Riffraff 1947  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Adventure / Thriller
Director: Ted Tetzlaff
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Walter Slezak, Anne Jeffreys, Percy Kilbride, Jerome Cowan, Jason Robards Sr., Eduardo Noriega, George Givot, Julian Rivero, Lou Lubin, Tommy Noonan, Betty Hill, Virginia Owen, Marc Krah
Panama City private-eye Dan Hammer (Pat O'Brien) is hired by a killer, Charles Hasso (Marc Krah), as his bodyguard. Hasso has stolen a map showing the location of a valuable oil location, and he is now pursued by Eric Molinar (Walter Slezak) and his thugs who want the map. Molinar kills Hasso to get the map, but, unbeknownst to Hammer, the map has been hidden in Hammer's office. Now the thugs wreck Hammer's office looking for the map. When that search fails, they beat up Hammer who has no idea of where the map is. Meanwhile, nightclub singer Maxine (Anne Jeffreys) enters the picture, and she and Hammer become romantically involved. The question is whether or not Maxine is really on Hammer's side in this story of intrigue.
|  | |
Time Bomb 1953 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
aka: Terror on a Train
Director: Ted Tetzlaff
Cast: Glenn Ford, Anne Vernon, Maurice Denham, Victor Maddern, Harcourt Williams, Sam Kydd, Harold Warrender, Harry Locke, Bill Fraser, John Horsley
A time bomb is hidden on a train, and one man (Glenn Ford) is in the position to locate and try to defuse it before catastrophe strikes.
| | |
The Treasure of Lost Canyon 1952  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ted Tetzlaff
Cast: William Powell, Julie Adams, Rosemary DeCamp, Tommy Ivo, Henry Hull, Charles Drake, Chubby Johnson, John Doucette, Marvin Press, Frank Wilcox, Griff Barnett, Jack Perrin
Eccentric Doc Brown (William Powell) rescues orphan David (Tommy Ivo) from a medicine show where he has been exploited. They become good friends, but surprises lie ahead when David finds a treasure chest and hides it.
| | |
The White Tower 1950  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Ted Tetzlaff
Cast: Glenn Ford, Claude Rains, Alida Valli, Oskar Homolka, Cedric Hardwicke, Lloyd Bridges, June Clayworth, Lotte Stein, Fred Essler, Edit Angold
Carla Alton (Alida Valli) gathers together a team of six to climb an Alps mountain on which her father was killed while mountain climbing.
| | |
The Window 1949 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ted Tetzlaff
Cast: Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman, Bobby Driscoll, Anthony Ross, Richard Benedict, Jim Nolan, Lee Phelps
Nine-year-old Tommy Woodry (Bobby Driscoll) is a compulsive teller of tales. One night, Tommy witnesses a murder, but because of his reputation, no one will believe him. Bobby Driscoll was awarded an Honorary Award (Miniature Oscar) for Outstanding juvenile actor.
| | |
The Young Land 1959  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ted Tetzlaff
Cast: Patrick Wayne, Yvonne Craig, Dennis Hopper, Dan O'Herlihy, Ken Curtis, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
In 19th-century California, Hatfield Carnes (Dennis Hopper) is on trial for the murder of a Mexican. The film highlights racial tensions that existed at that time, but is, overall, a weak effort.
| | |
| 1. A Dangerous Profession (1949)
2. Riffraff (1947)
3. Time Bomb (1953)
aka: Terror on a Train
4. The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952)
5. The White Tower (1950)
6. The Window (1949)
7. The Young Land (1959)
In The News
|
