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Gambling House (1950) DVD available
Victor Mature stars as a gambler accused of murder and then acquitted,
but then is faced with being deported as an undesirable alien. Also
starring Terry Moore and William Bendix. Good film noir drama. Great
quality.
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The Gay Deception (1935) DVD available
Enjoyable romantic comedy stars Francis Lederer as a prince posing as
a hotel bellboy who romances secretary posing as rich girl Frances Dee.
Also starring Benita Hume and Alan Mobray as a couple of rich twits.
Excellent quality.
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George White's Scandals (1934) DVD available
Alice Faye made her film debut in this scandalous pre code musical. Producer
White has to deal with crooner Rudy Vallee, Faye, a goofy Jimmy Durante, and
Cliff Edwards in between the wild music numbers. Some of the numbers like Durante's
blackface bit are shocking today. Quality is a bit lesser on this one, note there
are blips in the sound midway through the film.
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George White's 1935 Scandals (1935) DVD available
Followup to the 1934 Scandals has impressario George White discovering Alice
Faye and James Dunn and propelling them to Broadway stardom, only to see success
go to their heads. Also starring Ned Sparks, Cliff Edwards, Lyda Roberti. Early
appearance by Eleanor Powell. Excellent quality.
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Ghost Catchers (1944) DVD available
One of O & J's best films has the duo as nightclub entertainers who aid
a southern colonel and his daughters with the ghosts of a gay 90s playboy,
a horse, and a cow! Also starring Gloria Jean and Martha O'Driscoll.
Decent but not great quality.
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Gigot (1962) DVD available
Jackie Gleason stars as a deaf mute janitor who takes in a young girl
(Katharine Kath) when her mother dies. Sentimental and well acted drama
set it Paris directed by Gene Kelly. Gleason is excellent, even if he
doesn't say a word. Great quality.
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The Gilded Lily (1935) DVD available
Excellent romantic comedy stars Claudette Colbert as a working girl whose
romance with blueblood Ray Milland becomes fodder for her best friend (Fred
MacMurray), a reporter who catapults her to notoriety. Also starring
C. Aubrey Smith. Decent quality.
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Girl Crazy (1932) DVD available
The famed Gershwin musical is now a W & W vehicle. The boys travel to
Arizona to help playboy Eddie Quillan with his dude ranch and run afoul
of badman Stanley Fields. Also starring Dorothy Lee. Songs include
"I Got Rhythm" and "But Not For Me." Excellent quality.
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Girls About Town (1931) DVD available
Hilarious pre code comedy stars Kay Francis and Lilyan Tashman as two gold
diggers hired to put the moves on a rich spendthrift (Eugene Pallette) and his
business associate (Joel McCrea)...but Francis starts actually falling for McCrea.
Note: Quality isn't real good on this one, mainly for completists.
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Give My Regards to Broadway (1948) DVD available
Melancholy musical stars Charles Winninger as Albert the Great a former vaudevillian
who still yearns for the stage 20 years later, often to the chagrin of his family.
Dan Dailey costars as Albert's baseball playing son. With Fay Bainter, Charlie
Ruggles, and Nancy Guild. Excellent quality.
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The Glass Key (1935) DVD available
George Raft stars in the first adaptation of Dashiel Hammett's novel.
Raft is a right hand man to a powerful politician (Edward Arnold) who is
implicated in a murder scandal and tries to uncover the facts. Also starring
Claire Dodd and Ray Milland. Quality isn't all that great, a bit dark.
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The Glass Menagerie (1950) DVD available
Great film adaptation of Tennessee Williams's classic play stars Jane Wyman
as a shy clubfooted girl, Arthur Kennedy as her frustrated brother, and
Gertrude Lawrence as the southern belle mother. Kirk Douglas is the
gentleman caller who comes over for dinner. Excellent quality.
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The Glory Brigade (1953) DVD available
Victor Mature stars as an American officer who leads a group of Greek
troops in a secret mission against the Nazis in this WW2 actioner. Also
starring Alexander Scourby, Lee Marvin, and Richard Egan. Good battle
scenes. Excellent quality.
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Gold Dust Gertie (1931) DVD available
Fun early talkie comedy stars Winnie Lightner as a gold digger who recruits
the help of her salesmen ex husbands (Olsen and Johnson) to help her land
a rich millionaire (Claude Gillingwater). Lots of risque jokes and a good
chase finale. Excellent quality.
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Golden Dawn (1930) DVD available
Shockingly offensive early talkie stars Vivienne Segal as the title
character, a white woman who is the queen of an African village. Also
starring Walter Woolf as an explorer and Noah Berry (in blackface).
Must be seen to be believed. Very good quality.
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Golden Girl (1951) DVD available
Entertaining biography of 1800s showgirl Lotta Crabtree (Mitzi Gaynor), who
wows the California mining towns and later San Francisco. Dale Robertson costars
as a Confederate army spy in love with Lotta. Also starring Dennis Day and Una
Merkel. Excellent quality.
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Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) DVD available
Excellent tearjerker stars Jennifer Jones as a beloved grade school teacher
in a small town who reflects back on her life and students as she awaits a
dangerous spine operation. Also starring Robert Stack, Chuck Conners, and
Peggy Knudsen. Excellent quality.
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The Great American Broadcast (1941) DVD available
Fun old musical stars John Payne and Jack Oakie as two struggling radio
pioneers who try and do the first ever coast to coast broadcast. Alice
comes between Payne and financier Cesar Romero. Excellent quality.
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The Great Profile (1940) DVD available
John Barrymore sends up his own drunken image as a down and out actor who agrees
to a comeback role in Anne Baxter's lousy play while trying to reconcile with
his wife (Mary Beth Hughes). Also starring John Payne and Gregory Ratoff.
Excellent quality.
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The Greed of William Hart (1948) DVD available
Tod Slaughter's last horror drama is a thinly veiled version of the Burke
and Hare body snatching story. Slaughter is Hart and Henry Oscar also stars
as Moore, stealing or killing to supply a crooked doctor (Arnold Bell) with bodies
for dissection. Note: This is the 53m version, not the best quality.
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Green Hell (1940) DVD available
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. stars as an explorer who leads a group into the
remote South American jungle looking for a lost temple of gold. Also
starring Joan Bennett, Vincent Price, George Sanders, and George Bancroft.
Directed by James Whale. Excellent quality.
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Gunfighters (1947) DVD available
Scott is Brazos Kane, a gunfighter who hangs up his guns after drawing on
his best friend. Brazos gets involved in a range war with a corrupt land
baron and his henchmen (Bruce Cabot, Forrest Tucker). Also starring
Barbara Britton and Dorothy Hart. In Cinecolor~! Excellent quality.
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Gypsy Wildcat (1944) DVD available
Another fun Montez/Hall teaming has Maria as a gypsy girl lusted after
by a corrupt nobleman (Douglas Dumbrille) as well as by outsider Jon Hall
and gypsy Peter Coe. Also starring Nigel Bruce. Technicolor. Excellent
quality.
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