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Jerome Cady

Born August 15, 1903 · Cabell County, West Virginia, USA

Died November 7, 1948 · aged 45

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jerome Cady (August 15th, 1903 – November 7th, 1948) was a Hollywood screenwriter. What promised to be a lucrative and successful career as a film writer - graduating up from Charlie Chan movies in the late 1930s to such well respected war films as Guadalcanal Diary (1943), a successful adaptation of Forever Amber (1947) and the police procedural Call Norths…

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Call Northside 777Call Northside 777 · 1948
Call Northside 777
6.71948
MovieCrimeDrama
In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal to look into the case. For some time, McNeal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
Guadalcanal DiaryGuadalcanal Diary · 1943
Guadalcanal Diary
5.61943
MovieActionWar
Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.
Forever AmberForever Amber · 1947
Forever Amber
6.01947
MovieDramaHistory
Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of cavaliers ride into town, she sneaks away with them to London to achieve her dreams.
The Purple HeartThe Purple Heart · 1944
The Purple Heart
6.11944
MovieDramaWar
This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation: being tried and convicted as war criminals.
Mr. Moto's GambleMr. Moto's Gamble · 1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble
6.41938
MovieMysteryComedy
Celebrated as supersleuth, Mr. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into cold-blooded murder! Assisted by detective-in-training Lee Chan, Moto sets out to track down the killer based on a single ominous clue: a poisoned boxing glove! But when Moto's hunch points to a corrupt gambling syndicate, he's forced to wager his very life to unmask the culprit—or go down for the count...permanently!
Roger Touhy, GangsterRoger Touhy, Gangster · 1944
Roger Touhy, Gangster
7.01944
MovieCrimeDrama
Set during Prohibition, the movie centers on Touhy's rise from small time thug to the city's most powerful bootlegger whose empire is rivaled only by that of Al Capone (who is referred to, but never named in the story). It is his rival who frames Touhy for kidnapping and arranges for him to serve a life-long term in Stateville prison. Determined to be free again, the desperate Touhy and his cellmate Basil "the Owl" Banghart, begin plotting a violent break out.
Cry DangerCry Danger · 1951
Cry Danger
6.71951
MovieCrimeThriller
After serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still in prison for the same crime.
Wing and a PrayerWing and a Prayer · 1944
Wing and a Prayer
6.71944
MovieWarAction
An aircraft carrier is sent on a decoy mission around the Pacific, with orders to avoid combat, thus lulling Japanese alertness before the battle of Midway.

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The Saint In Palm SpringsThe Saint In Palm Springs · 1941
The Saint In Palm Springs
6.11941
MovieCrimeMystery
George Sanders makes his final appearance as crook-turned-detective Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint," in The Saint in Palm Springs. The gimmick in this one is a set of rare stamps, smuggled from England. Wendy Barrie is the true heir to this treasure, and the Saint is engaged to protect her and the stamps. Our hero meets Barrie in a posh Palm Springs resort, where a gang of homicidal thieves have converged to relieve the girl of her inheritance. Three murders and one kidnapping attempt later, the villains are foiled by the Saint, with the aid of his onetime partner in crime Pearly Gates (Paul Guilfoyle). The Saint in Palm Springs is the sixth in RKO's series of films based on the character created by Leslie Charteris.

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