Hal K. Dawson Movie Trailers

Dr. Socrates Trailer (1935)

19 October 1935

Dr. Socrates gives up his brilliant surgical career at a prominent hospital following the death of his betrothed under his knife.

Hellzapoppin' Trailer (1941)

25 December 1941

Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.

Face of a Fugitive Trailer (1959)

01 May 1959

A man who was falsly accused for murder escapes the sheriffs and starts a new life in a town at the border of the States to Mexico.

Two Girls on Broadway Trailer (1940)

19 April 1940

Eddie Kerns sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. He sends for his dance partner-fiancée Molly Mahoney who brings her younger sister Pat.

The Firebird Trailer (1934)

03 November 1934

In a Vienna apartment building, a handsome but conceited actor terrorizes a neighboring family into moving out.

Chicken Every Sunday Trailer (1949)

18 January 1949

A woman takes in boarders to support her husband's harebrained financial schemes.

Blackmail Trailer (1939)

08 September 1939

A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.

Love and Hisses Trailer (1937)

21 December 1937

As part of their public feud, Bandleader Bernie pretends a girl singer is no good so columnist Winchell promotes her in his column.

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Trailer (1938)

20 July 1938

A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself.

Two Bright Boys Trailer (1939)

21 September 1939

A young man inherits a valuable piece of Texas land that an oil man plots to steal away.

Song of the Islands Trailer (1942)

13 March 1942

With his sidekick Rusty, Jeff Harper sails to paradisiacal tropical isle Ahmi-Oni to bargain on behalf of his cattle baron father for land owned by transplanted Irishman Dennis O'Brien.

Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falsely accused.

Wedding Present Trailer (1936)

09 October 1936

Charlie Mason and Rusty Fleming are star reporters on a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involved as well.

How to Sub-Let Trailer (1939)

29 January 1939

A man fumbles through an apartment sub-let assessment while his wife is away.

Tin Pan Alley Trailer (1940)

29 November 1940

Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England, and Katy joins her after the boys give a new song to Nora Bayes.

We're on the Jury Trailer (1937)

12 February 1937

A juror at a murder trial is convinced the defendant is innocent.

The Rat Race Trailer (1960)

10 July 1960

An aspiring musician arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance develops.

There Goes My Heart Trailer (1938)

14 October 1938

An heiress takes a job as a department store clerk.

A Lawless Street Trailer (1955)

15 November 1955

A Marshal must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.

Wells Fargo Trailer (1937)

31 December 1937

In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fresh oysters to Buffalo from New York City.

We Who Are Young Trailer (1940)

19 July 1940

A man violates company policy by getting married.

The Mad Martindales Trailer (1942)

15 May 1942

A girl tries to pay the mortgage on a Nob Hill home and gets involved in selling her father's art treasures.

Baby Face Morgan Trailer (1942)

15 September 1942

When crime boss Big Mike Morgan is killed, his lieutenant, "Doc" Rogers, learns that Morgan has a son named Edward living in the country with his mother.

She Had to Eat Trailer (1937)

02 July 1937

An Arizona gas station owner faces comic adventures after traveling with an eccentric millionaire to New City, where he meets up with a small-time con woman and is repeatedly mistaken for a gangster.

Safety in Numbers Trailer (1938)

30 May 1938

The Jones family patriarch, also mayor, is swindled into thinking the town swamp is a rich mineral deposit.

How to Read Trailer (1938)

27 August 1938

Robert Benchley offers a humorous lecture on how to avoid different types of strain during reading.

The Touch of Satan Trailer (1971)

23 August 1971

A murderous and decrepit old woman resides on a California walnut farm with her family. On a whim, a traveler named Jodie makes a brief side trip to the farm, where he meets and falls in love with Melissa, the proverbial farmer's daughter.

Lydia Trailer (1941)

18 September 1941

Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young and courted her.

Rhubarb Trailer (1951)

29 August 1951

Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb. Then T.

