Alexander Hall

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Alexander Hall

Born January 11, 1894 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died July 30, 1968 · aged 74

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexander Hall (January 11, 1894, Boston, Massachusetts – July 30, 1968, San Francisco, California) was an American theatre actor and film director. Hall acted in the theatre from the age of four through 1914, when he began to work in silent movies. Following his military service in World War I, he returned to Hollywood and pursued a career in film producti…

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Here Comes Mr. JordanHere Comes Mr. Jordan · 1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
★ 7.01941
MovieComedyFantasy
Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?
The Heavenly BodyThe Heavenly Body · 1944
The Heavenly Body
★ 5.61944
MovieComedyRomance
The beautiful wife of a tweedy astronomer becomes convinced that her astrologer's prediction of a new dream man in her life will come true.
She Done Him WrongShe Done Him Wrong · 1933
She Done Him Wrong
★ 5.91933
MovieComedyCrime
New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more male friends than can be imagined. One is a vicious escaped criminal on the way to see 'his' girl, unaware she hasn't exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings, a local temperance league leader.
Because You're MineBecause You're Mine · 1952
Because You're Mine
★ 6.81952
MovieComedyMusic
A famous opera singer falls for his sergeant's sister at boot camp.
Let's Do It AgainLet's Do It Again · 1953
Let's Do It Again
★ 4.21953
MovieComedyMusic
Composer Gary Stuart and his wife, Connie, have an argument over her alleged affair. The Stuarts agree to get divorced, and each tries to move on to a new love: Gary with socialite Deborah Randolph and Connie with businessman Frank McGraw. However, they begin to realize that they still have strong feelings for each other, and the Stuarts must make a decision before their divorce is final.
The Amazing Mr. WilliamsThe Amazing Mr. Williams · 1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
★ 6.01939
MovieComedyMystery
Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's secretary. Or isn't he rather married with his job? For each time he has a date with his longtime fiancée, he is prevented from keeping it by his devotion to duty. Maxine, in desperation, decides to take action and bring Kenny to the altar. Who will win, Maxine's curves or the glorious fight against crime?
I Am the LawI Am the Law · 1938
I Am the Law
★ 7.11938
MovieCrimeDrama
With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and organized crime.
The Toast of New YorkThe Toast of New York · 1937
The Toast of New York
★ 6.21937
MovieComedyDrama
After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where he struggles to make his way through the treacherous world of Wall Street's financial markets.

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There's Always a WomanThere's Always a Woman · 1938
There's Always a Woman
★ 6.01938
MovieComedyMystery
An investigator for the District Attorney's office quits to open his own detective agency. However, business is so bad that he finally decides to give it up and go back to his old job. As his wife is at his office closing up, a wealthy society matron walks in with a case: she wants to know if her husband is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend, who is now married. The wife accepts what looks to be an easy case, figuring than she can then persuade her husband to re-start the agency. However, when the client's husband is found murdered, she decides to investigate the murder herself. Her husband has also been assigned by the D.A. to investigate the murder, and he doesn't know that his wife is also on the case. Complications ensue.

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