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Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell was an American actress known for her roles in films during the 1930s and 1940s. She was known for portraying snappy, fast-talking characters in various genres, including crime dramas and comedies. Her notable roles include Verna Jarrett in Little Caesar and Torchy Blane in the Torchy Blane film series.

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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 1932 IMDB Rating: 8.2

A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chai...

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The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town

Film Age rating: 6 Year: 1942 IMDB Rating: 7.5

When the Holmes Woolen Mill burns down, political activist Leopold Dilg is jailed for arson and accidental murder. Escaping, Leopold hides out in the home of his childhood sweetheart Nora Shelley... w...

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Heat Lightning

Heat Lightning

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1934 IMDB Rating: 7.1

A lady gas station attendant gets mixed up with escaped murderers.

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Gold Diggers of 1935

Gold Diggers of 1935

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1935 IMDB Rating: 6.9

Romance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughter and son spend their vacation at a posh New England resort.

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The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1955 IMDB Rating: 6.4

Broadway showgirl Evelyn Nesbit (Joan Collins) is the object of affection of two men: playboy architect Stanford White (Ray Milland) and wealthy but unstable Harry Thaw (Farley Granger). She marries T...

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Gold Diggers of 1937

Gold Diggers of 1937

Film Age rating: 4 Year: 1936 IMDB Rating: 6.4

The partners of stage-producer J. J. Hobart gamble away the money for his new show. They enlist a gold-digging chorus girl to help get it back by conning an insurance company. But they don’t count on...

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Hollywood Hotel

Hollywood Hotel

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1937 IMDB Rating: 6.4

After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her current movie's premiere. Her agent discovers strugglin...

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Susan Slept Here

Susan Slept Here

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1954 IMDB Rating: 6.4

On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his gofer Virgil get an unexpected visit from Sergeant Maizel. Knowing Christopher is working on a juvenile...

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The Disorderly Orderly

The Disorderly Orderly

Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1964 IMDB Rating: 6.3

Poor Jerome Littlefield. He wants to be a doctor – but that's not exactly the perfect career choice when you're hopelessly squeamish. So he settles for the job of orderly at the Whitestone Sanitarium,...

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The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1934 IMDB Rating: 6.2

Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.

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