Robert Middlemass

Robert Middlemass

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Middlemass (3 September 1883, New Britain, Connecticut – 10 September 1949, Los Angeles, California) was an American playwright and stage actor, and later character actor with over 100 film appearances. usually playing detectives or policemen. Middlemass graduated from Harvard University in 1909 and initially went into the insurance business, but soon went on the stage, joining the Castle Square Theatre stock company in Boston. He debuted on Broadway in September 1914 in The Bludgeon at the Maxine Elliott Theatre. His best known play was a one-act melodrama written with Holworthy Hall (real name H. E. Porter, a college roommate) titled The Valiant, which was also made into a film of the same name in 1929, and as The Man Who Wouldn't Talk in 1940. The play became a favorite for amateur and local theater groups, and is still performed today. Middlemass moved to Los Angeles around 1935, and began appearing in films. He died there in 1949.

  • Title: Robert Middlemass
  • Popularity: 1.481
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1883-09-03
  • Place of Birth: New Britain, Connecticut, USA
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  • Also Known As: Robert Middlemas, Bob Middlemass, Robert M. Middlemass
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  • 1930
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    Excuse the Pardon

    Excuse the Pardon

    1 1930 HD

    A convict is released, then lured back to prison, because he was pardoned by mistake.

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  • 1936
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    Hideaway Girl

    Hideaway Girl

    1 1936 HD

    An unfortunate marriage and a bogus Count are the ingredients for this musical.

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  • 1939
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    Blondie Brings Up Baby

    Blondie Brings Up Baby

    6.5 1939 HD

    Baby Dumpling, the six-year-old son of Blondie and Dagwood Bumstead disappears from sight during his first day at school. While Dagwood frantically...

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  • 1935
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    One Way Ticket

    One Way Ticket

    5 1935 HD

    A convict marries the warder's daughter after his escape and she eventually persuades him to finish his sentence.

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  • 1938
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    The Cowboy and the Lady

    The Cowboy and the Lady

    6.1 1938 HD

    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...

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  • 1937
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    A Day at the Races

    A Day at the Races

    7.089 1937 HD

    Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a...

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  • 1945
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    A Sporting Chance

    A Sporting Chance

    1 1945 HD

    After the death of shipping magnate William Reardon, his young partner, Steve Walker, becomes executor and manager of his shipyards, in accordance...

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  • 1944
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    Lady in the Death House

    Lady in the Death House

    5.4 1944 HD

    As a woman walks the "last mile" to her execution she remembers back to the incidents that got her framed for murder.

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  • 1935
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    Grand Exit

    Grand Exit

    6.4 1935 HD

    A Stumped insurance company is forced to re-hire the most expensive, most big-headed, but best arson investigator to solve a string of major losses.

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  • 1940
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    The Saint Takes Over

    The Saint Takes Over

    6.3 1940 HD

    The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the adventures of Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint"...

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  • 1943
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    The Black Raven

    The Black Raven

    5.4 1943 HD

    One dark and stormy night, an escaped convict, an embezzler, a runaway daughter, her intended and her father, and a gangster take refuge in a remote...

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  • 1938
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    I Am the Law

    I Am the Law

    6.6 1938 HD

    With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and organized crime.

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  • 1938
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    While New York Sleeps

    While New York Sleeps

    1 1938 HD

    Newspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers).

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  • 1941
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    No Hands on the Clock

    No Hands on the Clock

    4.9 1941 HD

    A wise-cracking private detective's honeymoon is interrupted by a kidnapping case.

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  • 1938
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    Miracle Money

    Miracle Money

    5 1938 HD

    In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, doctors scam patients with a fake cure for cancer.

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  • 1936
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    The Case of the Velvet Claws

    The Case of the Velvet Claws

    6.8 1936 HD

    Perry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a honeymoon, but before it can start, Perry is retained by a...

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  • 1936
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    Cain and Mabel

    Cain and Mabel

    6.2 1936 HD

    A chorus girl and a heavyweight boxer are paired romantically as a publicity stunt.

