Batman and Robin 1949  N/R, 263 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Cast: Robert Lowery, Johnny Duncan, Jane(2) Adams, Lyle Talbot, Ralph Graves, Don C. Harvey, William Fawcett, Leonard Penn, Rick Vallin, Michael Whalen, Greg McClure, House Peters Jr., John Doucette, Wally West, Frank Ellis
In this 15-episode serial, Batman and Robin (Robert Lowery and Johnny Duncan) must outwit the black-hooded "Wizard" who sets out to use his stolen remote-controlled device to no good. They must also periodically rescue photographer Vicki Vale (Jane Adams) from assorted perils.
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Clancy Street Boys 1943  N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Benny Bartlett, Noah Beery, Lita Ward, Rick Vallin, Martha Wentworth, J. Farrell MacDonald, Dick Chandlee, William "Billy" Benedict, Ernest Morrison
The East Side Kids are back in action when Muggs' (Leo Gorcy) rich uncle (Noah Beery) comes for a visit. The uncle has been told that Muggs' parents had seven children, so Muggs has his gang members act as his siblings to ensure that his mother will continue getting money from the uncle. But trouble brews when a rival gang member tells of the scheme.
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Corregidor 1943  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Otto Kruger, Elissa Landi, Donald Woods, Frank Jenks, Rick Vallin, Wanda McKay, Ian Keith, Ruby Dandridge, Eddie Hall, Frank Jaquet, Ted Hecht, Ted Adams
On the island of Corregidor, U.S. and Philippine troops took a stand against the Japanese advances early in World War II. This is the backdrop for a story which really focuses on a love triangle of three doctors who treat injured soldiers on the island. Stock footage from years earlier was used along with the staged scenes in this low-budget effort that, nonetheless, helped to keep the home folks supportive of the War.
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Desperate Cargo 1941 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Action
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Carol Hughes, Julie Duncan, Jack Mulhall, I. Stanford Jolley, Richard Clarke, Paul Bryar, Kenneth Harlan, Johnstone White, Thornton Edwards, Don Forrest, Rick Vallin
Clipper-ship crewman Tony Bronson (Ralph Byrd) comes to the rescue of two chorus girls, Peggy and Ann (Carol Hughes and Julie Duncan), who are stranded in a South American village. He invites them on board his ship, which is headed toward their home. But problems arise when bad guys try to steal the ship's money. Luckily, Tony also comes to the ship's rescue.
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Ghosts on the Loose 1943 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The East Side Kids Meet Bela Lugosi
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Bela Lugosi, Ava Gardner, Rick Vallin, Minerva Urecal, Ernest Morrison, Bobby Stone, William "Billy" Benedict
The East Side Kids take on a Nazi gang (headed by Bela Lugosi) in this wartime film that depicts the mood in the country during World War II when Nazis threatened the world.
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Isle of Forgotten Sins 1943 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Monsoon
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast: John Carradine, Gale Sondergaard, Sidney Toler, Frank Fenton, Rita Quigley, Veda Ann Borg, Rick Vallin, Betty Amann, Tala Birell, Patti McCarty
Two deep-sea divers (John Carradine and Frank Fenton) hold their own against the diabolical ship captain (Sidney Toler) who has his own plans for taking over the sunken treasure they seek.
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Lady from Chungking 1943 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Anna May Wong, Harold Huber, Mae Clarke, Rick Vallin, Paul Bryar, Ted Hecht, Ludwig Donath, James B. Leong, Archie Got, Walter Soo Hoo
The Japanese had invaded China during World War II when a young woman, Kwan Mei (Anna May Wong), organizes farmers into a guerilla force and leads them against the Japanese intruders.
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The Panther's Claw 1942 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Sidney Blackmer, Byron Foulger, Rick Vallin, Herbert Rawlinson, Gerta Rozan, Lynn Starr, Barry Bernard, John Ince, Martin Ashe, Thornton Edwards, Walter James, Frank Darien, Willy Castello
Police Commissioner Thatcher Colt (Sidney Blackner) investigates a murder in an opera company, and, while wigmaker Everett Digberry (Byron Foulger) is the prime suspect, many are on the list of potential perpetrators.
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Secrets of a Co-Ed 1942 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Silent Witness
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Cast: Otto Kruger, Tina Thayer, Rick Vallin, Russell Hoyt, Diana Del Rio, Marcia Mae Jones, Geraldine Spreckels, Addison Richards, Herb Vigran, Patricia Knox, Claire Rochelle, Tom Patricola
Defiant Brenda (Tina Thayer) is the co-ed daughter of District Attorney James Reynolds (Otto Kruger) who leads a double life as the overlord of a crime syndicate. When Brenda falls in love with her father's number one enforcer, James plots to have him knocked off. The plan backfires, Brenda is arrested for the murder, and James defends Brenda in a move that will change their lives forever.
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| 1. Batman and Robin (1949)
2. Clancy Street Boys (1943)
3. Corregidor (1943)
4. Dangerous Money (1946)
5. Desperate Cargo (1941)
6. Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
aka: The East Side Kids Meet Bela Lugosi
7. Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943)
aka: Monsoon
8. Lady from Chungking (1943)
9. The Panther's Claw (1942)
10. Secrets of a Co-Ed (1942)
aka: Silent Witness
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