Axton's solitude comes to an end when a plane makes a forced landing near his property. The only other person at the ranch is Axton's secretary Laura Tait (Irene Hervey), but there's no hanky-panky Laura is happily (or at least contentedly) married to Barney Tait (Harvey Stephens). Axton, who squirrels himself away at a remote ranch to recuperate from an illness. Lionel Atwill heads the cast as reclusive financier G. (70 Min.) Genre: 1930 SUSPENSE, Transfer Quality: Aĭespite its title, things get pretty noisy in MGM's Absolute Quiet. Starring: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Godfrey Tearle, Lucie Mannheim | Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock Read More The 39 Steps was later remade in 19 - both without Hitchcock's participation. He begins trying to do so with the help of a woman he meets en route, Pamela (Madeleine Carroll), who serves as his unwitting assistant, even after she tries to turn him in. Richard learns that he's now wanted by the police for murder, and he must find a way to clear his name. Richard is certain that she's mad until she reappears at his door in the morning, near death with a knife in her back, a map in her hand, and muttering something about "39 Steps." Discovering that a group of thugs are indeed waiting outside, Richard slips away and takes the first train to the Scottish town on the dead woman's map. Moments later, a terrified woman (Lucie Mannheim) begs Richard to help her back at his room, she tells him that she's a British spy whose life has been threatened by international agents waiting outside. Memory" (Wylie Watson) in the midst of the show, shots ring out and Richard flees the theater. Richard Hannay (Robert Donat), a Canadian rancher on vacation in England, attends a music hall performance by "Mr. This classic British thriller was one of Alfred Hitchcock's first major international successes, and it introduced a number of the stylistic and thematic elements that became hallmarks of his later work. (87 Min.) Genre: 1930 SUSPENSE, Transfer Quality: A Starring: Spencer Tracy, Bette Davis, Arthur Byron, Lyle Talbot, Warren Hymer, Louis Calhern, Grant Mitchell | Directed by: Michael Curtiz Read More
Lawes, 20,000 Years in Sing Sing was remade in 1940 as Castle on the Hudson. Based on the book by real-life Sing Sing warden Lewis E. But Tracy eventually honors the warden's faith in him by voluntarily returning to face execution. The furloughed con kills the rival, failing to return to Sing Sing when the allotted 24 hours expires. While on the "outside," Tracy learns that his old rival (Louis Calhern) was responsible for his girl's injuries. It's a test case-if Tracy doesn't return, the warden will be discredited and replaced. When Tracy's girl friend (Bette Davis) is hurt in an auto accident, he is given a 24-hour pass to visit her. The warden sets up a special program permitting selected prisoners a degree of freedom and even suggests allowing an occasional furlough. Thanks to Sing Sing's compassionate warden (Arthur Byron), Tracy becomes a model prisoner, even refusing to participate in a jailbreak. While in solitary confinement, Tracy reconsiders his attitude. Sent to Ossining Prison (popularly known as Sing Sing), influential crook Spencer Tracy is unregenerate and refuses to adhere to the rules.
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It was never officially released on any home video format until issued by the Warner Archive Collection in October 2010 as part of a six-film horror/mystery DVD set.(81 Min.) Genre: 1930 SUSPENSE, Transfer Quality: A The film was released theatrically by Warner Bros. Trevor Bardette as Bruker the Chauffeur.Stuck in the snowbound shelter, the suspects and victims begin to pile up. O'Leary has all of the suspects return to the lodge and begins his investigation. Kingery's daughter Gwen (Anne Nagel) doesn't agree and asks for help from her aunt's nurse, Sarah Keate (Ann Sheridan), who suggests her detective boyfriend, Lance O'Leary (Dick Purcell), for the case. Before the evening is over, Kingery is shot dead and the police officially rule it a suicide. At a hunting lodge retreat, banker Hubert Kingery (Eric Stanely) announces to five fellow officers that one of them has forged documents and embezzled $500,000.
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