Blondie Goes Latin 1941  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, Ruth Terry, Tito Guizar, Jonathan Hale, Irving Bacon, Kirby Grant, Eddie Acuff, Danny Mummert, Joe King, Bess Flowers, Phil Kramer, Eddie Laughton
When she and Dagwood (Arthur Lake) sneak aboard a South American cruise ship, even Blondie (Penny Singleton) can be influenced by the charm of those who reside south of the U.S. border in this cute offering in the "Blondie" series.
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The Boogie Man Will Get You 1942  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Comedy
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Jeff Donnell, Larry Parks, Maude Eburne, Don Beddoe, Frank Puglia, George McKay, Frank Sully, Eddie Laughton, Frank Mitchell, James C. Morton
Winnie Slade (Jeff Donnell) and Bill Layden (Larry Parks) buy Professor Billings' (Boris Karloff) old New England home with plans to convert it into an inn. Billings is allowed to stay in the home, but Slade is unaware that, to help with the war effort, Billings (Boris Karloff) plans to turn corpses into supermen who will fight for the Allies in World War II. When Slade discovers corpses in the cellar, she calls in the local sheriff, Doctor Lorentz (Peter Lorre), who sees this as a chance to make money and does not arrest Billings. And that's just the beginning of a list of eccentric characters who fill this story.
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Confessions of Boston Blackie 1941  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Chester Morris, Harriet Hilliard, Richard Lane, George E. Stone, Lloyd Corrigan, Joan Woodbury, Walter Sande, Ralph Theodore, Walter Soderling, William "Billy" Benedict, Mike Donovan, Jack Clifford, Eddie Laughton, Jack O'Malley, Ralph Dunn
Chester Morris returns for the second time in the role of Boston Blackie in this entertaining series about the ex-criminal who now helps solve crimes. Once again, Blackie is accused and on the run with Inspector Farraday (Richard Lane) in pursuit. This time, George E. Stone joins the cast as Blackie's sidekick, The Runt, helping Blackie prove his innocence in the murder of sculptor Allison (Walter Soderling).
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Gambling with Souls 1936  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Vice Racket
Director: Elmer Clifton
Cast: Martha Chapin, Wheeler Oakman, Bryant Washburn, Gay Sheridan, Janet Eastman, Robert Frazer, Edward Keane, Gaston Glass, Florence Dudley, Eddie Laughton
After losing at gambling, Mae Miller (Martha Chapin) is forced into prostitution as the means of paying off her debts, and her sordid lifestyle leads to her shooting notorious gangster Lucky Wilder (Wheeler Oakman).
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Meet Boston Blackie 1941 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Lane, Charles Wagenheim, Constance Worth, Jack O'Malley, George Magrill, Michael Rand, Walter Sande, Eddie Laughton, John Tyrrell, Byron Foulger, Lee Shumway
In this "Boston Blackie" episode, Chester Morris debuts in the role of ex-con Boston Blackie. This time around, Blackie again teams up with his sidekick The Runt (Charles Wagenheim) to prove his innocence after being accused of murder while returning from an ocean cruise. Blackie and The Runt track down a gang of spies working out of Coney Island, and, with help from Cecelia Bradley (Rochelle Hudson), who insists on joining them, they crack the case.
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Men Without Souls 1940 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nick Grinde
Cast: John Litel, Barton MacLane, Rochelle Hudson, Glenn Ford, Don Beddoe, Cy Kendall, Dick Curtis, Richard Fiske, Eddie Laughton, Walter Soderling
Johnny Adams (Glenn Ford) commits a crime so he can get into prison and exact revenge on the brutal guard who killed his father.
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Submarine Raider 1942 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Philip Ahn, Bruce Bennett, Marguerite Chapman, John Howard, Warren Ashe, Larry Parks, Forrest Tucker, Stanley Brown, Roger Clark, Eileen O'Hearn, Nino Pipitone, Rudy Robles, Eddie Laughton, John Shay, Gary Breckner
Great battle scenes highlight this film about submarine warfare at the beginning of America's entry into World War II.
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 You'll Never Get Rich 1941 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Cast: Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley, John Hubbard, Osa Massen, Frieda Inescort, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Donald MacBride, Marjorie Gateson, Cliff Nazarro, Ann Shoemaker, Boyd Davis, Frank Ferguson, Harold Goodwin, Eddie Laughton
When musical comedy star Robert Curtis (Fred Astaire) is drafted into the Army, he immediately thinks that the Army will solve his problems by removing him from his romantic entanglements, but it doesn't take long before Curtis changes his mind.
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| 1. Blondie Goes Latin (1941)
2. The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
3. Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)
4. Gambling with Souls (1936)
aka: The Vice Racket
5. Meet Boston Blackie (1941)
6. Men Without Souls (1940)
7. Submarine Raider (1942)
8. You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
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