Frances Farmer started her career as a stage artist and made her debut on the big screen in the comedy film ‘Too Many Parents’ (1936). She appeared in four movies the same year and received positive reviews for her role as Lotta Morgan in the movie ‘Come and Get It’. However, she was not satisfied with the response from her fans and returned to theatre to be cast in the Broadway production of Clifford Odets’s play ‘Golden Boy’ in 1937. During this period she went through depression and resorted to binge drinking due to which her career suffered a setback. She subsequently appeared in supporting roles in the movies ‘World Premiere’ and ‘Among the Living’ in 1941. Her acting career was interrupted with spells of erratic behaviour and psychiatric treatment after which she attempted a comeback with her own television series ‘Frances Farmer Presents’ (1958 – 1964). Her last appearance on the big screen was in the movie ‘The Party Crashers’ (1958) after which she restricted herself to stage performances till she died of cancer at the age of 56. Â
Kehane is the son of an island chieftain who opposes all efforts by Bucko Larson, a crooked pearl hunter, who wants to invade his domain. Therefore, Larson decides to take the help of a seductive woman named Ruby.
Lumberman Barney Glasgow leaves his girlfriend Lotta Morgan, and instead gets married to Emma Louise, his wealthy boss’s daughter. Over the years, he manages to become quite rich, and after twenty three years, he meets Lotta Bostrom, the daughter of his former girlfriend who has now passed away. She looks exactly like her mother, and Barney can’t stop himself from being attracted to her.
After being cleared of a crime, Charles Gillette, a gangster decides to seek vengeance against the people of Mountain City, who were responsible for him being put behind bars. He buys a newspaper ‘The Sentinel’, and tries to hire a star reporter named Ralph Houston as the editor. However, when Ralph refuses, he hires a woman named Vina Swain, Ralph’s lover, to dig up dirt on his enemies. Things get complicated when she makes errors, which lead to a suicide.
World Premiere is a comedy film which tells the story of Duncan DeGrasse, a Hollywood producer, who is preparing for the release of his epic propaganda film titled ‘The Earth is in Flames’. However, in order to promote the film, he comes up with various kinds of schemes.
Ebb Tide is an adventure film which tells the story of three sailors who are stranded on a tropical island in the Pacific. They soon learn that the island is being ruled by an insane religious fanatic, who thinks of himself as the local deity.
John Alexander, running off after killing someone in self-defense, takes the name Johnny Blake, and saves life of oil-field foreman Hap O’Conner while working for him. Later, they meet again at Hap’s friend Wildcat’s oil-rig, where both fall for Wildcat’s daughter Linda. Johnny is about to escape before getting arrested, when a fire at the oil-rig forces him sacrifice his freedom and he returns to extinguish it.
During the Civil War, con-artists Jim Fisk, Nick Boyd and Luke Hawkins earn wealth by smuggling cotton. Later, Fisk and Boyd build a fortune at New York stock market. Both are fascinated with actress Josie Mansfield, who, being grateful to Fisk, hides her attraction for Boyd. Ignoring Boyd’s advice against it, Fisk plots to corner the gold market which ends-up in disaster.
Paul Raden, mentally unstable identical twin brother of John, is kept in a room in their family mansion. John returns home after 25 years for father’s funeral, and is shocked to learn about Paul, who he thought was dead. Paul escapes while his caretaker is found strangled. After another similar death, the town’s people are terrified and suspect John as the murderer.
Doris is the daughter of a wealthy man, who is upset that her marriage has been fixed with a man she doesn’t like. She runs away on the night before her wedding, and soon meets a cowboy named Jeff Larabee.
An unruly teen gang led by Mark Damon ride around in a sports car looking for parties to crash. Things take a turn after Damon discovers his alcoholic mother in one such party, and she falls down a flight of stairs while she tries to get away from him.
Bob Holliday, owner of the Bella Union saloon, sends his younger brother Jim to St Louis, Missouri, to escort back his childhood sweetheart Anne. However, on the way back home, Jim and Anne fall for each other, and get married. When a notorious group of robbers start terrorizing the people, Bob suggests that Jim should become the town marshal, in order to take them down. Bob hopes that Jim will be killed, and he can marry his widow.
