Minna Gombell
Actor · 1892 – 1973 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Minna Gombell (May 28, 1892 – April 14, 1973) was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s. She appeared in 50 Hollywood films including; Laurel and Hardy's Block-Heads, The Merry Widow, The First Year, Boom Town, High Sierra, Hoop-La, The Thin Man, and The Best Years of Our Lives. Her third husband was the film writer, producer and director Myron Coureval Fagan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Minna Gombell, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie7.7DramaRomanceIt's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946 · 765 votes
Movie7.3DramaRomanceParis, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he is involved by the twisted magistrate in his malicious plans to free himself from Esmeralda's alleged spell, which he believes to be the devil's work.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939 · 227 votes
Movie7.5ComedyMysteryFormer detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora. Their holiday is interrupted when the daughter of Nick’s former client asks for help finding her missing father, eccentric inventor Clyde Wynant. When Wynant’s body is discovered, Nick is drawn back into the investigation, with Nora eagerly joining him. As the couple questions Wynant’s family, friends, and business associates, a tangled web of greed, deception, and murder begins to unravel.
The Thin Man
1934 · 555 votes
Movie7.1CrimeDramaGiven a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.
High Sierra
1941 · 367 votes
Movie7.5DramaRomanceAn elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937 · 224 votes
Movie6.3DramaA sideshow bally girl sets out to seduce the naive son of the show's manager to get even with him for a friend that he jilted.
Hoopla
1933 · 9 votes
Movie7.0ComedyWarIt's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his old chum's picture in the paper and goes to visit Stan who has now been returned to the States and invites him back to his home.
Block-Heads
1938 · 152 votes
Movie6.7ComedyMusicA prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
The Merry Widow
1934 · 69 votes
Movie7.1DramaMysteryVirginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions and unable to even recognize her husband, Robert, she is treated by Dr. Mark Kik, who is determined to get to the root of her mental illness. As her treatment progresses, flashbacks depict events in Virginia's life that may have contributed to her instability.
The Snake Pit
1948 · 118 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
Movie6.3DramaWesternUS Marshall Vance is assigned to rid the Oklahoma Territory of outlaws.
Return of the Bad Men
1948 · 45 votes
Movie6.2WesternSalomy Jane, a California mountain girl, is sought after by a number of men in the nearby small town of Redwood City. She is affected when two criminals are pursued by authorities: one for killing a hypocritical mayoral candidate, the other for robbing the stagecoach.
Wild Girl
1932 · 12 votes
Movie5.4ComedyMusicForeign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.
Here Comes the Groom
1951 · 18 votes
Movie6.0RomanceDramaA man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage.
Bad Girl
1931 · 41 votes
Movie5.9DramaMusicComposer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer.
The Great Waltz
1938 · 18 votes
Movie6.8DramaAt the height of the Great Depression, Tommy's mother has been out of work for months when Eddie's father loses his job. Eager not to burden their parents, the two high school sophomores decide to hop the freight trains and look for work.
Wild Boys of the Road
1933 · 53 votes
Movie7.0AdventureDramaTwo buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.
Boom Town
1940 · 64 votes
Movie8.0DramaAfter the death of her sewing machine tycoon husband, a young woman is cold-shouldered by her grasping in-laws. She heads to New York City and meets a man, falls in love and gets married. Unknown to her, her new husband is after what he thinks to be her fortune, in revenge for the theft of his father's patents that made the sewing machine profits. Discovering that she is in fact penniless, they both reconcile.
Marrying Widows
1934 · 1 votes
Movie5.8ComedyRomanceInnocent Sally Brown thinks men are only attracted to experienced women, so she poses as the wife of an unmarried businessman on a trip to Paris.
Careless Lady
1932 · 5 votes
Movie7.0RomanceJane Ray, a very clever reporter of crimes of passion, or "sob sister," for a New York tabloid, begins to feel depressed by the sordidness of her latest assignment, the investigation of a young woman's murder by her husband. Despite her growing distaste for her profession, Jane gets her story and, with typical ingenuity, frustrates her competitors' attempts to follow her lead.
Sob Sister
1931 · 1 votes
Movie5.2CrimeDramaFramed for two crimes he didn't commit, and betrayed by his girl, Cliff Banks finds himself on the run from the police. Now distrustful of everyone, he finds a safe haven hiding out at a quaint country cottage under the care of a kindly old farmer and his daughter, a Cinderella-like blind woman who seems to be able to communicate with nature. There he is forced by their love to question his misanthropy.
Destiny
1944 · 10 votes
Movie7.0ComedyRomanceSocial butterfly marries Park Avenue doctor and learns that his nurse is in love with him.
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937 · 3 votes
Movie7.0ComedyThe Palmers, an apparently wealthy family, move into the house next door to the Lazarres. However, the Palmers are actually a gang of thieves plotting to rob the Lazarres.
Cheating Cheaters
1934 · 1 votes
Movie4.9ComedyDramaSongwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.
I'll See You in My Dreams
1951 · 14 votes