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Charlie Chan at Treasure Island   1939     3 stars    N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Pauline Moore, Cesar Romero, Victor Sen Yung, Douglas Fowley, June Gale, Douglass Dumbrille, Donald MacBride, Sally Blane, Louis Jean Heydt, Wally Vernon, Charles Halton, Billie Seward, Trevor Bardette, Gerald Mohr

  While traveling on the clipper from Honolulu to San Francisco, Paul Essex (Louis Jean Heydt) dies, and the police rule the death a suicide. Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) investigates his friend's death, and the clues lead to a San Francisco Fair at Treasure Island and a spiritualist, Dr. Zodiac (Gerald Mohr). Charlie and son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) get help on the case from an illusionist, Rhadini (Cesar Romero), who wants to expose Dr. Zodiac as a phony who threatens his clients with blackmail. The investigation reaches a high point when a mystic, Eve (Pauline Moore), plans to use her psychic powers to name the killer.



Cast
Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Pauline Moore Eve Cairo
Cesar Romero Fred Rhadini
Victor Sen Yung Jimmy Chan
Douglas Fowley Peter Lewis
June Gale Myra Rhadini
Douglass Dumbrille Stewart alias Thomas Gregory
Donald MacBride Deputy Police Chief Kilvaine
Sally Blane Stella Essex
Louis Jean Heydt Paul Essex
Wally Vernon Elmer Kelner
Charles Halton Uncle Redley
Billie Seward Mrs. Bessie Sibley
Trevor Bardette Abdul
Gerald Mohr Dr. Zodiac
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Charlie Chan in Panama   1940     2 and a half stars    N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery / Adventure / Drama / Comedy
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Sidney Toler, Jean Rogers, Kane Richmond, Lionel Atwill, Mary Nash, Victor Sen Yung, Chris-Pin Martin, Jack La Rue, Frank Puglia, Eddie Acuff, Lionel Royce, Helen Ericson, Edwin Stanley, Donald Douglas, Addison Richards

  During World War II, a plot is in-the-making to blow up the Panama Canal, and the United States government hires Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) to solve the case. Helping Charlie is his Number 2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung), and after they land in Panama City they are confronted by the problem of a number of people who could be an elusive Axis spy known as Rymer who is behind the plot to destroy the canal. Will Charlie and Jimmy be able to identify Rymer, solve the case, and save the canal?



Cast
Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Jean Rogers Kathi Lenesch
Kane Richmond Richard Cabot
Lionel Atwill Cliveden Compton
Mary Nash Miss Jennie Finch
Victor Sen Yung Jimmy Chan
Chris-Pin Martin Sergeant Montero
Jack La Rue Emil Manolo
Frank Puglia Achmed Halide
Eddie Acuff Sailor
Lionel Royce Dr. Rudolph Grosser
Helen Ericson Stewardess
Edwin Stanley Governor D.C. Webster
Donald Douglas Captain Lewis
Addison Richards R.J. Godley
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Charlie Chan in Reno   1939     3 stars    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.



Cast
Sidney Toler Charlie Chan
Ricardo Cortez Dr. Ainsley
Phyllis Brooks Vivian Wells
Slim Summerville Sheriff Tombstone Fletcher
Kane Richmond Curtis Whitman
Victor Sen Yung Jimmy Chan
Pauline Moore Mary Whitman
Robert Lowery Wally Burke
Eddie Collins Cab Driver
Kay Linaker Mrs. Wayne Russell
Louise Henry Jeanne Bentley
Charles D. Brown Police Chief King
Hamilton MacFadden Night Clerk
Iris Wong Choy Wong
Morgan Conway George Bentley
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Davy Crockett and the River Pirates   1956     2 and a half stars    N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Western / Comedy / Drama
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Jeff York, Kenneth Tobey, Clem Bevans, Irvin Ashkenazy, Frank Richards, Walter Catlett, Douglass Dumbrille, Paul Newlan, Mort Mills, Troy Melton, Hank Worden, Dick Crockett, William Fawcett

  This film splices together TV episodes of the story of Davy Crockett (Fess Parker) and his sidekick George Russell (Buddy Ebsen) when they encounter keel-boater Mike Fink (Jeff York). Mike challenges Davy and George to a river race to New Orleans, during which they deal not only with the dangerous rapids but with the River Pirates as well. Following the race, Davy and Mike join forces to try to prevent an Indian war. Enjoy the ride!



