 The Big Trail 1930  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Western / Adventure / Romance
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: John Wayne, Marguerite Churchill, El Brendel, Tully Marshall, Tyrone Power Sr., Ward Bond, Helen Parrish, Frederick Burton, Ian Keith, Charles Stevens, Louise Carver, Iron Eyes Cody, David Rollins, DeWitt Jennings, William V. Mong
In John Wayne's first starring role, he plays Brick Coleman who guides a wagon train pioneering the Oregon Trail. Along the trek, the wagon train confronts desert heat, steep cliffs, a fierce storm, an Indian attack, and swollen rivers. Brick fearlessly leads the wagons while still finding time to romance Ruth Cameron (Marguerite Churchill)–despite competition from gambler Bill Thorpe (Ian Keith) and villain Red Flack (Tyrone Power Sr.).
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Born Reckless 1930  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Edmund Lowe, Catherine Dale Owen, Lee Tracy, Marguerite Churchill, Frank Albertson, Warren Hymer, Pat Somerset, William Harrigan, J. Farrell MacDonald, Ferike Boros
Louis Beretti (Edmund Lowe) had been a gangster in the United States, but now he hopes for a reprieve by fighting on the Western Front during World War I.
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Charlie Chan Carries On 1931  N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Hamilton MacFadden
Cast: Warner Oland, Marguerite Churchill, John Garrick, Warren Hymer, William(2) Holden, George Brent, Jason Robards Sr., Marjorie White, C. Henry Gordon, Peter Gawthorne, John T. Murray, John Swor, Goodee Montgomery, Lumsden Hare, Zeffie Tilbury
This film, lost in the archives, features Warner Oland in his first role as Charlie Chan. Charlie is vacationing in London when a wealthy American is murdered in a London hotel. Charlie follows clues that lead him from London to Nice, San Remo, Hong Kong, and Honolulu. This film was remade in 1940 as "Charlie Chan 's Murder Cruise" with Sidney Toler in the title role.
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 Dracula's Daughter 1936 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Lambert Hillyer
Cast: Otto Kruger, Marguerite Churchill, Gloria Holden, Irving Pichel, Hedda Hopper, E.E. Clive, Edward Van Sloan, Gilbert Emery, Halliwell Hobbes, Billy Bevan, Nan Grey, Claud Allister, Edgar Norton
Count Dracula's daughter, Countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden), has inherited her father's thirst for blood, but she seeks psychiatric help from Jeffrey Garth (Otto Kruger) to curtail her murderous excursions.
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Man Hunt 1936 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: William Clemens
Cast: Marguerite Churchill, Ricardo Cortez, Charles "Chic" Sale, William Gargan, Dick Purcell, Olin Howland, Addison Richards, George E. Stone, Maude Eburne, Milton Kibbee, Russell Simpson, Eddie Shubert, Anita Kerry, Nick Copeland, Kenneth Harlan
Schoolteacher Jane Carpenter (Marguerite Churchill) is bored with her dull, small town, so she tries to spice up the classroom with tales of Old West outlaws. When bank robber Frank Kingman (Ricardo Cortez) escapes and hides in the school, Jane helps him. As the town's newspaper and citizens become interested in the case, Jane discovers that outlaw life is not so glamorous.
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Quick Millions 1931 N/R, 69 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rowland Brown
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Marguerite Churchill, Sally Eilers, Robert Burns, John Wray, George Raft, Warner Richmond, Edgar Kennedy, Leon Ames, Ward Bond
"Bugs" Raymond (Spencer Tracy) turns his job of truck driving into illegal racketeering–only to lose out in the end.
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Riders of the Purple Sage 1931 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Hamilton MacFadden
Cast: George O'Brien, Marguerite Churchill, Noah Beery, Yvonne Pelletier, Frank McGlynn Jr., Stanley Fields, James Todd, Lester Dorr, Shirley Nail, Cliff Lyons
The Zane Grey novel is again brought to the screen, as Jim Lassiter (George O'Brien) is out to rescue his sister and her daughter from a kidnapper (Noah Beery). Taking a job at a ranch, he finds that the kidnapper is living under a pseudonym and is the local judge. There are no religious undertones in this OK version.
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They Had to See Paris 1929  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Frank Borzage
Cast: Will Rogers, Irene Rich, Marguerite Churchill, Ivan Lebedeff, Rex Bell, Fifi D'Orsay, Owen Davis Jr., Edgar Kennedy, Gregory Gaye, Theodore Lodi
An Oklahoman (Will Rogers) gets rich, and his wife (Irene Rich) wants to use some of their newfound wealth to finance a trip to Paris.
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The Walking Dead 1936  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Marguerite Churchill, Barton MacLane, Warren Hull, Paul Harvey, Robert Strange, Eddie Acuff, Edmund Gwenn, Henry O'Neill, Joe King, Addison Richards, Joe Sawyer, Kenneth Harlan, Miki Morita
Corrupt attorney Nolan (Ricardo Cortez) leads a group of gangsters and frames John Ellman (Boris Karloff) on a trumped-up charge of murder. Ellman is found guilty and is executed. Now, after learning that Ellman was innocent, Dr. Edmund Beaumont (Edmund Gwenn) brings Ellman back to life. Ellman is intent on avenging his untimely demise, tracks down the gangsters, and scares them to death. Finally, Nolan and his cohort, Loder (Barton MacLane), kill Ellman, but then their car crashes into a power line, and they are also killed.
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| 1. Ambassador Bill (1931)
2. The Big Trail (1930)
3. Born Reckless (1930)
4. Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)
5. Dracula's Daughter (1936)
6. Man Hunt (1936)
7. Quick Millions (1931)
8. Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)
9. They Had to See Paris (1929)
10. The Walking Dead (1936)
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