Arizona Gunfighter 1937  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Bob Steele, Jean Carmen, Ted Adams, Ernie Adams, Lew Meehan, Steve Clark, John Merton, Karl Hackett, A.C. Henderson, Frank Ball, Budd Buster, Horace B. Carpenter, Herman Hack, Hal Price, Tracy Layne
Gunfighter Colt Ferron (Bob Steele) kills his father's murderers and joins Wolf Whitson's (Ted Adams) gang of outlaws. Two years later, Wolf ends his life as a gang leader by turning himself in and giving Colt his ranch. All goes well, until the old gang members appear on the scene, now led by Snake Bralt (Lew Meehan). Colt goes to Governor Gray (A.C. Henderson) and tells him that if he will release Wolf from prison, the two of them can bring in the gang. Now, it is up to the governor to make a big decision.
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Breed of the Border 1933 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Speed Brent Wins
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: Bob Steele, Marion Byron, Ernie Adams, George "Gabby" Hayes, Wilfred Lucas, Henry Roquemore, Fred Cavens, John Elliott, Perry Murdock, Bob Card, Horace B. Carpenter, Hal Price
Cowboy/racecar driver "Speed" Brent (Bob Steele) is hired by bad-guy Joe (Ernie Adams) to drive him to the Mexican border. But Brent is knocked out by one of Joe's henchmen and awakens to find that the gang has stolen bonds from Brent's friend. Brent hits the road to bring Joe and his gang to justice.
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Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie 1941  N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray Taylor
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day, Kathryn Adams, Lee Shumway, Harry Cording, Jack Rockwell, Ernie Adams, Ed Cassidy, Pat J. O'Brien, Jim Corey, William Desmond
After Joe's (Johnny Mack Brown) brother is murdered by a gang of claim jumpers, he sets out to extract revenge.
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Hopalong Rides Again 1937 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, Lois Wilde, Russell Hayden, William Duncan, Billy King, Nora Lane, Harry Worth, Jack Rutherford, Ernie Adams
Troubles on a cattle drive are solved when Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) gets to the root of the problem.
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The Invisible Ghost 1941 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Cast: Bela Lugosi, John McGuire, Polly Ann Young, Clarence Muse, Terry Walker, George Pembroke, Betty Compson, Fred Kelsey, Jack Mulhall, Ernie Adams, Ottola Nesmith, Lloyd Ingraham, Robert Strange, Fred Aldrich
Gentle Dr. Kessler (Bela Lugosi) lives with his adult daughter Virginia (Polly Ann Young) and household staff in his large mansion. He grieves the loss of his wife (Betty Compson) who was believed killed in an auto accident. But she did not die, and the butler (Clarence Muse) has kept her locked away until she recovers from her amnesia that resulted from the accident. She routinely gets out, and when she looks in the doctor's window, he is put in a trance and kills people he runs across. Cheap, but the good direction helps keep an eerie atmosphere.
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The Lost Jungle 1934 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
Director: David Howard, Armand Schaefer
Cast: Clyde Beatty, Cecilia Parker, Syd Saylor, Warner Richmond, Edward LeSaint, Wheeler Oakman, Maston Williams, Lew Meehan, Max Wagner, Wes Warner, Slim Whitaker, Hal Taliaferro, Jim Corey, Ernie Adams
In this feature-length version of a 12-episode serial, famous animal trainer Clyde Beatty takes on the lead role as himself heading out on a trip in search of animals and his girlfriend, Ruth (Cecilia Parker), who is lost in the jungle. Beatty is accompanied by his assistant, Sharkey (Warner Richmond), and his press agent, Larry (Syd Saylor), and the action begins when Beatty's dirigible crashes on an island. The island is filled with animals of all sorts, as well as another group of men looking for gold. Before story's end, Sharkey proves to be on the wrong side, and Ruth is found.
