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1. My Dog Rusty (1948)
Approved | 67 min | Drama, Family
Hugh Mitchell is campaigning for Mayor of Lawtonville against the incumbent, Fulderwilder, but his having trouble with his son, Danny, who persists in telling lies. Trouble starts brewing ... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Ted Donaldson, John Litel, Ann Doran, Mona Barrie
Votes: 107
2. A Stranger in Town (1943)
Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In a small corrupt town, an honest crusading lawyer running for mayor gets unexpected help from a tourist who happens to be a Supreme Court judge.
Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Frank Morgan, Richard Carlson, Jean Rogers, Porter Hall
Votes: 1,018
3. Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)
Approved | 70 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Military Academy instructor Oliver Yates is 4-F and losing the respect of his students. He quits to join up but ends up working in a shipyard. His rival Charlie for girlfriend Ruth uses the... See full summary »
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Claire Trevor, Jess Barker, Edgar Buchanan, Tom Neal
Votes: 106
4. Three Hearts for Julia (1943)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy, War
World War II home front romantic comedy in which a war correspondent's wife wants a divorce along with his help in choosing her next husband.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Ann Sothern, Melvyn Douglas, Lee Bowman, Richard Ainley
Votes: 262
5. The Talk of the Town (1942)
Approved | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An escaped prisoner has to prove his innocence to a stuffy law professor with the help of a spirited school teacher.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman, Edgar Buchanan
Votes: 9,134
6. Syncopation (1942)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, History, Music
Covering a quarter-century of American 'syncopated" music (Ragtime, Jazz, Swing, Blues, Boogie Woogie) from prior to WWI through prohibition, the stock market crash, the depression and the ... See full summary »
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, George Bancroft, Todd Duncan, Connee Boswell
Votes: 331
7. Kid Glove Killer (1942)
Passed | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Crime lab expert Gordon McKay uses the latest forensic techniques to solve murders in a city plagued by political corruption and mob rackets.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Van Heflin, Marsha Hunt, Lee Bowman, Samuel S. Hinds
Votes: 1,157
8. Fingers at the Window (1942)
Passed | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An unemployed actor in Chicago aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of axe murders, apparently committed by a "lunatic".
Director: Charles Lederer | Stars: Lew Ayres, Laraine Day, Basil Rathbone, Walter Kingsford
Votes: 1,145
9. Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a Christmas magic show.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Chester Morris, Adele Mara, Richard Lane, George E. Stone
Votes: 694
10. Flight Lieutenant (1942)
Approved | 80 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A disgraced pilot determines to regain the respect of both his son, now a test pilot for the Army, and the men he once flew with.
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Jonathan Hale
Votes: 213
11. One Dangerous Night (1942)
Approved | 77 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A "Lone Wolf" advenure. The Lone Wolf tries to clear himself of a charge of murdering a blackmailer.
Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Warren William, Eric Blore, Marguerite Chapman, Mona Barrie
Votes: 192
12. Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
Passed | 92 min | Crime, Drama
Dr. Jimmy Kildare is back at work at Blair General hospital, though several people admit that he is not himself since suffering his loss. He's taken a liking to a young intern, Don Winthrop... See full summary »
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Ann Ayars, Robert Sterling
Votes: 336
13. Two Yanks in Trinidad (1942)
Approved | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Tim Reardon (Pat O'Brien) and Vince Barrows (Brian Donlevy) are partners in petty crime who fall out with each other. To escape the wrath of Barrows, Reardon enlists in the U.S. Army and so... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Ratoff | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Brian Donlevy, Janet Blair, Roger Clark
Votes: 40
14. Cadets on Parade (1942)
Approved | 66 min | Drama
Austin Shannon, after showing cowardice in sports and unable to adjust to student life, decides he is a misfit at military school and runs away. He meets newsboy Joe Novak and they become ... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Joseph Crehan, Raymond Hatton
Votes: 22
15. The Man Who Returned to Life (1942)
Passed | 61 min | Action, Crime, Drama
David Jamieson, a Northerner, is forced to flee from a Maryland town where he is suspected of murdering the girl who attempted to force him to marry her on the eve of his wedding to another... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: John Howard, Lucile Fairbanks, Ruth Ford, Marcella Martin
Votes: 26
16. Don't Talk (1942)
Approved | 22 min | Drama, Short
This MGM short, part of the Crime does not Pay series, focuses on industrial sabotage during wartime. After a valuable shipment of manganese is blown up at a plant, the FBI try to find out ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Donald Douglas, Gloria Holden, Barry Nelson, Harry Worth
Votes: 291
17. Sabotage Squad (1942)
Approved | 60 min | Drama, Romance, War
Rejected by the army because of a bad heart, Eddie Miller, small-time gambler, promises his girl, Edith Cassell, that he will get a good job. Meanwhile, his pal, Chuck Brown, a pickpocket, ... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Bruce Bennett, Kay Harris, Edward Norris, Sidney Blackmer
Votes: 26
18. Love Crazy (1941)
Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Romance
A wife suspecting infidelity starts divorce proceedings, so the husband pretends to be insane in order to delay the divorce and clear up the misunderstanding.
