Anne Shirley
Actor · 1918 – 1993 · New York City, New York, USA
Anne Shirley (born Dawn Evelyeen Paris; April 17, 1918 – July 4, 1993) was an American child, teen, and young adult screen actress. She retired at age 26. Initially appearing in films under the name Dawn O'Day, she changed her name to Anne Shirley (the name of the title character she portrayed) upon the success of the 1934 film Anne of Green Gables.
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Movie7.2CrimeDramaAfter being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply complex web of mystery and deceit.
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · 268 votes
Movie6.3CrimeDramaAlthough Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs.
Three on a Match
1932 · 75 votes
Movie7.0DramaFantasyFarmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of his sale before he collects. Over that time, Jabez pays off his debts and helps many neighboring farmers, then becomes an advocate for the upstanding Sen. Daniel Webster. When Jabez's contract with Mr. Scratch concludes, he desperately turns to Webster to represent him in a trial for his soul.
All That Money Can Buy
1941 · 101 votes
Movie7.5DramaRomanceA waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.
City Girl
1930 · 106 votes
Movie6.8DramaRomanceA working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.
Stella Dallas
1937 · 101 votes
Movie5.7ComedyRomanceAn aviation engineer and a government secretary are thrown together by the war effort.
Government Girl
1943 · 9 votes
Movie6.2DramaRomanceVirginia, who studies at a boarding school for upper-class girls, falls in love with a medical intern who works as a waiter for a living. Both the director of the school and her mother oppose such a relationship.
Finishing School
1934 · 18 votes
Movie5.9DramaA good nurse ruins her career by covering up for her sister's careless mistake.
Vigil in the Night
1940 · 12 votes
Movie6.5ComedyMusicKaranina "Nina" Novak, is befriended by Nifty, the leader of a four-piece orchestra, and in return, secures an engagement for them at the Little Aregal Cafe, with herself as the vocalist, by pretending she once knew the King or Aregal back in the old country. Steve shows up pretending to be the King of Aregal, and complicates the growing romance between Nina and Nifty. When Steve runs off with Opa, the real King of Aregal (also Steve) appears and complicates things again.
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942 · 4 votes
Movie5.5DramaHistoryThe story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and what resulted.
Rasputin and the Empress
1932 · 15 votes
Movie6.5RomanceComedyAfter being fired from his job at the Marriage License Bureau, a clerk turns to matchmaking.
Bachelor Bait
1934 · 4 votes
Movie6.2DramaRomanceChampion boxer Jimmy Dolan has cultivated a wholesome image for himself, but he's a boozer and womanizer behind the scenes. Intoxicated at a party, he punches a reporter who threatens to expose his hypocrisy, and accidentally kills him. Dolan panics and skips town, winding up on a farm that serves as a home for disabled children run by kindhearted Peggy. As the cynical Dolan falls for Peggy, he begins to change his ways.
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933 · 9 votes
Movie6.4ComedyAt an exclusive boarding school for adolescent girls, the lives of two very different students intertwine when introverted class monitor Natalie Freeman learns of the more popular Linda Simpson's secret boyfriend.
Girls' School
1938 · 9 votes
Movie6.7DramaRomanceOn the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients.
A Man to Remember
1938 · 7 votes
Movie8.2DocumentaryThis documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988 · 5 votes
Movie7.5ComedyDramaA Louisiana con man enters his steamboat into a winner-take-all race with a rival while trying to find a witness to free his nephew, about to be hanged for murder.
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935 · 19 votes
Movie5.7DramaWarA 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
Movie6.8DramaSocial drama of Depression-era homeless children who turn to crime and are sentenced by a judge to a rehabilitation "labor camp".
Boy Slaves
1939 · 5 votes
Movie6.0DramaSentimental drama about an ambitious young teacher who arrives in a small town to take the job of vice-principal. Based on one of L M Montgomery's 'Anne of Green Gables' sequels.
Anne of Windy Poplars
1940 · 7 votes
Movie5.5DramaCrimeMrs. Doray sits with a Juvenile Court Judge to learn more about problem children and what to do about them. One of the cases involves 13 year old Arthur, "the worst kid in town", who moves cars away from fiire-plugs without the knowledge of the owners. The judge gives Arthur and friend Nutty another chance. However they run into further trouble when they break into Mr. Doray's drugstore to get medicine for Nutty's grandmother. Mr. Doray is not sympathetic and completely against his wife's plan to become Arthur's guardian. More incidents occur with Mr. Doray quick to judge prior to getting all of the facts. Mrs. Doray must choose between her marriage and Arthur.
Young America
1932 · 6 votes
Movie5.8CrimeDramaA respected citizen with secret ties to the local mob is faced with revealing his criminal connections to save two innocent people from execution
Law of the Underworld
1938 · 5 votes
Movie5.8DramaRomanceA farmer's widow takes on the land and her late husband's tempestuous son.
So Big!
1932 · 17 votes
Movie5.6ComedyDramaAnne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with their farm work. They accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and to the local villagers.
Anne of Green Gables
1934 · 26 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryHedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the dedication of the Motion Picture Relief Fund's country home and goes to the Mocambo. There is also a sequence dedicated to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin world premiere of the first short in this series attended by more that a few film stars.
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941 · 2 votes