Francis Lederer

Heading to a darkened theater for a romantic rendezvous with a married woman, actor Philippe Martin (Francis Lederer) mistakenly sits in the wrong seat and kisses the wrong woman, Monique Pelerin (Ida Lupino), the daughter of a powerful publisher. Martin's innocent mistake turns into a national scandal by the Purity League and culminates into a courtroom trial where he decides to protect the married woman's reputation with a bold and unique defense.
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Length: 01:20:00
Posted: 1/24/2008

Heading to a darkened theater for a romantic rendezvous with a married woman, actor Philippe Martin (Francis Lederer) mistakenly sits in the wrong seat and kisses the wrong woman, Monique Pelerin (Ida Lupino), the daughter of a powerful publisher. Martin's innocent mistake turns into a national scandal by the Purity League and culminates into a courtroom trial where he decides to protect the married woman's reputation with a bold and unique defense.
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Length: 01:20:00
Posted: 1/24/2008

Born as Raymond Guion in New York in 1908, Gene Raymond is better known for his acting abilities, having been cast in 35 films before this one. It was towards the end of long screen career that Gene decided to try his hand at producing and directing movies. The classic adventure film Million Dollar Weekend was the first he directed and also starred in. THE PLOT: Tired and disgusted with his life behind the desk, Nicholas Lawrence (Gene Raymond) decides to get away from his drab life with a million dollars in security bonds, stolen from his office. On the flight to Hawaii, he bumps into the charming, Cynthia Strong (Stephanie Paull) , a damsel in distress, who is being blackmailed by Alan Marker (Francis Lederer) for having murdered her husband, Cynthia urges Nicholas to protect her. It isn't long before Nicholas loses his heart to Cynthia - and the bagful of bonds - to the wily Allan. Will Nicholas ever set his eyes on Allan or the bonds again?
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Length: 01:13:00
Posted: 3/18/2008