 Black Beauty 1946  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Romance
Director: Max Nosseck
Cast: Mona Freeman, Richard Denning, Evelyn Ankers, Charles Evans, J.M. Kerrigan, Moyna MacGill, Terry Kilburn, Tom Dillon, Arthur Space, Olaf Hytten, Leyland Hodgson, John Burton, Clifford Brooke
Young Anne (Mona Freeman) is given a colt by her father, and, through her efforts, the horse becomes a champion racer. But, the horse falls into the hands of a cruel man who abuses it. Anna finds the horse–though it is too late to save the day. Another version of Anna Sewell's novel.
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Flight to Nowhere 1946  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Action
Director: William Rowland
Cast: Alan Curtis, Evelyn Ankers, Micheline Cheirel, Jack Holt, Jerome Cowan, Inez Cooper, Hoot Gibson, John Craven, Roland Varno, Michael Visaroff
A map disclosing the location of South Pacific deposits of Uranium has been stolen, and a former intelligence agent (Alan Curtis) and a federal agent (Jack Holt) intend to find it–which they do after the usual difficulties, including murder. Cheap, very cheap.
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The Frozen Ghost 1945  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Harold Young
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Evelyn Ankers, Milburn Stone, Douglass Dumbrille, Martin Kosleck, Elena Verdugo, Tala Birell, Arthur Hohl, Eddie Acuff, Leyland Hodgson
This movie was part of the "Inner Sanctum" series. The story is about a hypnotist who, under the influence of two men, begins to fear the powers of his profession.
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The Ghost of Frankenstein 1942 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Erle C. Kenton
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers, Doris Lloyd, Holmes Herbert, Leyland Hodgson, Dwight Frye, Janet Ann Gallow, Barton Yarborough, Olaf Hytten, Lionel Belmore, Harry Cording
Ygor (Bela Lugosi) and the Monster (Lon Chaney Jr.) have survived the wrath of the mob of villagers and arrive at a Balkan village where Dr. Frankenstein's son, Ludwig (Sir Cedric Hardwicke), now lives. Igor and Dr. Bohmer (Lionel Atwill) convince Ludwig to place a new brain in the Monster's head. Through sly work on the part of Igor, he manages to get his own brain transplanted into the Monster, which, of course, results in disaster.
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Hold That Ghost 1941  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Richard Carlson, Joan Davis, Evelyn Ankers, The Andrews Sisters, Marc Lawrence, Mischa Auer, Milton Parsons, Paul Fix
Ferdinand Jones (Lou Costello) and Chuck Murray (Bud Abbott) inherit a haunted house once owned by a Mafia kingpin. When they claim their inheritance, Chuck and Ferdinand are greeted with surprises, including a revolving room. Classic Abbott and Costello–perhaps their best.
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The Invisible Man's Revenge 1944 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Ford Beebe
Cast: Jon Hall, Alan Curtis, Evelyn Ankers, Leon Errol, John Carradine, Ian Wolfe, Gale Sondergaard, Halliwell Hobbes, Lester Matthews, Skelton Knaggs
Robert Griffin (Jon Hall) gets hold of a serum that makes him invisible and creates mayhem for a couple (Gale Sondergaard and Lester Matthews) who once had tried to kill him.
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The Lone Wolf in London 1947 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Leslie Goodwins
Cast: Gerald Mohr, Nancy Saunders, Eric Blore, Evelyn Ankers, Richard Fraser, Queenie Leonard, Alan Napier, Denis Green, Frederick Worlock, Guy Kingsford
The Lone Wolf is in London at the wrong time when valuable jewels are stolen. Scotland Yard suspects our ex-jewel thief hero, of course, and he must clear himself.