Park Row Trailer (1952)

01 September 1952

In 1880s New York City newspaper district, a dedicated journalist manages to set up his own paper. It is an immediate success but attracts increasing opposition from one of the bigger newspapers and it's heiress owner.

Second Honeymoon Trailer (1937)

13 November 1937

Raoul McLish stops over in Miami Beach where he runs into his ex-wife, Vicky Benton, and her new husband Bob, a belt manufacturer.

China Clipper Trailer (1936)

11 August 1936

An aviator ignores skeptics to make the first commercial flight from San Francisco to China.

Paddy O'Day Trailer (1936)

17 January 1936

A wealthy, eccentric collector of stuffed birds and a beautiful Russian singer provide refuge to an orphaned Irish child who has arrived illegally in New York.

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 Trailer (1937)

18 August 1937

An early Technicolor musical that concentrates on the fashions of the late 1930s, this film was reissued under the title All This and Glamour Too.

Kentucky Trailer (1938)

30 December 1938

Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby, but during the Civil War, her family sided with the South while his sided with the North--and her Uncle Peter will have nothing to do with Jack's family.

The Yellow Mountain Trailer (1954)

16 November 1954

A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns some gold claims in Nevada where he is joined by his old friend Andy Martin.

The Fleet's In Trailer (1942)

24 January 1942

Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous actress.

You and Me Trailer (1938)

01 June 1938

Mr. Morris, the owner of a large metropolitan department store, gives jobs to paroled ex-convicts in an effort to help them reform and go straight.

Too Hot to Handle Trailer (1938)

16 September 1938

While in Shanghai reporting on the Sino-Japanese war, Chris Hunter, a shrewd news reporter, meets pilot Alma Harding.

Boy Meets Girl Trailer (1938)

27 August 1938

Two lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to be pregnant.

The Ice Follies of 1939 Trailer (1939)

10 March 1939

Mary and Larry are are a modestly successful skating team. Shortly after their marriage, Mary gets a picture contract, while Larry is sitting at home, out of work.

Three Girls About Town Trailer (1941)

23 October 1941

Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next door as the magician's convention is leaving and the mortician's convention is arriving, and the sisters, with help from manager Wilburforce Puddle, try to hide it.

Wife, Doctor and Nurse Trailer (1937)

17 September 1937

Social butterfly marries Park Avenue doctor and learns that his nurse is in love with him.

Hotel for Women Trailer (1939)

03 August 1939

Guests at a women's residence club help a jilted small-town girl turn to modelling.

Rose of Washington Square Trailer (1939)

05 May 1939

Rose Sargent, a Roaring '20s singer, becomes a Ziegfeld Follies star as her criminal husband gets deeper in trouble.

International Settlement Trailer (1938)

04 February 1938

In Shanghai amidst Sino-Japanese warfare an adventurer (Sanders) collecting money from gun suppliers falls in loves with a French singer (Del Rio).

Cracked Nuts Trailer (1941)

02 July 1941

A young man in a small town wins $5000 in a radio contest. He goes to New York City to propose to his girlfriend, but gets mixed up with a crooked attorney and two con men.

You Gotta Stay Happy Trailer (1948)

28 October 1948

Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel room of commercial pilot Marvin Payne, who just wants to sleep.

My American Wife Trailer (1936)

06 August 1936

Ann Sothern essays the title role in My American Wife. The story opens in Smelter City, Arizona, where the richest man in town is grizzled old Indian fighter Lafe Cantillon (Fred Stone).

Danger Street Trailer (1947)

20 June 1947

Magazine owners sell a revealing photo, then play detective when the deal leads to murder.

You're the One Trailer (1941)

19 February 1941

100% fictional film, in which not a single performer plays "Himself" nor "Herself" but the two lead performers use their own name as a character.

The Great Victor Herbert Trailer (1939)

29 December 1939

In his last film assignment, portly Walter Connolly fills the title role (in more ways than one) in The Great Victor Herbert.

One Mile from Heaven Trailer (1937)