The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
The Story of Temple Drake (1933) Temple Drake is a Southern belle who leads men on with her sexuality but usually leaves them wanting. She's loved by lawyer Stephen Benbow, whom she likes but doesn't love. While out carousing with one of her beaux, she finds herself stranded with a gang of bootlegge
Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
Cheers for Miss Bishop 1941 Spinster septuagenarian Ella Bishop, on the brink of retirement from her fifty two year career as the freshman English teacher at small town Midwestern University, her alma mater, wants to look toward the future, but cant help reflect upon her past, what brought her to th
Miss Annie Rooney (1942)
Miss Annie Rooney 1942 A poor girl falls for a wealthy young man He invites her to his gala birthday party, but she doesnt have the right kind of dress to wear, so her family and friends band together to raise money to get her the proper dress
British Agent (1934)
British Agent (1934) It's 1917. In Russia, the Communist revolution is in full swing. Stephen 'Steve' Locke is a British agent in Russia. The main task of Steve is to prevent the Bolsheviks, led by Joseph Stalin, to sign in Petrograd a separate treaty with the Germans. Germany had been at war with i
They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
They Knew What They Wanted (1940) Tony (Charles Laughton), a successful but illiterate middle-aged grape farmer, sends the photograph of his handsome young foreman, Joe (William Gargan), instead of his own, hoping to woo and marry Amy (Carole Lombard), a waitress in a San Francisco restaurant. Throu
The Argyle Secrets (1948)
The Argyle Secrets 1948 An investigative reporter tells his assistant about a book called The Argyle Album, which contains a list of people who were traitors and war profiteers during World War II After the reporter is murdered in the hospital, his assistant is framed for the killing and must elude