Charles Halton Movie Trailers

Blonde Inspiration Trailer (1941)

07 February 1941

A writer of pulp Westerns cranks out more words than his editor and publisher want to pay for.

The Moonlighter Trailer (1953)

19 September 1953

Wes Anderson is caught cattle rustling and promptly jailed. The public is outraged, but, since Wes always worked at night, they don't know what he looks like.

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime Trailer (1941)

14 August 1941

Several days after one of his company's dams burst, ruining the life savings of several investors, a shady power company president is found stabbed to death.

Gangs of Chicago Trailer (1940)

18 May 1940

A criminal uses his knowledge of the law for his not-very-legal purposes, betraying friends along the way.

Up in Arms Trailer (1944)

17 February 1944

Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-bound troopship.

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die Trailer (1942)

13 June 1942

Uneven version of Wyatt Earp vs. the Clanton Gang with a little romance thrown in haphazardly.

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Trailer (1945)

28 February 1945

In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism.

A young girl is trying to live an honest life in a crooked city. Caught up with a crook that might be the son of a millionaire and other crooked people, she must attempt to reform things, or at least one person.

The Body Disappears Trailer (1941)

22 November 1941

Wealthy scion Peter DeHaven, about to marry socialite Christine Lunceford, wakes up after bachelor party revelry to find he's been turned invisible by eccentric college professor Reginald Shotesbury.

Room Service Trailer (1938)

21 September 1938

Broke Gordon Miller tries to land a backer for his new play while he has to deal with with the hotel manager trying to evict him and his cast.

Summer Holiday Trailer (1948)

15 April 1948

Danville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class neighborhood with his family.

The Ghost Goes Wild Trailer (1947)

08 August 1947

Young artist Monte Crandell is being sued for an unauthorized caricature. To escape arrest, he disguises himself as a mystic, only to conjure up a genuine ghost during a seance.

Three Little Girls in Blue Trailer (1946)

03 September 1946

Three sisters go to Atlantic City with hopes of finding rich husbands.

Virginia City Trailer (1940)

23 March 1940

Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers.

One Foot in Heaven Trailer (1941)

01 November 1941

Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.

The Nevadan Trailer (1950)

11 January 1950

A mysterious stranger crosses paths with an outlaw bank robber and a greedy rancher.

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island Trailer (1941)

04 August 1941

A ship's officer is sentenced to Devil's Island for murder after a fatal brawl.

Lillian Russell Trailer (1940)

24 May 1940

Alice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star.

Black Legion Trailer (1937)

30 January 1937

When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.

The Doctor Takes a Wife Trailer (1940)

25 April 1940

A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.

In Old California Trailer (1942)

31 May 1942

Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry.

Tobacco Road Trailer (1941)

20 February 1941

Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of sharecroppers live in rural Georgia where their ancestors were once wealthy planters.

It Happened Tomorrow Trailer (1944)

31 March 1944

A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than fortune, especially as his new girlfriend is part of a phony clairvoyant act.

The Town Went Wild Trailer (1944)

15 December 1944

Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were switched at birth, meaning that one of their daughters is about to marry her own brother.

They Made Her a Spy Trailer (1939)

14 April 1939

When her brother is killed by sabotage, Irene Eaton (Sally Eilers) joins the secret service and goes undercover to unroot the culprits.

Nancy Drew... Reporter Trailer (1939)

18 February 1939

While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which high school students are asked to submit a news story, Nancy Drew intercepts a real story assignment concerning the death of a woman who was poisoned.

The Mad Miss Manton Trailer (1938)

21 October 1938

When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she and her group of friends prove them wrong.

No Place to Go Trailer (1939)

23 September 1939

An elderly war veteran feels lonely and unwanted while living with his son and daughter-in-law, but he learns his life still has purpose when he befriends a neighborhood child with a troubled family life.

Here Comes the Groom Trailer (1951)

20 September 1951

Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.

Dust Be My Destiny Trailer (1939)

16 September 1939

Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm.

Calling All Husbands Trailer (1940)

07 September 1940

A henpecked husband and his bossy wife are due for a surprise when the wife's former boyfriend unexpectedly turns up.

The Lady from Cheyenne Trailer (1941)

11 April 1941

Fictionalized story of the 1869 adoption of women's suffrage in Wyoming Territory. In the new-founded railroad town of Laraville, Boss Jim Cork hopes to manipulate the sale of town lots to give him control, but Quaker schoolmarm Annie Morgan bags one of the key lots.

