Air Devils 1938 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John Rawlins Cast: Larry J. Blake, Dick Purcell, Beryl Wallace, Mamo Clark, Minerva Urecal, Charles Brokaw, Forbes Murray, LeRoy Mason, Paul Sutton, Al Kikume, Billy Wayne, Michael Visaroff
Ace pilots Horseshoe (Larry J. Blake) and Slats (Dick Purcell) work as cops on a South Pacific island where they both fall for the beautiful Lolano (Mamo Clark). But, Lolano appears interested in someone else, so Horseshoe and Slats head off on a rescue mission against marauding natives.
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Arabian Nights 1942 N/R, 85 min. Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: John Rawlins Cast: Sabu, Jon Hall, Maria Montez, Leif Erickson, Billy Gilbert, Edgar Barrier, Richard Lane, Turhan Bey, John Qualen, Shemp Howard, William "Wee Willie" Davis, Thomas Gomez, Jeni Le Gon, Robert Greig, Charles Coleman
After his brother Kamar (Leif Erickson) tries and fails to kill him, Haroun-Al-Raschid (Jon Hall) is nursed back to health by the sultry Scheherazade (Maria Montez). Now–with help from Ali Ben Ali (Sabu), Sinbad (Shemp Howard), and Aladdin (John Qualen)–Haroun-Al-Raschid sets out to regain his position as the legal heir to the throne of the Kalif of Baghdad.
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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome 1947 N/R, 65 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller aka: Dick Tracy Meets Karloff Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure
Director: John Rawlins Cast: Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, Edward Ashley, Lyle Latell, Skelton Knaggs, Tony Barrett, Joseph Crehan, Jason Robards Sr., June Clayworth, Jim Nolan, Milton Parsons, Lex Barker, Robert Bray, Harry Strang
Dastardly criminal Gruesome (Boris Karloff) uses gas bombs to paralyze victims while he robs banks–until Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) comes to the rescue.
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Dick Tracy's Dilemma 1947 N/R, 60 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery
Director: John Rawlins Cast: Ralph Byrd, Lyle Latell, Kay Christopher, Jack Lambert, Ian Keith, Tony Barrett, Tom Keene, Jason Robards Sr., Harry Strang, Bernadene Hayes, Jimmy Conlin, William B. Davidson, Al Bridge, Sean McClory
Chester Gould's comic-strip characters are back–this time Ralph Byrd again takes on the title role of Dick Tracy who must contend with Steve "The Claw Michel" (Jack Lambert) whose hand is a steel claw.
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Overland Mail 1942 N/R, 275 min. Genre: Western
Director: Ford Beebe, John Rawlins Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Helen Parrish, Don Terry, Noah Beery Jr., Bob Baker, Noah Beery, Tom Chatterton, Charles Stevens, Robert Barron, Harry Cording, Marguerite De La Motte, Ben Taggart
In this 15-episode serial, government agents Jim Lane (Lon Chaney Jr.) and Sierra Pete (Noah Beery Jr.) investigate what's going on with mail deliveries that are being ambushed. It's all about getting the franchise, and the bad guys dress up as Indians to divert the blame.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror 1942 N/R, 65 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: John Rawlins Cast: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, Reginald Denny, Montagu Love, Henry Daniell, Thomas Gomez, Olaf Hytten, Lon Chaney Jr., Leyland Hodgson
Set in World War II Europe, this story involves efforts to stop a Nazi radio broadcast whose propaganda is throwing terror into the hearts of courageous Britons.
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We've Never Been Licked 1943 N/R, 103 min. Genre: Drama
Director: John Rawlins Cast: Richard Quine, Noah Beery Jr., Robert Mitchum, Anne Gwynne, Martha O'Driscoll, Moroni Olsen, Samuel S. Hinds, Harry Davenport, Mantan Moreland, William Frawley
A young American, raised in Japan, is faced with the dilemma of which country he wants to ally with following the Japanese attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor.
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Young Fugitives 1938 N/R, 67 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: John Rawlins Cast: Harry Davenport, Robert Wilcox, Dorothea Kent, Larry J. Blake, Clem Bevans, Mary Treen, Tom Ricketts, Henry Roquemore, Mira McKinney, George Guhl, Eddie Acuff, Edward Hearn
Ray Riggins (Robert Wilcox) plans to rob his deceased father's friend, Joel Bentham (Harry Davenport), of $50,000. But the two become friends, and, under Joel's influence, Ray adopts an honest lifestyle.
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| 1. Air Devils (1938)
2. Arabian Nights (1942)
3. Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947) aka: Dick Tracy Meets Karloff aka: Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure
4. Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
5. Overland Mail (1942)
6. Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
7. We've Never Been Licked (1943)
8. Young Fugitives (1938)
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