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Norman Reilly Raine is a Scriptwriter American born on 23 june 1894 at Wilkes-Barre (USA)
Norman Reilly Raine (23 June 1894 – 19 July 1971) was the creator of Tugboat Annie and a prolific screenwriter who won an Oscar for the screenplay of The Life of Emile Zola (1937).
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Norman Reilly Raine
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Nationality USA
Birth 23 june 1894 at Wilkes-Barre (USA)
Death 19 july 1971 (at 77 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Birth 23 june 1894 at Wilkes-Barre (USA)
Death 19 july 1971 (at 77 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
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M (1951)
, 1h28Directed by Joseph Losey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors David Wayne, Howard Da Silva, Martin Gabel, Luther Adler, Steve Brodie, Raymond Burr
Rating67%
In this Americanized remake of the 1931 German film of the same name, both the police and the criminal underworld stalk a mysterious killer who preys on small children.
Captain Kidd (1945)
, 1h30Directed by Rowland V. Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, John Carradine, Gilbert Roland, John Qualen
Roles Ecrivain
Rating62%
In 1699, William Kidd (Charles Laughton), a pirate who has recently captured the ship The Twelve Apostles and killed its crew, presents himself at the court of King William III (Henry Daniell) as an honest shipmaster seeking royal backing. With this backing, he recruits a crew from the inmates of Newgate and Marshalsea prisons, promising them a royal pardon at the end of their voyage. Among the new recruits is the quarrelsome, though cultured Adam Mercy (Randolph Scott), whom Kidd makes his new master gunner because of his claimed prior service with a famous pirate.
Nob Hill (1945)
, 1h35Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors George Raft, Joan Bennett, Vivian Blaine, Peggy Ann Garner, Alan Reed, Rory Calhoun
Roles Writer
Rating62%
Sally Templeton sings at Tony Angelo's popular turn-of-the-century nightclub in San Francisco, which is called the Gold Coast. She is also in love with Tony.
A Bell for Adano (1945)
, 1h43Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Gene Tierney, John Hodiak, William Bendix, Minor Watson, Glenn Langan, Richard Conte
Roles Writer
Rating66%
The story concerns Italian-American U.S. Army Major Joppolo, who is placed in charge of the town of Adano during the invasion of Sicily. The title refers to Major Joppolo's attempts to replace the 700-year-old bell that was taken from the town by the Fascists at the start of the war to be melted down for ammunition. Through his actions, Joppolo also wins the trust and love of the people.
Captain Tugboat Annie (1945)
, 1h10Directed by Phil Rosen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Jane Darwell, Edgar Kennedy, Mantan Moreland, Jack Norton, Cyril Delevanti, Pamela Blake
Roles Characters
Rating62%
Right after the war has ended, tugboats are allowed to freely operate again in the US coastal waters. The owner of Secoma Towing & Salvage, Alec Severn (Joseph Crehan), starts searching for the famous Tugboat Annie Brennan (Jane Darwell), to incorporate her back as the captain of his fleet of tugboats.
Ladies Courageous (1944)
, 1h28Directed by John Rawlins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Loretta Young, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Diana Barrymore, Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Phillip Terry
Roles Writer
Rating57%
Ladies Courageous (1944)
, 1h28Directed by John Rawlins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Loretta Young, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Diana Barrymore, Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Phillip Terry
Roles Writer
Rating57%
In World War II, Roberta Harper (Loretta Young) leads the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), made up of 25 women who ferry aircraft across the United States allowing male pilots to be released for combat service. Despite their success, her commanding officer, Colonel Andy Brennan (Richard Fraser) says that her pilots may not be able to handle dangerous missions. Roberta also has to contend with her impetuous sister, Virginia "Virgie" Alford (Geraldine Fitzgerald), and other concerns such as an affair involving Nadine Shannon (Diana Barrymore), one of her pilots. Famous aerobatic pilot Gerry Vail (Anne Gwynne), a member of "The Flying Vails", is afraid that her 100th flight may be her last, a fate that befell her father and brothers during their 100th performance. Roberta assures her that her 100th flight has already taken place.
Eagle Squadron (1942)
, 1h49Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Robert Stack, Diana Barrymore, John Loder, Jon Hall, Nigel Bruce, Eddie Albert
Roles Writer
Rating60%
As war breaks out in Europe, young Americans Chuck S. Brewer (Robert Stack), Johnny M. Coe (Leif Erickson) and Wadislaw Borowsky (Edgar Barrier) cross the Atlantic to join the Royal Air Force. Assigned to the Eagle Squadron, made up of other American pilots, they make friends with Squadron Leader Paddy Carson (John Loder), and women flyers Anne Partridge (Diana Barrymore) and Nancy Mitchell (Evelyn Ankers). Chuck is immediately attracted to Nancy, but she already has a boyfriend, Hank Starr (Jon Hall), another pilot in the squadron.