Cast
Fess Parker Davy Crockett
Buddy Ebsen George Russell
Jeff York Mike Fink
Kenneth Tobey Jocko
Clem Bevans Cap'n Cobb
Irvin Ashkenazy Moose
Frank Richards Little Harpe
Walter Catlett Col. Plug
Douglass Dumbrille Saloon Owner
Paul Newlan Big Harpe
Mort Mills Sam Mason
Hank Worden Fiddler
William Fawcett Old Timer

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Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier   1955     3 stars    N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Western / Drama
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Fess Parker, Buddy Ebsen, Basil Ruysdael, Hans Conried, Kenneth Tobey, William Bakewell, Pat Hogan, Helene Stanley, Nick Cravat, Don Megowan, Mike Mazurki, Jeff Thompson, Henry Joyner, Campbell Brown, Ray Whitetree

  This classic TV offering about the true American hero Davy Crockett (Fess Parker) combines the three Disney segments onto DVD. Buddy Ebsen takes the role of Davy's sidekick George Russell who is with Davy from his days as an Indian fighter, through his term in Congress, and finally at San Antonio where they try unsuccessfully to aid Col. Jim Bowie (Kenneth Tobey) in defending the Alamo.



Cast
Fess Parker Davy Crockett
Buddy Ebsen George Russel
Basil Ruysdael Presicent Andrew Jackson
Hans Conried Thimlerig
Kenneth Tobey Col. Jim Bowie
William Bakewell Major Tobias Norton
Pat Hogan Chief Red Stick
Helene Stanley Polly Crockett
Nick Cravat Busted Luck
Don Megowan Colonel William Travis
Mike Mazurki Bigfoot Mason
Jeff Thompson Charlie Two Shirts
Henry Joyner Swaney
Campbell Brown Bruno
Ray Whitetree Johnny Crockett
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Father Is a Bachelor   1950     2 stars    N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: William Holden, Coleen Gray, Mary Jane Saunders, Charles Winninger, Stuart Erwin, Sig Ruman

  After being adopted by a family of five orphaned children, Johnny Rutledge (William Holden) is ordered by the court to hone up on his parenting skills and, in the process, falls in love with the judge's daughter (Coleen Gray).

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Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates   1962     2 and a half stars    TV, 89 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Rony Zeaner, Karin Rossby, Gunilla Jelf, Erik Strandmark, Inga Landgre, Lennart Klefbom, Claes-Hakan Westergren, Gunnar Sjoberg, Lauritz Falk, Alf Kjellin

  Following his father's accident, young Hans Brinker (Rony Zeaner) took on the responsibility for his family's welfare. Hearing about the big financial prize offered for Amsterdam's annual ice-skating race, Hans enters hoping the prize money will cover the costs for his father's surgery.


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Journey Into Fear   1942     3 stars    N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dolores del Rio, Ruth Warrick, Orson Welles, Jack Moss, Agnes Moorehead, Hans Conried, Everett Sloane, Edgar Barrier, Stefan Schnabel

  The setting for this film is World War II Turkey where Howard Graham (Joseph Cotten) flees across the Black Sea trying to elude a Nazi assassin. This movie was produced by Orson Welles' Mercury Theater group and is a good spy drama dealing with munitions smuggling. Remade in 1975.

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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands   1948     2 stars    N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Blood on My Hands

Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Joan Fontaine, Burt Lancaster, Robert Newton, Lewis L. Russell, Jay Novello, Aminta Dyne, Reginald Sheffield, Leyland Hodgson, Grizelda Harvey, Colin Keith-Johnston

  Escaping from the law after killing a man in a London pub, Bill Saunders (Burt Lancaster) seeks refuge with a very understanding Jane Warton (Joan Fontaine). Jane's hopes for their future together are dashed when Bill is blackmailed by Harry Carter (Robert Newton) into performing a criminal act.

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Mr. Moto Takes a Chance   1938     3 stars    N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Peter Lorre, Rochelle Hudson, Robert Kent, J. Edward Bromberg, Chick Chandler, George Regas, Frederick Vogeding, Al Kikume, James B. Leong

  Mr. Moto is back in action while on an archeological expedition in the Indochina jungles. He saves a young aviatrix who is on a secret mission, quells a revolution, and uncovers a munitions site. A busy fellow.

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Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation   1939     2 and a half stars    N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Peter Lorre, Joseph Schildkraut, Lionel Atwill, Virginia Field, John "Dusty" King, Iva Stewart, Victor Varconi, John Bleifer, Harry Strang, John Davidson

  This is the final in the series of J.P. Marquand's clever, polite Mr. Moto played by Peter Lorre. Mr. Moto guards the crown of the Queen Of Sheba, which is on its way to a museum. But the master thief is nearby. A good finale to the successful and entertaining series.

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Mr. Moto's Last Warning   1939     3 stars    N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Peter Lorre, Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Field, John Carradine, George Sanders, Robert Coote, John Davidson, E.E. Clive, Holmes Herbert, Leyland Hodgson

  A plot to disrupt agreements between France and England over the Suez Canal is thwarted by Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre).


