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Scandal Sheet (1931) John Cromwell, George Bancroft, Kay Francis, Clive Brook
The ruthless editor of a sensationalistic newspaper is devoted to printing Read More »
Little Men (1940) Norman Z. McLeod, Kay Francis, Jack Oakie, George Bancroft
Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. Read More »
Rich Man’s Folly (1931) John Cromwell, George Bancroft, Frances Dee, Robert Ames
The dream of Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company, is to have a son to continue his business. Read More »
Derelict (1930) Rowland V. Lee, Louis J. Gasnier, George Bancroft, Jessie Royce Landis, William ‘Stage’ Boyd
Adventure follows a ship on its watery course between Latin America and the United States. Read More »
Underworld (1927) Josef von Sternberg, Arthur Rosson, George Bancroft, Clive Brook, Evelyn Brent
‘Nobody helps me — I help them!’ boasts open-handed gangster Bull Weed Read More »
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) Frank Capra, Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft
Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life – including playing the tuba in the town band. Read More »
The Docks of New York (1928) Josef von Sternberg, George Bancroft, Betty Compson, Olga Baclanova
Bill Roberts works as a stoker on a coal-red barge. It’s dirty, hard work and the men have to put up with a foreman, Andy Read More »
Young Tom Edison (1940) Norman Taurog, Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter, George Bancroft
Inventor Thomas Edison’s boyhood is chronicled and shows him as a lad whose early inventions and scientific experiments usually end up causing disastrous results. Read More »
Blood Money (1933) Rowland Brown, George Bancroft, Judith Anderson, Frances Dee
Bill Bailey is a Los Angeles bail bondsman who lives in a world of complete, casual corruption, where all he has to do is pick up the phone to get the charges against a client dismissed. Read More »
Lady and Gent (1932) Stephen Roberts, George Bancroft, Wynne Gibson, Charles Starrett, Drama, Sport
Stag Bailey, a slow-witted prizefighter, and his girlfriend, speakeasy hostess Puff Rogers, take over the upbringing of Ted Streaver after his father, Stag’s manager, is killed. Read More »
Thunderbolt (1929) Josef von Sternberg, George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Crime, Drama
A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Morgan, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in love with Thunderbolt’s girl, without knowing of their relationship. Thunderbolt hopes to stave off the execution long enough to kill young Morgan for romancing his girl.
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