The Blue Bird 1940  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Walter Lang
Cast: Shirley Temple, Spring Byington, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard, Eddie Collins, Sybil Jason, Jessie Ralph, Helen Ericson, Johnny Russell, Laura Hope Crews, Russell Hicks, Cecilia Loftus, Gene Reynolds, Stanley Andrews
In a change of character for Shirley Temple, she plays a little brat who leaves home but finds that happiness can only be found through unselfishness.
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Borrowed Hero 1941  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Lewis D. Collins
Cast: Alan Baxter, Florence Rice, John Hamilton, Constance Worth, Stanley Andrews, Marlo Dwyer, Richard Terry, Mary Gordon, Jerry Marlowe, George Dobbs, Paul Everton, Guy Usher, John Maxwell, Karl Hackett
Crusading young attorney Roger Anderson (Alan Baxter) gets help from newspaper reporter Ann Thompson (Florence Rice)–who just happens to be Roger's girlfriend. As a result of their combined efforts, Roger cracks a crime syndicate, brings it to justice, and becomes a national hero.
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Dangerous Crossing 1953  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Joseph M. Newman
Cast: Jeanne Crain, Michael Rennie, Max Showalter, Carl Betz, Mary Anderson, Marjorie Hoshelle, Willis Bouchey, Yvonne Peattie, Carl Ludwig Lindt, Gayne Whitman, Anthony Jochim, Charles Tannen, Stanley Andrews, William Tannen, Adrienne Marden
Ruth and John Bowman (Jeanne Crain and Carl Betz) are enjoying a trans-Atlantic honeymoon cruise when John disappears. Ruth searches for John, but no one remembers John being on board, and their cabin number does not match with their names. To make matters worse, the passenger list has Ruth listed under her maiden name. Then the ship's doctor, Paul Manning (Michael Rennie), gets involved and helps Ruth uncover what has really happened to her husband.
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The Devil's Playground 1937 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Erle C. Kenton
Cast: Richard Dix, Dolores del Rio, Chester Morris, George McKay, John Gallaudet, Pierre Watkin, Ward Bond, Francis McDonald, Ann Doran, Stanley Andrews, Don Rowan, Eddie Fetherston, Si Jenks, Garry Owen, William Worthington
After deep-sea diver Jack Dorgan (Richard Dix) discovers his wife's, Carmen (Dolores del Rio), interest has strayed to another, Robert Mason (Chester Morris), events accelerate to an underwater battle of brains and brawn. This film is a remake of "Submarine" (1928).
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Drift Fence 1936 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Texas Desperadoes
Director: Otho Lovering
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Tom Keene, Katherine DeMille, Benny Baker, Leif Erickson, Stanley Andrews, Richard Carle, Irving Bacon, Jan Duggan, Effie Ellsler, Walter Long, Chester Gan, Richard Alexander, Budd Fine
Jim Traft (Benny Baker) meets Jim Travis (Tom Keene) at a rodeo and tells Travis of his troubles with cattle rustlers. Travis, who is actually a Texas Ranger, suggests that he impersonate Traft in building a fence to keep the rustlers out. But Travis must not only fight the rustlers, but he needs to convince neighbor Slinger Dunn (Buster Crabbe) that the fence must be built. Travis wins not only the battle of the rustlers but also wins the love of Slinger's sister, Molly (Katherine DeMille).
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Framed 1947  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Richard Wallace
Cast: Glenn Ford, Janis Carter, Barry Sullivan, Edgar Buchanan, Karen Morley, Barbara Woodell, Sid Tomack, Al Bridge, Stanley Andrews, Walter Baldwin
After being setup by Paula Craig (Janis Carter), Mike Lambert (Glenn Ford) finds himself accused of murder and robbery.
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In Old Colorado 1941 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Howard Bretherton
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Russell Hayden, Margaret Hayes, Morris Ankrum, Sarah Padden, Cliff Nazarro, Stanley Andrews, James Seay, Glenn Strange
With water at a premium, arguments are inevitable over rights to watering holes, and Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) steps in to solve the problem between neighboring ranchers.
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Killer Dill 1947 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Lewis D. Collins
Cast: Stuart Erwin, Anne Gwynne, Frank Albertson, Mike Mazurki, Milburn Stone, Dorothy Granger, Anthony Warde, Ben Welden, Dewey Robinson, Stanley Andrews, Julie Gibson
Door-to-door lingerie salesman Johnny Dill (Stuart Erwin) looks exactly like a notorious gangster, and when a rival gangster is killed, Johnny is suspected of the murder and finds himself in big trouble.
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The Lone Ranger 1938 N/R, 255 min.
