Hal K. Dawson Movies

Dr. Socrates gave up his brilliant career as surgeon in a prominent hospital because his betrothed died under his knife. He is now a struggling...

A female journalist travels to a new neighborhood after getting a (false) lead and is surprised by what she finds.

A millionaire courts a working-class woman.

A man fumbles through an apartment sub-let assessment while his wife is away.

A man violates company policy by getting married.

Charlie Mason and Rusty Fleming are star reporters on a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involved as well. Although skilled in ferreting out...

Eddie Kerns sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. He sends for his dance partner-fiancée Molly...

A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.

In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence...

A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "French" movie star and pass her off as his big new...

An American posing as a Russian prince woos a visiting Ohio heiress.

A woman attempts to shelter a young girl from the publicity surrounding her socialite parents' divorce.

Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous actress. Things get complicated when bets are...

As part of their public feud, Bandleader Bernie pretends a girl singer is no good so columnist Winchell promotes her in his column.

Christopher Price, a small-town bank executive, continues to be loyal to and idolize his boyhood friend, Joseph Jefferson Parker, a famous war...

An elderly businessman (Frank Morgan) plans what he thinks is an innocent night on the town while his wife is away. Instead, he finds himself...

Guests at a women's residence club help a jilted small-town girl turn to modelling.

Alice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star.

A ship company employee, Jay Williams, is sent to Florida where one of the company cruise ships is stuck on a reef off of the coast. He obtains...

Magazine owners sell a revealing photo, then play detective when the deal leads to murder.