The best Charles R. Moore’s romance movies

Charles R. Moore

Charles R. Moore

23/04/1893- 20/07/1947
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The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes
7.9/10
The ruthless, moneyed Hubbard clan lives in, and poisons, their part of the deep South at the turn of the 20th century. Regina Giddons née Hubbard has her daughter under her thumb. Mrs. Giddons is estranged from her husband, who is convalescing in Baltimore and suffers from a terminal illness. But she needs him home, and will manipulate her daughter to help bring him back. She has a sneaky business deal that she's cooking up with her two elder brothers, Oscar and Ben. Oscar has a flighty, unhappy wife and a dishonest worm of a son. Will the daughter have to marry this contemptible cousin? Who will she grow up to be - her mother or her aunt? Or can she escape the fate of both?

Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama
7.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaRomance
  • Release: 04/05/1934
  • Character: Black Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels
7.9/10
Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.

He Was Her Man

He Was Her Man
6.2/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 16/06/1934
  • Character: Manhattan Turkish Bath Attendant
A safecracker goes straight after doing a stretch for a bum rap. He agrees to do one last job for his "pals".

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch
7.1/10
Rocksford, New England, 1672. Puritan witch hunter Jonathan Wooley is cursed after burning a witch at the stake: his descendants will never find happiness in their marriages. At present, politician Wallace Wooley, who is running for state governor, is about to marry his sponsor's daughter.

The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story
7.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 28/08/1942
  • Character: Colored Porter
Gerry and Tom Jeffers are finding married life hard. Tom is an inventor/ architect and there is little money for them to live on. They are about to be thrown out of their apartment when Gerry meets rich businessman being shown around as a prospective tenant. He gives Gerry $700 to start life afresh but Tom refuses to believe her story and they quarrel. Gerry decides the marriage is over and heads to Palm Beach for a quick divorce but Tom has plans to stop her.

Christmas in July

Christmas in July
7.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 25/10/1940
  • Character: Porter in Maxford's Office (uncredited)
An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest. As a joke, some of his co-workers put together a fake telegram which says that he won the $25,000 grand prize.

Second Chorus

Second Chorus
5.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusicRomance
  • Release: 03/01/1941
  • Character: Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpeters with the Perennials, a college band, and both men are still attending college by failing their exams seven years in a row. In the midst of a performance, Danny spies Ellen Miller who ends up being made band manager. Both men compete for her affections while trying to get the other one fired.

Spring Madness

Spring Madness
5.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 11/11/1938
  • Character: Excited Porter in Diner
Harvard senior Sam Thatcher (Lew Ayres) and his best friend and roommate, known as "The Lippencott" (Burgess Meredith), plan to go to Russia after graduation, a decision Sam has kept from his girlfriend, Alexandra Benson (Maureen O'Sullivan).

Only Angels Have Wings

Only Angels Have Wings
7.6/10
Geoff Carter is the head of a crumbling air freight service in desperate need of a replacement pilot. He is forced to hire a descredited aviator who arrives with his wife, Carter's ex-lover. Meanwhile, traveler Bonnie Lee tries to get close to the emotionally closed-off Carter.

Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory
6.6/10
A country girl goes to the city and gets a job in a posh hotel, and winds up becoming an instant celebrity thanks to an ambitious photographer.

The Accusing Finger

The Accusing Finger
6.6/10
A district attorney sends a young man to the electric chair, then lands in the death house himself.

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley
6.4/10
  • Genre: DramaMusicRomance
  • Release: 29/11/1940
  • Character: Porter at Railroad Station (uncredited)
Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England, and Katy joins her after the boys give a new song to Nora Bayes. All are reunited when the boys, now in the army, show up in England.

Start Cheering

Start Cheering
6/10
After retiring from movies to get an education, a man discovers his ex-staff is trying to have him expelled.

Two Girls on Broadway

Two Girls on Broadway
6/10
  • Genre: Romance
  • Release: 19/04/1940
  • Character: Porter at Bus Station (uncredited)
Eddie Kerns sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. He sends for his dance partner-fiancée Molly Mahoney who brings her younger sister Pat. Upon seeing Molly and Pat dance, the producer picks Pat for the show and gives Molly a job selling cigarettes. A wealthy friend of the producer named "Chat" Chatsworth also has his eye on Pat. Pat is teamed with Eddie in the specialty number as Kerns and Mahoney. Pat and Eddie soon realize that they are in love and must tell Molly. Pat balks at hurting Molly and goes out with Chat who already has five ex-wives.

36 Hours to Kill

36 Hours to Kill
6.1/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 24/07/1936
  • Character: Red Cap
Duke and Jeanie Benson, an outlaw couple hiding out under assumed names. Duke realizes that he has a winning sweepstake ticket and will win $150,000 if he can cash it in without getting apprehended

Suddenly It's Spring

Suddenly It's Spring
6.4/10
A WAC officer returns from the war to find her husband wants a divorce.

Kentucky

Kentucky
6.2/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 30/12/1938
  • Character: Stable Swipe
Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby, but during the Civil War, her family sided with the South while his sided with the North--and her Uncle Peter will have nothing to do with Jack's family.

Doctor Rhythm

Doctor Rhythm
5.9/10
Dr. Bill Remsen pretends to be a policeman, and ends up being assigned to guard Judy Marlowe. Amazingly, he falls in love with her.

Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway
5.6/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 03/12/1938
  • Character: Sam - Cleaning Man (uncredited)
Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.

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