Genre: Western
Director: John English, William Witney
Cast: Chief Thundercloud, Lynne Roberts, Stanley Andrews, Hal Taliaferro, Bruce Bennett, Lee Powell, George Cleveland, William Farnum, Lane Chandler, George Montgomery, John Merton, Tom London
The saga of the Lone Ranger is told in this 15-episode serial–with a twist. After the Civil War, an outlaw leader seeks to control Texas, and, in the process, murders a troop of Texas Rangers. Tonto (Chief Thundercloud) finds one Ranger still alive, and the legend of the Lone Ranger is born. The twist comes when the outlaw boss believes that the Lone Ranger could be any one of five Rangers, so each one must be killed. After many adventures and some good cliff-hangers, the good guys win.
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The Man from Colorado 1948  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Glenn Ford, Ellen Drew, William Holden, Ray Collins, Edgar Buchanan, Denver Pyle, Jerome Courtland, James Millican, Ian MacDonald, James Bush, Jim Bannon, William "Bill" Phillips, Eddie Fetherston, Ben Corbett, Stanley Andrews
Colonel Owen Devereaux (Glenn Ford) is a disturbed Civil War veteran who becomes a federal judge after returning from the war. His Army buddy Del Stewart (William Holden) has been appointed marshal, and he tries to help Owen overcome his psychologically motivated need to condemn men to death. Making matters worse is the fact that Del shares an unrequited love with Owen's wife Caroline (Ellen Drew) that causes jealousy. Tensions mount and lead to a violent conclusion.
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936  N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Frank Capra
Cast: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander, Douglass Dumbrille, Raymond Walburn, H.B. Warner, Warren Hymer, Ruth Donnelly, Spencer Charters, Walter Catlett, John Wray, Stanley Andrews, Irving Bacon, George "Gabby" Hayes
In this classic film, Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper) inherits $20 million. He leaves his small town and moves to New York City where his lack of sophistication is misinterpreted when he wants to use part of his fortune to help the needy. Newspaper reporter Babe Bennett (Jean Arthur) is sent to get the scoop on Deeds and, in the process, regrets her actions when she falls in love with him. Frank Capra won the Oscar for Best Director, and four other Oscar nominations were received, including Best Picture and Actor (Cooper).
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The Paleface 1948 N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Cast: Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Charles Trowbridge, Jeff York, Robert Armstrong, Iris Adrian, Bobby Watson, Jackie Searl, Joseph Vitale, Clem Bevans, Stanley Andrews, Wade Crosby, Chief Yowlachie, Iron Eyes Cody, John Maxwell
The song "Buttons and Bows" won the Academy Award for Best Song in this very entertaining comedy about the romance and marriage of Calamity Jane (Jane Russell) and frontier dentist "Painless" Peter Potter (Bob Hope) who she meets while investigating the selling of rifles to Indians.
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People Will Talk 1935 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alfred Santell
Cast: Mary Boland, Charles Ruggles, Leila Hyams, Dean Jagger, Ruthelma Stevens, Edward Brophy, Stanley Andrews, Cecil Cunningham, Jack Mulhall, Sam Flint
Parents lovingly interfere in their daughter's marriage to get things back the way they were.
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Robin Hood of Texas 1947 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lesley Selander
Cast: Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, Sterling Holloway, Adele Mara, James Cardwell, Al Bridge, Edmund Cobb, Paul Bryar, James Flavin, John Kellogg, Ray Walker, Archie Twitchell, Dorothy Vaughan, Stanley Andrews, Lester Dorr
When a band of bank robbers shows up at Gene Autry's ranch, he plays along with them to bring them to justice and get the loot returned to its rightful owners. Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys perform the songs "Good Old-Fashioned Hoedown," "Goin' Back to Texas," "The Merry-Go-Round-Up," and "You're the Moment of a Lifetime."
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Scared to Death 1947  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Christy Cabanne
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Douglas Fowley, Joyce Compton, George Zucco, Nat Pendleton, Molly Lamont, Angelo Rossitto, Gladys Blake, Roland Varno, Stanley Andrews, Stanley Price
This story is narrated by the corpse of Laura Van Ee (Molly Lamont) who suffered persecution by her husband and others until the fright proved too much, and she died. Now, from the morgue, the bizarre story of just how she got there is told.
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Shine on, Harvest Moon 1938 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Roy Rogers, Lynne Roberts, Lulubelle&Scotty, Stanley Andrews, William Farnum, Pat Henning, Jack Rockwell, Jack Ingram, Frank Jaquet, Chester Gunnels
Romeo and Juliet set in a Western as Roy Rogers plays the son of one ex-partner who is feuding with the other–who happens to have a daughter.
