The Bat 1959  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Crane Wilbur
Cast: Vincent Price, Agnes Moorehead, Gavin Gordon, John Sutton, Lenita Lane, Darla Hood, John Bryant, Harvey Stephens, Mike Steele, Elaine Edwards
Adapted from Mary Roberts Rinehart's novel, this is the story of mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder's (Agnes Moorehead) experiences after she rents a country mansion in which one million dollars in securities are hidden. A hooded killer "The Bat" wants those securities and will murder anyone who gets in his way. Mysterious and dangerous events ensue as the local police detective (Gavin Gordon) investigates–but there is more to the detective than meets the eye.
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Castle in the Desert 1942  N/R, 51 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman
Cast: Sidney Toler, Arleen Whelan, Richard Derr, Douglass Dumbrille, Victor Sen Yung, Henry Daniell, Edmund MacDonald, Steven Geray, Lucien Littlefield, George Chandler, Lenita Lane, Ethel Griffies, Milton Parsons, Eric Wilton, Oliver Blake
While visiting a remote castle owned by Paul Manderley (Douglass Dumbrille) and his wife Lucy (Lenita Lane) in the Mojave desert, Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) finds himself involved in a murder case after weekend guest Professor Gleason (Lucien Littlefield) is poisoned. As Chan and number two son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) try to solve the case, they cannot eliminate any of the residents–including Manderley and his wife whose ancestors were known for poisoning their enemies. Dungeons and secret passages lie in wait as Chan and Jimmy unravel the case. One of the best in the series.
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Dead Men Tell 1941 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman
Cast: Sidney Toler, Robert Weldon, Sheila Ryan, Victor Sen Yung, George Reeves, Donald Douglas, Kay Aldridge, Ethel Griffies, Truman Bradley, Paul McGrath, Lenita Lane, Milton Parsons, Pat Flaherty, Lee Phelps, Tim Ryan
Elderly, eccentric Miss Nodbury (Ethel Griffies) suffers a heart attack and dies while preparing to set out on a hunt for the $60 million family fortune that was inherited from her ancestor, pirate Black Hook. Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) and #2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) investigate and learn that Miss Nodbury was frightened to death by a "ghost" that she believed was Black Hook. In fact, the killer was dressed up as Black Hook, and now Charlie must identify the culprit.
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The Devil on Wheels 1947  N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Crane Wilbur
Cast: Noreen Nash, Darryl Hickman, Terry Moore, James Cardwell, Damian O'Flynn, Lenita Lane, Ann Burr, William Forrest, Sue England, Robert Arthur
Micky Clark (Darryl Hickman) and his teenage friends take part in illegal drag races that, eventually, lead to the death of Micky's best friend and injury to his own mother.
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The Mad Magician 1954 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: John Brahm
Cast: Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Eva Gabor, John Emery, Patrick O'Neal, Jay Novello, Donald Randolph, Lenita Lane, Roy Engel, Lyle Talbot
A crazed magician (Vincent Price) uses his inventions to murder the opposition–his fellow magicians.
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Murder by the Clock 1931 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Edward Sloman
Cast: William "Stage" Boyd, Lilyan Tashman, Irving Pichel, Regis Toomey, Blanche Friderici, Walter McGrail, Sally O'Neil, Lester Vail, Frank Sheridan, Lenita Lane
Police Lieutenant Valcour (William "Stage" Boyd) is put in the position of tying together a bizarre woman who has a communications device in her grave with a series of murders performed like clockwork.
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| 1. The Bat (1959)
2. Castle in the Desert (1942)
3. Dead Men Tell (1941)
4. The Devil on Wheels (1947)
5. The Mad Magician (1954)
6. Murder by the Clock (1931)
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