The Reluctant Detective (2014)

Actors: Elise Rovinsky (actress), Bristol Pomeroy (actor), Lou D'Amato (actor), Bijhan Clarke (actor), Christopher S. Lombardi (writer), Christopher S. Lombardi (producer), Christopher S. Lombardi (miscellaneous crew), Christopher S. Lombardi (director), Christopher S. Lombardi (writer), Christopher S. Lombardi (editor), Christopher S. Lombardi (writer), Gideon Fountain (actor), Cory Landroche (miscellaneous crew), Aleesha Pinkham (miscellaneous crew), Cecilia Ryan (actress),

Plot: Bennett Stephens and his wife Kelly take a nice relaxing vacation to her vintage home town. Bennett is a famous actor who plays a detective on a popular crime show called 'M O'. As a killer starts to run ramped through this quiet town Bennett is coursed into solving the case by his thrill seeking wife and her old fling from high school.

Keywords: independent-film
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery,
Taglines: He's not a detective, he just plays one on TV.

Enemies Close (2013)

Actors: Ryan R. Williams (composer), Ryan R. Williams (producer), Ryan R. Williams (editor), Ryan R. Williams (director), Ryan R. Williams (writer), Suzanne LaChasse (producer), Suzanne LaChasse (writer), Suzanne LaChasse (actress), Adrienne Camille (actress), Jen Yeager (producer), Jen Yeager (actress), Mark Sipka (actor), Nolan Freeman (actor), Joe Fidler (producer), Joe Fidler (actor),

Genres: Horror, Short,
Taglines: Maybe they should have been nicer to Vince Turner.

The Battle of Eshu and Iku (2005)

Actors: Rodney Whittenberg (composer), John Wylie (actor), Alex Berger (editor), Audrey Martin (miscellaneous crew), Fatima Ali (miscellaneous crew), Aaron Blandon (writer), Aaron Blandon (producer), Aaron Blandon (director), Sal Nunez (actor), Vincent Yates (actor), Sal Nunez (miscellaneous crew), Matthew Palmer (actor), Paula Smith (producer), Melissa Palmer (actress), Rena Krumholz (actress),

Plot: Six-year-old Jalil, abandoned at an early age in Maine, finds himself adopted into a family that lives in the heart of urban Philadelphia Pennsylvania. How can everything that he has come to know change so instantly? How does he situate into this new world, and these new people? There's Betty and Robert- his new mother and father. How will they define those titles that should carry meanings of warmth and security for him? Will his new brother, 14-year-old Tommy, who until now has been the only child, overcome the expected jealousies and share, what has been his world alone, with the newly arrived usurper? Can Jalil negotiate the world outside where even a trip to the corner store can be filled with unexpected hazards? Then there are the mysteries of the basement. The basement, the darkness, the sounds, and Uncle Adisa who lives there.

Keywords: ishu-iku-battle
Genres: Short,
Taglines: Sometimes change seems all there is: a new mother, a new father, brother, uncle, a new neighborhood, new enemies, and new gods, all at six years old.

Anna's Dream (2002)

Actors: Jeffrey Shepherd (miscellaneous crew), Richard Thomas (actor), Daniel Grodnik (producer), Marilyn Penn (miscellaneous crew), Connie Sellecca (actress), Chase White (actor), Joey Newman (composer), Stuart Bass (editor), Jill Ferguson (miscellaneous crew), Carl B. Thompson (miscellaneous crew), Cara DeLizia (actress), Deborah Ceballos (costume designer), Don Franklin (actor), James Snyder (actor), Timothy J. Warenz (producer),

Plot: After a gymnastics accident leaves her paraplegic, 18-year-old Anna Morgan returns to high school. Because of time lost due to her injury and rehab, she is repeating her junior year, with her sister Beth. The film covers her adjustments to her new life, and her classmates' problems in dealing with her wheelchair. In a series of small vignettes, it also gives a picture of her family, good and bad, and her parents' efforts to support their kids while dealing with their own fears.

Keywords: brother-sister-relationship, dating, family-relationships, high-school, paraplegic, wheelchair
Genres: Comedy, Drama,

Quotes:

Beth Morgan: [about Sheila] That girl is personally responsible for the worldwide proliferation of all blonde jokes.

Beth Morgan: You know, Sheila's not insensitive on purpose, it just comes to her naturally.

Beth Morgan: Oh, make it stop. [about the alarm]::Anna Morgan: Sorry. I just can't do it again today.::Beth Morgan: Who are you talking to?::Anna Morgan: God.::Beth Morgan: Cool. Tell him I can't do it either.