That Other Woman Trailer (1942)

13 November 1942

A secretary by the name of Emily Borden comes up with a convoluted plan to get her boss to marry her which backfires after some bad advice.

The Spoilers Trailer (1942)

11 June 1942

When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexander McNamara.

Rhapsody in Blue Trailer (1945)

27 June 1945

Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.

Tugboat Annie Sails Again Trailer (1940)

26 October 1940

Two rival tugboat captains compete for local business.

Lucky Partners Trailer (1940)

02 August 1940

Two strangers split a sweepstake prize to go on a fake honeymoon with predictable results.

The Fabulous Oliver Chantry Trailer (1953)

13 December 1953

A newspaper columnist, critic and novelist suddenly becomes caretaker to an infant boy left by his parents who are being deported for what turns out to be a silly miscommunication of the English language.

Sing Me a Love Song Trailer (1936)

25 December 1936

A young playboy inherits a financially-troubled New York City department store. To learn the business, he poses as a store clerk, and quickly falls for a pretty employee in the store's music department.

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle Trailer (1950)

04 November 1950

Joe Palooka encounters gangsters and tries to alert the law.

A Very Young Lady Trailer (1941)

27 June 1941

A tomboy is sent to a private school to become a refined young woman, but her innocent crush on the headmaster leads to serious complications.

Mr. District Attorney Trailer (1941)

27 March 1941

An assistant prosecutor and his spunky friend investigate a suddenly hot case.

The Girl Downstairs Trailer (1938)

23 December 1938

A wealthy playboy surreptitiously romances a scullery maid to gain access to her mistress with whom he is in love, but doesn't count on the maid falling in love with him.

There's One Born Every Minute Trailer (1942)

26 June 1942

A nine-year-old Elizabeth Taylor made her film debut in this lively comedy. She plays the spoiled-brat daughter of a pudding manufacturer who has been entered into the town's mayoral race by some of the local businessmen.

Honor Among Lovers Trailer (1931)

21 March 1931

Jerry Stafford falls for his secretary, Julia Traynor, but instead she marries a shady character who causes trouble for both of them.

My Sister Eileen Trailer (1942)

24 September 1942

Sisters Ruth and Eileen Sherwood move from Ohio to New York in the hopes of building their careers. Ruth wants to get a job as a writer, while Eileen hopes to succeed on the stage.

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis Trailer (1953)

14 August 1953

Grainbelt University has one attraction for Dobie Gillis - women, especially Pansy Hammer. Pansy's father, even though and maybe because she says she's in dreamville, does not share her affection for Dobie.

Singin' in the Corn Trailer (1946)

26 December 1946

Judy McCoy, a fortune teller with a circus, learns she has inherited some property and heads west to collect.

Young People Trailer (1940)

30 August 1940

Wendy Ballantine's parents decide to retire from show biz so she can have a normal life. They are unwelcome in the small town until a storm lets the family show their stuff.

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Trailer (1947)

01 September 1947

Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner.

Ready, Willing and Able Trailer (1937)

06 March 1937

Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.

The Lady Is Willing Trailer (1942)

12 February 1942

Bold, eccentric Broadway performer Elizabeth Madden befuddles her handlers by coming home with a baby she picked up on the street.

20 Mule Team Trailer (1940)

03 May 1940

It is 1892 in Death Valley and the yields from the Borax ore are getting so small that refining it is a losing proposition.

Gold Diggers of 1937 Trailer (1936)

28 December 1936

The partners of stage-producer J. J. Hobart gamble away the money for his new show. They enlist a gold-digging chorus girl to help get it back by conning an insurance company.

Sudden Money Trailer (1939)

31 March 1939

Promises of happier times dawn for the financially distressed Patterson family when father Sweeney and brother-in-law Archibald "Doc" Finney win a $150,000 grand prize in the sweepstake contest.

More Than a Secretary Trailer (1936)

10 December 1936

When the co-owner of a secretarial school visits a magazine editor to find out why he runs through secretaries, she's mistaken for an applicant.

She Went to the Races Trailer (1945)

04 November 1945

A group of scientists develop a system to pick winners at the racetrack. Comedy.

The Tower of Jewels Trailer (1919)

08 December 1919

Emily Cottrell, one of the most respected members of a large gang of crooks headed by Fraser Grimstead, is caught while robbing the home of wealthy David Parrish.

They Drive by Night Trailer (1940)

26 July 1940

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business.

Unholy Partners Trailer (1941)