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  • 1936
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    You May Be Next!

    You May Be Next!

    2.5 1936 HD

    Gangster tries to censor a crusading radio station by jamming its signal.

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  • 1935
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    Air Hawks

    Air Hawks

    5.5 1935 HD

    A small, independent air delivery service is menaced by a mad scientist with a death ray machine that blows up planes in mid-flight.

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  • 1936
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    Hats Off

    Hats Off

    5 1936 HD

    The first musical comedy from the Grand National assembly line, Hats Off stars John Payne and Mae Clarke as rival press agents Jimmy Maxwell and Jo...

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  • 1935
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    Atlantic Adventure

    Atlantic Adventure

    5.5 1935 HD

    When reporter Dan Miller is once again late to meet his girl friend, Helen Murdock, because he is working on a story, Helen breaks up with him....

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  • 1940
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    Little Old New York

    Little Old New York

    4 1940 HD

    Inventor Robert Fulton receives support from a tavern owner and a shipyard worker to help realize his dream of a high-powered steamboat.

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  • 1937
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    Meet the Boy Friend

    Meet the Boy Friend

    6 1937 HD

    A heartthrob singer, Tony Paige, also known as "America's Boyfriend" decides to wed a Swedish actress. His manager doesn't want this because he is...

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  • 1939
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    Indianapolis Speedway

    Indianapolis Speedway

    5 1939 HD

    A champion auto racer who unhappily learns his kid brother wants to enter the same profession rather than finish school.

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  • 1939
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    Hotel Imperial

    Hotel Imperial

    6 1939 HD

    It is the fate of a small frontier town, adjoining the no-man's-land where the Russians and Austrians are fighting out one of the final campaigns of...

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  • 1932
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    The Studio Murder Mystery

    The Studio Murder Mystery

    6 1932 HD

    When the leading lady of a motion picture is murdered in the middle of a scene, Inspector Carr and Dr. Crabtree are called in to investigate.

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  • 1934
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    Good Luck - Best Wishes

    Good Luck - Best Wishes

    1 1934 HD

    Solly is in love with Jane but Jane's father can't afford a big wedding. So he schemes with Solly's father, his business partner, to stage a big...

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  • 1936
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    F-Man

    F-Man

    1 1936 HD

    Johnny Dime has aspiration of becoming a "G-Man" , gums up the work of Rogan, an actual government agent is his pursuit of Public Enemy No. 1. Dimes...

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  • 1938
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    I Stand Accused

    I Stand Accused

    1 1938 HD

    Fred, a young lawyer fresh out of school, climbs quickly to success as the mouthpiece for a gangland mob. His friend Paul, however, reaches equally...

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  • 1935
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    The Lone Wolf Returns

    The Lone Wolf Returns

    5.9 1935 HD

    Once a jewel thief always a jewel thief? Yes and no. Yes if you consider the fact that Michael Lanyard also known as the Lone Wolf once retired from...

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  • 1935
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    Party Wire

    Party Wire

    8 1935 HD

    When a small-town girl's boyfriend leaves in disgrace, gossips spread false reports of her pregnancy.

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  • 1935
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    After the Dance

    After the Dance

    6 1935 HD

    Though he was protecting her when he accidentally killed a man, Mabel Kane (Thelma Todd) refuses to testify on behalf of her dance partner Jerry...

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  • 1937
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    Madame X

    Madame X

    6.2 1937 HD

    An alcoholic woman was charged and tried for murder and a young defense attorney, unaware that she is his mother, takes the assignment to defend her...

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  • 1938
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    Love Is a Headache

    Love Is a Headache

    5.7 1938 HD

    A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill attempts to get her some publicity by having her adopt two orphans, without her...

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  • 1939
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    The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

    5.8 1939 HD

    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...

