 Annie Get Your Gun 1950  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Family / Western / Comedy / Musical / Romance
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, J. Carrol Naish, Edward Arnold, Keenan Wynn, Benay Venuta, Clinton Sundberg, James Harrison, Mae Clarke, John Hamilton, Anne O'Neal, William Tannen, Frank Wilcox, Chief Yowlachie
This film features Irving Berlin songs "Anything You Can Do," "Doin' What Comes Naturally," and "There's No Business Like Show Business." It is the story of sharpshooter Annie Oakley's (Betty Hutton) life in Buffalo Bill's (Louis Calhern) Wild West Show and her romance with the show's star sharpshooter Frank Butler (Howard Keel).
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Bells of Coronado 1950  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Pat Brady, Grant Withers, Leo Cleary, Clifton Young, Stuart Randall, John Hamilton, Edmund Cobb, Rex Lease
Uranium ore is missing, and insurance investigator Roy Rogers is on the trail. The chase is on as he tries to head off the thieves before their airplane getaway.
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Borrowed Hero 1941 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Lewis D. Collins
Cast: Alan Baxter, Florence Rice, John Hamilton, Constance Worth, Stanley Andrews, Marlo Dwyer, Richard Terry, Mary Gordon, Jerry Marlowe, George Dobbs, Paul Everton, Guy Usher, John Maxwell, Karl Hackett
Crusading young attorney Roger Anderson (Alan Baxter) gets help from newspaper reporter Ann Thompson (Florence Rice)–who just happens to be Roger's girlfriend. As a result of their combined efforts, Roger cracks a crime syndicate, brings it to justice, and becomes a national hero.
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Davy Crockett, Indian Scout 1950 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Indian Scout
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: George Montgomery, Ellen Drew, Philip Reed, Noah Beery Jr., Paul Guilfoyle, Chief Thundercloud, Addison Richards, Robert Barrat, Erik Rolf, Billy Wilkerson, John Hamilton, Vera Marshe, Jimmy Moss, Kenne Duncan, Ray Teal
This film was made five years before Disney made Davy Crockett a national craze. This story involves the nephew and namesake of Davy Crockett (George Montgomery), who is a U.S. military scout, and his cohort Red Hawk (Philip Reed). They lead a wagon train through the hostile Indian Territory, but someone in Crockett's military unit is spying on the wagon trains and tipping off the Indians who then attack. At first, Red Hawk is suspected, but he is vindicated when the real culprit is revealed.
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The Fatal Hour 1940  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Mr. Wong at Headquarters
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Boris Karloff, Marjorie Reynolds, Charles Trowbridge, Craig Reynolds, Frank Puglia, Jason Robards Sr., Grant Withers, John Hamilton, Harry Strang, Lita Chevret
While trying to solve the murder of a police officer, Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) uncovers a jewelry smuggling ring.
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 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 1940  N/R, 225 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Director: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Charles Middleton, Anne Gwynne, Frank Shannon, John Hamilton, Herbert Rawlinson, Shirley Deane, Lee Powell, Roland Drew, Tom Chatterton, Don Rowan, Ben Taggart, Victor Zimmerman, Edgar Edwards
Flash Gordon (Buster Crabbe) is back in action in this 12-episode serial as the "Purple Death," a lethal plague, hits Earth. Flash's nemesis, Ming the Merciless (Charles Middleton) of the planet Mong, is behind it. So, Flash and friends return to Mong seeking the antidote. Of course, the powers of Ming will make that difficult.
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The Great Flamarion 1945 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Erich von Stroheim, Mary Beth Hughes, Dan Duryea, Steve Barclay, Lester Allen, Esther Howard, Michael Mark, Joseph Granby, John Hamilton, Carmen(2) Lopez
Circus performing marksman The Great Flamarion (Erich von Stroheim) falls for his assistant, Connie (Mary Beth Hughes). But, there is a problem: Connie is married to Al (Dan Duryea). The solution is to "accidentally" kill Al, and the deed is done. But, will Connie stick with the circus marksman, or will she move on to another man?
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In This Our Life 1942 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, George Brent, Dennis Morgan, Charles Coburn, Billie Burke, Hattie McDaniel, William Forrest, Frank Craven, Lee Patrick, Mary Servoss, Ernest Anderson, Edward Fielding, William B. Davidson, John Hamilton
Two sisters, Stanley (Bette Davis) and Roy (Olivia de Havilland), are in love with the same man, Craig (George Brent). Although Roy and Craig are married, he decides to leave his wife for Stanley.
