Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 1944  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Turhan Bey, Andy Devine, Kurt Katch, Frank Puglia, Fortunio Bonanova, Moroni Olsen, Ramsay Ames, Chris-Pin Martin
All the splendor and color of Arabian Nights tales are present in this harmless, but fun, story of the son of the Kalif of Baghdad who is brought up by thieves after his father is killed by the evil Hugala Khan's soldiers. The son, Ali Baba, becomes the leader of the thieves as they fight for freedom.
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American Empire 1942 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
aka: My Son Alone
Director: William C. McGann
Cast: Richard Dix, Leo Carrillo, Preston Foster, Frances Gifford, Robert Barrat, Jack La Rue, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Cliff Edwards, Merrill Rodin, Chris-Pin Martin, Richard Webb, William Farnum
After the Civil War, pals Dan and Paxton (Richard Dix and Preston Foster) head West to Texas and start a cattle business, which thrives. But when Dominique (Leo Carrillo) steals cattle, he also talks Paxton into being his partner. Now Dan, with the help of his sister Abby (Frances Gifford), must fend for himself until Paxton sees the folly of his decision. Good Western fare.
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The Bad Man 1941 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Ronald Reagan, Henry Travers, Chris-Pin Martin, Tom Conway, Chill Wills, Nydia Westman, Charles Stevens
A Mexican outlaw (Wallace Beery) risks his life when he comes to the aid of an old friend (Lionel Barrymore).
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Billy the Kid 1930  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Highwayman Rides
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Wallace Beery, Kay Johnson, Karl Dane, Roscoe Ates, Wyndham Standing, Russell Simpson, Blanche Friderici, Warner Richmond, James A. Marcus, Nelson McDowell, Jack Carlyle, Chris-Pin Martin, John Beck, Marguerita Padula
A Marshal (Wallace Beery) is determined to capture and bring to justice the infamous Billy the Kid (Johnny Mack Brown) in this early talkie Western.
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Boots and Saddles 1937 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Judith Allen, Ronald Sinclair, Guy Usher, Bill Elliott, John Ward, Frankie Marvin, Chris-Pin Martin, Stanley Blystone
Gene Autry has his hands full trying to turn an Englishman into a Westerner.
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Charlie Chan in Panama 1940 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery / Adventure / Drama / Comedy
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Sidney Toler, Jean Rogers, Kane Richmond, Lionel Atwill, Mary Nash, Victor Sen Yung, Chris-Pin Martin, Jack La Rue, Frank Puglia, Eddie Acuff, Lionel Royce, Helen Ericson, Edwin Stanley, Donald Douglas, Addison Richards
During World War II, a plot is in-the-making to blow up the Panama Canal, and the United States government hires Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) to solve the case. Helping Charlie is his Number 2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung), and after they land in Panama City they are confronted by the problem of a number of people who could be an elusive Axis spy known as Rymer who is behind the plot to destroy the canal. Will Charlie and Jimmy be able to identify Rymer, solve the case, and save the canal?
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 Down Argentine Way 1940 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Irving Cummings
Cast: Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Carmen Miranda, Charlotte Greenwood, J. Carrol Naish, Henry Stephenson, Kay Aldridge, Leonid Kinskey, Chris-Pin Martin, Robert Conway, Gregory Gaye, Bobby Stone, Charles Judels
American heiress Glenda (Betty Grable) visits Argentina where she hopes to find wealthy racehorse owner Ricardo Quintana (Don Ameche). She succeeds in reaching Ricardo, and they fall in love but must deal with their feuding families before living happily ever after. The film received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Original Song ("Down Argentine Way")
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Four Frightened People 1934 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, Mary Boland, William Gargan, Leo Carrillo, Tetsu Komai, Nella Walker, Chris-Pin Martin, Ethel Griffies, Joe De La Cruz
Abandoning ship because of an outbreak of the bubonic plague, survivors row ashore in lifeboats and then must pass the test of survival on a jungle island.
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Frontier Pony Express 1939 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Raymond Hatton, Edward Keane, Noble Johnson, Monte Blue, Don Dillaway, William Royle, Ethel Wales, Chris-Pin Martin
Yankee and Rebel forces vie for the hearts of Californians and all is not peaceful. Pony Express rider Roy Rogers and pal get the bad guys.
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 The Fugitive 1947  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Henry Fonda, Dolores del Rio, Pedro Armendariz, Ward Bond, J. Carrol Naish, Leo Carrillo, Robert Armstrong, John Qualen, Fortunio Bonanova, Mel Ferrer, Chris-Pin Martin, Miguel Inclan, Fernando Fernandez, Mel Ferrer, Jack Pennick
From Graham Greene's "The Power and the Glory" comes this film adaptation of the story of a fugitive priest (Henry Fonda) who is on the run from Mexican authorities. He has baptized a baby in spite of a Mexican dictatorship that has made religious worship illegal. The Fugitive runs into a friend, James Calvert (Ward Bond), and an enemy who is a police enformer (J. Carrol Naish) during his fateful escape attempt. Very good–what else would you expect from John Ford?
