Border Phantom 1937  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: S. Roy Luby
Cast: Bob Steele, Harley Wood, Don Barclay, Karl Hackett, Horace Murphy, Miki Morita, Perry Murdock, Barney Furey, Frank Ball, John S. Peters, Ed Cassidy, Jack Gardner, Clyde McClary, Beal Wong, Budd Buster
Larry O'Day (Bob Steele) and sidekick Lucky Smith (Don Barclay) come to the aid of Barbara Hartwell (Harley Wood) whose uncle was murdered in his laboratory and she is the prime suspect. Strange characters enter the scene as Larry sorts through the evidence and clears Barbara.
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Bulldog Drummond's Revenge 1937 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery / Adventure
Director: Louis King
Cast: John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell, Reginald Denny, E.E. Clive, Frank Puglia, Nydia Westman, Robert Gleckler, Lucien Littlefield, John Sutton, Miki Morita, Benny Bartlett, Matthew Boulton, Brooks Benedict, Gerald Rogers
With his fiancee Phyllis Claverling (Louise Campbell), his servant Tenny (E.E. Clive), and friend Algy Longworth (Reginald Denny) along for the ride with him, Bulldog Drummond (John Howard) is on the trail of the secret formula for a powerful bomb that has been stolen by Draven Nogais (Frank Puglia). The trail leads to a train headed for Paris. Of course, Scotland Yard's Col. Neilson (John Barrymore) is also on the trail, and adventures ensue.
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Front Page Woman 1935  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Bette Davis, George Brent, Roscoe Karns, Wini Shaw, J. Carrol Naish, Joseph Crehan, J. Farrell MacDonald, Addison Richards, Selmer Jackson, Joe King, Walter Walker, Gordon Westcott, Dorothy Dare, June Martel, Miki Morita
Newspaper reporters Ellen Garfield (Bette Davis) and Curt Devlin (George Brent) are always on the lookout for a chance to be first to file the latest hot news story. When they are assigned to cover a murder case involving arson, Ellen gets enough evidence for Maitland Coulter (Gordon Westcott) to be arrested and out-scoops Curt. But, Ellen's story is incorrect, and she is fired. Now, Ellen continues on the case, gets a confession from the murderer, Coulter is released, and Ellen and Curt discover that they love each other.
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It Couldn't Have Happened - But It Did 1936  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Reginald Denny, Evelyn Brent, Jack La Rue, Inez Courtney, Hugh Marlowe, Claude King, Bryant Washburn, Robert Homans, Crauford Kent, Robert Frazer, Miki Morita, Emily LaRue, Lynton Brent
Two Broadway producers are murdered in circumstances resembling two killings in a play written by Greg Stone (Reginald Denny). Now, Greg is forced by gangster Smiley Clark (Jack La Rue), who is backing the show, to take on the role of detective and track down the real killer in order to clear Smiley's name.
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Shanghai Express 1932  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Romance
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, Warner Oland, Eugene Pallette, Lawrence Grant, Louise Closser Hale, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Emile Chautard, Claude King, James B. Leong, Leonard Carey, Willie Fung, Miki Morita, Herbert Evans
In the midst of civil war, the notorious Shanghai Lily (Marlene Dietrich) meets and falls in love with Captain Donald Harvey (Clive Brook) during a trip on the Shanghai Express. One of the train's passengers is the warlord rebel leader, Henry Chang (Warner Oland), waiting for his rebels to ambush the train and take hostages. Among the hostages will be Shanghai Lily and her Captain Harvey.
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Spendthrift 1936 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Romance
Director: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Henry Fonda, Pat Paterson, Mary Brian, George Barbier, Edward Brophy, Richard Carle, J.M. Kerrigan, Spencer Charters, Jonathan Hale, Halliwell Hobbes, June Brewster, Jerry Mandy, Miki Morita, Greta Meyer, Robert Strange
Henry Fonda, in his first top-billed movie, is a rich playboy who lives it up until there is no more money. Losing his gold-digging wife as a result, he actually goes to work and finds his true love.
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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. Border Phantom (1937)
2. Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937)
3. Front Page Woman (1935)
4. It Couldn't Have Happened - But It Did (1936)
5. Shanghai Express (1932)
6. Spendthrift (1936)
7. The Walking Dead (1936)
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