The Big Land 1957  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Anthony Caruso, Julie Bishop, John Qualen, David Ladd, Don Castle, George J. Lewis, James Anderson
Cattlemen and farmers make an uneasy truce as both see the railroad as a new means for profit.
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The Big Sombrero 1949  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Gene Autry, Elena Verdugo, George J. Lewis, Vera Marshe, William Edmunds, Martin Garralaga, Gene Roth, Alex Montoya, Joe Kirk, Stephen Dunne
Gene Autry is the foreman of a ranch owned by Estrellita Estrada (Elena Verdugo). Her fiance, James Garland (Stephen Dunne), however, is really after her ranch, which he intends to sell after they tie the knot. But, never fear, Gene smells a rat and saves the day. Plenty of music.
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Charlie Chan in the Secret Service 1944 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Gwen Kenyon, Benson Fong, Arthur Loft, Sarah Edwards, George J. Lewis, Marianne Quon, Muni Seroff, Barry Bernard, Gene Roth, Eddy Chandler, Lelah Tyler, George Lessey, Davison Clark
Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) is appointed as an agent for the Secret Service when a government scientist is killed and his secret plans to fight off German U-boats are stolen. Charlie gets aid from Number Three Daughter Iris (Marianne Quon) and Number Two Son Tommie (Benson Fong), and, despite the killer targeting Charlie twice, Charlie continues in his quest to weed out the real killer from a list of suspects.
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Desert Legion 1953  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Alan Ladd, Richard Conte, Arlene Dahl, Akim Tamiroff, Oscar Beregi Jr., Leon Askin, Anthony Caruso, George J. Lewis
Alan Ladd leads a group of legionnaires in search of a guerilla leader who has been ambushing legionnaires, and this time it happens again with Ladd as the only survivor. When summoned back by Princess Morjana to rid her hidden city of the evil Crito and his followers, Ladd has his hands full. Stiff and stale.
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The Fighting Marines 1935 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Action
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
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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G-men vs. the Black Dragon 1943 N/R, 244 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet, William Witney
Cast: Rod Cameron, Roland Got, Constance Worth, Nino Pipitone, Noel Cravat, George J. Lewis, C. Montague Shaw, Robert Homans, Hooper Atchley, Tom Seidel, Ken Terrell, Norman Nesbitt, Harry Burns
Set in World War II, this Serial is a good example of the episode-ending cliff hangers that brought patrons back to the theaters. A Japanese Society, the Black Dragon, led by brutal Oyama Haruchi (Nino Pipitone), is set on sabotaging the U.S. war efforts. But Special Agent Rex Bennett (Rod Cameron) and his team members British Secret Service Agent Vivian Marsh (Constance Worth) and Chinese Agent Chang Sing (Roland Got) thwart the Japanese plans in each episode. Plenty of action.
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Phantom Killer 1942 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury, John Hamilton, Warren Hymer, Mantan Moreland, J. Farrell MacDonald, Gayne Whitman, Kenneth Harlan, George J. Lewis, Elliott Sullivan, Karl Hackett, Frank Ellis
District Attorney Edward Clark (Dick Purcell) prosecutes the rich, popular, deaf mute John G. Harrison (John Hamilton) on a murder charge. When John is acquitted, the DA investigates and uncovers the fact that the Hamiltons are twin brothers, and the "normal" one is the bad guy. Remake of 1933's "The Sphinx."
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Rainbow Over Texas 1946  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Dale Evans, Sheldon Leonard, Robert Emmett Keane, Minerva Urecal, Kenne Duncan, Bob Nolan, Gerald Oliver Smith, George J. Lewis
Roy Rogers and his singing pals head to his hometown while on tour. He decides to enter the local Pony Express race, but the bad guys don't care for that and try to sabotage his attempt to win. Will they succeed? I think not.
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Ride, Ranger, Ride 1936 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Kay Hughes, Monte Blue, George J. Lewis, Max Terhune, Chief Thundercloud, Iron Eyes Cody, Lloyd Whitlock, Frankie Marvin
Gene Autry is the Ranger that rides, and he's protecting an ammunition and supplies wagon. When Indians arrive on the scene, there's some peacemaking to do.
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Santiago 1956 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Alan Ladd, Rossana Podesta, Lloyd Nolan, Chill Wills, Paul Fix, L.Q. Jones, Frank DeKova, Royal Dano, George J. Lewis, Marvin Miller
Gunrunners Cash Adams (Alan Ladd) and Clay Pike (Lloyd Nolan) join forces to supply arms to Cubans during the Spanish American War.
