Borderland 1937  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Nate Watt
Cast: William Boyd, James Ellison, George "Gabby" Hayes, Morris Ankrum, John Beach, Nora Lane, Charlene Wyatt, Trevor Bardette, Earle Hodgins, Al Bridge
"Fox" leads a tough gang that does its "business" along the Mexican border. Hoppy (William Boyd) poses as an outlaw in order to infiltrate the gang and bring Fox and other members to justice. He comes to town acting as coarse and nasty as possible in order to get noticed, and it works–he is hired by the leader. Hoppy finds out that Fox has been posing as the town's moron, but he is found out. Will Hoppy succeed in his mission? A good entry.
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Under the Big Top 1938  N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Karl Brown
Cast: Marjorie Main, Anne Nagel, Jack La Rue, Grant Richards, George Cleveland, Fred "Snowflake" Toones, Betty Compson, Herbert Rawlinson, Rolfe Sedan, Charlene Wyatt, Harry Harvey, Speed Hansen
The "Three Flying Pennies" trapeze act–featuring Penny (Anne Nagel), Pablo Le Grande (Grant Richards), and Ricardo Le Grande (Jack La Rue)–draws big crowds to the circus owned by Penny's Aunt Sara Post (Marjorie Main). Problems arise when Penny and her partners do not abide by Sara's strict rules. But by story's end, they sort out their complicated relationships, and the act goes on.
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Untamed 1940 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Ray Milland, Patricia Morison, Akim Tamiroff, William Frawley, Darryl Hickman, Charlene Wyatt, Jane Darwell, Esther Dale
A New York surgeon, William Crawford (Ray Milland), visits Canada, and his trip coincides with an epidemic. After treating the citizens with a vaccine, Crawford is caught in a blizzard, and the rescue reveals his love affair with Alverna Easter (Patricia Morison) whose husband rescues them.
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| 1. Borderland (1937)
2. Under the Big Top (1938)
3. Untamed (1940)
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