The Americano 1955 N/R, 85 min. Genre: Western
Director: William Castle Cast: Glenn Ford, Frank Lovejoy, Cesar Romero, Ursula Thiess, Abbe Lane, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Salvador Baguez, Tom Powers, Dan White, Frank Marlowe, George Navarro, Nira Monsour, Bobby Diamond, Joe Dominquez, Peter Ford
Set in Brazil, this is the story of Sam Dent (Glenn Ford) who leaves Texas to deliver Brahma bulls to a South American ranch. Along the way, he must contend with land-grabber Bento Hermany (Frank Lovejoy) and bandit Manuel Silvera (Cesar Romero) and finds himself in the middle of a battle between Brazilian farmers and ranchers. He also finds romance but is caught between Teresa (Abbe Lane) and Marianna (Ursula Thiess) when it comes to making a decision about who he really loves.
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Bulldog Drummond at Bay 1947 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Mystery / Adventure / Drama
Director: Sidney Salkow Cast: Ron Randell, Anita Louise, Patrick O'Moore, Terry Kilburn, Holmes Herbert, Leonard Mudie, Lester Matthews, Aminta Dyne, Oliver Throndike, David Thursby, Harry Allen, Clyde Cook, James Logan, Frank Marlowe, Jimmy Aubrey
Ron Randell takes on the role of retired British military officer Bulldog Drummond. In this entry, Drummond employs his sleuthing methods to get to the bottom of a murderous diamond-thievery plot.
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Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back 1947 N/R, 65 min. Genre: Mystery / Action / Drama / Adventure
Director: Frank McDonald Cast: Ron Randell, Gloria Henry, Patrick O'Moore, Anabel Shaw, Terry Kilburn, Holmes Herbert, Wilton Graff, Matthew Boulton, Barry Bernard, Carl Harbord, Leslie Denison, Elspeth Dudgeon, Frank Marlowe, Eric Wilton, Lee Anderson
Bulldog Drummond (Ron Randell) is retired from the British military but still finds plenty of action. In this 14th entry in the Bulldog Drummond series, Drummond uncovers the plot of a phony heiress trying to gain an undeserved inheritance.
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The Bushwackers 1952 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Western
Director: Rodney Amateau Cast: John Ireland, Wayne Morris, Lawrence Tierney, Dorothy Malone, Lon Chaney Jr., Jack Elam, Myrna Dell, Frank Marlowe, William Holmes, Ward Wood, Charles Trowbridge, Norman Leavitt, Stuart Randall, George Lynn, Gordon Wynn
A Civil War veteran, Jefferson Waring (John Ireland) returns home to Independence, Missouri, and hopes for peace. However, he is forced to fight again–this time against greed and corruption of rancher Artemus Taylor (Lon Cheney Jr.) as well as for his love Cathy Sharpe (Dorothy Malone).
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Devil Bat's Daughter 1946 N/R, 66 min. Genre: Horror / Mystery
Director: Frank Wisbar Cast: Rosemary La Planche, Molly Lamont, John James, Ed Cassidy, Nolan Leary, Michael Hale, Eddie Kane, Monica Mars, Frank Marlowe, Frank Pharr
In this sequel to "The Devil Bat," Dr. Paul Carruthers' daughter, Nina (Rosemary La Planche), suffers from nightmares and visits a psychiatrist, Dr. Clifton Morris (Michael Hale). Morris is having an affair with Myra (Monica Mars) and sees Nina as the vehicle that will allow him to have a life with Myra. After giving Nina a large dose of sleeping pills, Morris kills his wife (Molly Lamont) and then convinces Nina that she is a vampire and that she killed his wife.
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Fighter Squadron 1948 N/R, 96 min. Genre: Drama / Action
Director: Raoul Walsh Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Robert Stack, John Rodney, Tom D'Andrea, Henry Hull, Rock Hudson, James Holden, Walter Reed, Shepperd Strudwick, Arthur Space, Jack Larson, Bill McLean, Mickey McCardle, John McGuire, Frank Marlowe
Major Ed Hardin (Edmond O'Brien) is a World War II fighter pilot who leads his group of daring men on their missions in the European theater. The film marks Rock Hudson's film debut.
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The Finger Points 1931 N/R, 90 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: John Francis Dillon Cast: Richard Barthelmess, Fay Wray, Regis Toomey, Clark Gable, Robert Elliott, Oscar Apfel, Robert Gleckler, J. Carrol Naish, Frank McClure, James P. Burtis, Mickey Bennett, Martin Cichy, Frank Marlowe, Bob Perry, George Taylor
Breckenridge Lee (Richard Barthelmess) is a journalist who arrives from the South and finds a job with The Press. He learns how to shake down the gangsters and is paid hush money by the Chicago crime syndicate to keep certain stories out of print. But, will he end up going straight?
