 The Big Trail 1930  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Romance
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, El Brendel, Tully Marshall, Tyrone Power Sr., Ward Bond, Helen Parrish, Frederick Burton, Ian Keith, Charles Stevens, Louise Carver, Iron Eyes Cody, David Rollins, DeWitt Jennings, William V. Mong
In John Wayne's first starring role, he plays Brick Coleman who guides a wagon train pioneering the Oregon Trail. Along the trek, the wagon train confronts desert heat, steep cliffs, a fierce storm, an Indian attack, and swollen rivers. Brick fearlessly leads the wagons while still finding time to romance Ruth Cameron (Marguerite Churchill)–despite competition from gambler Bill Thorpe (Ian Keith) and villain Red Flack (Tyrone Power Sr.).
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The Black Shield of Falworth 1954  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar, Barbara Rush, Dan O'Herlihy, Patrick O'Neal, Rhys Williams, Herbert Marshall, Ian Keith, Claud Allister
Based on Howard Pyle's novel, "Men of Iron," this is the story of young Knight Myles (Tony Curtis) who fights for his King, Henry IV (Ian Keith)–and for the love of Lady Anne.
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The Buccaneer 1938 N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Fredric March, Franciska Gaal, Margot Grahame, Akim Tamiroff, Walter Brennan, Anthony Quinn, Ian Keith, Spring Byington, Douglass Dumbrille, Robert Barrat
Pirate Jean Lafitte (Fredric March) allies with the United States in the War of 1812 and is able to beat the British on the high seas. Pretty good; typical DeMille saga.
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 Cleopatra 1934  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon, Gertrude Michael, Joseph Schildkraut, Ian Keith, C. Aubrey Smith, Irving Pichel, Ian Maclaren, John Carradine, Arthur Hohl, Edwin Maxwell, Eleanor Phelps, Leonard Mudie, William Farnum
Good performances enhance this excellent film that won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and was nominated for Best Picture. Claudette Colbert easily handles the title role of the seductive Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt, who uses her wiles on the Roman emperor Julius Caesar (Warren William). Then, after Caesar is killed, she turns her attentions to Caesar's rival, Marc Antony (Henry Wilcoxon), and enters into a romance destined for tragedy.
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Corregidor 1943  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Otto Kruger, Elissa Landi, Donald Woods, Frank Jenks, Rick Vallin, Wanda McKay, Ian Keith, Ruby Dandridge, Eddie Hall, Frank Jaquet, Ted Hecht, Ted Adams
On the island of Corregidor, U.S. and Philippine troops took a stand against the Japanese advances early in World War II. This is the backdrop for a story which really focuses on a love triangle of three doctors who treat injured soldiers on the island. Stock footage from years earlier was used along with the staged scenes in this low-budget effort that, nonetheless, helped to keep the home folks supportive of the War.
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The Crusades 1935  N/R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Loretta Young, Henry Wilcoxon, Ian Keith, Katherine DeMille, C. Aubrey Smith, Joseph Schildkraut, Alan Hale, C. Henry Gordon, George Barbier, Montagu Love
In this Cecil B. DeMille historical epic, Richard the Lionhearted (Henry Wilcoxon) leads a crusade to the Holy Land to wrest control from the infidels.
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Dick Tracy vs. Cueball 1946 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery
Director: Gordon Douglas
Cast: Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Lyle Latell, Rita Corday, Dick Wessel, Ian Keith, Joseph Crehan, Douglas Walton, Skelton Knaggs, Esther Howard, Byron Foulger, Jimmy Crane, Milton Parsons
Morgan Conway takes on Ralph Byrd's role of detective Dick Tracy who, this time around, is on the trail of Cueball (Dick Wessel), the leader of a gang of jewel thieves.
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Dick Tracy's Dilemma 1947 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery
Director: John Rawlins
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Lyle Latell, Kay Christopher, Jack Lambert, Ian Keith, Tony Barrett, Tom Keene, Jason Robards Sr., Harry Strang, Bernadene Hayes, Jimmy Conlin, William B. Davidson, Al Bridge, Sean McClory
Chester Gould's comic-strip characters are back–this time Ralph Byrd again takes on the title role of Dick Tracy who must contend with Steve "The Claw Michel" (Jack Lambert) whose hand is a steel claw.
