William C. McGann

As he looks over the dusty, deserted remains of the western "boom town" of Panamint, grizzled old prospector Chuckawalla Bill Redfield recalls the town's glory days. Looming large in Chuckawalla's reminiscences is the day that young and apparently mild-mannerd minister Philip Pharo rode into town. In his own gentle but forceful fashion, Pharo managed to bring the town's lawless element into line, mollify the local bluenoses, and win the heart of likeable dance-hall girl Mary Mallory.

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A reporter and a police detective sort through the clues in a night-club owner's murder.

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In this comedic short, a reporter wins a boxer's contract and decides to stage an exhibition fight for a society ladies' Milk Fund benefit bazaar.

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A conman arrives in town trying to sell his miracle methods of weight loss to the ladies. It's left to the good Dr. Christian to expose this fake and save a fragile young girl's life.

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The story of Cinderella with a children's cast.

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A New York attorney defends a young man with a criminal past who has been accused of murdering a police inspector.

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A young man is determined to turn his beloved racehorse, which is blind, into a champion.

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A hobby-mad family makes their obsessions pay off.

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A scatterbrained waitress invests her inheritance in a broken-down race horse and a sweepstakes ticket.

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This short chronicles Abraham Lincoln's presidency from his inauguration through delivery of the Gettysburg Address.

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A reporter gets himself sent to prison to expose a mobster.

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A dizzy young girl falls into crime but wins her lawyer's heart.

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A San Francisco astrologer correctly predicts a ship passenger's death and then helps the police look for the murderer.

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Penrod Schofield's mischievous dog, Duke, is falsely accused of biting Penrod's spoiled friend, Rodney.

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Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named after the title sea creature.

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A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove his innocence.

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Frantic screwball comedy about a meek personal assistant (Frank McHugh) who is promoted to managing editor of a newspaper features syndicate that is owned by and staffed with cuckoos.

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A boy and his gang catch bank robbers using their clubhouse as a hide-out.

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A young man allergic to horses decides he has to learn to play polo in order to impress the girl he loves. Comedy.

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Lawyer Perry Mason is summoned to the Laxter mansion in the dead of night to write granddaughter Wilma out of invalid Peter Laxter's will, to keep her from marrying suspected fortune hunter Doug. Peter dies in a mysterious fire and Laxter's two grandsons, Sam Laxter and Frank Oafley, inherit his estate on the condition old caretaker Schuster and his cat Clinker are kept on. When cat-hating Sam threatens Clinker, Perry steps in and learns Laxter's death was suspicious and the family fortune and diamonds are missing. Schuster's found dead in his basement apartment, Laxter's nurse Louise is murdered with Schuster's crutch, and circumstantial evidence brings Doug to trial for Louise's death. Mason's investigation produces a surprise witness who turns the trial around. Written by Sister Grimm

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Salesman develops a fake stock plan in new invention before it is finished.

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Searching for ratings at any cost, an unscrupulous radio-network owner forces his program manager to air a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.

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A stock broker's small-town best friend thinks the bride-to-be and her family are gold-diggers so he does everything he can to prevent the wedding.

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Fred, the wealthy owner of apple groves, has sent his nephew to college, but the only job that his nephew has after graduating is the job of not working. Bill is a dreamer, a talker and a golf player and he has a lot of ideas, but still lives off Fred. When Hazel gets engaged to Doc Jenkins, it takes a while, but Bill talks her into marrying him instead. The only problem is that now, he needs to find a job.

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A star rower is forced to join a good school under a pseudonym because his wealthy dad doesn't like schools that have high academic standards.

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A construction company foreman's life changes--not necessarily for the better--when he is promoted to an executive position.

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A PR man talks a swanky hotel into hiring his girlfriend's brother as chef.

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Director William C. McGann's 1935 film stars Gloria Stuart and Ross Alexander as a young couple in love who face economic woes once they're wed.

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In France, opera star Enrico Baroni is tired of his mistress Pompom. After a performance, Enrico goes to a cabaret with his manager, Muldoni, and some friends. When Pompom arrives, Enrico leaves the cabaret with his servant, Fresco. Hearing music nearby, Enrico and Fresco discover a band of gypsies.

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A crusade against women wearing clothes which are more abbreviated than the law allows results in policemen and jurists being captivated by their captives.

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