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Country Gentlemen (1936) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Country Gentlemen
director: Ralph Staub actor: Ole Olsen / Chic Johnson …
After being run out of town after town for trying to sell worthless stock, two con artists breeze into the small town of Chesterville, where they find themselves accused of kidnapping a young boy to whom they offered a ride. When that misunderstanding is cleared up, the two conmen hatch a plot to unload all their worthless paper on the gullible citizens of Chesterville.
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The Girl in the Case (1944) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Girl in the Case
director: William Berke actor: Edmund Lowe / Janis Carter …
other title: Sésame ouvre-toi !
William Warner is a lawyer who is famous for his skill at opening any kind of lock, making him a valuable commodity. William is unknowingly enlisted by German spies who want him to open a chest containing a secret formula. This leads to a madcap adventure involving spies, the police and lots of picked locks!
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No Room for the Groom (1952) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
No Room for the Groom
director: Douglas Sirk actor: Tony Curtis / Piper Laurie …
other title: 突然の花婿 / O Noivo Não Tem Quarto …
A young GI elopes to Las Vegas with his housekeeper’s daughter, but delays to their wedding night arise from illness, her manipulative mother, and a house full of relatives.
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At Sword's Point (1952) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
At Sword's Point
director: Lewis Allen actor: Cornel Wilde / Maureen O'Hara …
other title: Die Söhne der drei Musketiere / Les Fils des Mousquetaires …
France, 1648: Richelieu and Louis XIII are dead, the new king is a minor, and the Duc de Lavalle is in virtually open rebellion, scheming to seize power. As a last resort, Queen Anne summons the heirs of the original Musketeers to her aid...including Claire, daughter of Athos, who when she chooses can miraculously pass as a boy, and wields as fine a sword as any. All their skills will be needed for a battle against increasing odds. One for all and all for one! Written by Rod Crawford
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Under Suspicion (1937) [Movie] IMDb Douban
Under Suspicion
director: 刘易斯·D·科林斯 actor: Jack Holt / Katherine DeMille …
Jack Holt stars as Robert Bailey, a Henry Ford-like auto industrialist who decides to give his millions away to various charitable causes. Naturally, this arouses hostility amongst Bailey's friends, relatives and associates, some of whom have murder on their minds.
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Yankee Pasha (1954) [Movie] IMDb
Yankee Pasha
director: 约瑟夫·佩夫尼 actor: 杰夫·钱德勒 / 朗达·弗莱明 …
other title: 金殿劫美 / In den Kerkern von Marokko …
Tale of an adventurer trying to rescue a damsel kidnapped by pirates.
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Against All Flags (1952) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Against All Flags
director: George Sherman actor: Errol Flynn / 莫琳·奥哈拉 …
other title: 海宫艳盗 / 모든 깃발을 향하여 …
In the 18th century, the pirates of Madagascar, lords of the Republic of Libertatia and masters of the Indian Ocean, live in an impregnable natural fortress, killing, robbing and plundering with impunity, so the British Navy hatches a daring plan to destroy them.
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Chicago Syndicate (1955) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Chicago Syndicate
director: Fred F. Sears actor: 丹尼斯·欧基夫 / 阿贝·莱恩 …
other title: 芝加哥匪帮 / 시카고 신디케이트 …
An ex-military accountant is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the mob in Chicago in an attempt to break open the rackets. To complicate his job, two women stand in his way, each with their own agenda.