Rex Downing

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• Movie7.2

  DramaRomance

  Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.

  Wuthering Heights

  1939 · 336 votes

• Movie6.7

  ThrillerCrime

  Roy Martin aka Roy Morgan is a burglar and former war-time Radio & Electronics Engineer who listens in to radio police calls, allowing him to stay one step ahead of the cops.

  He Walked by Night

  1949 · 109 votes

• Movie6.9

  ThrillerDrama

  A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.

  Act of Violence

  1949 · 108 votes

• Movie6.5

  DramaRomance

  Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who nevertheless stands by her man as he continues to face real danger in the bullring.

  Blood and Sand

  1941 · 67 votes

• Movie6.7

  CrimeDrama

  In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal to look into the case. For some time, McNeal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.

  Call Northside 777

  1948 · 181 votes

• Movie5.5

  HistoryWestern

  In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fresh oysters to Buffalo from New York City. When he rescues Justine Pryor and her mother, who are stranded in a broken wagon on his route, he doesn't let them slow him down and gives the ladies an exhilirating ride into Buffalo. He arrives in time to obtain the contract and is then sent by company president Henry Wells to St. Louis to establish a branch office.

  Wells Fargo

  1937 · 15 votes

• Movie5.2

  CrimeDrama

  Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sullivan as a small-time hood who suffers a mental breakdown as his big plans begin to crumble. Beautiful Belita is his singer girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.

  The Gangster

  1947 · 19 votes

• Movie5.9

  ActionCrime

  Mandrake and his team attempt to prevent "The Wasp" from stealing and using a new Radium invention.

  Mandrake the Magician

  1939 · 5 votes

• Movie5.8

  ComedyWar

  Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he befriends young runaway slave Buckwheat. After wronging a vicious gambler, Spanky and Buckwheat are forced to jump ship. Finding solace at a nearby house, the two are picked by Marshall Valiant for an important mission. This inspires Spanky to organize the local kids to form a small army of their own.

  General Spanky

  1936 · 12 votes

• Movie6.6

  DramaWar

  British nurse Edith Cavell is stationed at a hospital in Brussels during World War I. When the son of a former patient escapes from a German prisoner-of-war camp, she helps him flee to Holland. Outraged at the number of soldiers detained in the camps, Edith, along with a group of sympathizers, devises a plan to help the prisoners escape. As the group works to free the soldiers, Edith must keep her activities secret from the Germans

  Nurse Edith Cavell

  1939 · 12 votes

• Movie5.0

  DramaMusic

  In this drama, an ex-vaudevillian dancer opens up a dance band agency and help street kids at the same time by hiring them to help out. Unfortunately, the local gang of hood's leader resists his attempts. More trouble ensues when the dancer helps a convict gain parole by hiring him. It later turns out that the ex-con is only interested in trying to use the agency as a front for extortion. Songs include the Oscar nominated "When There's a Breeze on Lake Louise," "Your Face Looks Familiar," "Heavenly, Isn't He?" "Let's Forget It," "You're Bad For Me," and "A Million Miles From Manhattan."

  The Mayor of 44th Street

  1942 · 5 votes

• Movie7.5

  Drama

  A runaway orphan is befriended by a kind-hearted pet store owner with a criminal past.

  Little Miss Nobody

  1936 · 2 votes

• Movie6.2

  CrimeDrama

  An embittered Louie Peronni returns from prison to find that his sister, Juli Peronni, is engaged to policeman Eddie Farrell, and also finds that his secret wife Annie Qualen has placed their baby girl in a foundling home. With his old gang again, Louie plans a robbery of a fur warehouse. Louie shoots down the night watchman and is trailed home where his father Guiseppe Peronni persuades him not to fight it out with the police. Determined to let Louie take the full rap, the gang kidnaps the district attorney's daughter.

  The Escape

  1939 · 2 votes

• Movie7.0

  ComedyFamily

  The gang tries to dissuade their teacher from getting married.

  Teacher's Beau

  1935 · 7 votes

• Movie6.3

  Comedy

  Rather than go to church, Spanky decides to go fishing - with disastrous results.

  Little Sinner

  1935 · 6 votes

• Movie6.0

  Crime

  A former GI gets his old job back working for a bookie after returning from serving in the military. Unfortunately, he loses the $20,000 he was supposed to deliver to gambling and a con artist. His attempts to get the money back leads to bigger problems including a murder plot.

  The Invisible Wall

  1947 · 8 votes

• Movie6.6

  ComedyFamily

  While Alfalfa was away at military school, his letters to his friends back home bragged about how he was a star football player. Now that he's back home, he has to prove it.

  The Pigskin Palooka

  1937 · 5 votes

• Movie6.0

  Western

  Safely from behind some shrubbery, Johnny Hume, a boy of 6 or 7, witnesses the slaughter of his mother, father and brother by the guns of a gang led by "the Cat". Twenty years later finds Johnny grown to manhood, an expert bronc rider and target shooter - but paralyzed with fearful memories in an actual gunfight. This is brought home to him when some outlaws stick up the local saloon and Johnny ends up cowering behind the bar.

  Branded a Coward

  1935 · 5 votes

• Movie7.3

  ActionDrama

  Harvest of Redemption was inspired by a true story which occurred in the Texas Rio Grande Valley in the 1920's. It is a coming of age story about a young Latino's struggle as he grows up and attempts to overcome the resentment incurred after witnessing the brutal murder of his father as a young child. His journey is threaded with the very vivid and real colors of life including love, hate, faith, revenge and ultimately Redemption. Written by Hippo Films

  Harvest of Redemption

  2007 · 3 votes

• Movie7.0

  DramaComedy

  The Gas House Kids tackle a gang of criminals in the hope of winning the reward and helping a returning war veteran make a life with his girl.

  Gas House Kids

  1946 · 2 votes

• Movie8.0

  Western

  Twin brothers Bob and Don Ramsay are on opposite sides of the law. Bob is the Sheriff and Don is the famous outlaw the Black Bandit. When the Black Bandit strikes, he is seen and his look-alike brother Bob arrested. Refusing to implicate his brother, Bob escapes and heads after Don.

  Black Bandit

  1938 · 1 votes

• Movie8.0

  ComedyFamily

  The "Our Gang" kids stage a production of "Romeo and Juliet," but the show is threatened when leading lady Darla walks out on star Alfalfa.

  Pay As You Exit

  1936 · 5 votes

• Movie6.9

  Comedy

  The gang puts on a show, everything goes well, except they're missing an act.

  Our Gang Follies of 1936

  1935 · 5 votes