Air Devils 1938  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance
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, Billy Young, Glenn Strange, Donald Kerr
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, James Nolan, Milton Parsons, Lex Barker, Robert Bray, Harry Strang
Dastardly criminal Gruesome (Boris Karloff) uses gas bombs to paralyze victims while he robs banks. When Gruesome accidentally inhales the gas, the police believe that he has died and take him to the morgue. When Gruesome awakens, he escapes and is preparing for more robberies–until Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) and his sidekick Pat Patton (Lyle Latell) come 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, Charles Marsh
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. The Claw steals furs, and Humphrey (Charles Marsh), who owns Flawless Furs, is a victim. Tracy and his sidekick Pat Patton (Lyle Latell) are in pursuit, and the end comes when The Claw accidentally gets hooked on a live wire from a trolley and electrocutes himself.
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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 / Drama / Thriller
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, Hillary Brooke, Herbert Evans, Mary Gordon, Charles Jordan, Gavin Muir
Set during World War II in Europe, this story involves efforts to stop a Nazi radio broadcast whose propaganda is throwing terror into the hearts of courageous Britons. Sir Evan Barham (Reginald Denny) of the British Inner Council hires Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. Watson (Nigel Bruce) to find the German spy who has been giving information to the Nazi broadcaster warning of acts of terror that are about to take place. Holmes uncovers a plot that could destroy England and saves the country from the saboteurs.
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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, William "Billy" Benedict, Eddie Chandler, Robert McKenzie
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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