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,...

Not rated

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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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Not rated

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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Not rated

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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Not rated