British Agent 1934  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Leslie Howard, Kay Francis, William Gargan, Phillip Reed, Irving Pichel, Halliwell Hobbes, J. Carrol Naish, Cesar Romero, Ivan F. Simpson, Walter Byron, Arthur Aylesworth, Alphonse Ethier, Frank Reicher, Tenen Hholtz, Doris Lloyd
In the days before the Russian Revolution, a Scot, Stephen Locke (Leslie Howard), is smitten by Russian agent Elena (Kay Francis).
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Charlie Chan in Egypt 1935  N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Louis King
Cast: Warner Oland, Pat Paterson, Thomas Beck, Rita Hayworth, Stepin Fetchit, Frank Conroy, Nigel De Brulier, Paul Porcasi, John Davidson, Jameson Thomas, Arthur Stone, James Eagles, Frank Reicher, George Irving, Anita Brown
Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) is hired by a French museum to find out what is going on when crooks sell valuable Egyptian artifacts on the open market. When Chan arrives in Egypt, he finds mummy wrappings covering the body of a murdered archaeologist. Another murder occurs, but Chan, of course, does solve the mystery. Featured in this film is a very young Rita Cansino–soon to change her name to Rita Hayworth.
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City Streets 1938  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert S. Rogell
Cast: Edith Fellows, Leo Carrillo, Tommy Bond, Mary Gordon, Helen Jerome Eddy, Arthur Loft, Joe King, Frank Reicher, Frank Sheridan
A grocer (Leo Carrillo) sells his store so that a crippled orphan, Winnie Brady (Edith Fellows), can get the money for a needed operation.
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The Crooked Circle 1932 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Ben Lyon, Zasu Pitts, James Gleason, Irene Purcell, C. Henry Gordon, Raymond Hatton, Roscoe Karns, Berton Churchill, Spencer Charters, Robert Frazer, Frank Reicher, Christian Rub
When amateur detectives track down a secret society of hooded students of the occult and confront them in a haunted house, mayhem ensues.
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The Fighting Marines 1935  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: B. Reeves Eason, Joseph Kane
Cast: Grant Withers, Adrian Morris, Ann Rutherford, Robert Warwick, George J. Lewis, Pat O'Malley, Jason Robards Sr., Warner Richmond, Frank Reicher, Robert Frazer, J. Frank Glendon, Richard Alexander, Victor Potel, Donald Reed, Max Wagner
U.S. Marines work on establishing a landing field on Halfway Island in the Pacific Ocean, but their efforts are challenged by the villainous "Tiger Shark" who has been conducting his pirating business from the island. The low budget shows in this 12-episode serial.
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Fit for a King 1937 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Edward Sedgwick
Cast: Joe E. Brown, Helen Mack, Paul Kelly, Harry Davenport, Halliwell Hobbes, John Qualen, Donald Briggs, Frank Reicher, Russell Hicks, Charles Trowbridge, Robert Warwick, Charles(1) Lane
Cub reporter Virgil Jones (Joe E. Brown) is assigned to write a story about Archduke Julio (Harry Davenport) and, in the process, falls in love with a princess (Helen Mack). In a comedy of errors, Virgil uncovers a plot to kill the archduke and princess, foils the plot, and wins the heart of the princess who is now a queen.
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Four Sons 1928 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Margaret Mann, James Hall, Ralph Bushman, Earle Foxe, Charles Morton, George Meeker, June Collyer, Albert Gran, Frank Reicher, Jack Pennick
In this silent, anti-war film, a Bavarian woman, Mother Bernle (Margaret Mann), had four sons, but three of them were killed during World War I. Now, her only remaining son, Joseph "Dutch" Bernie (James Hall), has moved to the United States and is branded a traitor, but she longs to join him.
