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1. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Passed | 152 min | Drama, War
A German youth eagerly enters World War I, but his enthusiasm wanes as he gets a firsthand view of the horror.
Director: Lewis Milestone | Stars: Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, John Wray, Arnold Lucy
Votes: 67,621 | Gross: $3.27M
2. Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952–1953)
30 min | Drama
American television anthology drama series. At least 21 episodes aired on CBS from November 11, 1952 to August 30, 1953. From January 6, 1953 to May 26, 1953 it alternated weekly with Demi-Tasse Tales.
Stars: Sheldon Leonard, Barbara Whiting, Bob Sweeney, Ford Rainey
Votes: 22
3. The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
Director: Paul Leni | Stars: Mary Philbin, Conrad Veidt, Julius Molnar, Olga Baclanova
Votes: 8,056
4. Soldiers of Fortune (1955–1957)
30 min | Adventure
Two soldiers take on jobs to fight injustice.
Stars: John Russell, Chick Chandler, John Daheim, Jan Arvan
Votes: 95
5. Homicide Squad (1931)
70 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The police use a gangster's son to get to him.
Directors: Edward L. Cahn, George Melford | Stars: Leo Carrillo, Noah Beery, Mary Brian, Russell Gleason
Votes: 29
6.
Soldiers of Fortune (1955–1957)
Episode:
The Danger Sisters
(1956)
26 min | Adventure
A sister knife-throwing act working in North Africa hire Tim and Toubo as bodyguards.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: John Russell, Chick Chandler, Adele Jergens, Cathy Downs
Votes: 11
7. The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)
75 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A man climbs a 12,000-foot mountain to search for his wife, who was lost on their honeymoon. Another couple makes the dangerous climb with him.
Directors: Arnold Fanck, Georg Wilhelm Pabst | Stars: Gustav Diessl, Leni Riefenstahl, Ernst Petersen, Ernst Udet
Votes: 1,108
8. Laughter in Hell (1933)
Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In the late 1800s, a man is sentenced to life at hard labor for killing his wife and her lover.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Gloria Stuart, Merna Kennedy, Tom Brown
Votes: 68
9. Goin' Fishin' (1940)
10 min | Family, Comedy, Short
The Our Gang decide to go fishing in the morning. However, when on the bus, things start to stall along the way before they get to their stop.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Robert Blake, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
Votes: 95
10. Afraid to Talk (1932)
Passed | 69 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Corrupt politicians resort to murder and blackmail when a young boy accidentally witnesses them taking payoffs.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Eric Linden, Sidney Fox, Tully Marshall, Louis Calhern
Votes: 134
11. Law and Order (1932)
Passed | 75 min | Western
A lawman sets out to tame Tombstone, Arizona.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Walter Huston, Harry Carey, Raymond Hatton, Russell Hopton
Votes: 335
12. Come Back, Miss Pipps (1941)
Approved | 10 min | Family, Comedy, Short
On Mickey's birthday, Miss Pipps, the school teacher, serves cake and ice cream during school hours. Sour old Mr. Pratt, head of the school board, stumbles on the festivities and has Miss ... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Our Gang, Barbara Bedford, Joan Blake, Robert Blake
Votes: 76
13. Bubbling Troubles (1940)
10 min | Comedy, Family, Short
To impress Darla, Alfalfa drinks a concoction of Butch's "dynamite" brew.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Robert Blake, Darla Hood, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
Votes: 110
14. Foolproof (1936)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Starts with "Anderson Family" court trial where wife testifies on the murder of her husband, while the police investigation finds some interesting twists to the crime.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Niles Welch, Alonzo Price, John Marsden, Stanley Andrews
Votes: 24
15. The Last Performance (1929)
68 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A middle-aged magician is in love with his beautiful young assistant, who is in love with his young protege', who turns out to be a bum and a thief.
