Birds of Prey
NR 1921 · Mystery
A Nick Carter mystery
Directed by Alexander Hall · Written by George DuBois Proctor
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Colin Chase Chick Elliot
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★ 9.01923
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Annette is in love with Sheriff André Porel, but her father Gaston, promises her to Paul Gerard, after Gerard witnesses Gaston kill Indian Charlie. Despondent, Annette considers suicide, but Gerard drinks the poison by mistake. Annette is convicted of murder and is being led to her execution by André when an avalanche buries the gallows and Gaston. The villagers take this as a sign of Annette's innocence; she is released and marries André.
This Thing Called Love · 1940This Thing Called Love
★ 8.41940
MovieRomanceComedy
Two professional people marry, but the wife insists that they be celibate for the first three months to make sure they are truly compatible.
I Am the Law · 1938I Am the Law
★ 7.11938
MovieCrimeDrama
With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and organized crime.
Here Comes Mr. Jordan · 1941Here 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?
Forever, Darling · 1956Forever, Darling
★ 6.91956
MovieComedyRomance
Susan and Lorenzo have been married for over five years and they are starting to drift apart. So into her life comes an angel, which only Susan can see, to tell her that there will be trouble ahead if they do not work out their problems. Lorenzo is developing insecticide #383 at Finlay Vega Chemical Co. and plans to test it on a camping trip that he takes with Susan, but the trip becomes an obstacle course for him.
Love That Brute · 1950Love That Brute
★ 6.81950
MovieComedyCrime
The story of a crude gangster hopelessly falling for a sweet young city government employee.
The Doctor Takes a Wife · 1940The Doctor Takes a Wife
★ 6.81940
MovieComedyRomance
A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.
My Sister Eileen · 1942My Sister Eileen
★ 6.81942
MovieComedy
Sisters Ruth and Eileen Sherwood move from Ohio to New York in the hopes of building their careers. Ruth wants to get a job as a writer, while Eileen hopes to succeed on the stage. The two end up living in a dismal basement apartment in Greenwich Village, where a parade of odd characters are constantly breezing in and out. The women also meet up with magazine editor Bob Baker, who takes a personal interest in helping both with their career plans.
Because You're Mine · 1952Because You're Mine
★ 6.81952
MovieComedyMusic
A famous opera singer falls for his sergeant's sister at boot camp.
Louisa · 1950Louisa
★ 6.51950
MovieComedyRomance
Architect Hal Norton and wife Meg invite his widowed mother Louisa to move in with them, only to discover the sweet elderly lady is romantically involved with what seems to be every old coot in town.
Little Miss Marker · 1934Little Miss Marker
★ 6.51934
MovieComedyFamily
Big Steve Halloway, gambler and proprietor of New York's Horseshoe Cabaret, is in desperate need of money. He arranges for his fellow bookies, especially Sorrowful Jones, to each pay him $1,000 for his racehorse, Dream Prince, to lose. With all bets being placed at the window, Sorrowful encounters a gambler, having lost $500, wanting to place his bet but unable to come up with $20. Instead, he places his little girl, Marthy Jane, as security, or in bookie's terms a "marker". "Marky", as she comes to be known, winds up under the care of Sorrowful Jones and his lady friend, singer Bangles Carson.
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★ 6.51931
MovieDrama
Cary, Shep, Bill, and Francis are pilots during World War I. The four friends, haunted by the devastation of the war, head to Paris instead of home, where they meet Nikki, an eccentric and wealthy young woman. Nikki is drawn to Cary, and the five friends, tagged by the boorish reporter, Frink, drink their way from Paris to Lisbon.
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★ 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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★ 6.01947
MovieMusicComedy
Upset at a new Broadway musical mocking The Nine Muses, Greek goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth to land a part in the show and change it.
Once Upon a Time · 1944Once Upon a Time
★ 6.01944
MovieFamilyFantasy
Broadway producer Jerry Flynn is anxious to recapture the magic and reclaim the crowds after a set of costly flops. Outside his theater one night, Flynn meets a young boy who just might save the day. Inside a small box the boy shows Flynn his pride and joy: a caterpillar named Curly that dances to Yes Sir, That's My Baby. Word quickly spreads about the amazingly talented hoofer, and the caterpillar becomes a symbol of hope for wartime America. Soon, offers are pouring in to capitalize on this sensational insect.
The Amazing Mr. Williams · 1939The 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?
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