Away All Boats 1956  N/R, 114 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Joseph Pevney
Cast: Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Lex Barker, Julie Adams, Keith Andes, Richard Boone, Charles McGraw, Jock Mahoney, John McIntire, Frank Faylen, Grant Williams, Clint Eastwood, William Reynolds, Don Keefer, Kendall Clark
Ex-Merchant Marine Dave MacDougall (George Nader) is the Executive Officer on the attack transport U.S.S Belinda on which Capt. Jebediah Hawks (Jeff Chandler) commands and prepares his sailors for battle in the Pacific theater during World War II. Hawks trains his men and pretends to be a self-centered snob so that they will direct their frustrations at him instead of each other. MacDougall, however, sees what is going on and gives the sailors clues so that they will respect Hawks. The crew pulls together and manages to survive many Japanese attacks. Look fast for Clint Eastwood as a medic near the end of the film.
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Battles of Chief Pontiac 1952  N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Mystery / Romance
Director: Felix E. Feist
Cast: Lex Barker, Lon Chaney Jr., Berry Kroeger, Roy Roberts, Helen Westcott, Ramsay Hill, Guy Teague, Larry Chance, Katherine Warren, James Fairfax, Abner George, Bob Broder, Chris Drake
Believing they can awaken the King of France to their cause and fearing encroachment of the British, Chief Pontiac (Lon Chaney Jr.) and his Indians wage a war in the 1760s against the Lake Erie fortresses. Lt. Kent McIntyre (Lex Barker) represents the British in an attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Chief Pontiac, but the attempt is unsuccessful. McIntyre's commanding officer is replaced by Col. von Webber (Berry Kroeger) who tries to exterminate the Indians with small pox infested blankets. But, finally, peace is restored–at least for the time being.
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The Blood Demon 1967 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror / Mystery
aka: The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
Castle of the Walking Dead
Director: Harald Reinl
Cast: Christopher Lee, Lex Barker, Karin Dor, Carl Lange, Vladimir Medar, Christiane Rucker, Dieter Eppler, Klaus W. Krause, Horst Naumann, Bruno W. Pantel, Herbert Weicker
The sadistic Count Regula (Christopher Lee) murdered 12 virgins for their blood, but one more is needed to assure immortality. However, the 13th virgin escaped, the Count was caught, and he was drawn and quartered. Forty years later his loyal servant makes Regula whole again, and it is revenge time as well as time to get that 13th virgin for her blood.
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Cloak and Dagger 1946 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Thriller / Romance
Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Gary Cooper, Robert Alda, Lilli Palmer, J. Edward Bromberg, Vladimir Sokoloff, Marc Lawrence, Ludwig Stossel, Patrick O'Moore, Charles Marsh, Dan Seymour, Marjorie Hoshelle, Helen Thimig, James Flavin, Lex Barker, Richard Fraser
American physics professor Alva Jesper (Gary Cooper) is called on for a mission by the O.S.S. in the last months of World War II. He arrives in Europe and learns from former colleague Dr. Katerin Lodor (Helen Thimig) that a former acquaintance, atomic scientist Dr. Giovanni Polda (Vladimir Sokoloff), is working in Italy on plans for an atomic bomb for the Nazis. Then, Loder is killed, and Jesper travels to Italy where he links up with resistance fighters Pinkie and Gina (Robert Alda and Lilli Palmer). He does meet with Polda and learns about the Nazi plans to build an atomic bomb. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Gina, but now must find a way to escape from the Nazis.
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Crossfire 1947  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Robert Young, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Gloria Grahame, Sam Levene, Paul Kelly, Jacqueline White, Steve Brodie, George Cooper, Lex Barker, Richard Benedict, Tom Keene, William Phipps, Marlo Dwyer, Harry Harvey
Racial prejudice is the theme of this film about a war veteran (Robert Ryan) who cold-bloodedly kills a Jew (Sam Levene). The police (Robert Young and Robert Mitchum) set a trap through which they plan to catch the killer. The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Ryan), Supporting Actress (Gloria Grahame), Director, and Writing.