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Gallant Journey 1946 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Glenn Ford, Janet Blair, Charles Ruggles, Henry Travers, Arthur Shields, Jimmy Lloyd, Charles Kemper, Willard Robertson, Selena Royle, Chris-Pin Martin
This film is the biography of John J. Montgomery who made the first successful flight in a glider and was one of the pioneers in the emerging field of aviation.
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The Gaucho 1927 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Adventure / Romance
Director: F. Richard Jones
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Lupe Velez, Eve Southern, Joan Barclay, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Michael Vavitch, Charles Stevens, Nigel De Brulier, Albert MacQuarrie, Mary Pickford, Chris-Pin Martin, William B. Davidson
After a child is saved from death by a miracle in the Andes, a shrine is built and a city grows around it–a city with many riches. That means the bad guys must be on their way to take over the city, which they do. The "Gaucho" (Douglas Fairbanks) leads a band of outlaws into the city to save the day, but it will not be an easy task. One of Fairbanks' better, though less-known, films.
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The Gold Rush (1925) 1925  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Georgia Hale, Malcolm Waite, Heinie Conklin, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sanford, Albert Austin, Al Ernest Garcia, Chris-Pin Martin, Margaret Martin, John Rand
Many consider this the best of Charlie Chaplin's comedies. In this film, the Lone Prospector (Chaplin) is prospecting for gold in Alaska and is trapped in a cabin with two mean-looking prospectors, Big Jim McKay (Mack Swain) and Black Larsen (Tom Murray). When they run out of food for Thanksgiving, the Lone Prospector roasts a leather boot for dinner! The weather clears, the Lone Prospector heads off on his own in search of gold and meets saloon girl Georgia (Georgia Hale). He invites Georgia to a New Year's Eve dinner, but she does not appear. Big Jim arrives back in town and joins the Lone Prospector at the cabin. As luck would have it, their cabin is blown by the wind and slides down the mountain–landing on Big Jim's gold strike. Now rich, the Lone Prospector and Big Jim sail back to the U.S. on a frigate. Also on board is Georgia, and, at last, they fall in love.
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 The Hurricane 1937 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance
Director: John Ford
Cast: Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall, Mary Astor, C. Aubrey Smith, Thomas Mitchell, Raymond Massey, John Carradine, Jerome Cowan, Al Kikume, Spencer Charters, Kuulei De Clercq, Layne Tom Jr., Mamo Clark, Movita, Chris-Pin Martin
Sentenced to prison by the stern Imperial Governor DeLaage (Raymond Massey), Terangi (Jon Hall) cannot bear captivity, and he escapes prison to return to his bride Marama (Dorothy Lamour). Life on his South Seas island, however, continues to be turbulent as Terangi arrives home just in time for a giant hurricane.
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In Old Arizona 1928 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Irving Cummings
Cast: Edmund Lowe, Dorothy Burgess, Warner Baxter, J. Farrell MacDonald, Joe Brown, John Webb Dillon, Ivan Linow, Roy Stewart, James Bradbury Jr., Fred Warren, Tom Santschi, Chris-Pin Martin, Henry Armetta, Frank Campeau, Soledad Jimenez
This tale of O. Henry's "The Cisco Kid" was the first Western talkie as well as the first sound film made outside of a studio. Army Sergeant Mickey Dunne (Edmund Lowe) is pursuing the bandit, The Cisco Kid (Warner Baxter), who is in love with Tonia Maria (Dorothy Burgess). While The Cisco Kid is away, Tonia falls in love with Mickey, and, together, they plot The Cisco Kid's demise. Warner Baxter received an Oscar for Best Actor in his role as the Cisco Kid. The film also received four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Director.
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The Llano Kid 1940  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Edward Venturini
Cast: Tito Guizar, Gale Sondergaard, Alan Mowbray, Jan Clayton, Emma Dunn, Minor Watson, Chris-Pin Martin, Carlos de Valdez, Glenn Strange, Tony Roux
Based on an O. Henry story, this film stars Tito Guizar as the Llano Kid, a masked (and singing) highwayman along the Texas-Mexican border. Along come Lora (Gale Sondergaard) and John (Alan Mowbray) Travers who are in search of a rich heir. After seeing the Kid unmasked, Lora does not rat on him during a trial. She then concocts a scheme where the Kid pretends to be the heir so that she can share the wealth. Eventually, the Kid makes the right decision.
