Beau Geste 1926  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Herbert Brenon
Cast: Ronald Colman, Neil Hamilton, Ralph Forbes, Alice Joyce, Mary Brian, Noah Beery, Norman Trevor, William Powell, George Regas, Bernard Siegel, Victor McLaglen, Donald Stuart, Ram Singh, Redmond Finlay, Paul McAllister
After his aunt, Lady Brandon (Alice Joyce) steals valuable jewelry, Beau Geste (Ronald Colman) takes the blame and then flees the country with his brothers, Digby (Neil Hamilton) and John (Ralph Forbes). They join the French Foreign Legion, and Beau and John end up under the leadership of brutal Sergeant Lejaune (Noah Beery) who, unbeknownst to the brothers, is aware that Beau is wanted by the police. Lejaune plots to get the jewels that are rumored to be in Beau's possession, but Arab forces attack, and Beau is killed. More tragedies ensue before John is the sole surviving brother, and he heads home to his fiancee Isobel (Mary Brian). An exellent silent film.
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Beau Ideal 1931  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Herbert Brenon
Cast: Frank McCormick, Ralph Forbes, Loretta Young, Irene Rich, Lester Vail, Otto Matieson, Don Alvarado, Bernard Siegel, Myrtle Stedman, John St. Polis, Hale Hamilton, George Regas, Bernard Siegel
Ralph Forbes, who starred in the 1926 silent film, "Beau Geste," returns to his role in this sequel that involves the desert reunion of childhood friends John Geste (Ralph Forbes) and Otis Madison (Lester Vail).
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The Californian 1937  N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Gentleman from California
Director: Gus Meins
Cast: Ricardo Cortez, Marjorie Weaver, Katherine DeMille, Maurice Black, Morgan Wallace, Nigel De Brulier, George Regas, Pierre Watkin, Jim Farley, Edward Keane, Gene Reynolds, Ann Gillis
During 1855, Ramon Escobar (Ricardo Cortez) returns to California after completing school in Spain and discovers that corrupt politicians are using tax collectors to force old Californians off their land. Ramon takes on the cause to bring justice back to the area.
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Daniel Boone 1936  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: David Howard
Cast: George O'Brien, Heather Angel, John Carradine, Ralph Forbes, Clarence Muse, George Regas, Dickie Jones, Huntley Gordon, Harry Cording, Crauford Kent
Pioneers head for Kentucky under the protective lead of frontiersman Daniel Boone.
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Isle of Fury 1936 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank McDonald
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Woods, Paul Graetz, Gordon Hart, E.E. Clive, George Regas, Sidney Bracey, Tetsu Komai, Houseley Stevenson
This screen adaptation of Somerset Maugham's "The Narrow Corner" stars Humphrey Bogart as Val Stevens, a fugitive who, while hiding out on a South Seas island, falls in love.
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The Love Light 1921  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frances Marion
Cast: Mary Pickford, Evelyn Dumo, Raymond Bloomer, Fred Thomson, Eddie Phillips, Albert Prisco, George Regas, Jean De Briac
Angela (Mary Pickford) runs a lighthouse (that she names "The Love Light") off the coast of Italy while she awaits her friend and two brothers who are off in the war. An American seaman is washed ashore, Angela takes him in, and they fall in love. The sailor turns out to be a German spy, and now Angela must deal with the consequences in this heavy drama. The story was written and directed by Pickford's friend (Frances Marion), who got the story from a woman's account of her experiences in World War I.
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 The Mark of Zorro 1940 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Western / Romance
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard, J. Edward Bromberg, Eugene Pallette, Montagu Love, George Regas, Janet Beecher, Robert Lowery, Chris-Pin Martin, Bell Mitchell, Eugene Borden, Frank Puglia, John Bleifer
Don Diego Vega (Tyrone Power) is an aristocrat who returns to California in the early 1800s and fights the injustice of dictator Don Luis Quintero (J. Edward Bromberg) and his henchman Capt. Pasquale (Basil Rathbone) who are now ruling the district after displacing Don Diego's father Don Alejandro (Montagu Love) as governor. Don Diego is in love with Quintero's niece, Lolita (Linda Darnell), but he dons his mask and becomes Zorro, fighting against Quintero's corruption and leaving his mark as he battles for justice. Lots of fun and adventure.
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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance 1938  N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Peter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson, Robert Kent, J. Edward Bromberg, Chick Chandler, George Regas, Frederick Vogeding, Al Kikume, James B. Leong
Mr. Moto is back in action while on an archeological expedition in the Indochina jungles. He saves a young aviatrix who is on a secret mission, quells a revolution, and uncovers a munitions site. A busy fellow.