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The Divine Lady 1929 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: Corinne Griffith, Victor Varconi, H.B. Warner, Ian Keith, Marie Dressler, Dorothy Cumming, William Conklin, Montagu Love, Helen Jerome Eddy, Julia Swayne Gordon, Michael Vavitch, Evelyn Hall
Amidst exciting sea battles, this film tells the story of the scandalous affair between Lady Hamilton (Corinne Griffith) and Lord Horatio Nelson (Victor Varconi), which leads to her influence providing supplies for Nelson's fleet and, ultimately, the British victory. Frank Lloyd won an Academy Award for Best Director.
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Five Graves to Cairo 1943 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Billy Wilder
Cast: Franchot Tone, Anne Baxter, Akim Tamiroff, Erich von Stroheim, Peter van Eyck, Fortunio Bonanova, Miles Mander, Konstantin Shayne, Fred Nurney, Ian Keith
Remade from 1939's "Hotel Imperial," this story is updated to World War II, and it is the Germans–not Russians–who are the object of conspiracy as a hotel guest (Franchot Tone) tries to obtain military secrets from Field Marshal Rommel (Erich von Stroheim).
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Fog Island 1945 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Terry O. Morse
Cast: George Zucco, Lionel Atwill, Jerome Cowan, John Whitney, Veda Ann Borg, Sharon Douglas, Ian Keith, Jacqueline deWit, George Lloyd
Leo (George Zucco) was framed for his wife's murder and is now out of jail. It is revenge time, so he invites former associates to a mansion on a foggy island to uncover the guilty person. Good atmosphere in this cheaply made, but watchable, film that has a fine B-movie cast with good interactions between Zucco and Atwill's characters.
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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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It Came from Beneath the Sea 1955 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Robert Gordon
Cast: Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis, Ian Keith, Dean Maddox Jr., Chuck Griffiths, Harry Lauter, Richard W. Peterson, Del Courtney, Tol Avery
H-bomb tests have had a bad effect on the giant, six-tentacled octopus. It escapes from Pete Mathews' (Kenneth Tobey) nuclear submarine and heads for San Francisco while the submarine captain and a pair of scientists tries to figure out how to deal with it. But before they can take care of the monster, it wrecks the Golden Gate Bridge as well as other San Francisco landmarks. As usual, special effects innovator Ray Harryhausen's scenes are excellent for the time.
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The Love of Sunya 1927 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert Parker
Cast: Gloria Swanson, John Boles, Anders Randolf, Andres de Segurola, Hugh Miller, Ian Keith, Pauline Garon, Florabelle Fairbanks, Raymond Hackett, Ivan Lebedeff
Lavish sets and costumes highlight this tale of a reincarnated woman, Sunya (Gloria Swanson), who originally lived in ancient Egypt. A priest (Hugh Miller), who had caused her ancient death, helps her make decisions on which lover to choose by using his powers to foresee the future.
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Mary of Scotland 1936 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: John Ford
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Fredric March, Florence Eldridge, Douglas Walton, John Carradine, Robert Barrat, Gavin Muir, Ian Keith, Moroni Olsen, Ralph Forbes, William Stack, Alan Mowbray, Frieda Inescort, Donald Crisp, David Torrence
In the 16th century, Mary was the Roman-Catholic Queen of Scotland and had many battles with her Protestant cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England. This is the story of Mary's (Katharine Hepburn) martyrdom when Elizabeth's (Florence Eldridge) allies ensure Mary's demise.
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Nightmare Alley 1947 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edmund Goulding
Cast: Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, Helen Walker, Taylor Holmes, Mike Mazurki, Ian Keith, Roy Roberts, James Flavin, Julia Dean
The life of carnival barker Stan Carlisle (Tyrone Power) takes a downward spiral when he becomes involved with mind-reader Zeena (Joan Blondell) and subsequent blackmailing.
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Northwest Trail 1945  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Derwin Abrahams
Cast: Bob Steele, Joan Woodbury, John Litel, Madge Bellamy, Raymond Hatton, George Meeker, Ian Keith, Charles Middleton, John Hamilton, Bill Hammond, Bud Osborne, Al Ferguson
Mountie Matt O'Brien (Bob Steele) is assigned to escort Easterner Kate Owens (Joan Woodbury) to a remote area to see her uncle. Trouble lies ahead as Kate's money is stolen, and the Mountie Sergeant appears to be involved in a gold-smuggling ring. A cheaply made film, and it shows.
