 Charlie Chan at the Circus 1936  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman
Cast: Warner Oland, Keye Luke, George Brasno, Olive Brasno, J. Carrol Naish, Boothe Howard, Francis Ford, Paul Stanton, Wade Boteler, John McGuire, Shirley Deane, Drue Leyton, John Aasen, Paul McVey, Shia Jung
A killer ape and the murder of the circus owner interfere with Charlie Chan's (Warner Oland) trip to the circus with his 12 children. While Charlie is busy with his investigation, Number One Son Lee (Keye Luke) is attracted to contortionist Su Toy (Shia Jung) but gets no response to his advances. Meanwhile, Charlie travels by train with the circus to the next town trying to solve the crime before another murder is committed. J. Carrol Naish, who plays lion tamer Tom Holt in this film, will later take on the role of Charlie Chan in the 1950s' TV series.
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Mystery Liner 1934 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Ghost of John Holling
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Noah Beery, Astrid Allwyn, Cornelius Keefe, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Edwin Maxwell, Ralph Lewis, Boothe Howard, Zeffie Tilbury, John M. Sullivan, George "Gabby" Hayes, Gordon De Main, George Cleveland
Murder stalks a luxury liner that is secretly testing a device, which will remotely control a ship, and there are plenty of suspects for the investigating detective to sort through. Cheaply made but fun to watch.
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Oh, Susanna! 1936  N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Frances Grant, Earle Hodgins, Frankie Marvin, Donald Kirke, Boothe Howard, Carl Stockdale, Clara Kimball Young, Fred "Snowflake" Toones
The train carrying Gene Autry is robbed, and Gene is thrown from the train. After rescue by his sidekick, Gene sings a few songs and then brings the robbers to justice.
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Red River Valley 1936 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Musical
aka: Man of the Frontier
Director: B. Reeves Eason
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Frances Grant, Boothe Howard, Jack Kennedy, Frank LaRue, Frankie Marvin, Sam Flint, George Chesebro, Charles King, Eugene Jackson, Ken Cooper, Tracy Layne, Lloyd Ingraham, Earl Dwire
Accidents are happening at the construction site where George Baxter (Sam Flint) is in charge of an irrigation project, and Gene Autry and his trusty sidekick Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette) set out to get to the bottom of it. Bull Dural (George Chesebro) and his gang rob the project's payroll, and Gene and Frog suspect that he may play a role in the accidents. But, Dural may be only a pawn used by the real villain.
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Sharad of Atlantis 1936  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: B. Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane
Cast: Ray Corrigan, Lois Wilde, Monte Blue, Lon Chaney Jr., Lane Chandler, William Farnum, Jack Mulhall, Boothe Howard, Raymond Hatton, C. Montague Shaw, Smiley Burnette, Frankie Marvin, Lee Van Atta, John Bradford, Malcolm McGregor
Navy Lieutenant Crash Corrigan (Ray Corrigan), his small crew, and passengers board a rocket-powered submarine in search of the legendary Atlantis. When they find it, they become involved with a battle between the ruler and the evil master of earthquakes–who intends to rule the world. This is an edited version (released in 1961) of the 1936 serial, "Undersea Kingdom."
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Undersea Kingdom 1936 N/R, 226 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: B. Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane
Cast: Ray Corrigan, Lois Wilde, Monte Blue, Lon Chaney Jr., Lane Chandler, William Farnum, Jack Mulhall, Boothe Howard, Raymond Hatton, C. Montague Shaw, Smiley Burnette, Frankie Marvin
A Navy Lieutenant (Ray Corrigan), his small crew, and passengers board a rocket-powered submarine in search of the legendary Atlantis. When they find it, they become involved with a battle between the ruler and the evil master of earthquakes–who intends to rule the world. This 12 chapter serial was edited and rereleased in 1961 as "Sharad of Atlantis."
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| 1. Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)
2. Mystery Liner (1934)
aka: Ghost of John Holling
3. Oh, Susanna! (1936)
4. Red River Valley (1936)
aka: Man of the Frontier
5. Sharad of Atlantis (1936)
6. Undersea Kingdom (1936)
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