The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand 1936  N/R, 305 min.
Genre: Action
aka: The Clutching Hand
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Jack Mulhall, Rex Lease, Mae Busch, Ruth Mix, William Farnum, Marion Shilling, Bryant Washburn, "Snub" Pollard, Robert Frazer, Yakima Canutt, Jon Hall, Robert(2) Walker
In this confusing low-budget 15-episode serial, Dr. Gironda (Robert Frazer) invents a formula for making synthetic gold, and a mysteriously cloaked villain–"The Clutching Hand"–wants the formula. After Gironda's kidnapping, Detective Craig Kennedy (Jack Mulhall) is on the trail. An edited feature-length movie is also available.
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Bars of Hate 1936  N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Regis Toomey, Sheila Terry, "Snub" Pollard, Molly O'Day, Robert Warwick, Fuzzy Knight, Gordon Griffith, Arthur Loft, John Elliott, Jack Cowell
After District Attorney Ted Clark (Regis Toomey) saves pickpocket Danny ("Snub" Pollard) from an angry mob, he returns the stolen purse to its owner, Ann Dawson (Sheila Terry). When they learn that Ann is carrying evidence that her brother on death row is innocent, Ted and Danny join forces to protect her from gangsters and take the proof to the Governor (John Elliott).
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Big Boy Rides Again 1935  N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western / Mystery
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Constance Bergen, Charles K. French, Lafe McKee, Victor Potel, William Gould, Bud Osborne, Frank Ellis, Louis Vincenot, Slim Whitaker
Tom (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams) arrives in town after his father is murdered and sets out to find those responsible for the killing.
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The Man from Texas 1939  N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Tex Ritter, Hal Price, Charles B. Wood, Vic Demourelle, Roy Barcroft, Frank Wayne, Kenne Duncan, Ruth Rogers, Tom London, Charles King, Nelson McDowell, Jim Thorpe
Railroad agent Tex (Tex Ritter) goes undercover to catch a nefarious rancher who is trying to steal land in order to sell it to the railroad.
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Miss V from Moscow 1942 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Intrigue in Paris
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Lola Lane, Noel Madison, Howard Banks, Paul Weigel, John Wosper, Anna Demetrio, Wilhelm von Brincken, Juan de la Cruz, Kathryn Sheldon, Victor Kendell
Working with the Free French underground during World War II, Russian spy Vera Marova (Lola Lane) and downed American pilot Steve Worth (Howard Banks) send secret messages alerting the Allies of Nazi submarine movements.
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The Pioneers 1941 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Tex Ritter, Slim Andrews, Red Foley, Doye O'Dell, Wanda McKay, Del Lawrence, George Chesebro, Karl Hackett, Lynton Brent, Gene Alsace, Chief Many Treaties, Charles Soldani, Red Foley's Musicians, Art Dillard, Tex Palmer
Travel guides Tex and his pal Slim Hunkafeller (Tex Ritter and Slim Andrews) save a wagon train of settlers from an Indian attack. The land office owner, J.W. Carson (Karl Hackett), is not pleased because he had encouraged the attack so that he could scare the settlers and take the land for himself. Meanwhile, Tex has fallen in love with settler Suzannah (Wanda McKay) whose father was killed in the raid. A series of misadventures follow, after which Carson is caught, and Suzannah joins Tex on a new wagon train and continues with her plans to settle in the West. Loosely based on James Fenimore Cooper's "The Leatherstocking Tales."
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Rogues' Gallery 1944 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Frank Jenks, Robin Raymond, H.B. Warner, Ray Walker, Davison Clark, Robert Homans, Frank McGlynn Sr., Pat Gleason, Edward Keane, Earle S. Dewey, Milton Kibbee, Gene Roth
News photographer Eddie (Frank Jenks) and reporter Patsy (Robin Raymond) become involved in murder and assorted other mysterious happenings after they interview the inventor of a listening device.
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Rollin' Plains 1938 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Tex Ritter, Horace Murphy, "Snub" Pollard, Harriet Bennet, Hobart Bosworth, Ed Cassidy, Karl Hackett, Charles King, Ernie Adams, Lynton Brent, Horace B. Carpenter, Hank Worden
Ranger Tex (Tex Ritter) rides into town to settle a feud between cattlemen and sheep men. But it's not all that simple since the feud is being fueled by a respected citizen who has his eyes set on being the big boss. One of Tex's weakest films, which was completed after Tex had signed with a rival company. So the small budget was even smaller for this film, and the last reel was completely lifted from a previous film.
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Shake Hands with Murder 1944 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Iris Adrian, Frank Jenks, Douglas Fowley, Jack Raymond, Claire Rochelle, Herbert Rawlinson, Juan de la Cruz, I. Stanford Jolley, Forrest Taylor, George Kirby, Gene Roth, Anitra Sparrow
Bail-bond broker Patsy Brent (Iris Adrian) and her partner Eddie Jones (Frank Jenks) try to help accused embezzler Steve Morgan (Douglas Fowley) by posting a big bond for him. All goes well–until Morgan's victim, John Clark (Herbert Rawlinson), is murdered, and Morgan comes up as the main suspect. Now, Patsy and Eddie must try to prove him innocent and find the real killer.
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Take Me Back to Oklahoma 1940 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Tex Ritter, Bob Wills, Slim Andrews, Terry Walker, Robert McKenzie, Karl Hackett, Donald Curtis, Gene Alsace, Olin Francis, Carleton Young, George Eldredge, Johnny Lee Wills
Jane's (Terry Walker) stagecoach line is being sabotaged by Storm (Karl Hackett) in order to get rid of the competition. But here comes Tex and sidekick Slim (Tex Ritter and Slim Andrews) to save the day. Storm sends for outlaw Mule (Olin Francis) to eliminate Tex. Unknown to Storm, Tex and Mule are friends, and they plot to rid the town of Storm. Lots of songs in this film debut of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys.
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What Price Crime? 1935 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Charles Starrett, Noel Madison, Virginia Cherrill, Charles Delaney, Jack Mulhall, Nina Guilbert, Henry Roquemore, John Elliott, Arthur Loft, Jack Cowell, Lafe McKee, Fred "Snowflake" Toones
G-man Allen Grey (Charles Starrett) goes undercover as a prizefighter in order to catch the gang that is smuggling firearms that they steal from the government. The trail leads to nightclub owner Douglas Worthington (Noel Madison) who turns out to be the gang leader. Our hero's task becomes more difficult when he falls in love with Worthington's sister (Virginia Cherrill).
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A Yank in Libya 1942 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: H.B. Warner, Walter Woolf King, Joan Woodbury, Harry Parke, Duncan Renaldo, George J. Lewis, Wilhelm von Brincken, Howard Banks, Amarilla Morris
Unwilling to give in when authorities fail to listen to his claims that Nazis are providing Libyan natives with guns, American correspondent Mike Malone (Walter Woolf King) continues the investigation on his own.
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| 1. The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936)
aka: The Clutching Hand
2. Bars of Hate (1936)
3. Big Boy Rides Again (1935)
4. The Big Chance (1933)
5. The Man from Texas (1939)
6. Miss V from Moscow (1942)
aka: Intrigue in Paris
7. The Pioneers (1941)
8. Rogues' Gallery (1944)
9. Rollin' Plains (1938)
10. Shake Hands with Murder (1944)
11. Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940)
12. What Price Crime? (1935)
13. A Yank in Libya (1942)
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