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A Swiss woman’s (Madeleine Carroll) husband (Michael Rennie) will adopt an orphan boy only if she signs over her family’s Alpine inn.
- January 29, 2021
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- Comments Off on Portrait of a Showgirl 1982
The story of three Las Vegas showgirls, each at a different stage in her career.
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- Comments Off on Of Human Bondage 1934
Medical student, self conscious about his club foot, becomes obsessed with a cold hearted cockney waitress. Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham.
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Dr. Kildare aids a mental patient suffering from a strange disorder, while helping a brain surgeon regain his confidence.
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- Comments Off on Princess Cinderella 1955
The legend of the young woman who married a handsome prince goes beyond the actual wedding.
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- Comments Off on Win, Place Or Steal 1974
Three friends have two things in common: (1) they like to bet on the horses at the track, and (2) they invariably lose. One day they hit upon a scheme to steal one of the track’s betting machines, so that they’d be able to print winning tickets and recoup the money they’ve lost over the years. However, things don’t go exactly as planned.
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- Comments Off on Life Is A Circus 1962
The Gang’s first film appearance has them as sweepers for a circus.
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- Comments Off on Kept Husbands 1931
The boss’ daughter falls for steelworking McCrea when he saves two people in a factory accident. She plans to make him a society husband within a month.
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- Comments Off on Before Morning 1933
Policeman poses as a mysterious blackmailer and confronts the wife and mistress of a murdered doctor to find out which one of them did it. Dir. Arthur Hoerl