Elizabeth Meehan

When her lover is killed, a straying wife tries to intercept the confession she mailed her husband. (TCM.com)

An orphan boy in 1830's London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang of thieves. (imdb)

The life and loves of composer Stephen Foster, from his early success through his decline, degradation, and death from alcoholism. (imdb)

This war drama, set in WW I Germany, is based on a novel by Arnold Zwieg. The story follows the harrowing trials of an escaped Russian POW trying to return to his home country. Along the way the Germans recapture him. Because he wears the dog tag of a late Russian spy, the innocent protagonist is immediately executed. (allmovie.com)

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbour, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy. (imdb)

Three girls arrive at a stuffy English public school and cause all sorts of problems with both the staff and pupils. (imdb)

The daughter of a Russian general arrives at Fort Ross American outpost with a slightly credible motive, hiding her true reasons which have to do with treason and blackmail. Yet she can not but fall in love with Captain Lawrence, right hand to the governor and an apparently incorruptible man.

A musical-comedy about an elderly vaudevillian who inherits the title of "lord" and proceeds to invite some old pals to share in the fun. A woman he once promised marriage to appears on the scene and soon tries to sue the entertainer for breach of contract.

Hospital nurses Glenda White (Marguerite Chapman) and Dottie Morrison (Kay Harris) join the newly-formed corps of parachute nurses to be dropped at sites where ordinary medical aide is inaccessible. They discover they have let themselves in for a life of rigorous training governed by strict military rules, with the only bright spots being their instructors, Lieutenant Jim Woods (William Wright) and Sergeant Peters.

The English adventurer Tom Lingard gets involved with islanders on a South Seas island, and he also gets involved with Lady Edith and Mr. Travers, a sailing English couple. Tom has an unexpected love affair with Edith and while they are having this affair, Lady Edith husband's boat is destroyed and he is killed. (imdb)

Deresco owner of a night club in neutral Portugal, works a free-lance spy for everybody who can afford his price. He tries to get information from US agent John Craig with help from immigrant dancer Maritza, but she falls in love with him. Craig becomes a special "guest" at Deresco's casino, but there you can't be sure of the occupation of everybody, as well as in their political intention.

After struggling to become a success, Betty Miller and her all-girl orchestra finally hit pay dirt when crooner Herbie Fenton comes on board. Problems arise when Betty and her girls try to find backers to invest in Herbie and they sell 125 percent of him.

Capt. Johnnie Gray is enlisted by Mr. J.G. Reeder to infiltrate a gang of forgers in Dartmoor jail on behalf of the Bank of England.

A wife tries to prevent her husband, a miner, from gambling away the money he receives as an inheritance.

"Girl of the Rio" is a 1932 American Pre-Code RKO musical film starred Dolores del Río and Leo Carrillo. Directed by Herbert Brenon, the screenplay was written by Elizabeth Meehan and Louis Stevens, based on the play "The Dove by Willard Mack," which was itself based on a magazine article by Gerald Beaumont. The film is a remake of the 1927 silent film "The Dove," starring Norma Talmadge.