Director: Pál Fejös | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin, Leslie Fenton, Fred MacKaye
Votes: 475
16. Radio Patrol (1932)
65 min | Crime, Drama
A policeman in need of money is persuaded to take a $1000 bribe to stay away the night a packing house is to be robbed.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Robert Armstrong, Russell Hopton, Lila Lee, June Clyde
Votes: 65
17. Auto Antics (1939)
Approved | 10 min | Family, Comedy, Short
The "Our Gang" kids are working on their vehicle for the Kidmobile Race Classic taking place this afternoon at 2:45. They are certain they will win with their invention, the supercharged ... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Darla Hood, Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
Votes: 110
18. Kiddie Kure (1940)
10 min | Family, Comedy, Short
Rich 'Old Man' Bill Morton is a hypochondriac. After bringing new sugar pills to Bill Morton's house, his physician, Doctor Malcolm Scott suggested to Bill Morton's wife that adopting a ... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Robert Blake, Darla Hood, Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin, George 'Spanky' McFarland
Votes: 56
19. Dad for a Day (1939)
11 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Mr. Henry owns a service station next to young Mrs. Baker's lunch counter. He is too shy to get the words out and tell Widow Baker that he loves her and her young son. The day of the town's... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Our Gang, Robert Blake, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
Votes: 98
20. Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States (1937)
20 min | Short
Depiction of the Founding Fathers as they create the Constitution of the United States of America.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Harry C. Bradley, John Dilson, Lester Dorr, Robert Dudley
Votes: 49
21. Melodies Old and New (1942)
Unrated | 11 min | Family, Short, Comedy
Needing money for football uniforms, the Our Gang decides to put on a minstrel show.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Janet Burston, Robert Blake, Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin, George 'Spanky' McFarland
Votes: 92
22. The Man on the Rock (1938)
Approved | 11 min | Short, History, Mystery
This MGM short film questions whether Napoleon Bonaparte died on the island of St. Helena in 1821 as recorded in history. It is noted that for many years Napoleon employed a look-a-like by ... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Carey Wilson, Sergei Arabeloff, Naomi Childers, Barry Downing
Votes: 80
23. Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1948)
Passed | 11 min | Short, Family
Oscar-winning short film has an adult looking back fondly at his childhood when he was taught in a one-room schoolhouse by Miss Turlock, a stern, but caring and respected teacher.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: John Nesbitt, Nana Bryant, Fred Fisher, Norman Ollestad
Votes: 249
24. Going to Press (1942)
10 min | Family, Short, Comedy
The gang has started up a newspaper, and one of their first orders of business is to find out who is the "boss" behind a new gang of tough kids.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Robert Blake, Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
Votes: 64
25. Main Street on the March! (1941)
Approved | 20 min | Short, History
The film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It chronicles how the people... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: John Nesbitt, Raymond Gram Swing, Neville Chamberlain, H.V. Kaltenborn
Votes: 174
26. Nursery Rhyme Mysteries (1943)
Approved | 11 min | Short
This Passing Parade series entry looks at the origins of Mother Goose and three popular nursery rhymes.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: John Nesbitt, Mary McLeod, Leonard Mudie
Votes: 61
27. Alfalfa's Double (1940)
10 min | Comedy, Family, Short
Alfalfa meets rich-boy Cornelius who, surprisingly, looks like Alfalfa and so they decided to switch places.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Robert Blake, Darla Hood, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
Votes: 91
28. Bravest of the Brave (1938)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Biography
This short looks at the life Michel Ney, who fought at Napoleon's side and was made a Marshall of France. Ney rejoined Napoleon's army after the emperor escaped from Elba and returned to ... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Carey Wilson, Sergei Arabeloff, John Burton, Lita Chevret
Votes: 51
29. Angel of Mercy (1939)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Story of Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: John Nesbitt, Oscar Apfel, William Bailey, Barbara Bedford
Votes: 111
30. Flag of Mercy (1942)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Biography, History
'Angel of Mercy' (1939) re-edited and re-released with new framework footage relating it to America's involvement in World War II.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: John Nesbitt, Sara Haden, William Bailey, Barbara Bedford
Votes: 74
31. Don't You Believe It (1943)
Approved | 11 min | Short
This Passing Parade entry looks at several historical "truths" that just aren't so: Steve Brodie never jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge; Mrs. O'Leary's cow did not start the great Chicago ... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: John Nesbitt, Harry Cording, Albert Godderis, Walter Kingsford
Votes: 71
32. Plan for Destruction (1943)
Approved | 22 min | Short, Drama, History
This short documentary looks at Nazi Germany's plan for world domination by reviewing the effects of and bitterness felt over the defeat in WWI and focusing on the geopolitical concepts of Prof. Karl Haushofer and his influence on Hitler.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Lewis Stone, Frank Reicher, George Lynn, Franklin D. Roosevelt
Votes: 184
33. Annie Was a Wonder (1949)
Passed | 11 min | Short
In this entry in the Passing Parade series, narrator John Nesbitt tells the story of Annie Swenson, who worked as a cook/housekeeper in the Nesbitt home when he was growing up. Annie was ... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Kathleen Freeman, Howard Negley, Ruth Lee, Sven Hugo Borg
Votes: 267
34. Captain Spanky's Show Boat (1939)
11 min | Short, Comedy, Family
An abandoned old show boat is moored in a lazy creek. Our Gang puts the old vessel back to use when they stage a show featuring "Darla's Dancin' Dandies" and a "meller dramer" entitled "Out... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Our Gang, Robert Blake, Tommy Bond, Buddy Bowles
Votes: 85
35. Time Out for Lessons (1939)
Passed | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Alfalfa fantasizing about a football career at the expense of his homework and the resulting consequences.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Our Gang, Robert Blake, Gloria Browne, Hugh Chapman
Votes: 101
36. Hit-and-Run Driver (1935)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A man runs over a young couple on a deserted road, then leaves the scene and tries to cover up the incident.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Sam Flint, William Gould, Jonathan Hale, Howard Hickman
Votes: 125
37. Guns Girls and Gangsters (1959)
Not Rated | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In Las Vegas, a group of assorted criminals plans the robbery of an armored truck hauling casino money to the bank.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Mamie Van Doren, Gerald Mohr, Lee Van Cleef, Grant Richards
Votes: 694
38. Broadway (1929)
Passed | 104 min | Crime, Music, Romance
A naive young dancer in a Broadway show innocently gets involved in backstage bootlegging and murder.
