Bells of Capistrano 1942 N/R, 78 min. Genre: Western
Director: William Morgan Cast: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Lucien Littlefield, Virginia Grey, Morgan Conway, Eddie Acuff, Al Bridge, Tristram Coffin, Jay Novello
In his last movie before going into the armed forces, Gene Autry comes to the rescue of a rodeo owner who is being harassed by crooked competitors.
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Brother Orchid 1940 N/R, 88 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern, Humphrey Bogart, Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy, Allen Jenkins, Charles D. Brown, Cecil Kellaway, Richard Lane, Paul Guilfoyle, Morgan Conway, John Ridgely, Joseph Crehan, Wilfred Lucas, Tom Tyler
When Little John Sarto (Edward G. Robinson) retires, gangland is quickly taken over by Jack Buck (Humphrey Bogart) who is not about to relinquish his position when Sarto gets bored. Sarto eventually finds happiness in a monastery after a failed attempt at starting another gang. 1 User Review
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| | Entertaining, informative, fine casting | H.V. Brooke 03/02/2007 | | A splendid example of Hollywood film making ate its best. Great story, great casting with Edward G. Robinson at his best. |
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Charlie Chan in Reno 1939 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Drama / Mystery / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Norman Foster Cast: Sidney Toler, Ricardo Cortez, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville, Kane Richmond, Victor Sen Yung, Pauline Moore, Robert Lowery, Eddie Collins, Kay Linaker, Louise Henry, Charles D. Brown, Hamilton MacFadden, Iris Wong, Morgan Conway
Mary Whitman (Pauline Moore) goes to Reno seeking to divorce her husband Curtis (Kane Richmond) and checks into a hotel where Jeanne Bentley (Louise Henry), who is also divorcing her husband, is found murdered. Police suspect Mary, and she calls on the services of Honolulu detective Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler). Chan shows up with Number 2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) and, while investigating the murder, engages in a battle of wits with local sheriff Tombstone Fletcher (Slim Summerville) who questions Chan's investigating abilities.
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Dick Tracy 1945 N/R, 61 min. Genre: Action / Mystery / Drama / Thriller aka: Dick Tracy, Detective
Director: William Berke Cast: Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Mike Mazurki, Jane Greer, Lyle Latell, Joseph Crehan, Mickey Kuhn, Tommy Noonan, Jason Robards Sr., Trevor Bardette, Morgan Wallace, Milton Parsons, William Halligan
Chester Gould's comic-strip characters come to the screen as Dick Tracy (Morgan Conway) and his partner Pat Patton (Lyle Latell) hunt for serial killer Splitface (Mike Mazurki).
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Dick Tracy vs. Cueball 1946 N/R, 62 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery
Director: Gordon Douglas Cast: Morgan Conway, Anne Jeffreys, Lyle Latell, Rita Corday, Dick Wessel, Ian Keith, Joseph Crehan, Douglas Walton, Skelton Knaggs, Esther Howard, Byron Foulger, Jimmy Crane, Milton Parsons
Morgan Conway takes on Ralph Byrd's role of detective Dick Tracy who, this time around, is on the trail of Cueball (Dick Wessel), the leader of a gang of jewel thieves.
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The Saint Takes Over 1940 N/R, 69 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Jack Hively Cast: George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Jonathan Hale, Paul Guilfoyle, Morgan Conway, Robert Emmett Keane, Cy Kendall, James Burke, Robert Middlemass, Nella Walker
Another good Saint episode as the Saint (George Sanders) again helps Inspector Fernack, who this time is being framed by gambling bad guys. After running into several murders, the Saint prevails.
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Secret Service of the Air 1939 N/R, 61 min. Genre: Action
Director: Noel M. Smith Cast: Ronald Reagan, John Litel, Ila Rhodes, James Stephenson, Eddie Foy Jr., John Ridgely, Rosella Towne, Larry Williams, Anthony Averill, Bernard Nedell, Morgan Conway
This film began a series of four "Brass" Bancroft films about the work of the Secret Service. In this first episode, Lieutenant "Brass" Bancroft (Ronald Reagan) leads the government in the fight against illegal immigration.
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Sinners in Paradise 1938 N/R, 64 min. Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: James Whale Cast: Madge Evans, John Boles, Bruce Cabot, Marion Martin, Gene Lockhart, Charlotte Wynters, Nana Bryant, Milburn Stone, Don "Red" Barry, Morgan Conway, Willie Fung
Lost in a storm, a China-bound seaplane crashes and tosses its nine passengers into the sea. All have personal problems that they bring with them when they wash ashore on the island where only a recluse named Jim Taylor (John Boles) lives with his servant, Ping (Willie Fung). Taylor isn't ready to let them use his boat to get help, and the group finds that they must actually work together in order to escape not only from the island but from their past problems as well.
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| 1. Bells of Capistrano (1942)
2. Brother Orchid (1940)
3. Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
4. Dick Tracy (1945) aka: Dick Tracy, Detective
5. Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
6. The Saint Takes Over (1940)
7. Secret Service of the Air (1939)
8. Sinners in Paradise (1938)
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