Born to Kill 1947  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Lady of Deceit
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Lawrence Tierney, Claire Trevor, Walter Slezak, Phillip Terry, Audrey Long, Elisha Cook Jr., Isabel Jewell, Esther Howard, Kathryn Card, Tony Barrett, Grandon Rhodes, Ellen Corby, Symona Boniface, Martha Hyer, Sam Lufkin
Double murderer Sam Wild (Lawrence Tierney) marries Georgia (Audrey Long), but he prefers her sister Helen (Claire Trevor) with whom he has an affair. While the police investigate the murders, more murders take place, and private detective Matthew Arnett (Walter Slezak) is hired to do his own investigation. Helen finally catches on and calls Arnett to tell the police what he has found, which results in yet another murder.
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Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome 1947  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
aka: Dick Tracy Meets Karloff
Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure
Director: John Rawlins
Cast: Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, Edward Ashley, Lyle Latell, Skelton Knaggs, Tony Barrett, Joseph Crehan, Jason Robards Sr., June Clayworth, James Nolan, Milton Parsons, Lex Barker, Robert Bray, Harry Strang
Dastardly criminal Gruesome (Boris Karloff) uses gas bombs to paralyze victims while he robs banks. When Gruesome accidentally inhales the gas, the police believe that he has died and take him to the morgue. When Gruesome awakens, he escapes and is preparing for more robberies–until Dick Tracy (Ralph Byrd) and his sidekick Pat Patton (Lyle Latell) come to the rescue.
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Dick Tracy's Dilemma 1947 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery
Director: John Rawlins
Cast: Ralph Byrd, Lyle Latell, Kay Christopher, Jack Lambert, Ian Keith, Tony Barrett, Tom Keene, Jason Robards Sr., Harry Strang, Bernadene Hayes, Jimmy Conlin, William B. Davidson, Al Bridge, Sean McClory, Charles Marsh
Chester Gould's comic-strip characters are back–this time Ralph Byrd again takes on the title role of Dick Tracy who must contend with Steve "The Claw" Michel (Jack Lambert) whose hand is a steel claw. The Claw steals furs, and Humphrey (Charles Marsh), who owns Flawless Furs, is a victim. Tracy and his sidekick Pat Patton (Lyle Latell) are in pursuit, and the end comes when The Claw accidentally gets hooked on a live wire from a trolley and electrocutes himself.
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The Falcon's Adventure 1946 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: William Berke
Cast: Tom Conway, Madge Meredith, Edward Brophy, Robert Warwick, Jason Robards Sr., Steve Brodie, Ian Wolfe, Myrna Dell, Carol Forman, Joseph Crehan, Phil Warren, Tony Barrett, Harry Harvey, Andre Charlot, Lee Frederick
In Tom Conway's last portrayal of the Falcon he tries to locate the stolen synthetic diamond formula in this remake of "A Date with the Falcon."
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Impact 1949  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn, Helen Walker, Anna May Wong, Clarence Kolb, William Wright, Mae Marsh, Robert Warwick, Philip Ahn, Art Baker, Sheila Graham, Tony Barrett, Glen Vernon, Linda Leighton
San Francisco businessman Walter Williams' (Brian Donlevy) wife Irene (Helen Walker) is cheating on him, and she and her lover, Jim (Tony Barrett), plan his demise. But, Walter survives the plot, and Jim is killed (in Walter's car and burned beyond recognition). Irene is charged with the murder. Walter recuperates in Larkspur, Idaho, and his memory returns–but he is presumed dead. He finds work as a garage mechanic and falls in love with his boss, Marsha (Ella Raines). When Walter tells Marsha the story, she convinces him to return to San Francisco, and Walter agrees. He returns to comfort Irene and finds himself charged with murder.
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Seven Keys to Baldpate 1947 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Phillip Terry, Jacqueline White, Eduardo Ciannelli, Arthur Shields, Jason Robards Sr., Margaret Lindsay, Jimmy Conlin, Tom Keene, Tony Barrett, Pierre Watkin, Erville Alderson, Harry Harvey, Robert Bray
Based on George M. Cohan's play, which in turn was taken from Earl Derr Biggers' book, the plot centers on mystery writer Kenneth Magee (Phillip Terry) who heads for the Baldpate Inn where he plans to complete the writing of his novel in 24 hours. The inn is closed for the winter, and Magee has what he believes is the only key to the front door. As the evening sets in, strange characters appear with their own keys to the door. They come and go, murders take place, and Magee becomes involved in solving the mystery.
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Under the Tonto Rim 1947 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, Richard Martin, Tom Keene, Carol Forman, Tony Barrett, Harry Harvey, Jason Robards Sr., Robert Clarke, Jay Norris, Lex Barker, Steve Savage
After Brad's (Tim Holt) stagecoach is held up and one of his drivers is killed, he sets out for revenge. But the gang is holed up in a secret hideout, so Brad has work to do, which includes befriending a prisoner. Very loosely based on a Zane Grey story.
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Wild Horse Mesa 1947 N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Wallace Grissell
Cast: Tim Holt, Nan Leslie, Richard Martin, Tom Keene, Jason Robards Sr., Tony Barrett, Harry Woods, William Gould, Robert Bray, Dick Foote, Frank Yaconelli, Herman Nowlin, Roy Bucko, Ralph Bucko, Chick Hannon
Dave (Tim Holt) and sidekick Chito (Richard Martin) take on the job of rounding up wild mustangs for Pop Melbern (Jason Robards Sr.). When the dastardly Jay (Harry Woods) kills Pop and takes the horses, Dave and Chito take off–hot on his trail. Pop's daughter Sue (Nan Leslie) is the love interest in this tale based on a Zane Grey story.
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| 1. Born to Kill (1947)
aka: Lady of Deceit
2. Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
aka: Dick Tracy Meets Karloff
aka: Dick Tracy's Amazing Adventure
3. Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
4. The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
5. Impact (1949)
6. Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)
7. Under the Tonto Rim (1947)
8. Wild Horse Mesa (1947)
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