The Bat 1959  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Crane Wilbur
Cast: Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Gavin Gordon, John Sutton, Lenita Lane, Darla Hood, John Bryant, Harvey Stephens, Mike Steele, Elaine Edwards
Adapted from Mary Roberts Rinehart's novel, this is the story of mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder's (Agnes Moorehead) experiences after she rents a country mansion in which one million dollars in securities are hidden. A hooded killer "The Bat" wants those securities and will murder anyone who gets in his way. Mysterious and dangerous events ensue as the local police detective (Gavin Gordon) investigates–but there is more to the detective than meets the eye.
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The Devil on Wheels 1947  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Crane Wilbur
Cast: Noreen Nash, Darryl Hickman, Terry Moore, James Cardwell, Damian O'Flynn, Lenita Lane, Ann Burr, William Forrest, Sue England, Robert Arthur
Micky Clark (Darryl Hickman) and his teenage friends take part in illegal drag races that, eventually, lead to the death of Micky's best friend and injury to his own mother.
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Navy Spy 1937 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Crane Wilbur
Cast: Conrad Nagel, Eleanor Hunt, Judith Allen, Jack Doyle, Phil Dunham, Don Barclay, Howard Lang, Crauford Kent, Ramon Ros, Dan Wolheim
Conrad Nagel and Eleanor Hunt are back in the roles of FBI agent Alan O'Connor and reporter Bobbie Reynolds in a series of four films. The other three include "Yellow Cargo," "The Gold Racket," and "Bank Alarm." This time around, O'Connor and Reynolds are on the trail of criminals who have kidnapped a scientist holding the formula for poison gas.
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Tomorrow's Children 1934  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Unborn
Director: Crane Wilbur
Cast: Diane Sinclair, Donald Douglas, Carlyle Moore Jr., Sterling Holloway, Arthur Wanzer, Sarah Padden, John Preston, W. Messenger Bellis, Crane Wilbur, Hyram A. Hoover
A family is given an ultimatum: undergo sterilization or lose the welfare checks due to a family history of insanity and drunkenness, and ma and pa (Sarah Padden and Arthur Wanzer) agree. This ultimatum includes their eldest daughter, Alice (Diane Sinclair), who plans to marry Jim (Carlyle Moore Jr.). Can Dr. Brooks (Donald Douglas) save Alice? Heavy stuff, and a real curio.
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Yellow Cargo 1936 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Sinful Cargo
Director: Crane Wilbur
Cast: Conrad Nagel, Eleanor Hunt, Vince Barnett, Jack La Rue, Claudia Dell, Henry Strange, John Ivans, Vance Carroll, Lillian Wessner, Crane Wilbur
This story initiated a series of four "G-Man" films starring Conrad Nagel and Eleanor Hunt as FBI agent Alan O'Connor and reporter Bobbie Reynolds. O'Connor works with the Immigration Department to track down a group of smugglers bringing in Oriental aliens while using a movie studio as the cover. Followed in 1937 by "Navy Spy," The Gold Racket," and "Bank Alarm."
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| 1. The Bat (1959)
2. The Devil on Wheels (1947)
3. Navy Spy (1937)
4. Tomorrow's Children (1934)
aka: The Unborn
5. Yellow Cargo (1936)
aka: Sinful Cargo
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