Amateur Crook 1937  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Sam Katzman
Cast: Bruce Bennett, Joan Barclay, Monte Blue, Jack Mulhall, Vivien Oakland, Jimmy Aubrey, Fuzzy Knight, Henry Roquemore, Edward Earle, Forrest Taylor, Fern Emmett, Charles Williams, Sam Adams
After Jerry Cummings (Forrest Taylor) gives as collateral a large diamond to loan sharks (Monte Blue and Jack Mulhall), his daughter Betsy (Joan Barclay) pretends to be a thief to keep the loan sharks from running off with the diamond. But, artist Jimmy Baxter (Bruce Bennett), who is not aware of Betsy's true identity, interferes because he thinks the loan sharks are good guys.
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Black Dragons 1942  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
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
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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Blake of Scotland Yard 1937  N/R, 300 min.
Genre: Adventure / Mystery
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: Herbert Rawlinson, Ralph Byrd, Joan Barclay, Lloyd Hughes, Dickie Jones, Lucille Lund, Nick Stuart, Sam Flint, Jimmy Aubrey, Theodore Lorch, George DeNormand
In this 15-episode serial, Scotland Yard inspector Sir James Blake (Herbert Rawlinson) sponsors the invention of a death ray by Dr. Jerry Sheehan (Ralph Byrd). But, guess what. The dastardly "Scorpion" wants it for his own villainous work. One of the better serials that was also cut down to a feature-length edition.
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The Corpse Vanishes 1942 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Wallace Fox
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters, Tristram Coffin, Elizabeth Russell, Minerva Urecal, Vince Barnett, Joan Barclay, Angelo Rossitto, Kenneth Harlan, Gwen Kenyon, Frank Moran, George Eldredge, Eddie Kane, Murdock MacQuarrie
Mad scientist Doctor Lorenz (Bela Lugosi) kidnaps and murders young brides to give his aged wife, the Countess (Elizabeth Russell), eternal youth–until Pat Hunter (Luana Walters) sets the trap that snares the crazed doctor.
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Death Rides the Plains 1944 N/R, 53 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Robert Livingston, Al St. John, Joan Barclay, Ray Bennett, Patti McCarty, I. Stanford Jolley, George Chesebro, John Elliott, Kermit Maynard, Slim Whitaker, Karl Hackett, Ted Mapes
Ben and Rogan (Ray Bennett and I. Stanford Jolley) have a good thing going: they advertise to sell a ranch, tell the prospective buyer to bring the cash, and then kill the buyer and take the money. But their days are numbered when The Lone Rider (Robert Livingston) and sidekick Fuzzy (Al St. John) get involved. One of many "Lone Rider" films.
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Flying Wild 1941 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William West
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Donald Haines, Joan Barclay, David Gorcey, Bobby Stone, Ernest Morrison, Dave O'Brien, Eugene Francis, Herbert Rawlinson, George Pembroke, Dennis Moore
Mugs (Leo Gorcey) and the rest of the East Side Kids work at an airplane factory where they uncover a plot to steal secrets and provide them to enemy agents.
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The Gaucho 1927  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Adventure / Romance
Director: F. Richard Jones
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Lupe Velez, Eve Southern, Joan Barclay, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Michael Vavitch, Charles Stevens, Nigel De Brulier, Albert MacQuarrie, Mary Pickford, Chris-Pin Martin, William B. Davidson
After a child is saved from death by a miracle in the Andes, a shrine is built and a city grows around it–a city with many riches. That means the bad guys must be on their way to take over the city, which they do. The "Gaucho" (Douglas Fairbanks) leads a band of outlaws into the city to save the day, but it will not be an easy task. One of Fairbanks' better, though less-known, films.
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Lightning Carson Rides Again 1938 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Tim McCoy, Joan Barclay, Frank Wayne, Ted Adams, Forrest Taylor, Bob Terry, Jane Keckley, Ben Corbett, Frank LaRue, James Flavin, Reed Howes, Karl Hackett
When "Lightning Bill" Carson's (Tim McCoy) nephew Paul (Bob Terry) is accused of murder, Carson poses as a Mexican to infiltrate the gang that is really behind the murder. The job becomes tougher when his disguise is revealed.
