Gene Lockhart
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"John Doe," a genial and aimless tramp, is hoaxed into protesting against existing social evils as a newspaper circulation stunt. He pleas to the "little man" for brotherly love and democratic good will. Because of his simple sincerity, he becomes a national hero; John Doe clubs are formed and a spontaneous movement begins. John Doe is shocked when he discovers that it's all a plot by the owner of the paper, who plans to use the voting strength of...
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"A debonair lawyer is suspected in the murder of a nosy newspaper columnist. Aided by a classy, sassy and marriage-minded partner, he untangles the Manhattan maze of double-crosses, disguises, and misdirections all without disarranging his dinner jacket or bruising his gin"--Container.
5) Red light
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Johnny Torno thinks everything's "jake" thanks to the safe return of his brother Jess from a POW camp. But trouble is brewing in the form of his ex-employee, embezzling book keeper Nick Cherney, who's currently serving time for dipping his hand into Johnny's trucking company till. Cherney tasks fellow con Rocky with revenge delivery, and the deed sends Johnny out into the streets, desperately searching for a missing Bible and the meaning behind a...
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"In their relentless battle against Hitler, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. were comrades ... or at least comrades-in-arms. Hollywood joined the fight with Mission to Moscow, based on Ambassador Joseph E. Davies' bestseller about his pre-World War II experiences in the Soviet Union. The film features Academy Award winner Walter Huston as Davies, plus accomplished actors playing the headline-dominating figures of Churchill, Stalin, von Ribbentrop, Litvinov,...
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"Young Pinkie Wingate and her pal Buzz will do anything to stop Pinkie's widowed mother from entering into a loveless marriage with the town's fuddy-duddy banker -- including kidnapping! They stow Mom in a travel trailer and hit the road, looking for one good man to say 'I do.' They find two: a carefree amateur photographer and a wealthy businessman"--Container.