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The Deerslayer 1957  N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Lex Barker, Rita Moreno, Forrest Tucker, Cathy O'Donnell, Jay C. Flippen, Carlos Rivas, John Halloran, Addison Richards, Joseph Vitale
The Deerslayer (Lex Barker) and his Mohican blood brother (Carlos Rivas) come to the rescue of an Indian-hater (Jay C. Flippen) and his two daughters when they are threatened by the Huron tribe. Perhaps the Hurons have a reason to be upset. A weak, and cheap, retelling of the James Fenimore Cooper novel.
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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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The Farmer's Daughter 1947  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: H.C. Potter
Cast: Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Charles Bickford, Ethel Barrymore, Rose Hobart, Rhys Williams, Harry Davenport, Tom Powers, Lex Barker, Thurston Hall, William Harrigan, Harry Shannon, Keith Andes, Art Baker, Don Beddoe
Loretta Young won the Oscar for her role of Katrin who moves to St. Paul to study nursing but is naive and loses her money. As a result, she works as a servant for Congressman Glenn Morley (Joseph Cotten) and ends up running for the congressional seat of her boss.
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The Girl in Black Stockings 1957 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Howard W. Koch
Cast: Lex Barker, Anne Bancroft, Mamie Van Doren, Ron Randell, Marie Windsor, John Dehner, John Holland, Diana Van der Vlis, Richard H. Cutting, Gene O'Donnell
Murders at a Utah resort are investigated by David Hewson (Lex Barker), and clues lead to a mentally deranged woman (Anne Bancroft).
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The Invisible Dr. Mabuse 1962 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Harald Reinl
Cast: Lex Barker, Karin Dor, Siegfried Lowitz, Wolfgang Preiss, Rudolf Fernau, Kurd Pieritz, Hans Schwarz, Walo Luond, Werner Peters
The nefarious Dr. Mabuse (Wolfgang Preiss) is out to obtain "Operation X," a potion that makes a person invisible, so he can rule the world. U.S. FBI agent Joe Como (Lex Barker) is brought in to stop the doctor.
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The Return of Dr. Mabuse 1961 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Foreign / Sci-Fi
aka: Phantom Fiend
Director: Harald Reinl
Cast: Gert Frobe, Lex Barker, Daliah Lavi, Wolfgang Preiss, Fausto Tozzi, Werner Peters, Rudolf Forster, Rudolf Fernau, Joachim Mock, Laura Solari
The diabolical Dr. Mabuse (Wolfgang Preiss) is back in this first of several non-Fritz Lang directed Dr. Mabuse films. Thought dead, Mabuse returns to sabotage a nuclear plant. Inspector Lohmann (Gert Frobe), with the help of U.S. agent Joe Como (Lex Barker), is again on the trail as Mabuse's zombie-like henchmen leave a trail of murders.
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Tarzan and the She-Devil 1953 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Kurt Neumann
Cast: Lex Barker, Joyce Mackenzie, Raymond Burr, Monique Van Vooren, Tom Conway, Michael Granger, Henry Brandon, Robert Bice, Michael Ross
In Lex Barker's last appearance as Tarzan, he has a run-in with ivory thieves who seek revenge when Tarzan refuses to help them capture a herd of elephants.
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Tarzan and the Slave Girl 1950 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Tarzan and the Jungle Queen
Director: Lee Sholem
Cast: Lex Barker, Vanessa Brown, Robert Alda, Denise Darcel, Hurd Hatfield, Arthur Shields, Anthony Caruso, Robert Warwick, Paul E. Burns, Mary Ellen Kay
Tarzan (Lex Barker) searches for a tribe of iron worshippers who are holding a group of native women–and Jane–captive.