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Johnny Apollo 1940 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Tyrone Power, Dorothy Lamour, Edward Arnold, Lloyd Nolan, Charley Grapewin, Lionel Atwill, Marc Lawrence, Jonathan Hale, Russell Hicks, Fuzzy Knight, Harry Rosenthal, Charles(2) Lane, Selmer Jackson, Charles Trowbridge, John Hamilton
Robert Cain Sr. (Edward Arnold) is a wealthy broker who is convicted of embezzlement and sent to jail. His upstanding son, Bob (Tyrone Power), is ashamed of his father and changes his name. After relenting, Bob decides to try to get his father released, but that takes money and means working for mobster Mickey Dwyer (Lloyd Nolan). Bob uses the alias of "Johnny Apollo" and hooks up with Mickey, but both end up in the same jail as Bob's father. All the problems get worked out, and Bob even wins the heart of Mickey's daughter Lucky Dubarry (Dorothy Lamour).
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The Judge 1949 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Elmer Clifton
Cast: Milburn Stone, Katherine DeMille, Paul Guilfoyle, Stanley Waxman, Norman Budd, Jonathan Hale, John Hamilton, Joseph Forte, Jess Kirkpatrick, Herb Vigran, Barney Phillips, Charles Williams, Tom Holland, Bob Jellison, Al Rosman
When defense lawyer Martin Strang (Milburn Stone) suspects that his wife Lucille (Katherine DeMille) is having an affair with court psychiatrist Dr. James Anderson (Paul Guilfoyle), he plots to have her killed. First, he writes a will giving his money to the families who have been hurt by the criminals he defended. Then, he defends William Jackson (Paul Guilfoyle) on a murder charge, wins his freedom, but then is murdered by Jackson. His plan has backfired, but evidence points to Lucile and Dr. Anderson as the murderers. When they are arrested, Anderson kills himself. That act leaves Lucille–who has been left destitute by Martin's will–all alone in the world.
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 The Maltese Falcon 1941  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: John Huston
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Walter Huston, Elisha Cook Jr., Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, Gladys George, Ward Bond, Jerome Cowan, James Burke, Murray Alper, John Hamilton, Emory Parnell
Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart), private eye, tries to find a mysterious bejeweled statue of a Maltese Falcon. Along the way, he encounters murder and intrigue. It's fun to watch how Sam Spade uses his wits to solve the mystery. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Sydney Greenstreet), and Writing-Screenplay (John Huston).
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A Man Betrayed 1937 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John H. Auer
Cast: Edward J. Nugent, Kay Hughes, Lloyd Hughes, John Wray, Edwin Maxwell, Theodore von Eltz, Thomas E. Jackson, William Newell, Smiley Burnette, John Hamilton, Ralf Harolde, Carleton Young
Oil company executive Frank Powell (Edward J. Nugent) is framed for a murder and teams up with a group of thieves–led by Sparks (John Wray)–who helps prove his innocence.
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Marshal of Cedar Rock 1953 N/R, 54 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Harry Keller
Cast: Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Phyllis Coates, Roy Barcroft, William Henry, Robert Shayne, John Crawford, John Hamilton, Kenneth MacDonald, Herbert Lytton
Henry Mason (Roy Barcroft) has inside information that the railroad will soon come to Cedar Rock, so he proceeds to buy up surrounding land expecting to make a windfall later. But the Marshal (Allan "Rocky" Lane) senses that something is going on and uses an innocent, convicted man to help in bringing Henry to justice.
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Mr. Wong, Detective 1938 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Maxine Jennings, Evelyn Brent, William Gould, Lucien Prival, John Hamilton, George Lloyd, Frank Bruno, Lee Tung Foo, John St. Polis, Hooper Atchley, Wilbur Mack, Lynton Brent
This film is the first in a series of mysteries investigated by Chinese detective Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff). Wong investigates a murder in which poison gas was the murder weapon.
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Northwest Trail 1945  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Derwin Abrahams
Cast: Bob Steele, Joan Woodbury, John Litel, Madge Bellamy, Raymond Hatton, George Meeker, Ian Keith, Charles Middleton, John Hamilton, Bill Hammond, Bud Osborne, Al Ferguson
Mountie Matt O'Brien (Bob Steele) is assigned to escort Easterner Kate Owens (Joan Woodbury) to a remote area to see her uncle. Trouble lies ahead as Kate's money is stolen, and the Mountie Sergeant appears to be involved in a gold-smuggling ring. A cheaply made film, and it shows.