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The Man with Nine Lives 1940 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: Behind the Door
Director: Nick Grinde
Cast: Boris Karloff, Byron Foulger, Roger Pryor, Stanley Brown, Charles Trowbridge, Jo Ann Sayers, Hal Taliaferro, Ivan Miller, Bruce Bennett, Ernie Adams
A doctor (Boris Karloff), frozen for many years, is thawed out and then accused of unethically freezing a very wealthy patient to use as a guinea pig in his experiment.
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The Man with Two Lives 1942 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Edward Norris, Frederick Burton, Addison Richards, Edward Keane, Hugh Sothern, Eleanor Lawson, Marlo Dwyer, Tom Seidel, Elliott Sullivan, Anthony Warde, Ernie Adams, Kenne Duncan
Philip (Edward Norris) and his fiancee, Helen (Marlo Dwyer), are involved in an automobile accident in which Philip is killed. Dr. Richard Clark (Edward Keane) is called in and succeeds in bringing Philip back to life. But, at the same moment, a criminal being executed takes over Philip's soul, and Philip finds himself being drawn into the criminal world.
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The Perfect Clue 1935 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Robert G. Vignola
Cast: David Manners, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Dorothy Libaire, Betty Blythe, William P. Carleton, Ralf Harolde, Ernie Adams, Robert Gleckler, Frank Darien, Charles C. Wilson, Jack Richardson, Pat O'Malley, Frank LaRue, Lloyd Ingraham
Mona (Dorothy Libaire) is the spoiled daughter who rebels when her wealthy, widowed father Jerome (William P. Carleton) plans to marry Ursula (Betty Blythe). Mona decides to get even by eloping with her boyfriend Ronnie (Richard "Skeets" Gallagher). They are on the train to Niagara Falls when Mona changes her mind, jumps off the train, and hires David (David Manners) to drive her to Albany. David robs and dumps Mona only to return and apologize. But there are even more problems with David than Mona realizes, and a rocky road lies ahead.
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 Pride of the Yankees 1942  N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Romance
Director: Sam Wood
Cast: Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, Walter Brennan, Babe Ruth, Dan Duryea, Ernie Adams, Ludwig Stossel, Virginia Gilmore, Pierre Watkin, Harry Harvey, Elsa Janssen, Bill Dickey, Mark Koenig, Bill Stern, Bob Meusel
This is the poignant biography of Lou Gehrig (Gary Cooper), first baseman for the New York Yankees who joined the Yankees in 1925. He was forced into early retirement in 1939 when he contracted Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)–a fatal disease causing a deterioration of his nerve and muscle systems. His loyal wife Eleanor (Teresa Wright) supports him throughout his ordeal. Known as "The Iron Man of Baseball" because he never misses a game, Gehrig bids farewell to his fans at Yankee Stadium–ending his speech with "Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth."
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The Purple Vigilantes 1938 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Purple Riders
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Joan Barclay, Earl Dwire, Earle Hodgins, Francis Sayles, George Chesebro, Robert Fiske, Jack Perrin, Ernie Adams, William Gould
A purple-hooded vigilante group is formed to rid the town of outlaws, and their efforts succeed. But now some of the group, posing as the vigilantes, start scamming the citizens–until the Three Mesquiteers arrive on the scene. One of the better films in the series.
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Rollin' Plains 1938  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Tex Ritter, Horace Murphy, "Snub" Pollard, Harriet Bennet, Hobart Bosworth, Ed Cassidy, Karl Hackett, Charles King, Ernie Adams, Lynton Brent, Horace B. Carpenter, Hank Worden
Ranger Tex (Tex Ritter) rides into town to settle a feud between cattlemen and sheep men. But it's not all that simple since the feud is being fueled by a respected citizen who has his eyes set on being the big boss. One of Tex's weakest films, which was completed after Tex had signed with a rival company. So the small budget was even smaller for this film, and the last reel was completely lifted from a previous film.
