John H. Auer

Directing

John H. Auer

Born August 3, 1906 · Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary)

Died March 15, 1975 · aged 68

No biography available.

Known For

City That Never SleepsCity That Never Sleeps · 1953
City That Never Sleeps
★ 6.01953
MovieCrimeDrama
Chicago cop Johnny Kelly, dissatisfied with his job and marriage, would like to run away with his stripper girlfriend Angel Face, but keeps getting cold feet. During one crowded night, Angel Face decides she's had enough vacillation, and crooked lawyer Biddel has an illegal mission for Johnny that could put him in a financial position to act. But other, conflicting schemes are also in progress...
Music in ManhattanMusic in Manhattan · 1944
Music in Manhattan
★ 6.01944
MovieMusicRomance
Frankie Foster and Stanley Benson are a pair of small-potatoes performers. Both try to make it to the big-time after winning an amateur talent contest. Though this leads them to a few professional gigs, something is missing from their act and they are not popular. Believing a little cash will boost their career, Frankie heads for Washington, D.C. to see if her wealthy father will help them. En route Frankie is mistaken for the wife of the well-known pilot Johnny Pearson and ends up in his suite having to pretend she is his spouse. When the pilot meets her, romantic sparks fly.
ThunderbirdsThunderbirds · 1952
Thunderbirds
★ 6.01952
MovieWarRomance
An Oklahoma National Guard unit, comprised mainly of Native Americans, is called up for duty at the start of World War II.
Gangway for TomorrowGangway for Tomorrow · 1943
Gangway for Tomorrow
★ 6.11943
MovieDrama
Five defense workers on their way to the munitions factory tell their stories: a refugee from the French Resistance, a frustrated race car driver, a prison warden, a former Miss America, and an intellectual who dropped out of society and saw the country as a bum.
The AvengersThe Avengers · 1950
The Avengers
★ 8.51950
MovieAdventure
The attractive Argentine Don Careless is an adventurer and an excellent swordsman. Don is in love with Maria Moreno, since he had to emerge her jewels and had thereby to kill a shark. Don tries to prevent the forced marriage of Mary with the ruthless revolutionary Colonel Luis Corral. An armed clash between Don and Luis seems inevitable.
A Man BetrayedA Man Betrayed · 1941
A Man Betrayed
★ 5.51941
MovieDramaCrime
A bucolic lawyer takes on big-city corruption, setting out to prove that an above-suspicion politician is actually a crook - all while falling in love with the politician's daughter.
The Eternal SeaThe Eternal Sea · 1955
The Eternal Sea
★ 6.61955
MovieWarDrama
Biography of Admiral John Hoskins' efforts to retain active command despite WW2 injury.
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.

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Hit Parade of 1941Hit Parade of 1941 · 1940
Hit Parade of 1941
★ 6.21940
MovieMusicComedy
In this musical, the second entry in a five-film series, a thrift shop owner sells his business and buys a small time radio station. He begins looking for sponsors. He finds one with a department store owner who will only lend him the money if he will allow his daughter, an aspiring tap-dancer and singer, to perform on the air. This is unfortunate as she is tone-deaf. To compensate, the owner hires a real singer to dub the daughter's voice. The singer and the owner's nephew fall in love and mayhem ensues. Songs include: the Oscar nominated "Who Am I?," "Swing Low Sweet Rhythm," "In The Cool of the Evening," "Make Yourself at Home," "The Swap Shop Song," "The Trading Post," "Sally," "Ramona," "Sweet Sue," "Dinah," "Margie," and "Mary Lou."

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