The best Leonard Penn’s movies

Leonard Penn

Leonard Penn

13/11/1907- 20/05/1975
Today we present the best Leonard Penn’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Leonard Penn’s movies.
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Spartacus

Spartacus
7.9/10
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette
7.3/10
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.

Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother
7.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 30/06/1939
  • Character: Jerome Weiss
Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.

Man-Proof

Man-Proof
6/10
A newspaper illustrator tries to remain best friends with the man she secretly loves, even though he recently married another woman.

Arsène Lupin Returns

Arsène Lupin Returns
6.7/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 25/02/1938
  • Character: Reporter
A woman and a man vying for a woman's affection: the usual love trio? Not quite so since the belle in question is Lorraine de Grissac, a very wealthy and alluring society woman, while one of the two rivals is none other than Arsène Lupin, the notorious jewel thief everybody thought dead, now living under the assumed name of René Farrand. As for the other suitor he is an American, a former F.B.I. sleuth turned private eye by the name of Steve Emerson. Steve not only suspects Farrand of being Lupin but when someone attempts to steal a precious emerald necklace from Lorraine's uncle, Count de Brissac, he is persuaded Lupin is the culprit. Is Emerson right or wrong? Which of the two men will win over Lorraine's heart?

Young Dr. Kildare

Young Dr. Kildare
6.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 14/10/1938
  • Character: Albert Foster
A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a rigorous (and sometimes embarrassing) testing of his knowledge by the hospital's top dog, Dr. Leonard Gillespie.

The Firefly

The Firefly
6.8/10
Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her mission is to seduce French Officers, in order for them to reveal Napolean's intentions toward Spain. She is sent to Bayonne, France to gather military secrets. Prior to this, she meets, Don Diego while performing at a club. Unknown to her, Don Diego is actually Captain Andre, who is sent to Spain to spy on her. While in France, Nina discovers Diego's true identity, only after she has fallen in love with him. Nina Maria outwits her potential captors and returns to Spain, and goes into hiding. Napoleon's troops invade Spain, resulting in Nina's capture. In a strange twist of fate, Nina and Captain Andre are reunited, but, the 2 nations are now at war... Written by Kelly

Batman and Robin

Batman and Robin
5.9/10
This 15-chapter serial pits Batman and Robin against The Wizard, who uses a device that allows him to control machinery to hold the city hostage.

The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West
6.3/10
Mary Robbins is a moderately educated, beautiful, young woman who owns the saloon called "The Poker". She is the only woman in the town of Couldee - making her the fancy of all the men there, especially to Sheriff Jack Rance. On the way to Monterey to sing at a mass officiated by Father Sienna, her stagecoach is held up by the infamous masked bandit, Ramerez. He too takes a fancy to Mary, and decides to secretly follow her, taking on the identity of an officer named, Lieutenant Johnson. While in Monterey, he dances, sings and courts Mary, who has now fallen in love with him. He then has to make a quick getaway. In the mean-time, Sheriff Jack has set up a trap to catch Ramerez at "The Poker". When Ramerez does arrive he soon discovers that Mary is the owner, and quickly changes to the identity of Lieutenant Johnson. How long can this charade last?

Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island
5.9/10
It is 1865 and Union prisoners use a military balloon to escape a Southern prison camp near the end of the Civil War. The balloon drifts for days and finally lands on a mysterious volcanic island with very unusual inhabitants. Also landing, in a better aircraft, is Rulu, a visitor from Mercury. She seeks a radio-active material that will enable her to manufacture an explosive that will destroy the world or, at least, the portion known as Earth in this 15 Chapter Serial from the 1950s.

The Day the Bookies Wept

The Day the Bookies Wept
5.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 15/09/1939
  • Character: Man at Racetrack
A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer. Comedy.

Silver Raiders

Silver Raiders
6.2/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 19/10/1950
  • Character: Lance Corbin
Arizona Ranger Larry Grant is posing as an outlaw while hunting for an outlaw gang, secretly led by Lance Corbin, that is stealing silver in Mexico and smelting it into bars for sale in the United States.

Range Land

Range Land
6.4/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 24/12/1949
  • Character: Bart Sheldon
Monogram's Whip Wilson western series occasionally produced a better-than-average entry. In Range Land, Wilson and saddle pal Andy Clyde try to get the goods on a gang of stagecoach bandits.

Between Two Women

Between Two Women
6.3/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 09/07/1937
  • Character: Tony Woolcott
Allen Meighan, an intern, assures himself residency at 'General Hospital', when he saves the life of a man trapped in an explosion. Allen is in love with student nurse, Claire Donahue, and she with him, but, she is married to Tom a physically abusive husband.

The Toy Wife

The Toy Wife
5.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 10/06/1938
  • Character: Gaston Vincent
A Southern belle finds herself torn between two suitors.

Silver Needle in the Sky

Silver Needle in the Sky
4.6/10
Rocky Jones tries to free the hostages and thwart the plans of the evil Queen Cleolantha.

Menace from Outer Space

Menace from Outer Space
3.8/10
A nontheatrical (16mm) film comprise of three contiguous episodes of the TV series "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger".

Judge Hardy's Children

Judge Hardy's Children
6.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 26/03/1938
  • Character: Steve Prentiss
Judge Hardy takes a business trip to Washington, DC, where Andy promptly falls for the French ambassador's daughter.

The Dead Don't Dream

The Dead Don't Dream
6.5/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 30/04/1948
  • Character: Earl Wesson
Three bodies turn up in a frontier hotel. Hoppy solves the murders and chases the killers through unusually misty and dark locations.

Stagecoach Driver

Stagecoach Driver
6.6/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 15/07/1951
  • Character: George Barnes
Jim Bannon and his partner own a stagecoach line. With the coming of the telegraph and the end of the Pony Express, two men plot to take over and get the new mail contract. When Jim's partner is murdered and Jim's name is written in the sand beside the body, Jim is arrested. At his trial Whip brings surprising evidence that clears Jim and the two plotters are soon arrested.

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