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San Quentin 1937  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, Barton MacLane, Marc Lawrence, Joe Sawyer, Veda Ann Borg, Joe King, Garry Owen, Raymond Hatton, James Robbins, Gordon Oliver, Emmett Vogan, Ernie Adams, William Pawley
Former Army Captain Stephen Jameson (Pat O'Brien) is hired by San Quentin prison to bring military order to the rowdy yard. Meanwhile, he falls for May (Ann Sheridan) but keeps his occupation a secret from her when she tells him that her brother Joe "Red" Kennedy (Humphrey Bogart) is a prisoner at San Quentin. When "Red" learns about the romance from stoolie "Sailor Boy" Hansen (Joe Sawyer), he plots his escape. It works, and he appears at May's apartment and shoots at and wounds Jameson–only to be gunned down on his way to surrender.
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Shadow of the Eagle 1932 N/R, 220 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ford Beebe, B. Reeves Eason
Cast: John Wayne, Dorothy Gulliver, Edward Hearn, Richard Tucker, Lloyd Whitlock, "Little Billy" Rhodes, Ivan Linow, James Bradbury Jr., Pat O'Malley, Walter Miller, Kenneth Harlan, Ernie Adams
In this low-budget, 12-episode serial, the Eagle levels threats against a corporation that he contends stole his invention, and the head of a traveling carnival is thought to be the Eagle. When the carnival boss turns up missing, pilot Craig McCoy (John Wayne) takes to the air in search of him. Cheap, but fast-paced.
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Three on the Trail 1936 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: William Boyd, James Ellison, Onslow Stevens, Muriel Evans, George "Gabby" Hayes, William Duncan, Claude King, Clara Kimball Young, John St. Polis, Ernie Adams, Jack Rutherford
A gang of cattle rustlers robs a stagecoach, and Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) heads off in hot pursuit.
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Thunder in the Desert 1938 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Bob Steele, Louise Stanley, Don Barclay, Ed Brady, Charles King, Horace Murphy, Steve Clark, Ernie Adams, Richard Cramer, Budd Buster, Lew Meehan
Bob (Bob Steele) sets out to find the murderer of his uncle, which he does with the help of Rusty (Don Barclay) and Betty (Louise Stanley). After taking care of that task, Bob can now claim his inheritance.
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We're Not Dressing 1934 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Ray Milland, Ethel Merman, Leon Errol, Ben Hendricks Jr., Ernie Adams, Stanley Blystone
The guests of rich heiress Doris Worthington (Carole Lombard) are shipwrecked when her yacht sinks off a tropical island. One of the deck hands (Bing Crosby) is the only one who knows rules of survival, and he shows the stranded society set how to find food and shelter.
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Wings Over the Pacific 1943 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Inez Cooper, Edward Norris, Montagu Love, Robert Armstrong, Henry Guttman, Ernie Adams, Santini Pualoa, John Roth, Alex Havier, Jody Gilbert, Jimmy Lono
World War I veteran Jim Butler (Montagu Love) and daughter Nona (Inez Cooper) are spending their days during World War II on a remote island in the Pacific. Peacefulness reigns–until American pilot Allan Scott (Edward Norris) and German pilot Kurt Heinmann (Henry Guttman) crash-land their planes on the island.
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| 1. Arizona Gunfighter (1937)
2. Beyond the Last Frontier (1943)
3. Breed of the Border (1933)
aka: Speed Brent Wins
4. Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1941)
5. Hopalong Rides Again (1937)
6. The Invisible Ghost (1941)
7. The Lost Jungle (1934)
8. The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
aka: Behind the Door
9. The Man with Two Lives (1942)
10. The Perfect Clue (1935)
11. Pride of the Yankees (1942)
12. The Purple Vigilantes (1938)
aka: Purple Riders
13. Rollin' Plains (1938)
14. San Quentin (1937)
15. Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
16. Three on the Trail (1936)
17. Thunder in the Desert (1938)
18. We're Not Dressing (1934)
19. Wings Over the Pacific (1943)
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