James Gleason

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Take One False Step
6.4

Take One False Step

Aug. 14, 1949

Take One False Step

Catherine Sykes disappears after a midnight drive with Professor Andrew Gentling . When she’s presumed murdered, his friend Martha ...
Bad Boy
6.6

Bad Boy

Feb. 22, 1949

Bad Boy

A lawman tries to find the source of a juvenile delinquent’s bad behavior.
The Dude Goes West
6.7

The Dude Goes West

May. 30, 1948

The Dude Goes West

Daniel Bone is aiming for success. A Brooklyn gunsmith by trade, he figures the place to be is where the guns are. So off he goes into the West ...
Tycoon
6.1

Tycoon

Dec. 27, 1947

Tycoon

Engineer Johnny Munroe is enlisted to build a railroad tunnel through a mountain to reach mines. His task is complicated, and his ethics are ...
Down to Earth
6.1

Down to Earth

Aug. 21, 1947

Down to Earth

Upset at a new Broadway musical mocking The Nine Muses, Greek goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth to land a part in the show and change it.
The Bishop’s Wife
7.6

The Bishop’s Wife

Dec. 25, 1947

The Bishop’s Wife

An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for ...
The Hoodlum Saint
6.1

The Hoodlum Saint

Apr. 04, 1946

The Hoodlum Saint

A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it’s much more difficult to find work than he ...
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
8

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa’s alcoholism. We come to know these ...
This Man’s Navy
6.2

This Man’s Navy

Jan. 04, 1945

This Man’s Navy

During World War II, Chief Aviation Pilot Ned Trumpet is in charge of an airship at Lakehurst, New Jersey naval base. Trumpet orders an ...
The Clock
7.3

The Clock

May. 25, 1945

The Clock

A G.I. en route to Europe falls in love during a whirlwind two-day leave in New York City.
The Keys of the Kingdom
7.2

The Keys of the Kingdom

A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a ...
Arsenic and Old Lace
7.9

Arsenic and Old Lace

Sep. 01, 1944

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets ...
A Guy Named Joe
6.9

A Guy Named Joe

Dec. 24, 1943

A Guy Named Joe

A cocky Air Force pilot stationed in England during World War II falls for a daring female flier. After he’s killed on a mission, he is ...
Crash Dive
6.3

Crash Dive

Apr. 22, 1943

Crash Dive

A US Navy submarine, the USS Corsair, is operating in the North Atlantic, hunting German merchant raiders that are preying on Allied shipping. ...
My Gal Sal
6.1

My Gal Sal

Apr. 30, 1942

My Gal Sal

Biopic chronicling the early life of gay nineties-era songwriter Paul Dresser as he outgrows his job as carnival entertainer and moves up into ...
Manila Calling
6.8

Manila Calling

Oct. 16, 1942

Manila Calling

During WWII, a group of brave Americans spy on the Japanese after their invasion of the Philippines and became the first U.S. Guerrilla fighters.
The Falcon Takes Over
6.4

The Falcon Takes Over

May. 29, 1942

The Falcon Takes Over

While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O’Hara attempts to track him ...
Babes on Broadway
6.6

Babes on Broadway

Dec. 31, 1941

Babes on Broadway

Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put ...
Meet John Doe
7.6

Meet John Doe

Mar. 14, 1941

Meet John Doe

As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed “John Doe,” who threatens suicide in protest of ...
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
7.5

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Aug. 07, 1941

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes…because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe’s spirit ...
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
6.9

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

Apr. 24, 1936

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings-on at a horse race track by his mystery writer ex-wife.
Murder on a Honeymoon
6.7

Murder on a Honeymoon

Feb. 22, 1935

Murder on a Honeymoon

An amateur sleuth suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a seaplane suddenly dies. The third and final film with Edna May Oliver and James ...
Search for Beauty
6

Search for Beauty

Feb. 02, 1934

Search for Beauty

Three con artists dupe two Olympians into serving as editors of a new health and beauty magazine which is only a front for salacious stories and ...
Murder on the Blackboard
6.7

Murder on the Blackboard

There are plenty of guilty secrets at the school where Hildegarde Withers teaches. When she finds the body of the pretty music teacher, she calls ...
Clear All Wires!
6

Clear All Wires!

Feb. 24, 1933

Clear All Wires!

Buckley is an unethical reporter who manipulates the news for his own benefit as much as he reports it. When he is in Paris to get a medal for ...
The Penguin Pool Murder
6.9

The Penguin Pool Murder

New York schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers assists a detective when a body of unscrupulous stockbroker Gerald Parker suddenly appears in the penguin ...
The Devil Is Driving
6.1

The Devil Is Driving

Dec. 09, 1932

The Devil Is Driving

Gabby Denton, a hard-drinking, down-on-his-luck drifter, seems to get a chance at redemption when his brother-in-law helps get him a job as a ...
Blondie of the Follies
6.4

Blondie of the Follies

New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When Lottie makes the cast of the Follies and moves up in ...
Suicide Fleet
5.5

Suicide Fleet

Nov. 20, 1931

Suicide Fleet

Three US sailors aboard a decoy ship fight German U-boats in World War I and try to win Sally who works on the Coney Island midway.
A Free Soul
6.6

A Free Soul

Jun. 02, 1931

A Free Soul

An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically ...