Just north of Texas, sandwiched between New Mexico and Oklahoma, lies an unclaimed territory known as “Badman’s Territory.” The place has become a refuge for outlaws, train robbers, and all manner of unsavory character. Quinto is the unofficial capital of the territory, with its saloons and stores, made prosperous by the stolen wealth of the criminal populous. It even has its own newspaper, The Quinto … Continue reading Badman’s Territory (1946)
Mitzi Martos (Harriet Hilliard) is on a train to Santa Barbara. Her stop is drawing close, but her heel has become stuck in a crack between two of the train cars. Another passenger on the train, Barry Saunders (Gene Raymond), attempts to help Mitzi free her shoe. He also falls in love with her as soon as he meets her. Mitzi, for her part, is … Continue reading The Life of the Party (1937)
After spending over fifteen years performing in a vaudeville act called “The Dancing Dolans” with his parents, Junior (Eddie Albert) has decided to strike out on his own and become a composer. He soon meets Ivan Boultonoff (Leonid Kinsky), a composer who takes an immediate liking to him and offers to work with him. Ivan has been composing ballets for Sergei Alexandrovitch (Alan Hale) and … Continue reading On Your Toes (1939)
Major Chick Davis (Pat O’Brien) and Captain Buck Oliver (Randolph Scott) of the United States Army Air Force are stuck in a very important argument just prior to the States’ entry into World War II. They disagree on the method that should be used for bombing. Buck is a pilot and thinks that dive bombing should be used, while Chick thinks that precision bombing, conducted … Continue reading Bombardier (1943)
Bill O’Brien (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) is a hustler, visiting a nightclub in search of his next victim. He sees Charles Engle (John Qualen), an embezzler in a sad state. Engle is sure that suicide is his only way out of his problems. He has until 6 o’clock the next morning to repay the money he has embezzled, or face grave consequences. O’Brien, of course, knows … Continue reading Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Linda Paige (Rosalind Russell) is a very successful star of the stage, but her latest play has hit a few speed bumps. It needs some rewriting, and the writer — the naive, up-and-coming Gaylord Esterbrook (James Stewart) — has been called in to the city from his tiny hometown of Redfield, Minnesota to do the job. Producer Richard Benson (Clarence Kolb) ultimately decides to pull … Continue reading No Time for Comedy (1940)
Maggie Scott (Ann-Margret) is a fashion buyer’s assistant at a prominent New York department store. She’s risen from model to salesgirl to assistant buyer in a matter of only a few years. When the buyer she works for, Irene Chase (Edie Adams), has to miss some Paris fashion shows for her wedding, store owner Mr. Barclay (John McGiver) decides to send Maggie as her stand-in. … Continue reading Made in Paris (1966)
“Broken Nose” Dawson (Brian Donlevy) is a big city gangster who has committed his fair share of crimes — perhaps more than his fair share, and now he’s wanted for murder. He’s as notorious for his face as he is for his crimes, with a distinctively large nose from which his nickname stems. Desperate to escape punishment, Dawson finds a plastic surgeon willing to give … Continue reading Another Face (1935)
Manolo Valdes (Tito Renaldo) is an outspoken opponent of President Machado’s regime in Cuba and is working to bring revolution to his country by passing out literature to spread his message. One day, he and his fellow revolution-wanting students are caught distributing the leaflets and chased by the corrupt police. Manolo manages to evade capture and goes into hiding out of fear, but is soon … Continue reading We Were Strangers (1949)
Dixon Harper (Bob Haymes, credited as Robert Stanton) has been released from the Army and is ready to head back to the big city. Before the war, he was a song-and-dance man, but rather than getting back on stage he’s most looking forward to rekindling some old flames. As soon as he arrives in town, Dixon calls his old girlfriend for a date… but learns … Continue reading Blonde from Brooklyn (1945)
