John Dilson Trailers

Great Guy Trailer (1936)

01 December 1936

A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.

Citizen Kane Trailer (1941)

17 April 1941

Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist.

Highway West Trailer (1941)

07 August 1941

A young woman marries a man who turns out to be a bank robber.

Scandal Sheet Trailer (1939)

16 October 1939

The crimes of a tabloid publisher are exposed by a reporter, his secret illegitimate son.

Racket Busters Trailer (1938)

16 July 1938

A trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.

Danger Ahead Trailer (1940)

22 January 1940

The Royal Mounties are called in when one of the armored cars owned by Maxwell, containing a gold shipment, disappears with driver George Hill suspected of trying to get away with the gold.

The Calling of Dan Matthews Trailer (1935)

10 December 1935

Dan Matthews (Richard Arlen), a young parson, is in love with Hope Strong (Charlotte Wynters), the daughter of James B.

Millionaires in Prison Trailer (1940)

12 July 1940

A crop of millionaire inmates struggle to get accustomed to prison life, while inmate Nick Burton watches out for everyone's interests on the inside.

Fixer Dugan Trailer (1939)

21 April 1939

Charlie Dugan is a quick-thinking boss of a traveling circus playing small towns in Missouri and Kansas.

Over My Dead Body Trailer (1942)

15 January 1942

Berle plays a mystery writer who forever writes himself into corners and is never able to finish a story.

Who Killed Gail Preston? Trailer (1938)

24 February 1938

A temperamental singer's murder leaves a nightclub full of suspects.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Trailer (1939)

19 October 1939

After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington.

The Great Profile Trailer (1940)

30 August 1940

An alcoholic film star attempts a comeback. Director Walter Lang's 1940 comedy stars John Barrymore, Mary Beth Hughes, Anne Baxter, John Payne, Lionel Atwill and Edward Brophy.

Mission to Moscow Trailer (1943)

29 April 1943

Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.

You Can't Escape Forever Trailer (1942)

10 October 1942

A demoted reporter (George Brent) and his girlfriend (Brenda Marshall) seek to expose a crime kingpin.

Marked Men Trailer (1940)

30 September 1940

A man accused of planning a prison break turns the tables on escaped cons by leading the group into the desert.

Naval Academy Trailer (1941)

05 June 1941

Beyond the Sacramento Trailer (1940)

11 November 1940

Bill learns that two con artists whom he has dealt with before are at it again. Crowley runs the saloon and Adams the newspaper and both are highly respected by the citizens.

Love Is on the Air Trailer (1937)

02 October 1937

A newscaster gets demoted for exposing the town's criminal activities over the airwaves.

Thundering Frontier Trailer (1940)

05 December 1940

After a handful of non-formula westerns, Charles Starrett returned to the mixture as before in Thundering Frontier.

The Grapes of Wrath Trailer (1940)

15 March 1940

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure.

Sergeant York Trailer (1941)

27 September 1941

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.

Obliging Young Lady Trailer (1942)

01 April 1942

A woman attempts to shelter a young girl from the publicity surrounding her socialite parents' divorce.

It's a Wonderful World Trailer (1939)

19 May 1939

Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year with Willie to be executed.

Around the World Trailer (1943)

27 November 1943

Bandleader Kay Kyser takes his troupe of nutty musicians, goofball comics and pretty girl singers on a tour around the world to entertain the troops during World War II.

Sabotage Trailer (1939)

13 October 1939

The night before his grandson, Tommy Grayson, a mechanic at the Midland Aircraft Corporation, is to marry Gail, a former showgirl, Major Matt Grayson, a war veteran and watchman at the plant, catches two men breaking into the machine shop.

Women Without Names Trailer (1940)

14 March 1940

Joyce and Fred MacNeil's honeymoon comes to an abrupt and unsatisfying halt when Fred is accused of murder.

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island Trailer (1936)

13 November 1936

A 14-episode serial in which Mala, a Polynesian in the employ of U.S. Intelligence investigates sabotage on Clipper Island.

