The Bride Goes Wild 1948  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Van Johnson, June Allyson, Butch Jenkins, Hume Cronyn, Una Merkel, Arlene Dahl, Lloyd Corrigan, Elisabeth Risdon, Clara Blandick, Richard Derr
The author of children stories, Greg Rawlings (Van Johnson) pretends to be a widower father when he courts schoolteacher Martha Terrytown (June Allyson).
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Castle in the Desert 1942  N/R, 51 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman
Cast: Sidney Toler, Arleen Whelan, Richard Derr, Douglass Dumbrille, Victor Sen Yung, Henry Daniell, Edmund MacDonald, Steven Geray, Lucien Littlefield, George Chandler, Lenita Lane, Ethel Griffies, Milton Parsons, Eric Wilton, Oliver Blake
While visiting a remote castle owned by Paul Manderley (Douglass Dumbrille) and his wife Lucy (Lenita Lane) in the Mojave desert, Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) finds himself involved in a murder case after weekend guest Professor Gleason (Lucien Littlefield) is poisoned. As Chan and number two son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) try to solve the case, they cannot eliminate any of the residents–including Manderley and his wife whose ancestors were known for poisoning their enemies. Dungeons and secret passages lie in wait as Chan and Jimmy unravel the case. One of the best in the series.
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Charlie Chan in Rio 1941 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Harry Lachman
Cast: Sidney Toler, Mary Beth Hughes, Victor Jory, Harold Huber, Richard Derr, Victor Sen Yung, Kay Linaker, Truman Bradley, Ann Codee, Eugene Borden, Jacqueline Dalya, Cobina Wright, Ted North, Hamilton MacFadden, Leslie Denison
Following Warner Oland's untimely death in 1937, Sidney Toler took over the role of Charlie Chan, Honolulu investigator. In this film, Chan travels to Rio with Number 2 son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) to bring a murderess, nightclub singer Lola (Jacqueline Dalya) to Hawaii for trial. After Lola is murdered, Chan must solve her murder.
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Guilty of Treason 1950  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Treason
Director: Felix E. Feist
Cast: Charles Bickford, Paul Kelly, Bonita Granville, Richard Derr, Berry Kroeger, Roland Winters, Elisabeth Risdon, John Banner, Morgan Farley, Thomas Browne Henry, Nestor Paiva, Lisa Howard
Hungarian Joszef Cardinal Mindszenty (Charles Bickford) was tried, convicted, and imprisoned for speaking out against Communism after World War II. This anti-Communist film tells his story, including the trial at which it became known that his confession was a result of the use of torture and drugs.
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The Invisible Avenger 1958 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Bourbon St. Shadows
Director: James Wong Howe, Ben Parker, John Sledge
Cast: Richard Derr, Mark Daniels, Helen Westcott, Jeanne Neher, Dan Mullin, Lee Edwards, Jack Doner, Steve Dano, Leo Bruno, Sam Page
The popular radio program "The Shadow" is brought to the screen with Richard Derr in the role of superdetective Lamont Cranston/The Shadow who can "cloud men's minds" so that he is invisible. This is an unsold pilot for a TV series that did not spawn the series–partly because of the low budget and poor production values. Cranston investigates the murder of a Latin American dictator in New Orleans. It turns out that the dictator faked his murder in order to bring the true leader out in the open so he could be killed. Rereleased four years later as "Bourbon St. Shadows" with additional material added.
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Something to Live For 1952 N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Stevens
Cast: Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Richard Derr, Douglas Dick, Rudy Lee, Herbert Heyes, Harry Bellaver, Frank Orth, Paul Valentine
Alan Miller (Ray Milland) is a member of Alcoholics Anonymous who falls in love with an alcoholic actress, Jenny Carey (Joan Fontaine). He helps her to successfully gain sobriety while remaining faithful to his wife.
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Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 10 (Episodes 19&20) 1967 TV, 101 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Joseph Pevney, Gerd Oswald
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Christian Patrick, Robert Brown, Richard Derr, Carole Shelyne
This DVD offers two more episodes from the original Star Trek series. "Arena" (aired 1/19/1967, stardate 3045.6)–Alien creatures have destroyed an Enterprise base, and are now after the Enterprise, until both ships are captured by a superhuman race. The two captains must fight it out to see which ship is to be released. "The Alternative Factor" (aired 3/30/1967, stardate 3087.6)–On a barren planet, Kirk and his crew find a man, Lazarus, who is pursuing an enemy who has destroyed his people. But, Lazarus turns out to be two people, only one of which can appear at a time. The "bad" Lazarus must be dealt with or extremely bad things will happen.
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Tonight We Raid Calais 1943 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John Brahm
Cast: Annabella, John Sutton, Lee J. Cobb, Beulah Bondi, Blanche Yurka, Howard Da Silva, Marcel Dalio, Ann Codee, Nigel De Brulier, Robert Lewis, Richard Derr, Leslie Denison, William Edmunds, Lester Matthews, Reginald Sheffield
British Commando Geoffrey Carter (John Sutton) sneaks behind enemy lines to destroy a German munitions plant in Nazi-occupied France. While on his mission, Carter meets Odette (Annabella) whose father (Lee J. Cobb) is a patriotic farmer and is aiding Carter by allowing him to pose as a family member. But Odette fears reprisals against her relatives and wants her family out of the conflict. As a result, she represents a threat to the success of Carter's mission.
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 When Worlds Collide 1951 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Rudolph Mate
Cast: Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hanson, John Hoyt, Larry Keating, Sandro Giglio, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Frank Cady, Hayden Rorke, John Ridgely
This movie is interesting to watch if only to compare special effects and how they have progressed over the years. The story is about a doomed planet and pilgrims moving on to another world. An Oscar was awarded for Best Special Effects.
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| 1. The Bride Goes Wild (1948)
2. Castle in the Desert (1942)
3. Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)
4. Guilty of Treason (1950)
aka: Treason
5. The Invisible Avenger (1958)
aka: Bourbon St. Shadows
6. Something to Live For (1952)
7. Star Trek Original Series, Vol. 10 (Episodes 19&20) (1967)
8. Tonight We Raid Calais (1943)
9. When Worlds Collide (1951)
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