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Murder in the Blue Room (1944) Leslie Goodwins, Anne Gwynne
A party is thrown at a haunted mansion, people start to die Read More »
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942) James P. Hogan, William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, John Litel
Detective Ellery Queen tries to find a missing man, and gets embroiled in a case of murder and embezzlement. Read More »
Comet Over Broadway (1938) Busby Berkeley, John Farrow, Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, John Litel, Drama, Romance
Eve Appleton, wife of small-town garage owner Bill Appleton, has theatrical ambitions. Read More »
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939) William Clemens, Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Nancy Drew and Ted Nickerson solve a murder and save two elderly ladies from losing their family home. The old mansion is complete with a moving wall and a hidden staircase. Read More »
My Bill (1938) John Farrow, Kay Francis, Bonita Granville, John Litel, Drama, Romance
The town of Colbrook, Massachusetts was founded by the family of the same name, and as such they are its leading family. Read More »
The Big Boss (1941) Charles Barton, Otto Kruger, Gloria Dickson, John Litel
The Big Boss is Jim Maloney (Otto Kruger), who pulls all the political strings in an unnamed major metropolis. Maloney’s chief antagonist is scrupulously honest “reform” governor Bob Dugan (John Litel). The fact that Maloney and Dugan are actually brothers, orphaned in childhood and raised separately, adds both texture and poignancy to their current adversarial relationship. Intending to reveal his fraternal ties to Dugan at a crucial moment in the latter’s anti-corruption campaign, Maloney is ultimately defeated by the forces of Righteousness. Outside of the always dependable Otto Kruger and John Litel, the film’s best performance is delivered by the underrated Gloria Dickson as a fairly realistic newspaperwoman.
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