Leon Ames Movie Trailers
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Cipher Bureau Trailer (1938)
25 October 1938
The younger brother of an officer in a secret government code-breaking unit gets involved with a gang of spies and a beautiful double agent.
Quick Millions Trailer (1931)
17 April 1931
A truck driver "too lazy to work and too nervous to steal" gets mixed up in racketeering. Naturally his underhanded business practices make him a pillar of the community.
The Marshal Of Mesa City Trailer (1939)
03 November 1939
A retired lawman gets back into action to fight political corruption.
The Famous Ferguson Case Trailer (1932)
19 April 1932
A foreword warns against the peril of yellow journalism, and the story illustrates it by following events in the upstate New York town of Cornwall after prominant financier George Ferguson is killed.
Tora! Tora! Tora! Trailer (1970)
26 January 1970
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end.
Strangers All Trailer (1935)
01 April 1935
Domestic drama about an elderly woman and her four squabbling adult children.
Murder in Greenwich Village Trailer (1937)
03 November 1937
A society girl is suspected of murdering an artist whose brother is a notorious racketeer. In her pursuit of an alibi, she inadvertently implicates a struggling advertisement photographer.
Anchors Aweigh Trailer (1945)
13 August 1945
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.
Battleground Trailer (1949)
09 November 1949
Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944.
The Meal Trailer (1975)
01 October 1975
A rich Florida woman (Dina Merrill) invites big shots to a banquet, then watches with a friend (Carl Betz) as they destroy one another.
It's a Big Country Trailer (1951)
20 November 1951
Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern.
Sabre Jet Trailer (1953)
04 September 1953
The story of jet pilots flying over Korea by day, from their Itazuke Air Base in Japan, and of their wives, on station with them, who have dinner ready when they return.
Little Women Trailer (1949)
10 March 1949
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Peggy Sue Got Married Trailer (1986)
10 October 1986
At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets.
Pack Up Your Troubles Trailer (1939)
24 October 1939
Three American soldiers help a young girl deliver a secret message across enemy lines.
Between Two Women Trailer (1945)
28 March 1945
A young doctor proves his worth at a metropolitan hospital.
Legion of Lost Flyers Trailer (1939)
02 November 1939
A group of pilots, because of unsavory or unearned reputations, establish an outpost squadron of their own, led by "Loop" Gillian, running charter-flights and hauling supplies in the frozen wastelands of Alaska.
Mr. Moto in Danger Island Trailer (1939)
07 April 1939
In Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel market, Mr.
Yolanda and the Thief Trailer (1945)
22 November 1945
Johnny Riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a Latin-American country named Patria. There, he overhears a convent-bred rich girl praying to her guardian angel for help in managing her tangled business affairs.
45 Fathers Trailer (1937)
26 November 1937
An orphan girl becomes adopted by a group of old men and is placed in the home of one of them. She sings and dances and helps out where she can.
Meet Me in St. Louis Trailer (1944)
28 November 1944
A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St.
Island in the Sky Trailer (1938)
01 April 1938
A secretary (Gloria Stuart) solves a murder for her boyfriend (Michael Whalen) in the district attorney's office.
They Were Expendable Trailer (1945)
07 December 1945
After a demonstration of new PT boats, Navy brass are still unconvinced of their viability in combat, leaving Lt.
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Trailer (1944)
15 November 1944
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
Secrets of a Nurse Trailer (1938)
02 December 1938
This Universal programmer was based on a Collier's Magazine story by journalist Quentin Reynolds. This story in turn was ostensibly based on a true incident, in which a gangster "returned from the dead" to save an innocent young man from the electric chair.
Peyton Place Trailer (1957)
13 December 1957
In the outwardly respectable New England community of Peyton Place, shopkeeper Constance McKenzie tries to make up for a past indiscretion -- which resulted in her illegitimate daughter Allison -- by adopting a chaste, prudish attitude towards all things sexual.
Jake Speed Trailer (1986)
30 May 1986
Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) is the lead character in some of the biggest page-turners of the 1940s. A chiseled, heroic action figure, Speed saves lives on paper, but when a young girl is kidnapped and her sister (Karen Kopins) begs the real-life Speed for help, he must find a way to be as gallant as the book hero whose creation he's inspired.
Murders in the Rue Morgue Trailer (1932)
27 January 1932
In 19th century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship but constantly meets failure as the abducted women die.
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever Trailer (1970)
17 June 1970
Daisy Gamble, an unusual woman who hears phones before they ring, and does wonders with her flowers, wants to quit smoking to please her fiancé, Warren.