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Girls' Dormitory 1936  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Irving Cummings
Cast: Herbert Marshall, Ruth Chatterton, Simone Simon, Constance Collier, J. Edward Bromberg, Dixie Dunbar, John Qualen, Shirley Deane, Tyrone Power, Frank Reicher, George Hassell, Lynne Berkeley, June Storey, Christian Rub, Rita Gould
Marie (Simone Simon) is a student at a Swiss finishing school who falls in love with headmaster Dr. Stephen Dominik (Herbert Marshall). Marie writes a love letter, and Professor Anna Mathe (Ruth Chatterton) finds it in the trash and shows it to Stephen. When confronted with the letter, Marie tells Anna that it was written to an imaginary lover. Anna has been secretly in love with Stephen for years, and many problems lie ahead before Stephen marries. By story's end, will he marry Anna or Marie?
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Home in Oklahoma 1946 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Carol Hughes, George Meeker, Ruby Dandridge, Arthur Space, Bob Nolan, George Lloyd, Frank Reicher, Lanny Rees, George M. Carleton, Hugh Farr, Karl Farr, John Daheim
Twelve-year-old Duke Lowery (Lanny Rees) inherits a fortune from a murdered rancher, and, of course, the bad guys want Duke's inheritance. Now, crusading newspaper editor Roy Rogers teams up with St. Louis newspaper reporter Connie Edwards (Dale Evans) and ranch foreman Gabby Whittaker (Gabby Hayes) to bring the murderers to justice.
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The Invisible Ray 1936 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Lambert Hillyer
Cast: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Frances Drake, Frank Lawton, Beulah Bondi, Walter Kingsford, Nydia Westman, Georges Renavent, Frank Reicher, Paul Weigel
After being exposed to a radioactive meteor containing Radium X, research scientist Dr. Janos Rukh (Boris Karloff) discovers that his touch is enough to kill. With this knowledge, his intended victims are his wife and her lover.
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The Jade Mask 1945 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Charlie Chan: The Jade Mask
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Edwin Luke, Janet Warren, Edith Evanson, Hardie Albright, Frank Reicher, Al Bridge, Ralph Lewis
When an inventor is murdered, Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) and his son, Jimmy (Edwin Luke), put their heads together to solve the mystery.
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Kind Lady 1935 N/R, 76 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: George B. Seitz
Cast: Aline MacMahon, Basil Rathbone, Mary Carlisle, Frank Albertson, Dudley Digges, Doris Lloyd, Donald Meek, Murray Kinnell, Eily Malyon, Justine Chase, Barbara Shields, Frank Reicher, Elspeth Dudgeon, Yorke Sherwood, Joseph R. Tozer
Based on Edward Chodorov's play, this is the story about a wealthy English woman, Mary Herries (Aline MacMahon), who is blackmailed and held against her will by rogue Henry Abbott (Basil Rathbone) and his wife Phyllis (Mary Carlisle) after he talks their way into her home. Henry plots to steal Mary's art treasures and then kill her. Mary is unable to seek help, but, after many horrifying moments, she is finally rescued.
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 King Kong 1933  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Cast: Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot, Robert Armstrong, Noble Johnson, Frank Reicher, Sam Hardy, James Flavin, Paul Porcasi, Etta McDaniel, Vera Lewis, Steve Clemente, Roscoe Ates, Earl Dwire, George MacQuarrie, Frank Mills
This film about a huge ape, King Kong, that terrorizes New York City is a classic. It is worth watching for the exciting climax when King Kong takes the "light of his life" Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) in his arms and climbs to the top of the Empire State Building where he is attacked by an airplane. Good viewing–even better the second time around.
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 1950 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: James Cagney, Barbara Payton, Helena Carter, Ward Bond, Luther Adler, Barton MacLane, William Frawley, Steve Brodie, Rhys Williams, Kenneth Tobey, John Litel, Robert Karnes, Dan Riss, Frank Reicher, Neville Brand
This fast-paced gangster film highlights James Cagney as the ruthless gangster Ralph Cotter. Cotter and his partner, Jinx Raynor (Steve Brodie), break out of jail, and then Cotter murders him. He returns to his life of crime, which even involves robberies and blackmailing crooked cops Inspector Charles Weber (Ward Bond) and Lt. John Reese (Barton MacLane). Cotter kills Brodie's sister Holiday's (Barbara Payton) husband (Neville Brand) and later beats her up when she turns him down. When Cagney prepares to leave town with another woman, Holiday kills him, the crooked cops are exposed, and justice is finally served.
