Black Eagle 1948  N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert Gordon
Cast: William Bishop, Virginia Patton, Gordon Jones, James Bell, Trevor Bardette, Will Wright, Edmund MacDonald, Paul E. Burns, Harry Cheshire, Ted Mapes
Based on an O. Henry story, this trivial flick concerns a vagabond who becomes involved in a range war. After being on both sides of the "fence," all ends well.
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Black Friday 1940  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Stanley Ridges, Anne Nagel, Anne Gwynne, Virginia Brissac, Edmund MacDonald, Paul Fix, Joe King, Jack Mulhall
Doctor Ernest Sovac (Boris Karloff) transplants the brain of a criminal into his friend who, in turn, takes on a new personality.
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Call of the Canyon 1942 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Santley
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Ruth Terry, Thurston Hall, Joseph Strauch Jr., Cliff Nazarro, Marc Lawrence, Bob Nolan, Edmund MacDonald, John Harmon
Among the songs, Gene Autry is after a swindler who doesn't think he needs to offer a fair price for his product.
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Castle in the Desert 1942  N/R, 51 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman
Cast: Sidney Toler, Arleen Whelan, Richard Derr, Douglass Dumbrille, Victor Sen Yung, Henry Daniell, Edmund MacDonald, Steven Geray, Lucien Littlefield, George Chandler, Lenita Lane, Ethel Griffies, Milton Parsons, Eric Wilton, Oliver Blake
While visiting a remote castle owned by Paul Manderley (Douglass Dumbrille) and his wife Lucy (Lenita Lane) in the Mojave desert, Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) finds himself involved in a murder case after weekend guest Professor Gleason (Lucien Littlefield) is poisoned. As Chan and number two son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) try to solve the case, they cannot eliminate any of the residents–including Manderley and his wife whose ancestors were known for poisoning their enemies. Dungeons and secret passages lie in wait as Chan and Jimmy unravel the case. One of the best in the series.
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Detour 1945  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald, Tim Ryan, Esther Howard, Roger Clark, Pat Gleason, Don Brodie, Harry Strang, Eddie Hall
Al Roberts (Tom Neal) performs as a pianist in a NYC nightclub. After his girlfriend leaves for L.A., Al decides to follow her and hitchhikes his way west. When the man who gave Al a lift dies, Al, fearing that he will be blamed, buries the body and takes the man's identity. Continuing his journey in the dead man's car, Al picks up another hitchhiker, Vera (Ann Savage), who figures out Al's deception, and, under the threat of blackmail, he gets in ever-deeper trouble when he must join in on her scheme. Cheaply made in six days, this classic film noir has rightly become a cult favorite. 1 User Review
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| | Defeatist guy succombs to bad luck and road to destruction | darknessatnoon 01/10/2007 | | Semi cute... true film noir... but I hoped for better dialog... better acting... better characterization... and better plot... and better directing. Would love to see a remake with a more Whitman male lead and more Stanwick femme fatale and crisper direction (...there're a lot of flow-breaking pauses and non-sequiturs). Still... I wouldn't want to have missed seeing it. |
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Great Guns 1941 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Monty Banks
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Sheila Ryan, Dick Nelson, Charles Trowbridge, Paul Harvey, Alan Ladd, Edmund MacDonald, Mae Marsh, Ethel Griffies, Pierre Watkin, Charles Arnt
As army recruits serving under a strict drill sergeant, Laurel and Hardy provide laughs for their ineptitude as cavalrymen. Far from their best effort.
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Heart of the Golden West 1942  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, George "Gabby" Hayes, Bob Nolan, Ruth Terry, Walter Catlett, Paul Harvey, Hal Taliaferro, Walter Catlett, Edmund MacDonald
Truckers get greedy in this film and shipping charges go up. The ranchers need help so Roy Rogers brings a steamboat in to counter the truckers.
