Bells of San Fernando 1947 N/R, 74 min. Genre: Western
Director: Terry O. Morse Cast: Donald Woods, Gloria Warren, Shirley(2) O'Hara, Byron Foulger, Anthony Warde, Monte Blue, Paul Newland, Claire DuBrey, David Leonard, Gordon Clark
Spanish land baron Juan Mendoza (Anthony Warde) controls a valley in San Fernando and has announced plans to marry an unwilling Maria (Gloria Warren) who is Michael O'Brien's (Donald Woods) girlfriend. In an effort to save Maria, Michael sets out to convince the Governor to send in the troops and end the reign of the cruel Mendoza.
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British Intelligence 1940 N/R, 62 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Terry O. Morse Cast: Boris Karloff, Margaret Lindsay, Maris Wrixon, Bruce Lester, Leonard Mudie, Holmes Herbert, Winifred Harris, Lester Matthews, Jack Mower, Frederick Vogeding
Employed as a butler at a British war minister's home, Valdar (Boris Karloff) is really a German espionage agent.
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Fog Island 1945 N/R, 72 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Terry O. Morse Cast: George Zucco, Lionel Atwill, Jerome Cowan, John Whitney, Veda Ann Borg, Sharon Douglas, Ian Keith, Jacqueline deWit, George Lloyd
Leo (George Zucco) was framed for his wife's murder and is now out of jail. It is revenge time, so he invites former associates to a mansion on a foggy island to uncover the guilty person. Good atmosphere in this cheaply made, but watchable, film that has a fine B-movie cast with good interactions between Zucco and Atwill's characters.
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters 1956 N/R, 81 min. Genre: Action / Horror / Sci-Fi aka: Gojira
Director: Ishiro Honda, Terry O. Morse Cast: Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Akira Takarada, Akihiko Hirata, Momoko Kochi, Sachio Sakai, Fuyuki Murakami, Frank Iwanaga, Toyoaki Suzuki, Toranosuke Ogawa, Takeo Oikawa, Kokuten Kodo, Mikel Conrad, Ren Yamamoto, Sammee Tong
This "Godzilla" movie pits the 400-foot monster against the citizens of Tokyo. American reporter Steve Martin (Raymond Burr) is investigating shipping disasters off the coast of Japan when the monster Godzilla, brought back to life by underwater nuclear testing, goes on a rampage through Tokyo leaving death and destruction in its wake.
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Shadows Over Chinatown 1946 N/R, 64 min. Genre: Mystery
Director: Terry O. Morse Cast: Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Victor Sen Yung, Tanis Chandler, John Gallaudet, Bruce Kellogg, Paul Bryar, Al Bridge, Mary Gordon, Dorothy Granger
San Francisco's Chinatown becomes the center for an insurance racket, but Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) brings down the con men.
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Smashing the Money Ring 1939 N/R, 57 min. Genre: Action
Director: Terry O. Morse Cast: Ronald Reagan, Margot Stevenson, Eddie Foy Jr., Joe Downing, Charles D. Brown, Elliott Sullivan, Charles C. Wilson, William B. Davidson, Donald Douglas, Joe King
This is the third in a series of Secret Service stories starring Ronald Reagan as Lieutenant "Brass" Bancroft. This time around "Brass" leads his agents in an attempt to stop illegal action at sea.
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Unknown World 1951 N/R, 70 min. Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Terry O. Morse Cast: Victor Kilian, Bruce Kellogg, Otto Waldis, Jim Bannon, Marilyn Nash, Tom Handley, Dick Cogan, George Baxter
With bomb shelters being "the thing" in the 1950s, this film comes up with a sure winner for a shelter: the center of the Earth. A team led by scientist Jeremiah Morley (Victor Kilian) builds a giant drilling machine to do just that. And the expedition begins, with hazards sure to lie ahead.
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| 1. Bells of San Fernando (1947)
2. British Intelligence (1940)
3. Dangerous Money (1946)
4. Fog Island (1945)
5. Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956) aka: Gojira
6. Shadows Over Chinatown (1946)
7. Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
8. Unknown World (1951)
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