Born to Be Wild 1938 N/R, 66 min. Genre: Action
Director: Joseph Kane Cast: Ralph Byrd, Doris Weston, Ward Bond, Robert Emmett Keane, Ben Hewlett, Charles Williams, Davison Clark, Byron Foulger, George Anderson, Edwin Stanley, Ben Hendricks Jr., Harrison Greene
Truckers Steve and Bill (Ralph Byrd and Ward Bond) set out on a trek to deliver a shipment of dynamite to a demolition site preparing to blow up a dam and put an end to plans by evil land barons to steal the land below.
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Charlie Chan in the Secret Service 1944 N/R, 65 min. Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Phil Rosen Cast: Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Gwen Kenyon, Benson Fong, Arthur Loft, Sarah Edwards, George J. Lewis, Marianne Quon, Muni Seroff, Barry Bernard, Gene Roth, Eddy Chandler, Lelah Tyler, George Lessey, Davison Clark
Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) is appointed as an agent for the Secret Service when a government scientist is killed and his secret plans to fight off German U-boats are stolen. Charlie gets aid from Number Three Daughter Iris (Marianne Quon) and Number Two Son Tommie (Benson Fong), and, despite the killer targeting Charlie twice, Charlie continues in his quest to weed out the real killer from a list of suspects.
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Dishonored 1931 N/R, 91 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Josef von Sternberg Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Victor McLaglen, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Warner Oland, Lew Cody, Barry Norton, Davison Clark, Wilfred Lucas, Bill Powell, George Irving, Joseph W. Girard, William B. Davidson
Magda (Marlene Dietrich) takes on the role of spy X-27 working for the Austrian Secret Service during World War I. She succeeds in her first assignment of tracking down information on Austrian Col. von Hindau (Warner Oland), and he commits suicide. On her next assignment, she falls in love with Lt. Kranau and allows him to escape. When her actions are uncovered, X-27 is caught and sentenced to execution. Problems arise at the execution when the Court Martial officer (Barry Norton) says that he cannot shoot a woman. There is a short respite followed ultimately by her execution.
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Four Faces West 1948 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Western aka: They Passed This Way
Director: Alfred E. Green Cast: Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Charles Bickford, Joseph Calleia, William Conrad, Martin Garralaga, Raymond Largay, John Parrish, Dan White, Davison Clark, Houseley Stevenson, Sam Flint
Normally honest rancher Ross (Joel McCrea) resorts to bank robbery when his family homestead is threatened. He does, however, leave an IOU with the teller, intending to pay the money back. Sheriff Pat Garrett (Charles Bickford) sets out on his trail as Ross meets several people on his trek to avoid arrest. But Pat gets his man.
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Prairie Pioneers 1941 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Western
Director: Les Orlebeck Cast: Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, Rufe Davis, Esther Estrella, Robert Kellard, Guy D'Ennery, Davison Clark, Jack Ingram, Kenneth MacDonald, Lee Shumway, Mary MacLaren, Yakima Canutt, Jack Kirk
The Three Mesquiteers (Robert Livingston, Bob Steele, and Rufe Davis) return, this time helping the Ortega family whose land is the target of a takeover. Among the problems to solve is that one of the Ortegas, Roberto (Robert Kellard), is framed for murder.
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The Ranger and the Lady 1940 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Julie Bishop, Harry Woods, Noble Johnson, Si Jenks, Tom London, Henry Brandon, Ted Mapes, Yakima Canutt, Lloyd Ingraham, Davison Clark, Vester Pegg, Henry Wills, Art Dillard
A Texas Ranger, Captain Roy Colt (Roy Rogers), disagrees with territorial administrator Kinkaid (Henry Brandon) who imposes a tax on wagons using the Santa Fe Trail, but Kinkaid orders Colt and Sgt. Gabby Whittaker (George "Gabby" Hayes) to enforce the ruling. Jane Tabor (Julie Bishop), who owns freighter wagon trains, refuses to pay the tax. After some confusion, Jane, Colt, and Gabby join forces to fight Kinkaid's ruling.
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Rogues' Gallery 1944 N/R, 60 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Albert Herman Cast: Frank Jenks, Robin Raymond, H.B. Warner, Ray Walker, Davison Clark, Robert Homans, Frank McGlynn Sr., Pat Gleason, Edward Keane, Earle S. Dewey, Milton Kibbee, Gene Roth
News photographer Eddie (Frank Jenks) and reporter Patsy (Robin Raymond) become involved in murder and assorted other mysterious happenings after they interview the inventor of a listening device.
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The Scarlet Empress 1934 N/R, 110 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Josef von Sternberg Cast: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser, C. Aubrey Smith, Gavin Gordon, Olive Tell, Jameson Thomas, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Ruthelma Stevens, Davison Clark, Erville Alderson, Maria Riva, Akim Tamiroff
To improve the royal bloodline, the Empress Elizabeth (Louise Dresser) of Russia imports German Princess Sophia (Marlene Dietrich) as the bride for her dull-witted son, the Grand Duke Peter (Sam Jaffe). When the Empress dies, Sophia leads her troops to the palace and ascends to the throne as Catherine the Great. While this story is not historically accurate, it represents one of the best biographical efforts of the 1930s.
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This Is the Night 1932 N/R, 78 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Tuttle Cast: Lili Damita, Roland Young, Charles Ruggles, Thelma Todd, Cary Grant, Irving Bacon, Claire Dodd, Davison Clark, Gino Corrado, Rolfe Sedan
In this feature film debut of Cary Grant, romantic intrigue and pretensions go awry. A bachelor (Roland Young) tries to lure the husband (Cary Grant) of the woman he is attracted to into the arms of another.
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| 1. Born to Be Wild (1938)
2. Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
3. Dishonored (1931)
4. Four Faces West (1948) aka: They Passed This Way
5. Prairie Pioneers (1941)
6. The Ranger and the Lady (1940)
7. Rogues' Gallery (1944)
8. The Scarlet Empress (1934)
9. This Is the Night (1932)
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