Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

A Hollywood publicity stunt goes astray in this song-filled salute to the homefront men and women contributing to World War II's "Farm Aid" movement.It's 1943 and the boys at the front must be fed. California farmer Tommy Nelson and his girl Jane need farm workers to help them harvest the crops.To get his celebrity clients publicity, a press agent arranges for them to work the Nelsons' "Shady Acres Farm." One of them is Gilda Parker, a fading movie star in such dire need of attention that she...

Beautiful Belle is stuck in a life of crime, holding up people at gunpoint for her gangster boyfriend, Vance. The mob boss runs his operations from the Coal Hole, a dive bar in the seedy dock district of San Francisco. Vance is roughing Belle up at the bar, when writer John Banning intervenes, knocking the thug out. Banning and Belle flee to his remote mountain cabin where she hopes to start a new life. But Vance finds their hideout and he and his gunmen surround the cabin, determined that...

Spurred on by his beautiful fiance, Lorna Quidley, concert pianist Daubeney Carshott abandons his prominent position in London society. He sails for remote Thursday Island in the South Seas, where he plans to bring his lady love a giant pearl that he has wrestled from the ocean floor with his own hands. Pearl diving is treacherous, but Daubeney is a highly motivated student, and is soon diving as if he where a native. He eventually locates a huge pearl, but the competition for the prize is...

Beautiful heiress Marian Dorsey gets herself hired as a shipping clerk in order to learn her father's business from the ground up. She falls in love with her handsome manager, George Mason, who knows her as only as working girl Marian Collins. She and George are invited to the boss's mansion for a weekend party. George enjoys living the good life for a few days, but when an expensive necklace disappears from the safe and is discovered in his jacket pocket, it appears that his weekend retreat...

A gang of thieves led by Monty Mordant have been robbing the trappers blind. When they swindle Chief White Cloud out of his furs, he offers to lead Sergeant Morton to their remote hideout. Riding to the meeting spot, Morton discovers that White Cloud has been murdered. Following the clues found at the scene of the killing, he vows to hunt down and bring the bloodthirsty gang to justice.Courage of the North is the first of two "Morton of the Mounties" films starring John Preston and produced by...

Dixie Evans, of the infamous Mowbray Gang, is on the lam after a post office robbery. In her desperate attempt to cross a nearby river in a canoe, she capsizes and is rescued by Dean Richardson, a wealthy doctor. The two fall in love and Dean proposes. Dixie requests that Dean never grill her about her past. However, Pete Mowbray has no intention of letting Dixie "go straight," an blackmails her. It doesn't take long for Dean to realize something's wrong with his new wife, and he sets out to...

Whaling Captain John Nelson arrives home after a long voyage and is shocked to discover that his wife has run off with another man. He returns to his ship a bitter man, known and feared on the seven seas as "the Sea Lion." Blossom, a young girl who has been marooned for 16 years is discovered on a remote island and brought aboard. She reveals shocking secrets from Nelson's past that will turn his entire world upside down.Hobart Bosworth was a top star of the early years of Hollywood. He formed...

Attorney James Markey has grown rich defending mob kingpin Louis Joe and his minions. His wife, Iris, is disgusted by the source of their lavish lifestyle and walks out on him when he refuses to quit. Markey goes into a alcoholic tailspin and winds up penniless, living on the mean streets of the Lower East Side. He meets a young street urchin, Chubby Dennis, who teaches him how to survive life in the slums. Their new friendship gives James a reason to go on living. Caught in the middle of a...

When it ran in network TV's prime time in 1954, "Medic" was a television milestone. A pioneering, innovative and often controversial show, known for its realistic and honest portrayal of the medical profession, it featured well documented case histories "dedicated to the profession of medicine and to the men and women who labor in its cause." The four "Medic" episodes here, each one introduced by the stern yet friendly face of Doctor Konrad Styner (Richard Boone), are representative of the...

In the late 1870s the "Battling" Orioles were a tenacious pack of brawling he-men, hitting as many opponents and errant umpires as baseballs. Now in 1924, they are a pack of tired old men, sitting around in their exclusive New York club complaining about their various maladies. Barber Tommy Tucker, son of a deceased Oriole all-star, is summoned to the big city to try to cheer the team up. His first meeting with the Orioles goes terribly wrong, and after his cigar ash accidently sets the sports...

The legendary Peacock Fan is said to be cursed, bringing betrayal and death to its owners since its origin in the mystical Orient. Nevertheless, wealthy American collector Carlton Rossmore pays a fortune to purchase the fan when it appears on the market. Within days, the businessman is found murdered in his study. Police Sergeant O'Brien is befuddled by the half dozen likely suspects he detains at the scene of the crime. In walks a mysterious monocled stranger, who introduces himself as Dr....

Publicity man Bob Preston is hell bent on making his beautiful fiancee June a star and pulls out all the stops to make it happen. June's stardom drives an inevitable wedge between the couple once June realizes Bob may be more invested in her success than in romance. June leaves Bob behind for another, wealthier man, but is forced to rethink her decision.The Wampas Baby Stars were a product of the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers and consisted of a group of young actresses...