Jess Lee Brooks
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Jungle Siren (1942)
A woman - raised in the jungle - tries to help an American stop a native uprising spurned on by Nazis.
Midnight Shadow (1939)
A confidence man pretending to be a mentalist swindles a family.
Spirit of Youth (1938)
The story of the rise of boxer Joe Thomas, which paralleled the life of Joe Louis.
Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)
A cowboy is wrongfully accused of murder. He winds up in Harlem, where he assumes the identity of a preacher-turned-gangster who looks like him. He...
Broken Strings (1940)
After noted violinist Arthur Williams suffers a hand injury which ends his playing career, his hopes are transferred to his son, who prefers swing...
Dark Manhattan (1937)
A low-level gangster determines to let nothing stand in the way of his gaining control of the numbers rackets in Harlem.
The Sun Never Sets (1939)
The Randolph family have a tradition of working in the British colonial service. Clive comes home from a mission in the Gold Coast of Africa...
Mystery in Swing (1940)
In and around some great blues, swing and jazz music, a very unpopular band-leader. Prince Ellis, is killed in a Harlem nightclub, and, in and around...
Son of Dracula (1943)
Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the U.S. by a young heiress. Her boyfriend and local officials are suspicious of the newcomer, who is...
The Lost Weekend (1945)
Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious....
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are...
Life Goes On (1938)
The husband of Sally Weston dies, and she decides to move to New York City where she feels her two young sons, Bob and Henry, can get a better...
Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars play versions of themselves, constantly at each...
Mystery Sea Raider (1940)
June McCarthy has unwittingly aided an undercover Nazi naval officer with acquiring a "mother ship" for German submarines in the Atlantic.
Gang War (1940)
Two mobs fight for control of the jukebox racket.
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
Lucky Ghost (1942)
An all-black horror comedy starring Mantan Moreland and sometimes partner (and straight man) F.E. Miller, Lucky Ghost is amusing low-brow fare that...
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise...