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Adventures of Don Quixote (1933)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:01:49 +0000

In Spain, in the sixteenth century, an elderly gentleman named Don Quixote has gone mad from reading too many books on chivalry. Proclaiming himself a knight, he sets out with his squire, Sancho Panza, to reform the world and revive the age of chivalry, choosing a slut to be his noble lady Dulcinea. He mistakes inns for castles, a play about chivalry for the real thing, flocks of sheep for armies, convicts for wronged prisoners, and windmills for giants. While he and Sancho are off on their adventures, his niece, her fiancee, and the local priest think up a strategy to get him back home. Written

Adventure | Musical | Comedy | Drama

Feodor Chaliapin Sr.	…	Don Quixote
George Robey	…	Sancho Panza
René Donnio	…	Carrasco (as Donnio)
Renée Valliers	…	Dulcinea
Emily Fitzroy	…	Sancho Panza’s wife
Sidney Fox	…	Maria the niece
Miles Mander	…	Duke of Fallanga
Wally Patch	…	Gypsy King
Oscar Asche	…	Police Captain
Lydia Sherwood	…	Duchess of Fallanga
Frank Stanmore	…	Priest

His Royal Highness (1932)

admin2 — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:01:01 +0000

Australia’s first musical comedy featuring vaudevillian comic George Wallace the most popular Australian comedian or the era.

Musical | Comedy

George Wallace	…	Tommy Dodds / King of Betonia
Byrl Walkley	…	Yoiben
Frank Tarrant	…	Hozzan
Donalda Warne	…	Barbette
Lou Vernon	…	Torano
Marshall Crosby	…	Alfam
John Fernside	…	Giuseppe
John Dobbie	…	Jim
Nell Taylor	…	Molly

Little Princess, The (1939)

admin2 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:06:08 +0000

When her father, Captain Crewe, goes off to fight in the Boer War, young Sara Crewe is placed into the care of Amanda Minchin, the head of an exclusive private school for girls. Sara lives a wonderful life of a privileged child and is quite happy in her surroundings. When her father is listed as missing in action however, her life goes from one of plenty to that of a poor house maid. Mrs. Minchin agrees to keep her on at the school, but in the absence of her tuition payments, she has to work for her keep. She is soon cleaning out the fireplace and scrubbing floors and is dubbed the little princess by her former schoolmates. She also refuses to accept that her father is dead and prowls the hospitals in the hope of locating him. Luck – and Royal intervention – assist her in her quest.

Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical

Shirley Temple	…	Sara Crewe
Richard Greene	…	Geoffrey Hamilton
Anita Louise	…	Rose
Ian Hunter	…	Captain Crewe
Cesar Romero	…	Ram Dass
Arthur Treacher	…	Bertie Minchin
Mary Nash	…	Amanda Minchin
Sybil Jason	…	Becky
Miles Mander	…	Lord Wickham
Marcia Mae Jones	…	Lavinia
Beryl Mercer	…	Queen Victoria
Deidre Gale	…	Jessie
Ira Stevens	…	Ermengarde
E.E. Clive	…	Mr. Barrows
Eily Malyon	…	Cook

Waltzes from Vienna (1934)

admin2 — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:01:14 +0000

Schani, Johan Strauss Jr., is forced by his father to forget music and to work in a bakery. Here he falls in love with Resi. The girl gets very jealous when a rich and beautiful contessa asks Schani to write a waltz for her. Schani writes and plays it, but he is always loyal to his girlfriend.

Biography | Music | Romance

Esmond Knight	…	Johann Strauss, the Younger
Jessie Matthews	…	Rasi
Edmund Gwenn	…	Johann Strauss, the Elder
Fay Compton	…	Countess Helga von Stahl
Frank Vosper	…	Prince Gustav
Robert Hale	…	Ebezeder
Marcus Barron	…	Drexter
Charles Heslop	…	Valet
Betty Huntley-Wright	…	Lady’s Maid
Hindle Edgar	…	Leopold (as Hindle Marriott Edgar)
Sybil Grove	…	Mme. Fouchett
Billy Shine Jr.	…	Carl (as Bill Shine)
Bertram Dench	…	Engine driver
B.M. Lewis	…	Domeyer
Cyril Smith	…	Secretary

Trocadero (1944)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:13:32 +0000

String of wartime nightclub routines strung together

Musical

Rosemary Lane	…	Judy Edwards
Johnny Downs	…	Johnny Edwards
Ralph Morgan	…	Sam Wallace
Dick Purcell	…	Spike Nelson
Sheldon Leonard	…	Mickey Jones
Marjorie Manners	…	Marge Carson
Cliff Nazarro	…	Cliff
Erskine Johnson	…	Erskine Johnson, Hollywood Columnist
Dave Fleischer	…	Dave Fleischer
Emmett Vogan	…	Carson
Charles Calvert	…	Tony Rocadero

There Goes the Bride (1932)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:53:19 +0000

A businessman’s daughter runs away from an arranged marriage, only to find herself penniless and suspected of theft after she becomes the victim of a bag thief in the train. When she refuses to tell him who she really is, her accuser decides to take her home where he can keep an eye on her until 12 o’clock the next day, the time at which she has calculated that it will be safe to tell the truth! But when his fiancée arrives unexpectedly and then his ‘guest’ is mistaken for her, it all gets rather embarrassing…

