Charlie Chan in Shanghai 1935  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: James Tinling
Cast: Warner Oland, Irene Hervey, Jon Hall, Russell Hicks, Keye Luke, Halliwell Hobbes, Neil Fitzgerald, Harry Strang, Pat O'Malley, Frederick Vogeding, Max Wagner, Lynn Bari, Russell Hopton
An opium smuggling gang in Charlie Chan's (Warner Oland) hometown in China becomes the target of Charlie's investigation when he returns for a visit. Charlie's Number One Son, Lee (Keye Luke), is on hand to help, which is good because Charlie trusts no one involved in the official investigation. By story's end, Charlie does uncover the identity of the gang leader.
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Gorilla at Large 1954 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Harmon Jones
Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Anne Bancroft, Lee J. Cobb, Raymond Burr, Peter Whitney, Lee Marvin, Warren Stevens, Charlotte Austin, John Kellogg, Charles Tannen, John McKee, Max Wagner
A series of murders take place at an amusement park, The Garden of Evil, where the main attraction is a huge gorilla. The chief suspect is a gorilla–or is it someone else wearing a gorilla suit?
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The House Across the Bay 1940 N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Archie Mayo
Cast: George Raft, Lloyd Nolan, Walter Pidgeon, Joan Bennett, Gladys George, June Knight, Billy Wayne, Joe Sawyer, Cy Kendall, Max Wagner
During his imprisonment, a convict's (George Raft) wife (Joan Bennett) falls for another man (Walter Pidgeon), and now the husband wants revenge. Alfred Hitchcock directed portions of this film.
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Invaders from Mars 1953  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: William Cameron Menzies
Cast: Jimmy Hunt, Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Morris Ankrum, Leif Erickson, Hillary Brooke, Milburn Stone, Walter Sande, Max Wagner, John Eldredge
This is a good sci-fi flick, especially considering the age. The special effects are left to the end of the film, as a boy sees strange lights in the sky, followed by the townsfolk acting strangely. It was remade in 1986.
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The Lost Jungle 1934  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
Director: David Howard, Armand Schaefer
Cast: Clyde Beatty, Cecilia Parker, Syd Saylor, Warner Richmond, Edward LeSaint, Wheeler Oakman, Maston Williams, Lew Meehan, Max Wagner, Wes Warner, Slim Whitaker, Hal Taliaferro, Jim Corey, Ernie Adams
In this feature-length version of a 12-episode serial, famous animal trainer Clyde Beatty takes on the lead role as himself heading out on a trip in search of animals and his girlfriend, Ruth (Cecilia Parker), who is lost in the jungle. Beatty is accompanied by his assistant, Sharkey (Warner Richmond), and his press agent, Larry (Syd Saylor), and the action begins when Beatty's dirigible crashes on an island. The island is filled with animals of all sorts, as well as another group of men looking for gold. Before story's end, Sharkey proves to be on the wrong side, and Ruth is found.
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The Oil Raider 1934 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Gloria Shea, George Irving, Max Wagner, Emmett Vogan, Harold Minjir, Hal Taliaferro, Tom London, Tetsu Komai, Chuck Morrison
Dave Warren's (Buster Crabbe) crew is drilling for oil in Oak Glenn Basin when they run into trouble caused by the corrupt financier, J.T. Varley (George Irving), who is plotting to delay drilling so that he can foreclose on the loan for the oil rig.
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The Painted Desert 1938  N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: David Howard
Cast: George O'Brien, Laraine Day, Ray Whitley, Stanley Fields, Fred Kohler, Lloyd Ingraham, Maude Allen, Harry Cording, Max Wagner, Lee Shumway, William V. Mong, Lew Kelly
A young Laraine Day is the only highlight of this remake (at least in part) of the 1931 film. Bob McVey (George O'Brien) and girlfriend Carol Banning (Laraine Day) work on their tungsten mine, but there are bad people out there who want it for themselves.
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The Red Pony 1949  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Peter Miles, Shepperd Strudwick, Myrna Loy, Louis Calhern, Margaret Hamilton, Beau Bridges, George Tyne, Eddie Borden, Max Wagner
Based on the John Steinbeck novel, this film tells the story of a California boy, Tom Tiflin (Peter Miles), and his attachment to his young colt. Good Aaron Copeland musical score.
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Smoky 1946  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Louis King
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Anne Baxter, Burl Ives, Bruce Cabot, Esther Dale, Roy Roberts, J. Farrell MacDonald, Max Wagner, Guy Beach, Harry Carter
Based on Will James' novel, this is the story of a wild stallion named Smoky and how the spirited horse escapes a beating and encounters a series of adventures. 1 User Review
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| | Great Western Story | Rick from Paso 09/06/2007 | | Pretty faithful to the book and much better than the Fess Parker version. A real tear jerker and one of Fred MacMurray's best movies. Burl Ives first movie. One of my favorite movies! |
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| 1. Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
2. Gorilla at Large (1954)
3. The House Across the Bay (1940)
4. Invaders from Mars (1953)
5. The Lost Jungle (1934)
6. The Oil Raider (1934)
7. The Painted Desert (1938)
8. The Red Pony (1949)
9. Smoky (1946)
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