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 The Lady in Question 1940 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Charles Vidor
Cast: Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Irene Rich, George Coulouris, Lloyd Corrigan, Evelyn Keyes, Edward Norris, Curt Bois, Frank Reicher, Nicholas Bela, Sumner Getchell, Philip Van Zandt, Jack Raymond, Theodore Lorch
Juror Andre Morestan (Brian Aherne) sways his jury members, and they vote to acquit Natalie Roguin (Rita Hayworth) in a murder trial. Natalie has nowhere to go and accepts Andre's offer of employment and a room in his home. When Andre's teenage son, Pierre (Glenn Ford), falls for Natalie and steals money from Andre's savings to finance his elopement with Natalie, Andre has good reasons to question his "not guilty" verdict at Natalie's trial.
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 Mata Hari 1931 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: George Fitzmaurice
Cast: Greta Garbo, Ramon Novarro, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, C. Henry Gordon, Karen Morley, Alec B. Francis, Blanche Friderici, Edmund Breese, Helen Jerome Eddy, Frank Reicher, Sarah Padden, Mischa Auer, Harry Cording, Michael Visaroff
The infamous World War I spy, exotic dancer Mata Hari (Greta Garbo), uses her sexuality to get her hands on secret papers. She seduces Russian General Shubin (Lionel Barrymore) and obtains valuable information. But, she is finally caught after falling in love with Lt. Alexis Rosanoff (Ramon Novarro) and allowing a doomed love, not the Nazis, to govern her actions.
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The Mummy's Ghost 1944 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Reginald LeBorg
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Robert Lowery, Ramsay Ames, Barton MacLane, George Zucco, Frank Reicher, Harry Shannon, Emmett Vogan, Lester Sharpe, Claire Whitney, Oscar O'Shea, Ivan Triesault, Steve Barclay, Bess Flowers
This sequel to "The Mummy's Tomb" is yet another horror story involving Kharis the Mummy (Lon Chaney) who gets help from Cult of Akran member Yousef Bey (John Carradine) in the search for his lost love, Princess Ananka (Ramsay Ames). They travel to New England and learn that Ananka's soul has been taken over by an exchange student, Amina Mansouri (also played by Ames), who is studying with Egyptologist Norman (Frank Reicher) and has a boyfriend Tommy (Robert Lowery). Kharis stalks Amina, and when he learns that Yousef Bey is in love with his princess, he kills him. Now, with his reincarnated princess in his arms, the Mummy sinks into a bog and disappears. Followed by "The Mummy's Curse."
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The Mummy's Tomb 1942 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Harold Young
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Elyse Knox, John Hubbard, Turhan Bey, Dick Foran, Wallace Ford, George Zucco, Mary Gordon, Virginia Brissac, Cliff Clark, Paul E. Burns, Frank Reicher, Emmett Vogan, Harry Cording, Rex Lease
In this sequel to "The Mummy's Hand," Lon Chaney Jr. makes his debut in the role of Kharis, the Mummy. Although it was assumed in the earlier film that archaeologist Steve Banning (Dick Foran) had killed the Mummy, he was only injured. Now, the Mummy is hiding in a Mapleton, Massachusetts, graveyard waiting for the first full moon in order to seek revenge against those who had desecrated Princess Ananka's tomb 30 years ago.
