Cipher Bureau 1938  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: Leon Ames, Charlotte Wynters, Joan Woodbury, Don Dillaway, Tenen Holtz, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Walter Bonn, Si Wills, George Lynn, Jason Robards Sr., Hooper Atchley, Carl Stockdale
In this pre-World War II spy story, Leon Ames plays the role of Intelligence agent Philip Waring who, with his aide, Helen (Charlotte Wynters), works for the Cipher Bureau trying to break the code of German spies. Followed a year later by "Panama Patrol."
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The Falcon's Brother 1942  N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Stanley Logan
Cast: George Sanders, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph, Don Barclay, Cliff Clark, Edward Gargan, Charlotte Wynters, Keye Luke, Eddie Dunn, Charles Arnt
This Falcon mystery is the last one with George Sanders in the title role. Guy Lawrence (Sanders) is investigating an espionage plot in South America when he is killed. His brother (Tom Conway) steps in as the new Falcon in this–and the next nine–Falcon films.
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Nancy Drew, Troubleshooter 1939 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Bonita Granville, Frankie Thomas, John Litel, Aldrich Bowker, Charlotte Wynters, Edgar Edwards, Renie Riano, Roger Imhof, John Harron, Willie Best
Nancy Drew's (Bonita Granville) dad's (John Litel) friend is accused of murder. Despite her dad's warnings not to get involved, Nancy, along with friend Ted (Frankie Thomas), set out to solve the murder. More of a comedy than a mystery this time around for our teenage sleuth.
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Panama Patrol 1939 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leon Ames
Cast: Leon Ames, Charlotte Wynters, Weldon Heyburn, Adrienne Ames, Abner Biberman, Sidney Miller, Don "Red" Barry, Hugh McArthur, Frank Darien, Wilhelm von Brincken, Paul McVey, Philip Ahn
Army officers Phillip Waring (Leon Ames) and his aide, Helen Lane (Charlotte Wynters), are engaged to be married, but plans are put on hold when they are sent to the Panama Canal. They uncover plans of an Oriental espionage ring that has gained information that puts the Canal in jeopardy, and then, and only then, they continue on with wedding plans. This is a sequel to 1938's "Cipher Bureau."
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Renegade Trail 1939 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, Russell Hayden, Charlotte Wynters, Sonny Bupp, Russell Hopton, Jack Rockwell, Roy Barcroft
Unbeknownst to Joey Joyce (Sonny Bupp), his "hero" father is not really deceased. Instead, he is rustling cattle–from his own family. Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) comes to the rescue of the good "widow," Mary Joyce (Charlotte Wynters) and her young son Joey.
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Sinners in Paradise 1938  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: James Whale
Cast: Madge Evans, John Boles, Bruce Cabot, Marion Martin, Gene Lockhart, Charlotte Wynters, Nana Bryant, Milburn Stone, Don "Red" Barry, Morgan Conway, Willie Fung
Lost in a storm, a China-bound seaplane crashes and tosses its nine passengers into the sea. All have personal problems that they bring with them when they wash ashore on the island where only a recluse named Jim Taylor (John Boles) lives with his servant, Ping (Willie Fung). Taylor isn't ready to let them use his boat to get help, and the group finds that they must actually work together in order to escape not only from the island but from their past problems as well.
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Sunset Trail 1939 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, Russell Hayden, Charlotte Wynters, Glenn Strange, Jack Rockwell, Tom London, Jan Clayton, Robert Fiske, Kenneth Harlan
When a neighboring rancher is brutally murdered, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) searches for the killer.
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The Underdog 1943 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Barton MacLane, Bobby Larson, Jan Wiley, Charlotte Wynters, Conrad Binyon, Elizabeth Valentine, Kenneth Harlan, George Anderson, Jack Kennedy, I. Stanford Jolley, Frank Ellis, Jack Rockwell
In this World War II era story, the Tate family–John and Amy (Barton MacLane and Jan Wiley) along with their son Henry (Bobby Larson) and his dog Hobo–lose their farm due to a foreclosure and move to the city. But, even more problems await them in the city in the form of gangs, both local and Nazi saboteurs.
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| 1. Cipher Bureau (1938)
2. The Falcon's Brother (1942)
3. Nancy Drew, Troubleshooter (1939)
4. Panama Patrol (1939)
5. Renegade Trail (1939)
6. Sinners in Paradise (1938)
7. Sunset Trail (1939)
8. The Underdog (1943)
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