Oliver H.P. Garrett — Playwright (18)
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The Drag Net (1928)
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Josef von Sternberg actor: George Bancroft / William Powell …
other title: La redada / La Rafle …
Captain Timothy 'Two Gun' Nolan is appointed head of the New York detective force, and as his first act, rounds up every criminal in town. Gang boss 'Dapper' Frank Trent stands bail for all of them as independent minor gang-leader. Setting out to get Trent, Nolan moves in on his hideout, assisted by his friend 'Shakespeare.' Trent kills Shakespeare, but makes Nolan believe it is his shot that has done so. Nolan resigns his commission and becomes a drunk. Found unconscious by Trent, he is offered as the pièce de résistance at a gangland banquet which 'The Magpie' attends. A lost film.
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Underground (1941)
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Vincent Sherman actor: Jeffrey Lynn / Philip Dorn …
other title: Lucha en la sombra / 地下 (1941年電影)
A World War II Hollywood propaganda film detailing the dark underside of Nazism and the Third Reich set between two brothers, Kurt and Erik Franken, whom are SS officers in the Nazi party. Kurt learns and exposes the evils of the system to Erik and tries to convince him of the immoral stance that marches under the symbol of the swastika.
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Street of Chance (1930)
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John Cromwell actor: William Powell / Jean Arthur …
other title: 大道似锦 / 大道似錦 …
'Natural' Davis (William Powell) is a respected gambler who follows a ruthless code of honor with those who cheat against him. His wife, Alma (Kay Francis), wants to divorce him because of his addiction and lifestyle, but they agree on a reconciliation and second honeymoon together and 'Natural' promises to give up gambling. However, his plans change when his brother, 'Babe' (Regis Toomey), arrives in town looking to score big, and 'Natural' has to devise a plan quickly to put him off gambling forever.
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Sealed Cargo (1951)
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阿尔弗雷德·L·沃克 actor: 达纳·安德鲁斯 / Carla Balenda …
other title: O Corsário Maldito / L'équipage fantôme …
A Newfoundland fishingboat comes to the aid of a wrecked Danish sailing ship and tows it to a small village, but eventually the captain of the fishingboat realises that it's a U-boat supply ship in disguise, loaded with torpedoes. So, together with his crew and a group of villagers he sets about a plan to blow the ship as well as any U-boats that approach it. Based on the novel "The Gaunt Woman" by Edmund Gilligan.
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John Cromwell's Dead Reckoning (1947)
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约翰·克伦威尔 actor: 亨弗莱·鲍嘉 / 丽莎贝斯·斯科特 …
other title: 血海仇 / Dead Reckoning
Rip Murdock and Johnny Darke are en route to Washington when Johnny disappears and then turns up dead. Rip learns that Johnny had been accused of murder and sets out to find out what he can. He falls in love with Coral whose husband Johnny is supposed to have killed.
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Night Nurse (1931)
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威廉·A·韦尔曼 actor: 芭芭拉·斯坦威克 / 本·莱昂 …
other title: 夜班护士 / L'Ange blanc …
Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.
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City Streets (1931)
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鲁本·马莫利安 actor: 加里·库珀 / 西尔维娅·西德尼 …
other title: 城市大街 / 도시의 거리 …
Nan, a racketeer's daughter, is in love with The Kid, a shooting gallery showman. Despite Nan's prodding, The Kid has no ambitions about joining the rackets and making enough money to support Nan in the lifestyle she's accustomed to. Her attitude changes after her father implicates her in a murder and she's sent to prison. During her incarceration, her father convinces The Kid to join the gang in order to help free Nan. When Nan is released, she wants nothing more to do with the mob and tries to get The Kid to quit, but she may be too late.
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白鲸记 (1930)
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劳埃德·培根 actor: 约翰·巴里摩尔 / 琼·贝内特 …
other title: Moby Dick / 斩鲸结俪记
n this extremely loose adaptation of Melville's classic novel, Ahab is revealed initially not as a bitter and vengeful madman, but as a bit of a lovable scamp. Ashore in New Bedford, he meets and falls for Faith Mapple, daughter of the local minister and beloved of Ahab's brother Derek. Faith herself quickly returns Ahab's love, as Derek is drab and ignoble. On his next voyage, however, Ahab loses a leg to the monstrous white whale Moby-Dick. When upon his return to New Bedford he mistakenly believes Faith wants nothing to do with him because of his disfigurement, Ahab returns to sea with only one goal in mind -- to find and kill the great white whale.
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The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
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Stephen Roberts actor: 米利亚姆·霍普金斯 / 杰克·拉鲁 …
other title: 可怜美玉陷泥淖 / 템플 드레이크 이야기 …
Temple Drake is a Southern belle who leads men on with her sexuality but usually leaves them wanting. She's loved by lawyer Stephen Benbow, whom she likes but doesn't love. While out carousing with one of her beaux, she finds herself stranded with a gang of bootleggers, one of whom, Trigger, rapes her and makes her his sex slave. When another man is accused of a murder Trigger committed, Stephen defends him and sets out to find Trigger. But he isn't prepared for whom he finds with Trigger, or what she's become. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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Night Flight (1933)
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Clarence Brown actor: John Barrymore / Helen Hayes
other title: 夜航 / Nachtflug …
Polio breaks out in Rio de Janeiro, the serum is in Santiago and there's only one way to get the medicine where it's desperately needed: flown in by daring pilots who risk the treacherous weather and forbidding peaks of the Andes.
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A Farewell to Arms (1932)
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Frank Borzage actor: Helen Hayes / 加里·库珀 …
other title: 告别武器 / 战地春梦 …
A tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and British nurse Catherine Barkley. Eventually separated by Frederic's transfer, tremendous challenges and difficult decisions face each as the war rages on.