Joyce Compton Movie Trailers

Everything's Ducky Trailer (1934)

18 October 1934

Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough take to the streets as pots and pans salesmen, wreaking havoc door to door with their demonstrations of their cookware.

Blues in the Night Trailer (1941)

15 November 1941

A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find musical success.

Trapped by Television Trailer (1936)

15 June 1936

An inventor looking for backing for his television invention gets involved with a crooked businessman and gangsters who try to steal his invention.

King Kelly of the U.S.A. Trailer (1934)

15 September 1934

A theatrical troupe headed by a flashy showman finds itself in the tiny--and bankrupt--kingdom of Belgardia.

Go Into Your Dance Trailer (1935)

20 April 1935

An irresponsible Broadway star gets mixed up with gambling and gangsters.

Swing Out the Blues Trailer (1943)

23 December 1943

The film is partly a parody of The Goodwill Court, a popular radio problem hosted by advice-dispenser "Mr.

False Faces Trailer (1932)

12 October 1932

The philandering Dr. Silas Brenton is fired from his position at a large hospital and given 24 hours to vacate the state.

The Flying Irishman Trailer (1939)

07 April 1939

This is the story of the historic 1938 flight of Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan. Mr. Corrigan starred in this film, which chronicled his infamous flight.

Women of All Nations Trailer (1931)

31 May 1931

Marines Flagg and Quirt fought together in WWI and Panama. After some time in New York they go to Sweden and compete for the love of Else.

Danger Signal Trailer (1945)

21 November 1945

After robbing and murdering his married lover and then making her death look like suicide, conniving philanderer Ronnie Mason relocates to Los Angeles.

Unholy Love Trailer (1932)

08 June 1932

An adaptation of Madame Bovary transported to Rye, New York in the 1930's. All characters have been renamed.

This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth Columnists (since this was filmed before the US entered the war, we're not told the villains are Nazis, but it's pretty clear anyway).

Caliente Love Trailer (1933)

09 March 1933

Poor Walter Catlett messes up the wedding of Joyce Compton and, after botching his suicide attempt, rides along on her honeymoon at Aguas Caliente.

A Broadway Lady Trailer (1925)

15 November 1925

Chorus girl Rosalie Ryan catches the eye of Bob Westbrook, a wealthy playboy. He proposes to her but she refuses, mainly because of his heavy drinking.

Country Gentlemen Trailer (1936)

08 November 1936

After being run out of town after town for trying to sell worthless stock, two con artists breeze into the small town of Chesterville, where they find themselves accused of kidnapping a young boy to whom they offered a ride.

Under Eighteen Trailer (1932)

02 January 1932

Working girl Margie Evans has decided there are two kinds of opportunities for a slum kid during the Depression: Those you make and those you take.

Good Sport Trailer (1931)

12 December 1931

Marilyn Parker decides not to accompany her husband Rex on his business trip to Europe when she receives a surprise visit from her mother.

Luxury Liner Trailer (1933)

03 February 1933

This drama offers a few slices from the lives of those who live, work, and travel upon a luxurious trans-atlantic ocean liner.

Scattergood Meets Broadway Trailer (1941)

22 August 1941

Scattergood finds out that his neighbor, Elly Drew, is going to sell her home to support her son David, an aspiring playwright, who is in New York City trying to get his play produced.

Spring Madness Trailer (1938)

11 November 1938

Harvard senior Sam Thatcher and his best friend and roommate, known as "The Lippencott", plan to go to Russia after graduation, a decision Sam has kept from his girlfriend, Alexandra Benson.

Dark Alibi Trailer (1946)

25 May 1946

After three men are convicted of bank robberies, Charlie becomes suspicious. After some investigation Charlie finds the men are innocent and that the fingerprint evidence used to convict them had been forged.

The Sky Hawk Trailer (1929)

29 January 1929

Jack Bardell, a British aviator in World War I, a dashing hero to all who know him, is discharged following an airplane crash that occurred under suspicious circumstances.

Ankles Preferred Trailer (1927)

27 February 1927

Nora, a department store clerk, is determined to succeed on the basis of her brain power despite her attractive ankles.

Wings Over Honolulu Trailer (1937)

16 May 1937

A Navy pilot gets involved in a romantic triangle while stationed in Hawaii.

Grand Canyon Trailer (1949)

19 May 1949

A film company is shooting a western on location when the star breaks his leg. A local mule herder, who had never acted before, is "shanghaied" into taking over the role.

High Society Blues Trailer (1930)

23 March 1930

After selling his business in Iowa, Eli Granger and his family move to an exclusive Scarsdale area in New York, where by chance he occupies a house adjacent to Horace Divine, a wealthy businessman with whom he made his business transaction.

Pillow to Post Trailer (1945)

09 June 1945

With a war on and most men being drafted, Howard Oil Supply Company has no salesmen left. So daughter Jean hits the road and does not make one sale.

Dream Stuff Trailer (1933)

11 May 1933

Walter Catlett is the cousin to some squeaky voiced Dagwood Bumstead type who can't get a girl. Can he browbeat his cousin into swiping pretty girl from accomplished gunman, boxer, and horseman Franklin Pangborn (!?

Rhythm in the Clouds Trailer (1937)

21 June 1937

Judy Walker is a poor songwriter who, through mistaken identity, gets her songs played on the radio.

