Highest-Rated Movies about 'Rko Pictures'

RKO 281 (1999), The Set-Up (1949), The Devil and Miss Jones (1941), Swing Time (1936), The Gay Divorcee (1934), Shall We Dance (1937), The Story of Vernon & Irene Castle (1939), Follow the Fleet (1936) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Rko Pictures movies.

#1. RKO 281 (1999)

Storyline: Orson Welles (Liev Schreiber), all charisma and stubborn vision, is signed to direct films for RKO Pictures with a startling amount of creative freedom. Welles decides to make production number 281 a disguised biopic of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst (James Cromwell), a film which would come to be known as "Citizen Kane." But Welles doesn't understand just how much clout Hearst yields. When he gets word of the unflattering production, Hearst does everything in his power to stop it.

Plot Keywords: biography, history, drama, hollywood, film production, media, power struggle ...

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#3. The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)

Storyline: Department store owner J.P. Merrick finds that several of his employees are unionizing to get more money and better working conditions. In order to find out who the organizers are, he gets a job at the store as a shoe salesman. Not realizing his true identity, he's befriended by Mary Jones and Joe O'Brien, the two ringleaders, and Elizabeth Ellis, a charming older woman with whom he develops a romance.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>

Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, workplace, class conflict, wealthy, undercover, labor rights ...

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#4. Swing Time (1936)

Storyline: Lucky is tricked into missing his wedding to Margaret by the other members of Pop's magic and dance act, and has to make $25000 to be allowed to marry her. He and Pop go to New York where they run into Penny, a dancing instructor. She and Lucky form a successful dance partnership, but romance is blighted (till the end of the film at least!) by his old attachment to Margaret and hers for Ricardo, the band leader who won't play for them to dance together.

Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, romance, classic, fred astaire, golden age hollywood, dance ...

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#5. The Gay Divorcee (1934)

Storyline: Mimi Glossop wants a divorce so her Aunt Hortense hires a professional to play the correspondent in apparent infidelity. American dancer Guy Holden meets Mimi while visiting Brightbourne (Brighton) and she thinks he is the correspondent. The plot is really an excuse for song and dance. The movie won three Academy nominations and the first Oscar for Best Song: "The Continental", a twenty-two minute production number.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, romance, dance, fred astaire, 1930s, classic hollywood ...

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#6. Shall We Dance (1937)

Storyline: Ballet star Pete "Petrov" Peters arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer he's fallen for but barely knows, musical star Linda Keene. By the time the ocean liner reaches New York, a little white lie has churned through the rumor mill and turned into a hot gossip item: that the two celebrities are secretly married.—Diana Hamilton <hamilton@gl.umbc.edu>

Plot Keywords: musical, musical film, romance, comedy, fred astaire, dance, hollywood ...

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#7. The Story of Vernon & Irene Castle (1939)

Storyline: Aspiring dancer Irene (Ginger Rogers) convinces vaudevillian Vernon Castle (Fred Astaire) to give up his comic act for something more serious: ballroom dancing. Together, they work on perfecting their dance routine and take the act to Paris. It's a rocky road at first, but, after a knockout appearance at the Café de Paris, the duo become a sensation. With their fame steadily rising, the Castles seem on top of the world. But the outbreak of World War I threatens everything.

Plot Keywords: biography, musical, romance, dance, historical, comedy, drama ...

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#8. Follow the Fleet (1936)

Storyline: When the fleet puts in at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sherry's sister Connie. But it's not all smooth sailing: Bake has a habit of losing Sherry's jobs for her; and despite Connie's dreams, Bilge is not ready to settle down.—Diana Hamilton <hamilton@gl.umbc.edu>

Plot Keywords: musical, romance, comedy, fred astaire, 1930s, golden age of hollywood, dance ...

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#10. Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Storyline: In Africa, the girl Jill Young trades a baby gorilla with two natives and raises the animal. Twelve years later, the talkative and persuasive promoter Max O'Hara organizes a safari to Africa with the Oklahoma cowboy Gregg to bring attractions to his new night-club in Hollywood. They capture several lions and out of blue, they see a huge gorilla nearby their camping and they try to capture the animal. However, the teenager Jill Young stops the men that intended to kill her gorilla. Max seduces Jill with a fancy life in Hollywood and she signs a contract with him where the gorilla Joseph "Joe" Young would be the lead attraction. Soon she realizes that her dream is a nightmare to Joe and she asks Max to return to Africa. However he persuades her to stay a little longer in the show business. But when three alcoholic costumers give booze to Joe, the gorilla destroys the spot and is sentenced by the justice to be sacrificed. Will Jill, Gregg and Max succeed in saving Joe?—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Plot Keywords: adventure, fantasy, action, drama, family, monster, classic ...

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#11. The Leopard Man (1943)

Storyline: At the encouragement of her manager, a nightclub performer in New Mexico (Kiki Walker) takes a leashed leopard into the club as a publicity gimmick. But her rival, angered by the attempt to upstage, scares the animal and it bolts. In the days that follow, people are mauled and the countryside is combed for the loose creature. But Kiki and her manager begin to wonder if maybe the leopard is not responsible for the killings.—Ken Yousten <kyousten@bev.net>

Plot Keywords: horror, thriller, film noir, mystery, psychological horror, supernatural, murder ...

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#12. Bedlam (1946)

Storyline: Nell Bowen, the protégé of Lord Mortimer, wants to help change the conditions of notorious St. Mary's of Bethlehem Asylum (Bedlam). Though she tries to reform Bedlam, but the cruel Master Sims who runs it has her committed there, though ultimate, it's the lunatics who've taken over the asylum.—Ken Yousten <kyousten@bev.net>

Plot Keywords: horror, thriller, psychological horror, mental illness, historical, gothic, dark ...

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#13. The Seventh Victim (1943)

Storyline: When her older sister Jacqueline disappears, Mary Gibson is forced to leave her private school and decides to travel to New York City to look for her. A bit naive and out of her depth, she is not quite sure how to go about finding her. Eventually she meets Gregory Ward, her sister's husband and a mysterious psychiatrist, Dr. Louis Judd who claims to know of Jacqueline's whereabouts. What she doesn't realize is that her sister became involved with devil worshipers who now want to eliminate her for having revealed their existence.—garykmcd

Plot Keywords: horror, film noir, psychological thriller, mystery, supernatural, cult, murder ...

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#14. A Damsel in Distress (1937)

Storyline: Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on "Mr. X". After Alyce goes to London to meet a beau (bumping into dancer Jerry Halliday, instead), she is restricted to the castle to curb her scandalous behavior. Albert then summons Jerry to Alyce's aid in order to "protect his investment".—Diana Hamilton <hamilton@gl.umbc.edu>

Plot Keywords: musical, comedy, romance, fred astaire, 1930s, black and white, misunderstanding ...

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#15. Flying Down to Rio (1933)

Storyline: Aviator and band leader Roger Bond is forever getting his group fired for flirting with the lady guests. When he falls for Brazilian beauty Belinha de Rezende it appears to be for real, even though she is already engaged. His Yankee Clippers band is hired to open the new Hotel Atlântico in Rio and Roger offers to fly Belinha part way home. After a mechanical breakdown and forced landing, Roger is confident and makes his move, but Belinha plays hard to get. She can't seem to decide between Roger and her fiance Júlio. When performing the airborne production number to mark the Hotel's opening, Júlio gets some intriguing ideas...—Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca>

Plot Keywords: musical, romance, comedy, dance, 1930s, fred astaire, aviation ...

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