Murder in the Museum 1934  N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
aka: Five Deadly Vices
Director: Melville Shyer
Cast: Henry B. Walthall, John Harron, Phyllis Barrington, Joseph W. Girard, John Elliott, Donald Kerr, Symona Boniface, Sam Flint, Clinton Lyle, Steve Clemente, Lynton Brent, Si Jenks
When one of the leaders of a reform group that wants to shutdown a sleazy freak show is murdered, reporter Jerry (John Harron) leads the search for the killer. Cheap, and an example of the difficulties that some silent film stars (e.g., Henry B. Walthall) had in adapting to talkies.
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Pirates of the High Seas 1950  N/R, 260 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Carr
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Lois Hall, Symona Boniface, Gene Roth, Tristram Coffin, Stanley Price, Marshall Reed, I. Stanford Jolley, Terry Frost, Pierce Lyden, Neyle Morrow, Tommy Farrell
There's a lot happening on a tropical island what with pirates raiding the place and the search for a cache of diamonds stolen by Nazis during World War II (among other goings-on). The pirate ship is particularly troublesome since it can turn into a submarine. Things change for the good guys when Navy-buddy Jeff (Buster Crabbe) is called in by his friends in this cheap, but fun, 15-episode serial.
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Tarzan the Fearless 1933 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action
Director: Robert F. Hill
Cast: Buster Crabbe, Julie Bishop, E. Alyn Warren, Edward Woods, Philo McCullough, Frank Lackteen, Mischa Auer, Matthew Betz, Carlotta Monti, Al Kikume, Symona Boniface, Darby Jones, George DeNormand, Everett Brown, Philip Sleeman
After Dr. Brooks (E. Alyn Warren) is kidnapped by the followers of Zar, God of the Jeweled Fingers, his daughter Mary (Julie Bishop) and her boyfriend Bob (Edward Woods) team up with Tarzan (Buster Crabbe) to rescue him. Problems are inevitable because Mary's safari guides Jeff and Nick (Philo McCullough and Matthew Betz) have ulterior motives in the search for Dr. Brooks–including collecting a bounty for proof of Tarzan's death and stealing the lost treasure of the Zar.
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| 1. Murder in the Museum (1934)
aka: Five Deadly Vices
2. Pirates of the High Seas (1950)
3. Tarzan the Fearless (1933)
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