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Phantom Killer 1942 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury, John Hamilton, Warren Hymer, Mantan Moreland, J. Farrell MacDonald, Gayne Whitman, Kenneth Harlan, George J. Lewis, Elliott Sullivan, Karl Hackett, Frank Ellis
District Attorney Edward Clark (Dick Purcell) prosecutes the rich, popular, deaf mute John G. Harrison (John Hamilton) on a murder charge. When John is acquitted, the DA investigates and uncovers the fact that the Hamiltons are twin brothers, and the "normal" one is the bad guy. Remake of 1933's "The Sphinx."
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 The Roaring Twenties 1939  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: James Cagney, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Jeffrey Lynn, Gladys George, Frank McHugh, Paul Kelly, Elisabeth Risdon, Edward Keane, Joe Sawyer, Eddie Acuff, Joseph Crehan, George Meeker, John Hamilton, Robert Elliott
When Eddie Bartlett (James Cagney) returns to America as a veteran of World War I, he fails to find conventional employment. Instead, he forms a successful bootlegging business and is joined by wartime friend George Hally (Humphrey Bogart). Coming to their aid is another buddy, lawyer Lloyd Hart (Jeffrey Lynn). This is one of the better gangster films made in Hollywood.
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Sitting Bull 1954 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sidney Salkow
Cast: Dale Robertson, Mary Murphy, J. Carrol Naish, Iron Eyes Cody, John Litel, William Hopper, Douglas Kennedy, William Tannen, Joel Fluellen, John Hamilton, Thomas Browne Henry, Al Wyatt
In this reasonably accurate account of the story surrounding the Battle of Little Big Horn, Major Parrish (Dale Robertson) fights for Indian rights, but General Custer presses on into battle. In the aftermath, the Major is tried for treason and sentenced to death. Sitting Bull (J. Carrol Naish), Chief of the Sioux Indians, appeals to President Grant to pardon Major Parrish. The President, knowing the Major from the Civil War, grants the pardon.
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Strange Illusion 1945  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Out of the Night
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: Jimmy Lydon, Sally Eilers, Warren William, Regis Toomey, Charles Arnt, George Reed, Jayne Hazard, Sonia Sorel, John Hamilton, Pierre Watkin
Paul (Jimmy Lydon) has been having nightmares in which his father, who was killed under suspicious circumstances, warns him that a stranger will threaten his family. True to his dreams, smooth Brett (Warren William) shows up to woo Paul's mother (Sally Eilers). Paul investigates and puts himself in danger. An interesting takeoff on "Hamlet." 1 User Review
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| | Hamlet-like plot in modern (1945) setting | darknessatnoon 01/10/2007 | | Quite enjoyed it... not quite film noir... moves well... mostly plausible... framing device is hokily done (but so was Bill's)... cast looks familiar from 1950s TV Superman series. |
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Zorro's Black Whip 1944 N/R, 182 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Wallace Grissell
Cast: Linda Stirling, Francis McDonald, George J. Lewis, Lucien Littlefield, Hal Taliaferro, John Merton, John Hamilton, Tom Chatterton, Jack Kirk, Tom London, Jay Kirby, Si Jenks
Stagecoach owner Dan Hammond (Francis McDonald) is opposed to statehood for Idaho and will stop at nothing to influence the upcoming vote. He kills the editor of the town's newspaper, a statehood supporter. But now he must deal with the editor's sister, Barbara Meredith (Linda Stirling), who not only takes over the paper but also dons a black suit and mask to take care of the problem–just like her famous ancestor Zorro. This is a 12-episode serial with good "cliffhangers" between episodes.
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| 1. Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
2. Bells of Coronado (1950)
3. Borrowed Hero (1941)
4. Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)
aka: Indian Scout
5. The Fatal Hour (1940)
aka: Mr. Wong at Headquarters
6. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
7. The Great Flamarion (1945)
8. In This Our Life (1942)
9. Johnny Apollo (1940)
10. The Judge (1949)
11. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
12. A Man Betrayed (1937)
13. Marshal of Cedar Rock (1953)
14. Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
15. Northwest Trail (1945)
16. Phantom Killer (1942)
17. The Roaring Twenties (1939)
18. Sitting Bull (1954)
19. Strange Illusion (1945)
aka: Out of the Night
20. Zorro's Black Whip (1944)
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