Gang Bullets Trailer (1938)

10 November 1938

A Capone-like racketeer named Anderson, who after being chased out of one town by the authorities immediately sets up shop in another.

Death from a Distance Trailer (1935)

03 July 1935

While a distinguished astronomer is giving a lecture in a planetarium, a shot rings out and one of the audience members is found dead.

The Great Mr. Nobody Trailer (1941)

15 February 1941

A publicity man promotes his newspaper, but finds his boss always steals the credit.

Beautiful But Broke Trailer (1944)

28 January 1944

Theatrical agent Waldo Main is inducted into the army, and turns his now clientless agency over to his secretary Dottie Duncan.

The Man with Nine Lives Trailer (1940)

18 April 1940

Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient.

Cheers of the Crowd Trailer (1935)

05 August 1935

To draw attention to a popular show, a publicity expert hires a former carnival character, not knowing that the man is on the run from the law.

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever Trailer (1939)

21 July 1939

Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school's annual production, Andy seizes the opportunity to spend as much time as possible with his pretty teacher.

Ex-Champ Trailer (1939)

11 May 1939

A former prizefighter tries to help his son pay off his gambling debts.

North of Shanghai Trailer (1939)

24 January 1939

In this newspaper drama, a female reporter and a newsreel cameraman are both assigned to cover the Sino-Japanese war.

And Sudden Death Trailer (1936)

16 June 1936

An heiress with a penchant for speeding runs afoul of a traffic cop. Romance develops between the two, but it's soon complicated when he believes she is responsible for killing someone due to reckless driving.

Queen of Broadway Trailer (1942)

24 November 1942

There are no queens and very little Broadway (except for an opening establishing shot) in Queen of Broadway.

Dark Command Trailer (1940)

15 April 1940

When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the place, especially Mary McCloud, daughter of the local banker.

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise Trailer (1940)

02 May 1940

On a cruise ship from Honolulu to San Francisco, the famous Chinese detective encounters four more murders while trying to figure out the murder of a Scotland Yard friend.

The Country Doctor Trailer (1936)

12 March 1936

A doctor has a rough time obtaining the money for his services in a lumber town until he delivers quintuplets.

Trouble in Sundown Trailer (1939)

23 March 1939

The bank has been robbed, the night watchman killed and the safe opened. The townspeople want John as he was the only one with the combination.

Happy Land Trailer (1943)

10 November 1943

An Iowa drugstore owner becomes embittered when his son is killed in World War II. The druggist believes that the boy's life was cut short before he had an opportunity to truly appreciate his existence.

Whistling in the Dark Trailer (1941)

08 August 1941

Radio crime show host 'The Fox' along with his fiancée and ex-girlfriend are kidnapped by a larcenous cult who demand that he help them plan a perfect murder.

Easy Living Trailer (1937)

16 July 1937

J.B. Ball, a rich financier, gets fed up with his free-spending family. He takes his wife's just-bought (very expensive) sable coat and throws it out the window, it lands on poor hard-working girl Mary Smith.

Bad Little Angel Trailer (1939)

27 October 1939

A bible-guided Victorian orphan befriends a bootblack in a strange town.

Two Latins from Manhattan Trailer (1941)

02 October 1941

Joan Daley, a New York booking/press agent, attempts to recruit two local stand-ins, Jinx Terry and Lois Morgan, when the Cuban sister-act, Marianela and Rosita she as booked into the nightclub for which she works fails to materialize.

Sabotage Squad Trailer (1942)

27 August 1942

A police lieutenant and a patriotic professional gambler, rivals in life and love, combine efforts to corner a gang of Nazi saboteurs operating out of a barber shop, in which their mutual girlfriend works, and unmask its secret leader.

They Meet Again Trailer (1941)

11 July 1941

Dr. Christian takes time out from his appointed rounds to help clear a bank teller of embezzlement charges.

The Leopard Man Trailer (1943)

08 May 1943

When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.

Man-Made Monster Trailer (1941)

28 March 1941

Mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.

Each Dawn I Die Trailer (1939)

19 August 1939

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.