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Amazon Prime Video
89
IMDb 30
8.6
/548086/
84
/9262/
82
/4705/
4.4
/681393/
94
/97/
95
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89
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cc age 9+

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
57
7.4
/2838/
69
/52/
66
/50/
3.9
/6497/
100
/14/
75
/15/

History Is Made at Night (1937)
An American woman falls in love with a romantic Parisian head waiter who tries to save her from her possessive wealthy ex-husband who wants to keep her under his control.
poster
66
45
6.8
/2470/
67
/44/
67
/29/
3.3
/989/
83
/6/
46
/35/

Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Classical violinist Roger Grant disappoints his family and teacher when he organizes a jazz band, but he and the band become successful. Roger falls in love with the band's singer, Stella, but his reluctance to lose her leads him to thwart her efforts to become a solo star. When the World War separates them in 1917, Stella marries Roger's best friend and, when Roger returns home after the war, an important concert at Carnegie Hall brings the corners of the romantic triangle together.
poster
66
32
6.7
/1448/
66
/21/
63
/15/
3.5
/780/
68
/668/

Stand-In (1937)
An east coast efficiency expert, who stakes his reputation on his ability to turn around a financially troubled Hollywood studio, receives some help from a former child star who now works as a stand-in for the studio.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
50
32
5.8
/2211/
57
/65/
56
/35/
2.8
/1252/
24
/43/

The Magnetic Monster (1953)
The Office of Scientific Investigations tracks down the source of increased magnetism and radioactivity in Los Angeles, and discovers that a man-made isotope is consuming available energy from nearby mass every few hours, doubling its size in the process. Although microscopic, it will soon become big enough to destroy Earth; and how to stop it is yet to be determined. The film's Deltatron special effects footage is taken from the 1934 German sci-fi film GOLD.
poster
62
28
7.1
/1725/
70
/38/
70
/23/
3.3
/362/
38
/87/

Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
Returning from European exile where she avoided testifying against her criminal associates, a former singer with a tell-all diary is murdered to insure her silence.
poster
68
25
6.6
/1066/
73
/13/
63
/14/
3.3
/479/
72
/31/

Little Miss Broadway (1938)
An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage.
poster
66
24
6.5
/604/
71
/8/
63
/9/
67
/48/

Blue, White, and Perfect (1942)
In order to win back his girlfriend, Mike Shayne promises to give up his detective practice and get a job as riveter in an aircraft plant. He quickly finds himself investigating the theft of industrial diamonds from the plant's safe and, utilizing a variety of false identities, traces them first to a dress factory and later to a Hawaii-bound ocean liner. Escaping several attempts on his life, he is able to uncover a Nazi smuggling ring, but the location of the missing diamonds continues to elude him.
poster
69
22
6.9
/1034/
72
/8/
60
/9/
3.5
/1388/
77
/8/

Love Is News (1937)
When a crafty reporter uses false pretenses to get a story out of heiress Tony Gateson, she turns the tables on him, telling the press that they are engaged. Suddenly he's front page news, every salesman is at his doorstep, and he loses his job. A series of misadventures ensues with him alternately back on his job and fired and her ex-fiancé showing up.
poster
62
22
6.2
/788/
74
/16/
65
/13/
3.3
/488/
46
/349/

Wedding Present (1936)
Charlie Mason and Rusty Fleming are star reporters on a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involved as well. Although skilled in ferreting out great stories, they often behave in an unprofessional and immature manner. After their shenanigans cause their frustrated city editor to resign, the publisher promotes Charlie to the job, a decision based on the premise that only a slacker would be able crack down on other shirkers and underachievers. His pomposity soon alienates most of his co-workers and causes Rusty to move to New York. Charlie resigns and along with gangster friend Smiles Benson tries to win Rusty back before she marries a stuffy society author.
poster
57
20
6.6
/878/
63
/21/
62
/20/
3.2
/302/
33
/83/

Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
Celebrated as supersleuth, Mr. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into cold-blooded murder! Assisted by detective-in-training Lee Chan, Moto sets out to track down the killer based on a single ominous clue: a poisoned boxing glove! But when Moto's hunch points to a corrupt gambling syndicate, he's forced to wager his very life to unmask the culprit—or go down for the count...permanently!
poster
52
19
6.3
/799/
55
/12/
61
/14/
3.2
/848/
20
/66/

It Happened in Hollywood (1937)
A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.
poster
52
16
5.9
/729/
60
/10/
59
/19/
3.1
/420/
20
/192/

Woman in the Dark (1934)
A recently released prisoner lives alone in his cabin so that his bad temper won't get him back in any more trouble, but his peaceful existence is disrupted when a mysterious woman arrives.
poster
Starz
61
14
6.6
/925/
65
/18/
63
/11/
3.4
/490/
44
/5/

The Great Man's Lady (1941)
In Hoyt City, a statue of founder Ethan Hoyt is dedicated, and 100 year old Hannah Sempler Hoyt (who lives in the last residence among skyscrapers) is at last persuaded to tell her story to a 'girl biographer'. Flashback: in 1848, teenage Hannah meets and flirts with pioneer Ethan; on a sudden impulse, they elope. We follow their struggle to found a city in the wilderness, hampered by the Gold Rush, star-crossed love, peril, and heartbreak. The star "ages" 80 years.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
52
9
5.8
/474/
54
/13/
47
/11/
50
/6/