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  • 1938
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    Tarnished Angel

    Tarnished Angel

    5.3 1938 HD

    A showgirl with a dubious reputation flees the cops and transforms herself into a phony evangelist offering "cures" to the sick and disabled.

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  • 1936
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    Guns of the Pecos

    Guns of the Pecos

    6.2 1936 HD

    A singing cowboy (Dick Foran) thwarts a thieving judge and courts a woman (Anne Nagel) in Texas.

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  • 1936
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    Frankie and Johnnie

    Frankie and Johnnie

    5 1936 HD

    The story of a woman, Frankie, and the man who has done her wrong, Johnnie.

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  • 1939
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    Stand Up and Fight

    Stand Up and Fight

    5.8 1939 HD

    A southern aristocrat clashes with a driver transporting stolen slaves to freedom.

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  • 1939
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    Idiot's Delight

    Idiot's Delight

    5.8 1939 HD

    A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.

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  • 1937
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    Navy Blue and Gold

    Navy Blue and Gold

    5.9 1937 HD

    Three Navy Cadets become friends, support each other and struggle to survive the rigorous training.

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  • 1939
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    Stanley and Livingstone

    Stanley and Livingstone

    6.3 1939 HD

    When American newspaperman and adventurer Henry M. Stanley comes back from the western Indian wars, his editor James Gordon Bennett sends him to...

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  • 1939
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    Coast Guard

    Coast Guard

    5 1939 HD

    Steady, dependable Coast Guard Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Dower and reckless aviator Thomas "Speed" Bradshaw are the closest of friends. Ray saves the...

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  • 1939
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    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    7.875 1939 HD

    After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new...

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  • 1939
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    Slightly Honorable

    Slightly Honorable

    5.1 1939 HD

    A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.

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  • 1939
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    Blackmail

    Blackmail

    6.4 1939 HD

    A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.

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  • 1939
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    Espionage Agent

    Espionage Agent

    5.9 1939 HD

    When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to route out an...

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  • 1939
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    The Arizona Kid

    The Arizona Kid

    5.8 1939 HD

    Roy is a Confederate officer stationed in Missouri during the Civil War. He must put an end to outlaw gangs working under the pretense of service to...

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  • 1938
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    Arsène Lupin Returns

    Arsène Lupin Returns

    5.8 1938 HD

    A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle in question is Lorraine de Grissac, a very wealthy...

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  • 1938
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    Kentucky

    Kentucky

    5.727 1938 HD

    Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby, but during the Civil War, her family sided with...

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  • 1945
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    Main Street After Dark

    Main Street After Dark

    4.8 1945 HD

    A police detective (Edward Arnold) uses fluorescent powder to catch a pickpocket (Selena Royle) and her gang.

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  • 1936
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    A Son Comes Home

    A Son Comes Home

    1 1936 HD

    A mother experiences the torment of discovering that her own son is a killer.

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  • 1942
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    The Payoff

    The Payoff

    5.7 1942 HD

    The city's District Attorney is murdered, and a newspaper reporter investigates. He starts finding out that everything wasn't quite as cut and dried...

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  • 1939
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    Maisie

    Maisie

    4.7 1939 HD

    Wisecracking showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself trapped in a Wyoming town when her new employer closes the show prematurely. She meets ranch...

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  • 1940
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    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    7 1940 HD

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his...

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  • 1942
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    Klondike Fury

    Klondike Fury

    3.9 1942 HD

    In this Alaskan adventure, a surgeon becomes a pilot after he messes up an operation. Unfortunately, he crashes during a storm and finds himself...

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  • 1938
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    Highway Patrol

    Highway Patrol

    1 1938 HD

    Arrested for speeding by highway patrolman Bill Rolph (Robert Paige), J.W. Brady (Robert Middlemass), the president of an oil refinery, offers him...

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  • 1936
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    Two Against the World

    Two Against the World

    5.8 1936 HD

    Searching for ratings at any cost, an unscrupulous radio-network owner forces his program manager to air a serial based on a past murder, tormenting...