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The Lady Confesses 1945 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Mary Beth Hughes, Hugh Beaumont, Edmund MacDonald, Claudia Drake, Emmett Vogan, Edward Howard, Dewey Robinson, Barbara Slater, Carol Andrews, Jack George
About to be divorced, Norma Craig (Barbara Slater) returns after a seven-year disappearance and tells her husband Larry's (Hugh Beaumont) fiancee Vicky (Mary Beth Hughes) that she cannot marry Larry. That same night, Norma is murdered, and Larry is the prime suspect. Vickie sets out on her own to prove Larry's innocence and finds her own life in peril.
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Prison Break 1938 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Barton MacLane, Glenda Farrell, Paul Hurst, Constance Moore, Ward Bond, Edward Pawley, Edmund MacDonald, Guy Usher, Victor Kilian, George Cleveland, Frank Darien, Glenn Strange
Tuna fisherman Joaquin (Barton MacLane) is wrongfully convicted of murder and sent to prison. He is up for early parole after being a model prisoner, but when he finds out that his movements will be limited, and he will not be allowed to marry his fiancee, he breaks out of prison and searches for the real killer.
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 Shoot to Kill 1947 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Berke
Cast: Russell Wade, Luana Walters, Edmund MacDonald, Robert Kent, Vince Barnett, Nestor Paiva, Charles Trowbridge, Harry Brown, Harry Cheshire, John Elliott, Ted Hecht, Gene Rodgers
Crooked Assistant District Attorney Lawrence Dale (Edmund MacDonald) frames gangster Dixie Logan (Robert Kent) who wants in on the action. Dixie's wife, Marian (Luana Walters), and reporter George Mitchell (Russell Wade) expose Lawrence's evil ways. Told in flashback by Marian.
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Texas 1941 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Marshall
Cast: William Holden, Glenn Ford, Claire Trevor, George Bancroft, Edgar Buchanan, Don Beddoe, Andrew Tombes, Addison Richards, Edmund MacDonald, Joseph Crehan
Amidst the wild world of early Texas cattlemen, two friends–one a cattle rustler, the other a cattleman (William Holden and Glenn Ford)–vie for the affections of a beautiful young woman (Claire Trevor).
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That Lady in Ermine 1948 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ernst Lubitsch, Otto Preminger
Cast: Betty Grable, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Cesar Romero, Walter Abel, Reginald Gardiner, Harry Davenport, Virginia Campbell, Whit Bissell, Edmund MacDonald, Harry Cording
It's the mid-1800s and an invading force, led by Col. Karolyi (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), takes over the castle of a ruling countess (Betty Grable). Karolyi falls in love with the countess, while she seeks advice from a deceased, female ancestor who dealt with a similar problem over 200 years ago. Not much here, but there are a few good songs. Director Lubitsch died shortly after the start of filming; Otto Preminger completed the film without credits.
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They Made Me a Killer 1946 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William C. Thomas
Cast: Robert Lowery, Barbara Britton, Lola Lane, Frank Albertson, Elisabeth Risdon, James Bush, Edmund MacDonald, Ralph Sanford, Byron Barr, Paul Harvey, John Harmon, Will Wright
Wrongfully accused of robbery and murder, Tom Durling (Robert Lowery) escapes from the police and gets help from the sister (Barbara Britton) of the man he is accused of killing. Together, they track down the real criminals.
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To the Shores of Tripoli 1942 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Action
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Randolph Scott, Nancy Kelly, William Tracy, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Harry Morgan, Edmund MacDonald, Russell Hicks, Minor Watson
Another patriotic movie to inspire the American people in the early stages of WWII, this one concerns the "growing up" of a rich, brash, young man (John Payne) as the sergeant (Randolph Scott) turns him into a REAL Marine. When the chips were down after Pearl Harbor, our man was there. This is the first time audiences could see the flaming red hair of Maureen O'Hara in living color.
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| 1. Black Eagle (1948)
2. Black Friday (1940)
3. Call of the Canyon (1942)
4. Castle in the Desert (1942)
5. Detour (1945)
6. Great Guns (1941)
7. Heart of the Golden West (1942)
8. The Lady Confesses (1945)
9. Prison Break (1938)
10. Shoot to Kill (1947)
11. Texas (1941)
12. That Lady in Ermine (1948)
13. They Made Me a Killer (1946)
14. To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
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