Jim Hanvey, Detective

Jim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home. An insurance company hires him to find a missing emerald so they won't have to pay out the $100,000 for which the jewel is insured. It doesn't take him long to find the emerald, but he discovers that finding it was the easy part; the difficult part is getting it back to its rightful owner, and he winds up involved in a murder in which an innocent man is framed.

There's One Born Every Minute

A nine-year-old Elizabeth Taylor made her film debut in this lively comedy. She plays the spoiled-brat daughter of a pudding manufacturer who has been entered into the town's mayoral race by some of the local businessmen. They have chosen him because they think he is easy to manipulate. As a sales gimmick, the pudding magnate advertises that his product contains the highly nutritious "Vitamin Z." He suddenly begins selling pudding like crazy and soon his political campaign is well-funded. Unfortunately, there is no "Vitamin Z" and when this ...

Oh, Doctor

A hypochondriac is afraid he will die before he gets an inheritance that will "cure" him.

Little Man, What Now?

A young couple struggling against poverty must keep their marriage a secret in order for the husband to keep his job, as his boss doesn't like to hire married men.

Accent on Youth

A young secretary falls in love with her boss, a middle-aged playwright. Complications ensue when her boss' son falls for her.

A Daughter of the Sea

Margot, the motherless daughter of a New England fisherman, dreams of a better life. After rescuing the wealthy Jack Rutledge's mother, Margot is taken in by the family. Jack and Margot fall in love against the will of his mother and must find a way to marry.

As Husbands Go

As Husbands Go charts the romantic misadventures of Lucille Lingard .

Eight Bells

A trustworthy captain is reduced in rank so that the owner's daughter's fiancé may take charge.