 The Batman 1943  N/R, 260 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Director: Lambert Hillyer
Cast: Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft, J. Carrol Naish, Shirley Patterson, William Austin, George Chesebro, Kenne Duncan, Tom London, Charles Middleton, Sam Flint, Karl Hackett, Earle Hodgins, I. Stanford Jolley, Sam Lufkin, Anthony Warde
This is the film debut of the dynamic duo Batman and Robin (Lewis Wilson and Douglas Croft), and they go about their business for 15 episodes. Being a wartime movie, it is not surprising that they are battling the dastardly Japanese mastermind, Dr. Tito Daka (J. Carrol Naish), who runs an espionage/sabotage group.
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Bells of San Fernando 1947  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Terry O. Morse
Cast: Donald Woods, Gloria Warren, Shirley(2) O'Hara, Byron Foulger, Anthony Warde, Monte Blue, Paul Newland, Claire DuBrey, David Leonard, Gordon Clark
Spanish land baron Juan Mendoza (Anthony Warde) controls a valley in San Fernando and has announced plans to marry an unwilling Maria (Gloria Warren) who is Michael O'Brien's (Donald Woods) girlfriend. In an effort to save Maria, Michael sets out to convince the Governor to send in the troops and end the reign of the cruel Mendoza.
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Deadly Ray from Mars 1966  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Flash Gordon: Mars Attacks the World
Director: Ford Beebe, Robert F. Hill
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon, Donald Kerr, Beatrice Roberts, Richard Alexander, C. Montague Shaw, Warner Richmond, Kenne Duncan, Wheeler Oakman, Jack Mulhall, Lane Chandler, Anthony Warde, Ben Lewis
This is a feature-length version of 1938's 15-episode serial "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars" and was released in 1966. A deadly ray is sucking up Earth's nitrogen, so Flash (Buster Crabbe) and his crew must save the day. They find that Flash's enemy Ming the Merciless (Charles Middleton) is behind it, working from Mars. Then, there's Ming's ally Queen Azara (Beatrice Roberts), who has the power to turn people into clay.
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Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. 1941 N/R, 263 min.
Genre: Action / Mystery
Director: John English, William Witney
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Michael Owen, Jan Wiley, John Davidson, Ralph Morgan, Robert Frazer, Howard C. Hickman, Nora Lane, Jack Mulhall, David Sharpe, Kenneth Harlan, John Dilson, Robert Fiske, Hooper Atchley, Anthony Warde
In this last in a series of serials, Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) is on the trail of "Ghost," who has the ability to become invisible. He is going too far in destroying members of a group of influential citizens trying to get rid of crime in the city. (15 episodes)
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 Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars 1938 N/R, 300 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Ford Beebe, Robert F. Hill
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon, Beatrice Roberts, Donald Kerr, Richard Alexander, C. Montague Shaw, Warner Richmond, Kenne Duncan, Wheeler Oakman, Jack Mulhall, Lane Chandler, Anthony Warde, Ben Lewis
The gang from the original 1936 "Flash Gordon" is back in this 15-episode serial that is still fun to watch. A deadly ray is sucking up Earth's nitrogen, so Flash (Buster Crabbe) and his crew must save the day. They find that Flash's enemy Ming the Merciless (Charles Middleton) is behind it, working from Mars. Then, there's Ming's ally Queen Azara (Beatrice Roberts) who has the power to turn people into clay. A full-length feature was made from the serial, known as "Deadly Ray from Mars."
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Killer Dill 1947  N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Lewis D. Collins
Cast: Stuart Erwin, Anne Gwynne, Frank Albertson, Mike Mazurki, Milburn Stone, Dorothy Granger, Anthony Warde, Ben Welden, Dewey Robinson, Stanley Andrews, Julie Gibson
Door-to-door lingerie salesman Johnny Dill (Stuart Erwin) looks exactly like a notorious gangster, and when a rival gangster is killed, Johnny is suspected of the murder and finds himself in big trouble.
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The Man with Two Lives 1942 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Edward Norris, Frederick Burton, Addison Richards, Edward Keane, Hugh Sothern, Eleanor Lawson, Marlo Dwyer, Tom Seidel, Elliott Sullivan, Anthony Warde, Ernie Adams, Kenne Duncan
Philip (Edward Norris) and his fiancee, Helen (Marlo Dwyer), are involved in an automobile accident in which Philip is killed. Dr. Richard Clark (Edward Keane) is called in and succeeds in bringing Philip back to life. But, at the same moment, a criminal being executed takes over Philip's soul, and Philip finds himself being drawn into the criminal world.
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Rear Window 1954  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery / Romance
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Raymond Burr, Judith Evelyn, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, Ross Bagdasarian, Frank Cady, Kathryn Grant, Benny Bartlett, Georgine Darcy, Sara Berner, Jesslyn Fax, Anthony Warde, Irene Winston
A magazine photographer (James Stewart) bides his time while recuperating from a broken leg by watching neighbors through a telescope. All is harmless until he thinks he spots a murder. Four Academy Award nominations were received, including Best Director.
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| 1. The Batman (1943)
2. Bells of San Fernando (1947)
3. Deadly Ray from Mars (1966)
aka: Flash Gordon: Mars Attacks the World
4. Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941)
5. Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
6. Killer Dill (1947)
7. Machine Gun Mama (1944)
8. The Man with Two Lives (1942)
9. Rear Window (1954)
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