Movies: Damsel in distress
- 1944
Return of the Ape Man (1944)
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The discovery of a perfectly preserved caveman prompts a mad scientist to attempt a daring brain transplant....
- 1953
Aida (1953)
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This Italian film version of Verdi's opera stars Sophia Loren on the screen, with Renata Tebaldi providing the vocals....
- 1914
The Perils of Pauline (1914)
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The Perils of Pauline is a motion picture serial shown in weekly installments featuring the actress Pearl White playing the title character. Pauline has often been cited as a famous example of a damsel-in-distress, although viewers will find her char...
- 1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
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A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings-on at a horse race track by his mystery writer ex-wife....
- 1940
Prairie Law (1940)
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Judge Curry is selling Austin's land to nesters and his men are rustling his cattle to provide beef. When the Sheriff accuses butcher Gore of possessing stolen beef, Gore kills him. Curry then holds a quick election to change the county seat so he ca...
- 1936
Mad Holiday (1936)
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A temperamental film star's vacation turns deadly when he uncovers a murder....
- 1936
Girls' Dormitory (1936)
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When a busybody teacher in a girls' finishing school finds a love letter from a student to an unknown man, a minor scandal erupts....
- 1935
Kind Lady (1935)
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Mary, a woman with good intentions, takes pity on Henry, an artist with no home. What begins as a simple offer to come inside from the cold for tea gradually turns into more. Before the unsuspecting woman knows it, Henry, his family, and his friends ...
- 1934
Woman in the Dark (1934)
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A recently released prisoner lives alone in his cabin so that his bad temper won't get him back in any more trouble, but his peaceful existence is disrupted when a mysterious woman arrives....
- 1947
Michigan Kid (1947)
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A former U.S. marshal rescues an instant heiress from an outlaw's gang....
- 1938
Paroled from the Big House (1938)
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A federal agent poses as a criminal to infiltrate a gang of parolees seeking vengeance on the lawmen who jailed them....
- 1953
Prince of Pirates (1953)
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In a 16th century kingdom in the Netherlands, the newly crowned King Stephan concludes a secret treaty with the Spanish. This puts him at odds with his younger brother, Prince Roland, who favors a treaty with the French. Stephan orders Roland impriso...
- 1963
Slave Girls of Sheba (1963)
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Saracen pirates aboard the "Black Eagle" attack Christians strongholds along the coast of Spain. When they stop off in Sheba to re-supply, they also buy female slaves and end up fighting over them....
- 1958
Damn Citizen (1958)
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Louisiana's governor asks war hero Francis C. Grevemberg (Keith Andes) to lead the state police against corruption....
- 1938
Newsboys' Home (1938)
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A beautiful girl inherits a newspaper that sponsors a charity home for boys....
- 1917
Teddy at the Throttle (1917)
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Gloria Dawn lives down the hall from her sweetheart, Bobbie Knight. The dishonest Henry Black is Gloria's guardian, and he is also in charge of Bobbie's inheritance. The scheming guardian and his sister have been spending Bobbie's money, and they hop...
- 1939
Missing Evidence (1939)
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G-Man Bill Collins swings into action when a crooked sweepstakes racket begins insinuating itself upon the honest citizenry of the US. The crooks have flooded the market with counterfeit lottery tickets, reducing many an unwary speculator to poverty...
- 1938
The Nurse from Brooklyn (1938)
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A nurse's younger brother is caught in a shootout between a criminal gang and the police, and he is shot and killed. The officer who is accused of shooting the man knows that he didn't do it, and sets out to find the real killer and clear his own nam...
- 1937
Moonlight on the Range (1937)
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Tom "Killer" Dane kills Jeff's friend, who then pursues him. Jeff and Dane are look-alike half brothers, which allows Dane to make a raid dressed like Jeff. Jeff is arrested, but before Dane's henchman can organize a lynch mob, Fuzzy breaks him out a...
- 1932
By Whose Hand? (1932)
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On the night express train from Los Angeles to San Francisco everyone’s a suspect when a jewelry magnate is found stabbed to death and an escaped killer is feared on board. It’s up to newspaper reporter Jimmy Hawley (Ben Lyon) to unravel the secrets ...