Aces and Eights 1936  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: Tim McCoy, Jimmy Aubrey, Luana Walters, Wheeler Oakman, Earle Hodgins, Rex Lease, J. Frank Glendon, Joseph W. Girard, Charles Stevens, John Merton
As all good Western film fans know, "Aces and Eights" is called the "death hand," which is named for the hand that Wild Bill Hickock held when he was shot. This hand of cards comes into play when Tim Madigan (Tim McCoy)–who doesn't even carry a gun–poses as a card sharp when he comes to the aid of a Mexican family who are being cheated out of their ranch.
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Arizona Bound 1941 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western / Action / Adventure / Romance
aka: Rough Riders
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Luana Walters, Dennis Moore, Kathryn Sheldon, Tristram Coffin, Horace Murphy, Slim Whitaker, I. Stanford Jolley, Hal Price, Ben Corbett, Gene Alsace, Budd Buster
In this first of a series of "Rough Riders" films, the Rough Riders–Buck Roberts (Buck Jones), Tim McCall (Tim McCoy), and Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton)–are called in to save Ruth Masters' (Luana Walters) stage line when a dastardly gang, led by Steve Taggert (Tristram Coffin), begins robbing the stages and shooting the drivers.
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Blondie Plays Cupid 1940 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank R. Strayer
Cast: Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Glenn Ford, Larry Simms, Jonathan Hale, Danny Mummert, Irving Bacon, Will Wright, Luana Walters, Spencer Charters
Dagwood (Arthur Lake) doesn't agree, but Blondie (Penny Singleton) sees no problem in urging the elopement of a young couple.
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Broadway Melody of 1936 1935  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Cast: Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell, Robert Taylor, Una Merkel, Sid Silvers, Buddy Ebsen, Paul Harvey, Frances Langford, June Knight, Vilma Ebsen, Nick Long Jr., Robert Wildhack, Harry Stockwell, Luana Walters
A feud between conniving newspaper journalist Bert Keeler (Jack Benny) and Broadway show producer Robert Gordon (Robert Taylor) erupts when Keeler prints a story about one of Gordon's performers (Eleanor Powell) buying her way into a starring role in the show. This musical was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The good songs include "You Are My Lucky Star," "Broadway Rhythm," and Taylor's rendition of "I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin."
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The Corpse Vanishes 1942 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: Wallace Fox
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters, Tristram Coffin, Elizabeth Russell, Minerva Urecal, Vince Barnett, Joan Barclay, Angelo Rossitto, Kenneth Harlan, Gwen Kenyon, Frank Moran, George Eldredge, Eddie Kane, Murdock MacQuarrie
Mad scientist Doctor Lorenz (Bela Lugosi) kidnaps and murders young brides to give his aged wife, the Countess (Elizabeth Russell), eternal youth–until Pat Hunter (Luana Walters) sets the trap that snares the crazed doctor.
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Down Texas Way 1942  N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: Buck Jones, Tim McCoy, Raymond Hatton, Luana Walters, Dave O'Brien, Glenn Strange, Lois Austin, Harry Woods, Tom London, Jack Daley
The Rough Riders–Buck (Buck Jones), Tim (Tim McCoy), and Sandy (Raymond Hatton)–are back for their sixth episode of the series. When Sandy is framed for the murder of the town's banker (who was taking on the gang trying to gain control of the town), Buck and Tim come to the rescue and bring the real killers to justice.
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Inside the Law 1942 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Hamilton MacFadden
Cast: Wallace Ford, Frank Sully, Harry Holman, Luana Walters, Lafe McKee, Barton Hepburn, Danny Duncan, Earle Hodgins, Rose Plumer, Robert Frazer
Cross-country con artists, led by Pop Cobb (Lafe McKee) and Mom Cobb (Rose Plumer), find a letter appointing the recipient to the job as cashier at the local bank. Gang member Billy (Wallace Ford) assumes the identity and takes the cashier job through which the gang plans for him to walk away with the deposits. But, as days pass, the gang members decide to go straight and, after a series of funny events, become town heroes.
