Dick Powell Movies

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).

Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually...

Complications in a dressmaking firm when a model has to hide her marriage.

When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the situation and falls for Johnny O'Clock, a suave...

Romance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughter and son spend their vacation at a posh New England resort.

A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.

A small-town politician falls for an idealistic zookeeper.

On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his gofer Virgil get an unexpected visit from Sergeant...

A reporter stumbles on a runaway heiress whose story could salvage his career.

A treasury agent becomes obsessed with exposing an international drug ring.

Harry and Inez are a dance team at the Wonder Bar. Inez loves Harry, but he is in love with Liane, the wife of a wealthy business man. Al Wonder and...

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

The story of one of the great environmental disasters to befall the United States, and the terrible movie that helped bring the catastrophe to light.

Extra-marital fun and games at a convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City. President J.B. Honeywell is to choose a new company...

A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he rents a room with a typical American family and begins...

Short documentary about the Great Depression's impact on film, specifically Berkeley musicals.

A potpourri of features involving Hollywood celebrities. The Columbia University football team, winner of the 1934 Rose Bowl game, visits the Warner...

Comedy about newlyweds wondering if their marriage was a mistake.

A private stationed in Hawaii gets involved with the general's engaged daughter. In order to avoid a scandal, the pair break up, but meet again years...