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The Little Giant 1933 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Helen Vinson, Mary Astor, Kenneth Thomson, Russell Hopton, Shirley Grey, Don Dillaway, Berton Churchill, Selmer Jackson, Dewey Robinson, Louise Mackintosh, Rolfe Sedan, Joan Barclay, Guy Usher, William Worthington
Prohibition has ended, and Chicago gangster Bugs Ahearn (Edward G. Robinson) and chief lieutenant Al Daniels (Russell Hopton) head west to Santa Barbara where Bugs plans to gain respectability. Bugs rents a mansion from Ruth Wayburn (Mary Astor) and hires her as his personal assistant and social secretary. Meanwhile, Bugs falls in love with socialite Polly Cass (Helen Vinson) and asks her to marry him. But, Polly, without Bugs' knowledge, continues her affair with John Staley (Kenneth Thomson), and her family swindles Bugs out of his ill-gotten fortune. When Ruth, who has fallen in love with Bugs, finally tells Bugs about Polly's family's activities, Bugs calls in the mob to help him out.
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Mr. Wise Guy 1942 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall, Billy Gilbert, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Douglas Fowley, Joan Barclay, Warren Hymer, Ann Doran, Gabriel Dell, Jack Mulhall, Bobby Stone
The East Side Kids are wrongly accused of stealing a truck and are summarily sent to reform school. Meanwhile, Bill (Douglas Fowley), the brother of Danny (Bobby Jordan), is falsely accused of and sentenced to death for a murder. The boys come up with the solution to the crimes–and just in time.
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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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Second Chorus 1940 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Charles Butterworth, Burgess Meredith, Frank Melton, Jimmy Conlin, Artie Shaw, Don Brodie, Marjorie Kane, Joan Barclay, Willa Pearl Curtis, William "Billy" Benedict, Michael Visaroff, Adia Kuznetzoff, Charles R. Moore
Good music and dancing enhance this story about two musicians, Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor (Fred Astaire and Burgess Meredith), who vie for the attentions of Ellen Miller (Paulette Goddard).
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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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The Shanghai Cobra 1945 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: Sidney Toler, Benson Fong, Mantan Moreland, Joan Barclay, Walter Fenner, James Cardwell, James Flavin, Addison Richards, Arthur Loft, Janet Warren
Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) and his son, Tommy Chan (Benson Fong), heed the U.S. government's call for help in solving a case of suspicious deaths following cobra bites.
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West of Nevada 1936 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: Rex Bell, Joan Barclay, Al St. John, Steve Clark, Georgia O'Dell, Dick Botiller, Frank McCarroll, Forrest Taylor, Bob Woodward, Horace B. Carpenter
A banker and his hired guns are intent on stealing gold from an Indian reservation, but they must deal with Jim Carden (Rex Bell) who comes to the aid of the Indians.
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Whirlwind Horseman 1938 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western / Romance
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: Ken Maynard, Billy Griffith, Joan Barclay, Kenneth Harlan, Joseph W. Girard, Glenn Strange, Dave O'Brien, Budd Buster, Kenny Dix, Roger Williams, Walter Shumway, Lew Meehan, Carl Mathews, George Morrell, Bud Osborne
Ken Morton and Happy Holmes (Ken Maynard and Bill Griffith) are on their way to their friend Cherokee's (Budd Buster) mine when they find themselves involved with an outlaw gang, led by Ritter (Roger Williams), that has been terrorizing ranchers. They first suspect that rancher Jim Radford (Joseph W. Girard) is behind the rustling but later turn their focus to the real villain.
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| 1. Amateur Crook (1937)
2. Black Dragons (1942)
3. Blake of Scotland Yard (1937)
4. The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
5. Death Rides the Plains (1944)
6. The Falcon Out West (1944)
7. Flying Wild (1941)
8. The Gaucho (1927)
9. Lightning Carson Rides Again (1938)
10. The Little Giant (1933)
11. Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
12. The Purple Vigilantes (1938)
aka: Purple Riders
13. Second Chorus (1940)
14. Shadow of Chinatown (1936)
15. The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
16. West of Nevada (1936)
17. Whirlwind Horseman (1938)
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