Angel Face Trailer (1953)
02 January 1953
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.
Son of Flubber Trailer (1963)
16 January 1963
Beleaguered professor Ned Brainard has already run into a pile of misfortunes with his discovery of the super-elastic substance "Flubber.
Testament Trailer (1983)
04 November 1983
It's just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California.
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Trailer (1938)
25 March 1938
American multi-millionaire Michael Brandon marries his eighth wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broke French Marquis.
The Postman Always Rings Twice Trailer (1946)
02 May 1946
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.
The Absent-Minded Professor Trailer (1961)
20 January 1961
Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface.
Dangerously Yours Trailer (1937)
21 September 1937
A detective poses as a jewel thief and joins a bunch of other crooks sailing from Europe to New York in search a famous gem.
The Great Morgan Trailer (1945)
01 January 1945
Frank Morgan is hired to put together a movie using odds and ends from the MGM vaults. He does so by splicing together a string of completely unrelated short subjects and musical numbers, interspersed with a repeated loop of a scene from some melodrama.
Code of the Streets Trailer (1939)
13 April 1939
Frankie Thomas plays Bob Lewis, leader of a gang consisting of Sailor, Murph, Monk, Trouble and Yap. The son of disgraced police officer Lt.
That's Entertainment! Trailer (1974)
21 June 1974
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
Song of the Thin Man Trailer (1947)
28 August 1947
While attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron.
The Thin Man Goes Home Trailer (1944)
24 December 1944
Hoping for a peaceful visit with his parents in the small town of Sycamore Springs, Nick Charles and his wife Nora soon find themselves surrounded by old rivalries, family tensions, and a mysterious murder.
Lady in the Lake Trailer (1946)
19 December 1946
Private eye Phillip Marlowe wants to get out of the detective racket and into crime writing. But when he's called to the office of editor Adrienne Fromsett, it's not to talk about his story ideas — she wants him to locate the missing wife of her boss, Mr.
A Successful Calamity Trailer (1932)
17 September 1932
Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton and a pair of spoiled grown children, Peggy and Eddie.
The Monkey's Uncle Trailer (1965)
18 August 1965
College whiz-kid Merlin Jones concocts a method for teaching advanced information to a chimpanzee, then creates a flying machine of his own design, ultimately raising havoc on the campus.
Sherlock Holmes in New York Trailer (1976)
18 October 1976
An affectionate bow to the master sleuth in this lavishly produced original that has Holmes rushing to New York City after discovering that his old nemesis, Moriarty, has kidnapped the son of the detective's long-time love, actress Irene Adler.
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones Trailer (1964)
25 March 1964
Merlin Jones, a precocious and intelligent high-school boy, experiments with hypnosis and creates a mind-reading machine.
Timber Tramps Trailer (1975)
31 December 1975
A tough, hard-drinking Alaska logging foreman likes fighting only slightly less than working.
On Moonlight Bay Trailer (1951)
26 July 1951
The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield begins a romance with William Sherman who lives across the street.
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 Man Who Dared Trailer (1933)
30 June 1933
An "imaginative biography" of Anton Cermak, mayor of Chicago who was killed in the line of fire during an assassination attempt on President-elect Franklin D.
Come On, Leathernecks! Trailer (1938)
08 August 1938
The father of a star football player at Annapolis wants his son to follow the family pattern and join the Marines.
The Show-Off Trailer (1946)
01 December 1946
Chaos is brought to a family when daughter marries a brash young man met on a blind date.
Soak the Poor Trailer (1937)
21 August 1937
This entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with racketeers shaking down small grocers and horning in on the relief tickets, forcing prices up with the consumers paying the freight.
Pilot X Trailer (1936)
01 December 1936
Aircraft are being shot down by a large black plane with a big "X" painted on the wing. The chief suspects are invited for the weekend to an old dark mansion.
Crisis Trailer (1950)
07 July 1950
An American doctor gets caught in the middle of a revolution when he's forced to operate on a South American dictator.
Strange Faces Trailer (1938)
13 November 1938
A soon-to-be-married couple, both news reporters, compete to break the story of a high-profile gangster's murder, which was, in truth, a staged crime using a lookalike.
Undercover Maisie Trailer (1947)
01 March 1947
Maisie Revere, a showgirl stranded in Los Angeles, decides to join the local police department on the persuasion of Lieutenant Paul Scott who wants to use her as an undercover agent to expose a conman.