
Gar Evans is a “high pressure” promoter who tends to be unrealistically optimistic about his projects and exaggerates the chance of success. Read More »
Tag Archives: Mervyn LeRoy
Fools for Scandal (1938) Mervyn LeRoy, Carole Lombard

Rene is broke and Kay is a rich actress visiting Paris. They meet, share a cab and dinner. Read More »
Home Before Dark (1958) Mervyn LeRoy, Jean Simmons

A wealthy but emotionally damaged woman is released from a sanitarium a year after suffering a mental breakdown. Read More »
Five Star Final (1931) Mervyn LeRoy, Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh, H.B. Warner

Hinchcliffe, the ruthless publisher of a sleazy New York tabloid, is concerned that the ethical Read More »
Three Men on a Horse (1936) Mervyn LeRoy, Frank McHugh, Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee

Erwin Trowbridge is a meek salesman blessed with the ability to predict winners in horse races. Read More »
Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)

An American, working for his oil company in China, disregards all but the company’s interests. Read More »
Two Seconds (1932)

Allen claims he his being executed for the wrong murder. Flashbacks show him working with Clark as a riveter. Read More »
Johnny Eager (1941) Mervyn LeRoy, Robert Taylor, Lana Turner, Edward Arnold

Ruthless hood Johnny Eager is pretending to his parole officer that he has chucked the rackets and is now a full-time taxi driver. Read More »
East Side, West Side (1949) Mervyn LeRoy, Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Van Heflin

Brandon and Jessie Bourne have been married to each other for many years. Read More »
Three on a Match (1932) Mervyn LeRoy

Three women who were childhood schoolmates take different paths in life. Read More »