Captain Kidd 1945  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, John Carradine, Gilbert Roland, Reginald Owen, John Qualen, Sheldon Leonard, William Farnum, Henry Daniell
Charles Laughton is pirate Captain Kidd riding the high seas in the late 1700s. Slow-going.
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The Count of Monte Cristo 1934  N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Robert Donat, Elissa Landi, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer, Raymond Walburn, O.P. Heggie, William Farnum, Luis Alberni, Georgia Caine, Walter Walker
This is an excellent version of Alexandre Dumas' story about Edmond Dantes who is imprisoned in a dungeon and learns of a hidden treasure on the Island of Monte Cristo. After he escapes from prison, Dantes finds the treasure and seeks revenge on those who put him in prison.
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Mother Carey's Chickens 1938  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Fay Bainter, Anne Shirley, Ruby Keeler, James Ellison, Walter Brennan, Frank Albertson, Virginia Weidler, Frank Morgan, Margaret Hamilton, Alma Kruger, Donnie Dunagan
The "chickens" in this story are a mother's (Fay Bainter) children (Anne Shirley and Ruby Keeler); this mother sacrifices her all to protect her youngsters. Remade in 1963 as "Summer Magic."
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Service de Luxe 1938 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Constance Bennett, Vincent Price, Charles Ruggles, Mischa Auer, Joy Hodges, Helen Broderick, Frances Robinson, Halliwell Hobbes, Crauford Kent, Raymond Parker
A woman (Constance Bennett) runs a service company and encounters problems when she meets a man (Vincent Price) for whom she has a personal, not strictly business, interest. Vincent Price made his film debut in this film.
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Son of Frankenstein 1939 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi / Drama / Thriller
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Josephine Hutchinson, Emma Dunn, Edgar Norton, Lionel Belmore, Lawrence Grant, Ward Bond, Donnie Dunagan, Perry Ivins, Michael Mark, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Caroline Frances Cooke
Doctor Victor Frankenstein's son, Baron Wolf von Frankenstein (Basil Rathbone), returns to the gothic mansion with his wife Elsa (Josephine Hutchins) and son Peter (Donnie Dunagan). Wolf assures his doubting neighbors that he is not like his father. But, when the evil blacksmith Ygor (Bela Lugosi) asks him to bring the Monster back to life, Wolf agrees, revives the Monster (Boris Karloff), and the madness continues. After the Monster kidnaps Peter, Wolf tracks him down and knocks the Monster into a sulfur pit. Will this finally be the end of the Monster?
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The Son of Monte Cristo 1941 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, Florence Bates, Lionel Royce, Montagu Love, Ian Wolfe, Clayton Moore, Ralph Byrd, Georges Renavent, Michael Visaroff, Rand Brooks
In 1865, when Grand Duchess Zona (Joan Bennett) seeks aid from France to regain her family's rule of Lichtenburg, the Count of Monte Cristo (Louis Hayward) helps in toppling the regime of General Gurko Lanen (George Sanders).
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The Sun Never Sets 1939  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Barbara O'Neil, Basil Rathbone, Lionel Atwill, C. Aubrey Smith, Cecil Kellaway, Virginia Field, Melville Cooper, Mary Forbes, Theodore von Eltz
Two brothers, John (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and Clive (Basil Rathbone), perform a patriotic act to prevent a war in Africa that threatens British colonies in the area.
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The Three Musketeers 1935 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Walter Abel, Paul Lukas, Moroni Olsen, Onslow Stevens, Heather Angel, Margot Grahame, Ian Keith, Ralph Forbes, Rosamond Pinchot, John Qualen, Miles Mander, Lumsden Hare, Murray Kinnell, Nigel De Brulier
This is not a bad rendition of Alexandre Dumas' D'Artagnan (Walter Abel) and his musketeers who roam 17th-century France during the reign of Louis XIII (Miles Mander). It doesn't, however, have as much action as later versions.
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Toast of New York 1937 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Edward Arnold, Cary Grant, Frances Farmer, Jack Oakie, Donald Meek, Thelma Leeds, Clarence Kolb, Lloyd Ingraham, Crauford Kent, George Cleveland
The life and fortunes of Wall Street wizard "Jubilee Jim" are depicted in his film biography.
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Tower of London 1939 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Barbara O'Neil, Ian Hunter, Vincent Price, Nan Grey, John Sutton, Leo G. Carroll, Miles Mander, Lionel Belmore
Evil King Richard III (Basil Rathbone) gains the kingdom of England through executions and tortures in the Tower of London. Remade in 1962.
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| 1. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
2. Captain Kidd (1945)
3. The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
4. Love from a Stranger (1937)
5. Mother Carey's Chickens (1938)
6. Service de Luxe (1938)
7. Son of Frankenstein (1939)
8. The Son of Monte Cristo (1941)
9. The Sun Never Sets (1939)
10. The Three Musketeers (1935)
11. Toast of New York (1937)
12. Tower of London (1939)
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