Captains of the Clouds (1942)
, 1h54Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy-drama, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall, Alan Hale, George Tobias, Reginald Gardiner
Rating63%
Brian MacLean (James Cagney), Johnny Dutton (Dennis Morgan), "Tiny" Murphy (Alan Hale, Sr.), "Blimp" Lebec (George Tobias), and British expatriate "Scrounger" Harris (Reginald Gardiner) are bush pilots competing for business in rugged Northern Ontario, Canada in 1939, as the Second World War is beginning. Dutton, whose ambition is to start his own airline, flies by the book but MacLean is a seat-of-the-pants kind of pilot, mirroring the differences in their personalities.
Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940)
, 1h17Directed by Lewis Seiler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Marjorie Rambeau, Alan Hale, Jane Wyman, Ronald Reagan, Clarence Kolb, Chill Wills
Roles Characters
Rating56%
In this sequel in the series about "Tugboat" Annie Brennan, skipper on the Narcissus, she is still feuding with her arch-rival, Captain Bullwinkle, a Washington State tugman.
The Fighting 69th (1940)
, 1h30Directed by William Keighley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Political films, Films about capital punishment
Actors James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Dennis Morgan, Alan Hale, Jeffrey Lynn
Rating65%
The plot centers on misfit Jerry Plunkett (James Cagney), who displays a mixture of bravado and cowardice, disappointing Lt. Ames (Dennis Morgan). The chaplain, Father Francis P. Duffy (Pat O'Brien) attempts to reform Plunkett. Sgt. "Big Mike" Wynn (Alan Hale, Sr.) loses both his brothers in action due to Plunkett's blunders. Major Donovan ultimately orders Plunkett to be court-martialed. Plunkett is nonetheless returned to duty, as the battalion again goes into the line. Shamed and inspired by Donovan's forbearance, Plunkett redeems himself by fighting bravely. Finally he sacrifices his life to protect his comrades by covering a grenade with his body.
Virginia City (1940)
, 1h58Directed by Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, Randolph Scott, Miriam Hopkins, Michael Curtiz, Robert Buckner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Historical, Romance, Western
Actors Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh, Alan Hale
Rating67%
Union officer Kerry Bradford (Errol Flynn) stages a daring escape from a Confederate prison run by prison commander Vance Irby (Randolph Scott) after learning that the rebels plan to smuggle five million dollars in gold from Virginia City, Nevada (in Union territory), to Texas, from where it can be shipped to Richmond, Virginia to aid the Confederate war effort. Bradford reports to Union headquarters and is immediately sent to Virginia City to determine where the gold is being kept. On the stagecoach, he meets and falls in love with the elegant Julia Hayne (Miriam Hopkins), who unbeknownst to him is in fact a dance-hall girl—and a rebel spy! Also on the stagecoach is the legendary John Murrell (Humphrey Bogart), leader of a gang of "banditos" traveling as a gun salesman. Before he and his gang can rob the stage, Bradford gets the drop on them and they escape empty-handed.
Island of Lost Men (1939)
, 1h3Directed by Kurt Neumann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Anna May Wong, J. Carrol Naish, Eric Blore, Ernest Truex, Anthony Quinn, Broderick Crawford
Roles Theatre Play
Rating58%
Kim Ling (Anna May Wong), the daughter of a general accused of embezzling $300,000 of government money, investigates his disappearance. She eventually discovers a labor camp run by Gregory Prin (J. Carrol Naish) north of Singapore. There she meets Chang Tai (Anthony Quinn), who is undercover investigating Prin's activities. Together they manage to discover Ling's father and the money, as well as identify several known fugitives. After the arrival of Tex Ballister (Broderick Crawford), who reveals Tai's true identity and attempts to blackmail Prin, a local rebellion ignites. This allows Ling, her father, and Tai to escape.
The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
, 1h25Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Historical, Western
Actors James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, Ward Bond, Rosemary Lane, Donald Crisp
Rating63%
The American government has agreed with the Cherokee Indians to purchase the rights to their land known as the Cherokee Strip (actually, the Cherokee Outlet) in the future state of Oklahoma. After the money arrives by train, it is then loaded onto a stagecoach which subsequently gets robbed by Whip McCord (Humphrey Bogart) and his gang. Jim Kincaid, aka, "The Oklahoma Kid", (James Cagney) sees the robbery, and then ambushes the gang and makes off with the money.
, 1h46Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films about royalty
Actors Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale, Vincent Price
Rating69%
The Earl of Essex (Errol Flynn) returns in triumph to London after having dealt the Spanish a crushing naval defeat at Cadiz. In London, an aging Queen Elizabeth (Bette Davis) awaits him with love, but also with fear, because of his popularity with the commoners and his consuming ambition. His envious rivals include Sir Robert Cecil (Henry Daniell), Lord Burghley (Henry Stephenson), and Sir Walter Raleigh (Vincent Price). His only friend at court is Francis Bacon (Donald Crisp).