Captain Scarlett 1953  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Thomas Carr
Cast: Richard Greene, Leonora Amar, Nedrick Young, Manuel Fabregas, Eduardo Noriega, Carlos Muzquiz, Isabel del Puerto, Jorge Trevino
Set in France right after Napoleon's defeat, this story revolves around the efforts of returning soldier Captain Scarlett (Richard Greene) to regain his land that has been confiscated by the evil Count Villiers (Eduardo Noriega). First, Scarlett saves Princess Maria (Leonora Amar) who has been taken hostage by the Count, and then he joins forces with Pierre DuCloux (Nedrick Young), and, together, they fight to recover what rightfully belongs to them.
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Code of the Saddle 1947  N/R, 53 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Thomas Carr
Cast: Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Hatton, Riley Hill, Kay Morley, William Bailey, Zon Murray, Ted Adams, Bud Osborne, Ken Duncan Jr., Gary Garrett, Chick Hannon, Carl Mathews
John (Johnny Mack Brown) and sidekick Winks (Raymond Hatton) take on the challenge of investigating a range war. They have their hands full dealing with all the gunmen, but bring in the culprits–which are led by the sheriff (William Bailey)
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 Hell's Angels 1930  N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Howard Hughes
Cast: Ben Lyon, James Hall, Jean Harlow, John Darrow, Lucien Prival, Roy Wilson, Wyndham Standing, Pat Somerset, Thomas Carr
Howard Hughes spent heavily on this film, which paid off with some spectacular aerial footage of zeppelin warfare. The story revolves around two Oxford grads who enter the RAF during World War I. A fellow grad becomes a member of the German air wing and takes part in bombing runs to England. The storyline is weak, but the action makes up for it. This film launched Jean Harlow on her career.
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Jesse James Rides Again 1947  N/R, 180 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Fred C. Brannon, Thomas Carr
Cast: Clayton Moore, Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft, John Compton, Tristram Coffin, Tom London, Holly Bane, Edmund Cobb, Gene Roth, Fred Graham, LeRoy Mason, Ed Cassidy
In this 13-episode serial, Jesse James (Clayton Moore) is on the run from Missouri and rides into a Tennessee town. He immediately becomes involved in helping local farmers and ranchers take on the bad guys who want their land for the oil beneath the surface. A good serial. Highlight: movie-ending wagon chase.
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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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S.O.S. Coast Guard 1937 N/R, 220 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Alan James, William Witney
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Bela Lugosi, Maxine Doyle, Herbert Rawlinson, Lee Ford, John Picorri, Lawrence Grant, Thomas Carr, Carleton Young, George Chesebro, Yakima Canutt, Jack Ingram
Mad scientist Boroff (Bela Lugosi) invents a gas that disintegrates everything in its path and sets out to market it to foreign governments. He also searches for the rare ingredients that will allow for large-scale production. But fear not. Lt. Terry Kent (Ralph Byrd), U.S. Coast Guard, and news woman Jean Norman (Maxine Doyle) stand in Boroff's way in this 12-episode serial.
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| 1. Captain Scarlett (1953)
2. Code of the Saddle (1947)
3. Hell's Angels (1930)
4. Jesse James Rides Again (1947)
5. Pirates of the High Seas (1950)
6. S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937)
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