The Amazing Mr. X 1948  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
aka: The Spiritualist
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell, Richard Carlson, Donald Curtis, Virginia Gregg, Harry B. Mendoza, Norma Varden
Shady spiritualist Alexis (Turhan Bey) attempts to take advantage of wealthy widow Christine Faber (Lynn Bari) by pretending to contact her late husband Paul (Donald Curtis) who had supposedly died in a car accident two years ago. Alexis is in for a big surprise when he performs seances for Christine and her sister Janet (Cathy O'Donnell) and Paul appears and is, in fact, very much alive and involved in a fraudulent scheme.
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The Broken Melody 1934  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
aka: Vagabond Violinist
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: John Garrick, Margot Grahame, Merle Oberon, Austin Trevor, Charles Carson, Harry Terry, Andreas Malandrinos, Toni Edgar-Bruce
Germaine (Merle Oberon) is in love with young composer Paul Verlaine (John Garrick), but he is too busy to notice her. Paul does gain success and turns to stage actress Simone St. Claire (Margot Grahame) who takes him under her wing and marries him. But, the marriage is ill-fated, and John murders Simone's lover and is sent to Devil's Island. He manages to escape, revisits Germaine, and is inspired to write an opera about his experiences.
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Bury Me Dead 1947  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Back Home from the Dead
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: Cathy O'Donnell, June Lockhart, Hugh Beaumont, Mark Daniels, Greg McClure, Milton Parsons, Virginia Farmer, Sonia Darrin, Cliff Clark, John Dehner
Disguised under a black veil, Barbara (June Lockhart) attends her own funeral and then sets out to uncover the facts behind the death of the mysterious girl buried under Barbara's name. Topping the list of suspicious characters are Barbara's husband (Mark Daniels) and her nymphomaniac sister (Cathy O'Donnell).
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The Courageous Dr. Christian 1940 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Robert Baldwin, Tom Neal, Maude Eburne, Vera Lewis, George Meader, Reginald Barlow, Al Bridge, James C. Morton, Mary Davenport, Frank LaRue
In this second entry in the series, beloved Dr. Christian (Jean Hersholt) fends off the advances of wealthy Mrs. Stewart while fighting an outbreak of meningitis in a slum area of town.
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Fisherman's Wharf 1939 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: Bobby Breen, Leo Carrillo, Henry Armetta, Lee Patrick, Rosina Galli, Tommy Bupp, George Humbert, Leon Belasco, Pua Lani, Leonard Kibrick
In this musical/drama, Tony (Bobby Breen) runs away from home after his adoptive father, Carlo (Leo Carrillo), welcomes his sister-in-law (Lee Patrick) and her son into their home. Musical numbers accompany the search for Tony.
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King of the Newsboys 1938 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: Lew Ayres, Helen Mack, Alison Skipworth, Victor Varconi, Sheila Bromley, Alice White, Horace McMahon, William "Billy" Benedict, Ray Cooke, Jack Pennick, Mary Cornman, Gloria Rich, Oscar O'Shea, Marjorie Main
After Jerry Flynn's (Lew Ayres) girlfriend Mary Ellen Stephens (Helen Mack) gives in to her materialism and leaves him for gangster Wire Arno (Victor Varconi) who can give her all that she thinks she wants, Jerry pours his time and energy into a newspaper trucking business. His efforts pay off, Jerry obtains wealth, and sets out to regain Mary's affections. By story's end, Jerry has lost the business–but not Mary.
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Lady from Louisiana 1941 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: John Wayne, Ray Middleton, Ona Munson, Henry Stephenson, Helen Westley, Jack Pennick, Dorothy Dandridge, Shimen Ruskin, Jacqueline Dalya, Paul Scardon, James C. Morton
A lawyer, John Reynolds (John Wayne), leaves New England and travels to New Orleans where he looks into the lottery with plans to fight the local crime syndicate that is skimming off profits. On the trip to New Orleans, John meets Julie (Ona Munson) and falls in love. But, problems develop because Julie just happens to be the daughter of General Mirbeau (Henry Stephenson) who runs the gaming business that John is trying to clean up.
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Meet Dr. Christian 1939 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Robert Baldwin, Enid Bennett, Paul Harvey, Marcia Mae Jones, Jackie Moran, Maude Eburne, Frank Coghlan Jr., Patsy Lee Parsons, Sarah Edwards, John Kelly
Jean Hersholt started the "Dr. Christian" radio series in 1937 that lasted for 16 years. This film is the first of six episodes–also starring Hersholt. Loveable Dr. Christian has a practice in a small Minnesota town, and in this episode the good doctor wants to build a hospital. But the town's mayor has other plans–until Dr. Christian, despite having out-of-date tools, performs a delicate operation on the mayor's daughter.
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Three Faces West 1940 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie, Charles Coburn, Spencer Charters, Roland Varno, Trevor Bardette, Wade Boteler, Sonny Bupp, Russell Simpson, Charles Waldron
Dr. Braun (Charles Coburn) moves his family to America and finds that his new countrymen are facing terrible odds in the Dust Bowl. One of the neighboring farmers (John Wayne) refuses to give up during the lack of rain and encourages his fellow farmers to have patience.
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Way Down South 1939 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: Bobby Breen, Alan Mowbray, Ralph Morgan, Clarence Muse, Steffi Duna, Sally Blane, Edwin Maxwell, Charles Middleton, Robert Greig, Jack Carr, Marguerite Whitten, Lillian Yarbo
Set in New Orleans during the 1850s, this story involves the efforts of a young orphan, Tim Reed (Bobby Breen), to save his family's plantation and prevent the slaves from being sold by the executor of the estate, Martin Dill (Edwin Maxwell).
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| 1. The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
aka: The Spiritualist
2. The Broken Melody (1934)
aka: Vagabond Violinist
3. Bury Me Dead (1947)
aka: Back Home from the Dead
4. The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)
5. Fisherman's Wharf (1939)
6. King of the Newsboys (1938)
7. Lady from Louisiana (1941)
8. Meet Dr. Christian (1939)
9. Three Faces West (1940)
10. Way Down South (1939)
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