Arizona Days 1937 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Western
Director: John English Cast: Tex Ritter, Syd Saylor, Ethelind Terry, William Faversham, Eleanor Stewart, Forrest Taylor, "Snub" Pollard, Glenn Strange, Horace Murphy, Earl Dwire
Tex (Tex Ritter) and sidekick "Grass" Hopper (Syd Saylor) join a traveling show in which Tex sings and sings. In one town, he runs across town bully Harry (Forrest Taylor) who refuses to pay admission. After Tex solves that threat, he takes on the job of tax collector, and, of course, Harry is the major non-payer.
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Flaming Lead 1939 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield Cast: Ken Maynard, Eleanor Stewart, Walter Long, Tom London, Ralph Peters, Carleton Young, Reed Howes, Bob Terry, Dave O'Brien, Kenne Duncan, Ethan Allen, John Merton, Carl Mathews
While stranded in Chicago, Clark (Ken Maynard) takes a job at a nightclub as an entertainer performing rope and gun tricks in order to fund his way back home. He meets horse rancher Gordon (Dave O'Brien) who needs Clark's aid in stopping a gang of rustlers who are stealing his horses. Clark agrees to help, and heads West to take care of the situation.
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Headin' for the Rio Grande 1936 N/R, 60 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Tex Ritter, Eleanor Stewart, Syd Saylor, Warner Richmond, Charles King, Earl Dwire, Forrest Taylor, William Desmond, Charles K. French, "Snub" Pollard, Budd Buster, Bud Osborne
Plenty of singing marks the second film appearance of Tex Ritter as Tex and his sidekick Chili (Syd Saylor) take on a gang running a protection racket in which if a rancher doesn't buy their "service" of protecting cattle, the cattle will be stolen.
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Headline Crasher 1937 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Leslie Goodwins Cast: Frankie Darro, Kane Richmond, Muriel Evans, John Merton, Richard Tucker, Edward Earle, Jack Ingram, Charles King, Dick Curtis, Eleanor Stewart, Harry Harvey, John Ward
Embittered Tony Scarlotti (John Merton) is released from prison on parole and plans to exact revenge on Senator James Tallant (Richard Tucker) who put him away. He plans and executes the kidnapping of Tallant's not-so-perfect son, Jimmy (Frankie Darro). At the same time, Tallant's rival, Atwood (Edward Earle), takes over "The Morning Herald" and publishes reports of what a poor father Senator Tallant has been. Now, Jimmy must find a way to escape from Scarlotti and defeat the plot to ruin his father's political career.
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Men of San Quentin 1942 N/R, 80 min. Genre: Action / Drama
Director: William Beaudine Cast: J. Anthony Hughes, Eleanor Stewart, Dick Curtis, Charles Middleton, Jeffrey Sayre, George P. Breakston, Art Mills, John Ince, Michael Mark, Jack Cheatham
Prison guard Jack Holden (J. Anthony Hughes) is promoted to warden of San Quentin Prison and begins to institute reforms. But, his ideas will be put to the test during an attempted prison break when his expertise pays off, and Holden is able to prevent the escape.
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Mystery Man 1944 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jimmy Rogers, Don Costello, Eleanor Stewart, Francis McDonald, Forrest Taylor, Jack Rockwell, Bob Burns, Pierce Merton
After Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) prevents a bank robbery, the villains steal cattle from his Bar 20 ranch and frame Hoppy as their leader.
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Red Lights Ahead 1936 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Roland D. Reed Cast: Andy Clyde, Lucile Gleason, Paula Stone, Roger Imhof, Frank Coghlan Jr., Ben Alexander, Ann Doran, Matty Kemp, Sam Flint, Addison Randall, Eleanor Stewart
Pa Wallace (Roger Imhof) invests in a gold mine on the advice of the president of his lodge, F.Q. Whitney (Sam Flint). They hit it big, and Pa moves his family into a mansion, hires a maid and butler, and enjoys the good life–until Whitney is arrested for swindling. The money disappears, and the Wallace family must move out of the mansion. But, Grandpa (Andy Clyde) bails them out and teaches his family a lesson about the value of working for their money.
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Riders of the Timberline 1941 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander Cast: William Boyd, Brad King, Andy Clyde, J. Farrell MacDonald, Victor Jory, Eleanor Stewart, Hal Taliaferro, Edward Keane, Tom Tyler
Greed over rights to timber threatens the balance of nature, but Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) rides in and ousts the Eastern company that is plotting to own the valuable timber.
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Waterloo Bridge 1940 N/R, 103 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson, Virginia Field, C. Aubrey Smith, Janet Shaw, Leo G. Carroll, Maria Ouspenskaya, Leonard Mudie, Halliwell Hobbes, Janet Waldo, Steffi Duna, Virginia Carroll, Eleanor Stewart, Wyndham Standing
Set amidst the bombings of London during World War II, this is the love story of ballerina Myra (Vivien Leigh) and soldier Roy Cronin (Robert Taylor). They fall in love instantly and make plans to marry. When Roy leaves for the battlefront, Myra misses a dance recital in order to bid him farewell and loses her job. Soon, the newspaper reports that Roy has been killed, and Myra turns to prostitution to support herself. Roy wasn't killed, but when he returns to Myra a tragic end to their romance lies ahead.
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Where Trails Divide 1937 N/R, 59 min. Genre: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury Cast: Tom Keene, Eleanor Stewart, Warner Richmond, Lorraine Randall, David Sharpe, Charles K. French, Steve Clark, Hal Price, Richard Cramer, Jim Mason, Forrest Taylor, James Sheridan, Horace B. Carpenter
Lawman Tom (Tom Keene) poses as a lawyer in order to bring Blackie's (Warner Richmond) gang to justice, and he does just that in a low-action manner.
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| 1. Arizona Days (1937)
2. Flaming Lead (1939)
3. Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936)
4. Headline Crasher (1937)
5. Men of San Quentin (1942)
6. Mystery Man (1944)
7. Pirates on Horseback (1941)
8. Red Lights Ahead (1936)
9. Riders of the Timberline (1941)
10. Waterloo Bridge (1940)
11. Where Trails Divide (1937)
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