Steve is a shy quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the Opera where she had his seats and the next day she shows up as his temporary secretary. Read More »
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Step Lively (1944) Tim Whelan, Frank Sinatra, George Murphy, Adolphe Menjou
Gordon Miller is rehearsing a musical comedy in the penthouse suite of Gribble’s hotel…on credit. Read More »
Two Girls on Broadway (1940) S. Sylvan Simon, Lana Turner, Joan Blondell, George Murphy, Musical, Romance
Eddie sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. Read More »
The Public Menace (1935) Erle C. Kenton, Jean Arthur, George Murphy, Douglass Dumbrille, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Non-citizen Arthur marries reporter Murphy for a bogus gangster’s confession. A divorce is needed, and Murphy is fired. Read More »
Rise and Shine (1941) Allan Dwan, Jack Oakie, George Murphy, Linda Darnell, Comedy, Crime, Musical, Romance, Sport
Stupid football player is kidnapped by gangsters. Lunatics abound: former footballer now dancer, professor interested in magic, gangster who makes horse noises when excited. Read More »
The Arnelo Affair (1947) Arch Oboler, John Hodiak, George Murphy, Frances Gifford, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
Anne Parkson feels neglected by her lawyer-husband Ted, so she falls in love with night-club owner Tony Arnello, a shady character who is a client of her husband’s. Read More »
Border Incident (1949) Anthony Mann, Ricardo Montalban, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
To penetrate a gang exploiting illegal Mexican farmworkers smuggled into California (and leaving no live witnesses), Mexican federal agent Pablo Rodriguez poses as an ignorant bracero, while his American counterpart Jack Bearnes works from outside. Read More »
No Questions Asked (1951) Harold F. Kress, Barry Sullivan, Arlene Dahl, George Murphy
Steve Keiver, young lawyer working for an insurance company Read More »
Having Wonderful Crime (1945) A. Edward Sutherland, Pat O’Brien, George Murphy, Carole Landis, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Having Wonderful Crime spotlights Michael J. Malone, the murder-solving attorney created by author Craig Rice. The film is also ostensibly based on a novel by Rice, though precious little of the original actually made it to the screen. The story begins as Malone (Pat O’Brien) brusquely informs his newlywed friends Jake and Helene Justus (George Murphy and Carole Landis) that he’s not going to allow them to suck him into another murder mystery. Unfortunately for the attorney, Jake and Helene shortly afterward attend a stage magic show wherein the star magician (George Zucco) disappears for real! Their investigation leads to a resort hotel literally packed with murder suspects. When the newlyweds learn too much for their own good, it’s up to Malone to come to the rescue and nab the killer. One of the suspects is played by an actress named Anje Berens, who as “Gloria Holden” previously starred in Dracula’s Daughter (1936).
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