Black Dragons 1942 N/R, 61 min. Genre: Mystery / Thriller / Drama
Director: William Nigh Cast: Bela Lugosi, Joan Barclay, Clayton Moore, George Pembroke, Robert Frazer, Edward Peil Sr., Robert Fiske, Frank Melton, Irving Mitchell, Kenneth Harlan, Max Hoffman Jr., Joseph Eggenton, I. Stanford Jolley, Jack Cheatham, Jack Holmes
Doctor Melcher (Bela Lugosi) performs plastic surgery on the "Black Dragons," a group of Japanese who are potential saboteurs in the U.S. during World War II. Disguised as Caucasians, they hope to infiltrate American cities.
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Freckles Comes Home 1942 N/R, 63 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama / Action
Director: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Johnny Downs, Gale Storm, Mantan Moreland, Irving Bacon, Bradley Page, Betty Blythe, Marvin Stephens, Walter Sande, Max Hoffman Jr., Laurence Criner, John Ince, Gene O'Donnell, Irving Mitchell, Si Jenks
Freckles (Johnny Downs) arrives home from college with big plans for himself and his hometown. But he begins with a rough start when gangsters have holed up in town with the intent of robbing the bank. Freckles must deal with the situation while also dealing with his sweetheart, Jane (Gale Storm). Based on Gene Stratton-Porter's stories.
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Gang's All Here 1941 N/R, 63 min. Genre: Drama aka: In the Night
Director: Jean Yarbrough Cast: Frankie Darro, Mantan Moreland, Marcia Mae Jones, Keye Luke, Jackie Moran, Irving Mitchell, Ed Cassidy, Pat Gleason, Jack Kenney, Laurence Criner, Paul Bryar, Jack Ingram, Robert Homans
Young truck drivers Frankie (Frankie Darro) and Jefferson (Mantan Moreland) work for a firm that is being put out of business by a rival that forces trucks off the road and then hijacks the contents. Frankie, Jefferson, and their friends Chick and Patsy (Jackie Moran and Marcia Mae Jones) decide to take action.
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Secrets of the Lone Wolf 1941 N/R, 62 min. Genre: Mystery / Drama / Romance
Director: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Warren William, Ruth Ford, Roger Clark, Victor Jory, Eric Blore, Thurston Hall, Fred Kelsey, Victor Kilian, Marlo Dwyer, John Harmon, Lester Sharpe, Irving Mitchell, Joe McGuinn, Walter Sande, Harry Strang
A pretty good episode in the series as our hero Michael Lanyard (Warren William), who is also known as The Lone Wolf, has problems when his trusty butler Jamison (Eric Blore) is mistaken for his boss by jewel thieves. The butler is forced to aid in the theft of the Napoleon jewels, which have been entrusted to the Lone Wolf's protection during a steamship voyage.
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Sky Raiders 1941 N/R, 230 min. Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor Cast: Donald Woods, Billy Halop, Reed Hadley, Roy Gordon, John Holland, Irving Mitchell, Robert Armstrong, Eduardo Ciannelli, Alex Callam, Kathryn Adams, Jacqueline Dalya, Jean Fenwick, Phil Warren, Edgar Edwards, Bill Cody Jr.
In this 12-episode serial, a new, top secret fighter plane is nearing completion and ready for testing. But there are plenty of enemy agents who have designs on the plane.
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| 1. Black Dragons (1942)
2. Freckles Comes Home (1942)
3. Gang's All Here (1941) aka: In the Night
4. Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
5. Sky Raiders (1941)
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