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The Kid's Last Ride 1941 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: S. Roy Luby
Cast: Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max Terhune, Luana Walters, Edwin Brian, Al Bridge, Glenn Strange, Frank Ellis, John Elliott, George Havens, Tex Palmer, Carl Mathews
The Range Busters (Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, and Max Terhune) ride into town to break up a feud between a pair of outlaws (Al Bridge and Glenn Strange) who seek revenge on Sally and Edwin (Luana Walters and Edwin Brian) whose father had sentenced the outlaws' brother to be hanged. The Range Busters, for the fifth (of a total of 24) time, come out the winners.
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Mexicali Rose 1939  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Noah Beery, Luana Walters, William Farnum, Tom London, William Royle, LeRoy Mason, Wally Albright, Roy Barcroft
Gene (Gene Autry) must help poor Mexican children from being taken advantage of by bad oilmen who are only interested in money. Among Gene's songs is the title song.
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Misbehaving Husbands 1940 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Dummy Trouble
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Harry Langdon, Betty Blythe, Esther Muir, Gayne Whitman, Florence Wright, Luana Walters, Frank Hagney, Gig Young, Fred Kelsey, Mary MacLaren, Frank Jaquet
Henry Butler (Harry Langdon) is innocent of cheating on his wife, Effie (Betty Blythe), but she sues for divorce, and more than a few complications ensue.
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Paris Honeymoon 1939 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Frank Tuttle
Cast: Bing Crosby, Franciska Gaal, Akim Tamiroff, Shirley Ross, Edward Everett Horton, Ben Blue, Rafaela Ottiano, Raymond Hatton, Luana Walters, Gregory Gaye
A Texas millionaire, Lucky Lawton (Bing Crosby), plans a honeymoon in Paris, but while visiting the city to make arrangements, he falls in love with Manya (Franciska Gaal) and his wedding plans are put on hold.
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The Range Busters 1940 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: S. Roy Luby
Cast: Ray Corrigan, John "Dusty" King, Max Terhune, Luana Walters, Earle Hodgins, LeRoy Mason, Frank LaRue, Kermit Maynard, Bruce King, Carl Mathews, Horace Murphy, Karl Hackett, Hank Worden, Herman Hack, Ed Brady
Former "Three Mesquiteers," Ray Corrigan and Max Terhune team up with John "Dusty" King for a new series as "The Range Busters." The Range Busters are called in to deal with a mysterious "phantom" who is killing ranch hands. They get the job done, and the audience may be surprised at the identity of the culprit.
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Shadow of Chinatown 1936  N/R, 300 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Bruce Bennett, Joan Barclay, Luana Walters, Maurice Liu, Charles King, William Buchanan, Forrest Taylor, Jack Cowell, James B. Leong, George Chan
In this 15-episode serial, mad-scientist Victor Poten (Bela Lugosi)–a hater of both Orientals and Caucasians–is hired to disrupt Chinese trade in Chinatown. Using his own special inventions, he seems to succeed until caught by our hero Martin Andrews (Bruce Bennett). An edited, feature-length version was released simultaneously. Very cheap, but Lugosi is always fun to watch.
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 Shoot to Kill 1947 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Berke
Cast: Russell Wade, Luana Walters, Edmund MacDonald, Robert Kent, Vince Barnett, Nestor Paiva, Charles Trowbridge, Harry Brown, Harry Cheshire, John Elliott, Ted Hecht, Gene Rodgers
Crooked Assistant District Attorney Lawrence Dale (Edmund MacDonald) frames gangster Dixie Logan (Robert Kent) who wants in on the action. Dixie's wife, Marian (Luana Walters), and reporter George Mitchell (Russell Wade) expose Lawrence's evil ways. Told in flashback by Marian.
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| 1. Aces and Eights (1936)
2. Arizona Bound (1941)
aka: Rough Riders
3. Blondie Plays Cupid (1940)
4. Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)
5. The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
6. Down Texas Way (1942)
7. Inside the Law (1942)
8. The Kid's Last Ride (1941)
9. Mexicali Rose (1939)
10. Misbehaving Husbands (1940)
aka: Dummy Trouble
11. Paris Honeymoon (1939)
12. The Range Busters (1940)
13. Shadow of Chinatown (1936)
14. Shoot to Kill (1947)
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