Charles Trowbridge

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• Movie7.6

  CrimeDrama

  A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

  Mildred Pierce

  1945 · 465 votes

• Movie7.2

  WarDrama

  Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.

  Sergeant York

  1941 · 241 votes

• Movie6.8

  DramaRomance

  An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.

  The Fountainhead

  1949 · 163 votes

• Movie6.8

  ComedyFantasy

  Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.

  The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

  1947 · 143 votes

• Movie7.5

  CrimeDrama

  Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.

  Angels with Dirty Faces

  1938 · 369 votes

• Movie7.3

  DramaComedy

  As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.

  Meet John Doe

  1941 · 290 votes

• Movie6.3

  MusicDrama

  At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-successful neighbor Billings, and also steals his girlfriend. This pattern repeats throughout their lives, as Ziegfeld makes and loses many fortunes putting on ever-bigger, more spectacular shows

  The Great Ziegfeld

  1936 · 149 votes

• Movie6.3

  DramaWar

  The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.

  The Wings of Eagles

  1957 · 72 votes

• Movie7.3

  ComedyMystery

  After returning to San Francisco, Nick and Nora Charles are drawn into the disappearance of Nora’s cousin’s husband. When he is found murdered, suspicion falls on the troubled family, and Nick reluctantly resumes his detective work. With Nora eagerly at his side, the pair follows a trail of jealousy, blackmail, secret relationships, and long-buried family scandals.

  After the Thin Man

  1936 · 206 votes

• Movie6.1

  DramaWestern

  On America's frontier, a St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.

  The Sea of Grass

  1947 · 29 votes

• Movie7.1

  War

  Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as part of a sea convoy. When the group of ships comes under attack from a German U-boat, Rossi and Jarvis navigate through dangerous waters to evade Nazi naval forces. Though their mission across the Atlantic is extremely treacherous, they are motivated by the opportunity to strike back at the Germans, who sank one of their earlier ships.

  Action in the North Atlantic

  1943 · 63 votes

• Movie7.4

  AdventureDrama

  Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.

  Captains Courageous

  1937 · 196 votes

• Movie6.5

  DramaWar

  After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt. "Rusty" Ryan frustrated. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, however, Ryan and his buddy Lt. Brickley are told they can finally take their squadron into battle. The PT boats quickly prove their worth, successfully shooting down Japanese planes, relaying messages between islands, and picking off a multitude of enemy ships.

  They Were Expendable

  1945 · 140 votes

• Movie6.1

  Drama

  The story of legendary Notre Dame football player and coach Knute Rockne.

  Knute Rockne All American

  1940 · 27 votes

• Movie6.3

  DramaHistory

  Alexander Graham Bell falls in love with deaf girl Mabel Hubbard while teaching the deaf and trying to invent means for telegraphing the human voice. She urges him to put off thoughts of marriage until his experiments are complete. He invents the telephone, marries and becomes rich and famous, though his happiness is threatened when a rival company sets out to ruin him.

  The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

  1939 · 22 votes

• Movie5.7

  HorrorFantasy

  A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the ancient Egyptian princess Ananka. After receiving funding from an eccentric magician and his beautiful daughter, they set out into the desert only to be terrorized by a sinister high priest and the living mummy Kharis who are the guardians of Ananka’s tomb.

  The Mummy's Hand

  1940 · 104 votes

• Movie7.3

  ComedyRomance

  When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.

  Libeled Lady

  1936 · 136 votes

• Movie5.3

  ActionAdventure

  Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.

  Captain America

  1944 · 36 votes

• Movie5.8

  ActionAdventure

  T-Man Brass Bancroft goes undercover in a prison which has a secret counterfeit operation set up in the print shop.

  Smashing the Money Ring

  1939 · 4 votes

• Movie6.4

  ComedyCrime

  When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she and her group of friends prove them wrong.

  The Mad Miss Manton

  1938 · 45 votes

• Movie7.2

  AdventureRomance

  A jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable diamond and gem necklace in Bombay and as the Japanese Army invades China.

  They Met in Bombay

  1941 · 20 votes

• Movie7.2

  Drama

  In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.

  The Last Hurrah

  1958 · 64 votes

• Movie6.4

  ComedyRomance

  Two ex-soldiers return from overseas--one of them having smuggled into the country a French orphan girl he has become attached to. They wind up running into their old sergeant--who hates them--and getting involved with a race-car builder who's trying to find backers for a new midget racer he's building.

  Buck Privates Come Home

  1947 · 32 votes

• Movie5.7

  Adventure

  A shortage of zoo animals after World War II brings beautiful animal trainer Tanya, her financial backer and her cruel trail boss to the jungle. After negotiating a quota with the native king, they take more animals than allowed. Tarzan intervenes.

  Tarzan and the Huntress

  1947 · 63 votes