Hal K. Dawson Movie Trailers

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.

The Glenn Miller Story Trailer (1954)

04 January 1954

A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.

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.

Teacher's Pet Trailer (1958)

01 April 1958

A rugged city editor poses as a journalism student and flirts with the professor.

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.

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.

In New York's 1880s 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 papers and its newspaper heiress owner.

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.

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.

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.

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.

You're My Everything Trailer (1949)

22 July 1949

In 1924, stage-struck Boston blueblood Hannah Adams picks up musical star Tim O'Connor and takes him home for dinner.

Mr. Lucky Trailer (1943)

01 July 1943

A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.

Broadway Melody of 1940 Trailer (1940)

09 February 1940

Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.

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.

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.

China Clipper Trailer (1936)

11 August 1936

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

Public Deb No. 1 Trailer (1940)

13 September 1940

When a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her soup-tycoon uncle makes the waiter a vice-president of his company.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Three for the Show Trailer (1955)

24 February 1955

This musical reworking of Too Many Husbands (1940), features Grable as a top singer and dancer who's been widowed by WW II.

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle Trailer (1939)

29 March 1939

In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few misadventures later, they marry and then abandon comedy to attempt a dancing career together.

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.

Merton of the Movies Trailer (1947)

11 October 1947

In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert's heroics, they bring him to Hollywood to generate another headline; he thinks he'll get a movie contract.

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.

This Thing Called Love Trailer (1940)

20 December 1940

Two professional people marry, but the wife insists that they be celibate for the first three months to make sure they are truly compatible.

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.

Greenwich Village Trailer (1944)

27 September 1944

In 1922, a would-be classical composer gets involved with people putting on a musical revue.

The Captive City Trailer (1952)

26 March 1952

A small-town newspaper editor defies threats to expose the mob.

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).

Week-End in Havana Trailer (1941)

17 October 1941

A ship company employee, Jay Williams, is sent to Florida where one of the company cruise ships is stuck on a reef off of the coast.

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.

Guest Wife Trailer (1945)

27 July 1945

Christopher Price, a small-town bank executive, continues to be loyal to and idolize his boyhood friend, Joseph Jefferson Parker, a famous war correspondent.

An American Dream Trailer (1966)

31 August 1966

Stephen Rojack is a decorated war vet who has now found success as an outspoken television personality.

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.

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.

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)