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Paid to Love (1927) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Paid to Love
director: Howard Hawks actor: George O'Brien / Virginia Valli
other title: 爱情买卖 / Prince sans amour
An American banker goes to a small Balkan country looking to invest his bank's money and shore up the country's weak economy in order to maximize the return on their investment. Towards that end he befriends the country's king and they come up with a scheme to get the Crown Prince married, a prospect not particularly appealing to the Crown Prince--until he sees the beautiful cabaret dancer the pair has picked for him to marry.
The St. Louis Kid (1934) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The St. Louis Kid
director: Ray Enright actor: James Cagney / Patricia Ellis
other title: Ein schwerer Junge / 膠輪友艷福
Trucker Eddie Kennedy gets involved with the law when he has an car accident with Ann Reid and knocks the owner of a dairy out. He evades a penalty when he claims, that he had done it as an act of solidarism with the farmers. The farmers start an boycott action against this dairy, so the owner has to bring milk from elsewhere to his dairy, but the farmers closed the road, and Kennedy is arrested once more. He leaves jail at night to meet Ann, but meanwhile the owner has asked some mobsters to deliver the milk. One of the farmers is murdered, Ann Reid is missing and Eddie Kennedy is accused of murder.
Bengal Brigade (1954) [Movie] IMDb Douban
Bengal Brigade
other title: 盖加拉之乱 / 孟加拉旅
Year 1856, British India. Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne is severely punished after disobeying an order. Feeling unworthy of his fiancée Vivian Morrow, the daughter of his superior officer, Claybourne leaves the army until he could regain his reputation. When the Rajah Karam launches an attack on the British forces in India, Claybourne finds a chance at redemption.
Two Years Before the Mast (1946) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Two Years Before the Mast
director: John Farrow actor: Alan Ladd / Brian Donlevy
other title: In Ketten um Kap Horn / Révolte à bord
In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father's own ships. He embarks upon a long, hellish sea voyage under the tyrannical rule of Captain Francis Thompson (Howard Da Silva), assisted by his first mate, Amazeen (William Bendix). One of his crewmates is Richard Henry Dana Jr. (Brian Donlevy).
Two in the Dark (1936) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Two in the Dark
other title: 黑暗中的两个人 / 黑暗中的兩個人
When Mr. X (Walter Able) wakes up in the city park with amnesia, bloody and apparently connected to a murder of a well-known producer.
Fast talking Marie Smith (Margot Grahame) takes pity on him, they solve the case and discover his identity.
Murder on a Honeymoon (1935) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Murder on a Honeymoon
other title: Asesinato en la luna de miel
An amateur sleuth suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a seaplane suddenly dies. The third and final film with Edna May Oliver and James Gleason as the astute schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers and the New York Police Inspector Oscar Piper busy solving crimes.
Gambling Ship (1933) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Gambling Ship
other title: Casino del mar
Tired of the dangerous life as gambling boss, Ace Corbin 'retires' from the racket and travels cross-country by train to begin a new life with a new name. On the train, he meets Eleanor and they fall in love. Eleanor is afraid to tell Ace she's a soiled dove and Ace doesn't tell Eleanor of his shady past. Old enemies won't let Ace begin his new life, and old commitments's won't free Eleanor of her sordid ties. Ace's old life and Eleanor's deception collide with the typical results. But love conquers all!
Dust Be My Destiny (1939) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Dust Be My Destiny
other title: Weg aus dem Nichts / Defiendo mi vida
Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-one would believe a nobody like him.
Singapore (1947) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Singapore
other title: Singapur / Singapour
After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée, alluring Linda, and her disappearance during the Japanese attack. But now Linda resurfaces...with amnesia and married to rich planter Van Leyden. Meanwhile, sinister fence Mauribus schemes to get Matt's pearls.
Bullets or Ballots (1936) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Bullets or Ballots
other title: Guerra ao Crime / Wem gehört die Stadt?
After Police Captain Dan McLaren becomes police commissioner, former detective Johnny Blake publicly punches him, convincing rackets boss Al Kruger that Blake is sincere in his effort to join the mob. "Bugs" Fenner, meanwhile, is certain that Blake is a police agent.
Pete's Dragon (1978) [Movie]
Pete's Dragon
director: 唐·查菲 actor: 海伦·瑞狄 / 吉姆·戴尔
other title: 妙妙龙 / 喷火一条龙
Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must attempt a daring rescue.
The Black Swan (1942) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
The Black Swan
director: 亨利·金 actor: 玛琳·奥哈拉 / 泰隆·鲍华
other title: 黑天鹅 / 黑天鹅的覆灭
When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.
The Sea Hawk (1940) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
The Sea Hawk
director: 迈克尔·柯蒂兹 actor: 埃罗尔·弗林 / Brenda Marshall
other title: 海鹰 / 海上霸王(港/台)
Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.