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The Man from Monterey 1933  N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Mack V. Wright
Cast: John Wayne, Ruth Hall, Luis Alberni, Francis Ford, Nina Quartero, Lafe McKee, Donald Reed, Lillian Leighton, Slim Whitaker, Jim Corey, Frank Ellis, Tom London, Chris-Pin Martin
U.S. Army Captain John Holmes (John Wayne) is sent to Monterey to convince land owners to register their Spanish land grants else the land will become public domain. But there are bad people out there who want property to become public domain so that they can take over the land at a cheap price. Can Captain Holmes save the land owners from such dastardly acts? This is John Wayne's last "cheapy" film before moving on to bigger and better movies.
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 The Mark of Zorro 1940  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Western / Romance
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard, J. Edward Bromberg, Eugene Pallette, Montagu Love, George Regas, Janet Beecher, Robert Lowery, Chris-Pin Martin, Bell Mitchell, Eugene Borden, Frank Puglia, John Bleifer
Don Diego Vega (Tyrone Power) is an aristocrat who returns to California in the early 1800s and fights the injustice of dictator Don Luis Quintero (J. Edward Bromberg) and his henchman Capt. Pasquale (Basil Rathbone) who are now ruling the district after displacing Don Diego's father Don Alejandro (Montagu Love) as governor. Don Diego is in love with Quintero's niece, Lolita (Linda Darnell), but he dons his mask and becomes Zorro, fighting against Quintero's corruption and leaving his mark as he battles for justice. Lots of fun and adventure.
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Mesa of Lost Women 1953   N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Lost Women
Lost Women of Zarpa
Director: Ron Ormond, Herbert Tevos
Cast: Jackie Coogan, Allan Nixon, Richard Travis, Mary Hill, Robert Knapp, Lyle Talbot, Tandra Quinn, Chris-Pin Martin, Harmon Stevens, Nico Lek
A race of superwomen is the goal of mad scientist Dr. Aranya (Jackie Coogan). On the plateaus of New Mexico, he plies his trade of creation by growing gigantic spiders in order to inject the women. 1 User Review
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| | We love Tandra Quinn!!! | rmoore080 02/01/2007 | If you love B-movies (C-movies?), MESA is a must-see! The highlight of the movie is Tandra Quinn, absolutely one of the most beautiful women (IMO) to appear on screen. You have GOT to see her spider-dance (elbows hiked above her head, and two fingers of each hand rhythmically stabbing in front of her face). Absolutely gorgeous woman.
The plot of the movie is delightfully meaningless, and the movie builds up and climaxes in about 20 seconds. Oh, and watch carefully for the death of Wu - he dies about four seconds after he turns away from a conversation with Dr Arranya - I had to rewind it to watch it - it came out of nowhere.
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Mexican Hayride 1948 N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Barton
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Virginia Grey, Luba Malina, John Hubbard, Pedro de Cordoba, Fritz Feld, Tom Powers, Chris-Pin Martin, Frank Fenton
Harry Lambert (Bud Abbott) helps Joe Bascom (Lou Costello) find a lost mine in Mexico and ends up in the middle of a con game. The bullfight scene in which Lou Costello becomes a participant is worth the price of admission.
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A Millionaire for Christy 1951 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Marshall
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Eleanor Parker, Richard Carlson, Una Merkel, Douglass Dumbrille, Kay Buckley, Raymond Greenleaf, Nestor Paiva, Chris-Pin Martin, Julian Rivero
A legal secretary, Christy Sloane (Eleanor Parker), notifies radio personality Peter Ulysses Lockwood (Fred MacMurray) that he has inherited $2 million dollars and goes after him in hopes of marriage and a share of the loot.
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The Ox-Bow Incident 1943 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Western / Drama
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Henry Fonda, Harry Morgan, Dana Andrews, Anthony Quinn, Mary Beth Hughes, William Eythe, Jane Darwell, Marc Lawrence, Harry Davenport, Frank Conroy, Matt Briggs, Paul Hurst, Victor Kilian, Chris-Pin Martin, Willard Robertson
Cowboys Gil Carter (Henry Fonda) and Art Croft (Harry Morgan) ride into a small Nevada town and have a drink at a bar. The next thing they know, they are in the midst of a barroom brawl, which sets them apart from the locals. The sheriff is out of town, and a lynch mob forms, led by Major Tetley (Frank Conroy), when the news is revealed that a rancher has been killed by rustlers. The cowboys ride out of town and witness the mob hanging three men. When they learn that no rancher was killed, the cowboys' reaction is to search for the truth and bring justice to the killing of three innocent men. This film presents a psychological view of mob violence and its aftermath and is based on a true story that took place during 1885 in Nevada. A great Western that received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
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Rimfire 1949 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: B. Reeves Eason
Cast: James Millican, Mary Beth Hughes, Reed Hadley, Henry Hull, Fuzzy Knight, Victor Kilian, Chris-Pin Martin, George Cleveland, Margia Dean, Ray Bennett, Glenn Strange, I. Stanford Jolley, John L. Cason, Jason Robards Sr.
