Charles Winninger – IDLIX

The Sun Shines Bright

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:26:45 +0000

With the election approaching, a judge in a Southern town at the turn of the 20th century is involved variously in revealing the real identity of a young woman, reliving his Civil War memories, and preventing the lynching of an African youth.

The Inside Story

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:46:44 +0000

A collection agent arrives in a small town with $1000 for a local farmer. Whilst waiting for the farmer to arrive the money is put in a safe at a hotel for safe keeping. However, it is removed by mistake and solves a number of financial problems before it is returned.

Something in the Wind

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:42:12 +0000

A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather.

Living in a Big Way

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:31:50 +0000

A World War II pilot (Gene Kelly) comes home to a bride (Marie McDonald) who, spoiled by her father (Charles Winninger), now wants a divorce.

State Fair

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 06:31:34 +0000

During their annual visit to the Iowa State Fair, the Frake family enjoy many adventures. Proud patriarch Abel has high hopes for his champion swine Blueboy; and his wife Melissa enters the mincemeat and pickles contest…with hilarious results.

She Wouldn’t Say Yes

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 06:31:25 +0000

Susan Lane is a gifted psychiatrist, grounded in self-control. Before returning by train to her practice in Chicago, she spends time back East with war veterans, building their self-esteem, but frowning on the impulsive, as represented by a favorite comic strip called “The Nixie.” She bumps into Michael Kent, an officer and the comic strip’s author. He likes her instantly and she dislikes him. He’s headed to the Pacific, sees her on the train, gets off in Chicago, and with her father’s help, pursues her and hatches a plan to marry her. Meanwhile, she has her own plan to get rid of him with the help of a blond patient. Will the Nixie get into her psyche?

Broadway Rhythm

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 02:41:26 +0000

Broadway producer Johnny Demming is only interested in big-name talent and scoffs that his sister, father and other small-time talent could be used in a successful show.

Belle of the Yukon

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 02:41:12 +0000

Left by a con man, Belle De Valle, a dancer, finds him again in gold-rush Alaska running an honest casino/dance hall.

A Lady Takes a Chance

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 01:57:17 +0000

A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her city suitors.

Hers to Hold

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 01:56:50 +0000

Deanna Durbin is all grown up in Hers to Hold, the unofficial sequel to her “Three Smart Girls” films of the 1930s. Durbin plays Penelope Craig, the starry-eyed daughter of wealthy Judson and Dorothy Craig (Charles Winninger, Nella Walker). Developing a crush on much-older playboy Bill Morley (Joseph Cotton), Penelope stops at nothing to land the elusive Morley as her husband. Highlights include Durbin’s renditions of “Begin the Beguine” and the “Seguidilla” from Carmen, and a captivating sequence that includes highlights from Durbin’s earlier films, presented as home movies!