The best Maurice Black’s movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Maurice Black’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Maurice Black.
Scarface
7.7/10
A murderous thug shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.
The Front Page
6.7/10
Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter is looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when he finds the criminal, he learns that the man may not be guilty. With the help of his editor, Hildy attempts to hide the convict, uncover the conspiracy and write the scoop of his career.
The Bride of Frankenstein
7.8/10
After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Frankenstein falls under the control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him without understanding that his intentions are generally good despite his lack of socialization and self-control.
Abraham Lincoln
5.6/10
A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early years as a country lawyer; his marriage to Mary Todd; his debates with Stephen A. Douglas; the election of 1860; his presidency during the Civil War; and his assassination in Ford’s Theater in 1865.
Little Caesar
7.2/10
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
Smart Money
6.8/10
Two brothers' trip to the big city to do a little gambling results in a fateful turn of events.
Bonnie Scotland
6.7/10
Stan and Ollie stow away to Scotland expecting to inherit the MacLaurel estate. When things don't quite turn out that way, they unwittingly enlist in the Scottish army and are posted to India.
Show Girl in Hollywood
6.1/10
Broadway actress leaves New York to become a star in Hollywood, and succeeds despite sleazy directors and her own ego.
Night Flight
6.2/10
Story of South American mail pilots, and the dangers they face flying at night.
Playing Around
5.9/10
New York girl has a dull boyfriend and seems destined for a dull marriage when she meets a rich playboy who has money to burn and places to go.
Flying Down to Rio
6.6/10
A dance band leader finds love and success in Brazil.
Tiger Shark
6.4/10
A Portuguese tuna fisherman (Edward G. Robinson) catches his bride (Zita Johann) with his first mate (Richard Arlen).
Numbered Men
4.6/10
Prison drama from 1930.
I Cover the Waterfront
6.2/10
An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
The Keyhole
6.4/10
A private eye specializing in divorce cases falls for the woman he's been hired to frame.
Silly Billies
6.2/10
The boys are a dentist and his assistant traveling to the Old West to open a new practice. Once in town, they buy a business--only to wake up the next day and see that the entire population of this bustling town had left for the California gold fields early that morning! Then, they discover an evil plot to sell out these settlers to some hostile Indians, so they spring to the rescue.
Lonely Wives
6.2/10
A highly respectable lawyer becomes a sexual animal after working hours. Live-in mother-in-law tries to keep him in line.
Stars Over Broadway
5.8/10
An aggressive agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation.
Show Folks
5.6/10
Eddie Kehoe is a young vaudeville hoofer who thinks his inability to hit the big time is the fault of stage managers, agents, musicians...everybody but himself. Eddie likes to tell others how good he is, but seldom shows them. Kitty Mayo, an old-time burlesque queen, who is with the McNary Vaudeville Company, advises Eddie to get himself a partner, as his solo abilities can only be stretched so far. He decides to follow her advice and, while in a theatrical supply shop, he sees Rita Carey rehearsing her dancing act that includes a trained duck. Eddie tells Rita he is a good friend of McNary's, and, with him as her partner, her future in show business will be secured. She agrees to join him and Eddie promptly names the act "Eddie Kehoe and Partner". Despite his conceit, Rita likes Eddie, as do others in the troupe, including Cleo a little gold-digger.
Broadway Babies
6/10
Dee is a naive chorus girl living in a boarding house full of low-paid actors. Dee and Billy are in love and he helps her to move from chorus girl to star. Things run afoul when jealousy, misunderstandings and sleazy men enter the picture.
