Ace in the Hole 1951  N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Big Carnival
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Bob Arthur, Porter Hall, Richard Benedict, Frank Cady, Ray Teal, Lewis Martin, Gene Evans, Iron Eyes Cody, Frank Jaquet, Harry Harvey
When Leo Minosa (Richard Benedict) is trapped in a mine cave-in, reporter Charles Tatum (Kirk Douglas) sees his chance for glory in building up a story through interviews with the dying miner.
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Charlie Chan in Black Magic 1944  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy
aka: Black Magic
Meeting at Midnight
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Sidney Toler, Frances Chan, Claudia Dell, Mantan Moreland, Jacqueline deWit, Edward Earle, Joseph Crehan, Helen Beverly, Geraldine Wall, Ralph Peters, Frank Jaquet, Harry Depp, Dick Gordon, Charles Jordan
Charlie Chan's (Sidney Toler) daughter Frances Chan (Frances Chan) attends a seance held by bogus fortunetellers William and Justine Bonner (Dick Gordon and Jacqueline deWit). During the seance, William is killed, and Frances becomes a suspect. The butler Birmingham (Mantan Moreland), who used to be Charlie's chauffeur, calls Charlie to investigate. Charlie arrives at the creepy mansion and, with help from Frances, solves the mystery.
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Colorado Pioneers 1945  N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Cast: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Roy Barcroft, Bud Geary, Billy Cummings, Freddie Chapman, Frank Jaquet, Tom London, Monte Hale, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, George Chesebro
After catching a villain, Red Ryder (Bill Elliott) sees hope in the two young accomplices. They are put to work at Red's aunt's ranch, but we haven't seen the end of the villain–or the boys' temptations.
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Corregidor 1943 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Otto Kruger, Elissa Landi, Donald Woods, Frank Jenks, Rick Vallin, Wanda McKay, Ian Keith, Ruby Dandridge, Eddie Hall, Frank Jaquet, Ted Hecht, Ted Adams
On the island of Corregidor, U.S. and Philippine troops took a stand against the Japanese advances early in World War II. This is the backdrop for a story which really focuses on a love triangle of three doctors who treat injured soldiers on the island. Stock footage from years earlier was used along with the staged scenes in this low-budget effort that, nonetheless, helped to keep the home folks supportive of the War.
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D.O.A. 1950 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler, Beverly Garland, Lynn Baggett, William Ching, Henry Hart, Neville Brand, Jess Kirkpatrick, Laurette Luez, Frank Gerstle, Lawrence Dobkin, Cay Forrester, Frank Jaquet, Carol Hughes
This good, tense mystery starts with Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien) walking into the police station to report his own murder. He had gone to San Francisco for a week on the town before his marriage. But, he gets poisoned, and the doctor says he has but a week to live and no known antidote exists. He sets out to discover who did it and why. Remade in 1969 as "Color Me Dead" and again in 1988.
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Eve Knew Her Apples 1945 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Will Jason
Cast: Ann Miller, William Wright, Robert Williams, Ray Walker, Charles D. Brown, John Eldredge, Eddie Bruce, Frank Jaquet, Betty Hill, Syd Saylor, Si Jenks, Jessie Arnold, Al Hill
In this re-make of 1934's Academy Award winning "It Happened One Night," Ann Miller plays popular singer Eve Porter (rather than the rich heiress) who needs to get away for a vacation–and away from her stuffy fiance. So, she skips town by hiding in the back seat of a car owned by newspaper reporter Ward Williams (William Wright). And the fun and adventures begin as Ward seeks a good story while keeping a step ahead of her pursuers. Love blossoms.
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Misbehaving Husbands 1940 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Dummy Trouble
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Harry Langdon, Betty Blythe, Esther Muir, Gayne Whitman, Florence Wright, Luana Walters, Frank Hagney, Gig Young, Fred Kelsey, Mary MacLaren, Frank Jaquet
Henry Butler (Harry Langdon) is innocent of cheating on his wife, Effie (Betty Blythe), but she sues for divorce, and more than a few complications ensue.
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Mule Train 1950 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Sheila Ryan, Robert Livingston, Gregg Barton, Kenne Duncan, Robert J. Wilke, John Miljan, Syd Saylor, Frank Jaquet
Gene Autry, playing a U. S. Marshal, helps a friend from having his land stolen.
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Shine on, Harvest Moon 1938  N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Lulubelle&Scotty, Stanley Andrews, William Farnum, Pat Henning, Jack Rockwell, Jack Ingram, Frank Jaquet, Chester Gunnels
Romeo and Juliet set in a Western as Roy Rogers plays the son of one ex-partner who is feuding with the other–who happens to have a daughter.
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| 1. Ace in the Hole (1951)
aka: The Big Carnival
2. Charlie Chan in Black Magic (1944)
aka: Black Magic
aka: Meeting at Midnight
3. Colorado Pioneers (1945)
4. Corregidor (1943)
5. D.O.A. (1950)
6. Eve Knew Her Apples (1945)
7. Misbehaving Husbands (1940)
aka: Dummy Trouble
8. Mule Train (1950)
9. Shine on, Harvest Moon (1938)
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