Payne B. Johnson Movie Trailers

City for Conquest Trailer (1940)

21 September 1940

The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City.

Good Luck, Mr. Yates Trailer (1943)

29 June 1943

A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the home front.

Second Fiddle Trailer (1939)

30 June 1939

Studio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back to Minnesota but he follows her.

The Way of All Flesh Trailer (1940)

05 July 1940

Paul Kriza is a cashier of a bank in a small town, and the happy husband of Anna and the father of four children.

Pride and Prejudice Trailer (1940)

26 July 1940

In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood.

Wyoming Trailer (1940)

13 September 1940

With the army after him and his partner deserting, Reb decides that a change of scenery would be nice so he heads for Wyoming with Dave.

History Is Made at Night Trailer (1937)

05 March 1937

An American woman seeking divorce from her wealthy, controlling husband falls for a romantic Parisian who saves her from his entrapment.

All That Money Can Buy Trailer (1941)

17 October 1941

Farmer Jabez Stone, about to lose his land, agrees to sell his soul to the devil, known as Mr. Scratch, who gives Jabez seven years to enjoy the fruits of his sale before he collects.

That Hamilton Woman Trailer (1941)

03 April 1941

The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.

Dead End Trailer (1937)

27 August 1937

The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.

Ten Gentlemen from West Point Trailer (1942)

26 June 1942

This historical drama tells the story of the first class to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Quality Street Trailer (1937)

26 March 1937

In the 1810s, an old maid poses as her own niece in order to teach her onetime beau a lesson.

Brigham Young Trailer (1940)

27 September 1940

Based on the story of the famous Mormon leader, it follows Brigham Young and his challenge to transport his people across the Rocky mountains to settle in Salt Lake City.

The Pride of the Yankees Trailer (1942)

14 July 1942

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

Road to Singapore Trailer (1940)

22 March 1940

Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.

Live, Love and Learn Trailer (1937)

29 October 1937

A starving, uncompromising artist and an heiress fall in love at first sight and immediately get married.

The Under-Pup Trailer (1939)

31 August 1939

A young city girl from a poor family is invited to spend the summer at a camp for girls from wealthy families.

Manhattan Melodrama Trailer (1934)

04 May 1934

The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

The Great O'Malley Trailer (1937)

13 February 1937

Officer James O'Malley, a true believer in law and order, treats even the smallest offenses with the utmost seriousness.

The Blue Bird Trailer (1940)

15 January 1940

Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune.

Skippy Trailer (1931)

25 April 1931

Skippy, the mischievous son of a wealthy doctor, meets Sooky in poverty-ridden Shantytown, and together they try to save Sooky's pet from a cruel dogcatcher.

The Major and the Minor Trailer (1942)

16 September 1942

Low on funds, working-class girl Susan Applegate disguises herself as a youngster in order to pay half fare home.

One Foot in Heaven Trailer (1941)

01 November 1941

Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.

Honky Tonk Trailer (1941)

01 October 1941

Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.

Juvenile Court Trailer (1938)

10 September 1938

Public Defender Gary Franklin, frustrated by being unable to save criminal Dutch Adams from a death sentence by blaming the slums environment as the cause of Dutch's crimes, enlists the aid of Dutch's sister, Marcia Adams, to get the slum dwellers at appeal for public monies to provide recreational places for the slum kids.

Remember the Day Trailer (1941)

25 December 1941

Elderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls him as her student back in 1916 and his relation to Dan Hopkins, the man she married and lost.

Joan of Paris Trailer (1942)

20 January 1942

An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest, Baby, is injured.

King of the Lumberjacks Trailer (1940)

13 April 1940

Outdoor drama about a newly-hired lumberjack discovering that his former girlfriend is now his new boss's wife.

Thunder Afloat Trailer (1939)

15 September 1939

A tugboat captain serves under his rival as a U-boat chaser in World War I.

Three Rogues Trailer (1931)

08 March 1931

In 1877, thieves Ace Beaudry, Bronco Dawson and Bull Stanley head West together after having each been betrayed by a woman.

The Lawyer's Secret Trailer (1931)

06 June 1931

Sailor Joe Hart, who is spending his shore leave at a gambling joint, sells his gun to young Laurie Roberts after losing terribly.

Three Loves Has Nancy Trailer (1938)

02 September 1938

A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.

Drums Along the Mohawk Trailer (1939)

10 November 1939

Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing prosperity and happiness are threatened by the sinister sound of drums that announce dark times of revolution and war.

So Big! Trailer (1932)

30 April 1932

A farmer's widow takes on the land and her late husband's tempestuous son.

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.

The Lady from Cheyenne Trailer (1941)

11 April 1941

Fictionalized story of the 1869 adoption of women's suffrage in Wyoming Territory. In the new-founded railroad town of Laraville, Boss Jim Cork hopes to manipulate the sale of town lots to give him control, but Quaker schoolmarm Annie Morgan bags one of the key lots.

Santa Fe Trail Trailer (1940)

20 December 1940

As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth.

Little Orvie Trailer (1940)

11 March 1940

Family film, based on a Booth Tarkington tale, about a young boy who takes extreme measures to keep the stray dog he befriends.

The Man Who Returned to Life Trailer (1942)

05 February 1942

An accused killer is granted a reprieve when his victim returns to town in the flesh after an eight-year absence.

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.

Untamed Trailer (1940)

24 July 1940

A courageous doctor braves a fierce blizzard in the Canadian wilderness to save a remote community from a deadly epidemic.

At the Circus Trailer (1939)

20 October 1939

Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter's accomplices steal the money so he can take over the circus.

Blondie Johnson Trailer (1933)

25 February 1933

A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.

Chad Hanna Trailer (1940)

25 December 1940

Country boy joins a circus in the 1840s and falls in love with the bare-back rider. Later he falls in love with another circus runaway.

Sheriff of Tombstone Trailer (1941)

07 May 1941

The mayor has sent for a gunslinger who, though appearing to clean up the town, is really to be the mayor's means of taking the town over.

I'll Take Romance Trailer (1937)

17 November 1937

Theater manager James Guthrie's (Melvyn Douglas) career depends on famed soprano Elsa Terry (Grace Moore) singing in his Buenos Aires opera house, however, Elsa breaks the contract in favor of a more lucrative deal in Paris.