William Alston

Movies5

• Movie8.0

  MysteryDrama

  Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

  Citizen Kane

  1941 · 6.2K 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

• Movie6.5

  Comedy

  Egbert Sousé becomes an unexpected hero when a bank robber falls over a bench he's occupying. Now considered brave, Egbert is given a job as a bank guard. Soon, he is approached by charlatan J. Frothingham Waterbury about buying shares in a mining company. Egbert persuades teller Og Oggilby to lend him bank money, to be returned when the scheme pays off. Unfortunately, bank inspector Snoopington then makes a surprise appearance.

  The Bank Dick

  1940 · 132 votes

• Movie6.7

  MusicRomance

  Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.

  Show Boat

  1936 · 50 votes

• Movie6.7

  Drama

  A magazine reporter exposes a crooked District Attorney, resulting in his trial. Complications ensue, however, when the man is acquitted.

  Exposed

  1938 · 3 votes