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Identity Unknown 1945 N/R, 71 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Walter Colmes Cast: Richard Arlen, Cheryl Walker, Roger Pryor, Bobby Driscoll, Lola Lane, Ian Keith, John Forrest, Sarah Padden, Forrest Taylor, Harry Tyler, Frank Marlowe, Nelson Leigh
Suffering from amnesia but recovering from a World War II bombing, Johnny March (Richard Arlen) goes AWOL and travels across America searching for his identity. Richard Arlen starred in the silent epic "Wings"–which won the first Academy Award for Best Picture in 1929–and continued his acting career until the 1970s.
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The Long Wait 1954 N/R, 94 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Saville Cast: Anthony Quinn, Charles Coburn, Gene Evans, Peggie Castle, Mary Ellen Kay, Dolores Donlon, Shirley Patterson, Barry Kelley, James Millican, Bruno VeSota, Jay Adler, John Damler, Frank Marlowe, Lawrence Dobkin, Edgar Dearing
Johnny McBride (Anthony Quinn) was badly hurt in a car crash two years ago and is suffering from amnesia when he learns that he is from the town of Lyncastle. Johnny returns home and finds that he is the suspect in a murder rap and that he is accused of stealing $250,000 from the bank he worked in. Johnny investigates and learns that his girlfriend Vera, who also worked at the bank, disappeared after the heist, got plastic surgery, and changed her name. She has returned to Lyncastle, but can Johnny identify her and, hopefully, clear his name?
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Remember Pearl Harbor 1942 N/R, 75 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joseph Santley Cast: Don "Red" Barry, Alan Curtis, Fay McKenzie, Sig Ruman, Ian Keith, Rhys Williams, Maynard Holmes, Diana Del Rio, Robert Emmett Keane, Sammy Stein, James B. Leong, Paul Fung, Linda Lawrence, Bruce Kellogg, Frank Marlowe
Shortly after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Republic pictures produced this film about soldiers stationed in the Philippines at the time and culminates when an American G.I. (Don "Red" Barry) leads a suicide mission driving his plane into a Japanese troop ship.
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Today We Live 1933 N/R, 110 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Hawks Cast: Joan Crawford, Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Roscoe Karns, Robert Young, Louise Closser Hale, Rollo Lloyd, Hilda Vaughn, C. Montague Shaw, Frank Marlowe
Set during World War I, this story is about three soldiers (Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, and Robert Young), their mutual interest in the beautiful Diana (Joan Crawford), and how their lives change through the effect of battle.
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Under Nevada Skies 1946 N/R, 69 min. Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Douglass Dumbrille, Leyland Hodgson, Tristram Coffin, Iron Eyes Cody, Bob Nolan, Rudolph Anders, LeRoy Mason, George Lynn, Pat Brady, Lloyd Perryman, Broderick O'Farrell, Frank Marlowe
Roy Rogers returns to his home town and comes to the aid of Gabby Whittaker (George "Gabby" Hayes) in solving the murder of Tom Craig (Leyland Hodgson). Roy meets Helen Williams (Dale Evans) who helps him locate a secret map leading to a uranium deposit and a family heirloom crest that was stolen from Helen's father (Douglass Dumbrille). The trail leads to a gang of outlaws, and Roy leads a posse of Indians to chase down the outlaws.
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Without Honor 1949 N/R, 69 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Pichel Cast: Laraine Day, Dane Clark, Franchot Tone, Agnes Moorehead, Bruce Bennett, Frank Marlowe, Harry Lauter, Peter Virgo, Marjorie Stapp, Lester Dorr
Jane (Laraine Day) argues with her lover (Franchot Tone) and stabs him. Believing he is dead, she lugs him into the laundry room before her husband, Fred (Bruce Bennett), arrives home. Fred's brother, Bill (Dane Clark), arrives on the scene and tells Fred of Jane's extramarital affair, which causes Jane to confess and then try to kill herself. She is rushed to the hospital where she discovers that her lover, who was not dead after all, managed to drag himself to the hospital for treatment.
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| 1. The Americano (1955)
2. Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1947)
3. Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947)
4. The Bushwackers (1952)
5. Devil Bat's Daughter (1946)
6. Fighter Squadron (1948)
7. The Finger Points (1931)
8. Identity Unknown (1945)
9. The Long Wait (1954)
10. Remember Pearl Harbor (1942)
11. Today We Live (1933)
12. Under Nevada Skies (1946)
13. Without Honor (1949)
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