The Courageous Dr. Christian 1940  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bernard Vorhaus
Cast: Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Robert Baldwin, Tom Neal, Maude Eburne, Vera Lewis, George Meader, Reginald Barlow, Al Bridge, James C. Morton, Mary Davenport, Frank LaRue
In this second entry in the series, beloved Dr. Christian (Jean Hersholt) fends off the advances of wealthy Mrs. Stewart while fighting an outbreak of meningitis in a slum area of town.
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Feud of the Range 1939  N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: Harry S. Webb
Cast: Bob Steele, Richard Cramer, Gertrude Messinger, Budd Buster, Frank LaRue, Jack Ingram, Jean Cranford, Bob Burns, Charles King, Duke R. Lee, Carl Mathews, Victor Adamson
Clyde Barton (Jack Ingram) wants to make money by selling land to the railroad, but he needs Tom Gray (Richard Cramer) and Harvey Allen's (Frank LaRue) land in order to make the deal. His solution is to cause a range war between the feuding Gray and Allen families. The sheriff (Duke R. Lee) calls for help from Bob Gray (Bob Steele), who had been disowned by his father, Tom, after Bob fell in love with Madge Allen (Gertrude Messinger). But problems grow worse before Barton's plot is foiled, and Bob, who has been falsely accused of murder, regains his reputation.
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The Gunman from Bodie 1941 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Christine McIntyre, Dave O'Brien, Robert Frazer, Frank LaRue, Charles King, Lynton Brent, John Merton, Max Waizmann
The Rough Riders (Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, and Raymond Hatton) are on the trail of rustlers who murdered the parents of a baby.
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 Laura 1944  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson, Dorothy Adams, Grant Mitchell, James Flavin, Kathleen Howard, Clyde Fillmore, Lane Chandler, Harry Strang, Cara Williams, Kay Linaker, Frank LaRue
When beautiful socialite Laura (Gene Tierney) is thought to be murdered, Detective Mark MacPherson (Dana Andrews) is assigned to the case and develops a compulsive attraction for Laura through her portrait.
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Lightning Carson Rides Again 1938 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Tim McCoy, Joan Barclay, Frank Wayne, Ted Adams, Forrest Taylor, Bob Terry, Jane Keckley, Ben Corbett, Frank LaRue, James Flavin, Reed Howes, Karl Hackett
When "Lightning Bill" Carson's (Tim McCoy) nephew Paul (Bob Terry) is accused of murder, Carson poses as a Mexican to infiltrate the gang that is really behind the murder. The job becomes tougher when his disguise is revealed.
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Missing Girls 1936 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Roger Pryor, Muriel Evans, Sidney Blackmer, Noel Madison, Ann Doran, George Cooper, Dewey Robinson, Wallis Clark, Vera Lewis, Warner Richmond, Lafe McKee, Ben Carter, Frank LaRue
After Dorothy (Muriel Evans) and her friend Ann (Ann Doran) witness gangster Ben Davis (Noel Madison) kill Dorothy's father Senator Benson (Wallis Clark), they are taken hostage. Newspaper reporter Jimmie Dugan (Roger Pryor) disguises himself as a tramp and sets out to rescue the girls from Ma Barton's (Vera Lewis) hideout.
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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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Public Cowboy No. 1 1937  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Ann Rutherford, James C. Morton, Frank LaRue, Frankie Marvin, Hal Price, William Farnum, Arthur Loft, House Peters Jr.
Set in the current time, cattle rustlers are still around–now using planes, refrigerated trucks, and shortwave radios to get the job done. But here comes our singing cowboy, Gene Autry, with his trusty horse and six-gun to foil the bad guys.
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The Range Busters 1940 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: S. Roy Luby
Cast: Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max Terhune, Luana Walters, Earle Hodgins, LeRoy Mason, Frank LaRue, Kermit Maynard, Bruce King, Carl Mathews, Horace Murphy, Karl Hackett, Hank Worden, Herman Hack, Ed Brady
Former "Three Mesquiteers," Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune team up with John "Dusty" King for a new series as "The Range Busters." The Range Busters are called in to deal with a mysterious "phantom" who is killing ranch hands. They get the job done, and the audience may be surprised at the identity of the culprit.
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Red River Valley 1936 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Man of the Frontier
Director: B. Reeves Eason
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Frances Grant, Boothe Howard, Jack Kennedy, Frank LaRue, Frankie Marvin, Sam Flint, George Chesebro, Charles King
Accidents are happening at the construction site for an irrigation project, and Gene Autry and his trusty sidekick (Smiley Burnette) set out to get to the bottom of it.
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Reefer Madness 1936  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Tell Your Children
Director: Louis J. Gasnier
Cast: Dorothy Short, Kenneth Craig, Lillian Miles, Dave O'Brien, Thelma White, Carleton Young, Warren McCollum, Patricia Royale, Joseph Forte, Harry Harvey Jr., Frank LaRue, Edward LeSaint, Mary MacLaren, Richard Alexander, Edmund Mortimer
High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll (Joseph Forte) lectures PTA members through a story about how Mae (Thelma White) and Jack (Carleton Young) ruined their lives when they became involved with marijuana. Years later, this film was considered a cult classic among teen audiences in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Robin Hood of the Range 1943 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Berke
Cast: Charles Starrett, Arthur Hunnicutt, Kay Harris, Frank LaRue, Kenneth MacDonald, Hal Price, Johnny Mitchell, Edward Peil Sr., Bud Osborne, Stanley Brown, Jimmy Wakely, Ted Mapes, Merrill McCormick, John Tyrrell, Herman Hack
Steve Marlowe (Charles Starrett), ala Robin Hood, is out to save settlers from the greedy railroad. Steve is the foster son of Henry Malone (Kenneth MacDonald) who runs the railroad, and, in order to help the homesteaders, Steve must disguise himself as "The Vulcan" in his battle against the railroad.
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The Singing Vagabond 1936 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Carl Pierson
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Ann Rutherford, Barbara Pepper, Frank LaRue, Chief Thundercloud, Niles Welch, Grace Goodall, Henry Roquemore, Allan Sears
The lovely young lady is kidnapped from a wagon train and, between songs, Gene Autry comes to the rescue.
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Trail Riders 1942 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Overland Trail
Director: Robert Emmett Tansey
Cast: John "Dusty" King, David Sharpe, Max Terhune, Evelyn Finley, Forrest Taylor, Charles King, Kermit Maynard, Lynton Brent, Steve Clark, Kenne Duncan, Frank LaRue, Bud Osborne
After the marshal's son is killed during a bank robbery, the Range Busters (John "Dusty" King, David Sharpe, and Max Terhune) are called in to solve the case. The head of the town's vigilante group, Ed (Charles King), is also behind the robbery and murder and orders the trio out of town. But our heroes persist and bring the bad guys to justice.
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| 1. The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940)
2. Feud of the Range (1939)
3. The Gunman from Bodie (1941)
4. Laura (1944)
5. Lightning Carson Rides Again (1938)
6. Missing Girls (1936)
7. Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
8. The Perfect Clue (1935)
9. Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937)
10. The Range Busters (1940)
11. Red River Valley (1936)
aka: Man of the Frontier
12. Reefer Madness (1936)
aka: Tell Your Children
13. Robin Hood of the Range (1943)
14. The Singing Vagabond (1936)
15. Trail Riders (1942)
aka: Overland Trail
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