Arizona Mahoney 1936  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Arizona Thunderbolt
Director: James P. Hogan
Cast: Joe Cook, Robert Cummings, Buster Crabbe, June Martel, Marjorie Gateson, John Miljan, Dave Chasen, Irving Bacon, Billy Lee, Fred Kohler, James P. Burtis, Frank Mayo, Jim Mason, Jack Perrin
Arizona Mahoney (Joe Cook), who makes a living being shot out of a cannon in the circus, and his piano-playing partner Phillip Randall (Robert Cummings) decide to settle down in the West, and, with help from the circus elephant, they round up a gang of rustlers.
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Blind Husbands 1919  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Erich von Stroheim
Cast: Sam De Grasse, Francelia Billington, Erich von Stroheim, Gibson Gowland, Fay Holderness, Ruby Kendrick, Valerie Germonprez, Jack Perrin, Richard Cummings, William DeVaull
An Austrian lieutenant (Erich von Stroheim) and an American couple meet at a resort in the Alps. The lieutenant sets his sights on the American wife, and a flirtation begins. But, when the husband finds out about the lieutenant's behavior, there is a price to pay. Erich von Stroheim's first directorial effort.
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Dynamite Ranch 1932  N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Forrest Sheldon
Cast: Ken Maynard, Ruth Hall, Jack Perrin, Arthur Hoyt, Alan Roscoe, Albert J. Smith, John(2) Beck, George C. Pearce, Martha Mattox, Lafe McKee, Edmund Cobb, Charles LeMoyne
Blaze (Ken Maynard), falsely accused of a train robbery, escapes and–with the help of a rancher's daughter (Ruth Hall) and the rancher's assistant–comes up with the real culprit. Plenty of good action, despite the ultra-low budget and old sets.
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Mystery Squadron 1933  N/R, 220 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Colbert Clark, David Howard
Cast: Bob Steele, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Lucile Browne, Jack Mulhall, Purnell Pratt, Robert Frazer, J. Carrol Naish, Lafe McKee, Bob Kortman, Edward Hearn, Edward Peil Sr., Jack Mower, Jack Perrin
The "Black Ace" and his squadron of masked pilots intend to blow up a large dam project. But flyers Fred (Bob Steele) and Bill (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams) come to the aid of the project foreman (Lafe McKee) and eventually uncover who the "Black Ace" is in this 12-chapter serial.
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The Painted Stallion 1937 N/R, 210 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alan James, Ray Taylor, William Witney
Cast: Ray Corrigan, Hoot Gibson, LeRoy Mason, Duncan Renaldo, Sammy McKim, Hal Taliaferro, Jack Perrin, Ed "Oscar" Platt, Lou Fulton, Jean Carmen, Yakima Canutt, George DeNormand
This 12-chapter Serial is entertaining, if you are into old Westerns. U.S. agent Clark Stewart (Ray Corrigan) is sent to Santa Fe to complete a trade agreement with Mexico. Meanwhile, Walter Jamison (Hoot Gibson) leads a wagon train West to Santa Fe with passengers that are hoping to take advantage of the agreement. But the evil governor of Santa Fe (Alfredo Dupray) attempts to undermine the negotiations AND stop the wagon train from arriving. Throughout the journey, a mysterious rider on a beautiful, painted stallion shoots whistling arrows to protect the wagon train passengers. Plenty of action, and old West heroes such as Kit Carson, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie add to the festivities.
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The Purple Vigilantes 1938 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Purple Riders
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Joan Barclay, Earl Dwire, Earle Hodgins, Francis Sayles, George Chesebro, Robert Fiske, Jack Perrin, Ernie Adams, William Gould
A purple-hooded vigilante group is formed to rid the town of outlaws, and their efforts succeed. But now some of the group, posing as the vigilantes, start scamming the citizens–until the Three Mesquiteers arrive on the scene. One of the better films in the series.
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The Treasure of Lost Canyon 1952 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ted Tetzlaff
Cast: William Powell, Julie Adams, Rosemary DeCamp, Tommy Ivo, Henry Hull, Charles Drake, Chubby Johnson, John Doucette, Marvin Press, Frank Wilcox, Griff Barnett, Jack Perrin
Eccentric Doc Brown (William Powell) rescues orphan David (Tommy Ivo) from a medicine show where he has been exploited. They become good friends, but surprises lie ahead when David finds a treasure chest and hides it.
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| 1. Arizona Mahoney (1936)
aka: Arizona Thunderbolt
2. Blind Husbands (1919)
3. Dynamite Ranch (1932)
4. Mystery Squadron (1933)
5. The Painted Stallion (1937)
6. The Purple Vigilantes (1938)
aka: Purple Riders
7. The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952)
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