 The Blob 1958  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Irvin S.Yeaworth Jr.
Cast: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Olin Howland, Earl Rowe, Alden "Stephen" Chase, John Benson, George Karas, Lee Paton, Elbert Smith, Hugh Graham, Vincent Barbi, Audrey Metcalf, Jasper Deeter, Tom Ogden, Elinor Hammer
When two teenagers Steve Andrews and his girlfriend Jane Martin (Steve McQueen and Aneta Corsaut) report that a hunk of protoplasm has dined on a doctor and his nurse, they have trouble convincing the town that there is anything amiss. This was Steve McQueen's first break and is still a fun movie to watch.
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Buried Alive 1939  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Halperin
Cast: Beverly Roberts, Robert Wilcox, George Pembroke, Ted Osborne, Paul McVey, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Don Rowan, George Lynn, Wheeler Oakman, Robert McKenzie, Robert Fiske, Boyd Irwin, Edward Earle, Norman Budd, Ben Alexander
Prison trustee Johnny Martin (Robert Wilcox) is blamed for the murder of a guard and is denied parole. He learns that he is in prison for political reasons and finds only one ally: nurse Joan Wright (Beverly Roberts).
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Frontier Scout 1938 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: George Houston, Al St. John, Beth Marion, Dave O'Brien, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Slim Whitaker, Jack C. Smith, Budd Buster, Walter Byron, Jack Ingram, Kenne Duncan, Minerva Urecal
After the Civil War, Wild Bill Hickok (George Houston) heads West with sidekick Whiney (Al St. John) to deal with a dastardly gang of cattle rustlers. Opera singer George Houston made a few Westerns (with non-singing roles) before returning to his singing career.
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Green Eyes 1934  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Shirley Grey, Charles Starrett, Claude Gillingwater, John Wray, William Bakewell, Dorothy Revier, Ben Hendricks Jr., Alden "Stephen" Chase, Arthur Clayton, Aggie Herring, Edward Keane, Robert Frazer
Stephen Kester (Claude Gillingwater) is hosting a weekend masquerade party at his country mansion when he is found stabbed to death in a closet. You guessed it–police are called in, guests are questioned, and the murder is solved.
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The Little Colonel 1935 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: David Butler
Cast: Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore, Bill Robinson, Evelyn Venable, John Lodge, Sidney Blackmer, Hattie McDaniel, Frank Darien, Harry Strang, Alden "Stephen" Chase
Shirley Temple sings and dances her way through this movie set in the South during Reconstruction following the Civil War.
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Paper Bullets 1941 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Gangs, Inc.
Crime, Inc
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Joan Woodbury, Jack La Rue, Linda Ware, John Archer, Vince Barnett, Alan Ladd, Gavin Gordon, William Halligan, George Pembroke, Selmer Jackson, Phillip Trent, Kenneth Harlan, Bryant Washburn, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Robert Strange
Rita Adams (Joan Woodbury) had been raised in an orphanage with fellow orphans Bob Elliot and Mickey Roma (John Archer and Jack La Rue). As an adult, Rita takes the rap for wealthy playboy Harold's (Phillip Trent) hit-and-run crime and ends up in jail. When she is released from prison, Rita determines to get vengeance against Harold's father Clarence (George Pembroke) who was responsible for her being sent to prison. Meanwhile, her childhood friend Bob is now an undercover agent trying to snare mobster Mickey, and Rita is the key to his investigation. Rita rises to power in the criminal world but ends up back in prison; however, this time her childhood sweetheart Bob promises to be waiting when she is released.
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Port of New York 1949  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laszlo Benedek
Cast: Scott Brady, Richard Rober, K.T. Stevens, Yul Brynner, Neville Brand, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Raymond Greenleaf, William Challee, Tudor Owen, John Kellogg
United States Customs agents try to break up a drug-smuggling ring led by Paul Vicola (Yul Brynner). This was Brynner's film debut.
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 Trapped 1949 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Lloyd Bridges, John Hoyt, Barbara Payton, James Todd, Russ Conway, Tommy Noonan, Rory Mallinson, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Harry Antrim, Renny McEvoy
Stewart (Lloyd Bridges) is serving time in jail; however, when it is discovered that counterfeiters are using his equipment to print money, he joins forces with government agents to put the criminals out of business.
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Under Western Stars 1938 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes, Guy Usher, Tom Chatterton, Earle Hodgins, Frankie Marvin, Kenneth Harlan, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Earl Dwire
Roy Rogers goes to Washington, D.C. (amidst many songs) to lobby Congress to help solve the drought problem by having water available to the public. Roy's first starring role.
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 When Worlds Collide 1951 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hanson, John Hoyt, Larry Keating, Sandro Giglio, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Frank Cady, Hayden Rorke, John Ridgely
This movie is interesting to watch if only to compare special effects and how they have progressed over the years. The story is about a doomed planet and pilgrims moving on to another world. An Oscar was awarded for Best Special Effects.
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| 1. The Blob (1958)
2. Buried Alive (1939)
3. Frontier Scout (1938)
4. Green Eyes (1934)
5. The Little Colonel (1935)
6. Paper Bullets (1941)
aka: Gangs, Inc.
aka: Crime, Inc
7. Port of New York (1949)
8. Trapped (1949)
9. Under Western Stars (1938)
10. When Worlds Collide (1951)
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