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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The Hurricane Express 1932 N/R, 225 min. Genre: Action
Director: J.P. McGowan, Armand Schaefer Cast: Tully Marshall, Conway Tearle, John Wayne, Shirley Grey, J. Farrell MacDonald, Matthew Betz, James P. Burtis, Lloyd Whitlock, Joseph W. Girard, Edmund Breese, Al Bridge, Charles King
In this 12-episode serial, trains are being wrecked by "The Wrecker," a master of disguises. After pilot Larry's (John Wayne) father is killed in one of the wrecks, Larry is determined to find the culprit, despite the red herrings thrown up before him.
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Murder at Glen Athol 1936 N/R, 64 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Frank R. Strayer Cast: John Miljan, Irene Ware, Iris Adrian, Noel Madison, Oscar Apfel, Barry Norton, Harry Holman, Betty Blythe, Wilson Benge, E.H. Calvert, James P. Burtis, Lew Kelly
While on vacation, detective Bill Holt (John Miljan) attends a party at a country mansion where death takes center stage when three guests are murdered.
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Mystery Man 1935 N/R, 65 min. Genre: Drama / Comedy / Mystery
Director: Ray McCarey Cast: Robert Armstrong, Maxine Doyle, Henry Kolker, LeRoy Mason, James Burke, Guy Usher, Dell Henderson, Monte Collins, Norman Houston, James P. Burtis, Otto Fries, Sam Lufkin, Sam Flint, Lee Shumway
Chicago reporter Larry Doyle (Robert Armstrong) celebrates receiving a big bonus, goes on an all-night bender, wakes up in St. Louis, and loses his job. It doesn't take long before Larry finds himself the suspect in a murder case and, with help from passing-stranger Anne (Maxine Doyle), sets out to clear his name by solving the case and identifying the real murderer.
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Sinister Hands 1932 N/R, 65 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Armand Schaefer Cast: Jack Mulhall, Phyllis Barrington, Crauford Kent, Mischa Auer, Louis Natheaux, Lloyd Ingraham, James P. Burtis, Phillips Smalley, Gertrude Messinger, Helen Foster, Lillian West, Bess Flowers
Police Captain Herbert Devlin (Jack Mulhall) investigates a wealthy man's murder during a seance. There are plenty of attendees at the seance who had a motive in this low-budget, forgettable film.
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Tailspin Tommy and the Great Air Mystery 1935 N/R, 220 min. Genre: Adventure aka: The Great Air Mystery
Director: Ray Taylor Cast: Clark Williams, Jean Rogers, Delphine Drew, Noah Beery Jr., Bryant Washburn, Pat J. O'Brien, Herbert Heywood, Matthew Betz, Harry Worth, Manuel Lopez, Charles A. Browne, James P. Burtis
Despite anti-aircraft fire, bombs, and a volcano, Tailspin Tommy Tompkins (Clark Williams) and pal Skeeter Milligan (Noah Beery Jr.) prevent rebels from taking over a Latin American country's oil reserves. A 12-part serial for the 1930s' Saturday matinees.
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Twentieth Century 1934 N/R, 91 min. Genre: Comedy
Director: Howard Hawks Cast: John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, Ralph Forbes, Etienne Girardot, Dale Fuller, Herman Bing, James P. Burtis, Edgar Kennedy
The title of this film refers to the name of a New York to California passenger train that forms the centerpiece for this funny story about a movie producer (John Barrymore) and a fledgling star (Carole Lombard) who is trying to fly out of the nest.
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Wings in the Dark 1935 N/R, 75 min. Genre: Drama
Director: James Flood Cast: Myrna Loy, Cary Grant, Roscoe Karns, Hobart Cavanaugh, Dean Jagger, Bert Hanlon, James P. Burtis, Russell Hopton, Samuel S. Hinds, Matt McHugh
Skywriting pilot Sheila Mason (Myrna Loy) falls in love with, and encourages, a blind ex-pilot (Cary Grant) to publish stories about his flying experiences.
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| 1. Arizona Mahoney (1936) aka: Arizona Thunderbolt
2. Ghost Patrol (1936)
3. The Hurricane Express (1932)
4. Murder at Glen Athol (1936)
5. Mystery Man (1935)
6. Sinister Hands (1932)
7. Tailspin Tommy and the Great Air Mystery (1935) aka: The Great Air Mystery
8. Twentieth Century (1934)
9. Wings in the Dark (1935)
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