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Man of the World, starring William Powell and Carole Lombard

Man of the World [William Powell]

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Man of the World (1931) starring William Powell, Carole Lombard, Wynne Gibson, Lawrence Gray, Guy Kibbee, George Chandler

Review

Man of the World is an riveting movie with a bittersweet ending. It’s the story of an American expatriate writer, living in Paris. He’s become a suave, debonair, blackmailer. He pretends to act as a go-between for the “real” blackmailer. This way, he keeps his reputation. Until he falls in love with a visiting American woman.

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HE Who Gets Slapped (1924) starring Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert

HE Who Gets Slapped

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HE Who Gets Slapped (1924) starring Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert

HE Who Gets Slapped is a sad, bittersweet story of love, betrayal, revenge. And the circus.

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The Fountainhead (1949) starring Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith

The Fountainhead [Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey]

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The Fountainhead (1949) starring Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith, Robert Douglas

In The Fountainhead, Academy Award winners Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal star in this adaptation of Ayn Rand’s groundbreaking novel. It’s about an architect who refuses to compromise or accept the status quo. And he’ll sacrifice anything to preserve the integrity of his work.

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Killer McCoy (1947) starring Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy, Ann Blyth

Killer McCoy

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Killer McCoy (1947) starring Mickey Rooney, Brian Donlevy, Ann Blyth

In Killer McCoy, a boxer accidentally kills his friend in the ring. Then, he gets mixed up with an unscrupulous manager and racketeers.

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Most Dangerous Game (1932) starring Leslie Banks, Joel McCrea, Fay Wray

Most Dangerous Game

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Most Dangerous Game (1932) starring Leslie Banks, Joel McCrea, Fay Wray

Most Dangerous Game is set on an isolated island in the South Pacific. A deranged Russian exile hunts a shipwreck victim, since other game bores him.

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The Office Wife (1930) starring Dorothy Mackaill, Lewis Stone, Natalie Moorhead, Joan Blondell

The Office Wife [Lewis Stone]

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The Office Wife (1930) starring Dorothy Mackaill, Lewis Stone, Natalie Moorhead, Joan Blondell

The Office Wife is a drama about a married executive, who shortly after his marriage to a younger woman, hires a new secretary. The secretary is determined to be all business … But she unexpectedly falls in love with the older man anyway.

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King of the Roaring Twenties (1961) starring David Janssen, Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster

King of the Roaring Twenties

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King of the Roaring ’20s: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961) starring David Janssen, Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster

King of the Roaring Twenties. Moving from one scam to another Arnold Rothstein quickly becomes rich, and settles into the life of owning big-town gambling joints. Along the way he falls in loves and marries, makes a life-long enemy of a cop on the take, and gradually becomes hardened even to his closest friends.

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The Champ (1931) starring Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper

The Champ

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The Champ (1931) starring Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper

The Champ – the original father-son tale remains one of the all-time great tearjerkers. Wallace Beery plays the washed-up prizefighter making a ring comeback to provide for his son.

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