Black Dragons 1942  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Joan Barclay, Clayton Moore, George Pembroke, Robert Frazer, Edward Peil Sr., Robert Fiske, Frank Melton, Irving Mitchell, Kenneth Harlan, Max Hoffman Jr., Joseph Eggenton, I. Stanford Jolley, Jack Cheatham
Doctor Melcher (Bela Lugosi) performs plastic surgery on the "Black Dragons," a group of Japanese who are potential saboteurs in the U.S. during World War II. Disguised as Caucasians, they hope to infiltrate American cities.
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Buried Alive 1939  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Halperin
Cast: Beverly Roberts, Robert Wilcox, George Pembroke, Ted Osborne, Paul McVey, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Don Rowan, George Lynn, Wheeler Oakman, Robert McKenzie, Robert Fiske, Boyd Irwin, Edward Earle, Norman Budd, Ben Alexander
Prison trustee Johnny Martin (Robert Wilcox) is blamed for the murder of a guard and is denied parole. He learns that he is in prison for political reasons and finds only one ally: nurse Joan Wright (Beverly Roberts).
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Cassidy of Bar 20 1938  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Frank Darien, Nora Lane, Gertrude Hoffman, Robert Fiske, John Elliott, Carleton Young, Gordon Hart, Ed Cassidy
When his friend, Ma Caffrey (Gertrude W. Hoffman), calls for help, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and his Bar 20 ranch hands come to her rescue.
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Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. 1941 N/R, 263 min.
Genre: Action / Mystery
Director: John English, William Witney
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Michael Owen, Jan Wiley, John Davidson, Ralph Morgan, Robert Frazer, Howard C. Hickman, Nora Lane, Jack Mulhall, David Sharpe, Kenneth Harlan, John Dilson, Robert Fiske, Hooper Atchley, Anthony Warde
In this last in a series of serials, Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) is on the trail of "Ghost," who has the ability to become invisible. He is going too far in destroying members of a group of influential citizens trying to get rid of crime in the city. (15 episodes)
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The Law Commands 1938 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Tom Keene, Lorraine Randall, Robert Fiske, Budd Buster, Matthew Betz, John Merton, Carl Stockdale, Marie Stoddard, Horace B. Carpenter, David Sharpe, Allan Cavan
Iowa is the unlikely setting for this Western as a gang harasses homesteaders in an attempt to grab their land. When harassing turns into killing, something must be done, and the task falls on the town's doctor (Tom Keene).
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The Purple Vigilantes 1938  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Purple Riders
Director: George Sherman
Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Joan Barclay, Earl Dwire, Earle Hodgins, Francis Sayles, George Chesebro, Robert Fiske, Jack Perrin, Ernie Adams, William Gould
A purple-hooded vigilante group is formed to rid the town of outlaws, and their efforts succeed. But now some of the group, posing as the vigilantes, start scamming the citizens–until the Three Mesquiteers arrive on the scene. One of the better films in the series.
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Roaring Six Guns 1937 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
Director: J.P. McGowan
Cast: Kermit Maynard, Mary Hayes, Sam Flint, John Merton, Budd Buster, Robert Fiske, Ed Cassidy, Curley Dresden, Earle Hodgins, Slim Whitaker, Dick Morehead, J.P. McGowan, Tex Phelps, Rene Stone, Bob Woodward
Buck Sinclair's (Kermit Maynard) lease on his range land is about to expire, and he vies with his fiancee Beth's (Mary Hayes) father, George (Sam Flint), for the land. But the feuding ends when Buck uncovers the fact that George's partner, Roberts (John Merton), is a crook, and a grateful George now becomes friends with Buck.
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Song of the Gringo 1936 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
aka: The Old Corral
Director: John P. McCarthy
Cast: Tex Ritter, Joan Woodbury, Fuzzy Knight, Monte Blue, Warner Richmond, Al J. Jennings, Martin Garralaga, William Desmond, Forrest Taylor, Robert Fiske, Glenn Strange, Budd Buster
Marshal Tex (Tex Ritter) goes underground and infiltrates a gang that is using all means, including murder, to take over the local mines. Songs abound as Tex saves the day. This is Tex Ritter's film debut in a remake of 1930's "Oklahoma Cyclone."
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Sunset Trail 1939 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: William Boyd, George "Gabby" Hayes, Russell Hayden, Charlotte Wynters, Glenn Strange, Jack Rockwell, Tom London, Jan Clayton, Robert Fiske, Kenneth Harlan
When a neighboring rancher is brutally murdered, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) searches for the killer.
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| 1. Black Dragons (1942)
2. Buried Alive (1939)
3. Cassidy of Bar 20 (1938)
4. Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941)
5. The Law Commands (1938)
6. The Purple Vigilantes (1938)
aka: Purple Riders
7. Roaring Six Guns (1937)
8. Song of the Gringo (1936)
aka: The Old Corral
9. Sunset Trail (1939)
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