The Barbarian and the Lady 1939  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Alexis Granowsky
Cast: Harry Baur, Anthony Bushell, Roger Livesey, Patricia Roc, Joan Gardner, Frederick Culley, Joe Cunningham, Charles Farrell, Stafford Hilliard, Bernard Miles, Ann Wemyss
Re-cut and shortened to 70 minutes, this film was made from "The Rebel Son," an English language version of the 1936 French film "Tarass Boulba." It tells the story that includes battles in the 1500s between the Polish and Cossacks. Harry Baur takes on the role of warrior Taras Bulba. The story was remade in 1962 as "Taras Bulba."
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Canyon Passage 1946  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Dana Andrews, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward, Patricia Roc, Ward Bond, Andy Devine, Lloyd Bridges, Stanley Ridges, Hoagy Carmichael, Rose Hobart
Hoagy Carmichael sings "Buttermilk Sky" in this Western set in 1850s' Oregon. The owner of a thriving general store, Logan Stuart (Dana Andrews), vies with corrupt banker George Camrose (Brian Donlevy) for the attentions of the beautiful Lucy Overmire (Susan Hayward).
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Circle of Danger 1951  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Cast: Ray Milland, Patricia Roc, Marius Goring, Hugh Sinclair, Naunton Wayne, Marjorie Fielding, Edward Rigby, Colin Gordon, Dora Bryan, David Hutcheson
Clay Douglas (Ray Milland) investigates his brother's untimely death in World War II and becomes involved in international intrigue.
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The Man on the Eiffel Tower 1949 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Burgess Meredith
Cast: Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith, Robert Hutton, Jean Wallace, Patricia Roc, Belita, Wilfrid Hyde-White, William Phipps, William Cottrell, George Thorpe, Chaz Chase, Howard Vernon
Based on Georges Simenon's novel, this is an intriguing tale of a cat-and-mouse game played between police Inspector Jules Maigret (Charles Laughton) and Radek (Franchot Tone), which leads to a climactic chase over Paris rooftops.
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The Rebel Son 1939 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Alexis Granowsky
Cast: Harry Baur, Anthony Bushell, Roger Livesey, Patricia Roc, Joan Gardner, Frederick Culley, Joe Cunningham, Charles Farrell, Stafford Hilliard, Bernard Miles, Ann Wemyss
This is the English-language version of the French "Tarass Boulba" and tells the story and battles in the 1500s between the Polish and Cossacks. Harry Baur takes on the role of warrior Taras Bulba. The film was later re-edited and renamed "The Barbarian and the Lady" and was remade in 1962 as "Taras Bulba."
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| 1. The Barbarian and the Lady (1939)
2. Canyon Passage (1946)
3. Circle of Danger (1951)
4. The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949)
5. The Rebel Son (1939)
6. The Wicked Lady (1945)
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