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Norman Springer

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Frontier DaysFrontier Days · 1934
Frontier Days
★ 4.31934
MovieWesternRomance
Henry Jethrow is after the Wilson ranch. He has George Wilson unknowningly sign a note for the ranch, has him killed, and then presents the note. The Pinto Kid, investigating cattle rustlers, accidentally drops his glove at the murder scene and now has a price on his head. He has Beth Wilson turn him and use the reward money to reclaim the note. Now he has to escape jail and find the real killers.
So This Is LoveSo This Is Love · 1928
So This Is Love
★ 5.81928
MovieRomanceComedy
So This is Love? was another early Frank Capra production for fledgling Columbia Pictures. The hero, dress designer Jerry McGuire (William Collier Jr.), is tired of being considered a wimp. After business hours, Jerry secretly takes boxing lessons, enabling him to knock the stuffings out of his burly rival Spike Mullins (Johnnie Walker). Jerry's newfound pugilistic skills wins him the affections of store clerk Hilda Jensen (Shirley Mason), who's just car-razy about "cave men." Filmed in a fast three weeks, So This is Love? was completed before Frank Capra's Matinee Idol but released afterward. Leading lady Shirley Mason was the sister of Viola Dana, who starred in Capra's initial Columbia effort, That Certain Thing.
The Isle of Forgotten WomenThe Isle of Forgotten Women · 1927
The Isle of Forgotten Women
★ 9.01927
MovieAdventureCrime
Bruce Paine arrives as a fugitive on Paradise Island. Fiancée Alice Burroughs remains steadfast in her faith for Bruce and waits for his name to be cleared back home. Young native islander Marua sees no reason to wait and pursues Bruce herself. Set in a remote, exotic locale.
SubmarineSubmarine · 1928
Submarine
★ 5.81928
MovieActionDrama
Two sailors who are always competing against each other set their sights on the same girl. When she chooses one over the other, their friendship ends acrimoniously. However, things change when one the men is in a submarine trapped beneath the ocean and the other, a diver, is sent down on a rescue mission.
A Scream in the NightA Scream in the Night · 1935
A Scream in the Night
★ 5.01935
MovieThrillerCrime
A colonial police detective in an Eastern seaport seeks a stolen gem, and infiltrates the underworld by posing as a look-alike wharfside bar owner.
The Singapore MutinyThe Singapore Mutiny · 1928
The Singapore Mutiny
★ 7.01928
MovieDrama
The Singapore Mutiny is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Ralph Ince.
StowawayStowaway · 1932
Stowaway
★ 6.51932
MovieDramaRomance
On her first night as a dockside dancer, Mary Foster loses her job when she tries to fend of the advances of first mate Groder. On the street and being pursued by a Policeman who thinks she is a prostitute, Mary seeks shelter on an old freighter. She is soon discovered by second mate Tommy and they quickly fall in love, but with first mate Groder lurking around will their lives work out in the end?
HurricaneHurricane · 1929
Hurricane
★ 6.51929
MovieAdventureDrama
Captain Black and his motley crew of pirates are shipwrecked on a South Sea island, where they hold several shanghaied sailors captive. Black observes the ship commanded by Hurricane Martin approaching and conspires to get his men aboard the vessel and seize the cargo.

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So This Is LoveSo This Is Love · 1928
So This Is Love
★ 5.81928
MovieRomanceComedy
So This is Love? was another early Frank Capra production for fledgling Columbia Pictures. The hero, dress designer Jerry McGuire (William Collier Jr.), is tired of being considered a wimp. After business hours, Jerry secretly takes boxing lessons, enabling him to knock the stuffings out of his burly rival Spike Mullins (Johnnie Walker). Jerry's newfound pugilistic skills wins him the affections of store clerk Hilda Jensen (Shirley Mason), who's just car-razy about "cave men." Filmed in a fast three weeks, So This is Love? was completed before Frank Capra's Matinee Idol but released afterward. Leading lady Shirley Mason was the sister of Viola Dana, who starred in Capra's initial Columbia effort, That Certain Thing.

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