Anna Morgan: [turns off the alarm] I don't have to do this. Everyone would understand. I'll just stay in my room for the rest of my life, and write poetry like Emily Dickinson. All right. One more day and that's it. I mean it.::Beth Morgan: God again?::Anna Morgan: Yeah.

Anna Morgan: So, I have decided that I'm going to the dance.::Sheila: Huh?::Beth Morgan: Really? When did you decide this?::Anna Morgan: During the last 15 minutes of math class. I was there done with my test and everyone else was still grinding it out, and I realized that I need more of a life. I mean, if I'm so understanding about why no boy is interested in me, I shouldn't not go to the dance because no boy is interested in me.::Beth Morgan: You... You lost me at, "If I'm so understanding".::Anna Morgan: It's all right. I'm not entirely clear on it myself. Let's just say that I decided to go. So I'm going.::Beth Morgan: Wow. You're so decisive. You should be a judge or something.::Anna Morgan: Or a dictator. An empress-conqueror in a wheelchair.::Beth Morgan: Anna the Hun.::Anna Morgan: Anna the Nun.::Beth Morgan: Anna the Hun-Nun.::Sheila: Wow. Anna, you have the best attitude for a girl whose life is just so terrible. [girl's laugh] Did I say something funny? I don't normally say something funny.

Anna Morgan: Are you sure you want to turn your math sheet in with "Craig" doodled all over it?::Beth Morgan: What? I mean, I know this thing for Craig isn't, like, love or anything. It's more like a...::Anna Morgan: Addiction? Obsession? Psychosis?::Beth Morgan: I was thinking "crush".::Anna Morgan: Same thing.::Beth Morgan: Crush sounds better.::Anna Morgan: Puppy love?::Beth Morgan: Makes me feel like I am six years old.::Anna Morgan: Okay, fine. Stick with crush, then. I mean, crushes are acceptable at our age. Just don't have this crush child.::Beth Morgan: I feel bad talking to you about this.::Anna Morgan: Why? It's not like no one will ever love me, you know.::Beth Morgan: Well, maybe you will meed somebody at the dance.::Anna Morgan: It's a dance. People go there to dance. I think boys don't really take me for the dancing type anymore. I'm sorry. Sometimes I guess I'm not as okay with it as I think I am. But, hey, it's okay that you can walk. It's okay that you can dance. It's even okay if you get a better grade on this math test although I think the chances of that are pretty remote at this point. [bell rings]::Anna Morgan: Oh, too late. See ya.

Leslie Morgan: You're going to the dance?::Anna Morgan: Didn't Dad tell you not to make a big deal about this?::Leslie Morgan: Yes, but you know I don't listen to him.::Anna Morgan: Well, maybe you should try it sometime.::Leslie Morgan: maybe when we're old. So, you're going. You sure this is a good idea? I mean, you should do this kind of thing eventually, but maybe this is pushing things a little too fast. I don't know. What do you think?::Anna Morgan: I think that I'm going to the dance. It's not that big of a deal.::Leslie Morgan: Okay. Okay, then. [hugs Anna]::Anna Morgan: You know, this is just the corny reaction I was trying to avoid.::Leslie Morgan: I can't help it.::Anna Morgan: You know, Dad didn't hug me. He just gave me a pat and a wink. And he really wanted to hug me, I could tell.::Leslie Morgan: Your father's stronger than I am. You tell him I said that, you die. [Anna laughs]

Beth Morgan: It's your fault, you know.::Anna Morgan: what?::Beth Morgan: I mean, if I wasn't your sister I would've grown up shallow like God intended me to be. I'd be happy as a pig in... well, sweat right now.::Anna Morgan: Well, I'm sorry.::Beth Morgan: I forgive you.

Murder in Texas (1981)

Actors: Frances Bay (actress), Farrah Fawcett (actress), Philip Sterling (actor), Peter Renaday (actor), Gregory Itzin (actor), G.W. Bailey (actor), Kurtwood Smith (actor), Barry Corbin (actor), John M. Jackson (actor), Andy Griffith (actor), Sam Elliott (actor), Parley Baer (actor), Craig T. Nelson (actor), Dick Clark (producer), Katharine Ross (actress),

Plot: Based on a true story, this film tells of a plastic surgeon who was suspected of causing the death of his first wife, the daughter of a wealthy member of Houston society. The doctor then marries his mistress, whom he had been keeping during his marriage. His former father-in-law, convinced that his daughter was murdered, determines to see the doctor punished.