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Tarzan's Magic Fountain 1949 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lee Sholem
Cast: Lex Barker, Evelyn Ankers, Brenda Joyce, Albert Dekker, Charles Drake, Alan Napier, Henry Kulky, Henry Brandon, Ted Hecht, Elmo Lincoln
This is Lex Barker's first portrayal of Tarzan. The plot involves a hidden valley of youth where people do not age–until they leave. Watch for the original Tarzan (Elmo Lincoln) in a bit part.
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Tarzan's Peril 1951 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Byron Haskin
Cast: Lex Barker, Virginia Huston, George Macready, Douglas Fowley, Dorothy Dandridge, Alan Napier, Edward Ashley, Walter Kingsford, Glenn Anders, Frederick O'Neal
Tarzan (Lex Barker) comes to the rescue when gunrunners supply weapons and stir up trouble between warring tribes.
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Under the Tonto Rim 1947 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, Richard Martin, Tom Keene, Carol Forman, Tony Barrett, Harry Harvey, Jason Robards Sr., Robert Clarke, Jay Norris, Lex Barker, Steve Savage
After Brad's (Tim Holt) stagecoach is held up and one of his drivers is killed, he sets out for revenge. But the gang is holed up in a secret hideout, so Brad has work to do, which includes befriending a prisoner. Very loosely based on a Zane Grey story.
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The Velvet Touch 1948 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Gage
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Leo Genn, Claire Trevor, Sydney Greenstreet, Leon Ames, Frank McHugh, Walter Kingsford, Lex Barker, Irving Bacon, Dan Tobin
Actress Valerie Stanton (Rosalind Russell) commits the perfect crime (or did she?) as Captain Danbury (Sydney Greenstreet) tries to uncover the truth.
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Victim Five 1964 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Code 7, Victim 5
Director: Robert Lynn
Cast: Lex Barker, Ronald Fraser, Ann Smyrner, Veronique Vendell, Walter Rilla, Dietmar Schonherr, Percy Sieff, Gustel Gundelach, Gert Van den Bergh, Howard Davis
While investigating a murder in South Africa, Private Investigator Steve Martin (Lex Barker) uncovers a group of Nazi POWs still living in the area.
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Woman Times Seven 1967 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Peter Sellers, Elspeth March, Rossano Brazzi, Vittorio Gassman, Robert Morley, Elsa Martinelli, Alan Arkin, Michael Caine, Lex Barker, Laurence Badie, Judith Magre, Catherine Samie, Zanie Campan, Robert Duranton
Shirley MacLaine takes on the diverse roles of Paulette, Maria Teresa, Linda, Edith, Eve Minou, Marie, and Jeanne in this series of seven short stories about adultery. In "Funeral Possession," a widow finds a romantic interest (Peter Sellers) at her husband's funeral. "Amateur Night" tells about an unhappy wife turning to streetwalking for revenge against her husband (Rossano Brazzi). "Two Against One" features a prudish wife who turns out to be anything but. In "Super Simone" a wife uses unique methods to get the attention of her husband (Lex Barker). "At the Opera" features a Parisian woman who will stop at nothing to own a particular designer gown. In "Suicide Pacts," a woman and her lover (Alan Arkin) make a suicide pact. Finally, in "Snow," a woman's husband hires a private detective (Michael Caine) to spy on her.
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| 1. Away All Boats (1956)
2. Battles of Chief Pontiac (1952)
3. The Blood Demon (1967)
aka: The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
aka: Castle of the Walking Dead
4. Cloak and Dagger (1946)
5. Crossfire (1947)
6. The Deerslayer (1957)
7. Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
aka: Dick Tracy Meets Karloff
aka: Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure
8. The Farmer's Daughter (1947)
9. The Girl in Black Stockings (1957)
10. The Invisible Dr. Mabuse (1962)
11. La Dolce Vita (1960)
12. The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961)
aka: Phantom Fiend
13. Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)
14. Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950)
aka: Tarzan and the Jungle Queen
15. Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
16. Tarzan's Peril (1951)
17. Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952)
18. Under the Tonto Rim (1947)
19. The Velvet Touch (1948)
20. Victim Five (1964)
aka: Code 7, Victim 5
21. Woman Times Seven (1967)
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