Gloria Dickson
Oyuncu · 1916 – 1945 · Pocatello, Idaho, USA
Gloria Dickson (born Thais Alalia Dickerson; August 13, 1917 – April 10, 1945) was an American stage and screen actress of the 1930s and 1940s. In April 1936, as she worked in a production of the Federal Theatre Project, she was spotted by Warner Bros. talent scout Max Arnow, who signed her to a contract. Her film debut in 1937's They Won't Forget landed her on the top of Hollywood's short list of important up-and-comers, a distinction that garnered her enormous publicity. In Autumn 1937, she was on many magazine covers and was the subject of several major movie magazine articles, with titles such as The Luckiest Girl in the World and New Star of the Year.
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Film6.3SuçDramA boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.
They Made Me a Criminal
1939 · 40 votes
Film7.0BelgeselKomediOut-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · 3 votes
Film5.2SuçThe Crime Doctor gets involved in the case of the poisoning of a wealthy industrialist.
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943 · 6 votes
Film5.9DramGizemA southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day. Andrew Griffin, a small-time lawyer with political ambitions, sees the crime as his ticket to the Senate if he can find the right victim to finger for the crime. He sets out to convict Robert Hale, a transplanted northerner who was Mary's teacher at the business school where she was killed. Despite the fact that all the evidence against Hale is circumstantial, Griffin works with a ruthless reporter to create a media frenzy of prejudice and hate against the teacher.
They Won't Forget
1937 · 33 votes
Film8.4RomantikKomediTwo professional people marry, but the wife insists that they be celibate for the first three months to make sure they are truly compatible.
This Thing Called Love
1940 · 5 votes
Film5.4GizemKomediGrubunun bir üyesi öldürüldükten sonra, bir burlesk evindeki sanatçılar tekrar saldırmadan önce katilin kim olduğunu bulmak için birlikte çalışmalıdır.
Film5.2WesternMaceraA two-fisted Canadian Mountie leads lawmen in pursuit of the thieves who stole an Edmonton-bound freighter's cargo.
Heart of the North
1938 · 5 votes
Film6.8KomediMüzikWhen the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to invite the Academy Ballet of America to compete for monetary prizes, the taxi driver mistakenly brings him to the Club Ballé, a nightclub on the brink of declaring bankruptcy. The owners, Terry Moore and Duke Dennis, jump at the chance to go, despite being aware of the mistake. They hire ballet teacher, Luis Leoni, and his only pupil, Kay Morrow, to join the group, hoping to teach their two dozen show girls ballet en route to Paris by ship. Also going along and rooming with Kay is Mona, Terry's ex-wife, who wants to keep an eye on her alimony checks. Naturally, Kay and Terry fall in love.
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938 · 4 votes
Film6.4KomediSuçA New York radio personality travels to the small town of Fernville to oversee a contest to identify retired safecracker Jimmy Valentine, believed to be living there under an assumed name. The close-knit town of upstanding citizens is understandably upset by this venture, all the moreso when some of its citizens begin to be murdered. The radio personality and the local newspaper's young daughter collaborate on solving the murders while revealing Valentine, who has become one of the suspects.
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942 · 7 votes
Film7.0BelgeselHedda 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
Film3.7RomantikDramOutdoor drama about a newly-hired lumberjack discovering that his former girlfriend is now his new boss's wife.
King of the Lumberjacks
1940 · 7 votes
Film10.0DramKomediComedy about newlyweds wondering if their marriage was a mistake.
I Want a Divorce
1940 · 1 votes
Film6.5DramDuring WWII, the publisher of the isolationist New York Gazette is murdered just as he was about to change the paper's policy and support the US war effort. His friend, a small town patriotic editor, is brought in to find the culprits.
Power of the Press
1943 · 11 votes
Film4.5KomediA Russian dance company agrees to stage the new ballet written by a vaudeville hoofer.
On Your Toes
1939 · 5 votes
Film8.0DramAn elderly war veteran feels lonely and unwanted while living with his son and daughter-in-law, but he learns his life still has purpose when he befriends a neighborhood child with a troubled family life.
No Place to Go
1939 · 2 votes
Film6.0DramRomantikTwo architects lose their heads over a glamorous actress.
Secrets of an Actress
1938 · 6 votes
Film5.3DramSuçA brash night club singer becomes a cop to impress a woman.
Tear Gas Squad
1940 · 8 votes
Film6.2SuçDramThe beautiful Florida Keys provide the setting of this adventure that tells the tale of a fun-filled fishing trip that becomes a nightmare when the charter boat is wrecked on an isolated island. Unfortunately, there are very few provisions and the group must fend for themselves. They are eventually assisted by a hermit, but before that one of the group goes insane, and another is eaten by an alligator.
Mercy Island
1941 · 4 votes
Film5.6SuçDramA trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.
Racket Busters
1938 · 16 votes
Film6.7DramMüzikA Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.
Talent Scout
1937 · 3 votes
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The four Westmore brothers work their make-up magic on a variety of Hollywood stars.
Film6.1DramSuçTwo brothers are separated after the death of their father. One grows up to be a politician, while the other gets involved in corruption.
The Big Boss
1941 · 4 votes
Film4.0KomediA small-town butcher has problems coping with meat rationing.
Rationing
1944 · 4 votes
Film6.8GizemA female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder of a millionaire.
Private Detective
1939 · 4 votes