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Owen Nares	…	Max
Jessie Matthews	…	Annette Marquand
Carol Goodner	…	Cora
Charles Carson	…	M. Marquand
Barbara Everest	…	Mme. Marquand
Basil Radford	…	Rudolph
Winifred Oughton	…	Housekeeper
Jerry Verno	…	Clark – the chauffeur
Roland Culver	…	Jacques
Jack Morrison	…	Alphonse
Mignon O’Doherty	…	Mme. Duchaine
Carroll Gibbons	…	Himself – Leader, Savoy Orpheans
Max Kirby	…	Pierre
Gordon McLeod	…	Mons. Duchaine
Laurence Hanray	…	Police Chief

The House I Live In (1945)

admin2 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:33:24 +0000

A young Frank Sinatra is in the studio with a full orchestra. He records a take of “If You Are But a Dream,” then breaks for a smoke. From the studio, he steps into an alley where he sees nearly a dozen kids chasing one smaller boy. Frank stops them, asks why, and they tell him it’s because of the boy’s religion. So Frank asks them if they’re Nazis and explains a few things about America, blood banks, World War II, and teamwork. Then he sings “The House I Live In” for them. Off the lads scamper, and the kid Frank’s saved gives him a look of gratitude.

Short | Drama | Music

Frank Sinatra

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Himself

Lady of Burlesque (1943)

admin2 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:04:03 +0000

Sassy Dixie Daisy is the hot new attraction at a former opera house that’s been turned into a burlesque theater. She’s popular with the customers, although not with Lolita La Verne, a stuck-up diva who was hoping she’d get the top spot. Also complicating matters is the return of the Princess Nirvena, the show’s former star who once had a fling with the boss. When the Princess blackmails her way into the top spot, Dixie is none too pleased. When both Lolita and the Princess are murdered, Dixie becomes a prime suspect. She then sets up a trap to nail the real killer.

Comedy | Horror | Music | Mystery | Romance

Barbara Stanwyck	…	Deborah Hoople, aka Dixie Daisy
Michael O’Shea	…	Biff Brannigan
Iris Adrian	…	Gee Gee Graham
Charles Dingle	…	Inspector Harrigan
J. Edward Bromberg	…	S.B. Foss
Frank Conroy	…	‘Stacchi’ Stacciaro
Victoria Faust	…	Lolita La Verne
Gloria Dickson	…	Dolly Baxter

Big Show, The (1936)

admin2 — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:05:13 +0000

Movie cowboy Tom Ford (Gene Autry), star of Mammouth Film Productions, goes on vacation before Wilson (William Newell), studio publicity man, can notify him that he is to make a personal appearance at the 1936 Texas Centennial celebration in Dallas.Unable to locate Ford,the desperate Wilson substitutes Fords exact-double and stunt man,Gene Autry (Gene Autry again.) Gene goes along only to help Wilson out but wants to reveal his true identity throughout the hoax. Enroute to Dallas, Gene’s car and trailer collide with the cattle truck of Marion Hill (Kay Hughes), turning losse a herd of steers she is hauling for show purposes. Gene unloads his horse Champion (Champion, or at least one of them) and rounds up the cattle. Gene, still posing as Ford and singing over the radio (although Ford is not a singer) is a sensation. Ford hears a broadcast and is peeved and threatens to sue the studio. Meanwhile, a group of blackmailers (in snappy-brim hats and double-breasted suits) demand $25,000 from the studio to keep quiet about hoax.Things work out okay after six or seven songs.FYI for those who don’t seem to know; this was not filmed at the Texas State Fair. It was filmed (some of it) at the 1936 Texas Centennial site, which is now the fairgrounds for the Texas State Fair.

Music | Romance | Western

Gene Autry	…	Gene Autry / Tom Ford
Smiley Burnette	…	Frog
Kay Hughes	…	Marion Hill
Sally Payne	…	Toodles Brown
William Newell	…	Lee Wilson
Max Terhune	…	Ventriloquist
Charles Judels	…	Swartz – Studio Head
Sons of the Pioneers	…	Musicians

Swing High, Swing Low (1937)

admin2 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:06:08 +0000

In Panama, Maggie King meets soldier Skid Johnson on his last day in the army and reluctantly agrees to a date to celebrate. The two become involved in a nightclub brawl which causes Maggie to miss her ship back to the States. Now stranded, she’s forced to move in with Skid and his pal Harry. She soon falls in love with Skid. Skid gets a job playing the trumpet at a local club and becomes a big success. Fame and fortune go to his head which eventually destroys his relationship Maggie and his career.

Drama | Musical | Romance

Carole Lombard	…	Marguerite ‘Maggie’ King
Fred MacMurray	…	Skid Johnson
Charles Butterworth	…	Harry
Jean Dixon	…	Ella
Dorothy Lamour	…	Anita Alvarez
Harvey Stephens	…	Harvey Howell
Cecil Cunningham	…	Murphy
Charles Arnt	…	Georgie Herman
Franklin Pangborn	…	Henri
Anthony Quinn	…	The Don