Movies and TvShows featuring "ladd-and-preston" theme.

Whispering Smith is a railroad detective who is determined to bring the criminals to justice. Along the way, he has to deal with a truck wreck, a shooting, and a train derailment. As he gets closer to the truth, he finds himself in the middle of a love triangle and must decide where his loyalty lies.

Joe is the head of an itinerant combine crew, working the harvests against rival crew boss Alperson. Joe's buddy Jim joins the crew with startup money. Farmer's niece Fay falls for Joe. He puts her off. To get back she marries Jim whom she prods into high-grading the grain (skimming off some for private sale). The last payment on Joe's machinery is due just as he discover's what his buddy has been doing.

Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.