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 Queen Christina 1933 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Cast: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone, Elizabeth Young, C. Aubrey Smith, Reginald Owen, Georges Renavent, David Torrence, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Ferdinand Munier, Akim Tamiroff
Based on the life of 17th-century Queen of Sweden Christina (Greta Garbo), this story involves her love affair with a Spanish ambassador, Antonio (John Gilbert), that has the whole country questioning the wisdom of having a Catholic as a member of the royal family.
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Remember Pearl Harbor 1942 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Drama
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
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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The Sign of the Cross 1932 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Fredric March, Elissa Landi, Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton, Ian Keith, Harry Beresford, John Carradine, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Arthur Hohl, Nat Pendleton
The fiddling of Roman Emperor Nero (Charles Laughton) while Rome burns and Christians seeking religious freedom while facing the threat of being fed to the lions are depicted in this Cecil B. DeMille drama, which was cut down and reissued in 1944 with a World War II prologue added.
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Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise 1931 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Cast: Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Jean Hersholt, John Miljan, Alan Hale, Hale Hamilton, Theodore von Eltz, Russell Simpson, Cecil Cunningham, Ian Keith
A Swedish immigrant, Susan Lenox (Greta Garbo), heads for the city to escape from her father and ends up in the arms of Rodney (Clark Gable).
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The Three Musketeers 1948 N/R, 128 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama / Romance
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Gene Kelly, Lana Turner, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Vincent Price, Gig Young, Angela Lansbury, Keenan Wynn, Reginald Owen, Frank Morgan, John Sutton, Robert Coote, Ian Keith, Patricia Medina, Richard Wyler
For the sheer fun of spotting many MGM stars, this is a good rendition of the Alexandre Dumas classic novel about D'Artagnan (Gene Kelly) and the musketeers'–Athos, Porthos, and Aramis (Van Heflin, Gig Young, and Robert Coote)–reaction to Louis XIII (Frank Morgan) and the calculating Cardinal Richelieu (Vincent Price).
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The Three Musketeers 1935 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Walter Abel, Paul Lukas, Moroni Olsen, Onslow Stevens, Heather Angel, Margot Grahame, Ian Keith, Ralph Forbes, Rosamond Pinchot, John Qualen, Miles Mander, Lumsden Hare, Murray Kinnell, Nigel De Brulier
This is not a bad rendition of Alexandre Dumas' D'Artagnan (Walter Abel) and his musketeers who roam 17th-century France during the reign of Louis XIII (Miles Mander). It doesn't, however, have as much action as later versions.
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Wallaby Jim of the Islands 1937 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Adventure / Musical / Drama
Director: Charles Lamont
Cast: George Houston, Ruth Coleman, Douglas Walton, Wilhelm von Brincken, Mamo Clark, Juan Torena, Syd Saylor, Colin(2) Campbell, Warner Richmond, Nick Thompson, Wilson Benge, Ian Keith, Edward Gargan, Kenneth Harlan, Chris-Pin Martin
Wallaby Jim (George Houston) has problems involving associate Norman Brooks' (Douglas Walton) gambling problem, and danger also looms for Jim and his crew on a pearl fishing expedition as they sail the South Pacific. Jim's rival, Adolph Richter (Wilhelm von Brincken), jumps Jim's claim because of Norman's gambling, which has put the operation in jeopardy and, in true pirate fashion, tries to take control of the pearls.
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| 1. The Big Trail (1930)
2. The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
3. The Buccaneer (1938)
4. The Chinese Cat (1944)
aka: Charlie Chan: The Chinese Cat
5. Cleopatra (1934)
6. Corregidor (1943)
7. The Crusades (1935)
8. Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
9. Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
10. The Divine Lady (1929)
11. Five Graves to Cairo (1943)
12. Fog Island (1945)
13. Identity Unknown (1945)
14. It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
15. The Love of Sunya (1927)
16. Mary of Scotland (1936)
17. Nightmare Alley (1947)
18. Northwest Trail (1945)
19. Queen Christina (1933)
20. Remember Pearl Harbor (1942)
21. The Sign of the Cross (1932)
22. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise (1931)
23. The Three Musketeers (1948)
24. The Three Musketeers (1935)
25. Wallaby Jim of the Islands (1937)
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