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Rebellion 1936 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western / Thriller / Romance
Director: Lynn Shores
Cast: Tom Keene, Rita Hayworth, Duncan Renaldo, William Royle, Gino Corrado, Roger Gray, Robert McKenzie, Allan Cavan, Jack Ingram, Lita Cortez, Theodore Lorch, Merrill McCormick, Al Haskell, George Regas
Life in the new state of California in 1850 is not easy for some of the Mexicans because land-grabbers are trying to drive them off their land. One such victim is Paula (Rita Hayworth) whose father was killed. She appeals to Washington, and John Carroll (Tom Keene) is sent to bring law and order. He not only does that and win the hand of Paula, but he becomes the state's first Governor.
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Red Blood of Courage 1935 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English
Cast: Kermit Maynard, Ann Sheridan, Reginald Barlow, Ben Hendricks Jr., George Regas, Nat Carr, Charles King, Carl Mathews, Milburn Morante, Art Dillard
Gang leader Pete Drago (Reginald Barlow) poses as Mark Henry in order to obtain Henry's oil. But into town rides Mountie Jim Sullivan (Kermit Maynard), and he quickly becomes involved in saving the day.
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The Robin Hood of El Dorado 1936 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama / Western / Romance
Director: William A. Wellman
Cast: Warner Baxter, Ann Loring, Bruce Cabot, Margo, J. Carrol Naish, Edgar Kennedy, Charles Trowbridge, Francis McDonald, Edgar Kennedy, Soledad Jimenez, Carlos De Valdez, Eric Linden, Harvey Stephens, Ralph Remley, George Regas
Beautiful location shots enhance this definitely fictionalized biography of a real-life Mexican marauder, Joaquin Murrieta (Warner Baxter), who commits brutal crimes to avenge his wife Rosita's (Margo) death. Branded an outlaw, Joaquin joins forces with bandit Three-Fingered Jack (J. Carrol Naish), and they steal horses and guns for their army of Mexicans who join them on a rampage. Their brutality culminates in a deadly gun battle when Joaquin's friend Bill Warren (Bruce Cabot) leads a posse in pursuit of the marauders.
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Rose-Marie 1936 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Musical
aka: Indian Love Call
Director: W.S. Van Dyke
Cast: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, James Stewart, Reginald Owen, Alan Mowbray, David Niven, George Regas, Robert Greig, Una O'Connor, Lucien Littlefield
Set in the Canadian Rockies, this story involves the romance of a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman, Sergeant Bruce (Nelson Eddy), and the beautiful Marie de Flor (Jeanette MacDonald) who find love despite Marie's criminal brother.
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Sixteen Fathoms Deep 1934 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Armand Schaefer
Cast: Sally O'Neil, Lon Chaney Jr., George Regas, Maurice Black, Lloyd Ingraham, Si Jenks, Russell Simpson, Jack Kennedy, Constantine Romanoff, Richard Alexander
Creighton Chaney (Lon Chaney Jr.) invests in a boat for sponge fishing to gain enough cash to marry his girlfriend (Sally O'Neil) but runs into trouble in his endeavor.
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Waikiki Wedding 1937 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Frank Tuttle
Cast: Bing Crosby, Bob Burns, Martha Raye, Shirley Ross, Leif Erickson, Grady Sutton, Anthony Quinn, Granville Bates, Spencer Charters, George Regas, George Barbier, Mitchell Lewis, Nick Lukats, Maurice Liu, Emma Dunn
Tony Marvin (Bing Crosby), a public relations representative for a Hawaiian pineapple company, comes up with the idea of a beauty contest as a publicity stunt. The winner is Georgia Smith (Shirley Ross), and she arrives on Hawaii with her friend Myrtle Finch (Martha Raye). But, Georgia does not like Hawaii and wants to leave. To solve the problem, Tony tries romancing Georgia to convince her to remain. It works! This film's "Sweet Leilani" won the Academy Award for Best Song. Another popular song from the picture was "Blue Hawaii."
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The Way to Love 1933 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Maurice Chevalier, Ann Dvorak, Edward Everett Horton, Arthur Pierson, Minna Gombell, Douglass Dumbrille, John Miljan, Sidney Toler, Blanche Friderici, George Regas
Street vendor Francois (Maurice Chevalier) becomes involved with Madeleine (Ann Dvorak) after she leaves the circus and her partner.
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| 1. Beau Geste (1926)
2. Beau Ideal (1931)
3. The Californian (1937)
aka: The Gentleman from California
4. Daniel Boone (1936)
5. Isle of Fury (1936)
6. The Legion of Missing Men (1937)
7. The Love Light (1921)
8. The Mark of Zorro (1940)
9. Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)
10. Rebellion (1936)
11. Red Blood of Courage (1935)
12. The Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)
13. Rose-Marie (1936)
aka: Indian Love Call
14. Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1934)
15. Waikiki Wedding (1937)
16. The Way to Love (1933)
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