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In a small town, a woman begins to suspect that her new husband may be an alien from outer space. As more strange occurrences happen, she tries to convince others of the truth, but no one believes her. As the alien invasion plans unfold, she must find a way to stop them and save her town.
A reporter, while investigating a crime boss, gets framed for murder. He is sent to prison where he quickly befriends a gangster and together they fight against corruption. The reporter must prove his innocence and take down the criminals from within the prison walls.
In 'Nothing Sacred', a newspaper reporter deceives the public by pretending to have a fatal illness. The fake news creates a sensation, boosting the newspaper's circulation. However, things get complicated when the reporter falls in love with a small-town girl from Vermont and must face the consequences of his deception.
Skipalong Rosenbloom is the star of a heavily commercialized TV kiddie show, presided over by a smarmy announcer. He is at odds with western bad guy Butcher Baer.
To the Shores of Tripoli is a movie set during World War II, focusing on the experiences of Marines in training at Camp Pendleton. The story follows a spoiled brat who joins the Marines to prove himself, and his journey to maturity and self-sacrifice.
In Louisiana Purchase, a senator gets caught in a scheme to compromise his reputation. With New Orleans as the backdrop, this musical explores the mythology surrounding the historic purchase of Louisiana. The senator becomes a victim of a political conspiracy and must navigate the threats and set-ups that come his way. With the help of Mardi Gras festivities and a glimpse into the legislature, the investigation unfolds, revealing innocence amid the corruption. This contemporary comedy deals with political intrigue, anticipation, and the frame-up of the innocent senator in Louisiana.
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.
Two vaudeville acrobats adopt the son of an actor friend.
Slapsie Rosenbloom receives an award from the satirical Harvard Lampoon for his well-known stupidity. Instead of being enraged, Slapsie Maxie is delighted by the "honor", and promptly tries to enroll at the ivy-league university. Upon arriving on campus, he is pounced upon by a group of eccentric scientists led by Professor Alvin, who is convinced that Rosenbloom is the "missing link" that science has long been searching for.
George Hollister, crack investigator for the NYC police, is assigned to run down the enemy aliens who dynamited a Detroit munitions plant. The trail takes him to a customs inspector who is known to have honored fake passports provided by Leon Fenten, chief henchman of Drexel Stuyvesant who heads the sabotage ring. Aided by his partner Ray Nolan. Hollister arrests an agent named Reed and takes his place using the fake passport. As Reed, he is met by Karol Roy, an innocent assistant, who takes him to Fenten. Working undercover, Hollister is still unable to learn the name of the head man, not even from dumb gang-member Hank Kircher. Stuyvesant warns Fenten of his suspicions about "Reed" and the latter gives Hollister an assignment as a test.
A milquetoast clerk is betrothed to the socialite whose aunt holds a big account with his company.
Hollywood or Bust is a comedy film from 1956 that follows the story of a gambler and a singer who embark on a cross-country trip to make it to Hollywood, facing various obstacles and comedic situations along the way.
The two leading ladies are cast as Prudence and Agatha, a pair of old-fashioned schoolteachers in an old-fashioned small town. Disdaining the wimpy theories of "progressive" education, Prudence and Agatha stick to the reliable "Three R's," often teaching to the tune of a hickory stick. Though ridiculed for their so-called outmoded methods, the heroines manage to turn out quite a few prize students, earning the undying gratitude of the local citizenry.
Pilot disobeys unsafe orders and loses his job. He then starts a flying school which receives a boost when the government launches a program which it hopes will produce 20,000 pilots a year.
A prizefighter is convicted of a murder that was actually committed by his sister.
An undercover cop infiltrates a powerful New York based crime syndicate.
A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But before he can collect, she skips town, with a private detective hot on her trail.
A ring veteran turns a Texas tenderfoot into a winning fighter.
In a small town, a nutty professor opens a boarding house and gets involved with a traveling salesman and a mad scientist. Chaos ensues as they try to navigate their respective situations.
Maxie Rosenbloom
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Max Everitt Rosenbloom (November 1, 1907 – March 6, 1976) was an American boxer, actor, and television personality. Born in Leonard Bridge, Connecticut, Rosenbloom was nicknamed "Slapsie Maxie" by a journalist due to his open-gloved style of boxing. In 1930, he won the New York light heavyweight title. In 1932, he won the World Light Heavyweight Championship. He held and defended the title until November 1934, when he lost it to Bob Olin. As a professional boxer, Rosenbloom relied on hitting and moving to score points. He was very difficult to hit cleanly with a power punch and his fights often went the full number of required rounds. In his boxing career, he received thousands of punches to the head, which eventually led to the deterioration of his motor functions. In 1937, he accepted a role in a Hollywood film. He became a character actor, portraying comical "big guys" in movies that included Each Dawn I Die, and Maxie retired from boxing permanently in 1939. Slapsy Maxie's, the first comedy club, opened in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He continued acting on radio, television, and in a number of films, usually playing comedy roles as a big, clumsy, punch-drunk—but lovable—character. He appeared in a number of episodes (playing himself) of The Fred Allen Show—including a skit with Marlene Dietrich. Rosenbloom played an important part in television's first 90-minute drama, Requiem for a Heavyweight, written by Rod Serling, and starring Jack Palance as a boxer at the end of his career. Rosenbloom played an ex-boxer, whose life revolved around retelling old boxing stories night after night to other ex-boxers in a down-and-out bar. It is the fate that looms for Mountain McClintock, Palance's character, if he cannot adjust to a new life outside the ring. Slapsy Maxie's, his nightclub, is prominently featured in a 2013 crime film, Gangster Squad, which is set in 1949. The club, which actually operated in 1939 at 7165 Beverly Blvd and from 1943 to 1947, was located at 5665 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles.
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