Keywords: autopsy, bare-chested-male, based-on-book, based-on-true-story, car-accident, cigarette-smoking, day-of-the-dead, doctor, exhumation, extramarital-affair
Genres: Drama,

The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943)

Actors: George Eldredge (actor), Cyril Delevanti (actor), Cyril Delevanti (actor), Paul Dubov (actor), Edgar Barrier (actor), Paul Bryar (actor), Nigel De Brulier (actor), Turhan Bey (actor), Philip Ahn (actor), Eddie Coke (actor), Stanley Blystone (actor), James Craven (actor), Kernan Cripps (actor), Tom Brown (actor), William Forrest (actor),

Genres: Action, Adventure, War,
Taglines: From Newspaper and Radio to the SCREEN...comes the Greatest OF ALL ADVENTURE THRILLS! 13 THRILL-BLASTED CHAPTERS! (original ad - all caps) Your Favorite Adventure-Strip Hero...THUNDRING THROUGH GREATER THRILLS...ON THE SCREEN!(original poster) MEETING DANER head-on! Smashing deadly intrigue! On land! On sea! In the Air! Winning his mightiest victory! (original poster)

The Great McGinty (1940)

Actors: William 'Billy' Benedict (actor), Sammy Blum (actor), Richard Carle (actor), Ed Cassidy (actor), Jimmy Conlin (actor), William Demarest (actor), Brian Donlevy (actor), William Edmunds (actor), Byron Foulger (actor), Duke Green (actor), Thurston Hall (actor), Harry Hayden (actor), Louis Jean Heydt (actor), Arthur Hoyt (actor), George Anderson (actor),

Plot: Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this brings rapid promotion from "the boss," who finally decides he'd be ideal as a new, nominally "reform" mayor; but this candidacy requires marriage. His in-name-only marriage to honest Catherine proves the beginning of the end for dishonest Dan...

Keywords: american-politics, character-name-in-title, crime-boss, dachshund, election, government-corruption, governor, jail, mayor, parade
Genres: Comedy,
Taglines: WHATTA GUY! He loved a fight or a frolic...and he usually found one! (original ad) It's Two-Fisted FUN! A fightin' fool gives you laughter of a lifetime..! (original ad) The SCREEN SURPRISE of the YEAR! It's the laffiest, daffiest film fun you have ever screamed at! (original ad) HE'LL TAKE YOU...and MAKE YOU LAUGH! (original poster)

Quotes:

Skeeters: If it wasn't for graft, you'd get a very low type of people in politics. Men without ambition. Jellyfish.::Catherine: Especially since you can't rob the people anyway.::Skeeters: Sure. How was that?::Catherine: What you rob, you spend, and what you spend goes back to the people. So, where's the robbery? I read that in one of my father's books.::Skeeters: That book should be in every home.

Prologue: "This is the story of two men who met in a banana republic. One of them never did anything dishonest in his life except for one crazy minute. The other never did anything honest in his life except for one crazy minute. They both had to get out of the country."

Dan McGinty: [to the Politician about getting paid for multiple voting] Never mind the applesauce. How do I get the bucks?

Lily of Laguna (1938)

Actors: Desmond Roberts (actor), Edgar Driver (actor), Oswald Mitchell (director), Percival Mackey (actor), Nora Swinburne (actress), Sidney Morgan (producer), Oswald Mitchell (writer), Joan Morgan (writer), G.H. Mulcaster (actor), Jenny Laird (actress), Richard Ainley (actor), Scott Harold (actor), Violet Graham (actress), Talbot O'Farrell (actor), Richard Newton (actor),

Genres: Drama,

Evergreen (1934)

Actors: Emlyn Williams (writer), Victor Saville (director), Michael Balcon (producer), Mona Washbourne (actress), Miles Malleson (actor), Norma Varden (actress), Ian Dalrymple (editor), Betty Balfour (actress), Jessie Matthews (actress), Patrick Ludlow (actor), Hartley Power (actor), Charles Mortimer (actor), Sonnie Hale (actor), Barry MacKay (actor), Richard Murdoch (actor),

Plot: Harriet Green, a beloved and radiant music hall star of the Edwardian era, has a guilty secret: She has a baby daughter, born out of wedlock. Harriet leaves her public and flees to South Africa to raise her daughter quietly. The years pass, and now her daughter, Harriet Hawkes, returns to London as a young show-biz hopeful. Tommy, a wily publicity man, knowing that young Harriet is a dead ringer for her famous mother, convinces a theater producer to star her in a new revue as none other than the original Harriet Green, miraculously untouched by old age. The ruse works too well: Now the public believes Harriet is a well-preserved 60-year-old and Tommy is her son. The deception is more than merely inconvenient, because now Harriet and Tommy have secretly fallen in love.

Keywords: actor, actress, banquet, based-on-play, blackmail, confession, dancer, dancing, engagement, fraud
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance,

The Pajama Parade (1913)

Actors: William Garwood (actor), Francelia Billington (actress),

Genres: Comedy, Short,