Barton Hepburn

Johnny One-Eye (1950)

, 1h18
Réalisé par Robert Florey
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Policier
Acteurs Pat O'Brien, Wayne Morris, Dolores Moran, Donald Woods, Barton Hepburn, John Doucette
Rôle Cory Henchman
Note55%

In Manhattan, former gangster turned legitimate businessman Martin Martin (Pat O'Brien) has become the target of a politically ambitious district attorney, who has offered immunity for Martin's former partner in crime Dane Cory in exchange for his testimony. After being informed about the deal and narrowly escaping arrest, Martin pays a visit to Cory to persuade him not to testify. The meeting ends up with a shootout, with Martin killing one of Cory's henchmen and being hit himself before fleeing. With his picture on newspaper front pages and a reward on his head, Martin decides to hide in an abandoned house. While recovering to prepare a final assault on Cory, he adopts an injured dog that strays into his hideout and names him Johnny One-Eye.

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A Song for Miss Julie (1945)

, 1h9
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Musical
Thèmes Musique
Acteurs Shirley Ross, Barton Hepburn, Cheryl Walker, Elisabeth Risdon, Lillian Randolph, Renie Riano
Rôle George Kimbro
Note52%

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The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)

, 1h47
Réalisé par Rowland V. Lee
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame
Acteurs Lynn Bari, Francis Lederer, Akim Tamiroff, Alla Nazimova, Louis Calhern, Donald Woods
Rôle Don Gonzalo
Note55%

In the year of 1774, a hundred-year old bridge leading to the chapel of San Luis Rey in Peru, plunges into the deep chasm it spans, killing the five people who are crossing it. Brother Juniper (Donald Woods) is one of the chapel monks, whose faith is rocked by the unfortunate incident. He travels to Lima to seek answers to his questions why these five were chosen by God to die this violent death.

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Hi Diddle Diddle (1943)

, 1h12
Réalisé par Andrew L. Stone
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Comédie musicale, Musical, Romance
Acteurs Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Pola Negri, Dennis O'Keefe, Billie Burke, Walter Kingsford
Rôle Peter Warrington III
Note66%

Quand la mère d'une jeune mariée est escroquée de son argent par un prétendant rejeté, le père du marié orchestre un plan pour remettre de l'ordre. Un chanteur de cabaret l'aide, en apaisant une femme jalouse.

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Inside the Law (1942)

, 1h2
Réalisé par Hamilton MacFadden
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Comédie, Comédie dramatique, Policier, Romance
Acteurs Wallace Ford, Frank Sully, Harry Holman, Luana Walters, Lafe McKee, Barton Hepburn
Rôle Paul Kane
Note52%

Billy (Wallace Ford) is the boss of a small gang of seven, who are all on their way to California for a change of scenery. Before they even enter the city of Los Angeles they watch as a cop on a motorbike pull over a drunk driver, Stanley Blythe, and arrest him. One of the gang members manage to steal Stanley's wallet before he is taken to jail, and in it they find a letter informing that Stanley is to start his new job as bank manager at the Walnut Valley Bank. Billy decides to impersonate Stanley and start working at the bank and hire his ganga so they can break into the vault and rob it. The bank president, Judge Mortimer Gibbs (Harry Holman), welcomes Billy to his new job and likes his bold idea of changing the staff to get a fresh start. The gang start their jobs, but soon discover that isn't much cash in the vault to steal. They come up with a plan to increase the savings deposits, challenging people to bring their safes and let a safe "expert", gang member Jim Burke (Frank Sully), try to crack them. If he fails in doing so, they will get $100. It turns out Burke easily cracks every safe presented to him, and in fear of being robbed, people from all around the area bring their private savings to the bank. The gang get gready and they decide to stay on a while and collect more money before they rob the bank. They pack one of the gang member's, Dora Mason (Luana Walters), suitcases full with the money just in case they need to flee quickly. After a visit to church, like good citizens, Billy, Dora and Mom Cobbs (Rose Plumer) have a change of heart and decides to stay and run the bank for real. Burke, hiwever, steals the suitcase full of money, and Billy is knocked unconscious when he tries to stop him. Dora pretends to be in on Burke's escape and leaves with him, to later try and retrieve the money along the way to the Mexican border. After a tip from Billy they are stopped by the customs, and Billy goes down to meet them. Meanwhile, the real Stanley has been let out of jail and pays a visit to the gang, demanding to meet Billy. The gang liquors the man up, but after a while the police come to arrest them all for disturbance. Billy and Burke fight over the suitcase at the border, and Dora manages to grab the case and run away in Billy's car. She gets back to Walnut Valley and Billy comes after her. Arriving back in town, the chief knows about the suitcase and arrests them on the spot. A bank examiner is about to arrive at the bank the same day, and the gang stalls him when he arrives, so that Billy will have time to return with the stolen money. When Billy finally comes with the suitcase, it turns out it's empty. The Judge then confesses that he has a habit of always taking the money home with him when the week is at an end. When all seems in order, and the examiner counts the money, Burke arrives and holds everyone at gunpoint, trying to rob the bank. He is unaware that the gun is unloaded, and he is easily overpowered by the rest of the gang. Since the money is found, the police have no reason for arresting the gang members, and instead they are sentenced by the judge to run the bank in the future.

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Dynamite (1929)

, 2h9
Réalisé par Mitchell Leisen, Cecil B. DeMille
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Romance
Thèmes La peine de mort
Acteurs Conrad Nagel, Kay Johnson, Charles Bickford, Julia Faye, Joel McCrea, Robert Edeson
Rôle le véritable assassin
Note68%

Pour hériter de son richissime grand-père, Cynthia Crothers (Kay Johnson) doit être mariée le jour de ses vingt-trois ans. Malheureusement, l'homme qu'elle aime, Roger Towne (Conrad Nagel), est déjà marié. Elle adopte donc une solution provisoire : épouser Hagon Derk, un mineur condamné à mort (Charles Bickford), tandis qu'elle paye la femme de Towne (Julia Faye) pour que celle-ci accepte le divorce.

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