Director: Pál Fejös | Stars: Glenn Tryon, Evelyn Brent, Merna Kennedy, Thomas E. Jackson
Votes: 460
39. Joy Scouts (1939)
Approved | 11 min | Family, Comedy, Short
The Boys Scouts give a demonstration of their camping skills, but the Our Gang kids are excluded from participating because they are not yet old enough to be members. Undeterred, the boys ... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
Votes: 99
40. Two Dollar Bettor (1951)
Passed | 72 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An honest bank employee gets hooked on horse racing, and starts to embezzle bank funds in an attempt to recoup his losses.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: John Litel, Marie Windsor, Steve Brodie, Barbara Logan
Votes: 228
41. A Thrill for Thelma (1935)
Passed | 18 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A young girl, wanting a life of luxury, takes the "easy" way, and winds up in jail.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Irene Hervey, Robert Livingston, Robert Warwick, William Tannen
Votes: 224
42. Good Bad Boys (1940)
Approved | 10 min | Family, Short, Comedy
Deciding that a life of crime suits them, the gang gets mixed up with a real burglar.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Our Gang, George Lessey, William Bailey, Hugh Beaumont
Votes: 106
43. Souvenirs of Death (1948)
Passed | 10 min | Short, Drama
The cautionary story of a WWII war souvenir pistol, and how it made its way from a battlefield in France to deadly uses in an American home and the underworld.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: John Nesbitt, Morris Ankrum, Barbara Billingsley, Don Castle
Votes: 122
44. The Perfect Set-Up (1936)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Crime, Drama
The City of New York Police Captain Detectives Hewitt tells the story of Alan Saunders, one of the most unusual criminals of our time, in "A Crime Does Not Pay Subject" short.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Helene Chadwick, Robert Dudley, William Gould, Mahlon Hamilton
Votes: 102
45. A Job for Bob (1950)
30 min | Short, Drama
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Ralph Hodges, Tanis Chandler, Robert Nichols, Fred Hoose
Votes: 6
46. When the Clock Strikes (1961)
72 min | Crime, Drama
A condemned criminal's acquaintances gather at a remote lodge on the eve of his execution to search for hidden money.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: James Brown, Merry Anders, Henry Corden, Roy Barcroft
Votes: 278
47. Destination Murder (1950)
Passed | 72 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
When Laura Mansfield's father is killed by a delivery man, the police has few clues and the investigation drags on but Laura decides to find the killer on her own.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Joyce Mackenzie, Stanley Clements, Hurd Hatfield, Albert Dekker
Votes: 1,023
48. Ye Olde Minstrels (1941)
10 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
The Our Gang members want to raise money for the Red Cross. Of course they decide to put on a musical show. With the help of Froggy's uncle, an old minstrel show man, they hire the ... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Robert Blake, Darla Hood, Billy 'Froggy' Laughlin, George 'Spanky' McFarland
Votes: 57
49. Dangerous Partners (1945)
Approved | 74 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
After surviving a plane crash, a couple tries to find out why one of the passengers was carrying four wills for a million dollars, with each one naming him as the beneficiary.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: James Craig, Signe Hasso, Edmund Gwenn, Audrey Totter
Votes: 266
50. Main Street Today (1944)
Approved | 20 min | Short
This patriotic MGM short film, set in World War II, has a factory owner who produces the breech block for a key piece of army artillery. The military wants to increase production by 50%, ... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Ray Collins, John Nesbitt, Henry O'Neill, Addison Richards
Votes: 155