Black Angel 1946   N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Roy William Neill
Cast: Dan Duryea, June Vincent, Peter Lorre, Broderick Crawford, Constance Dowling, Wallace Ford, Hobart Cavanaugh, Freddie Steele, John Phillips, Ben Bard, Junius Matthews, Marion Martin
Although innocent, Kirk Bennett (John Phillips) is sentenced to death for the murder of Martin Blair's (Dan Duryea) ex-wife (Constance Dowling). Kirk's wife, Catherine (June Vincent), teams up with Martin to prove Kirk's innocence.
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Can't Help Singing 1944 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Frank Ryan
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Robert Paige, Akim Tamiroff, David Bruce, Leonid Kinskey, June Vincent, Ray Collins, Andrew Tombes, Thomas Gomez, Clara Blandick
The senator's daughter (Deanna Durbin) loves a U.S. Army officer, but the senator, not caring for him, sends his unit to California. Now she is on the way West by all sorts of transportation, picking up companions on the way. Not much plot, but Deanna's singing is great, and Jerome Kern's musical score won an Academy Award nomination. This is Deanna's only Technicolor film.
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The Challenge 1948  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Jean Yarbrough
Cast: Tom Conway, June Vincent, John Newland, Eily Malyon, Terry Kilburn, Richard Stapley, Stanley Logan, Oliver Blake, Houseley Stevenson, Leyland Hodgson
Tom Conway is Bulldog Drummond for the second (and last) time in this weak episode. A sea captain, who is thought to know the location of a hidden treasure of gold, is murdered by greedy relatives. Bulldog Drummond is out to bring those responsible to justice.
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The Climax 1944 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: George Waggner
Cast: Boris Karloff, Susanna Foster, Turhan Bey, Gale Sondergaard, Thomas Gomez, George Dolenz, June Vincent, Ludwig Stossel, Scotty Beckett, William Edmunds
A psychopath, Doctor Hohner (Boris Karloff), is obsessed with a young opera soprano, Angela (Susanna Foster), whose singing reminds him of the woman in his past who he loved and then killed.
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Colorado Sundown 1952 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Witney
Cast: Rex Allen, Mary Ellen Kay, Slim Pickens, June Vincent, Fred Graham, John Daheim, Louise Beavers, Chester Clute, Clarence Straight
Rex Allen and his miracle horse, Koko, accompany a friend to Colorado where the friend is to inherit a large ranch. But–a conniving brother/sister team plan on getting the ranch and will stop at nothing to obtain it. This very low budget film also includes a few Rex Allen songs.
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Here Come the Co-Eds 1945 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jean Yarbrough
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Peggy Ryan, Martha O'Driscoll, Lon Chaney Jr., Donald Cook, Charles Dingle, June Vincent, Richard Lane, Joe Kirk
Janitors Slats (Bud Abbott) and Oliver (Lou Costello) help raise funds for the posh girl's school where they work.
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The Lone Wolf and His Lady 1949  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Hoffman
Cast: Ron Randell, June Vincent, Alan Mowbray, William Frawley, Collette Lyons, Douglass Dumbrille, Arthur Space, Philip Van Zandt, Jack Overman, Robert Barrat
One last time around for the Lone Wolf as Ron Randell takes on the Lone Wolf role. This last one is probably the poorest as a valuable diamond is stolen from an exhibition and, of course, the Lone Wolf is the prime suspect, both because of his past and his presence on the scene as a news reporter.
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Trapped by Boston Blackie 1948 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Seymour Friedman
Cast: Chester Morris, June Vincent, Richard Lane, Patricia Barry, Edward Norris, George E. Stone, Frank Sully, Fay Baker, William Forrest, Sarah Selby, Mary Currier, Pierre Watkin, Ben Welden, Abigail Adams, Bess Flowers
While Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) and his sidekick The Runt (George E. Stone) are guarding a priceless pearl necklace that Claire Carter (Sarah Selby) plans to wear at a party she is giving, the necklace disappears. Inspector Farraday (Richard Lane) investigates and finds the necklace in Blackie's pocket. Once again, Blackie and The Runt escape and set out to find the thief in order to clear their names.
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| 1. Black Angel (1946)
2. Can't Help Singing (1944)
3. The Challenge (1948)
4. The Climax (1944)
5. Colorado Sundown (1952)
6. Here Come the Co-Eds (1945)
7. The Lone Wolf and His Lady (1949)
8. Trapped by Boston Blackie (1948)
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