Desert Gold 1936 N/R, 58 min. Genre: Western
Director: James P. Hogan Cast: Buster Crabbe, Marsha Hunt, Robert Cummings, Tom Keene, Monte Blue, Raymond Hatton, Leif Erickson, Frank Mayo, Walter Miller, Si Jenks, Art Mix, Robert McKenzie
An Indian tribe led by Maya (Buster Crabbe) guards the secret of a vast gold deposit on their land. But a gang led by Chetley (Monte Blue) intends to extract the secret of the tribe. Based on a Zane Grey novel.
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Dick Tracy's G-Men 1939 N/R, 263 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: John English, William Witney Cast: Ralph Byrd, Irving Pichel, Ted Pearson, Walter Miller, George Douglas, Robert Carson, Julian Madison, Jennifer Jones, Tristram Coffin, George Cleveland, Kenneth Harlan, Ted Mapes, William Stahl, Robert Wayne, Ken Terrell
In the third of four Dick Tracy serials, Tracy (Ralph Byrd) is an FBI agent and is on the trail of Zarnoff, the head of an international spy ring. The trouble is, it's the second chase of the evil Zarnoff, who had previously been caught by Tracy and executed. However, after being revived by drugs, he is back in business and gives Dick and his men all they can handle. (15 episodes)
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The Last of the Mohicans 1932 N/R, 230 min. Genre: Action / Adventure
Director: Ford Beebe, B. Reeves Eason Cast: Harry Carey, Hobart Bosworth, Frank Coghlan Jr., Edwina Booth, Lucile Browne, Walter Miller, Bob Kortman, Walter McGrail, Nelson McDowell, Edward Hearn, Mischa Auer, Yakima Canutt, Jim Corey, Joan Gale
James Fenimore Cooper's classic tale is presented as a 12-chapter serial. Frontier guide Hawkeye (Harey Carey) and his Indian friends, Chingachgook and Uncas (Hobart Bosworth and Frank Coghlan Jr.), fight against the corrupt soldiers and the evil Indian Magua (Bob Kortman).
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The Raven 1935 N/R, 60 min. Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Louis Friedlander Cast: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Irene Ware, Lester Matthews, Samuel S. Hinds, Arthur Hoyt, Inez Courtney, Ian Wolfe, Spencer Charters, Walter Miller
Doctor Vollin (Bela Lugosi) has more than dinner in mind for his guests. His torture chamber is going to be the evening's entertainment–with his "guests" as unwilling participants.
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Shadow of the Eagle 1932 N/R, 220 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Ford Beebe, B. Reeves Eason Cast: John Wayne, Dorothy Gulliver, Edward Hearn, Richard Tucker, Lloyd Whitlock, "Little Billy" Rhodes, Ivan Linow, James Bradbury Jr., Pat O'Malley, Walter Miller, Kenneth Harlan, Ernie Adams
In this low-budget, 12-episode serial, the Eagle levels threats against a corporation that he contends stole his invention, and the head of a traveling carnival is thought to be the Eagle. When the carnival boss turns up missing, pilot Craig McCoy (John Wayne) takes to the air in search of him. Cheap, but fast-paced.
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Tailspin Tommy 1934 N/R, 230 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Lew Landers Cast: Maurice Murphy, Noah Beery Jr., Patricia Farr, Walter Miller, Grant Withers, Charles A. Browne, Monte Montague, Edmund Cobb, Bryant Washburn, John Davidson, Harrison Green, William Desmond
Tailspin Tommy Tompkins (Maurice Murphy) and cohort Skeeter Milligan (Noah Berry Jr.) are working for a mail-delivery airline when a rival airline sends out its dogfighting planes with the mission of destroying Tommy's plane and seizing control of the mail-delivery business. A 12-part serial for the 1930s' Saturday matinees.
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Wild Horse Rodeo 1937 N/R, 55 min. Genre: Western
Director: George Sherman Cast: Robert Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, June Martel, Edmund Cobb, William Gould, Jack Ingram, Roy Rogers, Walter Miller, Fred "Snowflake" Toones
The bad guys harass the horses to be used at the rodeo. The horses belong to the fair maiden, so the Three Mesquiteers come to the rescue. Roy Rogers is a singer.
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| 1. Desert Gold (1936)
2. Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
3. Ghost Patrol (1936)
4. The Last of the Mohicans (1932)
5. The Raven (1935)
6. Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
7. Tailspin Tommy (1934)
8. Wild Horse Rodeo (1937)
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