Tag Archives: Otto Kruger

After witnessing the killing of a professor in concentration camp “Dachau” German student Paul emigrates to the USA. Read More »

In 1909 Mary Archer, daughter of small-town bluebloods, awaits the return from Germany of sometime beau Jeff. Read More »

A beautiful woman lands a job at an exclusive salon that deals with the wives of wealthy businessmen. Read More »

An embarrassed headwaiter provides the basis for this classical tale set in pre-war Russia. Read More »

Julie has a star crossed love with Sam, leaning on pal Cassie when sad. Read More »

Joe and Mary run a tobacco store and are just scraping by. When old friend Ted comes into the store, they renew their friendship Read More »

A military nurse recovering at an inn from a nervous breakdown keeps having dreams where she sees two men trying to murder a third. Read More »

Story of women who marry GIs just so they can receive the soldiers’ pay and their life insurance if they are killed in action. Read More »

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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