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Synopsis: While traveling onboard a ship, newspaper reporter Jim Moore falls in love with Sandy Vantine, who is traveling with her uncle, Paul. Paul is in possession of a wooden chest he believes to be a counterfeit created by a master criminal known as the Black Parrot while a Scotland Yard inspector Colonel Pickett, is also onboard, hoping to catch the thief and forger. During the trip, Paul realizes he doesn't have a forgery and, instead, a real antique chest worth as much as $250,000. Soon after, someone sounds an alarm and, while people are distracted, breaks into Paul's cabin. The chest makes it safely back to the Vantine house but eventually takes a deadly turn when Paul and a stranger seeking Paul's time are both killed by poison. Who's in it? The movie stars William Lundigan , Maris Wrixon , Eddie Foy Jr ., Paul Cavanagh and Luli Deste. Review: I came across The Case of the Black Parrot last night and since I was in the mood for a classic mystery, I decide...

Synopsis: Harry Lynn, a talented but dimwitted semi-professional football player from a small town in Montana, is recruited to play for the Chicago Packers. He proves to be the real deal and has his team on the fast track for a national championship. However, his love life and a $5000 gambling debt threaten to derail him. Who's in it? The movie stars Bert Wheeler , Marie Wilson , Gloria Dickson , William Hopper and William Demarest . Synopsis: I came across this movie a couple days ago and, thinking it might be good for laugh or two, decided to watch it this morning before heading into the office. The movie, as it turns out, ended up exceeding my expectations. The love story between Harry (Wheeler) and his girlfriend, Maizie (Wilson), was actually pretty good, especially since it wasn't as predictable as I thought it would be. The part about him temporarily falling for another woman (Dickson) in Maizie's absence and nearly bringing an end to their relationship with an a...