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Robert T. Shannon

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Strictly PersonalStrictly Personal · 1933
Strictly Personal
7.51933
MovieDrama
Soapy Gibson (Edward Ellis) and his wife Annie (Marjorie Rambeau) run a lonely hearts club in a small town. Even during the Depression years these were often "clip joints" - places where people with money but no mate got taken by someone offering the promise of companionship. However, Soapy and Annie are strictly on the level - and they have more than one reason to want to stay on the level. You see Soapy escaped from the law years ago, had some plastic surgery and changed his name, and has been living on the lam with his wife ever since.
Murder in Greenwich VillageMurder in Greenwich Village · 1937
Murder in Greenwich Village
5.81937
MovieMysteryRomance
A society girl is suspected of murdering an artist whose brother is a notorious racketeer. In her pursuit of an alibi, she inadvertently implicates a struggling advertisement photographer. Now they must keep up the appearance of being engaged as a bumbling detective snoops around, and their initial distaste for each other blossoms into romance.
The FlameThe Flame · 1947
The Flame
5.81947
MovieDramaCrime
George McAllister, the black sheep of a wealthy family who has squandered his share of the family inheritance, lives in constant jealousy, hatred and resentment of his half-brother Barry, who has been supporting him. George gets his girlfriend, Carlotta Duval, a job as Barry's nurse, with the idea being to marry him, kill him, and inherit his money—and marrying George.
Moonlight MurderMoonlight Murder · 1936
Moonlight Murder
4.81936
MovieMysteryComedy
An escaped lunatic, a mysterious swami, and various lovers all have designs on a famous opera singer.
Unknown IslandUnknown Island · 1948
Unknown Island
5.21948
MovieScience FictionHorror
Adventure-seeker Ted Osborne has convinced his finacee Carole to finance his expedition to an uncharted South Pacific island supposedly populated with dinosaurs...
A Night at the RitzA Night at the Ritz · 1935
A Night at the Ritz
6.51935
MovieComedy
A PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.
Ice Capades RevueIce Capades Revue · 1942
Ice Capades Revue
6.01942
MovieComedyRomance
Promoter Ann Porter decides to start her own Ice Show despite the efforts of ex-racketeer Duke Baldwin who owns a rival show. Jeff Stewart, a rich, suave young Broadwayite, falls in love with Ann and aids her in her fight against Baldwin.
Times Square LadyTimes Square Lady · 1935
Times Square Lady
7.01935
MovieMusicCrime
A young Iowa woman inherits her late estranged father's New York business, but the dead man's crooked associates think they can outwit the naive heir and seize control.

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The Girl with the Jazz HeartThe Girl with the Jazz Heart · 1921
The Girl with the Jazz Heart
10.01921
MovieComedy
When Miriam Smith's devoutly religious aunt and uncle insist that she marry pious Simeon Althoff, she answers an ad in a matrimonial newspaper and runs away to New York to meet her correspondent. Upon learning that Miles Sprague, the man in the ad, is coming to claim her, Miriam gets cold feet and begs her experienced friend Kittie Swasher, the hotel telephone operator, for help. When Miles arrives, Kittie pretends that she is Miriam and the three go to a cabaret. Meanwhile, the detectives employed by Miriam's aunt and uncle to bring her home appear and arrest Kittie, thinking that she's Miriam. Simeon arrives soon after and identifies the real Miriam, who is then taken home and locked in her room. Kittie and Miles follow and rescue Miriam, who realizes that she has fallen in love with the man from her ad.

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