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Getting Gertie's Garter (1945) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Getting Gertie's Garter
director: Allan Dwan actor: Dennis O'Keefe / Marie McDonald
other title: La liga de Gertie / Nozze agitate
Dennis O'Keefe, newly married to lovely Sheila Ryan, is in a jam. O'Keefe's former girl friend, exotic dancer Marie McDonald, has in her possession an expensive, jeweled garter given to her by O'Keefe in his bachelor days. McDonald intends to show the garter to O'Keefe's suspicious wife, so Our Hero must retrieve the embarrassing accouterment without tipping off the missus.
Meet the Wildcat (1940) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Meet the Wildcat
Magazine photographer Ann Larkin is snapping photos at Mexico's National Museum when she sees Brod Williams steal a painting from its frame. Convinced that Brod is the notorious art thief known as "The Wildcat," Ann follows him into the street and accuses him of being the thief. Even though the police attest that Brod is a New York City police detective, Ann remains dubious.
The Great Victor Herbert (1939) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
The Great Victor Herbert
director: Andrew L. Stone actor: Allan Jones / Mary Martin
other title: Dreivierteltakt am Broadway / Celos de gloria
In his last film assignment, portly Walter Connolly fills the title role (in more ways than one) in The Great Victor Herbert. Very little of Herbert's life story is incorporated in the screenplay (a closing title actually apologizes for the film's paucity of cold hard facts); instead, the writers allow the famed composer's works to speak for themselves. In the tradition of one of his own operettas, Herbert spends most of his time patching up the shaky marriage between tenor John Ramsey (Allan Jones) and Louise Hall (Mary Martin). Many of Herbert's most famous compositions are well in evidence, including "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life", "March of the Toys" and "Kiss Me Again", the latter performed con brio by teenaged coloratura Susanna Foster. Evidently, the producers were able to secure the film rights for the Herbert songs, but not for the stage productions in which they appeared, which may explain such bizarre interpolations as having a song from Naughty Marietta.
All in a Night's Work (1961) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
All in a Night's Work
other title: Una notte movimentata / A Dama da Madrugada
After the sudden death of magazine publisher Colonel Ryder, his nephew, Tony inherits the magazine and has big plans to expand it. While negotiating a loan from the bank, Tony gets a call from a detective surrounding his uncle's death. It turns out Colonel Ryder died in his hotel room with a smile on his face and a young woman was seen fleeing his room wearing only a towel. Suspicious of this woman and afraid the magazine's wholesome image may be tarnished and their loan denied, Tony asks the detective to stick around and find her.
Fog Island (1945) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Fog Island
director: Terry O. Morse actor: George Zucco / Lionel Atwill
Leo, a former convict, is living in seclusion on an island with his step-daughter, the daughter of his late wife. Leo was framed by a group of former business associates, and he also suspects that one of them killed his wife. He has invited the group to his island, tempting them by hinting about a hidden fortune, and he has installed a number of traps and secret passages in his home. He is aided in his efforts by a former cell-mate who holds a grudge against the same persons. When everyone arrives, the atmosphere of mutual suspicion and the thick fog that covers the island promise a tense and hazardous weekend for everyone.
The Saint Strikes Back (1939) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Saint Strikes Back
director: John Farrow actor: George Sanders / Wendy Barrie
other title: Le Saint contre-attaque / El Santo ataca de nuevo
Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman whose police inspector father killed himself after being accused of corruption and dismissed from the force. Convinced of the man's innocence, Templar takes it upon himself to vindicate the memory of Val's father. To do so he must take on the city's most dangerous criminal gang, while also battling hostile members of the police department.
The Farmer's Daughter (1962) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Farmer's Daughter
director: Fielder Cook actor: Lee Remick / Peter Lawford
Young Swedish-American Katrin "Katie" Holstrom leaves her family farm in Minnesota, headed for nursing school. After her tuition money runs out, she is forced to take a job as a maid in the home of Congressman Glenn Morley. Holstrom endears herself to the genteel Morley, and begins to show a surprising aptitude for politics herself. She launches a campaign for Congress, and, as right-wing reactionaries plot against her, a romance develops.
My Reputation (1946) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
My Reputation
other title: Quella di cui si mormora / Le droit d'aimer
Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man. Problems arise when the gossip is filtered down to her own children.
The Unfaithful (1947) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Unfaithful
director: Vincent Sherman actor: Ann Sheridan / Lew Ayres
other title: Le donne erano sole / Ehebruch
Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defense. It's later revealed that he was actually her lover and she had posed for an incriminating statue he created.
City for Conquest (1940) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
City for Conquest
other title: La città del peccato / Im Taumel der Weltstadt
The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?