Charlie Chan in Shanghai 1935 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: James Tinling Cast: Warner Oland, Irene Hervey, Jon Hall, Russell Hicks, Keye Luke, Halliwell Hobbes, Neil Fitzgerald, Harry Strang, Pat O'Malley, Frederick Vogeding, Max Wagner, Lynn Bari, Russell Hopton
An opium smuggling gang in Charlie Chan's (Warner Oland) hometown in China becomes the target of Charlie's investigation when he returns for a visit. Charlie's Number One Son, Lee (Keye Luke), is on hand to help, which is good because Charlie trusts no one involved in the official investigation. By story's end, Charlie does uncover the identity of the gang leader.
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Mr. Moto's Gamble 1938 N/R, 71 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: James Tinling Cast: Peter Lorre, Keye Luke, Dick Baldwin, Lynn Bari, Douglas Fowley, Harold Huber, Max "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom, Ward Bond, Lon Chaney Jr., Paul Fix
Ace detective Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre) goes behind the scenes of the boxing world to unravel the truth behind a boxer's death.
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Riders of the Purple Sage 1941 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Western
Director: James Tinling Cast: George Montgomery, Mary Howard, Robert Barrat, Lynne Roberts, Kane Richmond, Patsy Patterson, Richard Lane, Oscar O'Shea, LeRoy Mason, Frank McGrath
This telling of the Zane Grey story, again without the novel's religious undertones, has Jim Lassiter (George Montgomery) showing up to help his niece, who is being cheated out of her inheritance by a crooked judge (Robert Barrat). The judge also heads a vigilante group that is, in reality, a thieving and murdering group trying to get the settlers out of the area.
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| 1. Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
2. Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
3. Riders of the Purple Sage (1941)
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