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On the Firing Line (1936)
Character: Narrator
This 1936 documentary was made in cooperation with the National Tuberculosis Association to travel throughout the United States and portray efforts to combat tuberculosis and show gains that had been made against the disease since the early 1900s.
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What a Life (1939)
Character: J.C. Bradley
Jackie Cooper stars in this first film in the wholesome "Henry Aldrich" series of teen comedies.
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Rulers of the Sea (1939)
Character: Junius Smith
The struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all setbacks, and his win against a crack sailing boat in the early 19th century.
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Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)
Character: Mr. Bradley
Appointed editor of his high school newspaper, hapless Henry becomes intrigued by a series of mysterious fires. A mild, timid little fellow named Nero Smith shows up to tip off Henry as to the time and place of the next conflagration. Henry prints the story-and is immediately accused of being the firebug himself!
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Thieves Fall Out (1941)
Character: Charles Matthews
Eddie Barnes, tired of being a nobody and living with his parents, decides to cash in his mother's legacy and use the money to buy a business. Unfortunately, Eddie's mother has to die before the broker can collect the full value of the policy and the broker's gangster partner doesn't want to wait for nature to take its course.
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My Favorite Spy (1942)
Character: Colonel J.R. Moffett
The Army takes a bandleader (Kay Kyser) away from his bride (Ellen Drew) and sends him on a spy mission with a woman (Jane Wyman).
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Meet John Doe (1941)
Character: Governor
As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.
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The Girl from Avenue A (1940)
Character: Bishop Phelps
A tough girl raised in the streets finds that her dialect and manners are helpful as source material for a playwright.
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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Character: Judge Cullman
Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!
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Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943)
Character: Mr. Bradley
Teenager Henry Aldrich decides to take matters into his own hands when his high school principal forbids the student band from playing swing music.
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Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Character: Dr. Phillips (uncredited)
Just when Charlie is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement in her small town in California, she receives wonderful news: Her uncle and namesake, Charlie, is coming to visit. However, as secrets about him come to the fore, her admiration turns into suspicion.
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Henry and Dizzy (1942)
Character: Mr. Bradley
After accidentally sinking a borrowed motorboat, teenager Henry Aldrich scrambles to raise the replacement cash the boat's owner demands. The catch: Henry only has two days to come up with the funds, or the boat's angry owner will turn him over to the police.
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Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)
Character: Mr. Bradley
High-school student Henry Aldrich hopes to improve his grades by finding a sweetheart for his unmarried teacher.
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Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943)
Character: Mr. Tom Bradley
Teenager Henry Aldrich becomes a hometown celebrity when he wins a date with a sexy movie star. The sixth entry in the "Henry Aldrich" series of eleven films.
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Those Were the Days! (1940)
Character: Malachi Scroggs
At a family gathering, an elderly man reflects on the follies of his youth during his freshman year at college.
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Saboteur (1942)
Character: Mr. Miller
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.
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