Breed of the Border 1933  N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Western
aka: Speed Brent Wins
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast: Bob Steele, Marion Byron, Ernie Adams, George "Gabby" Hayes, Wilfred Lucas, Henry Roquemore, Fred Cavens, John Elliott, Perry Murdock, Bob Card, Horace B. Carpenter, Hal Price
Cowboy/racecar driver "Speed" Brent (Bob Steele) is hired by bad-guy Joe (Ernie Adams) to drive him to the Mexican border. But Brent is knocked out by one of Joe's henchmen and awakens to find that the gang has stolen bonds from Brent's friend. Brent hits the road to bring Joe and his gang to justice.
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Brother Orchid 1940   N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Lloyd Bacon
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ann Sothern, Humphrey Bogart, Donald Crisp, Ralph Bellamy, Allen Jenkins, Charles D. Brown, Cecil Kellaway, Richard Lane, Paul Guilfoyle, Morgan Conway, John Ridgely, Joseph Crehan, Wilfred Lucas, Tom Tyler
When Little John Sarto (Edward G. Robinson) retires, gangland is quickly taken over by Jack Buck (Humphrey Bogart) who is not about to relinquish his position when Sarto gets bored. Sarto eventually finds happiness in a monastery after a failed attempt at starting another gang. 1 User Review
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| | Entertaining, informative, fine casting | H.V. Brooke 03/02/2007 | | A splendid example of Hollywood film making ate its best. Great story, great casting with Edward G. Robinson at his best. |
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California Mail 1936  N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Noel M. Smith
Cast: Dick Foran, Linda Perry, Edmund Cobb, Milton Kibbee, Glenn Strange, Roy Rogers, Jim Farley, Edward Keane, Ben Hendricks Jr., Wilfred Lucas
The mail contract is up for grabs and will go to the fastest stagecoach. Bill (Dick Foran) is in competition with the Benton brothers who sabotage his coach as well as rob a stagecoach and frame Bill for it. All ends well for the good guys. Roy Rogers calls a square dance.
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Chandu on the Magic Island 1935 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Ray Taylor
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Maria Alba, Murdock MacQuarrie, Josef Swickard, Dean Benton, Jack Clark, Clara Kimball Young, Phyllis Ludwig, Wilfred Lucas, Louise Emmons, Jack Clark, Clarence Kolb
Chandu (Bela Lugosi) is back when Egyptian Princess (Maria Alba) is on the verge of being sacrificed by the cult of Ubasti. While on the trail, Chandu is shipwrecked on an island where he and his group are held prisoner for eventual sacrifice. What is a magician to do?
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A Chump at Oxford 1940 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alfred Goulding
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Forrester Harvey, Wilfred Lucas, Forbes Murray, Frank(1) Baker, Eddie Borden, Peter Cushing, James Finlayson
As a reward for heroic action during a bank robbery, Laurel and Hardy are granted entrance into Oxford University.
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Dishonored 1931  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Cast: Marlene Dietrich, Victor McLaglen, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Warner Oland, Lew Cody, Barry Norton, Davison Clark, Wilfred Lucas, Bill Powell, George Irving, Joseph W. Girard, William B. Davidson
Magda (Marlene Dietrich) takes on the role of spy X-27 working for the Austrian Secret Service during World War I. She succeeds in her first assignment of tracking down information on Austrian Col. von Hindau (Warner Oland), and he commits suicide. On her next assignment, she falls in love with Lt. Kranau and allows him to escape. When her actions are uncovered, X-27 is caught and sentenced to execution. Problems arise at the execution when the Court Martial officer (Barry Norton) says that he cannot shoot a woman. There is a short respite followed ultimately by her execution.
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I Cover the Waterfront 1933 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Cruze
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Ben Lyon, Ernest Torrence, Hobart Cavanaugh, Maurice Black, Purnell Pratt, Harry Beresford, George Humbert, Wilfred Lucas, Rosita Marstini, Lee Phelps, Al Hill
While covering waterfront stories, reporter Joe Miller (Ben Lyon) zeroes in on fishing captain Eli Kirk (Ernest Torrence) who Joe believes is involved in a smuggling operation. But, after meeting and falling in love with Eli's daughter, Julie (Claudette Colbert), Joe must deal with conflicting loyalties.