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Murder in the Family 1938  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Albert Parker
Cast: Barry Jones, Jessica Tandy, Evelyn Ankers, Donald Gray, Jessie Winter, David Markham, Glynis Johns, Roddy McDowall, Annie Esmond, Rani Waller
A weak mystery of a man accused of murdering his rich aunt after she refused to give him money that he needed. But–he didn't do it, and neither did the butler
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 The Pearl of Death 1944  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Dennis Hoey, Evelyn Ankers, Holmes Herbert, Mary Gordon, Richard Nugent, Ian Wolfe, Miles Mander, Billy Bevan
This film was adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Six Napoleons." The story involves the plot to steal a $250,000 pearl and how Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Doctor Watson (Nigel Bruce) get to the bottom of the matter.
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 Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror 1942 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Rawlins
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, Reginald Denny, Montagu Love, Henry Daniell, Thomas Gomez, Olaf Hytten, Lon Chaney Jr., Leyland Hodgson
Set in World War II Europe, this story involves efforts to stop a Nazi radio broadcast whose propaganda is throwing terror into the hearts of courageous Britons.
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 Son of Dracula 1943  N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Siodmak
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Louise Allbritton, Robert Paige, Evelyn Ankers, Pat Moriarity, Frank Craven, J. Edward Bromberg, Samuel S. Hinds, Etta McDaniel, George Irving
Lon Chaney Jr. plays a mean Count Alucard–DRACULA spelled backwards. He marries Katherine Caldwell (Louise Allbritton), but their extracurricular activities are doomed from the start because her ex-fiance, Frank Stanley (Robert Paige), hovers nearby.
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Tarzan's Magic Fountain 1949 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lee Sholem
Cast: Lex Barker, Evelyn Ankers, Brenda Joyce, Albert Dekker, Charles Drake, Alan Napier, Henry Kulky, Henry Brandon, Ted Hecht, Elmo Lincoln
This is Lex Barker's first portrayal of Tarzan. The plot involves a hidden valley of youth where people do not age–until they leave. Watch for the original Tarzan (Elmo Lincoln) in a bit part.
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Weird Woman 1944 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Reginald LeBorg
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Morgan, Elisabeth Risdon, Lois Collier, Elizabeth Russell, Harry Hayden, Phil Brown, Jackie Lou Harding
In this "Inner Sanctum" mystery, Professor Norman Reed (Lon Chaney Jr.) runs into major problems with his jealous former love when he brings home his new bride (Anne Gwynne).
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Wings of the Morning 1937 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harold D. Schuster
Cast: Annabella, Henry Fonda, John McCormack, Irene Vanbrugh, Philip Frost, Leslie Banks, Sam Livesey, Helen Haye, Evelyn Ankers
This is the first British attempt at filming in the process of Technicolor. Gypsies, horseracing, and a romance between Henry Fonda and Annabella don't add up to much, but the color is good.
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 The Wolf Man 1941 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Drama / Horror
Director: George Waggner
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains, Evelyn Ankers, Bela Lugosi, Ralph Bellamy, Warren William, Patric Knowles, Fay Helm, Maria Ouspenskaya, Leyland Hodgson, J.M. Kerrigan, Forrester Harvey, Harry Cording, Gibson Gowland, Olaf Hytten
Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.), while attempting to prevent a wolf from mauling Jenny Williams (Fay Helm), is bitten by the animal. When he revives, Larry finds that Jenny is dead and lying by her side is Bela (Bela Lugosi). Bela is a wolf man, and now that he has bitten Larry, Larry will be transformed into a werewolf every time that there is a full moon. Larry confesses his fate to his father Sir John (Claude Rains) and to his sweetheart Gwen (Evelyn Ankers), but they do not believe him–until they are forced to confront the curse one fateful night during a full moon.
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| 1. Black Beauty (1946)
2. Flight to Nowhere (1946)
3. The Frozen Ghost (1945)
4. The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
5. Hold That Ghost (1941)
6. The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
7. The Lone Wolf in London (1947)
8. Murder in the Family (1938)
9. The Pearl of Death (1944)
10. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
11. Son of Dracula (1943)
12. Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
13. Weird Woman (1944)
14. Wings of the Morning (1937)
15. The Wolf Man (1941)
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