Movies: Monte Vandergrift

Kitty Lorraine has one purpose in life: turning her daughter Shirley into a star. Kitty controls every aspect of the girl's nascent career -- even blackmailing a stage manager so that Shirley can take a more prestigious gig. But Kitty goes too far wh...

Socialite Pat Reynolds (Ida Lupino) is forced to become the "smart girl" of the title when her wealthy father commits suicide, leaving nothing but a pile of debts. Pat sets up a successful hat-designing business, providing the sole support for hersel...

A law student poses as a fight promoter to catch a notorious gangster....

Two down-on-their-luck former outlaws volunteer to be Texas Rangers and find themselves assigned to bring in an old friend, now a notorious outlaw....

Two young people meet at a wedding and begin dating, each thinking the other is extremely wealthy. Comedy....

Carol Corliss, a beautiful movie star so insecure about her celebrity that she goes around in disguise, meets a rugged outdoorsman who is unaffected by her star status....

A woman convicted of fraud aims to take her revenge on the man who put her inside after being released on parole....

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. On th...

A pretty architect devises a wild scheme to convince a handsome millionaire to fund a new housing development project....

The Progressive Party convention is deadlocked for governor, so both sides nominate the dark horse Zachary Hicks. Kay Russell suggests they hire Hal Blake as campaign manager; but first they have to get him out of jail for not paying alimony. Blake o...

A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an attorney. When her new employer is murdered, she can't seem to make up her mind as to whether she "dunnit" or not....

David and Lynn are a happily married couple. When David gets his dream job in another state, Lynn, a high-powered executive, doesn't want to leave NYC and her job...

To spite his girlfriend, the owner of a successful bus company, an auto racer goes to work for her rival....

A songwriter has to come up with a full-length theatrical piece within a few days....

A newspaper editor turns a kidnapping into the banner headlines and exclusive story that could save his publication....

A thief on the run dumps some hot money in Thelma and Patsy's lap....

A mad scientist attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions....

Meek Eddie Pink becomes manager of an amusement park beset by mobsters....

Two men running a carnival airplane ride are hired to fly to retrieve what they think are photos for a reporter. Actually, they are retrieving diamonds stolen from a noted gem dealer. As it turns out, their plane crashes on the very estate of the dea...

A maker of illusions for magicians protects an ingenue likely to be murdered....