Director: Jack Conway | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Gail Patrick, Jack Carson
Votes: 3,438
19. Meet Boston Blackie (1941)
Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy ring.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Lane, Charles Wagenheim
Votes: 686
20. Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)
Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Chester Morris, Harriet Nelson, Richard Lane, George E. Stone
Votes: 505
21. The Getaway (1941)
Passed | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A G-man is sent to prison to befriend a suspected robbery ringleader and then helps him break out to gain his confidence.
Directors: Edward Buzzell, Richard Rosson | Stars: Robert Sterling, Charles Winninger, Donna Reed, Henry O'Neill
Votes: 280
22. The Officer and the Lady (1941)
Approved | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Helen Regan (Rochelle Hudson) is the daughter of a crippled ex-police officer whose disability makes her hesitant about getting romantically involved with policeman Bob Condon (Bruce ... See full summary »
Director: Sam White | Stars: Rochelle Hudson, Bruce Bennett, Roger Pryor, Richard Fiske
Votes: 20
23. The Penalty (1941)
Passed | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The son of a murderer is entangled in his father's crimes and is sentenced to a rehabilitive farm, where he learns a new way of life.
Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Edward Arnold, Lionel Barrymore, Marsha Hunt, Robert Sterling
Votes: 233
24. Respect the Law (1941)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Shows how so-called "minor" lawbreakers can do more damage than major criminals.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Moroni Olsen, Richard Lane, Frank Orth, William Forrest
Votes: 116
25. Coffins on Wheels (1941)
Approved | 17 min | Crime, Short, Drama
Unscrupulous car dealers foist faulty and dangerous cars on an unsuspecting public.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Darryl Hickman, Tommy Baker, Allan Lane, Cy Kendall
Votes: 197
26. The Shadow (1940)
Passed | 285 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The Shadow battles a villain known as The Black Tiger, who has the power to make himself invisible and is trying to take over the world with his death ray.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Victor Jory, Veda Ann Borg, Roger Moore, Robert Fiske
Votes: 376
27. The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.
Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Loretta Young, Ray Milland, Reginald Gardiner, Gail Patrick
Votes: 1,045
28. Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Passed | 79 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A cuckolded embezzler on the verge of suicide is helped by a tout, an alcoholic playwright, and a pick-up girl to reimburse the money with a gambling sting.
Directors: Ben Hecht, Lee Garmes | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Rita Hayworth, Thomas Mitchell, John Qualen
Votes: 1,341
29. Convicted Woman (1940)
Approved | 65 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Jobless Betty Andrews, although innocent, is convicted of a department store theft and, despite the best efforts of her lawyer and noted social worker Mary Ellis and a reporter, Jim Brent ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Rochelle Hudson, Frieda Inescort, June Lang, Lola Lane
Votes: 287
30. We Who Are Young (1940)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Two young office workers working at the same large firm secretly marry and defy their employer's policy against coworker fraternization. When the marriage is discovered, Margy (Turner) is ... See full summary »
Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Lana Turner, John Shelton, Gene Lockhart, Grant Mitchell
Votes: 373
31. Sky Murder (1940)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A body is found in a locked airplane compartment and a German female refugee is a suspect. Passenger detective Nick Carter is convinced she didn't do it and works to solve the mysterious murder.
Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Donald Meek, Karen Verne, Edward Ashley
Votes: 460
32. The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Delia's father murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires reformed thief Michael to find killer and jewels before police suspect him.
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Warren William, Eric Blore, Joan Perry, Alan Baxter
Votes: 443
33. Phantom Raiders (1940)
Passed | 70 min | Mystery
An insurance company tasks with Carter and Beeswax to go to Panama where cargo ships are mysteriously exploding and sending their valuable cargoes to the bottom with all hands.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Donald Meek, Joseph Schildkraut, Florence Rice
Votes: 487
34. Cafe Hostess (1940)
Approved | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jo (Ann Dvorak), a "percentage girl" at the notorious Club 46, is in despair. She can see no way out of the dreary and sordid routine of entertaining customers - called drinking and dancing... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak, Douglas Fowley, Wynne Gibson
Votes: 87
35. The Secret Seven (1940)
Passed | 62 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Scientists, assembled to prove their methods are effective in criminal investigation, try to solve a series of murders.
