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Nick Grindé

Born January 12, 1893 · Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Died June 19, 1979 · aged 86

Nick Grindé was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed 57 films between 1928 and 1945. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Grindé graduated from the University of Wisconsin. He became a Hollywood film writer and director in the late 1920s, and was often assigned to familiarize Broadway stage directors with the techniques of film making. As a director, he is considered one of American cine…

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Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland · 1934

Babes in Toyland

MovieFantasyComedy

Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep from the clutches of the evil Barnaby. When that fails, they trick Barnaby, enraging him.

Before I Hang

Before I Hang · 1940

MovieCrimeHorror

Dr. John Garth conducting an innovative medical experiment aimed at prolonging life and combating aging. The experiment takes an unexpected turn, placing the doctor in a confrontation with the ethics of his work and the consequences of his research.

Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman · 1940

Convicted Woman

MovieCrimeDrama

A reporter and a lawyer investigate a women's prison and help an inmate who does not belong there.

Shopworn

Shopworn · 1932

MovieDramaRomance

A waitress falls for a wealthy young man but has to fight his mother to find happiness.

Excuse Me

Excuse Me · 1925

A sailor and his would-be bride search their train for a clergyman to marry them.

Fugitive in the Sky

Fugitive in the Sky · 1936

Fugitive in the Sky

MovieMysteryDrama

Reporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline hostess Rita Moore. He notices G-Man Mike Phelan among the passengers and assuming Phelan is on the trail of a criminal, decides to go along to get a story.

Good News

Good News · 1930

MovieComedyMusic

A college football star falls for his mousy French tutor.

The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang · 1939

The Man They Could Not Hang

MovieScience FictionHorror

Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and sets about murdering the jury that convicted him.

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Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland · 1934

Babes in Toyland

MovieFantasyComedy

Ollie Dee and Stannie Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep from the clutches of the evil Barnaby. When that fails, they trick Barnaby, enraging him.

Writer

Before I Hang

Before I Hang · 1940

MovieCrimeHorror

Dr. John Garth conducting an innovative medical experiment aimed at prolonging life and combating aging. The experiment takes an unexpected turn, placing the doctor in a confrontation with the ethics of his work and the consequences of his research.

Director

Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman · 1940

Convicted Woman

MovieCrimeDrama

A reporter and a lawyer investigate a women's prison and help an inmate who does not belong there.

Director

Shopworn

Shopworn · 1932

MovieDramaRomance

A waitress falls for a wealthy young man but has to fight his mother to find happiness.

Director

Excuse Me

Excuse Me · 1925

A sailor and his would-be bride search their train for a clergyman to marry them.

Assistant Director

Fugitive in the Sky

Fugitive in the Sky · 1936

Fugitive in the Sky

MovieMysteryDrama

Reporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline hostess Rita Moore. He notices G-Man Mike Phelan among the passengers and assuming Phelan is on the trail of a criminal, decides to go along to get a story.

Director

Good News

Good News · 1930

MovieComedyMusic

A college football star falls for his mousy French tutor.

Director

The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang · 1939

The Man They Could Not Hang

MovieScience FictionHorror

Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and sets about murdering the jury that convicted him.

Director

King of Chinatown

King of Chinatown · 1939

King of Chinatown

MovieActionCrime

A Chinese-American surgeon faces a moral dilemma after operating on the mob boss in charge of vice and protection rackets in her city's Chinatown.

Director

Public Enemy's Wife

Public Enemy's Wife · 1936

Public Enemy's Wife

MovieDramaCrime

Judith has just been paroled for a crime which her vindictive, jealous, violent husband, Gene, fingered her for. Gene is in prison for life. She claims that she had no knowledge of Gene's criminal activity, but FBI agent Lee Laird doesn't buy it.

Director

The Captain's Kid

The Captain's Kid · 1936

The Captain's Kid

MovieMusicComedy

In this children's adventure, the children of a small town are enthralled by the tales of the town drunk.

Director

The Divorcee

The Divorcee · 1930

MovieDramaRomance

When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, she decides to pay him back in kind.

Screenplay

Hitler- Dead or Alive

Hitler- Dead or Alive · 1942

Hitler- Dead or Alive

MovieThrillerAdventure

A team of ex-con bounty hunters go to Germany in search of Hitler. If they can find him, a million dollar reward is to be paid to them.

Director

The Devil's Cabaret

The Devil's Cabaret · 1930

The Devil's Cabaret

At Satan & Co., Inc., the devil is upset because too many people are going up to Heaven rather than down to Hades. He gives his assistant, Mr. Burns, the task of getting more people to his domain. In front of a nightclub, Mr. Burns invites a crowd of people to come inside to The Devil's Cabaret to be entertained. After they enjoy songs and dancing, the people go willingly to Hades.

Director

Girls of the Road

Girls of the Road · 1940

Girls of the Road

MovieAdventureCrime

The story of an eclectic group of women - tramps, ne'er-do-wells, innocents, fugitives, the once-priviledged, and all down-trodden - either running from or toward something, but who find they must support each other as they hitch-hike their way across Great Depression-era America in search of an increasingly elusive decent life.

Director

The Bishop Murder Case

The Bishop Murder Case · 1929

The Bishop Murder Case

The murders start with the body of Robin. He is found with a arrow through the heart, but Vance deduces that the body was placed and not found where he was killed. The note found dealing with the murder was part of a nursery rhyme and signed by 'Bishop'. The only witness may have been Mrs. Drukker and Adolph, but they are not talking. As the murders progress, each one is accompanied by a nursery rhyme. It is up to Philo Vance to unravel the clues and unmask the identity of the murderer 'Bishop'.

Director

Menu

MovieComedyFantasy

A chef helps a housewife cook a duck dinner that will not give her husband indigestion.

Director

White Bondage

White Bondage · 1937

A reporter risks lynching to prove that share croppers are being cheated.

Director

The Man with Nine Lives

The Man with Nine Lives · 1940

The Man with Nine Lives

MovieScience FictionHorror

Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient. Kravaal freezes the officials, along with himself. Years later, they are discovered and revived in hopes that Kravaal can indeed complete his cure. But human greed and weakness compound to disrupt the project.

Director

Jailbreak

Jailbreak · 1936

A reporter gets himself sent to prison so he can solve a murder behind bars.

Director

A Woman is the Judge

A Woman is the Judge · 1939

A Woman is the Judge

Twenty years earlier, Mary Cabot had lost contact with her infant daughter Justine. Now a grown woman, Justine accidentally shoots a man who'd impugned the reputation of her mother, whom she's never met. As luck would have it, the presiding judge at Justine's trial is none other than Mary Cabot.

Director

The Desert Rider

The Desert Rider · 1929

The Desert Rider

Jack Hoxie pledges to take care of a prospector's son before the man dies from shooting wounds. Jack Hoxie must find the killer before he disappears with the prospector's gold. A young woman also searches the killer for motives of her own.

Director

Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet · 1939

MovieDramaCrime

The crimes of a tabloid publisher are exposed by a reporter, his secret illegitimate son.

Director

Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs · 1939

Million Dollar Legs

At Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. But Freddie Frye, conniving student body president, has to get a letter in some sport to win back his girl Susie; he schemes to revive crew boat racing. Sinking boats, no money, and his own waistline stand in his way. Can they win the big race with State University?

Director