Porter Hall
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Filmography
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Return to Treasure Island
(1954)A descendant of Jim Hawkins visits Treasure Island with a priceless map.

Ace in the Hole
(1951)A frustrated former journalist is now working for an Albuquerque newspaper and exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.

Intruder in the Dust
(1949)Who shot Vinson Gowrie in the back? The jailhouse at Jefferson, Mississippi, may not hold the actual killer, but it does have the suspect an angry lynch mob wants: Lucas Beauchamp, who has long refused to exhibit the obsequious attitude expected of black people in Jefferson. Based on William Faulkner's novel and filmed in his hometown of Oxford, Intruder in the Dust is both a gripping whodunit and a milestone of social-conscience filmmaking. Claude Jarman, Jr. (reunited with director Clarence Brown of The Yearling) plays the youth whose troubled sense of right makes him a catalyst in solving the mystery. And Juano Hernandez is memorable as Lucas: proud, perceptive, strong words that also describe this superb film named one of 1949's 10 Best by the National Board of Review.

Vice Squad
(1953)
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
(1944)A small-town girl goes overboard with war-time patriotic zeal and marries a soldier she's only met once. He disappears after one night, then she thinks she's pregnant... but she just can't remember her husband's name.

Bulldog Drummond Escapes
(1937)When his sweetheart is kidnapped for her family’s vast fortune, Captain Drummond attempts a rescue and winds up captive at the same eerie mansion.

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
(1949)Saloon singer Freddie Jones jealously shoots at her cheating boyfriend Blackie but mistakenly hits a Judge's honorable behind, forcing her to skip town under the guise of a schoolteacher.

Pony Express
(1953)In 1860, Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok are sent to establish a Pony Express service across California.

Miracle on 34th Street
(1947)The holiday season is in full swing when an older gentleman is hired as a department store Santa Claus. He claims his name is Kris Kringle, and soon fills everyone with Christmas spirit - except his boss, Doris Walker. When Kris is declared insane and put on trial, everyone's faith is put to the test as old and young alike face the age old question: Do you believe in Santa Claus?

Sullivan's Travels
(1941)In this comedic masterpiece, a wealthy director (Joel McCrea) wants to find "real" people for his next great film (co-starring Veronica Lake).

Dark Command
(1940)A Civil War tale based on the exploits of the notorious outlaw William Quantrill. A courageous sheriff stands up to Quantrill and his band of guerrillas pillaging the countryside in Civil War-torn Kansas, and stops the cut-throat raids across both Union and Confederate lines.

The Plainsman
(1936)At the close of the Civil War, Wild Bill Hickock reunites with Buffalo Bill Cody, and they discover that gunrunner John Lattimer has supplied rifles to the Cheyenne, enabling them to start a battle at a United States Cavalry outpost. Hickock and Cody attempt to stop the uprising and prevent Lattimer from distributing more weapons.

The Petrified Forest
(1936)Oscar-winner Humphrey Bogart stars as Duke Mantee, an escaped convict who holds customers hostage at a remote desert diner.

Bulldog Drummond's Peril
(1938)Captain Bulldog Drummond finds himself searching for a serial killer who has chosen his targets based on a priceless diamond in high demand.

The Story of Louis Pasteur
(1936)The biography of the pioneering French microbiologist who helped revolutionize agriculture and medicine.

The Thin Man
(1934)While visiting Manhattan for Christmas, retired detective Nick and his wealthy wife Nora try to crack the case of a missing inventor.

Going My Way
(1944)When young Father O'Malley (Bing Crosby) arrives at St. Dominic's, old Father Fitzgibbon (Barry Fitzgerald) doesn't think much of the church's newest member.

Satan Met a Lady
(1936)Before Bogart and Huston created the most enduring film version of Dashiell Hammett's detective novel The Maltese Falcon, this Bette Davis rendition brought the thriller to the screen in a somewhat comedic style, telling the twisting tale of a detective who is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief. Detective Ted Shayne (Warren William) is hired by Valerie Purvis (Davis) to find a woman named Madame Barrabas (Alison Skipworth). But Valerie has a secret that endangers Ted's life, while a valuable jewel-encrusted ram's horn serves as the key to the whole affair.

The Woman of the Town
(1943)Una mujer intenta convencer a su novio de que deje las armas y se convierta en un ciudadano respetable, pero él tiene otras preocupaciones.