Director: James Moore | Stars: Florence Rice, Barton MacLane, Bruce Bennett, Joseph Crehan
Votes: 21
36. Men Without Souls (1940)
Approved | 62 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Johnny Adams arrives in a brutal prison under an assumed name after deliberately framing himself in order to kill White, a captain of the guards, because he had beaten Johnny's father to ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Barton MacLane, John Litel, Rochelle Hudson, Glenn Ford
Votes: 83
37. Glamour for Sale (1940)
Approved | 60 min | Drama, Romance
An undercover man (Roger Pryor) recruits an escort-service rookie (Anita Louise) to inform him of scams.
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Anita Louise, Roger Pryor, Frances Robinson, June MacCloy
Votes: 107
38. So You Won't Talk (1940)
Approved | 69 min | Comedy, Crime
"Whiskers," the timid book reviewer on a metropolitan daily newspaper is fired, along with his girlfriend, switchboard-operator Lucy Walters. They agree to meet for dinner to discuss a book... See full summary »
Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Joe E. Brown, Frances Robinson, Vivienne Osborne, Bernard Nedell
Votes: 40
39. The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's secretary--or is he married to his job? For every time he has a date with his longtime fiancée,... See full summary »
Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Clarence Kolb, Ruth Donnelly
Votes: 620
40. The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
Unrated | 64 min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
When Dr. Savaard's experiment in cryonics is interrupted by the short-sighted authorities, his volunteer dies, and he is condemned to death. He vows vengeance if he can survive his own hanging.
Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox, Roger Pryor
Votes: 1,965
41. Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dance contest to find a new star.
Director: S. Sylvan Simon | Stars: Lana Turner, Richard Carlson, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, Artie Shaw
Votes: 534
42. Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
Passed | 302 min | Mystery
A mad doctor named Zanoff uses a drug to bring himself back from the dead after his execution in prison. Dick Tracy sets out to capture Zanoff before he can put his criminal gang back together again.
Directors: John English, William Witney | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Irving Pichel, Ted Pearson, Jennifer Jones
Votes: 363
43. Nick Carter, Master Detective (1939)
Passed | 59 min | Mystery
Detective Nick Carter is brought in to foil spies at the Radex Airplane Factory, where a new fighter plane is under manufacture.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Rita Johnson, Henry Hull, Stanley Ridges
Votes: 517
44. Sergeant Madden (1939)
Passed | 80 min | Drama, Romance
A highly respected Irish cop is pleased when his son follows him onto the force. Unfortunately, the son is more interested in rewards than in upholding the law. After he shoots a child ... See full summary »
Director: Josef von Sternberg | Stars: Wallace Beery, Tom Brown, Alan Curtis, Laraine Day
Votes: 198
45. A Woman Is the Judge (1939)
61 min | Drama
A famous woman jurist at the peak of her career resigns the bench to defend her daughter against a murder charge.
Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Frieda Inescort, Otto Kruger, Rochelle Hudson, Mayo Methot
Votes: 36
46. Those High Grey Walls (1939)
Approved | 80 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Dr. MacAuley, a kindly, beloved country doctor, is sent to Fillmore Prison. His crime was for removing a bullet from a young man who was escaping from the police. This is man whom he had ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Walter Connolly, Onslow Stevens, Paul Fix, Bernard Nedell
Votes: 37
47. Flying G-Men (1939)
Passed | 257 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Three government aviators called the "Flying G-Men", one of whom is disguised as "The Black Falcon", fight to protect the US and its allies from an enemy spy ring and to avenge the death of the fourth Flying G-Man.
Directors: James W. Horne, Ray Taylor | Stars: Robert Paige, Richard Fiske, James Craig, Lorna Gray
Votes: 43
48. Scandal Sheet (1939)
Approved | 66 min | Crime, Drama
Jim Stevenson, publisher of a scandal mongering tabloid, takes pride in publishing only the news that's unfit to print. Stevenson attends the graduation ceremonies at Croft College, where ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Otto Kruger, Ona Munson, Edward Norris, John Dilson
Votes: 14
49. You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Passed | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The son of a snobbish Wall Street banker becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family not realizing that his father is trying to force her family from their home for a real estate development.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold
Votes: 27,918 | Gross: $4.66M
50. Start Cheering (1938)
Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Fed up with movie life, film star Ted Crosley quits pictures to enroll in Midland College, much to the horror of his manager Sam Lewis and his stooge-friend Willie Gumbatz. Ted wishes to ... See full summary »
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Jimmy Durante, Walter Connolly, Joan Perry, Charles Starrett
Votes: 267