Search results for "Alexander Hall"
Limehouse Blues

Limehouse Blues

Limehouse Blues
IMDb: 6.2
63

Fresh from Chinatown in New York, Harry Young has taken over the illegal import business in the seamy Limehouse district of London, where he cold-bloodedly disposes of rivals and runs…

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Toast of New York

The Toast of New York

The Toast of New York
IMDb: 6.3
109

After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where he struggles to make his…

There’s That Woman Again

There’s That Woman Again

There’s That Woman Again
IMDb: 6
72

Bill Reardon, a private detective, is working on a case involving stolen items from a local jewelry store. The case takes a different turn when Bill’s prying wife wants to…

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker
IMDb: 7
80

Big Steve Halloway, gambler and proprietor of New York’s Horseshoe Cabaret, where his girl, Bangles Carson sings, is in desperate need of money. He arranges for his fellow bookies, especially…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
The Great Lover

The Great Lover

The Great Lover
IMDb: 6.5
80

The French Surete and private eye Higgins are after a killer who uses innocent young Americans in a crooked gambling racket, and who sets sail on an ocean liner that…

Genre: Comedy
Love That Brute

Love That Brute

Love That Brute
IMDb: 6.2
85

Director Alexander Hall’s 1950 comedy, about a crude gangster hopelessly falling for a sweet young city government employee, stars Paul Douglas, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Keenan Wynn, Joan Davis, Arthur…

Genre: Comedy, Crime
My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen
IMDb: 7
96

Sisters Ruth and Eileen Sherwood move from Ohio to New York in the hopes of building their careers. Ruth wants to get a job as a writer, while Eileen hopes…

Genre: Comedy
I Am the Law

I Am the Law

I Am the Law
IMDb: 6.7
83

With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and organized crime.

Genre: Crime, Drama
Torch Singer

Torch Singer

Torch Singer
IMDb: 6.8
71

When she can’t support her illegitimate child, an abandoned young woman puts her up for adoption and pursues a career as a torch singer. Years later, she then searches for…

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Because You’re Mine

Because You’re Mine

Because You’re Mine
IMDb: 6
103

A famous opera singer (Mario Lanza) falls for his sergeant’s (James Whitmore) sister (Doretta Morrow) at boot camp.

Genre: Comedy, Music
There’s Always a Woman

There’s Always a Woman

There’s Always a Woman
IMDb: 6.7
81

An investigator for the District Attorney’s office quits to open his own detective agency. However, business is so bad that he finally decides to give it up and go back…

Genre: Comedy, Mystery
The Heavenly Body

The Heavenly Body

The Heavenly Body
IMDb: 6.2
95

The beautiful wife of a tweedy astronomer becomes convinced that her astrologer’s prediction of a new dream man in her life will come true.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Forever, Darling

Forever, Darling

Forever, Darling
IMDb: 6.3
91

Susan and Lorenzo have been married for over five years and they are starting to drift apart. So into her life comes an angel, which only Susan can see, to…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
She Wouldn’t Say Yes

She Wouldn’t Say Yes

She Wouldn’t Say Yes
IMDb: 6.2
87

Susan Lane is a gifted psychiatrist, grounded in self-control. Before returning by train to her practice in Chicago, she spends time back East with war veterans, building their self-esteem, but…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
IMDb: 7.6
94

Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes…because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe’s spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe’s…

Down to Earth

Down to Earth

Down to Earth
IMDb: 6.2
101

Upset about a new Broadway musical’s mockery of Greek mythology, the goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth and lands a part in the show. She works her charms on the…

Goin’ to Town

Goin’ to Town

Goin’ to Town
IMDb: 6.5
74

Cleo Borden grew up in a saloon, loves the men—and the men love her—but her aspirations lead her to enter into a contract to marry a wealthy man. When he…

Genre: Comedy