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Murder at the Vanities 1934 Shortly before the curtain goes up the first time at the latest performance of Earl Carrolls Vanities, someone is attempting to injure the leading lady Ann Ware, who wants to marry leading man Eric Lander Stage manager in charge Jack Ellery calls in his friend, policeman

Song of the Islands 1942 With his sidekick Rusty, Jeff Harper sails to paradisiacal tropical isle Ahmi Oni to bargain on behalf of his cattle baron father for land owned by transplanted Irishman Dennis OBrien But Jeff falls in love with OBriens daughter, Eileen, and even his father cant break them u

Thats the Spirit 1945 A vaudeville performer returns from the dead to help his wife and daughter, who are being dominated by a greedy banker

Wintertime 1943 Nora and her uncle get railroaded into spending the night at a broken down hotel in Canada After Nora falls for the handsome owner, she convinces her uncle to invest in the inn and modernize it After the hotel opens, Noras uncle faces financial ruin and her romance hit a snag in the

The Eagle and the Hawk (1933) The pilots of a Royal Air Force squadron in World War I face not only physical but mental dangers in their struggle to survive while fighting the enemy.

The Rat Race (1960) Tender romantic comedy about an aspiring musician who arrives in New York in search of fame & fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance develops.

It Happened Tomorrow (1944) In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, Lawrence 'Larry' Stevens is an ambitious reporter of The Evening News. One day, he is celebrating with his colleagues and he tells his friend Pop Benson that he would like to know the news in advance before it happens. While they

Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943) In turn-of-the-century San Francisco, an ambitious vaudevillian takes his quartet from a honky tonk to the big time, while spurning the love of his troupe's star singer for a selfish heiress.

The Great Dictator (1940) Twenty years after the end of WWI in which the nation of Tomainia was on the losing side, Adenoid Hynkel has risen to power as the ruthless dictator of the country. He believes in a pure Aryan state, and the decimation of the Jews. This situation is unknown to a simple Jewi

Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold fields. His luck changes when he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog that is part wolf to keep ...