Patrick the Great

Patrick the Great

THE YEAR'S DIZZIEST WHIRL OF LAUGHS!

NR 1945 · 84 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy, Music

A famous stage actor hopes to land the lead role in a big new Broadway musical, but he's unaware his teenage son has already been given the part.

Directed by Frank Ryan · Written by Jane Hall

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So Goes My LoveSo Goes My Love · 1946
So Goes My Love
★ 7.31946
MovieDramaComedy
Country girl Jane Budden goes to the big city, determined to find and marry a wealthy man. Instead, she meets and marries Herman Maxim, a struggling inventor.
Hers to HoldHers to Hold · 1943
Hers to Hold
★ 7.01943
MovieDramaMusic
Deanna Durbin is all grown up in Hers to Hold, the unofficial sequel to her "Three Smart Girls" films of the 1930s. Durbin plays Penelope Craig, the starry-eyed daughter of wealthy Judson and Dorothy Craig (Charles Winninger, Nella Walker). Developing a crush on much-older playboy Bill Morley (Joseph Cotton), Penelope stops at nothing to land the elusive Morley as her husband. Highlights include Durbin's renditions of "Begin the Beguine" and the "Seguidilla" from Carmen, and a captivating sequence that includes highlights from Durbin's earlier films, presented as home movies!
A Night to RememberA Night to Remember · 1942
A Night to Remember
★ 6.71942
MovieComedyMystery
A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village thinking it will provide the perfect atmosphere for her mystery writer husband to create his next book. They soon find themselves in the middle of a real-life mystery when a corpse turns up in their apartment.
The Amazing Mrs. HollidayThe Amazing Mrs. Holliday · 1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
★ 6.71943
MovieComedyDrama
A missionary tries to outwit the U.S. government and smuggle Chinese orphans into the country.
The Cowboy and the LadyThe Cowboy and the Lady · 1938
The Cowboy and the Lady
★ 6.31938
MovieComedyRomance
Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off for the family's home in West Palm Beach and inadvertently becomes romantically entangled with earnest cowboy Stretch Willoughby. Neither the dalliance nor the cowboy fit with the upper class image projected by her esteemed father, forcing her to choose.
Obliging Young LadyObliging Young Lady · 1942
Obliging Young Lady
★ 6.01942
MovieComedyRomance
A woman attempts to shelter a young girl from the publicity surrounding her socialite parents' divorce.
Can't Help SingingCan't Help Singing · 1944
Can't Help Singing
★ 6.01944
MovieWestern
With the California Gold Rush beginning, Senator Frost's singing daughter Caroline loves a young army officer; the Senator can't stand him, and has him sent to California. Headstrong Caroline follows him by train, riverboat, and covered wagon, gaining companions en route: a vagrant Russian prince and gambler Johnny Lawlor, who just might take her mind off the army.
Call Out the MarinesCall Out the Marines · 1942
Call Out the Marines
★ 5.71942
MovieComedyMusic
Two Marine sergeants (Victor McLaglen, Edmund Lowe) flirt with a cafe girl (Binnie Barnes) in San Diego, then find out she's a spy.
A Girl, a Guy, and a GobA Girl, a Guy, and a Gob · 1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
★ 5.51941
MovieComedyRomance
Steve is a shy quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the Opera where she had his seats and the next day she shows up as his temporary secretary. Then Coffee Cup comes to town to see Dot, his gal. When Steven is with Cecilia, everything is boring. When he is with Dot and Coffee Cup, everything is exciting and he falls for Dot. But Coffee is getting out of the Navy in a few days and he plans to marry Dot.
The Mayor of 44th StreetThe Mayor of 44th Street · 1942
The Mayor of 44th Street
★ 5.01942
MovieDramaMusic
In this drama, an ex-vaudevillian dancer opens up a dance band agency and help street kids at the same time by hiring them to help out. Unfortunately, the local gang of hood's leader resists his attempts. More trouble ensues when the dancer helps a convict gain parole by hiring him. It later turns out that the ex-con is only interested in trying to use the agency as a front for extortion. Songs include the Oscar nominated "When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise," "Your Face Looks Familiar," "Heavenly, Isn't He?" "Let's Forget It," "You're Bad For Me," and "A Million Miles From Manhattan."

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