Thomas E. Jackson — Actor (18)
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Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Nancy Drew... Reporter
director: William Clemens actor: Bonita Granville / John Litel …
While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to submit a news story, local attorney Carson Drew's daughter Nancy intercepts a real story assignment. She "covers" the inquest of the death of a woman who was poisoned. Nancy doesn't think the young woman accused of the crime is guilty and corrals her neighbor Ted into searching for a vital piece of evidence and stumbles onto the identity of the real killer.
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Call of the Wild (1935) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Call of the Wild
director: William A. Wellman actor: Clark Gable / Loretta Young …
other title: Il richiamo della foresta / Goldfieber in Alaska …
Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold fields. His luck changes when he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog that is part wolf to keep him from being shot by an arrogant Englishman also headed for the Yukon. En route to the Yukon with Shorty Houlihan -- who spent time in jail for opening someone else's letter with a map of where gold is to be found -- Jack rescues a woman whose husband was the addressee of that letter. Buck helps Jack win a $1,000 bet to get the supplies he needs. And when Jack and Claire Blake pet Buck one night, fingers touch.
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The Face of Marble (1946) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Face of Marble
director: William Beaudine actor: John Carradine / Claudia Drake …
The story of Dr. Charles Randolph, a scientist dedicated to deciphering the secrets of life and death. Aided by assistant David Cochran, Charles conducts experiments that have horrifying side effects. Charles's lonely wife, Elaine, is frightened by his work, and in order to protect her, housekeeper Maria unleashes a torrent of voodoo that wrecks havoc.
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Why Girls Leave Home (1945) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Why Girls Leave Home
director: 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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Blondes at Work (1938) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Blondes at Work
director: Frank McDonald actor: Glenda Farrell / Barton MacLane …
When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between himself and reporter Torchy Blane on scooping her rivals in crime news reporting, Det. Lt. Steve McBride determines to thwart her efforts to get inside information - and she determines to go on getting it, by whatever means necessary.
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The Accusing Finger (1936) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Accusing Finger
director: James P. Hogan actor: Paul Kelly / Marsha Hunt …
other title: Le Doigt qui accuse
A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sentenced to die. The woman he loves and his investigator rival for her affections rally to find the real killer, while he is confronted by the misery of life on death row.
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The Preview Murder Mystery (1936) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Preview Murder Mystery
director: Robert Florey actor: Frances Drake / Reginald Denny …
other title: L'Homme sans visage / L'uomo senza volto
Someone is murdering the cast and crew of a new Hollywood movie, and the leading lady may be next. As a police detective locks down the lot and refuses to let anyone leave, the studio’s publicity head and his secretary attempt to solve the murders themselves.