05 Dec 1940
The Philadelphia Story
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.
Dust Be My Destiny
A BOY AND A GIRL THAT THE WORLD FORGOT...AND A LOVE IT WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER!
Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-one would believe a nobody like him.
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John Garfield Joe Bell
Priscilla Lane Mabel Alden
Alan Hale Michael 'Mike' Leonard
Frank McHugh Caruthers
Billy Halop Hank Glenn
Bobby Jordan Jimmy Glenn
Charley Grapewin Pop
Henry Armetta Nick Spelucci
Stanley Ridges Charles 'Charlie' Garreth
John Litel Prosecutor
Moroni Olsen Slim Jones
Victor Kilian Doc Saunders
Frank Jaquet Abe Connors
Ferike Boros Delicatessen Proprietress
Marc Lawrence Venetti
Arthur Aylesworth Magistrate
William B. Davidson Work Farm Warden
George Irving Judge
Gertrude Astor Dame (uncredited)
Ward Bond First Thug on Train (uncredited)
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