Crimson Romance 1934  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: David Howard
Cast: Ben Lyon, Sari Maritza, Erich von Stroheim, Hardie Albright, James Bush, William Bakewell, Herman Bing, Bodil Rosing, Vince Barnett, Arthur Clayton, Oscar Apfel, Purnell Pratt, Jason Robards Sr., Wilhelm von Brincken
American friends Bob Wilson (Ben Lyon) and Fred von Bergen (James Bush) join the German air force prior to the U.S. entry in World War I. When America enters the war, Bob remains loyal to America and fights for his country, but Fred continues to fight for Germany and is killed in action. Bob consoles Fred's love Alida (Sari Maritza), and his actions lead to their marriage. Meanwhile, Fred's mother (Bodil Rosing) delivers an anti-war eulogy.
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Daniel Boone 1936 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: David Howard
Cast: George O'Brien, Heather Angel, John Carradine, Ralph Forbes, Clarence Muse, George Regas, Dickie Jones, Huntley Gordon, Harry Cording, Crauford Kent
Pioneers head for Kentucky under the protective lead of frontiersman Daniel Boone.
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Hollywood Stadium Mystery 1938  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: The Stadium Murders
Director: David Howard
Cast: Neil Hamilton, Evelyn Venable, Jimmy Wallington, Barbara Pepper, Lucien Littlefield, Lynne Roberts, Charles Williams, James Spottswood, Reed Hadley, Smiley Burnette, Robert Homans, William Haade
D.A. Bill Devons (Neil Hamilton) is assigned the task of solving the mysterious murder of a boxer preparing for a championship fight–a murder that occurred in front of hundreds of boxing fans.
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In Old Santa Fe 1934 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: David Howard, Joseph Kane
Cast: Ken Maynard, Evalyn Knapp, H.B. Warner, George "Gabby" Hayes, Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Jack Rockwell, Wheeler Oakman, Kenneth Thomson, George Chesebro
In their screen debut, Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette come to the aid of hero Ken Maynard after he gets in trouble with big city gamblers who have rigged a horse race, causing Ken to lose his horse, and framing Ken for murder to boot.
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The Lost Jungle 1934  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
Director: David Howard, Armand Schaefer
Cast: Clyde Beatty, Cecilia Parker, Syd Saylor, Warner Richmond, Edward LeSaint, Wheeler Oakman, Maston Williams, Lew Meehan, Max Wagner, Wes Warner, Slim Whitaker, Hal Taliaferro, Jim Corey, Ernie Adams
In this feature-length version of a 12-episode serial, famous animal trainer Clyde Beatty takes on the lead role as himself heading out on a trip in search of animals and his girlfriend, Ruth (Cecilia Parker), who is lost in the jungle. Beatty is accompanied by his assistant, Sharkey (Warner Richmond), and his press agent, Larry (Syd Saylor), and the action begins when Beatty's dirigible crashes on an island. The island is filled with animals of all sorts, as well as another group of men looking for gold. Before story's end, Sharkey proves to be on the wrong side, and Ruth is found.
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Mystery Ranch 1932 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Killer
Director: David Howard
Cast: George O'Brien, Cecilia Parker, Charles Middleton, Charles Stevens, Forrester Harvey, Noble Johnson, Roy Stewart, Virginia Herdman, Betty Francisco, Russ Powell, Steve Clemente, Frank Rice
Ruthless rancher Henry Steele (Charles Middleton) conducts a reign of terror in the valley to increase his holdings. He also keeps Jane (Cecilia Parker) hostage as he tries to get her to marry him in order to gain her land holdings. Undercover Ranger Bob Sanborn (George O'Brien) infiltrates Henry's ranch hands in order to bring the insane killer to justice. An unusual, dark Western.
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Mystery Squadron 1933 N/R, 220 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Colbert Clark, David Howard
Cast: Bob Steele, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Lucile Browne, Jack Mulhall, Purnell Pratt, Robert Frazer, J. Carrol Naish, Lafe McKee, Bob Kortman, Edward Hearn, Edward Peil Sr., Jack Mower, Jack Perrin
The "Black Ace" and his squadron of masked pilots intend to blow up a large dam project. But flyers Fred (Bob Steele) and Bill (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams) come to the aid of the project foreman (Lafe McKee) and eventually uncover who the "Black Ace" is in this 12-chapter serial.
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The Painted Desert 1938  N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: David Howard
Cast: George O'Brien, Laraine Day, Ray Whitley, Stanley Fields, Fred Kohler, Lloyd Ingraham, Maude Allen, Harry Cording, Max Wagner, Lee Shumway, William V. Mong, Lew Kelly
A young Laraine Day is the only highlight of this remake (at least in part) of the 1931 film. Bob McVey (George O'Brien) and girlfriend Carol Banning (Laraine Day) work on their tungsten mine, but there are bad people out there who want it for themselves.
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| 1. Crimson Romance (1934)
2. Daniel Boone (1936)
3. Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938)
aka: The Stadium Murders
4. In Old Santa Fe (1934)
5. The Lost Jungle (1934)
6. Mystery Ranch (1932)
aka: The Killer
7. Mystery Squadron (1933)
8. The Painted Desert (1938)
9. Whispering Smith Speaks (1935)
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