Hedda Hopper
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The incomparable George M. Cohan stars in the 1917 screen version of the hit Broadway play he adapted from the classic novel by Earl Derr Biggers (creator of Charlie Chan). Having just penned another best-selling novel, George Washington Magee is "the man of the hour." Magee accepts a $5,000 wager that he can write another best-seller in 24 hours. Seeking solitude, he checks into Baldpate Inn, a remote manor located in the sleepy town of Asquewan...
2) Midnight
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A penniless showgirl, impersonating a Hungarian countess, quickly adapts to her new lifestyle with the help of an aristocrat. But she finds herself falling in love with yet another poor man.
4) Flying high
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"The goofy inventor of an 'aerocopter' flying machine, who is compelled to prove the efficiency of his invention in a slapstick cross-country airmail delivery race."--Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.
5) Sunset Blvd
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Pursued by creditors, Joe swerves into a driveway of a seemingly abandoned Sunset Boulevard mansion. He finds Norma, an ex-screen queen dreaming of a dramatic comeback and her husband/servant living there. She takes a fancy to Joe and, learning that he is a scriptwriter, persuades him to help her with her comeback screenplay. Being broke he accepts. He falls in love with a young script reader, but Norma breaks up their romance, setting tragedy into...