Borrowed Trouble 1948  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Anne O'Neal, John Parrish, Cliff Clark, Helen Chapman, Earle Hodgins, Herbert Rawlinson, Elaine Riley, John Kellogg, Don Haggerty
When Steve (John Parrish) builds a saloon–in competition with another bar in town–next to Lucy's (Anne O'Neal) schoolhouse, she begins a feud by throwing apples through the bar's windows. When Lucy is kidnapped, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd), along with sidekicks California (Andy Clyde) and Lucky (Rand Brooks), steps in to take care of the situation. This is the final film of the "Hopalong Cassidy" series of about 66 films–a series that featured action, humor, and often better-than-average plots.
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Four Faces West 1948  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Western
aka: They Passed This Way
Director: Alfred E. Green
Cast: Joel McCrea, Frances Dee, Charles Bickford, Joseph Calleia, William Conrad, Martin Garralaga, Raymond Largay, John Parrish, Dan White, Davison Clark, Houseley Stevenson, Sam Flint
Normally honest rancher Ross (Joel McCrea) resorts to bank robbery when his family homestead is threatened. He does, however, leave an IOU with the teller, intending to pay the money back. Sheriff Pat Garrett (Charles Bickford) sets out on his trail as Ross meets several people on his trek to avoid arrest. But Pat gets his man.
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Kronos 1957 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Jeff Morrow, Barbara Lawrence, John Emery, George O'Hanlon, Morris Ankrum, Kenneth Alton, John Parrish, Jose Gonzales-Gonzales, Marjorie Stapp, Robert Shayne
The 1950s were full of low-budget sci-fi films, and this one is as fun as any of them. The aliens send a monsterous metal monster to absorb the Earth's energy. As it does its work it grows and grows. Can the scientists stop it before it gets to Southern California and all the people?
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Unexpected Guest 1947 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Una O'Connor, Joel Friedkin, Earle Hodgins, Ian Wolfe, John Parrish, Robert Williams
After inheriting a ranch, the new heirs are greeted with murder and mayhem until Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) rides to the rescue.
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| 1. Borrowed Trouble (1948)
2. The Dead Don't Dream (1948)
3. Four Faces West (1948)
aka: They Passed This Way
4. Kronos (1957)
5. Unexpected Guest (1947)
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