Russell Wade

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• Movie7.6

  Comedy

  Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.

  My Man Godfrey

  1936 · 406 votes

• Movie6.6

  Western

  When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.

  Tall in the Saddle

  1944 · 76 votes

• Movie7.0

  HorrorThriller

  Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.

  The Body Snatcher

  1945 · 204 votes

• Movie6.8

  MusicRomance

  Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.

  Broadway Melody of 1940

  1940 · 40 votes

• Movie7.0

  ComedyRomance

  Years after her ship disappeared, a presumably dead woman returns home. To her shock, she finds her husband has remarried.

  My Favorite Wife

  1940 · 176 votes

• Movie5.8

  MusicComedy

  Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey, and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe, who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned.

  One Night in the Tropics

  1940 · 23 votes

• Movie7.0

  ComedyRomance

  College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzling night-club singer.

  Vivacious Lady

  1938 · 71 votes

• Movie6.7

  ComedyFantasy

  Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.

  Topper

  1937 · 141 votes

• Movie7.4

  ComedyRomance

  A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.

  Ball of Fire

  1941 · 252 votes

• Movie6.2

  Comedy

  When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps, his two goofball assistants decide to go with him. Since the two are Abbott & Costello, the air corps doesn't know what it's in for.

  Keep 'Em Flying

  1941 · 24 votes

• Movie6.4

  ComedyCrime

  When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she and her group of friends prove them wrong.

  The Mad Miss Manton

  1938 · 45 votes

• Movie6.4

  ComedyMusic

  Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.

  Road to Singapore

  1940 · 48 votes

• Movie5.7

  ComedyFamily

  Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.

  Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

  1940 · 12 votes

• Movie4.9

  ComedyDrama

  Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through his employee Tony so that Julius can escort Amelia to every musical event in the city. The trouble begins when he cannot meet her one night and Tony goes in his place. Tony believes that Julius and Amelia are a couple and then son Paul thinks that Tony and Amelia are a couple as he is sending her the money. The worst part is that Amelia might leave classical music for swing music with classmates Dusty, Joy and the band.

  My Love Came Back

  1940 · 8 votes

• Movie6.0

  Science FictionCrime

  University professor George Kingsley is struck by gangsters while crossing the street, leaving him with brain damage and one of the gangsters, Cannon, paralyzed. Kingsley's friend Dr. Sovac attends to both men, and when Cannon offers him a reward for aiding his recovery, Kovac transplants part of Cannon's brain into the dying Kingsley's skull, creating a dual personality.

  Black Friday

  1940 · 61 votes

• Movie4.2

  Western

  A special agent hunts a female outlaw out West.

  Renegade Girl

  1946 · 9 votes

• Movie7.2

  ComedyDrama

  Three sisters who believe life is going to be easy, now that their parents are back together, until one sister falls in love with another's fiancé, and the youngest sister plays matchmaker.

  Three Smart Girls Grow Up

  1939 · 8 votes

• Movie5.7

  DramaWar

  A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to the U.S. Army the superiority of high altitude precision bombing, and establishes a school for bombardiers. Training is followed in semi-documentary style, with personal dramas in subplots. The climax is a spectacular sequence.

  Bombardier

  1943 · 21 votes

• Movie4.2

  ComedyRomance

  A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.

  Three Loves Has Nancy

  1938 · 8 votes

• Movie7.0

  Comedy

  Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure, and clearly not paying his performers, including Bergen and McCarthy, who try to coax money out of him, or in McCarthy's case, steal some outright.

  You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

  1939 · 21 votes

• Movie6.5

  HorrorMystery

  When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.

  The Leopard Man

  1943 · 132 votes

• Movie8.0

  Western

  This film was produced and released in 1944 by Film Enterprises for the 16mm school-and-institutional market, and was picked up and released in 1948 by Astor for theatrical 35mm showings. Both versions finds the citizens of Rockford upset over a series of murders and robberies. The Sundowners - Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby and Russ Wade - ride into Rockford and innocently takes jobs with Tug Wilson and his tough crew of line riders, who are in cahoots with Yeager in a big land swindle scheme.

  Sundown Riders

  1944 · 1 votes

• Movie6.3

  ThrillerMystery

  Captain Stone's newly recruited officer, Tom Merriam, idolizes his senior who treats him like a friend. But when a couple of his crew members die mysteriously, Tom starts doubting Stone's authority.

  The Ghost Ship

  1943 · 76 votes

• Movie5.7

  Drama

  William 'Frank' Cavanaugh is a top football coach who gave up his career to enter WWI where he became a hero. After the war he went back to coaching where he ended up having one of the best winning percentages in football history.

  The Iron Major

  1943 · 7 votes