is sailing to New York with her new fiancé and his nobleman father.
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The Undying Monster (1942)
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John Brahm actor: James Ellison / Heather Angel …
other title: Das unsterbliche Monster / El secreto del monstruo
A werewolf prowls around at night but only kills certain members of one family. It seems like just a coincidence, but the investigating Inspector soon finds out that this tradition has gone on for generations and tries to find a link between the werewolf and the family, leading to a frightening conclusion.
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Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943)
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Roy William Neill actor: Basil Rathbone / Nigel Bruce …
other title: Sherlock Holmes di fronte alla morte / Sherlock Holmes ser døden i øjnene …
During WWII several murders occur at a convalescent home where Dr. Watson has volunteered his services. He summons Holmes for help and the master detective proceeds to solve the crime from a long list of suspects including the owners of the home, the staff and the patients recovering there.