Astrid Allwyn
Actor · 1905 – 1978 · South Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Movies24
Movie7.8ComedyDramaAfter the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · 1.2K votes
Movie6.9ComedyRomanceWhen the US Navy fleet docks at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sherry's sister, Connie. But it's not all smooth sailing—Bake has a habit of losing Sherry's jobs for her and, despite Connie's dreams, Bilge is not ready to settle down.
Follow the Fleet
1936 · 76 votes
Movie6.5DocumentaryDocumentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · 2 votes
Movie6.2ComedyDramaA wealthy girl hires a male escort to make one of her male friends jealous. She spreads rumours about her character that makes her popular amongst all bachelors in the city including her friend.
Lady with a Past
1932 · 10 votes
Movie6.0DramaRomanceWhile Peggy deeply falls in love with Jimmy, her best friend Millie becomes increasingly frustrated with men and very jealous with Peggy, so she tries everything to destroy the new love.
Hello, Sister!
1933 · 15 votes
Movie7.0DramaRomanceA French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, if neither has changed their mind.
Love Affair
1939 · 132 votes
Movie6.8ComedyThrillerDelia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf.
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940 · 8 votes
Movie9.0CrimeDramaA crusading sportswriter exposes racketeers involved in paying off fighters to throw their matches.
Woman-Wise
1937 · 1 votes
Movie7.0RomanceComedyA manicurist and an engaged loafer, both planning to marry money, meet and fall in love.
Hands Across the Table
1935 · 21 votes
Movie5.6CrimeMysteryA wise-cracking private detective's honeymoon is interrupted by a kidnapping case.
No Hands on the Clock
1941 · 8 votes
Movie3.0DramaA politically charged story about a man who dabbles in crime, with disastrous results, to gain the capital he needs to purchase a school where immigrants are prepared for American citizenship. The school's European teacher dreams of a fascist America. Based on a story by Nathanael West and Samuel Ornitz, who was one of the Hollywood Ten blacklisted during the McCarthy Era.
It Could Happen to You
1937 · 3 votes
Movie7.0CrimeMysteryAllen Colby, heir to a huge fortune, is presumed drowned after an ocean liner sinks off the coast of Honolulu. Mysteriously, Colby reappears at his mansion only to be murdered soon after. When his body is discovered during a seance, everyone in attendance becomes a suspect, and it's up to Chan to find the murderer before he or she strikes again.
Charlie Chan's Secret
1936 · 27 votes
Movie6.0RomanceComedySocialite, privileged, Jane Dale and lawyer Bill Shevlin meet in an automobile accident at night, on a dirt road, in a storm, near a hick town which fleeces travelers through corrupt law enforcement.
It's A Small World
1935 · 3 votes
Movie4.7CrimeMysteryA female reporter goes undercover to investigate the series of mysterious disappearances of young women, who were all linked to a local drama school.
City of Missing Girls
1941 · 12 votes
Movie5.7ComedyMusicWhen amateur songwriter Jill Wright moves from the Midwest to New York City, she is dismayed to discover that Rick Farrell, the owner of Miracle Publishing Co., has claimed as his own the song she submitted to his company. One of the many films made at Republic with a year attached to the "Hit Parade" title, which came from the "Hit Parade" radio program sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes.
Hit Parade of 1943
1943 · 7 votes
Movie5.2ComedyMysteryThe policy-racket reaches it lean, bony fingers into the ivy-towers of a large university and the underworld trying to “beat the numbers-racket” with applied mathematics. One of the professors, Tom Barry is murdered in the Dean’s office.
Murder Goes to College
1937 · 4 votes
Movie7.0DramaBlind Mrs. Lind comes to American to visit her three children whom she thinks are successful.
Star for a Night
1936 · 2 votes
Movie10.0ComedyJimmy Kelly, who can't hold on to a job because of his hot temper, finds his calling as a process server. He serves process on a gangster and exposes a criminal conspiracy while trying to stop his long-suffering girlfriend from taking a vacation with her lecherous boss.
He Couldn't Take It
1933 · 1 votes
Movie6.7MysteryCrimeA detective must solve a case where a girl was murdered in a room--and all the doors and windows were locked from the inside.
The Westland Case
1937 · 6 votes
Movie5.0ComedyMusicA French-Canadian girl is a champion bronc rider and is also a nightclub singer. An ambitious young man sees her act one night and is struck by her talent, realizing that she is good enough to become a Broadway star. He convinces her to accompany him to New York, where she indeed does become a Broadway star. However, the young man finds himself being squeezed out by greedy Broadway producers who see the talented young girl as their own personal gold mine.
The Girl from Calgary
1932 · 5 votes
Movie4.5DramaRomanceA family living on a farm in Maine takes in a young woman to stay with them, not knowing that the woman is not quite what she seems and has a secret in her past that she hasn't told them about.
Way Down East
1935 · 4 votes
Movie6.4MysteryCrimeRetired performer Mike Morgan sells original illusions to fellow magicians, and although he believes in the supernatural, likes to expose sham psychics. This involves him in some mysterious murders.
Miracles for Sale
1939 · 18 votes
Movie6.7AdventureFamilyChin-Ching gets lost in Shanghai and is befriended by American playboy Tommy Randall. She falls asleep in his car which winds up on a ship headed for America. Susan Parker, also on the ship, marries Randall to give Chin-Ching a family.
Stowaway
1936 · 27 votes
Movie5.0AdventureDramaA commercial pilot romances both a Hollywood actress and a female aviator. 1937.
Love Takes Flight
1937 · 3 votes