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Movie Review: Too Many Women (1942)

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Synopsis: Richard Sutton is a compulsive liar and while he loves his fiancée, Linda, he also has Gwenny and Barbara believing he is romantically interested in them too. To avoid taking a job he doesn't want, Richard lies about collecting a $3 million inheritance from a deceased uncle. Unfortunately for him, the story gets around and unable to come clean because he believes his sickly grandmother will die if she learns he lied to her, Richard's life begins to spiral out of control, and he is soon engaged to Linda, Gwenny and Barbara while watching his limited amount of money get spent trying to keep up the pretense. Who's in it? The movie stars Neil Hamilton , June Lang , Joyce Compton, Barbara Reed and Fred Sherman. Review: I've had Too Many Women in my library for a couple weeks, mostly because I've liked other June Lang movies and figured I'd give it a try. I finally got around to watching it this morning and it turned out to be an OK choice. As far as th...

Movie Review: Lighthouse (1947)

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Synopsis: Connie is in love with the local lighthouse keeper, Sam, but even though he claims to love her back, he keeps making excuses whenever she brings up marriage. When he goes two weeks without visiting her, Connie takes a boat out to the lighthouse and discovers Sam has been lying to her, both about being the keeper (he's just an assistant) and the fact he is married. Determined to get back at him, Connie seduces and marries Sam's boss, Hank, and eventually falls in love with her new husband. Sam, however, isn't ready to let Connie go, leading to suspicion when Hank slips on the rocks and nearly dies. Who's in it? The movie stars June Lang , Don Castle , John Litel , Marion Martin and Charles Wagenheim. Review: I ended up choosing Lighthouse this morning because I saw it starred June Lang and I became a fan after seeing her in Redhead a few months ago. I didn't know much about the movie but from the description, thought it was going to be a comedy. Instea...

Movie Review: Redhead (1941)

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Synopsis: Playboy Ted Brown is disinherited by his father after another drunken bar fight. Homeless and penniless, Ted gets into a drunken stupor and nearly walks off a cliff before being saved by redhead Dale Carter, who reluctantly takes him to her apartment to sober him up. Realizing Dale is also having financial difficulties, Ted comes up with a plan and convinces her to marry him, believing his father would be so upset by the arrangement, he would pay for them to get divorced. Instead, seeing through the ruse, Ted's dad lets them stay married and even secretly offers Dale $10,000 if she can make Ted grow up. She accepts the offer and has success. There's just one problem; she's falling in love with him. Who's in it? The movie stars June Lang , Johnny Downs , Eric Blore , Weldon Heyburn and Frank Jaquet. Review: I've had Redhead in my Amazon Prime Video library for several weeks and finally took the time to watch it this morning. At first, I figured it woul...