Adventures in Iraq 1943  N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: John Loder, Ruth Ford, Warren Douglas, Paul Cavanagh, Barry Bernard, Peggy Carson, Bill Crago, Martin Garralaga, Manuel Lopez, Dick Botiller, Eugene Borden, Bill Edwards, John George, James Dime, Mike Tellegen
In this remake of 1930's "The Green Goddess," Doug's (Warren Douglas) plane is forced down in a desert storm. He and his two passengers are taken hostage by a sheik who intends to trade the trio for his brothers who are held by the British.
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Boston Blackie and the Law 1946  N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Chester Morris, Trudy Marshall, Constance Dowling, Richard Lane, George E. Stone, Frank Sully, Warren Ashe, Selmer Jackson, Ted Hecht, Eddie Dunn, Eddie Fetherston, Brian O'Hara, Pat O'Malley, Edward Keane
In this remake of "Alias Boston Blackie" (1942), Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) is involved in a magic act at a women's prison where inmate Dinah Moran (Constance Dowling) uses the act to disappear. Blackie learns that Dinah's ex-husband Lampau (Warren Ashe) is a magician who has changed his name to John Jani, is performing near by, and is planning to marry his assistant Irene (Trudy Marshall). Blackie warns Lampau that Dinah has escaped, hides him, and then masquerades as Lampau. But Lampau is murdered, and Blackie is arrested for the crime. Blackie escapes from prison and uses magic to trick the murderess into admitting that she killed Lampau.
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The Lone Wolf in Mexico 1947 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Gerald Mohr, Sheila Ryan, Jacqueline deWit, Eric Blore, Nestor Paiva, John Gallaudet, Peter Brocco, Bernard Nedell, Winifred Harris
The series is getting stale, especially with Mohr as the Lone Wolf. This is his third and last role as the ex-jewel thief sleuth and in this episode he is accused of robbery AND murder while helping the police bring diamond smugglers to justice in Mexico.
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Murder in the Clouds 1934  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Lyle Talbot, Ann Dvorak, Gordon Westcott, Robert Light, George Cooper, Charles C. Wilson, Henry O'Neill, Russell Hicks, Arthur Pierson, Edward McWade, Clay Clement, Eddie Shubert
Everything that can go wrong does when hotshot airline pilot Bob "Three Star" (Lyle Talbot) is hired to fly a scientist with a new explosive to Washington, D.C.
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The Notorious Lone Wolf 1946 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Gerald Mohr, Janis Carter, Eric Blore, John Abbott, William B. Davidson, Don Beddoe, Adele Roberts, Peter Whitney, Olaf Hytten, Ian Wolfe
After a three-year gap in films, the Lone Wolf returns from WWII, with Gerald Mohr taking over the role of the ex-jewel thief sleuth. Eric Blore returns as the trusty valet as Lone Wolf gets involved in the case of priceless jewels being stolen from a museum. He must solve the case, since, among other things, he is a prime suspect. Not among the best of the series, but overall, it's fun.
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The Phantom of the West 1931 N/R, 170 min.
Genre: Western
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Tom Tyler, William Desmond, Tom Santschi, Dorothy Gulliver, Tom Dugan, Philo McCullough, Frank Lanning, Joe Bonomo, Frank Hagney, Kermit Maynard, Dick Dickinson
The convicted killer of Jim's (Tom Tyler) father escapes from prison, leaving a note to Jim professing his innocence but providing the names of seven men who know the real killer's identity. And the search begins for the killer, with hazards along the way in this 10-episode serial.
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The Phantom Thief 1946 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Chester Morris, Jeff Donnell, Richard Lane, Dusty Anderson, George E. Stone, Frank Sully, Marvin Miller, Wilton Graff, Murray Alper, Forbes Murray, Joseph Crehan, Eddie Dunn, George Magrill, Eddie Fetherston, Edmund Cobb
Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) is back, and this time around the reformed thief and his sidekick The Runt (George E. Stone) follow clues left by a jewel thief and killer that lead to a seance where spiritualist Dr. Nejino (Marvin Miller) and his racket are exposed.
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Shadows on the Stairs 1941 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Romance
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Frieda Inescort, Paul Cavanagh, Heather Angel, Bruce Lester, Miles Mander, Lumsden Hare, Turhan Bey, Charles Irwin, Phyllis Barry, Mary Field, Paul Renay, Manuel Lopez, Paul Panzer
Bodies are discovered in a London boarding house, managed by Mr. and Mrs. Armitage (Miles Mander and Frieda Inescourt). The residents–including Mr. Bromilow (Bruce Lester), Sylvia Armitage (Heather Angel), Joe Reynolds (Paul Cavanagh), and Ram Singh (Turhan Bey)–become the suspects, and accusations fly. Meanwhile, Mr. Bromilow is reading a mystery novel and appears to have figured out who the murderer is. But, is he to be trusted?
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Tarzan's Revenge 1938 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Glenn Morris, Eleanor Holm, George Barbier, C. Henry Gordon, Hedda Hopper, George Meeker, Joe Sawyer, Corbet Morris, John Lester Johnson, Frederick Clarke, Bill Elliott, Al Thompson, Blue Washington
Olympic decathlon champion Glenn Morris takes over the role of Tarzan in this story involving a safari; an evil king; and the lovely lady, Eleanor (Eleanor Holm). While on safari with her uncle (George Barbier), aunt (Hedda Hopper), and boyfriend Nev (George Meeker), Eleanor is captured by Ben Alieu Bey (C. Henry Gordon). Tarzan swings in to rescue Eleanor and saves her from Ben Alieu Bey's grasp.
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 Texas Cyclone 1932 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Tim McCoy, Wheeler Oakman, Shirley Grey, John Wayne, Wallace MacDonald, Jim Farley, Walter Brennan, Harry Cording, Vernon Dent, Mary Gordon
Texas Grant (Tim McCoy) rides into Stampede and finds out that he is a dead ringer for a rancher who disappeared several years before. He uses the rancher's identity to help the missing rancher's wife (Shirley Grey) rid the town of a cattle-rustling gang that has been stealing her cattle. Texas gets help from ranch hand Steve (John Wayne, in an early film appearance) and even discovers he really is the missing rancher but had suffered from amnesia after a blow to the head. Go figure.
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The Whirlwind 1933 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: D. Ross Lederman
Cast: Tim McCoy, Alice Dahl, Pat O'Malley, J. Carrol Naish, Matthew Betz, Joseph W. Girard, Lloyd Whitlock, Art Mix, Stella Adams, Mary Gordon, Theodore Lorch, Hank Bell, Glenn Strange, Bud Osborne
Tim (Tim McCoy) and sidekicks Pat and "Injun" (Pat O'Malley and J. Carrol Naish) return to Tim's hometown and immediately become involved in uncovering a crooked Sheriff (Matthew Betz).
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| 1. Adventures in Iraq (1943)
2. Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
3. The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)
4. Murder in the Clouds (1934)
5. The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
6. The Phantom of the West (1931)
7. The Phantom Thief (1946)
8. Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
9. Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
10. Texas Cyclone (1932)
11. The Whirlwind (1933)
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