Bars of Hate 1936  N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Regis Toomey, Sheila Terry, "Snub" Pollard, Molly O'Day, Robert Warwick, Fuzzy Knight, Gordon Griffith, Arthur Loft, John Elliott, Jack Cowell
After District Attorney Ted Clark (Regis Toomey) saves pickpocket Danny ("Snub" Pollard) from an angry mob, he returns the stolen purse to its owner, Ann Dawson (Sheila Terry). When they learn that Ann is carrying evidence that her brother on death row is innocent, Ted and Danny join forces to protect her from gangsters and take the proof to the Governor (John Elliott).
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A Face in the Fog 1936  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: June Collyer, Lloyd Hughes, Lawrence Gray, Al St. John, Jack Mulhall, Jack Cowell, John Elliott, Sam Flint, Forrest Taylor, Ed Cassidy, Jack "Tiny" Lipson, Fred Parker
A hunchbacked killer has shot and killed cast members of a theater company performing the play, "Satan's Bride." But never fear, journalists (June Collyer and Al St. John) are on the case, collecting clues and hoping to stop the murderer in his tracks.
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Shadow of Chinatown 1936  N/R, 300 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Bruce Bennett, Joan Barclay, Luana Walters, Maurice Liu, Charles King, William Buchanan, Forrest Taylor, Jack Cowell, James B. Leong, George Chan
In this 15-episode serial, mad-scientist Victor Poten (Bela Lugosi)–a hater of both Orientals and Caucasians–is hired to disrupt Chinese trade in Chinatown. Using his own special inventions, he seems to succeed until caught by our hero Martin Andrews (Bruce Bennett). An edited, feature-length version was released simultaneously. Very cheap, but Lugosi is always fun to watch.
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What Price Crime? 1935 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Albert Herman
Cast: Charles Starrett, Noel Madison, Virginia Cherrill, Charles Delaney, Jack Mulhall, Nina Guilbert, Henry Roquemore, John Elliott, Arthur Loft, Jack Cowell, Lafe McKee, Fred "Snowflake" Toones
G-man Allen Grey (Charles Starrett) goes undercover as a prizefighter in order to catch the gang that is smuggling firearms that they steal from the government. The trail leads to nightclub owner Douglas Worthington (Noel Madison) who turns out to be the gang leader. Our hero's task becomes more difficult when he falls in love with Worthington's sister (Virginia Cherrill).
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| 1. Bars of Hate (1936)
2. A Face in the Fog (1936)
3. Shadow of Chinatown (1936)
4. What Price Crime? (1935)
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