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Owen Crump

Born December 30, 1903 · Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

Died February 13, 1998 · aged 94

Owen Crump was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer known for his work in propaganda films during World War II. Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, he worked alongside Warner Bros. Studios and made propaganda films for the United States Army Air Forces. In 1942, he helped form the United States Army Air Forces's First Motion Picture Unit, where he served as a commander. Crump's contributi…

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Darling LiliDarling Lili · 1970
Darling Lili
★ 5.61970
MovieMusicWar
World War I. Lili Smith is a beloved British music hall singer, often providing inspiration for the British and French troops and general populace singing rallying patriotic songs. She is also half German and is an undercover German spy, using her feminine wiles to gather information from the high ranking and generally older military officers and diplomats she seduces.
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? · 1966
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
★ 5.91966
MovieComedyWar
A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the Captain this is the only way. Because of aerial reconnaissance, they must look like they are fighting. To sort this out an intelligence officer is sent in. Meanwhile the festival gets complicated with the Mayors daughter.
Waterhole #3Waterhole #3 · 1967
Waterhole #3
★ 5.91967
MovieWesternComedy
After a professional gambler kills a Confederate soldier, he finds a map pinpointing the location in the desert where stolen army gold bullion is buried. He plans to retrieve it, but others are searching for it too.
Alice in MovielandAlice in Movieland · 1940
Alice in Movieland
★ 6.41940
MovieMusicDrama
Alice wins a free trip to Hollywood and dreams about her arrival.
The CouchThe Couch · 1962
The Couch
★ 6.21962
MovieDramaHorror
A psychopath calls the police before he kills, in between sessions with his father-figure analyst.
Silver RiverSilver River · 1948
Silver River
★ 6.11948
MovieWesternRomance
Unjustly booted out of the cavalry, Mike McComb strikes out for Nevada, and deciding never to be used again, ruthlessly works his way up to becoming one of the most powerful silver magnates in the west. His empire begins to fall apart as the other mining combines rise against him and his stubbornness loses him the support of his wife and old friends.
The Tanks Are ComingThe Tanks Are Coming · 1941
The Tanks Are Coming
★ 5.71941
MovieComedyWar
Educational short about the status of battle tanks and tank training in the U.S. Army in pre-War 1941, featuring a comical Army trainee from the Bronx.
ZeppelinZeppelin · 1971
Zeppelin
★ 6.21971
MovieAdventureDrama
The outbreak of World War I places Scots officer Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in an uncomfortable position. Although his allegiance is to Britain, his mother was from an aristocratic Bavarian family, and he spent his summers in Germany as a child. When Geoffrey is approached by a German spy who offers him a chance to defect, he reports the incident to his superiors, but instead of arresting the spy they suggest that he accept her offer--and become an Allied agent. In Germany, among old friends, Geoffrey discovers that loyalty is more complicated than he expected, especially when he finds himself aboard the maiden voyage of a powerful new prototype Zeppelin, headed for Scotland on a secret mission that could decide the outcome of the war.

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ZeppelinZeppelin · 1971
Zeppelin
★ 6.21971
MovieAdventureDrama
The outbreak of World War I places Scots officer Geoffrey Richter-Douglas in an uncomfortable position. Although his allegiance is to Britain, his mother was from an aristocratic Bavarian family, and he spent his summers in Germany as a child. When Geoffrey is approached by a German spy who offers him a chance to defect, he reports the incident to his superiors, but instead of arresting the spy they suggest that he accept her offer--and become an Allied agent. In Germany, among old friends, Geoffrey discovers that loyalty is more complicated than he expected, especially when he finds himself aboard the maiden voyage of a powerful new prototype Zeppelin, headed for Scotland on a secret mission that could decide the outcome of the war.

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