Parole, Inc. (1948)
A federal agent's life is in danger when he's exposed while investigating a parole scheme.
poster
53
9
6.2
/381/
83
/5/
40
/1/
27
/116/

Rhythm on the Range (1936)
Cowboy Jeff Larabee returns from the east and meets Doris Halloway, a young girl, that he regards as a vagabond, till he learns that she's the owner of the farm where he works. He tries to win her heart, but without success, until she is endangered by gangsters
poster
?
6.0
/24/

Dance Team (1932)
From Wikipedia.com A 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Edwin J. Burke.
poster
?
5.8
/71/

Girls' Town (1942)
A West Coast version of "Stage Door", set at a Hollywood boarding house for young women hoping for movie careers.
poster
?
5.0
/51/
60
/1/

Forgotten Women (1931)
Acting on a tip from former stage actress Fern Madden, who is now working as a movie extra, Jimmy Burke, a Hollywood reporter, publishes an article revealing an independent film producer to have mob connections. As a result of the story, Jimmy becomes city editor.
poster
?
5.9
/89/
50
/1/

Passkey to Danger (1946)
An advertising man's new campaign for a fashion designer attracts the attention of mysterious characters.
poster
?
6.9
/67/
60
/1/

Trifles of Importance (1940)
Part of John Nesbitt's Passing Parade series, this short shows how three seemingly unimportant things can affect people. The first is how the number 7 affects a student accused of theft charges. The second segment shows that a person's doodles can reveal personality traits. The final segment shows why certain items are on men's suits, such as lapels.
poster
?
5.6
/8/
50
/1/

Hip Zip Hooray (1933)
Sheriff Bell inadvertently ends up as owner of a lingerie salon.
poster
?
5.4
/13/

Sleepless Hollow (1936)
Newlywed Harry Gribbon brings his wife home to meet his country family which includes their perspective choice for a daughter-in-law.
poster
?
6.5
/51/
50
/1/

Wedlock Deadlock (1947)
Newlyweds Eddie (Joe DeRita) and Betty (Christine McIntyre) barely moved into their new house before Betty's mother (Esther Howard), aunt (Patsy Moran) and brother (Charles Williams) show up and give every indication of becoming permanent free-loading guests. Dick (William Newell) gives Eddie a plan that will cause his unwanted guests to vacate the premises, by having Dick and his wife, Ruby (Dorothy Granger), move in as Eddie's relatives, and even bigger pests, thereby causing Betty's relatives to move out. The plan works and Eddie and Betty are pleased until Dick announces that he and Ruby have intentions of staying on.
poster
55
?
6.3
/202/
40
/1/
65
/2/

Made on Broadway (1933)
A satire about the power of publicity. Robert Montgomery plays Jeff Bidwell, a dashing Broadway press agent who has his own private club where he cultivates the rich and powerful. With the help of his selfless ex-wife (Madge Evans), Jeff molds an illiterate, suicidal young woman (Sally Eilers) into a celebrity socialite.
poster
?
6.4
/11/

The Old Homestead (1922)
Silent drama film based upon the play of the same name by Denman Thompson.
poster
?
6.1
/38/

The West Side Kid (1943)
Millionaire Sam Winston is an unhappy man. His wife Constance lives a gay life, devoting all her time to parties; his daughter Gloria is in one scandal after another, changing husbands as often as her moods, and son Jerry spends his time getting drunk and chasing women. Sam hires gangster Johnny April to bump him off but Johnny, liking the old man, defers the killing and sets about making the family appreciate Sam.
poster
57
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5.9
/144/
60
/1/
55
/3/

Strictly Unreliable (1932)
Zasu inadvertently turns Thelma's vaudeville act into a shambles.
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54
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6.2
/124/
35
/2/
65
/2/

Main Street to Broadway (1953)
In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl stays behind and starts seeing a local businessman.
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49
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5.8
/138/
40
/2/
50
/2/

According to Mrs. Hoyle (1951)
A retired teacher sells her apartment to a group of gangsters.
poster
62
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6.4
/405/
67
/11/
55
/3/

Time to Kill (1942)
Lloyd Nolan is back as detective Michael Shayne who's in search of a stolen coin.
poster
?
5.6
/17/

Four Days Wonder (1936)
Jeanne Dante stars as precocious 13-year-old Judy Widdell, a devoted fan of dime-novel detective stories. When a real murder occurs in the vicinity, Judy insists upon playing sleuth, dragging teenaged astronomer Tom Fenton (Kenneth Howell) into her Sherlock shenanigans.
poster
?
6.3
/58/

Love and Hisses (1937)
As part of their public feud, Bandleader Bernie pretends a girl singer is no good so columnist Winchell promotes her in his column.
poster
?
5.2
/38/
30
/1/

