John Wray — Actor (10)
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New York Nights (1929) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
New York Nights
director: Lewis Milestone actor: Norma Talmadge / Gilbert Roland …
other title: Noches de Nueva York / Les Nuits de New York …
Show girl Jill Deverne is married to song writer Fred Deverne, and everyone is involved in the Broadway night life and endless parties. Jill is being pursued by a gangster, and she leaves her husband after he spends the night with a floozie. Jill ends up as the gangster's moll, but she soon gets tired of the lifestyle.
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The Miracle Man (1932) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Miracle Man
director: Norman Z. McLeod actor: Sylvia Sidney / Chester Morris …
other title: Spiel am Abgrund / El milagro de la fe
A gang of crooks evade the police by moving their operations to a small town. There the gang's leader, John Madison, encounters a faith healer and uses him to scam the gullible public of funds for a supposed chapel. But when a real healing takes place, a change comes over the gang.
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The Match King (1932) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Match King
director: Howard Bretherton / William Keighley actor: Warren William / Lili Damita …
other title: Le Roi des allumettes
Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden. There, via ongoing continuing deceit and manipulation, he gradually attains a monopoly on the matchstick market in several countries and becomes an influential international figure. Based on the true story of Ivar Kreuger.
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High Pressure (1932) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
High Pressure
director: Mervyn LeRoy actor: William Powell / Evelyn Brent …
other title: Ein ausgefuchster Gauner
Gar Evans is a con artist, who pretends to be the owner of a "Golden Gate Artificial Rubber Company", and he is looking for investors. Finding them is relatively easy, but it becomes difficult when those want to see the inventor of the synthetic rubber...
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Making the Headlines (1938) [Movie] Douban IMDb
Making the Headlines
director: 刘易斯·D·科林斯 actor: Jack Holt / Beverly Roberts …
Angry, because he is making too many headlines with his gang-busting activities, the police chief transfers Lt. Lewis Nagel to the sleepy suburban town of Fairview, where he is followed by reporter Steve Withers because he knows Nagel will find a story.
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The Death Kiss (1932) [Movie] IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData
The Death Kiss
director: Edwin L. Marin actor: David Manners / Adrienne Ames …
other title: El beso de la muerte / 死亡之吻 …
When a movie actor is shot and killed during production, the true feelings about the actor begin to surface. As the studio heads worry about negative publicity, one of the writers tags along as the killing is investigated and clues begin to surface.
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Safe in Hell (1931) [Movie] WikiData IMDb Douban TMDB
Safe in Hell
director: William A. Wellman actor: Dorothy Mackaill / Donald Cook …
other title: La Fille de l'enfer / A salvo en el Infierno …
To avoid the rigors of the law, Gilda flees New Orleans and hides on a Caribbean island where the worst criminals can ask for asylum. Besieged by the scum of the earth, Gilda will soon find out that she has found refuge in hell.