Lena Rivers Trailer (1932)

27 March 1932

Young Lena Rivers, who was born out of wedlock, goes to live with a rich uncle. Unfortunately, her uncle's wife and daughter make no secret of their dislike of Lena and that they don't want her in their family.

What Fools Men Trailer (1925)

13 September 1925

Joseph Greer is a wealthy businessman in New York City with all the trappings including a prim-and-proper secretary, Jenny McFarlan, who takes dictation during working hours and, at night, minus her eyeglasses, serves as his nightclub companion and mistress.

Born Reckless Trailer (1937)

25 June 1937

Racketeer Jim Barnes is trying to force the independent taxicab-drivers to join his "protection service" at the cost of five bucks a day.

Annabelle's Affairs Trailer (1931)

14 June 1931

After only 11 hours of marriage, Annabelle and her husband separate-not knowing what each other truly looks like.

Honeymoon Deferred Trailer (1940)

16 February 1940

Edmund Lowe plays an insurance investigator who interrupts his honeymoon to look into the case of a murder, which could also be a suicide, in which case his company won't have to pay the victim's contract.

Sing, Sinner, Sing Trailer (1933)

16 August 1933

A singer on a gambling ship is married to a wealthy playboy. When he is found murdered, all evidence points to her as the culprit, and she is put on trial for the crime.

Up Pops the Devil Trailer (1931)

19 May 1931

The marriage of an advertising man is jeopardized when he gets a chance to sell a novel he's been working on and quits his job to concentrate on writing.

Love on a Budget Trailer (1938)

04 March 1938

This late entry in the popular "The Jones Family" series of '30s comedies has the family contending with a troublesome (and possibly crooked) uncle while trying to cut household expenses.

Syncopating Sue Trailer (1926)

31 October 1926

Susan Adams, who works as a pianist in a Broadway music store, has ambitions for a stage career. Arthur Bennett, famous theater producer and successful star-maker, calls her into his office to complain about her loud piano under him, and she haughty replies that if he gives her a chance on stage, she will do it.

The Best Years of Our Lives Trailer (1946)

25 December 1946

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home.

Hitchhike to Happiness Trailer (1945)

16 July 1945

An aspiring playwright gets a job in a New York City restaurant favored by celebrities in hopes of getting a break.

Ziegfeld Girl Trailer (1941)

25 April 1941

Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.

The Persuader Trailer (1957)

04 May 1957

In one of his rare movie starring assignments, William Talman (Hamilton Burger on TV's Perry Mason) plays a dual role in The Persuader.

Mildred Pierce Trailer (1945)

20 October 1945

A hard-working mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter.

Lightnin' Trailer (1930)

28 November 1930

Lightnin' and Mary Jones are co-owners of a hotel built right on a state border, used by divorcing wives so they can pretend to be in California while establishing residency in Nevada.

Let 'em Have It Trailer (1935)

15 May 1935

Let 'Em Have It is a 1935 gangster film. It was also known as The Legion of Valour and False Faces. An FBI agent tracks down a gang leader.

Madison Square Garden Trailer (1932)

04 November 1932

Eddie Burke is a wise-guy pugilist whose talent is unevenly matched by his ego. Despite his character flaws, Eddie knows the meaning of loyalty.

Incident Trailer (1948)

30 October 1948

An innocent man -- due to a case of mistaken identity -- is beaten. Once recovered, the stockbroker tries to find the actual intended target -- a gangster-- and warn him.

Let's Make Music Trailer (1941)

17 January 1941

An elderly schoolmarm makes a hit in New York after a bandleader jazzes up her corny song.

The Toast of New York Trailer (1937)

22 July 1937

After the American Civil War, Jim Fisk, a former peddler and cotton smuggler, arrives in New York, along with his partners Nick and Luke, where he struggles to make his way through the treacherous world of Wall Street's financial markets.

Wild Company Trailer (1930)

05 July 1930

The son of a wealthy politician falls in with a notorious gangster planning to rob a night club.

The Awful Truth Trailer (1937)

21 October 1937

Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.

Ellis Island Trailer (1936)

04 November 1936

It opens in 1926 when three bank robbers, Theodore Kedrich, Jan Imarski, and Petra Lonelli, stage a daring daylight bank robbery and get away with a million dollars in cash.

Life Hesitates at 40 Trailer (1935)

18 November 1935

Charley finds himself having strange spells during which everything around him seems to stop.

Going Places Trailer (1938)

31 December 1938

A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.

Mighty Joe Young Trailer (1949)

13 July 1949

A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant.

Too Many Women Trailer (1942)

27 February 1942

Thanks to a fib intended to ward off an annoying real estate developer, a young bachelor finds himself engaged to three different women and pursued by a fourth, a gangster's sister.

Beauty Parlor Trailer (1932)

15 June 1932

Film follows the romantic exploits of two depression-era manicurists, one of whom is being woo'd by a true gentleman of means, the other of whom lets herself become a pawn of operators of a call-girl ring.

Three Girls Lost Trailer (1931)

19 April 1931

Architect Gordon Wales finds fellow apartmenthouse resident Joan Marsh locked out and flirts with her.

Three Smart Girls Trailer (1936)

20 December 1936

The three Craig sisters – Penny, Kay, and Joan – go to New York to stop their divorced father from marrying gold digger Donna Lyons and reunite him with their mother.

Affairs of a Gentleman Trailer (1934)

01 May 1934

When a novelist is murdered, suspicion falls on all the women he had affairs with--and then wrote about in his books.