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The Intruder 1933 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Albert Ray
Cast: Monte Blue, Lila Lee, Gwen Lee, Arthur Housman, Sidney Bracey, Mischa Auer, Harry Cording, William B. Davidson, Wilfred Lucas, Lynton Brent, John(2) Beck, Allan Cavan
Following a murder aboard a cruise ship, the ship itself sinks, and the survivors are shipwrecked on a jungle island. Now, a second murder takes place, which leaves the hero, John Brandt (Monte Blue), looking for clues to solve the crimes.
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Pardon Us 1931 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: James Parrott
Cast: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Wilfred Lucas, Walter Long, James Finlayson, Charlie Hall, Sam Lufkin, Boris Karloff, Hal Roach, Eddie Dunn
In Laurel and Hardy's first full-length feature film, they become "bootleggers" when they sell their home-brewed beer. As a result, they end up in jail.
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The Phantom 1931 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Mystery / Thriller / Comedy
Director: Alan James
Cast: Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Allene Ray, Niles Welch, Tom O'Brien, Sheldon Lewis, Wilfred Lucas, Violet Knights, William Gould, Bobby Dunn, William Jackie
A killer known as "The Phantom" escapes from jail and sets out to avenge his conviction by killing the District Attorney (Wilfred Lucas). But young reporter Dick Mallory (Guinn "Big Boy" Williams) is on the case and tracks the mad man to an insane asylum he is running. Played for laughs as well as chills.
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Phantom Thunderbolt 1933  N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Alan James
Cast: Ken Maynard, Frances Lee, Frank Rice, William Gould, Bob Kortman, William Robyns, Frank Beal, Wilfred Lucas, Harry Holman, Horace B. Carpenter, Arthur Hoyt
Coyote Gulch is in competition with another town to get the railroad franchise, and the other town hires a gang to harass the citizens of Coyote Gulch. But Coyote Gulch hires Ken (Ken Maynard)–posing as gunfighter Thunderbolt Kid–to help fight off the gang.
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Riders of the Purple Sage 1925 N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Lynn Reynolds
Cast: Tom Mix, Warner Oland, Beatrice Burnham, Fred Kohler, Arthur Morrison, Harold Goodwin, Marian Nixon, Mabel Ballin, Wilfred Lucas, Anne Shirley
Based on Zane Grey's novel, Texas Ranger Jim Lassiter (Tom Mix) is after the man who abducted his sister and her daughter. Jim takes on a job at a ranch where love blooms and finds out that the man he's after is now a judge in town. Good silent flick.
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The Sphinx 1933 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Wilfred Lucas, Phil Rosen
Cast: Lionel Atwill, Sheila Terry, Theodore Newton, Paul Hurst, Luis Alberni, Robert Ellis, Lucien Prival, Lillian Leighton, Paul Fix, George "Gabby" Hayes
Following a murder, wealthy Jerome Breen (Lionel Atwill) was accused after an eye witness insisted that Jerome was at the crime scene and spoke to another person. But Jerome is proven to be a deaf mute. Reporter Jack Burton (Theodore Newton), feeling that something strange is going on, investigates. Jerome's secret is uncovered at film's end. Remade in 1942 as "The Phantom Killer."
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Through the Back Door 1921 N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Alfred E. Green, Jack Pickford
Cast: Mary Pickford, Gertrude Astor, Wilfred Lucas, Helen Raymond, C. Norman Hammond, Elinor Fair, Adolphe Menjou, John Harron, Peaches Jackson, Doreen Turner
Neglected, rich, young Jeanne (Mary Pickford) doesn't fit into her remarried mother's (Gertrude Astor) plans, so Jeanne is raised by her nurse. When World War I breaks out, Jeanne is sent home, but does not tell her mother who she is. All ends well after a series of adventures.
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| 1. Breed of the Border (1933)
aka: Speed Brent Wins
2. Brother Orchid (1940)
3. California Mail (1936)
4. Chandu on the Magic Island (1935)
5. A Chump at Oxford (1940)
6. Dishonored (1931)
7. I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
8. The Intruder (1933)
9. Pardon Us (1931)
10. The Phantom (1931)
11. Phantom Thunderbolt (1933)
12. Riders of the Purple Sage (1925)
13. The Sphinx (1933)
14. Through the Back Door (1921)
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