Mona Barrie

Syncopation

Admin — Fri, 22 May 1942 00:00:00 +0000

A young trumpeter rises through the jazz world and finds love.

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

Admin — Fri, 10 Oct 1941 00:00:00 +0000

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break is a 1941 film about a man who wants to sell a film story to Esoteric Studios. On the way he gets insulted by little boys, beat up for ogling a woman, and abused by a waitress. W. C. Fields’ last starring role in a feature-length film.

Men Are Such Fools

Admin — Sat, 16 Jul 1938 00:00:00 +0000

The romantic hills and valleys of advertising agency secretary Linda Lawrence (Priscilla Lane) provide the basis of this comedy drama. Unlike her soon-to-be-married roommate Nancy (Penny Singleton), Linda is determined to remain single and forge a strong career. She does have a suitor, Jimmy Hall (Wayne Morris), but he is not ambitious enough for her and she keeps her distance. The girl gets her chance to climb the corporate ladder after she invents a sure-fire cure for hangovers. Sure enough she begins her ascent. Meanwhile, her suitor continues to plead with her to leave her job and become his bride.
But the secretary has fallen for ambitious adman Harry Galleon (Humphrey Bogart) who is already engaged.
At this point, the stage is set for considerable romantic confusion .

One Night of Love

Admin — Sat, 15 Sep 1934 00:00:00 +0000

Mary Barrett is an aspiring Opera singer who is taken under the wings of a famous operatic maestro, Guilio Monterverdi. After spending endless working hours together and arguing, their relationship develops into love. But, jealousy and misunderstandings prevent Mary and Guilio from acknowledging their true feelings.