Movies: Herman J. Mankiewicz

  • 1927
    Serenade

    Serenade (1927)

    Serenade

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    Serenade
  • 1935
    It's in the Air

    It's in the Air (1935)

    It's in the Air

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    Con men Calvin Churchill and Clip McGurk know how to fix a horse-race or boxing match. Calvin wants to go straight and win back his estranged wife, but first the men must dodge a dogged IRS agent and bilk a bunch of aviation investors out of the back...

    It's in the Air
  • 1928
    The Drag Net

    The Drag Net (1928)

    The Drag Net

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    Captain Timothy 'Two Gun' Nolan is appointed head of the New York detective force, and as his first act, rounds up every criminal in town. Gang boss 'Dapper' Frank Trent stands bail for all of them as independent minor gang-leader. Setting out to get...

    The Drag Net
  • 1927
    Figures Don't Lie

    Figures Don't Lie (1927)

    Figures Don't Lie

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    Figures Don't Lie is a showcase for the physical charms of lovely Esther Ralston, who in one scene proves the accuracy of the title by donning a fetching one-piece bathing suit. The main story concerns wise-guy insurance salesman Richard Arlen, who t...

    Figures Don't Lie
  • 1931
    Dude Ranch

    Dude Ranch (1931)

    Dude Ranch

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    Chester Carr, owner of a dude ranch in the Rockies, caters to guests seeking the thrill of the Wild West. Among his guests are the wealthy Spruce Meadows and his daughter Susan. But the West isn't wild anymore and most of Carr's guests are bored and ...

    Dude Ranch
  • 1934
    The Show-Off

    The Show-Off (1934)

    The Show-Off

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    Aubrey cons Amy into thinking he's a railroad bigwig. When he loses his job he takes one wearing a sandwich board. After he helps Joe sell his patent for a good price and an old railroad deal comes through, he's back on top and ready to marry Amy aga...

    The Show-Off
  • 1929
    The Mighty

    The Mighty (1929)

    The Mighty

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    In this melodrama set during WWI, a gangster joins the army and is promoted to major. He then returns from war torn Europe to tell a family that their beloved son had died in his arms during a battle. The major then falls in love with the late soldie...

    The Mighty
  • 1930
    The Vagabond King

    The Vagabond King (1930)

    The Vagabond King

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    The story takes place in medieval France. Poet-rogue Francois Villon, sentenced to hang by King Louis XI for writing derogatory verses about him, is offered a temporary reprieve. His hanging will be postponed for 24 hours, and in that time he must de...

    The Vagabond King
  • 1928
    The Big Killing

    The Big Killing (1928)

    The Big Killing

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    The Beagles and the Hickses are two mountain families that have been feuding all their lives. The Hickses come up with a plan to get rid of their enemies once and for all by hiring two sharpshooters to finish them off. Turns out that the "sharpshoote...

    The Big Killing
  • 1930
    Laughter

    Laughter (1930)

    Laughter

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    Zeigfeld Follies beauty Peggy marries an older man, C. Morton Gibson. Although she soon grows tired of their sedate life, she refuses the attentions of her longtime friend, the volatile sculptor Ralph Le Saint. When pianist Paul Lockridge arrives fro...

    Laughter
  • 1927
    The Spotlight

    The Spotlight (1927)

    The Spotlight

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    Lizzie Stokes, an obscure and colorless actress, is elevated to stardom through publicity and better coaching from Daniel Hoffman, a theatrical producer. As Olga Rostova, an exotic Russian, she meets Norman Brooke, whose infatuation turns to love. Ho...

    The Spotlight
  • 1932
    The Lost Squadron

    The Lost Squadron (1932)

    The Lost Squadron

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    When World War I comes to an end, three pilots find themselves on hard times. They wind up in Hollywood, where they work as stunt fliers for a sadistic director....

    The Lost Squadron
  • 1927
    A Gentleman of Paris

    A Gentleman of Paris (1927)

    A Gentleman of Paris

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    Le Marquis de Marignan is a French aristocrat and seducer who flirts with every Parisian girl he meets. If dallying with youngster fräuleins isn't enough to keep him busy, the Marquis also has to cope with an unexpected visit from his fiancée and her...

    A Gentleman of Paris
  • 1928
    The Mating Call

    The Mating Call (1928)

    The Mating Call

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    A World War I veteran takes on the Ku Klux Klan when he loses his wife to a womanizing Klansman. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation....

    The Mating Call
  • 1926
    Stranded in Paris

    Stranded in Paris (1926)

    Stranded in Paris

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    American shop-girl Julie McFadden, wins a free passage to Paris; en route she meets Robert Van Wye, who has to kiss her when she loses a sack race. In Paris, Julie finds her proposed residence destroyed, and while waiting for Bob her purse is snatche...

    Stranded in Paris
  • 1944
    See Here, Private Hargrove

    See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)

    See Here, Private Hargrove

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    Journalist Marion Hargrove enters the Army intending to supplement his income by writing about his training experiences. He muddles through basic training at Fort Bragg with the self-serving help of a couple of buddies intent on cutting themselves in...

    See Here, Private Hargrove
  • 1931
    Man of the World

    Man of the World (1931)

    Man of the World

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    A young American girl visits Paris accompanied by her fiancee and her wealthy uncle. There she meets and is romanced by a worldly novelist; what she doesn't know is that he is a blackmailer who is using her to get to her uncle....

    Man of the World
  • 1941
    Rise and Shine

    Rise and Shine (1941)

    Rise and Shine

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    The college president, the head cheerleader and a gambling gangster try to keep a flunking football star in the game...

    Rise and Shine
  • 1932
    Dancers in the Dark

    Dancers in the Dark (1932)

    Dancers in the Dark

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    A bandleader tries to romance a dancer by sending her boyfriend, a musician, out of town. However, things get complicated when he finds out that a gangster has designs on her too....

    Dancers in the Dark
  • 1937
    Street of Shadows

    Street of Shadows (1937)

    Street of Shadows

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    A slippery femme fatale, a spy for Germany during the Great War, is sent to Thessaloniki in Greece and becomes involved with a man on the other side, a French military officer....

    Street of Shadows