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My Pal Trigger 1946 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Musical
Director: Frank McDonald, Yakima Canutt
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Jack Holt, LeRoy Mason, Roy Barcroft, Sam Flint, Kenne Duncan, William Haade, Bob Nolan, Ralph Sanford, Harlan Briggs, Francis McDonald, Frank Reicher, Al Bridge
One of Roy Rogers' best, this is a light-hearted musical tale of how Roy obtained Trigger. Both Roy and a dastardly gambler want to breed their mares with a champion stallion. The bad guy shoots the stallion, but not before Roy's mare is pregnant with Trigger. Lots of fun, action, and songs.
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Night Key 1937 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Corrigan
Cast: Boris Karloff, Warren Hull, Jean Rogers, Hobart Cavanaugh, Alan Baxter, Ward Bond, George Cleveland, Samuel S. Hinds, Frank Reicher, Charles C. Wilson
When elderly inventor Dave Mallory (Boris Karloff) sells his new alarm system to Steve Ranger (Samuel S. Hinds) of Ranger Protection Services, the company puts Dave's invention in mothballs so that no one can get it. Dave is a victim of the crooks–until he outwits them by inventing a new device that nullifies Ranger's current alarm system.
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Night Monster 1942 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: Ford Beebe
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Leif Erickson, Irene Hervey, Ralph Morgan, Don Porter, Nils Asther, Fay Helm, Frank Reicher, Doris Lloyd, Francis Pierlot, Janet Shaw, Eddy Waller, Robert Homans, Cyril Delevanti
As the result of an operation, Kurt Ingston (Ralph Morgan) has been left crippled, and his legs have been amputated. Now, one by one, his doctors are becoming murder victims when they visit Kurt at his country estate. A psychologist, Dr. Lynn Harper (Irene Hervey), investigates the sanity of Kurt's daughter Margaret (Fay Helm), and Dick Baldwin (Don Porter) investigates the killings. Will Dick be able to solve the murders before Lynn becomes the next victim?
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Fantasy / Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Danny Kaye, Boris Karloff, Virginia Mayo, Fay Bainter, Ann Rutherford, Reginald Denny, Thurston Hall, Konstantin Shayne, Florence Bates, Gordon Jones, Henry Corden, Doris Lloyd, Fritz Feld, Frank Reicher, Milton Parsons
This is good entertainment with Danny Kaye at his best as Walter Mitty, the shy book editor, whose fantasies bring excitement into his otherwise dreary existence when he imagines himself in the middle of the stories. When he is handed a little black book, his dreams turn into reality and Mitty is in the middle of a conspiracy concerning Dutch crown jewels that have been missing since World War II.
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Shining Victory 1941 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: James Stephenson, Donald Crisp, Montagu Love, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Barbara O'Neil, Sig Ruman, G.P. Huntley, Bruce Lester, Leonard Mudie, Doris Lloyd, Richard Ainley, Frank Reicher, Hermine Sterler, Billy Bevan, Crauford Kent
A psychologist is so involved with his research that he has no time for his research assistant who is devoted to him.
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 The Son of Kong 1933 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Action / Horror / Fantasy / Comedy / Sci-Fi
Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack
Cast: Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Frank Reicher, John Marston, Victor(2) Wong, Ed Brady, Lee Kohlmar, Clarence Wilson, Kathrin Clare Ward, Noble Johnson, Tex Higginson, James B. Leong, Steve Clemente, Constantine Romanoff, Oscar "Dutch" Hendrian
In this follow-on to the highly successful "King Kong," explorer Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) returns to the place where he found Kong. He also had to get away from the hassles of the aftermath of Kong's "visit" to New York City. Upon his return, he finds Kong's son who befriends the party after they save his life. Together, they fight the many beasts in the area.
