Screenplay: Rian James
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Rian James. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
The Other One
1946 · Movie · 98 min. · Mexico
Direction Roberto Gavaldón
Cast Dolores del Rio · Agustín Irusta · Víctor Junco · José Baviera
Plot Manicurist Maria Mendez encounters her twin, Magdalena DeLago (Delores Del Rio in a dual role), at the funeral of Magdalena's wealthy husband. The two sisters have been estranged ever since...
7.2
184 votes
7.2
184 votes
Dead Ringer
1964 · Movie · 115 min. · United States
Direction Paul Henreid
Cast Bette Davis · Karl Malden · Peter Lawford · Phil Carey
Plot The twin sister of a callous wealthy woman murders her out of revenge and assumes the identity of the dead woman.
7.1
1K votes
7.1
1K votes
42nd Street
1933 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
Direction Lloyd Bacon
Cast Dick Powell · Ruby Keeler · Warner Baxter · Ginger Rogers
Plot A sickly Julian Marsh (Warner Baxter) puts his all into what may be his last show, only to face a disaster when leading lady Dorothy Brock (Bebe Daniels) sprains her...
7.0
1K votes
7.0
1K votes
Internes Can't Take Money
1937 · Movie · 78 min. · United States
Direction Alfred Santell
Cast Barbara Stanwyck · Joel McCrea · Lloyd Nolan · Stanley Ridges
Plot In a fantastically art-deco hospital, young Dr. Kildare treats and falls for impoverished Janet Healy, widow of a bank robber, who's been in prison and can't find her baby. Later...
6.3
38 votes
6.3
38 votes
Central Airport
1933 · Movie · 72 min. · United States
Direction William A. Wellman · Alfred E. Green
Cast Richard Barthelmess · Sally Eilers · Tom Brown · Grant Mitchell
Plot Aviator Jim Blaine and his brother Neil are rivals not only as daredevil flyers, but also for the love of parachutist Jill Collins.
6.0
24 votes
6.0
24 votes
Submarine Patrol
1938 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction John Ford
Cast Richard Greene · Nancy Kelly · Preston Foster · George Bancroft
Plot A naval officer is demoted for negligence and put in command of a run-down submarine chaser and with a motley crew.
5.9
100 votes
5.9
100 votes
Private Detective 62
1933 · Movie · 66 min. · United States
Direction Michael Curtiz
Cast William Powell · Margaret Lindsay · Ruth Donnelly · Gordon Westcott
Plot A private eye in Paris falls for the beautiful gambling lady he''s investigating.
5.9
32 votes
5.9
32 votes
Love Is a Racket
1932 · Movie · 72 min. · United States
Direction William A. Wellman
Cast Douglas Fairbanks Jr. · Ann Dvorak · Frances Dee · Lee Tracy
Plot A beautiful girl convinces a reporter to cover up her involvement in a murder.
5.6
36 votes
5.6
36 votes
Down Argentine Way
1940 · Movie · 89 min. · United States
Direction Irving Cummings
Cast Don Ameche · Betty Grable · Carmen Miranda · Charlotte Greenwood
Plot American girl (Grable) on vacation in Argentina falls for wealthy racehorse owner (Ameche). Lots of scenery and musical entertainment.
5.5
62 votes
5.5
62 votes
Lawyer Man
1932 · Movie · 72 min. · United States
Direction William Dieterle
Cast William Powell · Joan Blondell · David Landau · Helen Vinson
Plot Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer named Gilmurry. Adam's sudden renown attracts the attention of high-profile legal eagle Granville Bentley, who...
5.4
22 votes
5.4
22 votes
The Gorilla
1939 · Movie · 66 min. · United States
Direction Allan Dwan
Cast Jimmy Ritz · Harry Ritz · Al Ritz · Anita Louise
Plot When a wealthy man (Atwill) is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion...
4.9
21 votes
4.9
21 votes
Broadway Limited
1941 · Movie · 75 min. · United States
Direction Gordon Douglas
Cast Victor McLaglen · Marjorie Woodworth · Dennis O'Keefe · Patsy Kelly
Plot As a ploy to gain publicity, a motion picture director wants his star actress to take a baby with her on a train trip. The director's secretary asks the train's...
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The Big Shakedown
1934 · Movie · 64 min. · United States
Direction John Francis Dillon
Cast Charles Farrell · Bette Davis · Ricardo Cortez · Glenda Farrell
Plot Former bootlegger Nick Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate drugs. The money makes it possible for Jimmy to marry Norma Frank, a pharmacy clerk. Expecting a baby,...
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Gift of Gab
1934 · Movie · 70 min. · United States
Direction Karl Freund
Cast Edmund Lowe · Gloria Stuart · Ruth Etting · Phil Baker
Plot Conceited radio announcer irritates everyone else at the station.
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She Had to Say Yes
1933 · Movie · 65 min. · United States
Direction George Amy · Busby Berkeley
Cast Loretta Young · Winnie Lightner · Lyle Talbot · Regis Toomey
Plot It is the bottom of the depression and Sol Glass has the idea that the girls in the stenographic department should be used to entertain the clients. Seems the clients...
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The White Parade
1934 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction Irving Cummings
Cast Loretta Young · John Boles · Dorothy Wilson · Muriel Kirkland
Plot The title represents the hopeful, ambitious students at a hospital training school and is primarily a story of the stern discipline and laborious physical and mental toil they endure in...
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The Dragon Murder Case
1934 · Movie · 67 min. · United States
Direction H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast Warren William · Margaret Lindsay · Lyle Talbot · Eugene Pallette
Plot The Stann family gives a small party prior to daughter Bernice's marriage to socialite Monty, but all of the guests seem to be against the match.
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The Witness Chair
1936 · Movie · 64 min. · United States
Direction George Nichols Jr.
Cast Ann Harding · Walter Abel
Plot Late one night, secretary Paula Young (Ann Harding) leaves the office of her boss, Stanley Whittaker (Douglas Dumbrille, locking the door and taking the stairs to avoid being seen by...
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The Housekeeper's Daughter
1939 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction Hal Roach
Cast Joan Bennett · Adolphe Menjou · John Hubbard · William Gargan
Plot A gangster's moll runs home to mother, with reporters and amateur detectives hot on her tail.
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Stand Up and Cheer!
1934 · Movie · 68 min. · United States
Direction Hamilton MacFadden
Cast Warner Baxter · Madge Evans · James Dunn · John Boles
Plot President Franklin Roosevelt appoints a theatrical producer as the new Secretary of Amusement in order to cheer up an American public still suffering through the Depression. The new secretary soon...
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