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  • 1936
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    General Spanky

    General Spanky

    5.3 1936 HD

    Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he befriends young runaway slave Buckwheat. After...

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  • 1940
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    Pop Always Pays

    Pop Always Pays

    1 1940 HD

    A businessman boasts he'll give his daughter a large amount of cash for her wedding, and then frantically tries to raise the money. This 1940 comedy...

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  • 1942
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    Johnny Doughboy

    Johnny Doughboy

    5.5 1942 HD

    As sixteen year old Ann Winters begins a relationship with an older actor to further her career, lookalike fan Penelope Ryan is recruited by a group...

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  • 1936
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    Muss 'em Up

    Muss 'em Up

    5.5 1936 HD

    Famous private detective Tip O'Neil is summoned by telegram to the estate of old friend Paul Harding, but finds the telegram was sent by Paul's...

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  • 1935
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    The Awakening of Jim Burke

    The Awakening of Jim Burke

    1 1935 HD

    After his divorced wife dies, Jim Burke takes their son who she had been raising and he hasn't seen in many years. Jim Burke is a tough, hard-nosed...

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  • 1939
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    The Magnificent Fraud

    The Magnificent Fraud

    1 1939 HD

    A Chicago con man pays an actor to pose as a slain South American dictator.

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  • 1943
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    Bombardier

    Bombardier

    5.4 1943 HD

    A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to the U.S. Army the superiority of high altitude...

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  • 1938
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    Blondes at Work

    Blondes at Work

    6.1 1938 HD

    When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between himself and reporter Torchy Blane on scooping her rivals...

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  • 1941
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    Lady Scarface

    Lady Scarface

    5.1 1941 HD

    A Chicago gang led by Slade carries out an audacious brokerage robbery. Lieutenant Bill Mason takes the case, continuing his friendly-enemy...

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  • 1935
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    She Couldn't Take It

    She Couldn't Take It

    4.5 1935 HD

    The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustration of the patriarch, Dan Van Dyke. His...

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  • 1940
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    Gold Rush Maisie

    Gold Rush Maisie

    6.5 1940 HD

    Maisie becomes attached to a dirt-poor farmer and his family as they try to make ends meet joining hundreds of others digging for gold in a...

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  • 1935
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    If You Could Only Cook

    If You Could Only Cook

    7.4 1935 HD

    An auto engineer and a professor's daughter pose as married servants in a mobster's mansion.

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  • 1941
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    Road to Zanzibar

    Road to Zanzibar

    6.3 1941 HD

    Stranded in Africa, Chuck and his pal Fearless have comic versions of jungle adventures, featuring two attractive con-women.

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  • 1939
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    Drunk Driving

    Drunk Driving

    5.286 1939 HD

    In this Crime Does Not Pay series entry, John Jones is an up and coming businessman who drinks too much but denies he has a problem. One day he mixes...

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  • 1935
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    Too Tough to Kill

    Too Tough to Kill

    1 1935 HD

    A no-nonsense engineer is hired to oversee construction of the Whitney Tunnel, a project that has been plagued by a series of mysterious--and often...

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  • 1938
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    The Mad Miss Manton

    The Mad Miss Manton

    6.5 1938 HD

    When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves...

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  • 1935
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    The Public Menace

    The Public Menace

    5 1935 HD

    1935 comedy in which an immigrant (Jean Arthur), a reporter (George Murphy) and a gangster (Douglass Dumbrille) cross paths.

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  • 1942
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    Torpedo Boat

    Torpedo Boat

    6 1942 HD

    Richard Arlen and Phil Terry star as Skimmer and Tommy, two lifelong buddies who've invented a lightweight, high-speed torpedo boat (hence the...

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  • 1935
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    The Black Room

    The Black Room

    6.4 1935 HD

    In a 16th-century European town, the ruling family has been given a prophecy that, should there ever be twin boys born, the younger will murder the...

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  • 1929
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    The Valiant

    The Valiant

    5.769 1929 HD

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