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Darrell Ware
Born July 29, 1906
Died May 26, 1944 · aged 37
No biography available.
Known For
Week-End in Havana · 1941Week-End in Havana
★ 7.01941
MovieComedyRomance
A ship company employee, Jay Williams, is sent to Florida where one of the company cruise ships is stuck on a reef off of the coast. He obtains waivers from all of the passengers with the exception of Nan Spencer, a department store salesgirl who wants her vacation now, not later. Jay is instructed to take Nan to Havana, set her up in the best hotel, and keep her entertained. She visits a nightclub where the star attraction is Rosita Rivas and meets Rosita's worthless manager, Monte Blanca, who makes a play for her. Trouble also comes in the form of Jay's fiancée, Terry McCracken, when a romance develops between Nan and Jay.
Dixie · 1943Dixie
★ 5.01943
MovieMusicComedy
A young songwriter leaves his Kentucky home to try to make it in New Orleans. Eventually he winds up in New York, where he sells his songs to a music publisher, but refuses to sell his most treasured composition: "Dixie." The film is based on the life of Daniel Decatur Emmett, who wrote the classic song "Dixie."
Public Deb No. 1 · 1940Public Deb No. 1
★ 4.91940
MovieComedy
When a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her soup-tycoon uncle makes the waiter a vice-president of his company.
Submarine Patrol · 1938Submarine Patrol
★ 6.71938
MovieAdventureDrama
A naval officer is demoted for negligence and put in command of a run-down submarine chaser with a motley crew.
Hotel for Women · 1939Hotel for Women
★ 7.51939
MovieDrama
Guests at a women's residence club help a jilted small-town girl turn to modelling.
Lucky Jordan · 1942Lucky Jordan
★ 7.41942
MovieComedyCrime
Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie to convince the draft board he's needed at home. When that fails, Jordan is sent to boot camp, but he doesn't stay there long. He takes a beautiful USO worker hostage and flees back to New York. There, he learns that a rival gangster is plotting against America.
Tall, Dark and Handsome · 1941Tall, Dark and Handsome
★ 6.11941
MovieCrimeComedy
Robin Hoodish gangster in 1929 Chicago is an object of affection, kind to New York hood and bad to a bad crook.
Standing Room Only · 1944Standing Room Only
★ 5.71944
MovieComedyRomance
During WWII, an executive and his secretary arrive in Washington, DC on business but, because of the housing shortage, are unable to find hotel rooms. In desperation, they pretend to be married and hire themselves out as a butler and maid in order to secure lodgings. Comedy.
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