Movies by Roscoe Karns

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On a slow news day, the wisecracking staff of a newspaper write articles about the serious safety issues of a local excursion steamboat line.

Come On, Marines!

Come On, Marines!

"Lucky" Davis, a ladies-man and a devil-may-care U. S. Marine Sergeant, is leading a Marine-squadron on an expedition through a Phillipine jungle where an outlaw bandit is leading a guerilla-war rebellion. Their assignment is to rescue a group of children from an island mission that has been cut off from all communication. It comes as a bit of a surprise when Davis discovers that the "children" are a group of 18-25 year-old girls blissfully bathing in a pool while awaiting rescue.

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

Detective Hank Hyer investigates a blackmail case involving a candidate for mayor.

Road to Happiness

Road to Happiness

A struggling singer, devoted to his young son, fears the child's super-spoiled, unloving but wealthy mother will gain custody of the boy.

Meet the Missus

Meet the Missus

Gran Higgins falls under the spell of a love-starved widow.

Border Flight

Border Flight

Frances Farmer's second film is a typical B-programmer from the Paramount lot of 1936--up and coming stars (John Howard, Robert Cummings, Grant Withers, Farmer) in a concerning the Coast Guard and smugglers. The chief points of interest are the truly exceptional aerial sequences and Farmer's early performance.

Thanks for the Memory

Thanks for the Memory

Steve Merrick is an out of work writer who stays home and plays house husband while his wife goes to work for her former fiancé and Merrick's publisher who is still carrying a torch for her.

The Family Honor

The Family Honor

Beverly Tucker, the daughter of an impoverished aristocratic Southern family, has scraped together her last pennies to put her brother Dal through college in the hope that he will support the family after graduation. However, Dal harbors no such ambition and instead spends his time gambling and drinking in a saloon owned by the town's mayor, Curran. During a raid led by Curran's crusading son Merle, a detective is killed and Dal is accused of the crime.

Pleasure

Pleasure

A novelist and his younger brother fall in love with the same woman.

Hi, Good Lookin'!

Hi, Good Lookin'!

An usher at a radio station studio pretends to be an executive at the station in order to help a pretty girl become a singer.

The Desert Bride

The Desert Bride

Captain Maurice de Florimont, a French Army intelligence officer, is captured by Arab nationalists while on an espionage mission. His sweetheart Diane Duval is also taken prisoner. Both are tortured by Kassim Ben Ali, leader of the Arab nationalists, but they refuse to divulge any information. They are finally rescued by French troops who storm the fortress and kill Kassim.

Woman Trap

Woman Trap

A gangland murder is the motivating factor of this fast-moving crime drama. George Murphy stars as reporter Kent Shevlin, whose investigation of the murder leads to a tenure as a temporary FBI agent.

Yokel Boy

Yokel Boy

A film company hires a gangster to mock himself holding up a bank, but he succeeds too well and makes off with the money. But all ends well.

Little Accident

Little Accident

On the day before his second wedding, a man finds out that his bride-to-be has had a baby.

Many a Slip

Many a Slip

Comedy centering on the question of whether a man's wife is or isn't pregnant.

Everything's on Ice

Everything's on Ice

Comedy about a little girl who's uncle makes her an ice skating star, only to take all of her money.

The Gay Vagabond

The Gay Vagabond

Farce of identical twins and a wife who takes up real estate business.