After thwarting a stagecoach robbery, Tom Harvey (James Millican) rides into a New Mexico town presumably looking for work–but we know that he's a Secret Service agent investigating stolen gold. Hired as Deputy Sheriff, Tom soon becomes involved in a case of multiple murders that some superstitious townsfolk believe are the result of a hanged man's ghost. Tom is able to solve both his case as well as the town's problem.
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Rough Riders' Round-Up 1939 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Raymond Hatton, Eddie Acuff, George Meeker, Glenn Strange, Duncan Renaldo, William Pawley, Dorothy Sebastian, George Chesebro, Guy Usher, Hank Bell, Jim Corey, I. Stanford Jolley, Chris-Pin Martin
Back from fighting in the Spanish American War, Rough Riders–Roy (Roy Rogers), Rusty (Raymond Hatton), and Tommy (Eddie Acuff)–find jobs as members of the Border Patrol. Arizona Jack (William Pawley) runs an operation in which his outlaws rob stages and prospectors, after which they take their stolen property south of the border into Mexico. Roy, Rusty, and Tommy are assigned to guard a shipment of gold and to detain runaway Dorothy Blair (Lynne Roberts). They fail in both assignments. Tommy is killed by Arizona Jack, and his outlaws take Dorothy captive. Roy and Rusty are also soon captured by the outlaws. But, Dorothy escapes, rescues Roy and Rusty, and they put an end to Arizona Jack's illegal activities.
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 Stagecoach 1939 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Drama / Romance
Director: John Ford
Cast: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, John Carradine, Andy Devine, Thomas Mitchell, Donald Meek, George Bancroft, Berton Churchill, Tim Holt, Tom Tyler, Louise Platt, Yakima Canutt, Si Jenks, Chris-Pin Martin, Merrill McCormick
Westerns just do not get any better than this classic about a stagecoach trip, which includes all the possible problems it could encounter–even an Indian attack. An Oscar was awarded to Thomas Mitchell as Best Supporting Actor for his role of alcoholic Doc Boone. The film had several other nominations, including Best Picture and Director.
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Wallaby Jim of the Islands 1937 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Adventure / Musical / Drama
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: George Houston, Ruth Coleman, Douglas Walton, Wilhelm von Brincken, Mamo Clark, Juan Torena, Syd Saylor, Colin(2) Campbell, Warner Richmond, Nick Thompson, Wilson Benge, Ian Keith, Edward Gargan, Kenneth Harlan, Chris-Pin Martin
Wallaby Jim (George Houston) has problems involving associate Norman Brooks' (Douglas Walton) gambling problem, and danger also looms for Jim and his crew on a pearl fishing expedition as they sail the South Pacific. Jim's rival, Adolph Richter (Wilhelm von Brincken), jumps Jim's claim because of Norman's gambling, which has put the operation in jeopardy and, in true pirate fashion, tries to take control of the pearls.
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Weekend in Havana 1941 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
aka: Week-End in Havana
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, John Payne, Cesar Romero, Cobina Wright, George Barbier, Sheldon Leonard, Leonid Kinskey, Billy Gilbert, Chris-Pin Martin, Hal K. Dawson, William B. Davidson, Hugh Beaumont
After Nan Spencer's (Alice Faye) ship gets hung up on a reef while she is headed for a Caribbean vacation, the company sends Jay Williams (John Payne) to escort her on a tour of Havana. While enjoying the local hot spots, Nan meets gambler Monte Blanca (Cesar Romero), and before the vacation ends both Monte and Jay become romantically interested in her.
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| 1. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
2. American Empire (1942)
aka: My Son Alone
3. The Bad Man (1941)
4. Billy the Kid (1930)
aka: The Highwayman Rides
5. Boots and Saddles (1937)
6. Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
7. Down Argentine Way (1940)
8. Four Frightened People (1934)
9. Frontier Pony Express (1939)
10. The Fugitive (1947)
11. Gallant Journey (1946)
12. The Gaucho (1927)
13. The Gold Rush (1925) (1925)
14. The Hurricane (1937)
15. In Old Arizona (1928)
16. The Llano Kid (1940)
17. The Man from Monterey (1933)
18. The Mark of Zorro (1940)
19. Mesa of Lost Women (1953)
aka: Lost Women
aka: Lost Women of Zarpa
20. Mexican Hayride (1948)
21. A Millionaire for Christy (1951)
22. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
23. Rimfire (1949)
24. Rough Riders' Round-Up (1939)
25. Stagecoach (1939)
26. Undercover Man (1942)
27. Wallaby Jim of the Islands (1937)
28. Weekend in Havana (1941)
aka: Week-End in Havana
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