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A struggling ad man (Jack Benny) agrees to judge a debutante beauty contest in order to appease his wealthy-and last-client (Richard Arlen), and his disgruntled staffer (Ida Lupino) contrives to pose as a blueblood in order to join the competition. "Artists and Models" (1937) co-stars Gail Patrick, Ben Blue, Judy Canova, Martha Raye, Louis Armstrong. Then, the efforts of a stage producer (Benny) to make his disinterested star (Dorothy Lamour) jealous by flirting with a married noble (Binnie Barnes) blow up in his face. "Man About Town" (1939) co-stars Edward Arnold, Monty Wooley, Betty Grable, Isabel Jeans, Phil Harris. 182 min. Total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.

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Set sail for laughs in this rollicking romantic comedy! Navy brothers Jim and Walter Brewster (Bob Hope and a rival suitor) are both head-over-heels for the same girl, Nancy Larkin (Betty Grable). But when Jim teams up with Nancy's quirky sister Letty (Martha Raye) to sabotage the romance, the hijinks hit high tide! Packed with musical numbers, mistaken identities, and Hope's signature wit, Give Me a Sailor is a breezy, feel-good voyage into classic Hollywood charm.

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In this tense film noir thriller, Victor Mature (Cry of the City) plays Frankie Christopher, a sports promoter who's in the hot seat, relentlessly grilled by a ruthless detective after the murder of a fashion model he made famous. Weighing even more heavily against him is the fact that he's in love with the dead girl's sister (Betty Grable, Pin Up Girl). But Frankie's not the only suspect in this taut expose of New York's cafe society. The police detective also obsessively pursues Frankie's partner, a gossip columnist, and hotel night clerk. Filled with plot twists and turns, I Wake Up Screaming will have you guessing until its surprising ending. The amazing cast includes Carole Landis (Four Jills in a Jeep), Laird Cregar (The Lodger) and Elisha Cook Jr. (The Maltese Falcon). Wonderful direction by H. Bruce Humberstone (Wonder Man), with a screenplay by Dwight Taylor (Pickup on South Street), based on a novel by Steve Fisher (Dead Reckoning). Special Features: Audio Commentary by Film Noir Historian Eddie Muller, Trailers

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Betty Grable in the role that she made famous throughout World War II. A classic musical romance with Martha Raye and Joe E. Brown.