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South of the Border 1939  N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, Lupita Tovar, Mary Lee, Duncan Renaldo, Selmer Jackson, Frank Reicher, William Farnum, Dick Botiller, Alan Edwards, Claire Du Brey, Jim Corey, Sheila Darcy, Charles King
With Germany being a big international threat just two years before World War II, this movie takes up the theme. Federal Agent Gene Autry and his sidekick Frog (Smiley Burnette) head to Mexico to deal with fascist agents who are causing real problems. Gene falls in love with Senorita Dolores (Lupita Tovar) and helps her uncle, Don Diego (Frank Reicher), move his cattle. Gene then discovers that a secret radio station is being used by revolutionaries and steps in to disrupt their plans. 1 User Review
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 Stage Door 1937  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Gregory LaCava
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Andrea Leeds, Eve Arden, Ann Miller, Lucille Ball, Gail Patrick, Constance Collier, Samuel S. Hinds, Franklin Pangborn, William Corson, Pierre Watkin, Grady Sutton, Frank Reicher
Along with other aspiring thespians, Terry (Katharine Hepburn) and Jean (Ginger Rogers) live in a boarding house in New York. When Terry's wealthy father ensures her a starring role in a new production, repercussions include the suicide of the actress who really deserved that role and leads to the rise of maturity for Terry. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Andrea Leeds).
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The Story of Louis Pasteur 1936 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Paul Muni, Josephine Hutchinson, Anita Louise, Donald Woods, Akim Tamiroff, Dickie Moore, Fritz Leiber, Henry O'Neill, Porter Hall, Raymond Brown, Frank Reicher, Halliwell Hobbs, Ruth Robinson, Walter Kingsford, Iphigenie Castiglioni
This film won Academy Awards for Best Writing and Best Actor (Paul Muni). It is an inspiring biography of Louis Pasteur's courage in leading revolutionary reforms in medicine while the more conservative members of his profession proved difficult to convince that changes were necessary. An Oscar nomination was received for Best Picture.
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Topaze 1933 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harry d'Abbadie D'Arrast
Cast: John Barrymore, Myrna Loy, Albert Conti, Luis Alberni, Reginald Mason, Jackie Searl, Frank Reicher, Jobyna Howland, Lowden Adams, Rolfe Sedan
Based on Marcel Pagnot's satire, this is the story of a timid French schoolteacher, Auguste Topaze (John Barrymore), who is duped into keeping silent about an unscrupulous scam being perpetrated by the Baron de Lateur (Reginald Mason). This film was later remade as "I Like Money" a.k.a. "I Like Money."
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Typhoon 1940 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Director: Louis King
Cast: Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston, Lynne Overman, J. Carrol Naish, Chief Thundercloud, Frank Reicher, Paul Harvey, Jack Carson, Al Kikume, John Rogers
Adventure mixed with comedy prevails when sailors discover Dea (Dorothy Lamour) living alone on a tropical island where, since childhood, she has survived in isolation from the outside world.
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Underground 1941 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincent Sherman
Cast: Jeffrey Lynn, Philip Dorn, Kaaren Verne, Mona Maris, Peter Whitney, Martin Kosleck, Erwin Kalser, Ilka Gruning, Frank Reicher, Egon Brecher, Ludwig Stossel, Roland Varno
During World War II, German brothers Kurt (Jeffrey Lynn) and Eric (Philip Dorn) embrace opposing doctrines. Kurt is a Nazi while Eric is a Socialist in this propaganda film that was released shortly before America's entry into the war.
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| 1. British Agent (1934)
2. Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
3. City Streets (1938)
4. The Crooked Circle (1932)
5. The Fighting Marines (1935)
6. Fit for a King (1937)
7. Four Sons (1928)
8. Girls' Dormitory (1936)
9. Home in Oklahoma (1946)
10. The Invisible Ray (1936)
11. The Jade Mask (1945)
aka: Charlie Chan: The Jade Mask
12. Kind Lady (1935)
13. King Kong (1933)
14. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
15. The Lady in Question (1940)
16. Mata Hari (1931)
17. The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
18. The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
19. My Pal Trigger (1946)
20. Night Key (1937)
21. Night Monster (1942)
22. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
23. Shining Victory (1941)
24. The Son of Kong (1933)
25. South of the Border (1939)
26. Stage Door (1937)
27. The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)
28. Topaze (1933)
29. Typhoon (1940)
30. Underground (1941)
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