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Mysterious Mr. Moto   1938     3 stars    N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Peter Lorre, Mary Maguire, Henry Wilcoxon, Erik Rhodes, Harold Huber, Leon Ames, Forrester Harvey, Frederick Vogeding, Lester Matthews, John Rogers

  Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre) puts his disguise talents to use as he infiltrates an international gang of assassins to help Scotland Yard. Another interesting entry for the series.

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Pilgrimage   1933     3 stars    N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford  
Cast: Henrietta Crosman, Norman Foster, Heather Angel, Marian Nixon, Lucille La Verne, Hedda Hopper, Charley Grapewin, Maurice Murphy, Robert Warwick, Betty Blythe

  A mother's (Henrietta Crosman) selfish interests lead to her son's (Norman Foster) death during World War I. Now, she visits his gravesite in France hoping to make sense out of all that has transpired.

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Rachel and the Stranger   1948     3 stars    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Loretta Young, William Holden, Gary Gray, Robert Mitchum, Tom Tully, Sara Haden, Frank Ferguson, Walter Baldwin, Regina Wallace, Frank Conlan

  Big Davey (William Holden) buys a new bride, Rachel (Loretta Young), but he does not appreciate her until after an Indian raid and Jim (Robert Mitchum) shows an interest in her.

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Scotland Yard   1941     1 star    N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Nancy Kelly, Edmund Gwenn, John Loder, Henry Wilcoxon, Melville Cooper, Leo G. Carroll, Gilbert Emery, Norma Varden, Leyland Hodgson, Lionel Pape

  Nazis kidnap a London banker and send in his double to gain illegal funding for their war effort, but Inspector Cork (Edmund Gwenn) uncovers the evil plot.

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The Sign of Zorro   1958     1 star    N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Norman Foster, Lewis Foster  
Cast: Guy Williams, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon, Britt Lomond, George J. Lewis, Lisa Gaye, Romney Brent, Tony Russel, Jan Arvan, John Dehner

  This Disney film is a reworking of several episodes of the popular "Zorro" TV show. It doesn't come off that well.

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Poster Art From art.comState Fair   1933     3 stars    N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Henry King  
Cast: Janet Gaynor, Will Rogers, Lew Ayres, Sally Eilers, Norman Foster, Louise Dresser, Victor Jory, Frank Craven, Frank Melton, John Sheehan

  A farm family heads to the state fair in this delightful story about life in mid-America. Remade in 1945 and 1962. An Oscar nomination was received for Best Picture.

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Thank You, Mr. Moto   1937     3 stars    N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Peter Lorre, Thomas Beck, Pauline Frederick, Jayne Regan, Sidney Blackmer, Sig Ruman, John Carradine, Wilhelm von Brincken, Nedda Harrigan, Philip Ahn

  This is the second in the series of J.P. Marquand's detective, and it's one of the best. Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre) tackles the problem of seven Chinese scrolls, which, when put together, reveal the hidden treasure of Genghis Khan. He has the seventh one and attempts to get it to the rightful owners who have the other six. Unfortunately, the bad guys also want that seventh scroll and will stop at nothing to get it.

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Think Fast, Mr. Moto   1937     3 stars    N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Peter Lorre, Virginia Field, Thomas Beck, Sig Ruman, Murray Kinnell, John Rogers, Lotus Long, George Cooper, J. Carrol Naish, Frederick Vogeding

  This is the first of a successful series of Mr. Moto, master detective, with Peter Lorre in the role of the clever Japanese sleuth. In this episode, Mr. Moto is on his way from San Francisco to Shanghai–hot on the trail of diamond smugglers. A good entry into the series.

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Woman on the Run   1950     2 and a half stars    N/R, 77 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Norman Foster  
Cast: Ann Sheridan, Dennis O'Keefe, Robert Keith, Frank Jenks, Ross Elliott, John Qualen, J. Farrell MacDonald, Joan Shawlee, Steven Geray, Victor Sen Yung, Tom Dillon, Reiko Sato

  Frank (Ross Elliott) witnesses a gang killing and goes into hiding leaving wife Eleanor (Ann Sheridan) home alone. In an attempt to find Frank, Eleanor contacts newspaperman Danny Leggett (Dennis O'Keefe). But, Danny might not be the best person for Eleanor to call; in fact, he is a hit man hired to kill Frank.


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Movie Quick Pick
1. Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
2. Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)
3. Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
4. Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
5. Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
6. Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
7. Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates (1962)
8. Journey Into Fear (1942)
9. Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
   aka: Blood on My Hands
10. Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)
11. Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
12. Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)
13. Mysterious Mr. Moto (1938)
14. Pilgrimage (1933)
15. Rachel and the Stranger (1948)
16. Scotland Yard (1941)
17. The Sign of Zorro (1958)
18. State Fair (1933)
19. Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)
20. Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)
21. Woman on the Run (1950)


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