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Saskatchewan 1954 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters, Robert Douglas, J. Carrol Naish, Hugh O'Brian, Richard Long, Jay Silverheels, Anthony Caruso, George J. Lewis, Antonio Moreno
Canadian Mountie O'Rourke (Alan Ladd) rescues Grace (Shelley Winters) from an Indian ambush and prevents Sioux Indians from encouraging dissent among the friendly Cree Indians.
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The Sign of Zorro 1958  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Norman Foster, Lewis Foster
Cast: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Britt Lomond, George J. Lewis, Lisa Gaye, Romney Brent, Tony Russel, Jan Arvan, John Dehner
This Disney film is a reworking of several episodes of the popular "Zorro" TV show. It doesn't come off that well.
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Twilight on the Rio Grande 1947 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Gene Autry, Sterling Holloway, Adele Mara, Bob Steele, Charles Evans, George J. Lewis, Kenne Duncan, Robert J. Wilke, Martin Garralaga, Howard Negley
Gene Autry and his sidekick (Sterling Holloway) find out their friend (Bob Steele) has met his end and are out to get justice for those responsible.
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Wagon Team 1952 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Gail Davis, Gregg Barton, Dickie Jones, George J. Lewis, Gordon Jones, Harry Harvey, Henry Rowland, Pierce Lyden
Gene Autry is a Wells Fargo detective and goes after the bad guys who stole the payroll.
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Wagon Wheels Westward 1945 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: R.G. Springsteen
Cast: Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft, Emmett Lynn, Dick Curtis, Jay Kirby, George J. Lewis, Tom London, Kenne Duncan, George Chesebro
Red Ryder (Bill Elliott) and sidekick Little Beaver (Robert Blake) come to the aid of Red's aunt (Alice Fleming) by leading a wagon train with settlers to a small town. What they don't know is that the town has been evacuated by the citizens after hearing of a gold strike, and in the place of the town's officials a gang has set up shop awaiting the arrival of the settlers in order to get their money.
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When My Baby Smiles at Me 1948 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Jack Oakie, June Havoc, James Gleason, Richard Arlen, Robert Emmett Keane, Jean Wallace, George J. Lewis, J. Farrell MacDonald
Dan Dailey was nominated for the Academy Award for his role in this film about a team (Betty Grable and Dailey) who break up but get back together via the stage.
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White Gorilla 1945  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Harry L. Fraser
Cast: Ray Corrigan, Lorraine Miller, Frank Merrill, George J. Lewis, Francis Ford, Budd Buster, Charles King
Starting with a 1927 silent film ("Perils of the Jungle"), new footage was added, which resulted in–you guessed it–one of the very worst films ever. A white gorilla (Frank Merrill, from the 1927 film) is snubbed by the black gorillas because he is white. This makes him sad and angry, but he will soon fight to save the African continent. To make matters worse, the gorilla costumes don't fit all that well.
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A Yank in Libya 1942 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: H.B. Warner, Walter Woolf King, Joan Woodbury, Harry Parke, Duncan Renaldo, George J. Lewis, Wilhelm von Brincken, Howard Banks, Amarilla Morris
Unwilling to give in when authorities fail to listen to his claims that Nazis are providing Libyan natives with guns, American correspondent Mike Malone (Walter Woolf King) continues the investigation on his own.
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Zorro's Black Whip 1944 N/R, 182 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Cast: Linda Stirling, Francis McDonald, George J. Lewis, Lucien Littlefield, Hal Taliaferro, John Merton, John Hamilton, Tom Chatterton, Jack Kirk, Tom London, Jay Kirby, Si Jenks
Stagecoach owner Dan Hammond (Francis McDonald) is opposed to statehood for Idaho and will stop at nothing to influence the upcoming vote. He kills the editor of the town's newspaper, a statehood supporter. But now he must deal with the editor's sister, Barbara Meredith (Linda Stirling), who not only takes over the paper but also dons a black suit and mask to take care of the problem–just like her famous ancestor Zorro. This is a 12-episode serial with good "cliffhangers" between episodes.
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| 1. Bandits of El Dorado (1949)
2. The Big Land (1957)
3. The Big Sombrero (1949)
4. Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
5. Desert Legion (1953)
6. The Fighting Marines (1935)
7. G-men vs. the Black Dragon (1943)
8. Phantom Killer (1942)
9. Rainbow Over Texas (1946)
10. Ride, Ranger, Ride (1936)
11. Santiago (1956)
12. Saskatchewan (1954)
13. The Sign of Zorro (1958)
14. Twilight on the Rio Grande (1947)
15. Wagon Team (1952)
16. Wagon Wheels Westward (1945)
17. When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
18. White Gorilla (1945)
19. A Yank in Libya (1942)
20. Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
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