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Octavus Roy Cohen

Born June 26, 1891 · Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Died January 6, 1959 · aged 67

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Octavus Roy Cohen (1891–1959) was a European-American author, born in South Carolina, where he received his secondary education at the Porter Military Academy, now the exclusive Porter-Gaud School. He went on to receive a college education at Clemson University. Between 1910 and 1912 he worked in the editorial departments of the Birmingham Ledger, the Charles…

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Transient LadyTransient Lady · 1935
Transient Lady
6.31935
MovieRomanceAction
A senator's brother turns up murdered, and the senator tries to pin the blame on a man he knows is innocent.
They Met in a TaxiThey Met in a Taxi · 1936
They Met in a Taxi
6.81936
MovieComedyCrime
A cab driver takes in a young woman who claims to be a reluctant bride, and becomes involved in the search for a stolen necklace.
Jim Hanvey, DetectiveJim Hanvey, Detective · 1937
Jim Hanvey, Detective
6.51937
MovieMysteryAction
Jim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home. An insurance company hires him to find a missing emerald so they won't have to pay out the $100,000 for which the jewel is insured. It doesn't take him long to find the emerald, but he discovers that finding it was the easy part; the difficult part is getting it back to its rightful owner, and he winds up involved in a murder in which an innocent man is framed.
I Love You AgainI Love You Again · 1940
I Love You Again
7.21940
MovieComedyRomance
Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.
The Framing of the ShrewThe Framing of the Shrew · 1929
The Framing of the Shrew
7.01929
MovieComedy
Privacy Robson is a downtrodden husband who takes advice from his friend Florian Slappey. He eventually gets the upper hand after starting divorce proceedings, pretending to have a new girlfriend and refusing to eat anything she cooks him.
The Big GambleThe Big Gamble · 1931
The Big Gamble
6.11931
MovieThrillerCrime
A gambler, hopelessly in debt, agrees to pay off his debt by allowing his creditor to take out a life insurance policy on him and collecting once the one-year suicide clause has elapsed.
The Other TomorrowThe Other Tomorrow · 1930
The Other Tomorrow
10.01930
MovieDramaRomance
The Other Tomorrow, a love-triangle drama, is a lost American Pre-Code film, directed by Lloyd Bacon and produced by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros.
Dollars and SenseDollars and Sense · 1920
Dollars and Sense
10.01920
MovieDrama
Destitute, Hazel Farron is offered employment and comfort from bakery owner David Rogers. When Rogers' bakery slips into debt, he collapses from exhaustion and anxiety, forcing Hazel to turn to former admirer Geoffrey Stanhope for financial aid. Stanhope consents in return for a night alone with Hazel, but when she arrives at his hotel room for the appointed tryst, she discovers Stanhope waiting with Rogers and a minister so that Hazel can marry her employer.

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The Outer GateThe Outer Gate · 1937
The Outer Gate
5.01937
MovieDramaCrime
Bob Terry is in love with Lois Borden the daughter of his employer, John Borden. When some bonds are missing from the office, Bob is accused and because of Borden's strong sense of obligation to his stockholders, Bob is railroaded to prison. A few years later, the real thief is apprehended and Bob is released. He now begins his plan for revenge against Borden with the aid of his prison cell mate Todd and a gangster, John Carmody. Soon, some bonds are missing again and Borden knows Bob is involved but because Bob has suffered at his hands before, Borden assumes the responsibility and is about to be sentenced to prison. Todd is shot while trying to steal the bonds back from Carmody, but gets the bonds back to Bob and, before he dies, begs Bob to return them to the owner.

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