Flying Cadets (1941)
Story of test pilots at a school that trains new flyers.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
34
?
4.6
/131/
23
/3/
33
/3/

Sky Racket (1937)
A government agent sets out to capture a gang of airmail bandits who use a death ray to blow planes out of the sky.
poster
?
5.5
/61/
50
/1/

Flying Fists (1937)
A lumberjack knocks out a champion boxer in a brawl, gets drawn into the boxing world where he is unknowingly set up for a fixed fight.
poster
61
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6.0
/184/
65
/5/
59
/4/

Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
Jim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home. An insurance company hires him to find a missing emerald so they won't have to pay out the $100,000 for which the jewel is insured. It doesn't take him long to find the emerald, but he discovers that finding it was the easy part; the difficult part is getting it back to its rightful owner, and he winds up involved in a murder in which an innocent man is framed.
poster
?
5.1
/84/
10
/1/

Amateur Crook (1937)
Jerry Cummings, a mining engineer, has pledged a large diamond on a short-term note to a pair of crooked loan sharks, Crone and Jan Jaffin, and heads for Mexico. His daughter Betsy, posing as a jewel thief called Mary Layton, is working to keep the crooks from absconding with the jewel, and her efforts are hindered greatly by an artist, Jimmy Baxter, who thinks she is a crook and Crone and Jaffin the good guys.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
59
?
6.3
/200/
60
/8/
55
/2/

Gasoline Alley (1951)
A young man tries to get rich by opening a diner. Comedy based on the popular comic strip.
poster
?
5.7
/52/
46
/3/

Queen of Burlesque (1946)
Various performers and backstage crew come under suspicion when a dancer is found murdered at a burlesque theatre.
poster
?
5.0
/82/
50
/3/
50
/1/

Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)
An aspiring playwright gets a job in a New York City restaurant favored by celebrities in hopes of getting a break. Unfortunately, most of them believe that the waiter lacks the talent to make it big. Only an aspiring songwriter, and a former waitress who has become a famous Hollywood radio star, really believe in him. When the ex-waitress drops by the restaurant to say hello, she and the others decide to play a trick on an arrogant producer by making him believe the waiter has written a sure-fire hit. They succeed and the producer puts on the show. The singer gets to be the star. When the show becomes a smash, everyone is surprised. Songs include: "Hitchhike To Happiness," "For You And Me," "Sentimental," and "My Pushover Heart."
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46
?
6.0
/243/
60
/3/
20
/1/

A Very Honorable Guy (1934)
Well respected local good guy, "Feet" Samuels finds himself heavily in debt due to an uncharacteristic gambling binge. Feet decides the only way to settle the bill is by selling his body to an ambitious doctor who agrees to allow him one last month to live life to the fullest, then kill himself.
poster
?
5.1
/63/

The Girl from Monterrey (1943)
Mexican club singer Lita Valdez is amazed to find that her younger brother Alberto is a talented boxer and is even more thrilled by his consistent success in the ring. Till he is forced to fight Jerry O'Leary, the man she loves. Caught between her devotion to both men, Lita tries her best to have the match canceled, but there is much more to the boxing racket than she had ever imagined...
poster
52
?
5.0
/300/
58
/6/
48
/12/

Strangers of the Evening (1932)
Bodies start mysteriously disappearing from the city morgue. An investigator tries to determine what is going on.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
51
?
5.5
/241/
51
/6/
50
/3/

Career Girl (1944)
Joan Terry, from Kansas City, comes to New York to get a job on the stage. But until she finds an opportunity, she stays at a boarding house where other talent is also waiting. To get a better chance, the people there decide to build a talent pool, where the person with the most chances for a job gets the full support, trying to get jobs for the others there too - and Joan is chosen to do that. But this is not so easy when her fiance is trying to keep her away from the stage...
poster
61
?
6.6
/345/
65
/5/
50
/4/

The Nuisance (1933)
Fast-talker extraordinaire Tracy gives one of his quintessential wiseguy performances as a conniving ambulance chaser who falls in love with Evans, unaware she's a special investigator for a streetcar company he's repeatedly victimized.
poster
?
6.0
/188/
60
/2/

Song of the Open Road (1944)
A beautiful child star tires of life in the spotlight and so disguises herself and sneaks off to join a Civilian Conservation Corps camp to work with normal kids. It doesn't take her long to discover that being "normal" isn't easy as it looks. When a crop is in danger of being ruined because there are not enough people to harvest it, the girl employs some of her famous colleagues to lend a hand. Songs include: "Too Much in Love," "Here It Is Monday," "Delightfully Dangerous," "Hawaiian War Chant" and "Notre Dame."
poster
?
6.7
/92/
36
/3/

Marshal of Amarillo (1948)
Nugget, Underwood and Short walk to the Half-Way House after the driver purposely wrecks the stage. They arrive late at night and it is so spooky that Nugget leaves for Amarillo. Unknown to him, the dead body of Short is in the wagon. When Sheriff Lane comes upon Nugget and the body, he goes to investigate and finds no trace of Underwood at all. But he soon finds that Underwood was carrying $50,000 in cash and he believes the story Nugget is telling.


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