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Jezebel (1938)
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Director William Wyler
Writer Clements Ripley, Abem Finkel, John Huston
Cast Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent
Plot In 1850s Louisiana, a free-spirited Southern belle loses her fiancé due to her stubborn vanity and pride, and vows to win him back.
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42nd Street (1933)
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Director Lloyd Bacon
Writer Rian James, James Seymour, Bradford Ropes
Cast Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, George Brent
Plot When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
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Dark Victory (1939)
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Director Edmund Goulding
Writer Casey Robinson, George Emerson Brewer Jr., Bertram Bloch
Cast Bette Davis, George Brent, Humphrey Bogart
Plot A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and must decide whether or not she'll meet her final days with dignity.
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Baby Face (1933)
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Director Alfred E. Green
Writer Gene Markey, Kathryn Scola, Darryl F. Zanuck
Cast Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Donald Cook
Plot A young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank by gleefully seducing her way to the top.
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The Spiral Staircase (1946)
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Director Robert Siodmak
Writer Mel Dinelli, Ethel Lina White
Cast Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore
Plot In 1916, a shadowy serial killer is targeting women with "afflictions"; one night during a thunderstorm, the mute Helen feels menaced.
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In This Our Life (1942)
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Director John Huston, Raoul Walsh
Writer Howard Koch, Ellen Glasgow
Cast Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, George Brent
Plot The day before her wedding, a pampered young woman absconds with her sister's husband. Her sister begins seeing the woman's former fiancé.
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The Old Maid (1939)
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Director Edmund Goulding
Writer Casey Robinson, Zoe Akins, Edith Wharton
Cast Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins, George Brent
Plot The arrival of an ex-lover on a young woman's wedding day sets in motion a chain of events which will alter her and her cousin's lives forever.
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The Great Lie (1941)
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Director Edmund Goulding
Writer Lenore J. Coffee, Polan Banks
Cast Bette Davis, George Brent, Mary Astor
Plot After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is pregnant with his child.
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Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
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Director Irving Pichel
Writer Gwen Bristow, Lenore J. Coffee
Cast Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles, George Brent
Plot An American World War I soldier whose disfigured face is reconstructed by Austrian plastic surgeons returns home after 20 years, but no one recognizes him, his widow is married to another man, and his son is a grown young man.
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The Rains Came (1939)
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Director Clarence Brown
Writer Philip Dunne, Julien Josephson, Louis Bromfield
Cast Myrna Loy, Tyrone Power, George Brent
Plot In India, a married British aristocrat is reunited with an old flame, but she truly has her sights set on a handsome surgeon.
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My Reputation (1946)
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Director Curtis Bernhardt
Writer Catherine Turney, Clare Jaynes
Cast Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Warner Anderson
Plot A recent widow meets an army major while skiing and becomes romantically involved with him despite pressures from friends and family.
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Female (1933)
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Director Michael Curtiz, William Dieterle, William A. Wellman
Writer Gene Markey, Kathryn Scola, Donald Henderson Clarke
Cast Ruth Chatterton, George Brent, Lois Wilson
Plot Alison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world of business until she meets an independent design engineer.
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Experiment Perilous (1944)
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Director Jacques Tourneur
Writer Warren Duff, Margaret Carpenter
Cast Hedy Lamarr, George Brent, Paul Lukas
Plot In 1903, a doctor suspects murder in the gothic Bederaux family.
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So Big! (1932)
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Director William A. Wellman
Writer Edna Ferber, J. Grubb Alexander, Robert Lord
Cast Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Dickie Moore
Plot After Selina's father dies, she's offered a job as a teacher in a small town and a new chapter of her life begins.
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The Fighting 69th (1940)
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Director William Keighley
Writer Norman Reilly Raine, Fred Niblo Jr., Dean Riesner
Cast James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent
Plot Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he'll prove himself in the end.
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Front Page Woman (1935)
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Director Michael Curtiz
Writer Laird Doyle, Lillie Hayward, Roy Chanslor
Cast Bette Davis, George Brent, Roscoe Karns
Plot A woman reporter tries to prove she's just as good as any man, but runs into trouble along the way.
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The Purchase Price (1932)
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Director William A. Wellman
Writer Arthur Stringer, Robert Lord
Cast Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Lyle Talbot
Plot A torch singer becomes a farmer's mail-order bride.
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The Painted Veil (1934)
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Director Richard Boleslawski
Writer John Meehan, Salka Viertel, Edith Fitzgerald
Cast Greta Garbo, Herbert Marshall, George Brent
Plot A wife neglected by her husband, a medical researcher in China, falls in love with a dashing diplomatic attaché.