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Sinister Journey 1948 N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Archainbaud
Cast: William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Rand Brooks, Elaine Riley, John Kellogg, Don Haggerty, Stanley Andrews, Harry Strang, Herbert Rawlinson, John Butler
With the railroad for a setting, Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) comes to the aid of Lee Garvin (John Kellogg) who has been arrested for murder.
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The Texas Rangers 1936 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Western
Director: King Vidor
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie, Jean Parker, Lloyd Nolan, Edward Ellis, Stanley Andrews, Irving Bacon, George "Gabby" Hayes, Fred Kohler, Richard Carle, Frank Shannon, Benny Bartlett, Frank Cordell, Jed Prouty, Elena Martinez
Following the Civil War, outlaws Jim Hawkins (Fred MacMurray) and Wahoo Jones (Jack Oakie) opt out of their criminal activities and turn to the side of law and order when they become Texas Rangers. Later, Jim and Wahoo conspire to capture a former cohort Sam McGee (Lloyd Nolan) whose gang is creating terror throughout the area. Followed by "The Texas Rangers Ride Again" and remade in 1949 as "Streets of Laredo."
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Trigger, Jr. 1950 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Western
Director: William Witney
Cast: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Pat Brady, Gordon Jones, Grant Withers, Peter Miles, Frank Fenton, George Cleveland, I. Stanford Jolley, Stanley Andrews
It's the old "protection" racket finding its way into the West as the bad guy lets a killer horse loose to raise havoc among the neighboring ranches. Roy Rogers gets in trouble in trying to save the day, but a boy who is afraid of horses rides to the rescue.
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Tucson Raiders 1944 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Cast: Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Ruth Lee, Peggy Stewart, LeRoy Mason, Stanley Andrews, John Whitney, Karl Hackett, Tom Steele, Tom Chatterton
In the first film of a successful "Red Ryder" series (a previous series had not fared well), Bill Elliott takes on the role of the hero and Robert Blake plays young sidekick Little Beaver. In this episode, the duo takes on an evil governor.
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Vengeance Valley 1951 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Robert Walker, Joanne Dru, Sally Forrest, John Ireland, Carleton Carpenter, Ray Collins, Ted de Corsia, Hugh O'Brian, Will Wright, Jim Hayward, Stanley Andrews, Grayce Mills, James Harrison, Margaret Bert
Owen Daybright (Burt Lancaster) has spent his lifetime covering for his deviant foster brother, Lee Stroble (Robert Walker). Now, Lee is responsible for Lily Fasken's (Sally Forrest) pregnancy, but he blames Owen who then must answer to Lily's brothers Hub and Dick (John Ireland and Hugh O'Brian).
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Wanderer of the Wasteland 1935 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Otho Lovering
Cast: Dean Jagger, Gail Patrick, Edward Ellis, Monte Blue, Buster Crabbe, Trixie Friganza, Raymond Hatton, Fuzzy Knight, Charles Waldron, Anna Q. Nilsson, Leif Erickson, Tammany Young, Kenneth Harlan, Benny Baker, Stanley Andrews
Based on a Zane Grey story, this is the tale of Adam (Dean Jagger) who is on the lam when he is wrongfully accused of murder. Now lost in Death Valley, he is saved by wanderer Dismukes (Edward Ellis). He reunites with his girl friend Ruth (Gail Patrick), is cleared of the murder charge, and deals with villainous Big Ben (Buster Crabbe). This is the second rendition of Grey's tale and was again remade in 1945. The first film was made in 1924 and was the first Technicolor Western.
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Wild Geese Calling 1941 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Brahm
Cast: Henry Fonda, Joan Bennett, Warren William, Ona Munson, Barton MacLane, Russell Simpson, Iris Adrian, James C. Morton, Stanley Andrews, Mary Field
During the 1890s the Murdocks, John (Henry Fonda) and Sally (Joan Bennett), trudge from Oregon to Alaska. John suspects Sally is being unfaithful while, in reality, she is pregnant.
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| 1. Appointment in Honduras (1953)
2. The Blue Bird (1940)
3. Borrowed Hero (1941)
4. Dangerous Crossing (1953)
5. Desire Me (1947)
6. The Devil's Playground (1937)
7. Drift Fence (1936)
aka: Texas Desperadoes
8. Framed (1947)
9. In Old Colorado (1941)
10. Killer Dill (1947)
11. The Lone Ranger (1938)
12. The Man from Colorado (1948)
13. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
14. The Paleface (1948)
15. People Will Talk (1935)
16. Robin Hood of Texas (1947)
17. Scared to Death (1947)
18. Shine on, Harvest Moon (1938)
19. Sinister Journey (1948)
20. The Texas Rangers (1936)
21. Trigger, Jr. (1950)
22. Tucson Raiders (1944)
23. Vengeance Valley (1951)
24. Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935)
25. Wild Geese Calling (1941)
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