Buried Alive 1939  N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Halperin
Cast: Beverly Roberts, Robert Wilcox, George Pembroke, Ted Osborne, Paul McVey, Alden "Stephen" Chase, Don Rowan, George Lynn, Wheeler Oakman, Robert McKenzie, Robert Fiske, Boyd Irwin, Edward Earle, Norman Budd, Ben Alexander
Prison trustee Johnny Martin (Robert Wilcox) is blamed for the murder of a guard and is denied parole. He learns that he is in prison for political reasons and finds only one ally: nurse Joan Wright (Beverly Roberts).
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Party Girl 1930 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Halperin
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Jeanette Loff, Judith Barrie, Marie Prevost, John St. Polis, Lucien Prival, Sammy Blum, Harry Northrup, Almeda Fowler, Hal Price, Sidney D'Albrook, Florence Dudley
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. made his "talkie" debut in this film as a wealthy businessman's son who goes to a penthouse party that features "party girls" and learns that the woman (Jeanette Loff) he is now interested in was once a party girl herself.
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Revolt of the Zombies 1936  N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Victor Halperin
Cast: Dorothy Stone, Dean Jagger, Roy D'Arcy, Robert Noland, George Cleveland, E. Alyn Warren, Carl Stockdale, William Crowell, Teru Shimada, Adolph Milar, Sana Rayya
A regiment of zombies fought in World War I, and now they are to be destroyed. But wait! Armand (Dean Jagger) has learned the secret of raising the dead and uses this knowledge to get even after being jilted by Claire (Dorothy Stone)–with disastrous results for him.
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Torture Ship 1939  N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Victor Halperin
Cast: Lyle Talbot, Irving Pichel, Julie Bishop, Sheila Bromley, Anthony Averill, Eddie Holden, Russell Hopton, Julian Madison, Wheeler Oakman, Stanley Blystone, Skelton Knaggs
Intent on curing criminal minds, Dr. Herbert Stander (Irving Pichel) transports escaped criminals on Lt. Bob Bennett's (Lyle Talbot) ship with plans to operate on them at a remote island.
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White Zombie 1932  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Romance
Director: Victor Halperin
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, Joseph Cawthorn, Robert Frazer, John Harron, Clarence Muse, Brandon Hurst, George Burr Macannan, Frederick Peters, Annette Stone, John Printz, Dan Crimmins, Hans Joby, Velma Gresham, John Fergusson
Monsieur Charles Beaumont (Robert Frazer) is the wealthy owner of an island, and he uses zombies led by "Murder" Legendre (Bela Lugosi) to control his world. Charles convinces Madeleine (Madge Bellamy) and Neil (John Harron) to get married on his plantation. Then, Charles gets Legendre to turn Madeleine into a zombie. Using Madeleine as a hold over Charles, Legendre refuses to release her soul. A grieving Neil, with help from missionary Dr. Bruner (Joseph Cawthorn), searches for and rescues Madeleine from a Living Death.
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| 1. Buried Alive (1939)
2. Party Girl (1930)
3. Revolt of the Zombies (1936)
4. Torture Ship (1939)
5. White Zombie (1932)
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